On Friday, May 29, more than 350 business and community leaders joined the Broward Partnership to celebrate 16 years of opening doors to possibilities for more than 21,000 men, women and children experiencing homelessness in Broward County at the annual Salute to Leadership Gala. The event, held at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marin, raised more than $254,000 to support the Partnership’s work to assist those experiencing homelessness.
Entertained throughout the evening by the R&B sounds of the Valerie Tyson Band, guests enjoyed a cocktail reception while bidding on auction items, which was then followed by dinner and an awards ceremony. Dr. Patrick A. Taylor, the President and CEO of Holy Cross Hospital, was honored with the prestigious James J. Blosser Community Trusteeship Award. JM Family Enterprises, Inc. received the Corporate Trusteeship Award and the Realtor Association of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Charitable Foundation was honored with Foundation Trusteeship Award.
Proceeds from the event will assist the Partnership in operating the 230-bed Central Homeless Assistance Center on the Huizenga Campus, which serves more than 1,000 men, women and children experiencing homelessness each year. In addition to safe shelter and nutritious meals, the Partnership offers wrap-around case management and comprehensive services, such as medical and dental care, behavioral health, workforce development, family therapy and others that assist the homeless in reacquiring health, housing and employment as quickly as possible. For more information, visit www.bphi.org.
