FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLORIA ESTEFAN, DONNA SUMMER AND FASHION DESIGNER MICHAEL VOLLBRACHT FOR BILL BLASS COME TOGETHER FOR DESTINATION FASHION 2007  

Dwayne will be in attendance as an escort to the 22 ”Ladies of Substance & Style” sporting designer Michael Vollbracht’s threads down the Barton G-crafted 24-foot runway.

Exclusive Event at Bal Harbour Shops Will Journey Through the “Seasons” and benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis January 24, 2007 – Bal Harbour, FL – On Friday, March 2nd, Destination Fashion, a celebration of “Seasons” to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, will be hosted at Bal Harbour Shops, which will close its doors for a private event for only the second time in its 40-year history. Grammy-award winner Gloria Estefan will serve as Honorary Chair of the event as more than 2,000 celebrities and influencers from the worlds of entertainment, media and fashion will converge on the Southeast’s most stylish beach community to raise fund and awareness for The Buoniconti Fund. High-profile couture fashion designer Michael Vollbracht for Bill Blass will showcasehis exclusive Fall/Spring Collection in a breathtaking fashion show presented by Saks Fifth Avenue Bal Harbour in the Destination Fashion Arena. In addition to the Floridadebut of the Fall/Spring Collection, the evening will feature the announcement of 2007’s Women of Substance & Style. Partygoers will travel through Bal Harbour Shops and be dazzled as the “Seasons” change and end up in the “Summer” Season for a Rockin’ concert by “Queen of Disco” Donna Summer.Produced by event designer Barton G., the evening is sure to amaze and astonish supporters who will feast on decadent cuisine and relish unique and spectacular live interactive entertainment. Many of the Bal Harbour Shops’ stores have donated more than $350,000 worth of one of a kind limited edition items for a silent auction that will run in participating stores from Monday, February 12 through the main event, all to benefit The Buoniconti Fund. Party guests will enjoy international cuisine, live entertainment and designs unique to each “Season” including food, fare and fashion. Proceeds from Destination Fashion benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the international fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, based at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. (more)
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The Miami Project is the world’s largest, most comprehensive research center dedicated to finding a cure for paralysis. Founded in 1985 by Dr. Barth Green and NFL Hall-of-Famer Nick Buoniconti after a football injury left his son Marc paralyzed, Buoniconti is pleased to be working with Bill Blass and Bal Harbour Shops to raise money for spinal cord injury research. “This is a unique convergence of fashion, entertainment and fundraising, and we’re thrilled to be involved with Bal Harbour Shops and Gloria Estefan,” said Nick Buoniconti. “We’ve created a very unique event, and we hope not only to raise money for research, but to raise the profile of our research efforts to an entirely new audience.”“As a longtime supporter of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a board member of The Buoniconti Fund and someone who knows what it’s like to struggle with paralysis, I am pleased to be Honorary Chair of this very special event,” said Gloria Estefan. “Destination Fashion will be a journey unlike anything South Florida has ever seen –an amazing event featuring the sights, sounds, cuisine and fashions of all the “Seasons” without leaving the comfort of the luxurious Bal Harbour Shops. This evening will go a long way in helping raise the necessary funds to reach our goal…to find a cure for paralysis!” Event Chairs and Sponsors of this event include:Event Chairs Stanley Whitman, Marc Buoniconti, Nick Buoniconti, Barth A. Green, Gretchen Jordan, Suzie Sayfie, Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard Destination Fashion 2007 Sponsors Bal Harbour Shops Barton G. Destination Fashion for a Cure Sponsor The Laquer Foundation The Year-2007 Sponsor Bal Harbour Village Season Sponsors FALL - Brenda Nestor Castellano WINTER - Barbara Ceuleers Salazar and Dr. and Mrs. Geraldo Aguirre in memory of Christopher G. Aguirre SPRING - St. Regis Resort & Residences, Bal Harbour SUMMER - Carnival Cruise LinesCalendar Sponsors Dawn and Tommy Lee Jones Gretchen and Jay Jordan (more)
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Month Sponsors JANUARY - Tova Leidesdorf FEBRUARY - Dorothy Barrie MARCH - Paula and Bob BrockwayAPRIL - Tova Leidesdorf MAY - Bunny Bastian JUNE - The Miami Herald Media CompanyJULY - Southern Wine & Spirits of America AUGUST - Continental Airlines SEPTEMBER - Dr. and Mrs. Jose Armas OCTOBER - Lady Monica Heftler NOVEMBER - Lola and Donald Jacobson DECEMBER - Barbara Ceuleers Salazar and Dr. and Mrs. Geraldo Aguirre in memory of Christopher G. Aguirre Fashion Sponsors Saks Fifth Avenue Bal Harbour Michael Vollbracht for Bill Blass International Sponsor Selecta MagazineMEDIA CONTACTS:Scott Roy, The Buoniconti Fund, 305-243-8939, sroy@miami.eduCharlie Cinnamon, 305 807-5335, ccinnamon1@aol.comFor more information on Destination Fashion call Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard at 305 243-4656, e-mail saagaard@miami.edu or visit http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/x1222.xmlThe Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis In 1985, Barth A. Green, M.D. and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti helped found The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis after Nick’s son, Marc, sustained a spinal cord injury during a college footballgame. Today, The Miami Project is the world’s largest, most comprehensive spinal cord injury researchcenter and is based at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The Miami Project’s international team of over 200 scientists and clinicians take innovative approaches to the challenge ofspinal cord injury. Committed to finding a cure for paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury and to seeing millions worldwide walk again, the Buoniconti family established The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis in 1992, a non-profit organization devoted to assisting The Miami Project achieve its national and international goals. The Buoniconti Fund serves as the national fundraising arm of The Miami Project. It is designed to complement the scientific accomplishments of The Miami Project by generatingfunds and high levels of awareness.Bal Harbour Shops Bal Harbour Shops is ranked the number one shopping center in the U.S. by Women’s Wear Daily, and hasset the standards for luxury shopping. Its 100 stores are the who’s-who of fashion and glamour. For more visit, www.balharbourshops.com# # #

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