Join Us at the Boca Raton Mayors Ball presented by Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton at The Boca Raton on Saturday, November 1, 2025! Sponsorships available!
Save the date for the Mayors Ball 2025 on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at The Boca Raton.
2025 HONOREES
George Long Award: Town Center at Boca Raton, Sal Saldana
J.C. Mitchell Award: The Addison, Zoe Lanham
Susan Whelchel Award: George Snow Scholarship Fund, Tim Snow
Addison Mizner Award: Gary Peters
Party of the Century
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF BOCA RATON
PRESENTED BY Terra Frisbie Group
Ticket LinkFor event and sponsorship information, please contact Bob Tucker, 522btucker@gmail.com or 561-289-0436
BOCA RATON, Fla. (July, 2025) – Roll out the red carpet for the “Party of the Century” Nov.1 at the iconic The Boca Raton with hundreds of business leaders, elected officials and philanthropists celebrating one hundred years of Boca Raton and a decade of Mayors Ball fundraisers.
The black-tie gala, presented by the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton and Terra and Frisbie Group, will live up to its enviable reputation as “a don’t miss event of the season” with drinking, dining and dancing.
Emcees will be Glenn Glazer, WPBF-TV, Channel 25 Meteorologist and Rotarian Michelle McLean who served as Miss Universe 1992.
They will announce the winners of four prestigious awards named in honor of three former Mayors and the legendary Addison Mizner:
- The George Long Award (Large Business Category) pays homage to the City’s first Mayor and is bestowed upon the Town Center at Boca Raton, a Simon Property shopping center. In business since 1980, the Town Center houses over 200 businesses, including the top five most desirable department stores in the country while supporting thousands of local jobs. General Manager Sal Saldaña will accept the honor.
- The J.C. Mitchell Award (Small Business Category) honors the City’s longest serving Mayor during its most turbulent time (The Great Depression and World War II.) The award recognizes The Addison, founded in 1925 as Addison Mizner’s home base as he built what is
now The Boca Raton. In 2025, The Addison serves as an exquisite venue for hundreds of weddings, special events and fundraisers each year. Accepting the award will be The Addison‘s Vice President Zoe Lanham.
- The Susan Whelchel Award (Best Nonprofit) is named after Boca’s most beloved Mayor who served six years and added much to the City in terms of education, art and economic development. The recipient is the George Snow Scholarship Fund. Since 1982, the Fund has awarded over $36 million in scholarships and support services to 3,692 local students. Tim Snow, President of the Scholarship Fund, will accept the honor.
- The Addison Mizner Award (Individual) reflects the enriching and enthusiastic spirit of our most iconic resident from a century ago who lives on with his name adorning many public places. It is being presented to longtime citizen Gary Peters who started a family foundation in 2004 which has awarded millions in grants. He is also the driving force behind Boca Helping Hands which feeds hundreds daily. And an amazing, little-known fact, Gary is a two-time national champion of the popular board game, MONOPOLY.
Each honoree will receive a stunning, glass-cut award on stage, preceded by a brief video highlighting their accomplishments. The awards will be presented by Rotary Fund Board Co-Chairs, Jonathan Whitney and Ingrid Fulmer. “Since its inception in 2015, Mayors Ball has generated millions in proceeds, touching thousands of local lives through our Club’s Service Above Self grants,” said Whitney. Added Fulmer, “Given our high number of secured sponsorships and strong interest in advance ticket sales, we are optimistic this year’s gala will net significant funds, all benefiting our community.”
Also being honored are George Brown who served Boca Raton for nearly 50 years, the last two as City Manager, and Jon Kaye, a founding member of Downtown Rotary who conceived Mayors Ball in 2015 during his Club presidency and continued to produce it into one of the region’s most popular and successful galas, aiding the community’s health and wellness needs.
A special guest will be Barry Rassin, past International President of Rotary who led 1.4 million Rotarians across 200 countries.
“What an honor for Barry join us at Mayors Ball,” said Allen Konis, President of Rotary Downtown Boca. “He is the founder of a multi-decade, $2.3 billion initiative to bring potable water and sanitation to the people of Haiti. Barry epitomizes inspirational leadership.”
The program will feature a live auction of high-end vacations and other exclusive experiences conducted by Rotarian Bill Riddick of Saffer and Company.
Presenting sponsor, Terra and Frisbie Group, is in a Public-Private Partnership with Boca Raton that intends to revitalize the City’s 30-acre government campus downtown.
Other sponsors to date are; The Boca Raton, ADT, Marc J. Leder Foundation, Boca Raton Airport Authority, GEO Group, Presidential Auto, CP Group, Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, Anchor Bank, Florida Atlantic University, JM Family Enterprises, Research Park at FAU, Boca Raton Magazine, FPL, Investments Limited, Cristino Fine Jewelry, E.M. Lynn Foundation, Atlantic Aviation, Jewels in Time, Butters Construction and Development, Konis Family Dental, The Boca Raton Tribune, Holli Rockwell Trubinsky, Sharon DiPietro, Gary Peters Family Foundation, Schmidt Family Foundation, Integrated Dermatology, Plum Productions, RCC Associates, WPBF-TV, Windward Risk Managers, Anne Grigsby Design and Scott Grody Travel.
Sponsorships are still available and individual tickets, at $495, start selling Sept. 1. To have a “Ball” at the Ball, contact Mayors Ball Producer Bob Tucker at (561) 289-0436.
About Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton (RCDBR)
Founded in 2012 and with 60-plus members, The Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton is a leader among its District of other Florida Clubs. RCDBR’s mission is health and wellness and aligns with Rotary International to provide service to others, promote integrity and advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship of business, professional and community leaders. There are 46,000 Rotary Clubs in nearly every country connecting 1.4 million Rotarians, worldwide. RCDBR meets Fridays at noon at Farmers Table on Military Trail. For more information visit: www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.org or contact Bob Tucker @561-289-0436 or 522btucker@gmail.com