Gold Heart Ball 2004

February 21, 2004
Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Former Variety Club President Vince Mariniello and Susan Green	Second from the left, Variety Club President John Dougherty with some of his friends
D. A. Lynne Abraham and Variety Club President John Dougherty	John Sweeney and Fire Commissioner Harold Hairston
Master of Ceremonies, Michele McCormack from Channel 6 WPVI-TV and Sarah Gaudioso	(L-R) Michele McCormack's son Sean and Timmy Kelly are introduced to each other
Gold Heart Ball Chairman, Louis Applebaum, addresses the audience	Master of Ceremonies, Michele McCormack from Channel 6 WPVI-TV
Tim Kelly opens the ceremonies with a fantastic version of "God Bless America"as Michele McCormack and John Dougherty look on.	Tim Kelly's dad helps Tim accept a stunning round of applause from the audience.
Variety Club Family, Maria Caballero and her son Anthony address the audience.	Anthony has a few laughs with his mom
Michele McCormack introduces Carl Jablonski to the audience by singing the ACME Markets theme song	Carl Jablonski, winner of the Gold Heart Award for his selfless dedication to the cause of improving the quality of life of children, primarily those with special needs
Josh Friedman, Rachel Shandler and Michele McCormack	Andy Reid surprises Michele with his awnser when ask what he would like to do when he gets older. His response was play football for the Minnasota Vikings, not the Philadelphia Eagles!
Michele has a few laughs with Tim Kelly before he performs for the audience.	Tim sings for the audience as the children of Variety Club look on
Tim was a crowd favorite during the banquit	Rachel Shandler and Michele McCormack share a few laughs
Tim Kelly and Michele McCormack have a good time on the dance floor	Rachel Shandler on the dance floor
Melissa Freeman, Andy Reid and unknown dancer on the dance floor having fun	(L-R) Volunteers Nancy Daly and Marcel Williams with a couple of friends