Make-A-Wish Southern Florida celebrates 10th Cooking for Wishes with circus celebration
Cooking for Wishes: A Circus Spectacular was hosted Feb. 21 at Michael's On East.
By
Harry Sayer
| 7:44 p.m. February 20, 2020
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Michael's On East became a veritable Big Top Feb. 20 to help Make-A-Wish Southern Florida children in need.
The 10th annual Cooking for Wishes interactive luncheon had a circus theme this year, with the MOE ballroom covered in streaks of color and flair to match the Circus Arts Conservatory performers entertaining guests outside. Attendees took turns cooking up dishes as part of a four-course meal and treating themselves to wine to grant wishes for children with critical illnesses. Each wish costs around $8,000 and last year's ocean-themed lunch raised enough to grant 30 wishes.
The Make-A-Wish Southern Florida committee
Karen Bell, Sarah Catalano, Scotti Horowitz and Rikki Hettig-Rolfe Meaux
Co-chairwomen Renee Phinney, Terri Klauber and Kara Saunders
Beth Knopik, Suzy Kalin and Krystel Beall
More than 200 guests attended the lunch.
Guests were met with circus decor upon their arrival.
Brent Greeno
Angela Massaro-Fain,
Each table had a lollipop arrangement.
Richard Weissman and Norm Wedderburn
Karen Von Lindonk, Mandi Arthur and Cate McLean
Mary Frances Bacher with Tom and Polly Moles and Julie DeCarlo
Rylee Grover
Sunny Moss, Jen Bright, Barb Lancer, Renee Preininger, Kathy Rosenberg, Amy Lyons, Gina Arias and Kiki Bowers
Michele Schlossberg, Rachel Benderson and Ashley Koshinski
Guests went in on the raffle drawing with a star necklace.
Joanna Roberti and Melissa Howard
Jaclyn Brunckhorst, Clara Reynardus De Villanueva, Elizabeth Waters and Lisas Murphy
Wish family Adam, Kinsley and Kim Peacock
Donna Koffman and Poonam Maini
Jennifer Mitchell, Tonia and Silas Bichler and Dolly Jacobs
Jim Cocco with Linda Tom Doan
Shoko Frey, Karen Van Lindonk, Beth Green, Cate McLean, Mandi Arthur and Jill Edwards
Jessica Lange and Margaret Hixon
Pedro Reis
Sarah and Tammy Karp
Joseph Bauer, Jennifer Mitchell, Pedro Reis and Graci McGillicuddy
Alyssa and Avalynn Luciano with Karen and McKinley Moore
Jim and Kathy Moran
Jessica Farrelly and Anthony Manganeillo
Dolly Jacobs and Veronica Brady
Brent Greeno with Michelle Sengalub and Kelly Abercrombie
