SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 85
ELIZABETH FAUBERT
Betty Ferris, a 70-year resident of Dunedin,
where she volunteers at the Friends of the
Library Bookstore, recently celebrated her
100th birthday. Her brother, Bill Dexter,
was once the city’s mayor.
Tampa Bay Lightning CEO, are the
honorary chairs, while Suzanne and
Paul Avery, FARA board chair, Ron
Bartek, FARA president, and Dr.
Charles Lockwood, MHCM, USF
Health senior vice president, make
up the honorary chair council for the
upcoming FARA Energy Ball benefit
for Ataxia research in Tampa.....Chef
Chris and Michelle Ponte of Olivia
modern Italian restaurant in Tampa
have been chosen as the honorary
chairs for Charity Work’s Monopoly
Night fundraiser in Belleair…..
Mallory Dimmitt of Tampa is the
incoming CEO of The Florida Wildlife
Corridor Coalition that she helped
found, which recently was awarded
$400 million to help conserve Florida’s
endangered private lands. 9
