Red Cross Spectrum Awards for Women

The American Red Cross South Florida Region will host its 22nd Annual Sara Hopkins Woodruff Spectrum Awards for Women, honoring a group of the community’s most outstanding women. The event is Thursday, February 5 at 11 am.

There will be a reception, followed by a silent auction and an exhibit featuring designer milliner Shapoh and D.S. Fashion Jewels. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm, followed by the awards presentation hosted by emcee Ileana Bravo. 

Swanee DiMare is Honorary Chair, and Penny Stamps is Philanthropic Chair. The 2015 honorees and their awards are: Florida Blue Philanthropy Award: Tracey Berkowitz; Trish and Dan Bell Chairmen's Award: Becky Roper Matkov; Cervera Real Estate Ambassador Award: Marianna K. Baum, PhD, MS; Bank of America Cultural Award: Karen Peterson Corash; Royal Caribbean International Education Award: Virginia Emmons; Mercantil Commercebank Entrepreneurial Award: Laura Kozelouzek; Baptist Health South Florida Healthcare Award: Tina Carroll-Scott, MD, FAAP; White & Case LLP Hospitality Award: Carolyn Cauceglia; The Ethel and W. George Kennedy Family Foundation Volunteerism Award: Diana Brooks; Barbara Nelson Red Cross Service Award: Elena Luca; Margaret and Rick Tonkinson Community Service Award: Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard; and the Swanee and Paul DiMare Youth Award: Maite Iribarren. 

Individual tickets are $150 and $250, and tables from $1,500 to $5,000. 

The event is at the The Ritz-Carlton Hotel (3300 SW 27 Avenue)
For info and/or tickets: 305-728-2512 (Kenia Tedesco - Kenia.Tedesco@RedCross.org)