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Monopoly Night
Charity Works’ 15th annual Monopoly Night fundraiser at the Belleair Country Club was an evening of buffet dining
and spirited playing of the popular board game, complete with a champagne-serving jail manned by the Pinellas County
Sheriff’s Office. There were both a silent and live auction, conducted by emcee Virginia Johnson of Bay News 9 and Aaron
Fodiman of Tampa Bay Magazine, followed by prizes and desserts.
Since 1996, the Clearwater-based nonprofit Charity Works has been “helping those who help others” by providing
purchasing advisory services to charities, schools and nonprofit organizations, plus wellness-medical aid and job skills
training programs for those in need.
Judge Nelly Khouzam and her husband Judge Morris Silberman enjoyed
the friendly, timed competition while playing the board game Monopoly
with their friends.
International Diamond Center owner Keith Leclerc and his wife Peggy,
who attended this Charity Works fundraiser for the first time, plan to
return next year.
Chris Renfrow, Charity Works’ president and CEO, and his wife Jeanie,
a board and committee member, thanked supporters for helping
the nonprofit, which Chris founded.
Monopoly Night’s 2003 honorary co-chairs Jayme and
Frank Chivas generously donated a Baystar Restaurant Group
surprise package to the event’s live auction.
Judge George Greer and his wife Pat were the honorary co-chairs for
this year’s benefit, which was chaired by Toni Blackshear and
Suzan Decker Ross.
Aleta and Fred Fisher, who were the original 2001 Monopoly Night
honorary chairs, helped sponsor the 2015 benefit’s “Jailbird Lounge.”
JULY/AUGUST 2015 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 173