Aventura Mall
Capital at Brickell
The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club
Serving Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor, Golden Beach, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Sunny Isles Beach, Surfside
City of Aventura
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March 11 - 17, 2009
Christine Lee's at Gulfstream Park, Colonial Bank and Melnick, Lilienfeld & Castonguay, CPAs host 'World Baseball Classic' preview bank's spirit of success is based on a commitment to delivering personalized service, building relationAll the best networking and business building ships and living up to the Colonial Bank brand bases were covered at an Aventura Marketing promise: "You'll like it here." Colonial Bank offers a broad line of personal Council Chairman's Roundtable luncheon highlighting the 2009 "World Baseball Classic" - the premier and business services including checking and savinternational baseball tournament featuring the best ings accounts, personal and commercial loans, online banking, credit card and merchant players in the world competing for their home services as well as asset management and countries. financial planning solutions. The sold-out meeting venue, Taking a collaborative approach Christine Lee's at Gulfsteam Park, to financial security, Bob Lilienfeld teamed with Colonial Bank and the and Michael Melnick explained CPA firm of Melnick, Lilienfeld & they've also built their success on Castonguay to host the "major delivering exceptional client league" event featuring Claude service with a personal touch Delorme, senior vice president of from offices based in Aventura Stadium Development for the and Boca Raton. Florida Marlins. The firm specializes in tax The AMC's own MVP, chairplanning; estate planning; tax man Cliff Schulman of Greenberg return preparation; IRS representaTraurig, helped welcome all-star tion; accounting; financial reporting; business and community leaders cheerbusiness valuation studies; family mediing great news that Dolphin Stadium will play host to six World Baseball Classic Aventura Marketing Council ation; litigation support; real estate conChairman Cliff Schulman sulting; and works with many condo second-round games March 14-19. with Mary Lee, Christine associations. Delorme explained the proposal Lee's at Gulfstream Park "Bob and I have been together for submitted by the Marlins to be a host venue was accepted in 2008. "By Major League over 20 years and recently welcomed our long-time Baseball selecting us, it's sending a nice message to associate Susan Castonguay as a partner," Melnick everybody about how strongly they feel about Miami said. "We're a 'relationship based' company large enough to provide a wide range of specialized servand the support we have for baseball," he said. "We hope to demonstrate the uniqueness of our ices, but small enough to know your business on a location and the quality of the diversity of this mar- personal level." Before the meeting's last inning, Christine Lee's ketplace‌"I think MLB will be highly motivated to think about us again in the future to host the games proprietor Mary Lee invited AMC members to come back soon and enjoy famous prime sirloin steaks and played every four years." Fans can purchase ticket strips, which include Asian-inspired cuisine. Located on the third floor of one ticket for all six games at Dolphin Stadium by Gulfstream Park, Christine Lee's overlooks the track calling 1-877-Marlins or online at and gardens and features two outdoor lounge areas, a nearly 12,000 square-foot dining room, "endless" worldbaseballclassic.com or marlins.com From world-class baseball, the topic turned to sushi bar and full-liquor bar. To make reservations first-class financial services provided by Colonial for parties of four or more, phone: 954-457-6255. To contact Melnick, Lilienfeld & Castonguay, Bank and Melnick, Lilienfeld & Castonguay, CPAs. Colonial Bank senior vice president Michael CPAs phone: 305-937-1040 or visit mltaxcpa.com. Goldberg introduced winning teammates including Colonial Bank's Aventura branch is located at President/CEO Eris Sandler and Aventura branch 19235 Biscayne Boulevard, phone: 305-931-1187. manager Maxine Hanchard-Foote. He explained the BY BARI AUERBACH
Melnick, Lilienfeld & Castonguay, CPA's team: Suzi Castonguay, Bob Lilienfeld, Claude Delorme, Noelia DeJesus, Michael Melnick, Palace Witherspoon, Marisa Margulies
Representing Colonial Bank: Lisa Coachman, VP / Treasury Management; Mike Betty, SVP / Treasury Management; Maxine Hanchard-Foote, VP / Aventura Branch Manager; Claude Delorme; Eris Sandler, President / CEO Retail Banking; Michael S. Goldberg, SVP / Area Executive; Charles Vilar, VP / Team Leader, Colonial Wealth Management; Rene Fernandez, Sr. Mortgage Specialist Photography by Andrew Goldstein