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Walk For A Cure 2012
April 22nd 2012
North Miami Beach, FL
&
Cocktails For A Cure 2012
New York City
information coming soon....
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Thanks to all who participated in this year's
Walk For A Cure
A very special thank you to the following people who were instrumental in getting Sal to our
Walk For A Cure
Dr. Patricia Cantrell
Captain Millard (Foy) Jenkins, EMS 61
Rescue 3
Lieutenant Ricardo I. Fernandez
Firefighter Michael Zuccaro
Firefighter Fred Defrias
Additionally:
Chief Herminio Lorenzo, Fire Chief, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
Chief Karls Paul-Noel, Assistant Fire Chief for Operations
Chief John Gardner, EMS Division
Chief John Krummenacker, EMS OIC
Firefighter Keith Tyson (retired), Miami Dade Fire Rescue
Chief Mike Opalka (retired), Miami Dade Fire Rescue
Kim Juanico, Sal's I.C.U. Nurse who accompanied us in ambulance
Dr. Marce Egea, I.C.U. Dr that accompanied us in ambulance
THE FORCE.......
3rd Annual
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Help find a cure for us & our friends!!
Help us raise money for pediatric cancer research and
enjoy a fun filled day!
Minimum $25 donation per person to participate
Food, Fun, Entertainment, Face Painting, Raffles & Prizes......
maybe even some Super Heroes??!!??!!
REGISTER ONLINE NOW!
CLICK HERE
To become a sponsor or for more information contact
Ellen Vanni-Bunch 305-726-7306
The South Florida Bloodmobile will be out all day.
Another great way for you to help these kids is to donate severely needed blood & platelets.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS:
Coca Cola Bottling Company
City of North Miami Beach/Mayor Rosner
DJ Ross/Rock With You Entertainment
Sysco S Florida/Andrew Hoffman
Oleta River State Park
Residential Air Conditioning
Miami Childrens Hospital
UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital Employees
Nuvasive
Integrity Medical
Spinal Dimensions
ALSO A HUGE THANK YOU TO
Face Painting by Lily
Teri & Bart Mcclelland of the League of Heroes
Jeff & Chrissy Avati for ice & coolers
Herb Bunch & Pablo Cardona, our chefs for the day
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Thank you to all who joined us in New York City for
Cocktails For A Cure 2010
2nd Annual Benefit
Once again we raised nearly $85,000!!
Thank you all for your very generous donations, for your love and generosity.
Thank you to all who helped make this evening such a huge success. It was a incredibly wonderful night. The outpouring of love and support from so many people was truly overwhelming.
Thank You & Congratulations to all our auction winners.
Thank you all for helping fund the research so desperately needed to find a cure for this devastating disease.
Thank you Tommy & Frank for once again hosting this spectacular event in your restaurant
Papillon Bar & Bistro
22 East 54th Street
Thank you to all who donated auction items.
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Mystic Force Foundation 2010
2nd Annual
Walk For A Cure
We Raised nearly $60,000
Thank you all for your donations & your support. Over 600 people joined us to Walk for a Cure. Because of you Neuroblastoma Research will continue to try and find less toxic treatments for our children and look for the cure we so desperately need.
A Huge Thank You To:
Oleta River State Park
City of North Miami Beach
City of Sunny Isles Beach
Sunny Isles Beach Community School
North Miami Beach Mayor Myron Rosner
Miami Dade Commisioner Sally Heyman
The Miami Dade County Firefighters
The North Miami Beach Police Department
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami Childrens Hospital
D.J. Ross / Rock With You Entertainment
Bouncing Joey's Party Rentals
Face Painting by Lilly
Andy Hoffman & Sysco
Costco Warehouse
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Miramar Bakery
Richard & Sylvia Vanni
Jeff & Chrissy Avati for the ice & coolers
Our photographers:
Maggie Dominguez Chambers, Golda Cardona, Shari Pordes & Julie Vanni
Our Chefs:
Herb Bunch, Pablo Cardona & Michael Monroe
All of our Team Leaders
And a tremendous thank you to Ellen Vanni-Bunch & Shari Pordes without whom this event would not have been possible.
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Click here to Register online here
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Thank You 2009 Custom Shootout!
They presented Mystic Force Foundation with a check for
$10,000.00
The Custom Shootout is a yearly fishing tournament started by Steve & Cheryl Roy in the aftermath of 9-11 to raise money for victims and their families. Cheryl passed away on December 13, 2006 from breast cancer. Her desire and dedication to help people continues in this annual event which now donates money to different charities each year.
This years event was held June 10-13 at Harbor Islands, Bahamas.
We would like to thank Mark Rutkin, Cheryl Roy's brother for having us in your thoughts and dedicating this years tournament to helping find a cure for Neuroblastoma.
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A Big Thank You To
Carolina Figueredo @
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery
&
Rosalina Melo @
Holland & Knight
for your August office fundraisers which totaled
$1400.00!!!
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We would like to thank
Saint Lawrence Catholic School
North Miami Beach, FL
In honor of Salvatore's 6th birthday
the preschool held a fundraiser in April to raise money for the
Mystic Force Foundation
They raised over
$1,000.00!!!
Thank you parents, teachers and faculty for your overwhelming generosity. Thank you Christina for your faith, support, & compassion.
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The City of Tamarac
Firefighters Association
held 2 Bowling Night Charity fundraisers
in the month of March
& raised over
$3,000.00!!
Thank you all for your generous donations.
Thank you Julie Vanni & Adam Currea for all the time & energy you put into this event.
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Walk For A Cure 2009
was a huge success!!!
Today we raised over $50,000.00
Thank You All
Thank you City of North Miami Beach
Mayor Ray Marin &
Commissioner Sally Heyman &
Councilman Myron Rossner
The City of North Miami
Mayor Kevin Burns
NMB Police Department & Fire Rescue
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital
St. Lawrence Catholic School
United Automobile Insurance Group
Richard & Sylvia Vanni and Andrew & Wendy Hoffman for donating all the food items
Bouncing Joey's Party Rentals
Costco North Miami Beach
Jeff & Chrissy Avati for providing the coolers and ice
Uncle Herb & Pablo for cooking for over 400 people
Thank You to everyone who Walked For A Cure
& those who walked in spirit.
Thank you to everyone who donated their time & energy into putting this all together.
Thank you Ellen (Aunt Bocky) for your tireless pursuit of making this event such a huge success.
Thank you everyone, for all of your generous donations. Because of you Neuroblastoma research will move forward to try & find the cure we so desperately need.
Thank you to our team leaders:
Eric Barrecca
Sandi Cooper
Wendy Vanni Hoffman
Candace Grossman
Greg Koenig
Lori Kobetz
John Lipka
Michael Opalka
Shari Pordes
Marc Stead & Family
Richard M. Vanni & Family
City of North Miami Beach Police Department
Miami Dade County Firefighters
UM/JMH Leaders: Carolina Figueredo, Shelly Garcia, Casey Rosenberg, Carol Robbins, Teresa Arcay & Bill Piniero
Corporate Sponsors:
Paul Fatigate of Integrity Medical & Nuvasive
Robert Keller of Depuy Spine & Spinal Dimensions
Wyatt Geist of Round Table Medical
Luis Ramirez of Miami Durable Medical Equipment
Pablo Cardona of Super Packing
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Cocktails For A Cure 2009 raised over $85,000.00!!!!
Mystic Force Foundation's
1st Fundraiser was a huge success!!
The evening was amazing, everyone had a wonderful time, especially Salvatore. A huge thank you to all of you that attended & those who were with us in spirit. Thank you to everyone who donated all those amazing items and to those who bid on them. Thank you to all who donated their time, energy & expertise in putting it all together. Thank you to all for donating money for our cause & helping us to try & reach our goal of finding a cure for Neuroblastoma. Thank you to Tommy & Frank for your generosity in hosting this spectacular event at your restaurant.
It was truly a night to remember.
Cocktails For A Cure
Cocktails, Dinner & Silent Auction
Papillon Bistro & Bar Restaurant
22 East 54th Street
New York City
Some of the many amazing items that were auctioned:
- Barry Gibb signed guitar
- Maroone 5 signed guitar
- Billy Joel autographed album cover
- MVP Vladimir Guerrero signed shoes
- Dan Marino signed football
- Spa Packages
- Tina Turner concert tickets
- Tickets to Regis & Kelly
- Dinner packages
- Tickets to Good Morning America with backstage passes
- Macintosh Laptop computer
- Lunch with CNN's John King & Dana Bash
- & many, many more exciting items
A big thank you to our Event Committee:
Sara Vanni Burke
Lori Burke
Karen Malkin
Paula McCloskey
Ellen Borker
Lori Allee
Claudia Hirsch
Jason Monroe
