Photography by on November 16th, 2021 in Lifestyle

Miami Beach, FL – November 16, 2021 – The Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami annual Jazz at Joes fundraising event was held on November 16, 2021 at the historic Joe’s Stone Crab on Miami Beach. For the first time, this traditional “Sunday signature event” was held on a Tuesday at lunchtime, and it did not disappoint. Over 400 guests attended helping the organization raise much needed funds to support the Big/Little matches. Co-emceed by Lauren Pastrana and Gale Nelson, the guests enjoyed a beautiful lunch and heard an impactful story from Big Sister Debbie and her little sister, Destyni.

Gale Nelson & Lauren Pastrana

Gale Nelson

Lauren Pastrana

Lauren Pastrana

Destyni Govan & Debbie Tyler

Gale Nelson

Debbie Tyler, Destyni Govan, & Gale Nelson

Debbie Tyler, Destyni Govan, & Gale Nelson

Debbie Tyler & Destyni Govan

Lauren Pastrana & Gale Nelson

Sonia Gibson & Gale Nelson

Shalom Saar & Gale Nelson

DJ Irie & Gale Nelson

Isabel Fine & Gale Nelson

Paul Steinberg & Gale Nelson

Alex Fraser, Gale Nelson, & Chris Drew

Carol Surowiec, Gale Nelson, & Deborah Young

Dan Gelber & Gale Nelson

Gale Nelson

Gale Nelson

Monique Norfus, Theodore Wright, Natalie Norfus, Gale Nelson, & Mia Martin

Kris Martin, Claudia & Gabriel Navarro

Dianne Fajardo, Olivia Nash, & David Savir

Alan Randolph & Steven Rodriguez

Annette & Terry Faulk

David Savir & Kris Martin

Swanee DiMare & Linda Levy Goldberg

Isabel Fine & Jolie Balido

Carol Surowiec & Deborah Young

Deborah Young, Gale Nelson, & Carol Surowiec

Debbie Tyler, Destyni Govan, & Zoraida Diaz

Kevin Dougherty, Lourdes Araujo, Lourdes Tudela, & Richard Roer

Brianna Tsutsui, Tanya Smith, & Karen Lapekas

Bronwyn Miller, Noah Goldberg, & Linda Levy Goldberg

Dahiana Nino & Allan Prindle

Terrill & Samira Hanks

Pamela Dinh & Flor Lemke

Lourdes Araujo & Gale Nelson

DJ Irie