Miami, FL – April 29, 2015 – Nicholas and Marc Buoniconti, University of Miami President Donna Shalala, Jackson Health System President and CEO Carlos Migoya, and other dignitaries gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Christine E. Lynn, whose generous donation of $25 million helped spearhead the fundraising for the center, was on hand to ceremonially break ground on the rehabilitation building. The remaining funds to build the new rehab center will come from a designated portion of the $830 million general obligation bond overwhelmingly supported by Miami-Dade voters in 2013 to upgrade Jackson’s infrastructure and build new facilities. Once completed, the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center will offer state-of-the-art rehabilitation that will unite the spinal cord and brain injury clinical, basic science and translational research excellence of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine with the clinical and rehabilitation expertise at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Groundbreaking Ceremony at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center

Darry Sharpton, Terry Buoniconti, Barth Green, Audrey M. Edmonson, Marc Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Nicholas & Lynn Buoniconti

Terry Buoniconti, Barth Green, Marc Buoniconti, Chrystal E. Lynn, & Nicholas Buoniconti

Marc Buoniconti & Christine E. Lynn

Nicholas & Lynn Buoniconti

Audrey M. Edmonson, Darryl Sharpton, Barth Green, Marc Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Nicholas Buoniconti, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, & Stuart Miller

Audrey M. Edmonson, Darryl Sharpton, Barth Green, Marc Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Nicholas Buoniconti, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, & Stuart Miller

Darryl Sharpton, Barth Green, Marc Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Nicholas Buoniconti, Donna Shalala, & Carlos Migoya

Barth Green, Nicholas Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Marc Buoniconti, & Audrey M. Edmonson

Christine E. Lynn, Marc Buoniconti, & Audrey M. Edmonson

Marc Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Donna Shalala, & Carlos Migoya

Barth Green, Nicholas Bouniconti, Marc Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, Stuart Miller, & Darryl Sharpton

Donna Shalala, Christine E. Lynn, Marc Buoniconti, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, Stuart Miller, & Darryl Sharpton

Barth Green, Christine E. Lynn, Marc & Nicholas Buoniconti, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, Stuart Miller, & Darryl Sharpton

Nicholas Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Marc Buoniconti, Barth Green, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, & Stuart Miller

Christine E. Lynn, Marc Buoniconti, Barth Green, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, & Pascal Goldschmidt

Nicholas Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Darryl Sharpton, & Barth Green

Barth Green, Nicholas Buoniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, Stuart Miller, Darryl Sharpton, & Carlos Migoya

Barth Green & Carlos Migoya

Barth Green, Nicholas Bouniconti, Darryl Sharpton, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, & Stuart Miller

Nicholas Bouniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Marc Buoniconti, Darryl Sharpton, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, & Stuart Miller

Barth Green, Nicholas Bouniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Marc Buoniconti, Stuart Miller, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, & Darryl Sharpton

Barth Green, Nicholas Bouniconti, Christine E. Lynn, Marc Buoniconti, Pascal Goldschmidt, Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Stuart Miller, & Darryl Sharpton

Donna Shalala, Carlos Migoya, Pascal Goldschmidt, & Stuart Miller

Marc Buoniconti & Christine E. Lynn

Nat Moore & Marc Buoniconti

Nat Moore & Nicholas Buoniconti

Gina Buoniconti Bruce, John Gray, Lynn & Nicholas Buoniconti, & David Bruce

Paul Kleponis, Barth Green, & Rudy Moise

Barth Green & Stuart Miller

Randy Pierce, Jan Savarick, & Christine E. Lynn

Christine E. Lynn & Gregory A Zych

Alexia Echevarria, Adam Taylor, & Craig Jackson

Lynn & Nicholas Buoniconti, & Susie Sayfie

Lisa Sayfie, Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard, Christine E. Lynn, Susie Sayfie, & Amy Sayfie Zichella 

Pascal Goldschmidt, Terry Buoniconti, & Chris Pedersen

Kandy Kramer, David Carlson, & Mercedes Carlson

Donald Wolfe III, Tere Figueras Negrete, & Isa M Nunez

Keith Tribble, Joan Vender, & Rudy Moise

Chuck Sinclair, Heidi Higgason, Stephen Panzarino, & Isa M Nunez

Cindy Beamish, Holly Freyre, Kyle Paige, & Mary Ann Sprinkle

Nat Moore & George Torres

Eric Knowles & Nat Moore

Valery Lejuez & Danielle Klein

Ann Lynn-Denker & Joan Vender

Ana Milton & Paul DiMare

George Torres, Carmen Chediak, & Teresa Arcai

Claudiu Nelersa & Christine E. Lynn

Buchole Lastra & Michael Hughes

Groundbreaking Celebration at Quality Meats

Following the groundbreaking ceremony, guests made their way to Quality Meats to celebrate.

Nicholas & Lynn Buoniconti, & Alan Stillman

Bronwyn Miller, Marc Buoniconti, & Swanee DiMare

Marc Buoniconti & Dick Anderson

Suzanne & Lisa Sayfie, & Christine Lynn

Michelle & Jason Rubell

Walid Wahab, Criselda Breene, Susie Wahab, & Oscar Seikaly

Asha Elias, Criselda Breene, & Lisa Petrillo

Charlie Cinnamon & Lisa Petrillo

Terry Schechter, David & Mercedes Carlson

Stephen Poliakoff, Terry Schechter, Eugene Sayfie, & Kate Zichella

Osmani Dupeyron & Norma Quintero

Linda Levy-Goldberg & Christine Lynn

Lisa Sayfie & Brian Elias

Jason Rubell, Carolyn Travis, Kristin Lazenby, & Matthew Whitman Lazenby

Suzanne Murphy, Carolyn Travis, & Jillian Jacobson

Nancy & John Batchelor

Tara Solomon & Nick D’Annunzio

Tara Solomon & Charlie Cinnamon

Teresa Rodriguez & Allan Levi

Carolyn Travis & Kristin Lazenby

Colleen & Chris Anderson, & Denise DiMare

Linda Levy-Goldberg, Woody Beckham, & Sid Goldberg

Gray & Brandie Halverson

Molly Snyder, Paul & Tina Tolles

Paul & Tina Tolles, & Pierre Charalambides

Vanessa & Marco Selva, & Jillian Jacobson