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Water for India: The annual event, put together by “I Do” Good organization, was founded by Michele Renee Zerda, Seema Patel, and Megha Kothur. “I Do” Good raises funds for bore wells on behalf of CERDS (www.cerds-India.org). Guests were entertained by the USF Bull Bhangra Team accompanied by dholi superstar, Mitul Ghandi, and Radhika with classical Indian dancer, while DJ Firoz was playing the freshest Hindi beats. Food was provided by Sajna Nishad
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with Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice Catering. | Hadassah Presents Celebrate the Ta Tas:
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The 2nd annual gala dinner, raising $38,000, was held at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and treatment at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem — a premier medical center in the Middle East, where research and treatment is shared around the world. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour, viewing and sale of art, silent auction, dinner, the “Garden Fairies” wearable art fashions, and Honoree, Dr. Charles E. Cox, along with Keynote Speaker, Dr. Janice Weinman, Executive Director and CEO of Hadassah. | Junior League of Tampa Holiday Market Kickoff: The 11th Annual Holiday Gift Market kicked off with a fun evening of music, food, and of course, shopping. The shopping extravaganza of more than 150 vendors for three days is the League’s largest fundraiser, where 100 percent
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of the proceeds raised support programs and projects in the areas of education and child welfare. Megan Bock and Kristin Wilson were the Holiday Gift Market Co-chairs.
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(1) Cortney Pleus, Amy Jones, Lainey Dunn (2) Firoz, Radhika Mehrotra, Ann P., Michele Renee Zerda, Mitul Ghandi with the USF Bull Bhangra Team (3) Michele Renee Zerda, Kresha Shah (4) Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Harjani (5) Mr. & Mrs. Shiryan Sanmuganathan (6) Ginny & Phil Pearlman, Anthony & Madeline Ferzola, Dennis & Jody Sherman (7) Terri Tankel, Barbara Baccari, Elaine Miller, Sharon Cross, Anita Greenberg, Claire Stiglitz, Liz Sembler, Monica DiGiovanni, Betty Shalett, Patricia Levinson, Dr. Janice Weinman (8) Lindsay Freeman, Kaley Pace, Kelli Hardiman, Heather Bryant, Kim Rogers (9) Lynette Russell, Suzanne Brownstein (10) Christina Abreu, Hannah Dewar Gross, Amber Grant, Christen Crum (11) Christina Merrild, Denise Schultz, Michelle Bremer, Suzy Mendelson (12) Kristen Wilson, Hannah Dewar Gross, Megan Bock
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December|January 2015
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