| EVENT REPORT 10.08.09 11:40 AM |
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| Dancing in the Streets |
| Junior Achievement marked the opening of its new learning facility with an indoor street fair for its donors and sponsors. |
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More than 500 Broward and Palm Beach County philanthropists turned out Friday night for the opening of Junior Achievement of South Florida’s new 58,000-square-foot experiential learning center, which is intended to teach local students about the economy and money management. To show guests where their money went, producers kept the party inside, holding a street fair-style party in the facility's three indoor miniature cities.
Donald Braun of Donald Braun Events LLC staged the majority of the event in the center's park space, hanging paper lanterns and twinkle lights, adding grass-covered bars from Ronen Bar and Furniture Rental, and setting up a stage where the Marcia Mitchell Band performed throughout the evening. On the faux streets in front of the storefronts, Braun added colorful lounge furniture groupings. |
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PHOTO GALLERY |
 | Jack Hammer Live Audio projected a gobo in the same pattern as the table linens on the walls of the dessert room.
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 | So Cool Events provided a suspended ice sculpture in the facility's rotunda, in the hallway between the main entrance and Finance Park.
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 | Ikea provided the green chairs in the dessert room, which, along with Nuage's linens, inspired Braun's design.
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 | Braun used clear Ghost chairs throughout the park area to provide additional seating without making the room feel overstuffed with furniture.
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 | Colorful storefronts provided a backdrop to the event.
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 | Braun used a mixture of high and low tables throughout the park area.
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 | Nuage Designs provided the colorful sofas throughout the park area.
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 | Glass vases with hanging amaranthus and fake butterflies served as one of the three centerpiece designs.
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 | Jason Frix used natural elements like wood and grass in the centerpieces.
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 | Ronen Bar and Furniture Rental provided the grass-covered bars.
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The night began with a V.I.P. cocktail reception for 60 guests, who represented more than 20 capital companies and individual donors who contributed more than $10,000 each toward the construction of the new center. Once all of the guests arrived, a saxophonist playing "When the Saints Go Marching In" led guests into the park area for the main program. Junior Achievement president Melissa Aiello took the stage to thank the event’s sponsors—which included AutoNation, Spherion, and Ikea—and other donors who helped finance the center.
—D. Channing Muller
RELATED TOPICS
Junior Achievement of South Florida, Bank Atlantic, Miami Dolphins, AutoNation, Spherion, Ikea
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