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Florence Fuller Center’s Wee Dream Ball a “Party with a Purpose”

BOCA RATON – The Who’s Who of Palm Beach County are eagerly awaiting the encore to Florence Fuller Child Development Center’s highly successful 2011 Wee Dream Ball.

The 2012 version, a chic “party with a purpose,” will take place at the Woodfield Country Club of Boca Raton on Friday, November 30.

The 2012 Wee Dream Ball, presented by Daniel & Maria Staton and Marc Bell & Jennifer Taule on behalf of ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., is projected to raise more than $400,000 for programs helping local children, ages six weeks to 12 years, from low-income families.

Wee Dream Co-chairs Carrie Rubin and Stacey Packer, along with an impressive committee of dedicated volunteers; have worked diligently to create a unique evening. This year’s festivities celebrate the dreams and aspirations of the 650 deserving children served by FFCDC.

Highlights of the evening include a silent auction and a live auction showcasing one-of-a-kind, priceless opportunities. Offered only during the cocktail reception is the ever popular chance game. This fast-paced interactive game will once again showcase an assortment of prizes.

Denise and Jordan Zimmerman, this year’s Wee Dream Ball Honorary Chairs, are philanthropists to many charities, Florence Fuller being one of their true passions. Also on board as event sponsors is an impressive list of local philanthropists and prominent South Florida businesses: Kazma Family Foundation, Clifford Viner Family Foundation, Kate Obstgarten Family Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase, Sun Capital Partners Foundation, Rosa & Francis Feeney, Karen & Jay Foreman, AutoNation,Inc., Custom Medical Services, Inc., Kathy & Paul Adkins, Peggy Henry, Stacey & Evan Packer, JoAnn & Phillip Procacci, Carrie Rubin, Jill Viner, Suma & Lewis Farsedakis, Tracy & Robert Louv, Sandelman Foundation, Broad and Cassel, Wells Fargo Bank, NA and the Florida Panthers.

Also: Greenberg Traurig, PA, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, Slattery & Associates, Kaufman Lynn Construction, Miller & O’Neill, P.L, Peg & Lee Greenspon, ArchPoint Partners, Linda & Ralph Behmoiras, Sonia & Bernie Finkelstein, Tiffany & Enda McDonnell, Monica & Steven Goldstein, Rhoda Warren and Zimmerman Advertising.

Specialty sponsors include: Lawless, Edwards & Warren Financial Advisors, Club Managers Seminole Region Charity Committee, Ferrari-Maserati of Fort Lauderdale and The Boca Raton Observer.

The FFCDC mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of young children from economically challenged families in our community.  Florence Fuller Child Development Centers provide children with early education, family support programs, and the only Head Start preschool in Boca Raton.

To support or attend the Wee Dream Ball, call Jennifer Berman, (561) 391-7274, ext. 128 or visit www.ffcdc.org.

 

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