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

Nancy & Al Malnik

Gabrielle Anwar

Shareef Malnik & Gabrielle Anwar

Francis Suarez, Norm Wedderburn, Shareef Malnik, & Robert Hill

Juan Lopez Salaberry & Barbara Becker

Alisan Porter

Alisan Porter & Gabrielle Anwar

Alisan Porter

Gabrielle Anwar, Shareef Malnik, & Alisan Porter

Shareef Malnik, Gabrielle Anwar, & Al & Nancy Malnik

Chris Paciello, Elaine Gregory, & Gino & Yvonne LoPinto

Howard & Barbara Glicken, & Robert Hill

Norm Wedderburn, Maria & Alberto Carvalho, & Robert Hill

Maria & Alberto Carvalho

Dashil Hernandez & Kiki Barth

Lisa & Lenny Hochstein

Tara Solomon & Nick D’Annunzio

DJ Irie

Alisan Porter

Sage Escalante

Shareef Malnik, Sage Escalante, & Gabrielle Anwar

Shareef Malnik & Gabrielle Anwar

Shareef Malnik

Nancy & Al Malnik, Susan Imbrigiotta, & Jorge Gonzalez

Jorge Gonzalez, Jim Ferraro, Danny Clarin, & Dave Jagolinzer

Christie Allardyce & Reese Threadgill

Kelly Blanco & Rebecca Vargas

Snoop Dog