The “gala affair with a Mardi Gras flair” brought more than 500 together to benefit CHSF’s Faine House program.
ORLANDO The Children’s Home Society of Florida turned part of the Loews Portofino Bay hotel at Universal Orlando into a Mardi Gras celebration for its annual gala, An Evening of Hope. Held on Saturday, March 10, the gala drew about 500 guests and community leaders together to support efforts of The Faine House, a CHSF program. Since 2013, the Faine House “has provided guidance for young adults exiting foster care in five basic essentials for a successful adulthood: education; housing and transportation; employment; health and wellness; and personal finance,” according to CHSF’s website.
Danielle Hendrix is the Associate Editor for the West Orange Times & Observer and the Windermere Observer. She is a 2015 graduate of the University of Central Florida, from which she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism with a minor in world comparative studies. ...
