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Task Force Gala- October 19, 2024

Attire: The dress for the event is black-tie optional. 

Silent Auction: This year’s auction, presented by American Airlines, features some exciting new items, AND IT’S LIVE NOW – which means you can start your shopping today. If you have friends who can’t join us Saturday night but want to take a shot at winning an amazing array of products and services, feel free to share the link to our online catalog. NEW THIS YEAR: The silent auction will close at 9:30 pm only for those items that are too large to be mailed in a regular envelope. But you’ll have even more time to pursue prizes (such as gift certificates or mileage vouchers) that can be emailed or mailed in a regular envelope. Bidding on these items will continue until 12pm on Sunday, October 20.

Location: If you type in Miami Beach Convention Center into your GPS app or rideshare app, it will likely take you to Convention Center Drive. This is not the address you want to use. Instead, type in “2000 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach.”

Parking: Valet parking will be available outside the Northeast Lobby Entrance to the Miami Beach Convention Center, on Washington Avenue at 20th Street, for a flat fee of $35, payable by cash or credit card. As an alternative, self-parking at the Convention Center is a flat rate of $22. There is also a parking garage at 640 17th Street, immediately south of the Convention Center.

Entrance: Registration will be located on the ground floor of the North Lobby Entrance, located on Washington Avenue at 19th Street. Do not go to the Convention Center Drive entrance as the doors will be locked.

Schedule

6:00 pm Cocktail Reception Begins

7:40 pm Ballroom Doors Open

8:00 pm Program Begins

9:30 pm Bidding on Larger Auction Items End

10:15 pm AfterGlow Ball Begins

11:00 pm Auction Check-out Ends

11:50 pm AfterGlow Ball Program Begins

2:00 am Event ends

AfterGlow Ball: As the Gala ends, the AfterGlow Ball begins! We’ve partnered with House of Trouble to bring you four hours of festivities, hosted by the incomparable Athena Dion and sponsored by R House Wynwood and Bacardi. You won’t want to miss performances by Kat Wilderness and Mark Love, and music by DeeJay SmeeJay and Aural.Fixationz.  All of our Gala guests receive free admission, but we encourage you to invite your friends who can’t make dinner to join you on the dancefloor. They can purchase tickets in advance or at the door.

Prize drawing: Enter for your chance to win an Azamara Cruise anywhere in the world, plus 200,000 AAdvantage miles towards airfare on American Airlines to get to your port of call! Courtesy of Azamara Cruises and American Airlines, this incredible vacation package is worth up to $14,000. Prize drawing tickets are $250, and we are limiting the drawing to 100 entries. You can purchase tickets in advance or at the event itself if they are still available  The winner will be selected during the ceremony, but you don’t have to be present to win.

Social Media: We encourage you to post and tweet throughout the evening. Please use our hashtags #TaskForceGala and #BeYou.