- April 19, 2024
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Chairwoman Cindy Stuhley, Will Reeve and Jan Miller.
This is Tidewell's ninth year hosting the signature luncheon.
Hydrangeas decorated the center of each table.
Julie Delaney, Judy Rush and Carol Williams
Chuck Freeman and Robyn Schmitt
The signature luncheon was held at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
Michael and Judith Berlow, Barbara Freeman, Margarete Van Antwerpen, Barb Zdziarski and Chairwoman Cindy Stuhley
Kim and Jake Miele
Mary-Lou and Don Moulton
Yvonne Buchanan, Joni Hansen, Patricia Summerlee and Sam Sciturro
Michelle Chilson and Carol Masio
Shirley Zeigler and Whizz Howard
Betty Griggs, Susan Fairbank and Andria Piekarz
Brian and Angela Long with Gerry Radford
A variety of teas, along with coffee and water were available in the VIP room.
Over 700 guests were in attendance at the signature luncheon.
Julian Catala and Patrick McArdle
Shirley Zeigler and Whizz Howard get their photo taken with Will Reeve.
Michael, Rebecca and Judith Berlow
Carol Masio grabs a mimosa off the drink tray. Mimosas, champagne and cucumber water was being served to VIPs.
Mike Uselton and Yvonne Ross
Jim Rogue, Denise Pope and Renee Eppard
While guests entered the luncheon, Tidewell volunteers Kathy Donkus, Barbara Hornyak and Margi Miller played musical pieces.
Kim Livengood, Sheryl Vieira and Jill McGarry
Arthur Schute and Barbara McKee with Marie and Joseph Astre
Deborah Burhans and Benny Weavero
Krista Hall and Karen Byrd
Jeanne Laabs and Norma Pennington
Edward Cohen and Arleane Stier with Denise and Jerry Hearn
Tidewell's Pet Therapy Program publishes an annual Tidewell Tails calendar showcasing the therapy pets.
Gail Maynard, Paul Hoenle, Ursula Heitmann and Preston Olinger
Cindy Rivera, Kathy Catena, Ginny Cable and Desiree Schelling
If the red carpet wasn't leading up to him, you would take Will Reeve to be another compassionate local philanthropist.
Reeve presented on building a strong support system at the Signature Luncheon on Feb. 9 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. The mission of Tidewell Hospice, the nonprofit which the event benefited, is to provide care, comfort and compassion to the families it serves. Reeve's mission with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and Reeve Foundation Champions Committee is very similar.
"My parents often said that you have to give more than you take and that's something that I have taken with me for a very long time, " Reeve said. "No matter what, if you're giving back more than you're taking from the world in whatever context, you're doing the right thing and contributing positively to society."
Reeve said his story has shaped him into the man he is today. By age 13 he had lost his mother to lung cancer and his father to complications from a spinal cord injury. He didn't let that stop him from devoting his life to help improve the quality of life for suffering people.
"No matter what you're going through in your life, you need to know tangibly that you're not alone," Reeve said. "You owe it to yourself, the community, your loved ones to play a large role in that community. It's an ecosystem that relies on each and every member and that applies to not only the spinal cord community but any community. If you're a part of it you need to contribute and if you're a part of it you need to be able to rely on the other members of that community, and that's what keeps it moving forward."
