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BOOTS & BOOGIE BASH
RAISES FUNDS FOR
1. Jackie and Chris Sereno, Boots & Boogie Bash LOCAL FOSTER CHILDREN
2015 Honorary Chairs I t was a night of cowboy boots, hats and
western attire at the 8th Annual Boots
2. Trisha Borges & Nan Henderson and Boogie Bash held on March 21.
3. Susan Hubly & Albert Beatrice The sold-out fundraiser, held at Grey Oaks
4. Mike & Susan Erb, Karen & Les Schultzel 1 Country Club, benefitted the Friends of
5. Stan Appelbaum & Nicole Germain Foster Children of Southwest Florida (FFC).
6. Pzazz Productions’ 10-foot tall Cowboy and his Guests enjoyed cocktails, a silent auction
Cowgirls greeting guests as they arrive
7. Bob Almond & Dee Almond and a chance to make dreams come true in
2 the “Corral of Dreams” where foster children
4 had written their simple dreams on paper cut-
6 outs of boots. Dreams ranged from bicycles to
ballet lessons and everything in between.
Entertainment for the night began with
dancers from PZAZZ Productions performing
several choreographed numbers. Guests then
joined them on the dance floor to enjoy the
sounds of the Brett Foreman Band. After an
elegant dinner, Auctioneer Scott Robertson
3 got the live auction portion of the evening
underway. He was accompanied by celebrity
emcee and ABC-7 anchor, Krista Fogelsong.
Jackie and Chris Sereno, owners of M
Waterfront Grille and the 2015 Boots and
Boogie Bash honorary chairs, helped to make
the night a success along with major sponsors
Arthrex, Children’s Network, Home-Tech,
M Waterfront Grille, NADC, and NEST
International.
This year’s focus for the evening was the
importance of education and one-on-one
tutoring. Because foster children are moved
from home to home and change schools many
5 times throughout their childhood, their grades
often suffer. FFC believes that education is the
key for a child’s brighter future.
The $153,000 net proceeds from the
event will fund the needs of local foster
children and help fulfill the FFC mission.
The mission of Friends of Foster
Children is to focus on the children they
serve by providing targeted educational and
enrichment opportunities that allow each
child to fulfill their potential. FFC, a 501(c)
(3) charitable organization, works to fulfill the
unmet needs of every child who enters, or is
at risk of entering the foster care system in
Southwest Florida. FFC will follow the child
wherever they are placed.
To find out more about Friends
7 of Foster Children (FFC), visit www.
FriendsofFosterChildren.net
48 Life in Naples | May • June • July 2015
