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Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Gala
The 13th annual Grand
Gala to benefit Ruth
Eckerd Hall’s Marcia P.
Hoffman School of the Arts
was a red carpet experience.
Held at the Wyndham Grand
Resort on Clearwater Beach,
it featured students from the
school and alumnus Quentin
Earl Darrington, the Broadway
star of Once on This Island. The
school currently serves 41,000
students of all ages. Drs. Pallavi
and Kiran Patel were the event’s
grand sponsors, and the gala
chairs were Beth and John
England. The gala committee
was chaired by Steve Sika. Jason
Alpert was the evening’s master
of ceremonies and auctioneer.
John and Beth England were the gala chairs and welcomed the guests
to this benefit for the Hoffman School for the Arts at Ruth Eckerd
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Hall that helps to change lives through the performing arts.
Frank Hibbard, vice chairman of the Ruth Eckerd Hall board of
directors and a wealth manager with Steward Partners Global
Advisory, attended the gala with his wife Teresa.
Zev Buffman,
Ruth Eckerd
Hall’s president
and CEO, and
his wife Vilma
are proud
of the many
renovations that
are underway at
the hall to elevate
our community’s
experience to
new heights.