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Monopoly Night
The 17th annual Monopoly Night at the Belleair Country Club to benefit CharityWorks was once again a sellout, as guests came
to drink and dine before playing Monopoly competitively for prizes under the watchful eye of volunteer “bankers” who kept
tabs on all the players. Tampa Bay Magazine Publishers/Editors Margaret Word Burnside and Aaron Fodiman were the honorary
co-chairs with Aaron also serving as the auctioneer for the live auction. CharityWorks has been helping those who help others
since 1996, and provides purchasing advisory services to nonprofit organizations in addition to a wide variety of other programs.
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Toni Behr Blackshear, a co-chair of the
evening, and her husband Dr. Bill Blackshear
are longtime supporters of CharityWorks.
Pat Greer and her husband, retired
Judge George Greer, served as the honorary
chairs of Monopoly Night in 2015 to
support CharityWorks.
Dr. Joe Fitzgerald and his wife Elif of
PureLife Medi-Spa enjoyed playing the
classic board game upon which this
fundraiser is based.
Bay News 9’s Veronica Cintron, the evening’s
master of ceremonies, attended the event
with her husband, political and public
relations guru Preston Rudie.
Carynn and Steve Thompson played
to win at this clever benefit that lets
participants have fun while raising
money for a good cause.
Ed Mitchell was proud of his wife,
Suzan Decker Ross of Decker Ross Interiors
for being both a sponsor of the event and a
co-chair of the Monopoly Night committee.