Image Yacht Charters Helps Raise Money For Eighth Annual Heights Foundation “Love Your Neighbor”

Eighth Annual “Love Your Neighbor” Raises $285,000 for The Heights Foundation and The Heights Center

“Love Your Neighbor”, an annual event benefiting The Heights Foundation, raised $285,000 for School Success programs for at-risk kids in Harlem Heights. Additionally, The Foundation received a $10,000 pledge from FineMark Bank and an anonymous pledge of $100,000 for new Harlem Heights Community Charter School.

The monies raised will support School Success programs that include academic tutoring, after school and summer camp programs, scholarship and college access assistance, school supplies, and tuition support.

The event was held at the Gulf Harbour home of Sonja and Stephan Burkard. The VIP Pre-Party was held at the home of Cheryl and Dave Copham.

Norman Love Confections and Mark Loren Designs helped create this signature event and have supported it since the inception.

Guests enjoyed an assortment of culinary creations from popular local restaurants and chefs including: Black Salt Catering, Blu Sushi, Chef Andy Hyde, Cru, SS Hookers, Three Fishermen and The Timbers.

Beverage Sponsors include: Opici Family Distributing, Republic National Distributing Company and The Lighthouse Resort & Tiki Bar. VIP guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres from Crave Culinaire and wines from Benovia Winery.

Auctioneer Rick Gallo conducted the live auction that included a sunset charter on Image Yacht Charters’ 76′ yacht the Fiesta Forever, a VIP experience to an upcoming AC/DC concert, one-of-a-kind earrings by Mark Loren Designs, a dinner for 10 at the Iona-McGregor Firehouse and an eight-course dinner for 20 by chefs Gloria Jordan and Andy Hyde. NBC-2 Anchor Kellie Burns was the event emcee.

View the Love Your Neighbor video created by Bill Rogers Productions