10th Anniversary Celebration ~ An Evening of Sweetness and Laughter

Saturday, February 7, 2009, 6:30p.m.
Broken Sound Country Club - Boca Raton, FL

The Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation emerged ten years ago inspired by the strength of a little boy with a fatal genetic disease of the brain.

Our theme of Sweetness & Laughter symbolizes both how sweet these children are and how laughter is an important way of coping with the devastating impact of these diseases.

This year especially, everyone needs an escape of laughter and pleasure from the barrage of challenging news.  What better way to celebrate our 10th Anniversary than with our extraordinary comedy talent -- Jeff Caldwell -- who regularly appears on The Late Show with David Letterman and on college campuses with Jon Stewart of The Daily Show.

WPEC-TV/CBS Anchor Ric Blackwell will host the evening as we also proudly continue our tradition of recognizing the wonderful work of leaders in the fight against children's genetic diseases of the brain with our "See the Light" Awards Ceremony.

This year we honor Judy Levis Markhoff and recognize past "See the Light" honorees.

The evening begins at 6:30p.m. --
~ Cocktails and Silent Auction
~ Gourmet Dinner
~ Dancing to the Sounds of Euphoria
~ "See the Light" Awards Ceremony
~ The Comedy of Jeff Caldwell

Broken Sound Country Club, 2401 Willow Springs Drive, Boca Raton, Florida
Cocktail Attire

Individual Ticket Price - $175 (extended to 1/22/09, $200 after)
Group Sponsor - $2,500 (includes 10 tickets, VIP program message, reception recognition)
Annual Campaign - $5,000 (includes participation in events all year)
*$75 of the ticket is tax deductible

Program Recognition Levels
Gold - $2,500, Silver - $1,750, VIP - $1,00, Supporter - $500, Friend - $250

Event Co-chairs ~ Pablo & Bettina Meles, Harry & Linda Meran, Kevin & Lisajane Romer

Charter Sponsors include Adolph & Rose Levis Foundation, Akerman Senterfitt, Baron Delivers, BNY Mellon, Judy Levis and Paul Markhoff, Linda and Harry Meran, Meran Group at Merrill Lynch, Lisajane and Kevin Romer, Carole Romer, Andrew and Marcelle Rosen, Lois and Herm Siegel, Tenet - West Boca Medical Center.

Please join us as we celebrate a decade of milestones:

~ surpassing the million dollar mark in fund raising to support education and research of children's genetic diseases of the brain.

~ co-founding the national research initiative which has funded more than 15 research programs and has now cured Tay-Sachs disease in mice.

~ providing free genetic testing to more than 600 individuals in South Florida with a more than 20% detection rate.

~ extensive partnerships with major biotechnology, educational, and healthcare organizations.

To assist with the event please contact Dawn McCormick at mccorcom@aol.com.