Masquerade
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
ball Co-Chairs Sissy De Maria-Koehne and Lauren Harrison
The theme was Venetian Fantasy, and those who attended the ball did not disappoint. Some 413 revelers dressed the part in masks and costumes at the Biltmore Hotel last month, for the annual fundraiser for the Coral Gables Community Foundation. “People really got into the theme,” says Foundation Executive Director Mary Snow. “We provided masks to every guest, but most people came with their own intricate masks, some right from Venice.” Notable among them: Foundation Chairman Jack Lowell, who arrived as a feathery Phantom of the Opera with a satin, red-lined cape. Kudos to ball Co-Chairs Sissy De Maria-Koehne and Lauren Harrison, who conceived this year’s theme. More than $400,000 was raised.
