Page 2 - Boca Exposure - December '23

Page 2, Boca Exposure

Mayors Ball Celebrates History from page 1

Attendees danced the
night away to the Steve
Chase Band, honored George
Long Award recipients and
raised funds to benefit the
health and wellness needs of
nonprofits that serve the Boca
Raton community. In special
tribute to Boca’s pioneering
agricultural heritage of the
Yamato Colony, a decadent
epicurean farm-to-table
menu and hors d’oeuvres Accepting the Dr. Ira J. Gelb
were served by the creative Health & Wellness Visionary
culinary collaboration of Award presented to Boca Raton From left: 2023 Boca Raton Mayors Ball
Boca West Country Club Regional Hospital at Baptist George Long Awards accepted by Clara Fabio Trabocchi, Kara Trabocchi, Michael Woodward, Palm Beach County
Executive Chef Paul Griffin Health: Board Chair Christine Bennett, executive director of Boca Raton Commissioner Marci Woodward, Kelly Price, Jonathan Price. Photo by
and Michelin Star and James Lynn and CEO Lincoln Mendez. Airport Authority (Business Category), Jeffrey Tholl
Beard Award-winning Chef Photo by Gina Fontana Marta Batmasian (Individual: Community
Fabio Trabocchi. Dinner was Advocate/Philanthropist) and Board
followed by Boca West Country Club’s dessert extravaganza President Gwenesia Collins and Executive
featuring more than 100 dessert options including pastries, fruit, Director Jonathan Price accepting the
“Pears Foster,” Italian sorbet, macaroons, plus a special station award for The Faulk Center for Counseling
serving up Chef Trabocchi’s new Fiolina Pasta House’s signature (Nonprofit Category.) Photo by Gina Fontana
Tiramisu.
Annual George Long Awards, named for the city’s first
mayor, designed by Tiffany & Co. and sponsored by Sklar
Furnishings, were presented to recognize a business, nonprofit
organization, and an individual chosen for their daily community
involvement and business practices that positively promote the

Doug Mithun, Marcia Mithun, Arlene Herson, Scott Grody, Tinka Grody,
Gale Wechsler, Kim Champion, Bruce Spizler, Ellen Koppelman. Photo by
From left: Mayors Ball Cochairs Bonnie Jeffrey Tholl
Kaye and Jon Kaye with Clara Bennett
(middle) accepting the George Long Award
for the Boca Raton Airport Authority. Photo
by Jeffrey Tholl

From left: Marc Wigder, Scott Singer, Bella Singer, Fran
Nachlas, Dr. Nathan Nachlas. Photo by Gina Fontana

Dr. Allen Konis, Lori Ann Konis, Jim Wilson, Marilyn Wilson, Gloria Hosh,
Shaheer Hosh. Photo by Gina Fontana
Mark Larkin, Judi Larkin, Donna Biase, Dr.
Joe Biase. Photo by Jeffrey Tholl Mayors Ball Celebrates History on page 3

Eda Viner, Margie Kaye, Fran Nachlas, Dr. Nathan Nachlas.
Photo by Jeffrey Tholl

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