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FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017
About Town
2017 Florida Memorial University/Miami UNCF Masked Ball (March 31, Miami Hya� Regency)
Florida Power & Light Sponsor Aletha
Player –won mask compe��on for Best
Mask Female. Bap�st Health South Florida Sponsor
Chris�e Grays, FMU President Dr. Roslyn Clark
Ar�s, Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert UNCF South Florida Staff Edie Pearson,
Roxanna Blisse� Miami-Dade Chamber Execu�ve
G. Eric Knowles Carnival Corp Sponsor Gary Eppinger,
UNCF EVP Maurice Jenkins, FMU President
Dr. Roslyn Ar�s, Honorary Chair of Miami
Masked Ball Congresswoman Frederica Wilson,
FMU Board of Trustees Chairwoman
JoLinda Herring, Master of Ceremonies,
WPLG Anchor Local10 News Calvin Hughes
and UNCF EVP Maurice Jenkins UNCF EVP Maurice Jenkins, UNCF South
Florida Director Edie Pearson, MOONLIGHT
actors Tanesha Cidel, Alex Hibbard and Jaden
Piner Miami Dade County Proclama�on
presented to UNCF EVP Maurice Jenkins,
FMU President Dr. Roslyn Ar�s by Miami
Dade County Deputy Mayor Russell Benford Masked Ball décor theme
featured East Africa Vice mayor Miami Gardens Erhabor
Ighodaro and Mrs. Shannon Ighodaro
Masked Ball Chairman, Hya� Regency
General Manager Gabriel Castrillon and
Mrs. Castrillon, UNCF EVP Maurice Jenkins UNCF Leadership Council Member
George Gadson and Mrs. Gadson FMU Trustee Horace Hord and Mrs. Hord UNCF FMU Parade of Dignitaries led
by FMU President Dr. Roslyn Ar�s and
Mr. Ar�s Miami Masked Guest
Miami Dade County Mayor and Host Commi�ee
Member Deputy Mayor Russell Benford, FMU
Trustee Horace Hord, FMU President Dr. Roslyn
Ar�s, FMU Trustee Ricardo Forbe FMU student speaker Francesca
Occena, Class of 2017 UNCF MASKED Award presented to
Carnival Corp – FMU President Dr. Roslyn
Ar�s, Carnival VP Gary Eppinger and UNCF
SVP Maurice Jenkins UNCF South Florida Director Edie Pearson
receives UNCF Meritorious Service Award
Carnival Corp. Vice President and Event
Vice Chair Gary Eppinger and Mrs. Eppinger