Obituary: Ginette Marie-Jose Lillo

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, October 30, 2024

    Award-winning artist and teacher Ginette Marie-Jose Lillo died Oct. 7 while in hospice care in Fort Lauderdale. She was 91.      A longtime instructor at Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes, she also gave...

Cars for a Cure raises $35,000 for youth cancer studies

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Cars for a Cure raises $35,000 for youth cancer studies

Crowds drawn to the sixth annual Miami Lakes Cars for a Cure charity car show in downtown Miami Lakes in April helped raise $35,000 for cancer research. The donation was presented at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami. Shown from left: Kaylee Mendoza; Idania Alonso; Carolina Banderas; Christine Banderas; Dr. Julio Barredo; who leads the center’s research into cancers that affect adolescents and young adults; Roberto Alonso Jr.; Alexandra Alonso; Luciano Banderas; Jessica Mendoza and Oliver Alonso.

Photo courtesy of Cars for a Cure.