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FLITE Center’s Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort 7th Annual Heroes Luncheon Presented by Amazon

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November 1 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

FLITE Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to guiding vulnerable youth and those transitioning out of foster care towards independence through housing, education, employment, and comprehensive care coordination, will host its seventh annual Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort Heroes Luncheon presented by Amazon on Friday, November 1, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WPLG Local 10’s Eric Yutzy returns to emcee the special event at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort (321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale) that will kick off the organization’s 15th anniversary celebration.

FLITE Center’s Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort Heroes Luncheon presented by Amazon is a tribute to the organization’s partners, funders, and frontline staff who support and dedicate their lives to impacting youth in South Florida’s Transitional Independent Living (TIL) System of Care. Last year’s sold-out luncheon for 500 underscored the community’s commitment to nurturing and developing skills for our most vulnerable youth.

This year’s honorees and their respective award categories are:

• Albert & Beatriz Miniaci Lifetime Heroes Award – Marcia Barry Smith, MBS Consulting Advisors Inc. and Larry Rein, ChildNet
• Community Champion Award – Jen Klaassens, Jen Klaassens Consulting; Walter H. Honaman, Esq., Legal Aid Service of Broward County; Covelli Enterprises/Panera
• Gore Foundation YouMatter Award – Paul Palank Memorial Foundation and Freddy Figgers Foundation
• Memorial Healthcare System Collaborator of the Year – Florida Community Health Partners
• Children\’s Services Council TIL System of Care Hero Award – TD Charitable Foundation
• TIL System of Care Impact Award – Cleveland Clinic Florida
• Amazon TIL System of Care Unsung Heroes – Frontline staff from collaborating organizations in the TIL System of Care
• UKG Ultimate Acts of Kindness – Eric Hill, AvevoRx; Arun Raghuvi, Jyotirmaya Yoga Kendra and The Florida Panthers Foundation
• TIL System of Care Youth Heroes Award – Maranatha Solomon and Trevion “Comet” Johnson, two TIL youth who have displayed remarkable resilience and dedication toward becoming self-sufficient

FLITE Center’s Heroes Luncheon is supported by title sponsor Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort and is presented by Amazon. Other sponsors include BBX Capital, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Premier Aircraft, The Vegso Family Foundation, Transworld Business Advisors, Memorial Healthcare System, Ackerman, Grey Robinson, ChildNet, UKG, South Florida Business & Wealth/Lifestyle Media Group, GPR | Goodman Public Relations and Synovus Bank.

Tickets are $100 per person ($75 for government agency employees) and are available for purchase online at FLITECenter.org/Heroes24.

For more information or to secure a sponsorship, please contact Bich-ly Ludwig, CNP, FLITE Center’s vice president of development, at (954) 530-4686 or [email protected].

Details

Date:
November 1
Time:
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://flite-center.networkforgood.com/events/73899-2024-heroes-luncheon

Venue

Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304 United States + Google Map

Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.