The Education Fund For the Love of Art Annual Charity Auction
Date and Time
Wednesday Jun 5, 2013
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Location
University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park, 1951 NW 7th Ave., Miami 33136
Fees/Admission
Tickets: $75 per person (max purchase of 4 per person) Valid through June 3. Must call Phoebe Friedlander to purchase special chamber member price. 305-892-5099 ext. 19.
Contact Information
Contact Elizabeth Acosta
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Description
The Education Fund’s annual charity auction, “For the Love of Art,” will showcase more than 150 original pieces of artwork created by Miami-Dade County public school students and teachers. The artwork is crafted from materials found at The Education Fund’s Ocean Bank Center for Educational Materials, a warehouse with donated supplies where public school teachers can shop for free. Buy tickets at www.educationfund.org.
“For the Love of Art“ features the Sapoznik Insurance Alumni Achievement Awards, which honors 17 extraordinary community leaders who graduated from public schools including Miami Beach City Manager Jimmy Morales. This year The Education Fund honors those whose entrepreneurship and leadership have energized the local economy through the creation of jobs, small businesses and strong local economic development.
“For the Love of Art” kicks off Miami Romance Month in June for the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, one of the lead sponsors of the auction. In addition, the auction will feature 100 luxury items, performances by the New World School of the Arts Jazz Band, an open bar by Bacardi, and a Whole Foods Market epicurean feast. CBS4 Meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez will emcee the event.
