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2022 “COMEBACK GALA” ORLANDO MARRIOTT
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Amy Engelhoven and Angela Ziegler, UCF Aphasia House
$60,000 Raised (Not bad after years of being forced not to host the gala due to Covid)
2019 OMNI AT CHAMPIONSGATE
Tribute to Scott and SCSAF
$75,000 raised
Hero of the Year – Deanna Coopersmith-Marquez
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2018 OMNI AT CHAMPIONSGATE
Keynote Speaker: Cincinnati Bengals Player and Stroke Survivor, Ray Forsythe
$70,000 Raised
Hero of the Year: Founder of Next Step Orlando Liza Perla
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2017 WESTIN LAKE MARY
Keynote Speaker: American Ninja Warrior and Stroke Survivor, Grant Clinton
$65,000 Raised
Hero of the Year: Chris Kelley
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2016 WESTIN LAKE MARY
Keynote Speaker:
$50,000 Raised
Hero of the Year: City of Orlando Mayor, Buddy Dyer
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2015 WESTIN LAKE MARY
Keynote Speaker: Stroke Survivor and SCSAF Grant Recipient, Richard Pritchard
$45,000 raised
Hero of the Year: Natalie Pritchard
View Photo Gallery Here
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2014 WESTIN LAKE MARY
Keynote Speaker: Stroke Survivor, Alex Dixon
Hero of the Year: Founder of the Aphasia House, Dr. Janet Whiteside
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2013 WESTIN LAKE MARY
Keynote Speaker: Stroke Survivor and former CBS News Personality, Mark McEwen
Hero of the Year: Orlando Stroke Club
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2012 TUSCAWILLA COUNTRY CLUB
Keynote Speaker: Stroke Survivor and Founder of the B Center, Valerie Greene
Hero of the Year: Mother of Child Stroke Survivor and Childhood Stroke Awareness Advocate, Melanie Livingstone
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2011 TUSCAWILLA COUNTRY CLUB
Keynote Speaker: Scott’s Neurosurgeon, Dr. Michael Bellow from Orlando Neurosurgery
Hero of the Year: Scott’s ICU Nurse, Cesar Galeano
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