Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone
Named 2014 Chairs
of An
Evening of Great Expectations
Grandma’s Place, Inc. and
St. David’s in the Pines Episcopal Church are pleased to
announce that Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone will serve
as the 2014 chairs for their signature fundraising event, An
Evening of Great Expectations.
An Evening of Great Expectations will
offer guests a relaxed, tropical evening at the
International Polo Club Palm Beach Mallet Grille & Patio, on
Friday, March 14, 2014 beginning at 6:00p.m. During
the evening, guests will enjoy a cocktail hour while
perusing a tempting selection of silent auction items,
followed by a delicious buffet dinner and an exciting live
auction--- all the while listening and dancing to some live
music with a South Florida feel provided by Tom and Bonnie
Colombo. The
proceeds from this event will benefit Grandma’s Place and
the mission and outreach programs of St. David’s in the
Pines Episcopal Church.
Grandma’s Place is
a local, emergency shelter for children from birth to 12
years of age. They
provide a temporary home and loving care to children who
have suffered abuse and/or neglect and have been removed
from their own homes by the Florida courts. Physically
or emotionally abused children and neglected or abandoned
children with developmental, intellectual or learning
disabilities are cared for in the safe, home-like
environment of Grandma’s Place
.
An Evening of Great Expectations will
also support the mission and outreach programs of St.
David’s in the Pines that help those in need in the local
community. On an ongoing basis, the Church provides meals to
two local soup kitchens, organizes blood drives and school
supply drives, provides home delivery of meals to the sick
and bereaved and hosts weekly meetings for people in
recovery trying to reform their lives.
A large Host Committee, comprised of
many leaders of the equestrian community, has offered
support to this year’s event. An
Evening of Great Expectations2014 Host Committee
includes Dr. and Mrs. James Belden, Mr. and Mrs. David
Burton Jr., Mr. David Burton Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Caristo,
Ann Ferenz, Mr. and Mrs. Marc Ganzi, Mr. Tim Heitman, Ms.
Linda Hough, Ms. Susan Humes, Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Kees, Ms.
Laura Kraut, Ms. Caroline Moran, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shore
and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Smith.
With Mr. and Mrs. R. Bertram Firestone
serving as Chairs of this year’s An
Evening of Great Expectations, and the support of the
wonderful Host Committee members, everyone is hoping to
raise some much needed money to fund these two amazing
organizations---Grandma’s Place, Inc. and St. David’s in the
Pines. Both provide such vital services to those members of
our community that truly need support.
An Evening of Great Expectations will
be held on Friday, March 14, 2014 at the International Polo
Club Mallet Grille and Patio from 6:00p.m. until
11:00p.m. Individual tickets are $150. Sponsorships
and corporate tables are available.
For additional information on donating to, sponsoring
or attending the event, call
Maureen Gross at (561)714-0887 or email
mbg@phelpsmediagroup
. Tickets are
also available online at www.grandmasplacepb.org.
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