Generations of drug prevention supporters and Joe’s Stone Crab enthusiasts united to celebrate Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership’s 31^st Annual Dinner at Joe’s Stone Crab on Monday, May 16^th.  Following the generations theme, the illustrious event was co-chaired by generous philanthropists Nancy & Jon Batchelor and Anna & Jon Batchelor, Jr. Close to $200,000 was raised to support Informed Families’ statewide prevention programs and initiatives designed to help kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free.

Over 400 guests attended the dinner, which was complete with local celebrity sightings, a pre-dinner social and of course Joe’s signature stone crabs, coleslaw, hash browns, key lime pie and legendary service. Several attendees who haven’t missed a Joe’s dinner were recognized with a special pin to commemorate their commitment to Informed Families and helping kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free.

Some notable event attendees include: State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Tammy & (Coach) Butch Davis, Jeff & Meg Wright, Dale Chapman Webb, Dorothy & Aaron Podhurst, Mary & Joel Eaton, Judge Robert Luck, Margarita & Armando Codina, Judge Norma & Eugene Lindsey, Dr. Larry Feldman, Penny Shaffer, Anita & Ron Shuffield, Ruth & Steve Marcus, Ginger Mead, Susan & Robin Shelley, Sherri & Doug Bartel and Judge Jason Bloch.

“Each year, we benefit from an outpouring of generosity from families who care about helping kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free,” said Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership President & CEO Peggy Sapp. “As a founder of the organization, it’s inspiring to see many of our supporters passing down the message to the next generation. This year, we honored those families.”

Aside from Informed Families, the big winner of the night was Steve Calderon, who won the grand raffle prize: dinner for 20 guests at Joe’s Stone Crab restaurant. 

Informed Families Thanks The Following Generous Event Sponsors:

Diamond Claw Sponsors: Peter L. Bermont, Richard B. Bermont, Adam E. Carlin, Michael D. Gold; EWM Realty International/Christie’s International Real Estate; Health Foundation of South Florida

Pearl Claw Sponsors: Nancy Batchelor Team and Gulliver Schools

Valet Sponsor: Coral Gables Trust Company

Sapphire Claw Sponsors: Avison Young; Dale Carnegie Training; Tammy & Butch Davis; Ginger Mead; Podhurst Orseck, P.A.

Silver Claw Sponsors: Betty B. Chapman, Dale Chapman Webb, Kristy Webb Figueras; Codina Partners; Fowler White Burnett, P.A.; The Garner Family Foundation; Goldsmith Family Foundation; Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen; JMH Development; Robert M. Levy & Associates; Markham & Stein; Police Officer Assistance Trust; Dr. Andrea Heuson-Sharp & Dr. Greg Sharp; Dr. Linda Neider & Dr. Paul Sugrue; Rick & Margarita Tonkinson; TUUCI

Invitation Sponsor: Jack & Natasha Lowell

Gift Sponsor: Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables

Friends of Joe's: Peggy Sapp; Village of Miami Shores Police Department

Special thanks to our long-time supporters, Baptist Health South Florida and Florida Blue.

Great news! The 31st Annual Informed Families Dinner at Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant will take place on Monday, May 16, 2016. Long-time supporters Nancy & Jon Batchelor of the Batchelor Foundation will co-chair the illustrious event, alongside daughter-in-law and son Anna & Jon Batchelor, Jr.

The Joe's dinner will raise funds to support Informed Families' prevention programs and initiatives across Florida, which are designed to help kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free.

The theme of this year’s dinner is “Generations.”  Generations of Families have been supporting Informed Families Annual Dinner at Joe’s Stone Crab for 31 years. Informed Families will be releasing wonderful photos of generations of families who have supported Informed Families’ mission of helping kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free by attending the dinner.

Who can resist sharing a dinner of Joe's Stone Crabs with family and friends? The annual Informed Families Dinner at Joe’s is an event with NO boring speeches; just good friends and families who want to help kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free!

“Each Generation has a responsibility to pass on the drug free message to the next Generation,” said President & CEO Peggy B. Sapp. 

The Informed Families dinner at Joe’s brings out Miami’s best families. Will you be part of the festivities? For more information, please contact Esther Davila Edavila@Informedfamilies.org or 305-856-4886.

Long-time supporters Nancy & Jon Batchelor of the Batchelor Foundation will co-chair the 31st Annual Informed Families Dinner at Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant alongside daughter-in-law and son Anna & Jon Batchelor, Jr.

The Joe's dinner, which takes place in May (the end of stone crab season) each year, will raise funds to support Informed Families' prevention programs and initiatives across Florida, which are designed to help kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free.

Nancy & Jon Batchelor, who strongly support Informed Families and its mission of helping kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free, have attended and/or sponsored the Joe's dinner for many years. This past year, the Batchelors were Royal Order of the Golden Claw sponsors of the Joe's event.

"We are delighted to have Nancy & Jon Batchelor and Anna & Jon Batchelor, Jr. co-chair our 2016 Joe's dinner," said Peggy B. Sapp, president and CEO of Informed Families. "We look forward to working with such a wonderful, philanthropic and dynamic group to plan our best Joe's event yet."

For more information about the Joe's event, please contact Informed Families at edavila@informedfamilies.org. 

Photographed (L-R): Nancy & Jon Batchelor with Anna & Jon Batchelor, Jr., courtesy of SocialMiami.com

Say cheeeeese!

Pictures from the 30th Annual Informed Families Dinner at Joe's, held on May 18, 2015, are in. Click on the picture below to check them out!

Learn more about the dinner at Joe's here. 

THE SPEECH NEVER DELIVERED AT JOE'S

Can I get an A-M-E-N?! No, this isn’t a religious discussion; it is why people love our Joe’s dinner: NO SPEECHES. We just finished our 30^th Annual Informed Families Dinner at Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant – and it was the most successful fundraiser we’ve ever had.

Thanks to our Co-Chairs Extraordinaire Phillis Oeters of Baptist Health South Florida and Anita & Ron Shuffield of Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realty International/Christie's International Real Estate whose combined enthusiasm, dedication and great skills could move mountains, we raised close to $350,000 to support our statewide prevention programs, save lives and help kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free.

If you’ve ever attended our Joe’s dinner, you know that the event is fantastic, complete with local celebrity sightings, a lively pre-dinner social and Joe’s signature stone crabs and legendary service. What you have never witnessed at a Joe’s event is a speech.