Miami, FL – September 11, 2014 – InterContinental Miami hosted South Florida’s leading philanthropists on Thursday evening for the lavish kickoff celebration in honor of the upcoming 20th Annual InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball, benefiting Make-A-Wish Southern Florida. The exclusive gathering celebrated 20 years of remarkable fundraising success and featured exciting announcements about this year’s magical “Oz”-themed celebration, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Throughout the evening guests were treated to a sneak peek of excitement, fabulous food, beverage and entertainment of the upcoming ball.

Norman Wedderburn, Gabrielle Anwar, Shareef Malnik, Lee Schrager, & Robert Hill

Shareef Malnik, Lee Schrager, & Robert Hill

Tara Solomon & Nick D’Annunzio

Aaron Resnick & Tara Solomon

Tara & Jack Benmeleh

Paisley Verea & Gabrielle Anwar

Shareef Malnik & Gabriella Anwar

Shareef Malnik

Lesley Lyons, Lourdes Martinez, & Nicole Lozano

Derek Sparks & Malinka Max

Nick D’Annunzio & Amaris Jones

Max Blandford & Ana Maria Rego

Isabel Fernandez & Christine Corson

Gabriella Wimmer & Robert Hill

Christine Corson & Tara Solomon

Gino Campodonico & Stacey Russell

Heidy Pimeneda & Manuel Jimenez

Andres Garcia & Monica Heftler

Cliff Comfort & Biana DeMarco

Nick D’Annunzio & Jeff Kameron

Cameron Sisser, Allison Goldberg, Daisy Olivera, & Bernerd Garsen

Carolina Ocampo & Marcella Acosta