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Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Mark Hyman and chairwoman Ariane Dart
Ed and Laurel Bermudez with Tina and Mike Granthon
Alicia Robinson with Amber and Josh Clements
Mark and Dani Sobolewski, Ana and Mirjana Lucic, Daniel Baroni and Ivana and Renzo Rivolta
Jim and Minta Getzen
Sofie Wachmeister with Toby and Laura Thomas
Brent and Staci Holweger
Sheba Matheu, Gabby Frederick, Rachael and Taylor Sanger
Will and Jill Geisdorf
Cameron Neth and Mala Lindsay-Fabick
Rachel Day and Alicia Robinson
Ashley Borchert, Clara Ramos and Stephanie Strayer
Laura Thomas, Tammy Karp, Ray Renkliyuz and Sarah Karp
Madeline and Julie Eckert
Heather Riley, Inna Snyder, Sydney Gruters and Leyla Smith
Ryan and Sepi Ackerman with Julie and Scott Smith
Sally Schule and Terri Najmolhoda
Roberte Villanueva
Marko Radisic, Ashley Kozel, Kelly and Michael Calamaras
Tony and Courtney Bonacuse
Javier Rojas, Sean Paul, Andrea Paul and Ruth Rojas
Peter Murray and Russell Wesenberg
Liebeel Gamble, Jill Malkin, Nicole Kaney
Jaclyn Brunckhorst, Mario Oliva, Amy Austin and Terri Najmolhoda
Anais Blake and Tatyana Sharoubim-Stewart
Jeff and Natalie Young with Liz Giuffre, Ryan Clarke, Kerrington Andres and Jennifer Mitchell
Neena Tankha, Farhan Majeed, Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed and Dawnyelle Singleton
The dinner was held in a tented outdoor space.
Andrea Paul, Melissa and Scott Perrin
Board member Susan Travers
Executive Director Michelle Kapreilian
Chairwoman Ariane Dart
Chairwoman Ariane Dart thanks the crowd.
Tonya Gowan debuts an autographed guitar
Chairwoman Ariane Dart
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Pitbull —Mr. 305 himself — rocks the house.
Mr. 305 made his way to SRQ for Forty Carrots Family Center's final Firefly Gala on March 26.
The long-delayed but much anticipated event had more than 500 supporters meeting at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota for the organization's swan song event featuring Miami rapper and singer Pitbull as entertainment.
The evening started with cocktails and conversation in the hotel gardens before the crowd made its way to the tented dinner area as the sun set over the bay. They then heard from Forty Carrots CEO Michelle Kapreilian, board chair Susan Travers and eventually from event chairwoman Ariane Dart herself.
It was an emotional night for Dart, who thanked the audience for their continued support for Forty Carrots and her signature event. Forty Carrots Family Center helps families through a number of parenting education, early childhood education and mental health services.
After the crowd bid on a number of high-end items during the live auction — including a guitar signed by Pitbull himself — it was time for dinner.
Once everyone had their fill, the hundreds of eager supporters filled the Ritz-Carlton ballroom to shake, dance and boogie to Pitbull's many hits.
The night concluded with an after-party and more dancing.
