Turning Lives Around
THURSDAY MAY 12, 2011
11:30 A.M.– 1 P.M.
Embassy Suites Hotel
191 Pine Street
Orlando, FL 32801
Children's Home Society of Florida's annual Turning Lives Around Luncheon invites community members to learn more about our mission and the impact they can make in the Central Florida community. During this one-hour event, attendees hear first-hand from the families we’ve touched and learn about our plans for the future. Please join us in changing children’s lives.
To learn more about this event, or if you'd like to become a sponsor or Table Captain, please contact Erika at (321) 397-3025, or erika.turkevicius@chsfl.org.
CHS thanks the following individuals for being Table Captains at this year’s event:
Kari Conley- Orlando Health
Frederic Guitton- ActiveSalesAgent
Bruce Holmes- WELBRO Building Corporation
Christin D. Petroski- Holland & Knight, LLP
Valerie Seidel- The Balmoral Group, LLC
Carolyn Pascal-Guarino- Florida Travel and Life Magazine
Jeffrey D. Sharon- OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Robert Dombrower- ICC Capital Management Company, LLC
Robert Matschner- Moore Stevens Lovelace, PA
Bill Lawson- Progressive Plumbing
Karen Karmolinski- Fifth Third Bank
Sid Cash- New Traditions National Bank
Jeffrey Condello- Randall Mechanical, Inc.
Megan Eaves- Pools by Bradley
Mary Hurley- Pineloch Management
Robert J. Wydra- Children's Home Society of Florida
Shelley Driggers- Orlando Magic
Unable to attend the luncheon but would like to donate? CLICK HERE
If you were unable to attend last year's luncheon, here's what you missed...
At the event, guests heard about our work, child welfare issues and the challenges and successes we see each and every day in our efforts to protect children. The highlight of the event was a personal story of success from a CHS MODEL Mentor mentor/mentee match, Danielle and Sabrina.
Danielle is a 15-year-old young lady whose mother is incarcerated. She was made responsible for her younger sibling at an early age, was forced to grow up early and developed really low self-esteem. Three years ago, Danielle was matched with a mentor through our MODEL Mentor program.
The relationship was instant and, over the years, Danielle's self-esteem has improved, and her outlook on her life is now very positive. Sabrina has taught Danielle to set goals for herself and to reach for the stars. Danielle is a bright, charming girl with an incredible future ahead of her thanks to the dedication and outpouring of love and guidance from Sabrina.
It doesn't take an extraordinary person to create a success story like Sabrina and Danielle, just you! CHS makes a difference in children's lives every day. You can, too, by joining us in the fight against child abuse.