Executive director and award-winning actress Julianne Michelle and Marc Leder of Sun Capital hosted a gala to benefit Mommy’s Heart
Executive director and award-winning actress Julianne Michelle and Marc Leder of Sun Capital hosted a gala to benefit Mommy’s Heart, a 501(C)3 supporting victims of abuse, with Oscar-winning board member Cuba Gooding, Jr., filmmaker and board member Sean Stone, and board member Claudine De Niro. Billy Bob Thornton, Sally Kirkland, Sean Stone, Myles Von Trapp, Dr. Samuel Kelley, and Florence Anthony served on the Host Committee.
CEOs Harley Lippman, Jennifer Bell, and Marc Bell were honored with the Mommy’s Heart Philanthropy Award, presented by Julianne Michelle and board member Noelle Dunphy.
Marc Leder and Julianne Michelle.
Marc Leder hosted approximately 200 guests in his home in Boca Raton, Florida for an evening of live entertainment, dinner, drinks, and dancing with DJ Friendly and performances by fire dancer Carla Lulic and award-winning global concert pianist, Gaynor van Vuuren ~ the Piano Queen™️ with saxophonist Debbie Pierce. Mike McGann, Legends Radio host, shinned as live auctioneer and Emcee.
Cuba Gooding Jr., Claudine De Niro, and Julianne Michelle.
Mommy’s Heart provides free legal representation and mental health services to parents and children, who escaped domestic violence and are facing legal and financial retaliation by their abusers.
Sponsors included: Candy’s Cake Pops, Prezzo, Vesica Vodka, DeLeón Tequila, Sip Channé, Tulipan Bakery, Casa D’Angelo, Gopuff, Total Wine & More, KOPU Water, Siena Grill, Zero-G, Café L’Europe, The Polo Club at NPC, Dashbar, Luxeblooms, Paul Carroll, Premium Wine & Liquor, Hogan Lovells, Innomatic, Bell Beachwear, Hadleigh’s, Veuit, PS Business Management, LLC, Pure Skin Collagen Boutique, and Donna Sousa Makeup and Hair.
L. to r.: Annalisa Ashmawee-Garcia and Jessica Robinson; Katrina Miller, Stuart Fife, and Patricia Velazquez.
Ivan Wilzig, Kavita Channe, Karyn Turk, and Adam Weiss.
Mike McGann, Judy Gilbert, Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, and Monsignor David Cassato.
Robert Jeffery Karpe and Gaynor Van Vuuren.
L. to r.: Liz Valk, Ted Valk, and Mackenzie Valk; Marc and Jennifer Bell.
Samuel Kelley, MD, Julianne Michelle, Chase Backer, Danielle Leigh, Sean Stone, Noelle Dunphy, and Rollin Reisinger.
Steven Levin and Darianna Nicot.
Photographs by Sean Zanni/PMC (Playground Partners); Capehart (Lighthouse Guild); Annie Watt (Mommy’s Heart).