The Forge Restaurant | Wine Bar by Shareef Malnik

The Make A Wish Foundation has been active since 1980. It has a spectacular mission: that of granting wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.  The Foundation makes life-changing commitments of hope to these children often on the last leg of their life’s journey. On Saturday November 5, 2011 the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Florida and InterContinental Miami celebrated the 17thAnnual InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball. Truman Capote’s phenomenal Black & White ball was the theme.  Shareef Malnik, the owner of The Forge Restaurant | Wine Bar was the chairman of the Ball, with Rock and Roll icon Joan Jett and the Blackhearts as the entertainment and Gabrielle Anwar as the celebrity Auctioneer, the Ball was greater than the expectations.

With veteran Rocker Joan Jett the Foundation reached it’s goal of raising over $ 10 million dollars in it’s seventeen year history. Everyone had a fabulous evening.

Joan Jett

Shareef Malnik and Joan Jett

 Gabrielle Anwar and Joan Jett

Shareef Malnik and Gabrielle Anwar

Elsa Benítez, Shareef Malnik and Gabrielle Anwar

Norm Wedderburn, Robert Hill, Shareef Malnik, Joan Jett, Gabrielle Anwar, Nancy Malnik, Alvin Malnik

Sammy and Sonia Sosa

Before the 17th annual Intercontinental Miami Make A Wish Ball, the Ball Chairman Shareef Malnik hosted a private dinner at the Forge for the foundation’s key benefactors and supporters in the company of celebrity Rock and Roll entertainer Joan Jett and celebrity auctioneer Gabrielle Anwar.

Shareef Malnik and Joan Jett

Joan Jett and Gabrielle Anwar

Shareef Malnik, Joan Jett, Gabrielle Anwar, Robert Hill, & Norm Wedderburn

Shareef Malnik & Chris Paciello

Cliff Loftin, Dillon Parkes, & Jimmy Kunes

Shareef Malnik & James Ferraro

Jose Lambiet from Gossip Extra brings us this video of the 17th Annual InterContinental Miami Make A Wish Ball where the rock and roll legend Joan Jett entertained the star studded crowd.

Shareef Malnik with Joan Jett and Gabrielle Anwar at the 17th annual InterContinental Make a Wish Ball.