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Cooking for Wishes


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 4:00 p.m. February 27, 2014
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Cooking for Wishes
Pauline Bennett and Gwen Kruse
Pauline Bennett and Gwen Kruse
Pauline Bennett and Gwen Kruse
Pauline Bennett and Gwen Kruse
Brittany Blackman, Jan Ayer, Marisa Fowler and Sonia Gibson
Brittany Blackman, Jan Ayer, Marisa Fowler and Sonia Gibson
Guests prepared their own three-course meal at Cooking For Wishes Thursday, Feb. 27, at Michaelñ€ℱs On East.
Guests prepared their own three-course meal at Cooking For Wishes Thursday, Feb. 27, at Michaelñ€ℱs On East.
Jaime DiDomenico and Larry Bowman
Jaime DiDomenico and Larry Bowman
Randi and Ryan Donahue
Randi and Ryan Donahue
Johanna Gustafsson, Chris Pinckney and Alisa Pettingell
Johanna Gustafsson, Chris Pinckney and Alisa Pettingell
Johanna Gustafsson, Chris Pinckney and Alisa Pettingell
Johanna Gustafsson, Chris Pinckney and Alisa Pettingell
Make-A-Wish kid Naya Hoffman spoke at the event and dazzled guests with a song she sang a cappella.
Make-A-Wish kid Naya Hoffman spoke at the event and dazzled guests with a song she sang a cappella.
Meg Huntley and Sarah Robbins
Meg Huntley and Sarah Robbins
Co-Chairs Terri Klauber and Julie Edelman
Co-Chairs Terri Klauber and Julie Edelman
Co-Chairs Terri Klauber and Julie Edelman
Co-Chairs Terri Klauber and Julie Edelman
Co-Chair Terri Klauber, Naya Hoffman and Co-Chair Julie Edelman
Co-Chair Terri Klauber, Naya Hoffman and Co-Chair Julie Edelman
Bart Lowther, Marci Toomey, Nishit Patel and Alene Fowler
Bart Lowther, Marci Toomey, Nishit Patel and Alene Fowler
Co-Chair Terri Klauber sported ñ€ƓMake-A-Wishñ€ nails at Cooking for Wishes.
Co-Chair Terri Klauber sported ñ€ƓMake-A-Wishñ€ nails at Cooking for Wishes.
Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida held its annual Cooking for Wishes event Thursday, Feb. 27, at Michaelñ€ℱs On East.
Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida held its annual Cooking for Wishes event Thursday, Feb. 27, at Michaelñ€ℱs On East.
Phil Mancini, Jamil Pineda and Michael Klauber
Phil Mancini, Jamil Pineda and Michael Klauber
Elaine Meshad and Jennifer Meshad
Elaine Meshad and Jennifer Meshad
Michelle Messick and Alyssa Nohren
Michelle Messick and Alyssa Nohren
Michelle Messick and Alyssa Nohren
Michelle Messick and Alyssa Nohren
Chris Pinckney and Johanna Gustafsson
Chris Pinckney and Johanna Gustafsson
Mary Pat Radford and Maryse Lelievre
Mary Pat Radford and Maryse Lelievre
Wayne and Mindy Rollins
Wayne and Mindy Rollins
Michele Schlossberg and Kelly Engel
Michele Schlossberg and Kelly Engel
Sally Schule, Phil Mancini and Susan Jones
Sally Schule, Phil Mancini and Susan Jones
Kyla Weiner, Meredith Piazza, Laura Jessen, Victoria Snyder and Nicole Kaney
Kyla Weiner, Meredith Piazza, Laura Jessen, Victoria Snyder and Nicole Kaney
Anne Weintraub, Diana Bello and Bridget Spiess
Anne Weintraub, Diana Bello and Bridget Spiess

 

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