WHAT: 7TH
Annual Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Orange Bowl “Field of Dreams”
Scholarship Benefit
to honor the philanthropic contributions
of several South Florida personalities
and institutions.
WHO: Honorees
include
Barrington Irving, the
youngest and first black person to pilot
a plane around the world solo;
Chris
Smith, Florida State Senator
for District 29 and founder of The Chris
Smith All-star Football Classic; and
Clarence
Anthony, former mayor of
South Bay. They will be honored for
their tireless work and contributions to
South Florida’s African-American
community.
PERFORMER: Performance
by two-time Grammy nominated soul
songstress,
Chrisette Michele.
WHEN:
Friday, May 8, 2009
Reception: 7:00 p.m.
Dinner: 8:00 p.m.
WHERE:
The Broward County
Convention Center
1950
Eisenhower Blvd.
Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33316
COST: Tickets
start at $100 for individual seating,
$75 per person organizational group
discount (twenty persons or more),
$1,000 for a corporate table and $1,500
for a premium corporate table (which
includes preferred location seating,
champagne and a personal gift).
CONTACTS:
For tickets and more
information on the Orange Bowl
Committee, please contact LaToya
Williams at
(305) 341-4728 or
lwilliams@orangebowl.org. All media
inquiries should be directed towards
Circle of One Marketing at (305)
576-3790.
About the Orange Bowl Committee
The Orange Bowl Committee is a
not-for-profit, 330-member,
primarily-volunteer organization. It is
a self-sustaining, independent
organization that supports and produces
activities and events that enhance the
image, economy and culture of South
Florida. The Orange Bowl Festival
features a year-round schedule of events
culminating with the FedEx Orange Bowl
on January 5, 2010. In 2013, the OBC
will again double-host both the FedEx
Orange Bowl and the BCS National
Championship. Other OBC core events
include the MetroPCS Orange Bowl
Basketball Classic, Orange Bowl Youth
Football Alliance, Orange Bowl
International Tennis Championships and
Orange Bowl Sailing Regatta Series. For
more information on the 2009-10 Orange
Bowl Festival and its events, including
promotional and volunteer opportunities
through the Ambassador Program, log on
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