ORLANDO - March 11, 2020 was no ordinary day, as you probably recall. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and the NBA, after the Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus, paused their season.
Back in Central Florida, the Orlando Magic were getting ready to host their biggest fundraising event of the year. The Orlando Wine Festival & Auction, which the prior year raised nearly $1 million for at-risk children in the community, was set to begin that Friday with vintner dinners at the homes of several community philanthropists.