![]() The flowers were donated by Passion Growers, and the online media sponsor was, bringing you the inside scoop on lots of fun, juicy details! Donahue & Katrina Peebles were platinum sponsors. Silver sponsors included Hennessy, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., and Russell Simmons’ Argyle Culture, a fabulous new clothing line which recently debuted at Miami’s Funkshion fashion week. Ridinger, and co-chairs Tracy Wilson Mourning, Loren Ridinger, and yours truly with my husband Chip, whose company Energy & Fuel Consultants was one of the evening’s sponsors. Also in attendance were Dwyane Wade, Alonzo Mourning, Creed lead singer and solo artist Scott Stapp with wife Jaclyn, Paulina Rubio, Pauly Shore, Katrina Peebles, Rush Philanthropic board member David Rosenberg, guest auctioneer Primetime’s John Quinones, SocialMiami’s founder Melanie Cohen, Rudy & Lydia Prio-Touzet, Tom and Sherri Ireland, Jeff and Yolanda Berkowitz, Erin Newberg, Beth Tasca, J.R. Golden Buddhas were adorned with yellow and green flower leis pink shantung silk cascaded over the Hennessy bar sushi boats were everywhere and elegant bronze elephants, their trunks raised in the traditional “good luck” pose, saluted guests.ĭanny and Russell Simmons hosted the event and honored John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Suze Orman, and R. The Bath Club was decorated as a glamorous, exotic Thai marketplace with DJ Irie spinning some funky beats. Fred Kleisner, CEO of the Morgans Hotel Group, came by and was chatting with SocialMiami’s Aaron Glickman about the renovations in progress at the Mondrian in Los Angeles. John Legend and his girlfriend, model Christine Teigen, were utterly fabulous as they relaxed on an oversized lounge. It was a very quiet, mellow, and intimate evening with people lounging about and eating chocolate covered strawberries. Russell Simmons, ever the charming host, greeted his guests as they arrived. The night sky was gorgeous and an unobtrusive breeze kept the conditions just right for the 75 or so people in attendance. The festivities actually began the night before at the VIP pre-party held on the rooftop solarium of the Delano Hotel, courtesy of the Morgans Hotel Group. The event raised $575,000 to benefit arts programs for kids, including many in Miami-Dade. ![]() The spectacular Miami event, held at The Bath Club, was a papparazzi’s dream with a host of Grammy and VMA winners, actors and film directors, fashion models, sports stars and power players. To say that I felt a rush when I co-chaired the first-ever Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Miami Beach gala would be an understatement. 2011/2012 Miami Charity Gala Guide Album.2012/2013 Miami Charity Gala Guide Album.2013/2014 Miami Charity Gala Guide Album. ![]()
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