- April 19, 2024
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Graci McGillicuddy, Ernie Kretzmer and Dorathea Sandland
Scott Anderson and Co-Chairwoman Susi Benson-Steenbarger
Inside the Kretzmer Center, the gathering space in the lobby makes up the center of the building.
Marilyn and Irv Naiditch
Michael Richker, Lee Dougherty Ross, Scott Levine and Ed Bavaria
Rabbi Jonathan Katz and Jerry Birnbaum
Inside the center in the event room where dinner was held has three double doorways for easy access in and out of the room.
A musical duo, Margo Zarzycka played the violin for guests, accompanied by Lee Dougherty Ross on the piano.
Elizabeth Sili and Olivia Swaan
Hillary Steele and Ricardo Graziano
At each place setting, a pamphlet about the Kretzman Center dedication and dinner was placed in each guest's napkin.
Outside the new Kretzmer Center.
After its groundbreaking April 6, the awaited Kretzmer Center at Aviva - A Campus for Senior Life is now open. The center, named after lead donor Ernie Kretzmer, is a multipurpose building. The building will be used in a variety of ways for Aviva, including education and entertainment events. For its residents, it features up-to-date audio, visual and hearing loop equipment. In addition to its use on campus, the community and local nonprofit organizations are also able to use the space.
For its opening night on Jan. 8, 180 guests gathered in the middle lobby of the center, enjoying cocktails and conversation before heading to one of the center’s event rooms for dinner and entertainment courtesy of the Sarasota Orchestra. The opening benefited Jewish Housing Council Foundation.
