Tripp Scott's Ed Pozzuoli comments on government spending in today's South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel today published an op-ed from Tripp Scott president Ed Pozzuoli about how the growth in government spending and waste is causing irreparable damage to the economy.

Read the full article at http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/commentary/fl-private-pay-forum-20100610,0,4554249.story

Steven Hayworth, president of Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust, quoted in The New York Times

Steven Hayworth, president of Gibraltar Private Bank and Trust, was recently quoted in a New York Times article about teaching the value of hard work to children of wealthy parents.

Read the article at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/29/your-money/29wealth.html.

Hudak On Hollywood Comments on Dismal Memorial Day Weekend Box Office

Dan Hudak, a multimedia film critic and creator of HudakonHollywood.com, recently commented on the dismal Memorial Day weekend box office, which traditionally sets the tone for the summer movie season. According to Hollywood.com the number of tickets sold over the holiday weekend were about 23.4 million, the lowest since 1993.

Not even the stiletto-clad ladies of "Sex in The City 2" were daring enough to make a dent Memorial Day weekend, they shimmied into the third spot. Behind that came "The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and the movie that raked in the most green for the second weekend in a row was "Shrek Forever After."

So what's to blame for the lusterless summer movie season? Check out Dan's comments to The Christian Science Monitor and go to his website HudakonHollywood.com to see which summer flicks are creating a buzz.

Link to Article:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0603/Lackluster-Memorial-Day-box-office-Economy-or-bad-films-to-blame

Doctors Hospital Names Patricia Thorp to Board of Directors

Doctors Hospital, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, has named Patricia Thorp a member of its board of directors. Patricia is president and founder of Thorp & Company, a full service public relations firm based in Coral Gables, Fla.

Patricia currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Institute, a women's peer mentoring group, Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews and Suited for Success. More recently Patricia served as board member of the local chapter of the International Women's Forum.

Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade Announces “Kickoff To Rebuild” in Coconut Grove

On Thursday, December 3, Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade held a press conference in the historic Coconut Grove community to announce “Kickoff to Rebuild”, an NFL-sanctioned event hosted annually by Rebuilding Together in the Super Bowl host city.

Local dignitaries, sporting celebrities and major sponsor Choice Hotels gathered to announce “Kickoff to Rebuild” event that will take place on Feb. 4, 2010 in Coconut Grove. City of Miami Mayor Thomas Regalado, Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez, former Miami Dolphin and Hall-of-Fame player Dwight Stephenson, former NFL placekicker Bill Gramatica and others teamed up to make it known in the community that “Kickoff to Rebuild” has been preserving affordable homeownership and revitalizing neighborhoods for 15 years.

Kickoff to Rebuild will include a community clean-up and the revitalization of five homes in the Coconut Grove neighborhood. To date, Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade has rehabilitated more than 70 homes. After the work day, volunteers and community members will enjoy a block-party style celebration for their hard work and dedication to rebuild.

PHOTO: Wesley Truesdell (center with blue shirt), a disabled Army veteran of WWII and Coconut Grove resident of 46 years ago, was chosen for Kickoff to Rebuild because he was ripped off by a contractor who took money, but never completed the work, leaving the home in code violation. Truesdell stands with members of his family in front of his home.

To become a volunteer or sponsor for Kickoff to Rebuild, please visit www.rebuildingtogthermiami.org.

Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade chapter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation that preserves homeownership and revitalizes neighborhoods by providing free of charge rehabilitation services to the elderly, veterans, disabled and low income homeowners. The organization is part of a network of more than 204 affiliates and is the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize communities. For more information, visit www.rebuildingtogethermiami.org.

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Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade is a client of Thorp and Company

Etra Fine Art Gallery Invites you to the Nov. 19 Reception Featuring Simona Fedele and Agostino Rocco

On November 19, our client Etra Fine Art Gallery is hosting a reception for an exhibit featuring Agostino Rocco and Simona Fedele between 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The exhibit features two contemporary artists who experiment with photography as painting and painting as photography. The cocktail reception will be sponsored by another client, Skyline Equities Realty, developer of the exciting new SkyPalace at Mary Brickell Village.

Agostino Rocco is an experimental photographer whose works reflect passion for painting and portraiture. Rocco uses technique to make his figures appear as marble sculptures and surrounds them with iconography of 18th and 19th century portrait paintings. Simona Fedele’s emotive paintings feature the close-up of a gaze or candidly captured moment with different photographic techniques applied artistically to the texture and background of the painting.

Etra Fine Art Gallery is located at 50 N.E. 40th St. Miami Design District, Miami, FL 33137. To RSVP, please send email to info@SkyPalaceMiami.com.

Etra Fine Art Gallery is a contemporary arts gallery located in the Miami Design District in Miami. Etra Fine Art Gallery has a reputation for featuring avant-garde collections by well established contemporary artists. The gallery features a permanent collection of works by internationally renowned artists. Gallery owners Stefano Campanini and Alicia Restrepo opened Etra Fine Art Gallery in 2004 after nearly two decades in Soho, New York City. For more information, visit http://www.etrafineart.com/.

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Etra Fine Art Gallery is a client of Thorp & Company

Client Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Brings Record Breaking Crowds

Race for the Cure Attracts Nearly 19,000 Participants in Miami

The Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® today reported that 18,990 individuals, including more than 900 breast cancer survivors, participated in the 2009 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®. This is the largest participation in the event’s history.

Despite the current downturn in the economy, the number of participants at this year’s event also made it the largest 5K Run/Walk in Miami-Dade County in 2009. This marks another outstanding year since the first Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Race for the Cure® in 1996.

Some of the major local sponsors of this year’s Race for the Cure® included Publix/Kellogg’s, Macy’s, South Florida Ford Dealers, Chevron, CBS4/MY33, The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald, Momsmiami.com, Univision, and Clear Channel.

In keeping with Komen guidelines, 75 percent of the net proceeds raised stay in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties to support education, screening and treatment in underserved communities. The remaining 25 percent is pooled with money raised by other Komen affiliates for national research grants.

“The support we have received from the South Florida community will allow us to continue to expand our ongoing educational outreach and screening programs in the Miami/Ft Lauderdale and Florida Keys,” said Bobbi Meyers, executive director for Susan G. Komen Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Affiliate. “We are expecting to exceed the $1.2 million raised last year. This money will bring us one step closer to our vision of a world without breast cancer.”

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is dedicated to saving lives and ending breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Since its inception in 1996, the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Race For the Cure® and the Affiliate has raised more than $9 million and has reached hundreds of thousands of women and men through educational outreach. For more information, visit http://www.komenmiaftl.org/.

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Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Affiliate is a client of Thorp & Company