The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 1963

BROWARD ii I bro Sunday may 21 2000 wwwheraldcom 13M Broward I-1 5 Parties fund-raisers corporate events weddings and celebrations i Fort Lauderdale a couple of VIPs Argentine sister hosts from city JANA DANGER FOR THE HERALD DINNER GUESTS: From left Santos Gom consul general of Argentina Miranda Lopez Mar del Plata City Council President Oscar Pagm Nuccia McCormick and Randy Avon JL I i jj Fort Lauderdale has a new sister city: Mar del Plata in Argentina about 2500 miles southwest of Buenos Aires Sister Cities International celebrated the relationship May 9 with a dinner at Pier 66 honoring a delegation of visiting business leaders which included Santos iW Wv '-T Gom con- lair sul general of Argentina and Oscar Pagni president of the Mar del Plata City Coun-cil Guests mingled during a cocktail hour at Windows on the Green then moved upstairs to the Crystal Ballroom for dinner and a program that began with an honor guard and the singing of the United and national anthems Nuccia McCormick chaired the party co-chairs were Florence Smith and Miranda Lopez Fort Lauderdale has sister cities in eight other countries relationships created to develop business and cultural interaction FACES OF FAME Masks balloons tarot card readers and caricaturists helped bring the spirit of Car-nevale di Venezia to life at the Arthritis recent Faces of Fame gala In the dining room dramatic black table cloths were a backdrop for tall centerpieces with dozens of red roses The event at the Signature Grand honoring hotelier Linda Gill and physicians Yvonee Sherrer and Robert Catan-zaro began with a champagne reception and silent auction Then came a four-course dinner and live auction featuring items including trips to New York City Rome and the Dominican Republic a ride in the Goodyear Blimp a Caribbean cruise a Harley- Davidson motorcycle and boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali More than 300 guests attended the event chaired by Letizia Shaffer and Pam Beley both registered nurses Tickets were $175 each the party earned about $100000 SPECIAL OLYMPICS Pinion supporters mingled munched and kicked up their heels -on the dance floor to the sounds of Topazz as they celebrated the coming of spring at 13th annual Rotary golf tourney: Kids helping kids FACES OF FUND-RAISERS: Attending the Arthritis Jack and Letizia Shaffer Pam Beley and Dr Tom Beley Faces Of Fame gala were from left the Downtowner Saloon and Steak House recently Wendy Walters and Marion Deloach chaired the party which earned $2500 for Special Olympics For information on Pinion call 954-564-2570 MAKE-A-WISH The course and the courts were the scenes for fund-raising at the Broken Sound Country Club in Boca Ratoa Tennis and golf tournaments and silent and live auctions raised about $100000 for Make-A-Wish of South Florida an organization that grants wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses Make-A-Wish board member Donald Tuck and his wife Nanci chaired the event for the fifth consecutive year COMING UP: Want to be one of the first to attend a do at the new Diplomat Resort and Country Club? second annual Crystal Vision gala will take place there May 26 The black-tie dinner honors Hollywood Mayor Mara Giu-lianti and precedes the Ocean Dance 2000 celebration on May 27 a performance on Hollywood Beach featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov and the White Oak Dance Project Dick Trimarche Maria Fen-detti and Susie Aleshire Making up of the winning threesome were Brett Aleshire 16 from Western High School Jesse Kailman 14 of Tequesta Trace Middle School and his father Tom Kailman They were awarded Norman Rockwell golfing printsn was Ron Capetena Tournament proceeds will help fund scholarships for graduating high school seniors COMING UP: Jewish Federation of Broward County 12th Annual Corporate Dinner honoring Northern Trust Bank at the Signature Grand 6900 State Road 94 Davie on May 3L For more information contact Marilyn Trinz at 954-382-4976 of Tequesta Trace Middle and his ENGAGEMENT tickets and setting up the events for thirsty players as temperatures on the Weston golf course climbed into the 90s The sporting day started with a shotgun start for the 144 players split into teams of four on the 18-hole course At the end of the day it was off the golf course and into the club for a three-course dinner with an awards ceremony and raffle Prizes included a Dan Marino limited edition retirement collection About $7000 of donations were given out to participants John Turner was event chairman Among the many people attending were Rotary Club of Weston president Doug Maynton Rotary members John Rogers and Joe Roth Weston City Commissioner Sandy Halperin and Some might consider the number 13 unlucky but not the players tak-ing part in thi Rotary Club of 13th Annual Golf Invitational Tour-n a which raised $24000 for scholarships for Western High School seniors It was also a great example of kids helping kids when 25 students from the youth organization the Interact Club at Western High School volunteered to help out at the golf tournament The students helped raise extra money by selling raffle WILNER BURWICK i ft I A The families of Allison Wilner and Gary Burw lck are thrilled to announce their engagement All is the daughter of Hannah and Larry Wilner of Holly wood Gary is the son of Sara and Ste Burw lck of Plantation The wedding is planned for March 2001 GOLDBERG NEWBURGE Mr and Mrs Law rence New burge are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Gen to Eric Scott Goldberg son of Mr and Mrs Mark Goldberg of Richboro PA Geri and Eric are both studying at HUC in Cincinnati for the rabbinate A late spring 2000 wedding is planned FISHBEIN BERNSTEIN Mr Mrs Fred Fishbem of Plantation are happv to announce the engagement ot their daughter Michele to Bret Bernstein son ot Ms Gerri Bernstein of Pembroke Pines and Dr Tettrev Bernstein ot Atlanta GA Michele a graduate ot the Uni ersitv ot South Florida is currently the art director at Plantation Middle School and is pursuing her Masters Degree in Educational Leadership at No a Southeastern Uni ersity Bret a graduate ot the harton School ot Business at the Uni ersity of Pennsy ania and the Unix ersity of Florida College of Law is currently a tax consultant for Deloitte Touche in Fort Lauderdale A June 2001 wedding is planned CELEBRATIONS You may choose to announce your occasion in Miami-Dade only Broward only or to all Herald readers Announcements are priced by size and may include a photograph To place an order call 305-376-3125 in Miami-Dade or 954-764-7026 in Broward WINNING TRIO: Brett Aleshire left ofWestern High Jesse Kailman father Tom Kailman won top prize at Rotary tournament in Weston mam i.