Community leaders and renowned artists attended launch event at the Epic Hotel
Baptist Health International Center of Miami has kicked off the fundraiser Pintando Together at a launch reception in partnership with the Epic Hotel and Residences.
Pintando Together is the next generation of Baptist Health’s annual Pintemos Juntos por Colombia, considered the most important fundraiser in Bogotá since its inception in 2004. The main event will take place on March 23, 2010 for the first time in Miami.
“The launch of Pintando Together demonstrated the uniting nature of this event, even in the planning stages,” said Antonio Briceño, M.D., Chief Medical Officer for Baptist Health South Florida.
“You can already sense the great energy in Miami to bring the power of the Pintemos Juntos por Colombia to other communities in need in Latin America,” added Allen Brenteson, Corporate Vice President of Baptist Health South Florida.
The unique and highly popular fundraising event pairs renowned, international artists from throughout Latin America with respected and socially conscious community figures, including government leaders, diplomats, business leaders and celebrities to create a work of art for auction.
Proceeds from the auction this year go to Corporación Matamoros, a non-profit organization that seeks to support and reinstate police officers and military injured in combat to suppress the violence of the FARC guerrillas and drug traffickers in Colombia. The program also supports the wives and children of the fallen, helping them to attain an education so they can succeed. Partial proceeds will also go to the Baptist Health South Florida Foundation.
Past participants of Pintando Together include figures such as Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Colombian Ambassador to the U.S. Carolina Barco and singer Carlos Vives and artists including Fernando Botero, David Manzur, Armando Villegas and Jacanamijoy.
This year participants include:
• Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida and Romero Britto
• Jorge Arrizurieta, Chairman, IDB 2008 Miami Host Committee and Jorge Cavalier
• Juan Pablo Montoya, Formula 1 Driver and Francisco Mejía Guinand
• Cesar Gaviria, Former Secretary of the OAS and Hugo Zapata
• Luis A. Moreno, President, IDB and Magaly Cabreio
• George Foyo, CFO, Baptist Health and Tutua Boshell de Alvarado
• Luis Lauredo, Former Ambassador to OAS and Margarita Lega
• Fanny and Emily Wilde, Wife and Daughter of Bill Wilde, Chairman, Helm Bank and Victoria Quijano
• Orlando Ayala, Senior Vice President, Microsoft and Magaly Cabreio
• Simon Brand, Film Director and Germán Tessarollo
Other participants that are still being paired with artists include:
• Patricia Janiot, Anchor, CNN en Español
• Andres Oppenheimer, Columnist, The Miami Herald
• Ricardo Montaner, Singer and Latin Grammy nominee
• Horacio Aguirre, Founding Editor, Diario Las Americas
• Eduardo Padron, President of Miami-Dade Community College
• Osvaldo Di Campli, President for Caribbean and Latin American region, Alcatel Lucent
Artists that have agreed to participate but have not been paired include:
• Fernando de Szyszlo
• Gustavo Acosta
• Gustavo Marino
• Tata Navia
The goal is to raise between $350,000 and $400,000 by auctioning 30 to 35 pieces of art at the March 23, 2010 gala event at the Biltmore Hotel.
About Baptist Health South Florida
Baptist Health South Florida is the largest faith-based, non-profit healthcare organization in the region. Baptist Health includes Baptist Hospital of Miami, Baptist Children's Hospital, South Miami Hospital, Homestead Hospital, Mariners Hospital, Doctors Hospital, Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Baptist Outpatient Services. Baptist Health Foundation, the organization’s fundraising arm, supports services at all hospitals and facilities affiliated with Baptist Health.
Baptist Health International Center is dedicated to provide for all of the international patient’s medical needs, including hospital admissions, outpatient testing and physician consults, as well as personal needs including travel and accommodation coordination.
Contact: Ivis Guerra; 786-596-7296; IvisIG@baptisthealth.net