Cornerstone Society

Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida has been making children’s wishes come true since 1983. Thousands of children who are fighting critical illnesses have been able to imagine their greatest dream and experience this once-in-a-lifetime event. 

The Make-A-Wish Cornerstone Society provides caring individuals the opportunity to know that they personally have made wishes come true. 

By making a five-year pledge at a minimum of $1,000 per year, you will help to ensure that the magic of Make-A-Wish will continue.  

For more information on how you can become a member of the Cornerstone Society, please contact: 

Bich-ly Ludwig (pronounced Bicklee) 
Director of Philanthropy 
954-967-9474 ext. 306 
[email protected] 

Tampa Bay Region 
Lisa Andrews 
813-288-2600 ext. 302 
[email protected] 

Suncoast and Southwest Florida Regions 
Taylor Marini
941-378-9474
[email protected]

Night of 100 Wishes  

Hosted at Sheila Cesarano’s home, along with Shari & Walter Byrd, Emily & Steve Demar and Edie & Ben Eisenberg, more than 70 guests mixed and mingled while discovering how they can help make wishes come true through the Cornerstone Society during a "Night of 100 Wishes." The Cornerstone Society is a Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida giving program where members pledge to grant wishes over a 5-year period. To illustrate the impact of a wish, 15-year-old CJ and his family spoke about his wish to have an ice hockey rink in his backyard. In all, enough pledges were made to grant 102 wishes to South Florida children with critical illnesses.  

 

 

Cornerstone Society Members

VISIONARY LEVEL ($100,000 PLEDGE**)
Mr. & Mrs. Bob and Sharon Bond
Dr. Bianca Ferrari
JAS Family Foundation
Levitetz Family Foundation

HERO LEVEL ($50,000 PLEDGE**)
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Caruso
Dr. Arthur L. Diskin
Mrs. Michele Eddy
Mr. Todd P. Linden
Stacey & Josh Mandel Family Foundation
Mary and Patrick McClain Foundation
Vecchitto Family Charitable Foundation

JOY LEVEL ($25,000 PLEDGE**)
Brenda Yester Baty and Greg Baty
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Castellanos
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Demar
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Eisenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Marcus and Lauren Fernandez
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Fisher III
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Flegel
The Gonzalez Family Foundation
Dr. Angela LaFace & Mr. Chris LaFace
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Levitats
Mr. & Mrs. David & Louise Kingsley
Ms. Theresa Mandell
Mr. Matthew F. Sacco
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Salsburg
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Alison Simon
St. George Group Inc. 
Chuck Stauffer & Tracey Rippon
Mr. & Mrs. James Vogt
Ms. Emily Ziegler

STRENGTH LEVEL ($10,000 PLEDGE**)
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Aibel
Anonymous in Memory of the Hamilton Family
Dr. & Mrs. Cesar Barada
Jennifer Barnes & Jack K. Barnes
Mike & Amanda Beauvais
Boyers Law Group
Mr. Douglas Brehm
Ms. Sheila M. Cesarano
Mr. Greg DeChurch
Michelle & Jeffrey Eisenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Eisenberg
Ms. Amy L. Federman
Mr. & Mrs. Brent Goldman
Ms. Alicia Jarrett
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Joseph
Ms. Julie Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Pauline Kelly and Family
Mrs. & Mrs. Malo-Colantonio
Mr. & Mrs. Camilo Miguel, Jr.
Ms, Mala Murthy
Mr. Daniel Pacheco
Mr. Jeffrey Roberti
Ms. Terrie Rosenthal
Capt. Julie Schumacher, USMC & Mr. Casey Schumacher - in memory of Emily Sutker
Mr. Norm Wedderburn
Mr. Frank Zacherl

HOPE LEVEL ($5,000 PLEDGE**)
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Adams
Mr. Joseph Akar
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Andrews
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph & Janine Balkin
Mr. & Mrs. Walter O. Byrd
Mr. Robby Elias
Mr. & Mrs. Tim & Lois Farrell
Mr. Joseph M. Ferrio
Mr & Mrs. Bryan Fetherston
Mr. & Mrs. Yale Fishman
John and Jericho Flinn
Mr. & Mrs. Ruth & Randy Friedlander
Ms. Barclay Gang
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Godsey
Vita & Dan Goldberg
Ms. Jackie Gonzalez & Mr. Greg Anderson
Ms. Lisa Gruenloh – in honor of Kennedy Burger
Jose & Mary Holt
Mr. & Mrs. Mason & Beth Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Jacobs
Mr & Mrs. Frank Jacobs
Michael & Terri Klauber
Mr. & Mrs. Michel Koopman
Ms. Jeanette M. Lombardi in loving memory of Alan G. Martinez
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Mandala
Ms. Taylor Marini
Mr. Michael W. Marrero
C.J. & Lindsey Mintrone
Mokarren Properties, LLC
Ms. Christina Murray
Ms. Mala Murthy
Mr. & Mrs. Augusto Ocana
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Ordet
Mr. Nicholas Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Evan Rees
Mrs. Danielle Rubinstein
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Rux
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Sard
Storch Family Fund
The Parker Company
Rich & Teresa Thompson
Dr. Deborah White & Mr. David Pearlman
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Wolf
Ms. Dorlene Zaslow
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Zipay

** - pledges are fulfilled over 5 years