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The Wings For Wishes Committee celebrates the $200,000 raised to Benefit Make-A-Wish Southern Florida.<\/p><\/div>\n

On Saturday, March 10th, the 4th Annual Wings For Wishes block party raised $200,000 to sponsor wishes through Make-A-Wish\u00ae<\/sup> Southern Florida. Wings For Wishes, presented by AirSouth Mechanical, and co-hosted by Make-A-Wish Champions and<\/strong>\u00a0Sports Grill South Miami, was a family-friendly event centered on Sports Grill\u2019s famous Special Grilled chicken wings and raising\u00a0money to sponsor wishes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The event offered a \u2018block party\u2019 format with a savory wing tasting component, in addition to the crowd-favorite wing eating competition. Sports Grill featured six different tasting stations, allowing patrons\u00a0to pair their food with a variety of craft beers, wine, and premium\u00a0spirits provided by Bacardi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fox Sports Florida\u2019s Jessica Blaylock guided the event activities from the main stage as the Master of Ceremonies. Sixty-three teams participated in Sports Grill\u2019s Special Grilled Wing Eating Competition. Local TV stations WTVJ-NBC 6, WPLG-ABC 10, and WSVN- FOX 7 fielded their own teams for a friendly wing-eating battle amongst colleagues. Evelyn Curry, local radio personality called the competition for the live audience. This year\u2019s winner was Team Icarus, who ate more than 75 wings and won the final championship round\u00a0in just under 1 minute and 6 seconds.<\/p>\n

The afternoon was filled with live music, a DJ, and plenty of fun games for kids and adults alike. This year\u2019s event featured live music from notable local acts including Brendan O\u2019Hara & Chad Bernstein, Brothers of Others, and Ripcord and Arrowhead from Young Musicians Unite, whose mission is to give underserved students\u00a0a voice through music, by providing free in-school and after-school music education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wings For Wishes is a third-party event founded by Make-A-Wish Champions Gal Bensaadon and Brian R. Exelbert, two Miami professionals committed to making life better for kids with critical illnesses. To date, Wings For Wishes has raised over $335,000,\u00a0all going directly to granting wishes.
\nThese funds helped\u00a0sponsor 67 wishes.<\/p>\n\n\t\t