University Club of Orlando Hosts Darryl Perry at “Cocktails for a Cause” event

ORLANDO, Fla. --- The University Club of Orlando recently hosted former University of Florida football star Darryl Perry at Cocktails for a Cause to benefit the Miracle of Life Foundation.


Left to Right, David Walker,President of the University Club of Orlando, Nicola Boothe-Perry, Darryl Perry


University Club of Orlando Board President David Walker and Vice President Greg McNeil presented Perry — a past member of the University Club of Orlando — with a special Honorary Club Membership and a seat on the club’s Advisory Board of Directors.


For more information, contact:
Susan Greene, General Manager, The University Club of Orlando 407-425-2514, gm@ucluborlando.com
Justin Wright, Membership & Events Director, The University Club of Orlando 407-425-2514; PRIVATEEVENTS@UCLUBORLANDO.COM
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

University Club of Orlando to Host Former University of Florida Football Star Darryl Perry at “Cocktails for a Cause” Oct. 23

ORLANDO, Fla. - The University Club of Orlando will host former University of Florida football star and “Miracle Man” Darryl Perry at Cocktails for a Cause on Friday, Oct. 23 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the University Club, 150 E. Central Blvd. Orlando, Fla. 32801.

Admission to the event, a fundraiser for the Miracle of Life Foundation, is free and open to the public.

Perry, widely proclaimed a “Miracle Man” after recovering from a severe, disabling illness called cerebral hypoxia, launched the Miracle of Life Foundation www.miracleoflifeonline.com to aid fellow victims around the world who suffer from the brain-related illness.

Susan Greene, general manager of the University Club of Orlando, said the University Club’s Cocktails for a Cause events have raised more than $50,000 for a wide variety of civic and charitable causes. Visit http://www.ucluborlando.com.

For more information about this press release, contact:
Petréa Litscher, Director of Services & Communications, University Club of Orlando 407-425-2514; Membership@UCLUBORLANDO.COM

Susan Greene, General Manager, The University Club of Orlando 407-425-2514, GM@UCLUBORLANDO.COM

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

Local Law Firm Helps Sponsor Saturday Daytona International Speedway Event to Benefit the Children’s Cancer Foundation

DAYTONA BEACH – The Port Orange-based law firm of Rue & Ziffra is serving as a platinum sponsor for the 4th annual “Red, White and Blue Gala Night,” a fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Cancer Foundation on Saturday[10/3] at Daytona International Speedway.

The event – scheduled from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Daytona 500 Club – will include dinner, cocktails, dancing, casino games, silent and live auctions, door prizes, a disc jockey from radio station 105.9, and music by Stetson University’s Jazz Ensemble, as well as a performance by nationally-known singer Michele Anastasio.

Corporate tables are available and seating is limited. Advanced tickets are $50 per person and $100 per couple. Admission at the door will be $75 and $125, respectively.

Sponsorship like that provided by the firm and other area businesses will enable the Children’s Cancer Foundation to provide a year-round support base for children and their families who are facing cancer.

It’s one way the personal-injury firm gives back to the community, said Allan Ziffra, president and founder.

“What better cause could we possibly support than a group that provides so much and helps families deal with the emotional and financial costs associated with fighting cancer,” Ziffra said.

For more information about the gala, please call 386-747-3962 or visit http://www.childrenscancerfoundationinc.org/

About Rue & Ziffra:
Founded by John D. Rue and Allan L. Ziffra, the personal-injury law firm of Rue & Ziffra has served the Central Florida community for more than 25 years. The firm’s commitment to its profession and its clients has earned it a reputation as one of the top personal-injury law firms in Central Florida. Known for handling everything from automobile and motorcycle accidents to medical malpractice, wrongful death, and social security and disability cases, Rue & Ziffra has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and their families. With a staff of eight attorneys, the firm maintains offices in Port Orange and Orange City.

For more information about this release, please contact:
Allan L. Ziffra, President, Rue & Ziffra, 386-788-7700 or allanz@rueziffra.com

Shane Snipes, Promotions/Advertising Director, Rue & Ziffra, 386-788-7700 or shanes@rueziffra.com

Charlene Hager-Van Dyke, Larry Vershel Communications, 386-532-8862, 407-644-4142 or chagervandyke@yahoo.com

CEO Nexus sowing economic gardening seeds statewide

ORLANDO, Fla., - CEO Nexus, the public-private initiative affiliated with the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program and helps accelerate the growth of second stage companies, is spreading the seeds of “economic gardening” around the state of Florida.

Steve Quello, president of CEO Nexus has been invited to speak across the state on the need and value of economic gardening which has taken root here in central Florida thanks to sponsors such as the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, the Rollins College Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship and the Edward Lowe Foundation, who have embraced the need to mentor second stage companies as an important ingredient of job creation.

Since May, Quello has been spreading his story by addressing economic development commission workshops and public forums in Orange, Lake, Sarasota, Collier, Broward and Citrus counties.

Quello has booked speaking engagements Oct. 7 at the Volusia County EDC, Oct. 28 at the Florida Development Assn. in Orlando and on Nov. 16 at the Pasco County EDC.

“Economic gardening has shown to be a cost-effective complement to the conventional economic development efforts of luring large employers to the area,” Quello said.

The Rollins College Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship is committed to hosting invitation only CEO Nexus forums quarterly – the next set for Dec. 2 – after its first in September was a resounding success.

CEO Nexus pairs principals, CEOs and top executives of second stage companies with highly successful executives in a forum setting to develop practical, hands-on solutions for business development issues.

For more information, contact:
Steve Quello, President/Principal, CEO Nexus 407-590-6101, squello@ceonexus.com

Dr. Tom O’Neal, Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407 882-1120, oneal@mail.ucf.edu

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

About CEO Nexus:
CEO Nexus is a public-private initiative that provides second-stage business leaders—owners, CEOs and presidents—with practical tools and techniques designed specifically for growing second-stage companies. Sponsors include The Edward Lowe Foundation, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, the University of Central Florida Office of Research & Commercialization, Rollins College Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Enterprise Florida and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce.