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The festival season has begun with so many opportunities to participate, watch and maybe even support. The Junior Orange Bowl, one of the world’s largest youth festivals, and the Orange Bowl Festival with its football game and other events, make an enormous economic impact for South Florida and supporting these two organizations make our community a better place. It was wonderful seeing the presidents of those two organizations, Lisa Albizu-Vazquez and Yvonne Johnson-Phillips, MD, respectively at Community Newspapers breakfast featuring Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, on November 15 at Casacuba. While the Orange Bowl is planning events leading up to the big BCS Bowl game, the Jr. Orange Bowl has its International Tennis and Golf Invitational as well as Basketball and more. Look to see these two on upcoming Gloria’s Gab LIVE podcasts in December at cnews.net. Also, don’t forget to buy your tickets for the Junior Orange Bowl Parade on December 10, at www.juniororangebowl.org.
The 2023 Junior Orange Bowl Basketball Classic is scheduled for December 28, 29 and 30 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) at Westminster Christian School, 6855 SW 152nd Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157. Basketball Chair and Past JOBC President Chuck Little encourages everyone to attend the games for some great basketball. Each day games will be at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Championship games will be on Saturday, December 30th at 7:30 p.m. (Girls) and 9:00 p.m. (Boys). For specifics on all the Junior Orange Bow activities visit www.juniororangebowl.org.
In other news, the 23-24 Junior Orange Bowl Cross Country Invitational, taking place on October 26 at the Larry and Penny Thompson Park, attracted more than 400 middle and high school students who competed in the daylong competition. To get the list of this year’s winners, please visit www.jrorangebowl.org/crosscountry.
On the fundraising front, Coral Gables Woman’s Club’s monthly Gringo Bingo on November 13, raised $1,600 to be shared with the Alzheimer’s Association. Almost 40 people gathered for this party night at Bay 13 Brewery & Kitchen in Coral Gables to play bingo, sing along with DJ Germain and enjoy the antics of emcee and bingo caller, Gringo Steven Bradley. Aside from lead sponsor Lillian Ser/Ser & Associates, other ongoing sponsors ensuring a successful event were Dr. Hal Wanless & Lynn Bauer, Jerry Kavulich, Carlos and Mayra Rossi, and Community Newspapers. Among the many enjoying the night were Dr. John Fernandez, Frank Sexton, Stuart Debowsky, Zach Evangelista, Jelibel Pena, Dr. Jose Chaviano, Julia Irvin, Cary Diaz, Kim Davison, Margaret Romero, Jessica Treto and Dr. Larry Lesperance. In the next issue look for news on the club’s centennial gala on December 2, celebrating the club’s amazing impact on South Florida over the last ten decades.
On November 17, Profit Inc., one of the county’s oldest networking organizations, met for one of its bimonthly luncheon meetings held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at Season’s 52 and then on the 1st Thursday at 94th Aero Squadron. Profit Inc. President Carlos Ribero welcomes those interested in learning more about the group to contact him at carlos@nextmediadigital.com. Look for his podcasts with Profit members at cnews.net.
On the cultural scene, there were many events that you shouldn’t have missed. Actors Playhouse opened Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas with preview nights leading up to opening night performance on November 10. Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas, by playwrights Richard Blanco and Vanessa Garcia, is a lovely nostalgic play about a Cuban-American baker in Maine who is well established there and then tackles the option of staying put or moving to reunite with her estranged mother. The play ran through December 3. On opening night, guests enjoyed a Bacardi Bar and light bites by Vicky Bakery. Among the many enjoying the evening were our Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (she is everywhere), former Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes Fauli, Commissioner Melissa Castro, Dr. Marta Perez, Rita and Saesha Tennyson, Marti Bueso, Jeneissy Azcuy, Jeffrey Solomon, Teresa Portales and photographer Alberto Romeu.
Until next time, share your talents, count your blessings and not your challenges, and make a difference.
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