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#00 Stanley C. Panther
Chris Evert Childrens Hospital
Dear Foundation Supporter,
The Florida Panthers Foundation has the power to give, and thus a responsibility to do whatever
it takes to improve the lives o South Floridas less ortunate. Acting on that mantra, with a ocus
on fghting pediatric cancer, the Foundation raised more than $350,000 and donated more than
$100,000 in grants and $400,000 in kind to South Florida charities in 2011-12.
Every member o our organization including our executives, coaches, players and sta - committed
to giving back over the last 12 months and they did not disappoint. Every single member o the
Florida Panthers ull-time sta donated at least 10 hours this year, while each member o the
15-person executive team sits on a local charitable board. In addition, the Foundation organized
countless community events and three signature events the Ford Face-O Gala, IOA Ice & Dice
Casino Night and Publix Gol Classic Presented by Ford that combined raised nearly $200,000.
The Florida Panthers Foundation is not just ocused on donating unds and resources, we also ormed
strategic partnerships with organizations like Party City and Flashes o Hope, and continue to work
with the Chris Evert Childrens Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, which was the benefciary o a $400,000
Foundation grant in 2010.
Lastly, or the eorts o our sta, our board, and everyone at the Florida Panthers organization,
the Panthers Foundation was honored to be named 2012 Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation in
Broward County during the National Philanthropy Day Luncheon.
The honor has only served as a motivator or us as
we continue our mission o fghting pediatric cancer,
and helping those amilies that are aected by this
horrible disease. Please take a ew moments to
review the ollowing pages, and consider joining us
in our fght.
Regards,
Cliff Viner
Chairman, Florida Panthers Foundation
General Partner/Chairman of the Board/CEO,
Florida Panthers Hockey Club
2 Florida Panthers Foundation Mission Statement
3 Florida Panthers Foundation Pledge or Pediatric Cancer
4 Broward Health Foundation: Eighth Floor Oncology Unit
5 Florida Panthers Foundation & Party City
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Light The Night Walk 2011
Movember
6 Ford Face-O Gala
7 Holiday Hangout at Chris Evert Childrens Hospital
Hospital Visits
Flashes o Hope
8 IOA Ice & Dice
9 Donor Wall
10 Fourth Annual Publix Gol Classic
11 St. Baldricks Foundation
Shirts O Our Backs
Beard-A-Thon
50/50 Rafe
12 Paint The Ice
Holiday Meal & Skate at Saveology.com Iceplex
Holiday Meal at English Tap & Beer Garden
13 Suites & Treats
SOS Childrens Villages Suite Night
Kids In Distress & Designing Spaces
14 Food & Toy Drives
Jason Taylor Foundations Cool Gear For The School Year
Community Rink Practices
15 I Love Hockey Month
Panthers LIVE!
16 Try Hockey Clinics
Healthy Habits
17 Teacher o the Month
Stanleys Birthday Bash
18 Blueprint Tour
19 Support the Foundation
Contact Inormation
TABLE OFCONTENTS
Board o Directors
Cli VinerPresident [AVM,L.P.]
Randy MollerVice President [Florida Panthers Hockey Club]
Vanessa WalkerSecretary [National Beverage Corp.]
Al YoungTreasurer [South Florida Ford Dealers]
Robert PrintzDirector [AVM,L.P.]
Reid ShapiroDirector [Saveology.com]
Darren Weiner
Director [Antigen Realty,L LC]Steven ZiDirector [Florida Panthers Hockey Club]
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#60 Jose Theodore
Shirts O Our Backs
To build a better uture or the
children o South Florida. Through
philanthropic partnerships, grants,
donations and community outreach
programs, the oundation maintains
a ocus on childrens health, ftness,
education and cultural needs.
MISSIONSTATEMENT
#00 Stanley C. Panther
Chris Evert Childrens Hospital
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We pledge to fght pediatric
cancer and have partnered with
many non-profts that support
pediatric cancer including:
Broward Health Foundation
Jessica June
Childrens Cancer Foundation
Starlight Childrens Foundation
St. Baldricks Foundation
The Florida Panthers Foundation is a non-prot organization
that has donated signicant resources to charitable initiatives
since its inception in 2003.
The Foundation raises unds through signature events such as
the annual casino night and the annual gol classic.
#44 Erik Gudbranson
Hospital Visits
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Broward Health Foundation:
Eighth Floor Oncology UnitThe Foundation continues to support Broward Health and the Chris Evert Childrens
Hospitals pediatric oncology unit. The oncology unit is adorned with Florida
Panthers themed colors, designs and graphics. The players, sta and Stanley C.
Panther make special visits throughout the year to bring some joy to the children
who are staying on the foor.
#00 Stanley C. Panther
Chris Evert Childrens Hospital
#9 Stephen Weiss, #4 Keaton Ellerby, #51 Brian Camp bell
Chris Evert Childrens Hospital
Florida PanthersFoundation & Party CityParty City teamed up with Florida Panthers Foundation to help raise unds
or the pledge to ght pediatric cancer. Nationwide, Party City asked their
customers to help ght pediatric cancer and within one month, Party City
raised $100,000.
The Florida Panthers Foundation distributed the unds to local non-prots
helping to ght pediatric cancer. The ollowing groups received unds:
St. Jude Research Hospital, Ronald McDonald House Charities,
Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital, Starlight Childrens Foundation,
Jessica June Childrens Cancer Foundation, St. Baldricks Foundation,
American Cancer Society, and Children Battl ing Cancer.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:Light The Night Walk 2011The Florida Panthers and President & COO Michael Yormark raised more
than $120,000 or the 2011 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light The
Night Walk in Broward County. Yormark was the Light The Night Walk Chair
and the Panthers were the top Corporate Walk Team or the second year in
a row. All told, Yormark and the Panthers have raised more than $250,000
or LLS in the past two years.
MovemberThe Panthers joined the worldwide Movember movement by growing
moustaches during the month o November to raise awareness and unds
or mens health issues, including prostate cancer. Fans were able to join
the undraising eorts or make a donation in the name o their avorite
Panthers player, raising more than $2,100 or the cause.
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Michael Yormark
Light the Night Walk 2011
#20 Sean Bergenheim, #44 Erik Gudbranson, #57 Marcel Goc
Hospital Visits
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Ford Face-O Gala
presented by the Cli Viner Family FoundationThe Florida Panthers Foundation held the Ford Face-O Gala presented by t he
Cli Viner Family Foundation to kick o the 2011-12 hockey season. The evening
event eatured the entire Florida Panthers team, coaches, and ront oce sta
to help raise awareness and unds or t he Foundations continued pledge to ght
pediatric cancer.
Owner Cli Viner, Eda Knop, #51 Brian C ampbell
Ford Face-O Gala
#9 Stephen Weiss
Ford Face-O Gala
CJ George Panthers Foundation Ambassador
Ford Face-O Gala
Holiday Hangoutat Chris Evert Childrens HospitalThe Florida Panthers continued their support o the Chris Evert
Childrens Hospitals oncology unit by bringing holiday cheer to all the
children on the eight foor, which is sponsored by the Panthers.
Panthers players Ed Jovanovski, Brian Campbell, Mike Weaver and
Jason Garrison joined mascot Stanley C. Panther and ront oce sta
members on Dec. 19, 2011. Santa Claus was on hand t o pass out
presents to all o the children and activities such as arts and crats,
ace painting and street hockey were available or patients and their
amilies to participate in.
Hospital VisitsThroughout the season, Florida Panthers players Jack Skille, Sean
Bergenheim, Stephen Weiss, Erik Gudbranson, Keaton Ellerby, and
Marcel Goc visited children at Chris Evert Childrens Hospital and
delivered Panthers goodie bags, including stued animals and hats
knitted by the Panthers Booster Club.
Flashes o HopeThe Florida Panthers Foundation has recently partnered with Flashes
o Hope as they opened their South Florida Chapter. Flashes o Hope
will be able to photograph approximately 150 children being treated in
Miami Childrens Hospital and Chris Evert Childrens Hospital.
Flashes o Hope is a non-prot organization that changes the
way children with cancer and other lie threatening illnesses see
themselves through the git o photography and raises money or
pediatric cancer research. The portraits, taken by award-winning
photographers, help children eel better about t heir changing
appearance by celebrating it. For amilies o terminally ill children,
its especially important to have a portrait that preserves orever thebeauty, grace and dignity o their child.
#43 Mike Weaver
Holiday Hangout
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#00 Stanley C. Panther
Flashes o Hope Photo Shoot
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IOA Ice & DiceIOA Ice & Dice Casino Night at the Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale was
held on Dec. 14, 2011. The Florida Panthers Foundation entertained guests in
a Las Vegas style, ve-star evening. The Marriot Harbor Beach was transormed
into an authentic casino, complete with blackjack, roulette and craps t ables.
The event allowed guests to interact with Panthers players and sta, as well as
eature dancing, great drinks and gourmet ood.
#60 Jose Theodore
IOA Ice & Dice
#14 Tomas Fleischmann, #7 Dmitry Kulikov, #57 Marcel Goc
IOA Ice & Dice
CJ George & Panthers Coach Kevin Dineen
IOA Ice & Dice
Donor WallThe Florida Panthers Foundation Donor Wall is located in
the South Florida Hockey Den o Honor at the BB&T Center.
Help us in the ght against pediatric cancer by purchasing
your plaque now and joining the Den o Honor.
Please visit our website at www.foridapanthersoundation.org
Gold Donors Cliord Viner Family Foundation
Dale Tallon
Marleen Forkas
Marc Weiss
Je Passaro
Stephen Stern
Mark Bugalski
The Siegel Family Rocque Trem
Altman Foundation or Children
County Line Chiropractic Medical & Rehab Centers
The Reid Family
Silver Donors Alex & Sandi May
Begelman Family Foundation
Bronze Donors Wayne Adkins
Skeets Friedkin
Jack Zwick
Joshua Luecht
Eric Greenberg
Matthew Schwartzseid
Roy Bruno
Darren Weiner
Constance Hokin
The Teschic Family
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Fourth Annual Publix Gol Classic
presented by FordOn Feb. 20, 2012, the Florida Panthers hosted their Fourth Annual Publix Gol
Classic, presented by Ford, at Parkland Gol & Country Club. Attendees goled
alongside their avorite Florida Panthers players, coaches and members o t he
Panthers management team. The event included one-o-a-kind contests, a silent
and live auction, and an activity stationed at every hole. This annual gol event
raised more than $60,000 or the Florida Panthers Foundation to help urther its
mission and pledge.
GM Dale Tallon, #32 Kris Versteeg, #10 John Madden
Fourth Annual Publix Gol Classic
#12 Jack Skille
Fourth Annual Publix Gol Classic
#51 Brian Campbell
Fourth Annual Publix Gol Classic
St. Baldricks FoundationOn Feb. 13, 2012, Florida Panthers players Mike Weaver and Erik
Gudbranson raised money by shaving their heads to benet St. Baldricks
Foundation at Duys Sports Grill in Plantation. The St. Baldricks
Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to unding the most
promising research to nd cures or childhood cancers and give survivors
long and healthy lives.
Shirts O Our BacksOn March 25, 2012, the Florida Panthers auctioned game worn jerseys o
each member o the team with proceeds benetting the Florida Panthers
Foundation and our pledge to support the ght against pediatric cancer.
The event raised more than $38,000 towards the Florida Panthers
Foundations Pledge For Pediatric Cancer.
Beard-A-ThonFlorida Panthers players, sta and ans participated in Beard-A-Thon
benetting the Florida Panthers Foundation and the ght against pediatric
cancer. This undraiser generated more than $9,000 or the Florida
Panthers Foundation. Beard-A-Thon is a National Hockey League-wide
initiative in which team players, sta and ans grow playo beards and
earn pledges that get donated directly to the Panthers Foundation.
50/50 RafeDuring every Florida Panthers home game during the 2011-12 regular
season, the Florida Panthers Foundation held a 50/50 Rafe and split the
proceeds between the Florida Panthers Foundation and a South Florida
non-prot. For the 2011-12 season, the Florida Panthers Foundation
distributed more than $24,000 to local non-prots through the money
raised during the 50/50 Rafes.
#43 Mike Weaver & CJ George
St. Baldricks Foundation Head Shaving
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#51 Brian Campbell & Rob Printz
Shirts O Our Backs Auction
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Paint The IceThe Florida Panthers Hockey Club invited all 1993 Season Seat
Owners out to the BB&T Center to help paint the ice or the
upcoming 2011-12 season.
Families rom Starlight Childrens Foundation were also invited
out by the Panthers to experience this once in a lie time
experience. The parents and children were able to go out onto
the ice and help paint the lines that would be there all season.
Each amily member was able to keep a commemorative paint
brush and picture o this experience.
Holiday Meal & Skateat Saveology.com IceplexScottie Upshall, Stephen Weiss and Erik Gudbranson
participated in the Florida Panthers Foundation Meal & Skate at
the Saveology.com Iceplex in Coral Springs. Children rom SOS
Childrens Villages and amilies rom Children Battling Cancer
took to the ice to skate with the Panthers players and then
enjoyed a meal by Ca Bella Sera.
Holiday Mealat English Tap & Beer GardenPanthers players Jack Skille, Jason Garrison, and Mike Santorelli
hosted a special holiday dinner or more than 60 children rom
the Boys & Girls Club o Boca Raton. The meal was graciously
provided by English Tap & Beer Garden and each child was given
a holiday git rom the players to celebrate the holidays.
#44 Erik Gudbranson, #19 Scottie Upshall
Holiday Meal & Skate
#12 Jack Skille
Holiday Meal
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Suites & TreatsThe Florida Panthers hosted Starlight Childrens Foundation Halloween
Party at the BB&T Center. Children and amilies battling cancer were
invited to a Halloween party where the children could trick or treat
rom suite to suite or candy, decorate their trick or treat bags, and
participate in a Halloween costume contest.
SOS Childrens Villages Suite NightThe Florida Panthers wives invited 20 children rom SOS Childrens
Villages to watch a Panthers game in a suite. The children were treated
to a Florida Panthers win, as well as ood and presents organized by
the Florida Panthers wives.
SOS Childrens Villages is a oster care neighborhood that houses
up to seventy-ve oster children. The Village allows or brothers andsisters, who are typically separated while in oster care, to reunite
and maintain their amily connection. SOS also provides an Ater Care
program to help our young adults transition out o oster care ater they
turn eighteen.
Kids In Distress & Designing SpacesFlorida Panthers deenseman Ed Jovanovski joined the dream team
rom Designing Spaces which airs on Lietime TV to help create a
new activity space lled with books, games and a snack station at Kids
In Distress (KID). Ed Jovanovski lent a helping hand in KIDs mission to
improve the lives o child abuse victims by helping create a beautiully
designed, sae, warm and educational environment or children to help
oster their love o learning.
Kids In Distress o Broward and Palm Beach counties is a licensed
nationally accredited agency working or prevention o child abuse,
preservation o the amily, and care and treatment o abused and
neglected children.
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#55 Ed Jovanovski
Kids In Distress & Designing Spaces
Children rom Starlights Children Foundation
Suites & Treats
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Food & Toy DrivesDuring the month o November, the Florida Panthers collected non-
perishable ood items during three home games to benet Feeding
South Florida.
For the Holidays, the Panthers invited Toys or Tots out to the JetBlue
Tarmac to collect new and unused toys or children in need beore
Panthers home games.
Jason Taylor FoundationsCool Gear For The School YearFlorida Panthers player Jason Garrison took par t in Jason Taylor
Foundations annual Cool Gear For The School Year event. Garrison,
along with other South Florida celebrities, helped disadvantage
children shop or new clothes or the upcoming school year at Old
Navy in Davie.
Community Rink PracticesThe Panthers held two community rink practices this season.
The rst took place at Pines Ice Arena on Nov. 12, 2011, and the
second at Kendall Ice Arena on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012.
The Pines Ice Arena practice was in celebration o the NHL and
USA Hockeys Come Play Hockey Month, while the Kendall Ice Arena
practice supported the Panthers second annual I Love Hockey
Month. Fans were treated to a ull team practice, team autograph
session and Panthers Patrol activities.
Toys or Tots
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2011-12 Florida Panthers Team
Community Rink Practice
I Love Hockey Month
Rink VisitsPanthers players visited three dierent rinks as part o I Love Hockey Month
on Jan. 7, 2012. Dmitry Kulikov and Michal Repik went to Glacier Ice &
Snow Arena, Shawn Matthias was at Palm Beach SkateZone, and Mike
Santorelli at Palm Beach IceWorks. Fans and hockey enthusiasts got to
interact with their avorite players by taking photos, getting autographs and
enjoying Panthers Patrol activities.
Community Rink PracticeThe Panthers held their second community rink practice o the season at
Kendall Ice Arena on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The crowd o more than
500 enthusiastic ans enjoyed an hour-long team practice, team autograph
session and Panthers Patrol activities. This was the rst time the Panthers
played in Miami since their last game in Miami Arena in April 1998.
Panthers LIVE!One o ve Panthers LIVE! sessions took place on Jan. 31, 2012 in
celebration o I Love Hockey Month. Scott Clemmensen, Mikael Samuelsson
and Sean Bergenheim joined more than 150 ans at Duys Sports Grill in
Plantation or an interactive question and answer session hosted by Fox
Sports Florida Broadcaster and Panthers alumnus, Bill Lindsay.
Panthers LIVE!The Panthers returned to Duys Sports Grill again this season or ve
installments o Panthers LIVE!. The interactive question and answer
session was a tremendous success last season, and ans came out to
hear rom their avorite players in record numbers this season. All sessions
were hosted by Fox Sports Florida Play-By-Play man Steve Goldstein or
Broadcaster and Panthers alumnus, Bill Lindsay.
Participating players included Dmitry Kulikov, Marcel Goc, Scott
Clemmensen, Mikael Samuelsson, Sean Bergenheim, Kris Versteeg, Shawn
Matthias, Brian Campbell, Jose Theodore, Mike Weaver, Jack Skille, Erik
Gudbranson and Keaton Ellerby. Each event concluded with an autographsession and rafe.
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#44 Erik Gudbranson, #12 Jack Skille, #4 Keaton Ellerby
Panthers LIVE!
#18 Shawn Matthias
Rink Visit
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Try Hockey ClinicsRookie goalie Jacob Markstrom and Florida Panthers Goalie coach
Robb Tallas skated and played with children at Saveology.com
Iceplex during the NHL/USA Hockeys Try Hockey or Free Day on
November 5, 2011. Children in attendance received a ree t-shirt
and a one hour skating session with coaching on proper skating
techniques. Each child was also given the opportunity to try to score
on the rookie goalie, Jacob Markstrom.
A youth hockey clinic with Florida Congressman Allen West was held
at Saveology.com Iceplex on July 9, 2011. Youth rom local Boys and
Girls Clubs in Broward County were provided with lunch, a tour o the
skating acility and Florida Panthers locker room, a skating session
and special presentation rom Congressman West.
Many o the youth participants had never seen an ice rink or been
on ice skates and thoroughly enjoyed the new experience.
Healthy HabitsThroughout the Spring o
2012, the Florida Panthers
presented their Healthy
Habits Assembly show
to elementary schools
across the tri-county area (Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach).
Presented by Publix, the show is a 40-minute assembly that
educates students on the sport o hockey, the Florida Panthers, and
the importance o leading a healthy liestyle.
More than a dozen shows were perormed or a total o over 4,000
students and teachers. The show included a surprise visit by team
mascot Stanley C. Panther and each student in attendance went
home with an ocial Healthy Habits school older complete with
un acts about the sport o hockey and the Florida Panthers.
Additionally, each student received a coupon good or two
complimentary tickets to a Panthers pre-season game in September.
#00 Stanley C. Panther
Healthy Habits Assembly
#35 Jacob Markstrom
Try Hockey Clinic
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Teacher o the MonthBeginning December 2011 through April
2012, the Florida Panthers held their
Teacher o the Month program presented
by Publix. Each month, students and peers
had the opportunity to nominate their
avorite teacher or Teacher o the Month
through an online nomination process.
At the beginning o each month, the winning educator was chosen
and received a surprise visit by team mascot Stanley C. Panther and
was awarded an ocial certicate, a Panthers t-shirt, two tickets to
an upcoming Panthers game where they would be eatured during the
game, and a Publix Git Card.
Additionally, each student in the class received stickers, key chains,
temporary tattoos, and pencils or having their teacher selected as
the Florida Panthers Teacher o the Month.
Stanleys Birthday BashIn honor o team mascot St anley C. Panthers birthday, seven
mascots rom around the National Hockey League came to party at
the game on Dec. 18, 2011 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Among
the mascots were Stormy rom the Carolina Hurricanes, Thunderbug
rom the Tampa Bay Lightning, N.J Devil rom the New Jersey Devils,
Gnash rom the Nashville Predators, Blades rom the Boston Bruins,
and Sparky rom the New York Islanders.
Highlights rom the bash included an exclusive Skate with the
Mascots the night beore or members o the Revolution Army (the
ocial Fan Club o the Florida Panthers), a pre-game m eet and greet
beore the game, a series o ve skits throughout the game, and two
intermission contests.
To add to the estivities, an additional mascot character was
introduced as a birthday present to Stanley.
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#00 Stanley C. Panther
Teacher o the Month
#00 Stanley C. Panther & NHL Mascots
Skate with the Mascots
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Blueprint TourEight mini an estivals presented by XFINITY throughout the tri-county area were
set-up at local parks and rinks to eature infatable games and activities. Music,
ace painters, balloon artists and appearances rom Stanley C. Panther and the
Redline Lady Panthers were among the staples at each location. The local rinks
that participated were: Glacier Ice and Snow Arena, Kendall Ice Arena, Pines
Ice Arena and Palm Beach Ice Works. Stops at local parks included: Pine Trails
Park, Parkland; Weston Regional Park, Weston; Sanborn Square, Boca Raton and
Huizenga Plaza, Fort Lauderdale. WQAM radio broadcaster Randy Moller, Florida
Panthers alumnus Billy Lindsay and current Florida Panthers orward Jack Skille
made special guest appearances during the tour.
#12 Jack Skille
Blueprint Tour
There are many ways that you can
support the Florida Panthers Foundation.
Your support at any level is greatly
appreciated and recognized.
Donor WallCreate a legacy and have a plaque on
our Donor Wall located inside the Arena.
SponsorshipsThe Foundation is always looking or sponsors
(both monetary & in-kind) to support the many
initiatives throughout the year.
Make a DonationTo make a tax deductible donation to the
Florida Panthers Foundation please make
checks payable to: Florida Panthers Foundation.
To make an online donation please visit us at:
www.foridapanthersoundation.org
Pledges
Make a donation through a monthly pledgeby contacting the Foundation oce.
SUPPORTTHE FOUNDATION
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Contact Inormation
Steven ZiVice President
Marketing + Brand Strategy
954.835.7328
Andria NolanExecutive Director
Foundation + Community Development
954.835.7714
Brooke CranorManager
Grassroots Marketing + Community Development
954.835.7728
Jeannie HoltorCoordinator
Community Development + Foundation
954.835.7715
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