“Cooking for Wishes” Raises More Than $250,000 for Make-A-Wish ® Southern Florida

Raised more than $250,000 to grant life-changing wishes for 32 critically-ill children and Featured a four-course, interactive lunch where guests at each table prepared their own meal under the direction of Michael’s on East Executive Chef Jamil Piñeda. The luncheon also featured a live auction and the celebration of Grayson Tullio, a Lakewood Ranch teen with muscular dystrophy whose wish to meet Robert Downey, Jr. was recently granted.  Terri Klauber, Renee Phinney, and Kara Saunders were the fundraiser’s co-chairs; Michael Klauber and Phil Mancini hosted at their restaurant, Michael’s on East