The gala raised $2.7 million for Make-A-Wish® and attracted a veritable who’s who of celebrities, business executives and community leaders with the collective goal of providing hope for children with critical illnesses and their families.
Finker-Frenkel Family Foundation Director Eugene Frenkel spoke today at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Finker-Frenkel Wish House, a new five-story, 30,000-square-foot building in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood that will act as a permanent home for Make-A-Wish Southern Florida and the critically ill children and families it serves.
Hope is a strong emotion. For children battling leukemia, the importance of hope cannot be overstated.
The sole mission of Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida is to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Started in 1983 by the Plantation Junior Woman’s Club, in the 35-year history of the Southern Florida chapter, the organization has granted more than 11,000 wishes to children in need. As proud partners Read more…
Steven Tyler, the iconic songwriter and prolific voice of the best-selling American rock band Aerosmith, is headlining the 2019 Miami Make-A-Wish Ball.
The Finker-Frenkel Family Foundation received Make-A-Wish’s Philanthropist of the Year award for 2017.