Miami Beach , FL – July 19, 2013 – The Paradise Fund proudly hosted its inaugural “Paradise Social Club” fundraiser gala in Miami Beach on Friday at Terra Veritatis. The recently remodeled, 18,100-square-foot waterfront estate and private residence served as backdrop for the celebration, fashioned after Havana, Cuba, circa 1957.

The Paradise Fund co-founders Christopher DiSchino, Kent Anderson and Loy Anderson lll joined co-host Michael Capponi, for an evening of glamour and sophistication. Proceeds will benefit The Paradise Fund’s Children’s Relief Program, which helps disadvantaged children by way of providing books, homes, medicine, schools and other tools needed to create a better life.

During the celebration, guests were transported to the glory days of 1950s Havana, dancing to live performances by Cuban artists Norberto Y Marisela, sipping libations from Bacardi and toking on freshly hand-rolled cigars from Wynwood Cigar Factory.

Tara Solomon, Loy Anderson, Chris Dischino, & Kent Anderson

Chris Dischino, Felicia Marquez, Kent Anderson, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Michael Capponi, & Loy Anderson

Loy Anderson, Chris Dischino, Tara Solomon, & Kent Anderson

Loy Anderson, Chris Dischino, & Kent Anderson

Loy Anderson, Bettina Anderson, & Kent Anderson

Lucy Bidwell & Bettina Anderson

Lauren Fitzpatrick & Felicia Marquez

Felicia Marquez & Sarah Bromley

Chris Dischino & Felicia Marquez

Lauren Fitzpatrick, Jacquelynn Powers, & Christina Wilson

Lauren Fitzpatrick, Loy Anderson, & Jaana Luik

Loy Anderson, Lauren Arrington, & Jamie Bowling

Loy Anderson, Bettina Anderson, Lucy Bidwell, & Kent Anderson

Kent Anderson, Lauren Fitzpatrick, & Chris Dischino

Lauren Fitzpatrick

Chris Dischino, Lauren Fitzpatrick, & Kent Anderson

Elle West & Joanna Esther

Kelly Hughes & Alina Pokidova

Kent Anderson & Lucy Bidwell

Tara Solomon & Ian Flannery

Lauren Arrington & Jamie Bowling

Alexis Vrba & Kaila Mardoyan

Tara Solomon & Ian Flannery

Bettina Anderson & Lucy Bidwell

Michael Martin & Jean Philippe Bernard

Julien Gay, Guillaume Lellouche, & Michael Martin

Melanie Tillbrook, Kristina Kay, Jose Frias, & Jackie Waldman

Omar Dewindt & Chris Dischino

Carly & Steven Patterson, & Gary & Dana Shear

Chris Dischino, Laura Terrazas, Ernesto Reyes, & Stephen Nunez

Irina Reinoso & Mila Dago

Janice Santos & Mark Kreisler

Javier Guerra & Michael Grieco

Jeff Rice & Vincent de Paul

Vincent De Paul, Eric Milon, & Sanjay Matai

Jacquelynn Powers, Christina Wilson, & Eric Milon