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August is packed with fun activities as summer winds down. The Rotary Club of Coral Gables and the Coral Gables Woman’s Club have joined forces for their inaugural game night on August 23, at Bay 13. Great way to meet new people and support the charitable efforts of these two clubs, many of whose members live in the Pinecrest area. Tickets are $30 and include one glass of beer or wine and some lite bites courtesy of Bay 13. There will be hourly door prizes as well; so, it should be a great night. To register, email gloria@cnews.net.
Yet another fun event coming up for charity will be Coco Plum Woman’s Club’s 13th Annual English High Tea on August 31, from 2 – 4 p.m. The club is raising funds for restoration of their historic clubhouse. Don your favorite hats for a fun afternoon. Tickets are $50. For reservations, call Pat Rivas at 786-547-0429.
While several nonprofits are collecting school supplies for those in need, schools are preparing for a year of in person learning and sports. Football season is around the corner and on Labor Day weekend, we will have the Orange Blossom Football Classic. Florida A & M will play Jackson State at Hard Rock Stadium, the OBC’s Battle of the Bands with the two college bands as well as other high school bands at Wasco Center at UM, and more. OBC’s Executive Director Kendra Bulluck was my guest on Gloria Gab LIVE July 18 to share all the great activities planned for this great football weekend. For the scoop on all the weekend events, watch the show at https://www.facebook.com/Communitynewspapers/videos/1791274084559787/ or visit www.orangeblossomclassic.com/
Coral Gables Woman’s Club raised more than $1,800 at their August 2nd Gringo Bingo at Clutch Burger with proceeds being shared to raise funds for the teachers wish lists at Dr. Marvin Dunn Academy and Tucker Elementary. Sponsors for this and the next event include Lynn Bauer and Hall Wanless, EZ Title Services and 1st Empire Elite Financial and the Law Office of Jerome Kavulich. The club is already planning for the September 6th Gringo Bingo and has added yet another sponsor, Nero Immigration Law. Proceeds for that event will be shared with National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF), a charity this event has supported since the first year. Look for more fun with Steven Bradley emceeing the games and DJ Germain providing the music to add to the party atmosphere.
Rotarians at the Coral Gables Club are being treated to a list of great speakers at their Thursday lunch meetings held at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., each week. On July 28th, the group got an economic update from Tony Villamil, of The Washington Group. There is no better person to provide that outlook and Villamil happily fielded numerous questions after his presentation. The following week, the club heard from Coral Gables Museum’s new Executive Director Elvis Fuentes whose talk topic was “What’s New at Your Museum”. Fuentes has an impressive curatorial and educational career with twenty plus years of work with museums, cultural and academic institutions in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. His bio notes one of his highlight exhibition projects being Caribbean: Crossroads of the World for which he was Project Director, leading a team of nine curators and experts that produced groundbreaking scholarship. The project was presented concurrently in three museums in New York City.
Sounds like quite a coup for the Coral Gables Museum. The Rotary Club of Coral Gables meets every Thursday, 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. , at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables with amazing speakers every week. Visiting Rotarians are welcomed.
Until next time, keep making each day count and share an act of kindness every day.
