fourth annual

Match Point Gala

The mission of the annual Match Point Gala is to celebrate and honor those nominated as “Legacy Ambassadors.” These are community partners and individuals who have made significant contributions through participation, awareness campaigns, and fundraising.

Their efforts and the funds raised catalyze the development and expansion of Love Serving Autism’s therapeutic programs. These programs create an inclusive and accepting community for neurodiverse individuals, on and off the courts.

See below to read more about each nominee for Legacy of the Year.

date

Friday
November 14, 2025

  • 6:00-6:30 Sponsors reception 
  • 6:30-7:30 Around the World Cocktail Reception
  • 7:30-10:30 Dinner program & Rally Around the World for LSA 

Location

Woodfield Country Club
3650 Club Place
Boca Raton, FL 33496

Theme

Rally Around the World

Attire

Cocktail, encouraged to wear attire inspired by your favorite travel destination or culture.

tickets

2025 Match Point Gala Co-Chairs:
Marla Garchik & Shelley Menin 

 

Gala Committee Leads:
Lori Solodkin & Marni Bernstein 

LSA Adaptive Racquet Sports Mission Clinic

LSA Adaptive Racquet Sports Mission Clinic

LSA Live and Silent Auction

Live and Silent Auction

LSA Match Point Dinner and Awards Gala

Match Point Dinner and Awards Gala

LSA Legacy of the Year Crowning

Legacy of the Year Crowning

Join us in raising funds as we honor and celebrate our Legacy Ambassadors

The Match Point Gala is an annual fundraising and awareness campaign hosted by Love Serving Autism. Each year, the staff and Board of Directors nominate “Legacy” candidates, philanthropic leaders in the community, who truly represent the LSA mission with a passion and dedication to help build the community and raise awareness and needed funds for Love Serving Autism.

All funds raised will help ensure current South Florida Love Serving Autism programs serving individuals throughout Florida are sustained, with a focus on continued programmatic and therapeutic growth. Love Serving Autism’s goals are to support individuals on the Autism Spectrum to develop life skills and independence on and off the courts.

Funding from the Match Point Gala will also support our goal to establish an “INTERACT Facility” in 2025 to serve as a training and program facility providing inclusive indoor therapeutic tennis and multi-sport facility for typical and neuro-diverse children and adults.

LSA Legacy of the Year

The Legacy of the Year is a special designation amongst the field of Legacy Ambassadors. Help us determine this year’s Legacy of the Year through your campaign contributions. Please peruse the ambassador campaigns below. Feel free to contribute to your favorite, or all of your favorites.

Jill Jolley, Board Vice-President of Love Serving Autism

Jill Jolley

Shaelyn Novy - Legacy Ambassador supporting autism sports programs in Florida through Love Serving Autism

Shaelyn Novy

Gia Majano - Advocating for inclusive autism sports programs in Florida with Love Serving Autism

Gia Majano

Alex Pop-Moldovan, 2025 Legacy Ambassador for Love Serving Autism, promoting inclusive racquet sports programs in Florida

Alex Pop-Moldovan

Jack Garchik and Dan Weinstein, 2024 Legacy Ambassadors for Love Serving Autism, promoting inclusive autism sports programs in Florida

Jack Garchik & Dan Weinstein

Chloe and Alexa Straker, 2024 Legacy Ambassadors for Love Serving Autism, promoting inclusive autism sports programs in Florida

Chloe & Alexa Straker

Giulia Merklein, 2024 Legacy Ambassador for Love Serving Autism, advocating for inclusive autism sports programs in Florida

Giulia Merklein

Aldair Hernandez, Board Secretary of Love Serving Autism

Aldair Hernandez

Mara Friedman, 2024 Legacy Ambassador for Love Serving Autism, combining speech-language therapy and tennis to support neurodiverse individuals.

Mara Friedman

Jon and Carly Weinberg, 2025 Legacy Ambassadors for Love Serving Autism, leading Project Infinity to promote inclusive education and adaptive sports for neurodiverse individuals in Florida

Team “Project Infinity”-Jon and Carly Weinberg

Gordon Macgill, 2025 Legacy Ambassador for Love Serving Autism and USTA Mid-Atlantic 2024 Coach of the Year, leading adaptive tennis programs for neurodiverse individuals in Richmond, Virginia

Gordon Macgill

Matt Alexander Legacy Honoree at Love Serving Autism Match Point Gala 2025 – Tennis Coach and Advocate for Neurodiverse Inclusion

Matt Alexander

Courtney Colton

Brandon Shadeed, Board Member of Love Serving Autism and Assistant Nurse Manager

Brandon Shadeed

Holly Johnson

Match Point Gala Sponsors