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24th Annual InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida and InterContinental® Miami celebrated the 24th Annual InterContinental® Miami Make-A-Wish® Ball, hosting more than 800 guests at the "Summer of Love"-themed Ball -- inspired by freedom, love, dreams and music. The groovy gala was headlined by two- time GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band Chicago Live, and presented by the Finker-Frenkel Legacy Foundation, with opening act by Alisan Porter, winner of NBC's The Voice 2016, who returned for the third year. Actress, filmmaker and Ambassador for Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida, Gabrielle Anwar, returned as celebrity emcee for the eighth consecutive year, helping the event to raise $2.25 million for Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida. Hosted by Gala Host, Robert Hill, General Manager of InterContinental® Miami, Ball founder and in-kind donor for the past 24 years, the event was chaired by philanthropist Shareef Malnik, Chairman of the Board Emeritus of Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida, who has served as Ball Chairman for the past 14 years. Regarded as one of the Miami charity season's leading events, the Ball is the highest grossing fundraising event for the Southern Florida Chapter of Make-A-Wish® Foundation. Welcoming guests were the Ball's "Three Amigos" – Shareef Malnik, Chairman of the Board Emeritus of Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida, Gala Chair of the InterContinental® Miami Make-A-Wish® Ball, and proprietor of The Forge Restaurant | Wine Bar; Robert Hill, Gala Host and General Manager of InterContinental® Miami; and Norman Wedderburn, President and CEO of Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida. Shareef and Gabrielle broke into song, captivating the crowd with their moving rendition of Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe." Guests dined on an elegant meal created by InterContinental Miami Executive Chef Jhonnatan Contreras. Photo Credits: WorldRedEye.com & Manny Hernandez Robert Hill, Gabrielle Anwar, Shareef Malnik, & Norm Wedderburn Shareef Malnik & Gabrielle Anwar Chicago Alison Porter Wyclef Jean