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The Live Life in Color! Gala was held in January and hosted more than 300 supporters at the beautiful Naples Botanical Garden where guests were welcomed by bright, colorful flower adorned dancers who guided the way into the silent auction and cocktail reception. They later performed a routine as guests entered the tent and sat for dinner. After dinner there was a live auction that raised scholarship funds for four treatment programs: holistic care, art therapy, inpatient and residential treatment and psychiatric medical services. Immediately following guests were captivated by Michael Israel’s renowned paint performance set to heart-pounding live music as they watched him splatter, smear, twirl and leap while creating five, six-foot canvases that were auctioned. His top selling piece, a portrait of John Lennon, sold for $20,000. Afterwards guests danced the night away to live music. The interactive event raised an estimated $226,000 thanks to the efforts of Co-chairs Polly Keller with Kathy and William O’Neill and honorary Co-chairs Bill and Pat Barton.

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