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Make-A-Wish benefits from interactive dinner

More than 200 people attended the annual fundraiser.


  • By Pam Eubanks
  • | 8:07 p.m. April 28, 2017
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Make-A-Wish of Central and Northern Florida welcomed more than 200 guests to an around-the-world themed interactive dinner April 28, at the Polo Grill and Bar Fete Ballroom. The fundraiser featured a silent auction and a three-course meal prepared by the guests themselves.

 

Evetta and Keith Feldhacker
Evetta and Keith Feldhacker
Laura Quigley, Kymberly Allen and Suzanne Murray
Laura Quigley, Kymberly Allen and Suzanne Murray
Lynn Barrie with Nancy Barrie
Lynn Barrie with Nancy Barrie
Sherra Fritz with Joseph and Shamekia Dunn
Sherra Fritz with Joseph and Shamekia Dunn
Jessica Walsh, Lisa Wallace, Carla Geiser and Pat Geiser
Jessica Walsh, Lisa Wallace, Carla Geiser and Pat Geiser
Orchids were available for the silent auction.
Orchids were available for the silent auction.
Allison and Craig Tuley with Sonia Gibson
Allison and Craig Tuley with Sonia Gibson
Mark and Lisa Piechi, Barbara and Paul Twargoski and Robin and David Turner
Mark and Lisa Piechi, Barbara and Paul Twargoski and Robin and David Turner
Kelly and Robert Dean
Kelly and Robert Dean
Pre-dinner appetizers include chicken skewers.
Pre-dinner appetizers include chicken skewers.
Carli and Lori Fischer with Julie Alford
Carli and Lori Fischer with Julie Alford
Sarah Cottrez with Kate Kirby
Sarah Cottrez with Kate Kirby
Jane Imperiale with Donna Wrobel
Jane Imperiale with Donna Wrobel
Sherra Fritz
Sherra Fritz
Event chairwomen Lisa Olan and Barbie Nilsen
Event chairwomen Lisa Olan and Barbie Nilsen
Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida Regional Director Rebecca Blitz with Joshua James
Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida Regional Director Rebecca Blitz with Joshua James
Robin and David Shapiro
Robin and David Shapiro
Jill Wellinger with Kathy Chorny
Jill Wellinger with Kathy Chorny
Debbie Shapiro with Preston Olinger
Debbie Shapiro with Preston Olinger
Tommy Klauber
Tommy Klauber
Stacey Anderson
Stacey Anderson
Mitch Olan, Dr. Doug Kuperman and Dr. Maureen Maguire
Mitch Olan, Dr. Doug Kuperman and Dr. Maureen Maguire
Bonnie Harper
Bonnie Harper

 

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