Our Club's 2011-2012 Gala Fund Raising event was Friday night at the Coral Gables Country Club. Chair of the event, Margarita Tonkinson put together a fun evening of drinking, dancing, dining and fellowship that ably entertained the 100+ people in attendance.
The co-beneficiary for the event was Citizens for a Better South Florida and they were well represented too. Attending from Citizens, in addition to Arsenio Millan and his wife, was the Phantom of the Opera, Cleopatra (not the Rotary version), and the Keystone Cops, among others.
Winners of the best costume "Oscars" were Elvis Presley (Bill Beckham), the Queen of Hearts (Gloria Burns) and the Keystone Cops. However, the winners were not a slam dunk, but rather a difficult choice with such favorites as Indiana Jones, Phantom of the Opera, Kermit and Miss Piggy, Godfather & his Moll and of course Anthony & Cleopatra.
The proceeds from the evening will be split between the two organizations 50/50. In addition, our club raised another $5,000 on the excellent silent auction items provided by Lorraine Sheldon.
Scene Scenes
Fistful of Dollars ...
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| Anthony & Cleopatra Swain |
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| Cleopatra with Mom & Dad |
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| Elvis was in the building! |
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| Queen of Hearts made some tarts! |
The Phantom
and his guest
Some people just don't
do costumes!
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| South Miami Rotary President Horace Feliu & wife Seida |
Best Couple's Costume
to the Keystone Cops,
Heather & Michael Harris
Master of Ceremonies
Ron Magill & his lovely wife.
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| Goodnight from the Phantom & his muse, Christine |
Thanks to all of the members of the Gala Fund Raiser Committee that worked so diligently to make this a profitable and fun evening for the benefit of the Rotary Foundation of Coral Gables and Citizens for a Better South Florida.
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