UPARC Took Supporters Back to the FutureText/photo by Renee Burrell
Fundraising committee members for Sunday's event (l to r): Gwen Hoover, Susanne Reynolds, and Chairman Chris Daily. Other committee members contributing to the evening's success were: Linda Anderson; Karen Aungst; Terry Banning; Leeward Bean; Cindy Caldwell; Dawn Cooper; Courtney Daily; Cheri Elliot; Carol Ewing; Julie Featherstone; Melissa Fontaine; Melody Figurski; Pat Grohman; John Holcombe; Shirley Long, Lorna Metcalf; Brett McMullen; Paula Paxton; Ellen Pope; Louise Robinson; Jan Tracy. Co-Chairman was Mary Lynne Hawkins and Honary Chairs were Karen Crown and Diane and Dr. Dean Gobo Supporters of the Upper Pinellas Association For Retarded Citizens Foundation (UPARC) and the Belleview Biltmore Hotel went "Back to the Future," Sunday, May 31, at the hotel, 25 Belleview Boulevard, to raise funds for UPARC and have one last party before the hotel closes for several years of renovations. The festivities included tours of the hotel and its tunnels, themed cuisine from past eras, live music and dancing in each of the hotel's ballrooms plus a Chinese raffle with prizes donated by area businesses. Back to the Future Chair, Chris Daily, said of the evening's fundraising, "We netted around seventy five thousand dollars. We were very pleased and superseded our initial goal amount. Hopefully, we'll have a Back to the Future II at the Belleview Biltmore in a few years." All proceeds will benefit UPARC who has been helping in need adults with developmental disabilities throughout the county for 50 years. Their future goals include opening a home dedicated to disabled and troubled children from the foster system.
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