23rd Annual InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball at InterContinental Miami

Photography by Ryan Troy on November 4th, 2017 in Celebrity, Galas, Lifestyle

Miami, FL – November 4, 2017 – Make-A-Wish Southern Florida and InterContinental Miami celebrated the 23rd Annual InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball, hosting more than 900 guests at the “Mystical Music Box” themed gala. The over-the-top fundraiser was headlined by four-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum-selling artist Lenny Kravitz, presented by the Makarov Foundation and the Finker-Frenkel Legacy Foundation. Actress and filmmaker Gabrielle Anwar, returned as celebrity emcee for the seventh consecutive year, helping the event to raise in excess of $2.3 million for Make-A-Wish Southern Florida, which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.Welcoming the evening’s guests were the Ball’s “Three Amigos” – Shareef Malnik, philanthropist, Chairman of the Make-A-Wish Southern Florida Board, and owner of The Forge Restaurant; Robert Hill, Ball Host and InterContinental Miami General Manager; and Norm Wedderburn, President and CEO of Make-A-Wish Southern Florida.

The annual Ball was the highest grossing fundraising event for the Southern Florida Chapter of Make-A-Wish Foundation. The lavish cocktail hour was on the mezzanine, where a 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman Coupe was on display from THE COLLECTION and one of the live auction items. The Ball continued into the night at the 10th Annual InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Nightclub, presented by E11EVEN MIAMI.