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USF’s Women in Leadership & Philanthropy Fall Symposium: Over 720 guests gathered at A La Carte Event Pavilion for a day of information and inspiration, capped off by the announcement of 2014 Community Leadership Award winners Elizabeth Fowler & Lee Leavengood, and a motivating lunchtime address by World-Record distance swimmer, Diana Nyad. The event raised over $250,000 for the program’s scholarship, mentorship and training initiatives. | Zoofari: Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo celebrated its 28th annual event with more than 3,000 people, including
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more than 350 volunteers. Zoofari featured more than 50 great tastes of Tampa Bay, open bars,
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seven live bands and the “Art Safari” wildlife art auction. The event raised net revenue in excess
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of $100,000 for animal care, education programs and global conservation initiatives of Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. | Heartbeat International Foundation’s Anniversary Kickoff: The 30th anniversary kicked off with “A Night of Music.” The event featured music from around the world and was attended by 200 people, including one of HBI’s patients — Christine Bocus of Trinidad. Christine provided her testimony on how her life has dramatically changed since she was treated by HBI. Guests enjoyed a lovely meal catered by chef Joe Chouinard. Items from around the world were available in the silent auction. | Broadway Ball 2014: The black-tie evening chaired by Tish and Bill West, was themed Motown Soul & Glamour and celebrated the 2014-15 season and honored Dr. Martin Silbiger, the board chairman of eight years of the David A. Straz Center for the
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Performing Arts. The presenting sponsor was the Don and Erika Wallace Family Foundation. There were 350 guests in attendance and the 2014 Broadway Ball raised more than $375,000. Special
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guests included Joe Maddon, Alex Sink, Senator Tom Lee and Mayors Bob Buckhorn and Dick Greco.
(37) India Witte, Stacy Carlson (38) Corey Dylan, Sandy McLaughlin, Kathy Fountain, Mindy Murphy, Dr. Sandy Goodman, Dotti Groover-Skipper, Pat Hincher, Michelle Sulzer, Cloe Cabrera-Gutierrez (39) Carol Morsani, Betty Castor, Diana Nyad, Lee Leavengood (40) Craig Pugh, Sandy Dyer, Todd Wickner, Ken Young, John Medaska (41) Jeff & Pauline Smith, Lance Rodgers, Terri Hall (42) Marilyn Kirby, Carol Bass, Jeane Emery, Donna Dunlap (43) Stan Tipton, Dr. Benedict Mansicalco (44) Irv & Sherry Cohen, Meredith & Prashant Tayshetye (45) Sandra Kreul, Corey Dylan (46) Tish & Bill West (47) Hope Guzzle, Martin Silbiger, Wendy Guzzle, Ruth Silbiger (48) Charlene & Mardy Gordon photo: © Michael Blitch Photography
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