Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) has provided


service dogs, free of charge, to recipients since 1975. The organi- zation and its annual Tales & Tails Gala hold a special place in the Rosen family’s hearts. “The work they do for our community and to those throughout the country is so important. It’s one of our most cherished fundraisers that we look forward to hosting each year,” said Mr. Rosen. Bambie has passed away since our first meeting with Mr.


Rosen several years ago. “We miss her dearly and have made it a point to remember and honor her every day,” said Shayna Rosen, Mr. Rosen’s daughter. “Part of that remembrance includes our ongoing relationship with Canine Companions for Independence, who blessed us with Bambie’s adoption in 2002.” To fill the missing piece Bambie left in their hearts, the family has adopted three more dogs, Dolce and Gabbana, Pit- mix sisters, and Bella, a senior Dogo Argentino. The family’s other dogs include Apple, Hanna, Holly and Samson. Since 1986, the Tales &


Bambie Rosen


Tails Gala has grown through the generous support of family


and friends like the Rosens. To date, more than $5.5 million has been raised for the Southeast Region’s campus of CCI in Orlando. “Last year’s event had more than 700 people in atten- dance and raised more than $485,000,” said Martha Johnson, Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator for CCI. Another entity that has


Apple and Harris Rosen, outside his Orlando office, enjoying his favorite dog magazine.


benefited from Mr. Rosen’s gen- erosity is the University of Central Florida (UCF). Rosen pledged $10 million in cash and 20 acres of property to build a new school for the University’s hospitality pro- gram. When Rosen and his team were asked to help design the building, he invited the deans from the top hospitality colleges in the nation—Cornell, Michigan State, UMass, UNLV—to be his weekend guests. Armed with their


input, Rosen’s team of architects developed “a tremendous plan based on the best of the best of the best.” In 2004, the Rosen College


of Hospitality Management opened on time and on budget. In 1993, Harris Rosen took Tangelo Park, a run-down,


drug-infested section of Orlando, under his wings. The prop- erty, which once held orange groves, was originally developed as housing for workers at the nearby Martin Marietta. But, the isolated residential area had few services for residents and no public transportation to speak of. African Americans made up about 90 percent of the community with many living below the poverty line.


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