Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami Little Gems Big Glow 60th Diamond Anniversary Gala at JW Marriott Marquis Miami

Photography by on March 7th, 2018 in Galas, Lifestyle

Miami, FL – March 3, 2018 – Big Brothers of Big Sisters of Miami celebrated its 60th Anniversary at the Little Gems Big Glow Gala, co-chaired by Asha Elias and Tina van der Ven and presented by the Carnival Foundation and Carnival Corporation at JW Marriott Marquis Miami. With more than 850 guests in attendance, the gala raised more than $1.4 million in support of its mission of improving lives through transformative youth mentoring relationships. Special thanks to our Honorary Chair, Edie Laquer and Gala Diamond Benefactors, The Gorson Family, for their incredible support of this special celebration. To learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami and how you can impact a child’s life, please visit www.bbbsmiami.org.

Gale S. Nelson, Alberto Carvalho, & Gipsy Kings

Gipsy Kings

Maria & Alberto Carvalho, & Gipsy Kings

Asha Elias, Edie Laquer, Tina van der Ven, & Gispy Kings

Matt Gorson, Asha Elias, Tina van der Ven, & Gale S. Nelson

Asha Elias, & Gale S. Nelson, & Tina van der Ven

Gale S. Nelson & Alberto Carvalho

Mel Lazareck & Gale S. Nelson

Melanie Tillbrook & Andre Reyes of Gipsy Kings

Alex & Tina van der Ven, Kiran & Eric Winnick

Craig & Rachel Campise, George & Nyurca Joseph, Larry & Sue Olevitch

Alberto Carvalho

Matt Gorson

GALLERY SLIDER

Asha Elias & Tina van der Ven

Asha Elias, Matt Gorson, & Tina van der Ven

Alberto Carvalho, Nancy & Jon Batchelor

Alberto & Maria Carvalho, Trish & Dan Bell

Alberto Carvalho, Nancy & John Batchelor, Allie LaSorte, & Seth Browarnik

Dan Bell, Bonnie Crabtree, Alberto Carvalho, & Gale S. Nelson

Dan & Trish Bell, Bonnie Crabtree, Alberto Carvalho, & Gale S. Nelson

Dan Bell, Bonnie Crabtree, Alberto Carvalho, & Gale S. Nelson

Dan & Trish Bell, Bonnie Crabtree, Alberto Carvalho, & Gale S. Nelson

Dan & Trish Bell, Bonnie Crabtree, & Alberto Carvalho

Mel Lazareck & Gale S. Nelson

Jay & Elysze Held

Edie Laquer

Edie Laquer & Matt Gorson

Matt Gorson, Edie Laquer, & Gale S. Nelson

Asha Elias, Gale S. Nelson, & Tina van der Ven

Asha Elias & Tina van der Ven

Gipsy Kings

Gipsy Kings

Gipsy Kings

Gipsy Kings

Eduardo Ojeda & Felipe Grimberg

Marile & Jorge Luis Lopez

Francoise Bezzola & Francois-Xavier

Trish & Dan Bell

Dan & Trish Bell

Maria Carvalho & Marile Lopez

Marile & Jorge Luis Lopez

Rudy & Lydia Touzet

Katie Jackson, Courtland Lantaff, & Shana Kaufman

Seth Browarnik, Allie LaSorte, & Courtland Lantaff

Neil Flaxman, Seth Browarnik, & AJ Rosenfeld

Josh Moody, AJ Rosenfeld, Justin Weisser, Seth Browarnik, & Jon Vogel

Bryan Granda, Susanne Birbragher, Eloy Carmenate, Christy & David Martin

Justin Kennedy, David Martin, & Matt Allen

Jon Vogel, Tara & Jack Benmeleh

Maury Udell, Tina van der Ven, & Bronwyn Miller

Nicole Moody, Jessica Hart, Asha Elias, & Kirsten Vogel

Frances Sevilla-Sacasa, Eugenio Sevilla, Trish & Dan Bell