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Black Tie International:
Miami-Dade
Chamber of Commerce
4th Annual Holiday Party |
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MIAMI-DADE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CELEBRATES
4th ANNUAL
HOLIDAY GALA
“PROGRESS: THE NEW CURRENCY”
Saturday, December 5 at the Hyatt Regency
Downtown Miami
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Miami
- The Miami-Dade Chamber
of Commerce will host its
4th Annual Holiday Gala, “Progress:
The New Currency,” on
Saturday
December 5, 2009 at the
Hyatt Regency in Downtown Miami.
A cocktail reception
will begin at 6:00 p.m. with dinner and an award
ceremony
ollowing at 7:30 p.m. The Gala has become “the event” of the holiday
season,
honoring the accomplishments of
professionals
and businesses in the South
Florida community. The “progressive”
theme for the night is a tribute to the
Chamber’s continuous efforts to move forward in this
time of economic
uncertainty.
The
high-profile social event is expected to draw over
700 of South Florida’s
savviest and most successful business.
Among the festivities,
the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce will honor three
of
South Florida’s most well-respected business
and philanthropic leaders
throughout the night. Receiving the
H.T.
Smith Lifetime Achievement Award
for his extraordinary contributions of community
leadership and philanthropic
endeavors is famed attorney and community activist,
Dr. Larry R.
Handfield.
The Distinguished
Service Award will be awarded to the
president of the
Greater Miami Convention & Visitor’s Bureau,
Bill Talbert,
who has
demonstrated community leadership, sparked
inspiration and spearheaded a successful
international effort to drive unprecedented economic
development in Miami’s hospitality and travel industry.
Finally, the
Citizen of the Year Award
will be presented to
former Dade
Community Foundation president,
Ruth Shack,
whose selflessness, foresight and guidance has
contributed immeasurably to the quality of life in
our community.
Keeping Gala attendees
grooving will be the
Leesa Richards
band, a nine-piece
top 40 musical ensemble, led by popular chanteuse,
Leesa Richards.
“This is the event of
the year for the minority business community. We
will
celebrate the many accomplishments we had in 2009
and look forward to new partnerships for 2010. The
Chamber invites all
business, civic and
community
leaders, elected officials and budding entrepreneurs
to join us and celebrate the Chamber’s successes,
especially our progressive efforts and activities on
behalf
of small, minority and women-owned
businesses,” stated President and CEO of
the Miami-Dade Chamber of
Commerce, Bill
Diggs.
The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Gala has earned a well
deserved reputation as one of the most anticipated
corporate and social events of the holiday season,
featuring stellar
entertainment,
fine food and a diverse mix of
South Florida’s corporate leaders.
Attendees can expect to enjoy an elegant and fun
evening of networking, dining and dancing.
Please join us for an
unforgettable evening, a celebration of true
excellence and extraordinary entertainment.
Businesses may purchase corporate tables for
$1,500, while individuals may
purchase
tickets for $150 each. For tickets and
more information please contact Beverly James at
305-751-8648 or visit
www.m-dcc.org.
This year’s top
corporate sponsors include Macy’s, Carnival Cruise
Lines
and FP&L.
About the Honorees
A Bethune-Cookman
University alumnus,
Dr. Larry R.
Handfield has the
distinction of being the namesake of their music
building and new athletic training center, as well
as being appointed as the Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the
historically black college. After his undergraduate
education at Bethune-Cookman, Handfield attended the
Howard University School of Law where he received
a
degree of Juris Doctor. Handfield, a Miami native, currently practices law as the
head of The Handfield Law Firm and is proud to be
the Chairman of the Police
Oversight Board for the City of Miami
whose responsibility is investigating police
misconduct. In addition, Dr. Handfield serves as the
Chairman of the Board of the James E. Scott
Community Association (JESCA), an organization
famous
for providing
services that respond to the changing needs of
underserved communities, as well as improving their
quality of life.
As President and CEO of
the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau
(GMCVB) for the past 10 years, and as Chief
Operating Officer for the prior nine
years, Bill
Talbert has distinguished
himself as a highly
respected visitor industry and community leader.
Talbert’s
19 years of experience at the GMCVB includes major
accomplishments such as
assisting with the passage of the Food and
Beverage tax to fund
GMCVB’s
advertising budget, negotiating inter-local
government funding agreements and
preparing four successful Super Bowl bids and three
Pow Wow bids.
In addition, Talbert has
been professionally affiliated with several
organizations
such as Camillus House, the Hands of Miami Advisory
Board, the Orange Bowl
Committee, the South Florida
Super Bowl Host
Committee, the Florida International University
School of Hospitality Management Executive Advisory
Board, and the
Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel
Association, among others.
Since becoming the
President of Dade Community Foundation,
Ruth Shack
has spearheaded a campaign to encourage philanthropy
and charitable giving by
developing a permanent endowment to meet
Great
Miami’s emerging
charitable needs. Among her many accomplishments,
Shack has served as a member of several
organizations including the Board of
the Coalition of Community Foundations for
Youth, the Board of
Funders
Concerned About AIDS and the Transatlantic Community
Foundation Network.
Further, Shack has served as Vice Chair of the
Council on Foundations, chair of
its
Management Committee,
chair of the Communications Network and the chair
of the Alliance for Human Services. Adding to her
impressive resume, Shack
was elected to her first term as
Metro-Dade
County Commissioner in 1976,
re-elected to another four-year term in 1978
and to a third term in 1982.
About Leesa Richards
Leesa Richards
is an accomplished songwriter that has worked with
some of the music industry’s largest artists. When
not headlining her high-energy, Top 40 band, The
Leesa Richards Band, Leesa is traveling the world
performing as an accomplished background vocalist
for artists such as Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias
and John Secada. The Gala’s attendees will be
delighted by the sounds of “oldies but goodies” and
“newbies but greats!”
About Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce
The Miami-Dade Chamber
of Commerce was founded in 1974 and leads the way
towards long-term business prosperity by providing
advocacy, networking,
resources and training to men and women in
South Florida.
The Chamber’s mission is
to provide a world of business opportunities, bring
the
business community together to exchange goods and
services and to promote
interaction and mutually beneficial communication
for all
businesses involved.
To learn more about the Miami-Dade Chamber of
Commerce and membership opportunities please call
305.751.8648 or visit
www.m-dcc.org.
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