Carolina Herrera Hosts Second Annual Fundraising Event for the FundaHigado America Foundation

Photography by Alejandro Chavarria on April 10th, 2017 in Celebrity, Lifestyle

Ines Gandica, Carolina Herrera, & Sharon Levy

Miami, FL – April 6, 2017 – Fashion designer & Director of FundaHigado America, Carolina Herrera, along with co-presidents Dr. Pedro Rivas Vetencourt, a U.S. trained Venezuelan liver transplant surgeon and Dr. Tomoaki Kato, Director of Abdominal Solid Organ Transplantation at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia Medical Center hosted the second annual Fundraising Event for the FundaHigado America Foundation at Pérez Art Museum Miami. FundaHigado America (FHA), is a foundation dedicated to making the knowledge and training associated with pediatric liver transplantation accessible to medical centers in underserved countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event, the foundation’s second annual fundraiser, was held to raise money to fund its educational programs as well as implement three to five new pediatric transplant centers in Latin America within the next few years. The evening included a cocktail reception along with a photography exhibition showcasing the exceptional work accomplished by the FHA team and some inspiring words from Ms. Hererra. The exhibition depicted a few of the numerous children who have received liver transplantation and have regained their lives because of it. The FHA is currently working in Venezuela, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Peru.