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LAMPLighters’ Night of Stars
“Night of Stars,” the LAMPLighters’ annual Lights Fashion Hope fundraiser to assist the children and families of Metropolitan
Ministries and the Joshua House, was held in the David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts’ Morsani Hall in Tampa.
The benefit featured tastes from local eateries, casino tables and a red carpet runway fashion show of formal gowns from Georgette’s
Boutique, modeled by LAMPLighters’ luminaries and past presidents.
Tim Marks, president and CEO of
Metropolitan Ministries in Tampa, and his
wife Valeri appreciated the LAMPLighters’
efforts to help bring hope to children
and families in need.
Lisa Kelley Trentalange, chair of the
“Night of Stars” benefit, and Linda Stacy
Mills, president of LAMPLighters, were
among the luminaries and past presidents
who modeled Georgette’s gowns in
the fashion show.
Reagan Curtis, Tashia Diaz-Walker and Bentley
Garcia, all of Georgette’s Boutique in Tampa,
were behind-the-scenes coordinators of the
benefit’s fashion show of formalwear from the
boutique, which is managed by Diaz-Walker.
Beth Dillinger Foundation
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The 12th annual Value Me Luncheon and Fashion Show, which benefits the Beth Dillinger Foundation and its goal to provide
every child hope for a better future, took place once again at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park. During this inspirational
event, guests learned what can be accomplished by those who care. The foundation provides support and education to children
in need through its scholarship fund, Beth’s Closet, the Pace Center for Girls, Nourish to Flourish, the Hope Chest in the Public
Defender’s offices in Clearwater and Dade City and Beth’s Corner at Ready for Life, which assists young adults who are aging
out of the foster system.
Cat Coats, co-founder of the Beth Dillinger
Foundation, and her husband, former
Pinellas County Sheriff Jim Coats, have
been instrumental in the continuing
success of the foundation.
Kay Dillinger and her husband Bob, the
Pinellas and Pasco County public defender,
are proud of their all-volunteer organization
that helps thousands of children in need to
overcome problems at school and at home.
Lance Becatti of Becatti and Larocco Wealth
Advisors, the presenting sponsor of this
year’s Value Me event, and his partner
Jay Coats, a gold sponsor of the event,
continue to support the Beth Dillinger
Foundation in a multitude of ways.