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Ms. Lisa Marie Conte Browne

Executive Director, Friends of the Uffizi Gallery

A resident of South Florida and native of New Jersey, Lisa Marie received her Bachelor of Science degree in Developmental Psychology from Florida Atlantic University. Her studies continued at FAU, The New School in New York, and the Lorenzo de' Medici School in Florence. For two decades, post grad, Lisa Marie volunteered as a docent at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art.

She began her professional career working for more than thirty years at Aqua Gulf Services, a diversified worldwide shipping company founded by the Browne family. In 2006, she followed her passion for the arts by establishing the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery, a U.S. based charity with a mission of art conservation, historic preservation, and education regarding the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

Lisa Marie serves as the Executive Director and on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery, Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation Vice-chair and Board Member of Bethlehem University in the Holy Land. She previously served on the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art Board of Directors and the Nova Southeastern University Art Museum Board of Governors.

Highlights of her philanthropic work and support of the arts include reaching the level of President of the Docents program and creating children's enrichment programs at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, developing an annual scholarship in her parents name to send Dreyfoos students to study in Tuscany. Since its inception, the Friends of the Uffizi have brought over 40 restorations to fruition including rooms, paintings, sculptures, and tapestries. A proud member of the Highland Beach Chapter of Unico co-chairing the annual Brian Piccolo Award. She is a lifetime member of the Florida Grand Opera as well as a loyal supporter of the MFL Foundation since its inception.

Lisa Marie says it best "With Art in My Heart, each day I find beauty in art, nature and people. I am most grateful to God for my family especially my wonderful and talented son Louis Robert Browne, Tisch NYU 2017 graduate."

COCKTAIL HOUR AT 6 PM - A chance to begin the bidding on the Silent auctions and preview the Live items.

DINNER AND DANCING AT 7 PM

SILENT AUCTION WILL OPEN DURING COCKTAIL HOUR

LIVE AUCTION WILL COMMENCE AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 PM

THE 50/50 WILL BE CALLED AT 10:00 PM

OUR EVENING WILL COME TO AN END AT 11 PM

Our Mission Statement

"Our Mission is to make cancer prevention programs available to the community we serve. Our Focus is to grant access to the tests and/or screenings necessary to those individuals who may otherwise be denied. Our hope is to enrich the Life of every individual in need, one at a time."

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES DUE BY OCTOBER 1ST
PLEASE SEND YOUR LOGOS IN EPS, JPEG, OR VECTOR FILE

These are offered as underwriting opportunities. Those who wish to participate as sponsors/underwriters will be prominently recognized at the Gala as well as in the journal.

DIAMOND SPONSOR (INCLUDES 2 TABLES OF 10)...............................................$25,000
PLATINUM SPONSOR (INCLUDES 1 TABLES OF 10)...............................................$15,000
GOLD SPONSOR.........................................................................................................$10,000
SILVER SPONSOR.......................................................................................................$5,000
BRONZE SPONSOR.....................................................................................................$2,500
CRYSTAL SPONSOR....................................................................................................$1,500

PLEASE CONTACT THE FOUNDATION OFFICE AT 201-437-9100 TO SUBMIT YOUR AD.

ALL proceeds from the Gala will support the MFL Foundation, A Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization
Tax I.D. #26-2902189

A Message from Madeline Fiadini LoRe

Health Care. It's the hot topic on many of our minds. More people are unemployed. The numbers are staggering. It is not surprising that elective screenings are among the first "luxuries" to be cut from a family's household budget. Unfortunately this decision could be catastrophic if a preventable cancer results from a test or screening not taken.

As a three time cancer survivor it is my passion to prevent as many cancers as I possibly can. Sometimes all it takes is a simple test. Not having the money to pay for such a test is no longer a viable excuse.

The Madeline Fiadini LoRe Foundation for Cancer Prevention was established specifically to address those individuals. At the very first MFL Foundation Board meeting, our Board recognized a need in the community. Our mission has focused on fulfilling this void with access to free Colonoscopies, Mammographies, Onoscopies, Colposcopies, and Skin Cancer screenings.

With our diligent Board of Trustees, we have set policy for eligibility and access to the tests/screenings. Funding to support our efforts comes from grants, donations and from several fundraising events throughout the year, including our ANNUAL GALA.

The task before us is monumental but we believe we can make headway, one case at a time. It only takes one person to tell a friend about us. You may be saving their life.