Soledad O’Brien & Pharrell Williams

Miami Beach, FL  – November 18, 2011 – On Friday, November 18th Pharrell Williams hosted a cocktail reception for the Soledad O’Brien and Brad Raymond Foundation at the Sunset Island home of Art collector Gert Elfering and wife Ursula. The event served as an introduction of the recently formed 501C-3 foundation to a the Miami audience.

Soledad O’Brien & Brad Raymond Foundation is 501c3 organization committed to providing young women with a bridge between obstacles and opportunity, giving them the experiences, education and resources to overcome unexpected barriers to success. Informed by the journalistic and life experiences of the founders, this foundation seeks to fill gaps in available assistance programs for ordinary people facing obstacles to achievement.

Soledad O’Brien & Pharrell Williams

Soledad O’Brien

Lea Black & Soledad O’Brien

Lea Black, Roy Black, & Soledad O’Brien

Walid Sfeir

Susan Richard, Gert Effering, & Ulla Effering