Palm Beach Town Councilman Bill Diamond will open his island home Wednesday for a $500-per-plate luncheon and photo op with Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum. Invite here.

McCollum, the state’s attorney general, is expected to face Democratic state CFO Alex Sink in the 2010 election. Sink was leading McCollum, $2.4 million to $1 million after the most recent campaign finance reports through June 30.

Diamond would not say how much he’s hoping to raise, but acknowledged that “we’re doing very well.”

“I’m proud to call Bill McCollum my friend,” Diamond said.

Diamond and McCollum were both supporters of Republican Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Along with Diamond and his wife, Regine Traulsen, the host committee for the fundraiser includes:

•Palm Beach County Republican Party Chairman Sid Dinerstein

•Palm Beach County developer Llwyd Ecclestone

•Harris Fried, owner of Deco Holdings investment management

•Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart attorney Jonathan Gilbert

•GOP state committeewoman Fran Hancock

•Former Palm Beach County Commissioner Robert Kanjian

•Attorney Elaine Miller

•Palm Beach philanthropist Renee Morrison

•Tom Trento, director of the neoconservative Florida Security Council

•First Serve of the Palm Beaches President Paul Van der Grift
•Joanie Van Der Grift, Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults executive committee member

Tags: Bill Diamond, Bill McCollum, fundraisers, Palm Beach

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