Miami, FL – September 22, 2018 – Special Olympics Florida celebrated its 6th Annual Athlete Awards with Title Sponsor Mass Mutual Miami and presented by Plaza Construction on Saturday at the beautiful JW Marriott Marquis Miami and Co-Hosted by Tally Award Winning Peter Miller from NBC Sports and Emmy Award Winning Journalist Maity Interiano from Univision. Chairpersons for this year’s fundraiser were Angela and Louis Birdman and together with over 500 influential leaders in Miami’s social and corporate communities they gathered for a night of elegance, celebration, and live entertainment raising much needed funds for Special Olympics Florida. Special guests included, Olympic Gold Medalist Sailor Magnus Liljedahl, & two time Emmy Award winning actor Vincent De Paul, and an impromptu performance by Sugarhill family G-man.

Joe DeMaria, Sharon MacIvor DeMaria, Vincent de Paul, & Kimberly Bacardi

Jorge Moros, Jose Pereyra, & Lorelei Mijares

Yoli Mayor

Yoli Mayor

Louis & Angela Birdman

Maity Interiano & Peter Miller

Peter Miller & Maity Interiano

Yoli Mayor & Bianka Romero

Magnus Liljedahl & Eddie Hall

Susan Eddings & Magnus Liljedahl

Eddie Hill & Eric Sanders

David Rams, Magnus Liljedahl, & Eddie Hall

Andy Holland & Peter Miller

Angela Birdman, Karla Pascua, & Alexa Miranda

Peter Miller, Andy Holland, Ken Waugh, & Larry Feldman

Daniel de la Vega & April Donelson

Mercy & Alfred Aycart

Erick & Natalie Torres