DeAnne Connolly Graham, AYUDA Inc. Board Chair

DeAnne Connolly Graham, Board Chair of AYUDA, Inc., is a pillar of the Miami Beach and Greater South Florida community. Vice-Chair of the Miami Beach Chamber's Pillar Trustee Board and Chair of the Women's Business Council, Ms. Graham is committed to improving the lives and business of those around her. 

To be held on March 14 at the Deauville Beach Resort, AYUDA Illuminates…Special Fashion for Special Kids is truly a fashion show/luncheon with a twist. The Chamber's own Chairman Alan Lips, President & CEO Jerry Libbin and Executive VP and COO Ceci Velasco will be performing at the event! And, of course, Ms. Graham will strut her stuff to promote this wonderful cause! Macy’s will be staging the fashion show extravaganza, and Miami’s own gospel diva, Maryel Epps, will be singing the opening number.

AYUDA, Inc. is a community-based non-profit organization in Miami Beach, Florida that was established in 1977.  Since its establishment, AYUDA has served over 145,000 children, adolescents, adults, and elderly in South Florida.  Our agency provides programs to prevent abuse and neglect.  Ayuda’s programs help prepare our youth for the world at large. We empower and inspire our clients to believe that they do make a difference in the world. Programs include enrichment as well as prevention for the very young to the elderly.  Early educational scholarships, parenting skills as well as family empowerment programs are in place for the entire family unit.

It takes parents, teachers, love and caregivers… It takes a village to raise a child.