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José Feliciano Ruby Jubilee Dinner Concert
José Feliciano Side-by-Side Concert
Celebrates 80 Years for Miami
Lighthouse for the Blind
The legendary José Feliciano dazzled the crowd at a
sold-out dinner concert in celebration of the 80th anniversary of Miami
Lighthouse, Florida's oldest and largest private agency serving the blind
and visually impaired. The event was presented by Northern Trust Bank,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Florida Power & Light, Verdeja & De
Armas, Brown & Brown of Florida and others at the historic Biltmore Hotel
with United States Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, co-chair of the
Congressional Vision Caucus, as mistress of ceremonies. Visionary state
leaders were honored for their support during the 2011 legislative
session: Senator Gwen Margolis, Senator Joe Negron, Senator Nan Rich,
Representative Dennis Baxley, Representative Matt Hudson, and Ellen
Navarro, Legislative Assistant. Also honored at the event were 23 Ruby
Jubilarians, donors who made a significant contribution in recognition of
the Miami Lighthouse’s 80th anniversary. The sixth Miami Lighthouse album,
See the Light, produced in the program's own Henry Stone Music
Production Studio, was released at the event.
A new $1.1 million challenge was announced which will generate over three
years a total of $2.2 million to provide additional space in a new fourth
floor expansion to house an Educational Empowerment Center. Naming
opportunities are available for significant contributors to the incentive
match in the new fourth floor facility which will provide an additional
6,000 square feet for Braille and technology literacy, programs for
teenagers transitioning to post-secondary education as well as job
readiness. The match applies dollar-for-dollar for gifts of $500 up to
$1.1 million during the next three years. According to CEO Jacko this
expansion will meet the needs of a fourteen-fold increase since the Miami
Lighthouse 2006 Diamond Jubilee; now serving 9,500 individuals annually.
To participate in this challenge, call Virginia Jacko at 305-856-4176 or
click to Donate
Now.
Additional sponsors of the event included: KJ Arellano Foundation, John S.
and James L. Knight Foundation, Turner & Associates, LLP, Bacardi USA,
Joseph and Jessica DaGrosa, Pamela J. Garrison and Shelley D. Rutherford,
Aran Eye Associates, Walter and Terri Shikany, Stamps Family Foundation,
Reverend Marta Weeks and Karl Wulf; Underwriting Sponsors included Media
Stage, Inc., Romero Britto, Codina Partners, United HomeCare, Williamson
Cadillac, Nüage Designs, Charles Simons and Libby Trainor, Terra Group and
Mercedes Benz of Coral Gables/Mercedes Benz of Cutler Bay.
An energetic silent auction helped raise funds which featured a wide
variety of priceless items such as: Roundtrip airfare to Washington DC,
two-night stay at the JW Marriott Hotel, a personal tour of the United
States capitol with U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, lunch in the
Member’s Dining Room and an American flag flown over the Capitol with the
winning bidders name on it; American Airlines Roundtrip Airfare and a
three-night stay at Adler Fels Winery in beautiful Sonoma County made
possible by International Boutique Wines; a Seven-day Norwegian Cruise;
and a One-week stay in Kennebunk Beach, Maine.
For more information call Cameron Sisser, 786-362-7515 or visit
www.miamilighthouse.org.
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