Inside Whitehall Spring 2025

Inside Whitehall

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spring 2025 • volume 33, number 1 the magazine for flagler museum members

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Whitehall Welcomes Amanda Skier

cover: The Restoration Ball at the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Whitehall Grand Ballroom, 1960.

opposite: Irenee DuPont Mural Study, Maxfield 4 | FEATUR ES

Whitehall's Restoration Ball: Celebrating Sixty-Five Years of Gilded Age Glamour Voices of a Changing Nation: Literature in America's Gilded Age 13 | SEASON R ECA P

Past Programs, Trustees’ Receptions, and other Special Events 17 | U PCOMING PROGR A MS

Upcoming Events and Programs at the Museum 20 | M EM BERS, CONTR IBU TORS, SPONSORS, A ND GR A NTORS

Parrish, 1932, National Museum of American Illustration. This work is on display at the Museum’s Winter Exhibition, The Ethereal Worlds of Maxfield Parrish, on view through May 25th.

above: The Flagler Museum Exhibition Gallery,

2025 Winter Exhibition, The Ethereal Worlds of Maxfield Parrish.

Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation National Historic Landmark Accredited since 1973 by the American Alliance of Museums Henry Morrison Flagler Museum publication © 2025 The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Inside Whitehall (Volume 33, Number 1) All rights reserved

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Whitehall Welcomes

AMANDA SKIER The Flagler Museum welcomes Amanda Skier as Executive Director & CEO

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he Trustees of the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum are pleased to announce that Amanda H. Skier has succeeded John M. Blades as the Executive Director and CEO of the Museum.

Ms. Skier received her B.A. in American Studies at the George Washington University and her M.A. in Historic Preservation from the Savannah College of Art and Design. In addition, she attended the University of Florida’s Preservation Institute: Nantucket, the nation’s oldest operating field school for historic preservation.

Prior to this appointment, Ms. Skier served for four years as the Education Director at the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach and for nearly nine years as its President and CEO. During her tenure at the Preservation Foundation, Ms. Skier solidified its position as one of the leading advocacy and education organizations for historic preservation in the country. Through community engagement and digital platforms, she has broadened awareness of the Foundation’s mission and championed local educational initiatives focusing on resiliency and landscape stewardship. The Foundation’s archives have doubled in size under her leadership and informed six organization-led publications that further scholarship on Palm Beach. She has also led two capital campaigns to revitalize historic parks on the island: Bradley Park and Phipps Ocean Park. As the largest project in the organization’s history, Ms. Skier spearheaded Phipps

Ocean Park’s design and approval, negotiated a longterm public/private partnership with the Town of Palm Beach, and raised over $40 million for the project over the last three years.

Beyond her service to the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, Ms. Skier’s extensive experience in preservation includes serving on the University of Florida’s Historic Preservation Board of Advocates since 2017 and over a decade on the City of West Palm Beach Historic Preservation Board, where she has held the position of Chair since 2016. She has also previously served as a Trustee of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, as a Board Member of the El Cid Historic Neighborhood Association, and as a Board Director of the Delray Beach Preservation Trust.

John M. Blades served as the Flagler Museum’s Executive Director from 1995 until 2016 and again from 2022 until January 2025. From 2016 to 2022, Blades was Executive Director Emeritus, a title he has resumed once again.

The Flagler Museum’s President, Kelly M. Hopkins, expressed her excitement about Ms. Skier’s appointment, saying, “I think that Amanda is exceptionally qualified to lead the Museum as it continues to expand its programs and impact locally and nationally." Blades added, “Amanda’s experience and education are indeed impressive and perfectly suited to lead the Museum into the future.”

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Whitehall's Restoration Ball Celebrating Sixty-Five Years of Gilded Age Glamour

BY Campbell Mobley, Curator

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he Restoration Ball at the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, held on the evening of February 6, 1960, was an affair that only Palm Beach could have produced: a dazzling confluence of social prominence, historical reverence, and theatrical spectacle.

That night, Whitehall, once the crown jewel of Henry Flagler’s empire and later the target of commercial repurpose, was reborn in a gilded blaze of music, fashion, and opulence. Jean Flagler Matthews, Henry Flagler’s granddaughter, had seized upon the moment to reclaim the structure from an ignominious fate as a hotel slated for demolition. The night’s proceedings were not merely a lavish celebration but a public declaration of intent: Whitehall would stand, restored and inviolate, as a testament to Flagler’s vision and the broader historic preservation movement that was sweeping the nation in the postwar years.

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"...the setting was the show place of an era when American multimillionaires entertained in lavish elegance" LIFE Magazine, 1960 The Preservation Ball, as it was also known, came at a pivotal moment in American cultural consciousness. The Second World War had left much of Europe’s architectural heritage in ruins, with significant sites such as Warsaw’s Royal Castle, Berlin’s Charlottenburg Palace, and even parts of Buckingham Palace in London suffering destruction. In response to such losses, a renewed appreciation for historic preservation emerged, first overseas and then, inexorably, in the United States. The mid-century boom, with its ceaseless appetite for progress, had begun to erase entire swaths of America’s architectural past in the name of modernity. But the demolition of historic structures—even ones as grand as Pennsylvania Station—would eventually provoke a backlash, culminating in the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.

Yet in 1960, this movement was still in its infancy, making the Flagler Museum’s Restoration Ball a vanguard moment in the nascent fight to protect the past from the wrecking ball.

Whitehall’s salvation was spearheaded by Matthews, a woman of singular determination who, upon learning of its impending demolition, swiftly orchestrated its purchase, conversion into a museum, and made plans for a fundraising gala. She had formidable allies in this endeavor, including a host committee that read like a social register: Edward F. Hutton and Marjorie Merriweather Post, Mrs. Michael G. Phipps, and Mr. and Mrs. John R. McLean, among others. These were the scions of American wealth and industry, the heirs to fortunes built on steel, finance, and commerce, who understood—perhaps better than most—that legacy was something worth preserving.

CLOCKWISE Thomas S. Kenan III and Emily Kenan; Guests at the Restoration Ball;

Barney Sorkin and his West Coast Society Orchestra; LIFE Magazine Cover, 1960

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RIGHT Jean Flagler Matthews dancing at the Restoration Ball BELOW The West Room

decorated for the Restoration Ball

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The evening unfolded with a ceremony steeped in ecclesiastical grandeur. At precisely 11:00 p.m., the clear, triumphant notes of trumpets echoed through Whitehall’s Grand Hall, summoning the assembled elite to a solemn dedication led by Reverend William F. Moses, D.D.,

Suffragan Bishop of South Florida.

A stately procession followed, bearing the flags of the Episcopal Church, the United States, and Florida through the hall, flanked by candlelight and a processional cross.

Guests moved reverently across a regal red carpet—generously

provided by Robert B. Day of the New York catering firm Robert Day-Dean—the very same that Queen Elizabeth had trod upon during her visit to the United States the previous year. At the heart of the ceremony, a memorial prayer was offered for Henry Morrison Flagler.

Following the dedication, the evening gave way to revelry. In the Palm Court, supper was served: a menu of Green Turtle Consommé with Golden Straws, Chicken Financier with Asparagus Tips, and desserts so ornate they seemed to belong in a Fabergé box rather than on a plate— strawberry and vanilla ices nestled in spun sugar nests, accompanied by an array of petit fours. The citrus and floral arrangements, a nod to Florida’s botanical richness, were a masterstroke of theatrical excess: Medard C. Lange, a floral artist of international repute, imported carnations from Colorado, smilax from Missouri and Virginia, boxwood from North Carolina, roses from Illinois, and camellias from California, blending them seamlessly with native Florida blooms. It was a horticultural symphony, an ephemeral work of art created for one night only.

The music, too, was chosen with a certain historical resonance. Barney Sorkin and his West Coast Society Orchestra provided the score, but the program included a tribute to Victor Herbert, the composer whose operettas had once been the soundtrack to the Gilded Age’s twilight years. Songs drifted through the halls: "So in Love," "September Song," "An Affair to Remember." The dancing began, led by the gilded and bejeweled figures of Palm Beach high society, resplendent in gowns designed specifically for the occasion by the likes of Dior, Scaasi, Pauline Trigère, and Hattie Carnegie.

The museum itself would become a permanent fixture in Palm Beach’s cultural and civic life. It was, from its inception, a space meant for public engagement – a venue for concerts, lectures, and exhibitions. Its survival was not only a victory for Jean Flagler Matthews but for the idea that history itself could be as valuable a currency as real estate.

As the evening drew to a close, the final strains of "Just in Time" drifted through the grand halls of Whitehall, a fitting coda to a night that had, indeed, arrived at the last possible moment. The following day marked another historic moment as the Museum opened its doors to the

The Restoration Ball was more than a social event; it was a declaration that history still had a place in the modern world.

public for the first time on a Sunday, welcoming 1,300 visitors eager to see the resplendent home. The grandeur of the previous evening lingered in the air, with floral arrangements and garlands of smilax, brightened by clusters of orange kumquats, still draped elegantly across the dining hall ceiling. And if Henry Morrison Flagler himself had been present, he would surely have recognized Percy Miller, the doorman now in his seventies, who had first worked for Flagler as a fourteen-year-old boy.

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Voices of a Changing Nation Literature in America’s Gilded Age

BY Victoria Lemell, Librarian

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uring the Gilded Age, America underwent profound societal and cultural transformations, driven by rapid industrialization, mass immigration, rising consumerism, and unprecedented wealth accumulation. The era’s name originated from Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner’s novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day, a sharp satire on wealth disparity, political corruption, and corporate greed.

The literature of the Gilded Age reflected these seismic shifts, with Realism emerging as a dominant movement. Realist novels sought to expose societal ills through compelling narratives grounded in everyday life. Twain and Warner’s The Gilded Age exemplified this approach, as did William Dean Howells’s A Hazard of New Fortunes and The Rise of Silas Lapham, Henry

Georges Croegaert.

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James's Portrait of a Lady and The Bostonians, and Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth. Realist literature often carried an undercurrent of social reform, addressing oppression, racism, and political corruption.

Alongside Realism, Regionalism flourished as a literary counterpoint to urban expansion, capturing the vanishing “local color” of America’s small towns and rural landscapes. These works, rich in dialect, geography, and customs, evoked a nostalgia for distinct regional cultures. Notable examples include Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Charles Chesnutt’s The Goophered Grapevine, and Willa Cather’s O Pioneers!.

Naturalism, another influential genre of the Gilded Age, drew inspiration from Darwinism and the

deterministic belief that individuals were shaped by their environment. Naturalist writers depicted life’s harsh realities, portraying characters as victims of fate and circumstance. Notable works include Stephen Crane’s Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and The Red Badge of Courage, Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie, Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, and Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. While some Naturalist works painted a bleak picture of survival, others celebrated resilience in the face of adversity.

Beyond fiction, the Gilded Age produced a wealth of memoirs, essays, and poetry that captured diverse perspectives on American life. Zitkala-Ša’s Impressions of an Indian Childhood, Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery, and W.E.B. Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk flagler museum

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ABOVE Everett Henry.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the book by Mark Twain: Mississippi River. Cleveland, Ohio: Harris-Intertype Corp, 1850 LEFT David Ericson, Artist.

Scribner's, March, 1905 New York: Charles Scribner's Sons RIGHT Call of the Wild, Cover

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provided deeply personal and politically charged narratives. Poetry, too, flourished during this period, with Emily Dickinson’s verses, Emma Lazarus’s The New Colossus, Paul Laurence Dunbar’s We Wear the Mask, and Edwin Arlington Robinson’s Richard Cory exploring themes of identity, struggle, and social inequality.

The rise of Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism reflected the literary world’s response to the upheavals of the Gilded Age. Nonfiction and poetry further amplified the voices of those navigating America’s changing landscape. As the nation grappled with industrial expansion, economic disparity, and shifting cultural identities, its literature became both a mirror and a critique—expressing the hopes, fears, and evolving consciousness of a society on the brink of the 20th century.

Season Recap

Season of Success Memorable moments that defined this season at the Flagler Museum

February 2nd - March 2nd

February 4th - March 4th

THE 2025 ANNUAL WHITEHALL LECTURE SERIES

THE 2025 FLAGLER MUSEUM MUSIC SERIES

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he 2025 Annual Whitehall Lecture Series presented New York Newspaper Publishers of the Gilded Age at 3:00 p.m. each Sunday from February 2nd to March 2nd. Experts and authors spoke about the publishers that were responsible for producing the newspapers of New York during the Gilded Age. All lectures are now archived on the Museum's website. The Whitehall Lecture Series is generously sponsored by Related Ross, South Flagler House, and Messrs. David Sarama & Daniel Drennen.

uesday evenings between February 4th and March 4th, the 2025 Flagler Museum Music Series featured classical chamber music in an intimate, gracious setting by award-winning musicians. Audience members enjoyed the rare opportunity to meet the musicians during a champagne and dessert reception that followed each concert. The Flagler Museum Music Series is sponsored by Roe Green, The MBS Family Foundation, and Rena & John Blades.

February 14th, 15th & 16th

2025 VALENTINE'S DAY TEA

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he Flagler Museum celebrated Valentine’s Day by offering a Valentine’s Day themed tea on February 14, 15, and 16, 2025. Couples were invited to enjoy the elegance of this National Historic Landmark and a Gilded Age Style tea in the Railcar No. 91® Tea Room, accompanied by romantic music performed by a classical harpist and breathtaking panoramic views of the West Palm Beach skyline across Lake Worth. Guests enjoyed a Gilded Age style lunch of gourmet tea sandwiches, desserts, and Whitehall Special Blend® tea all served on exquisite Whitehall Collection® china. flagler museum

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The Trustees' Annual Reception The Flagler Museum Trustees invited Members at the Patron level and above, as well as Exhibition Sponsors, for drinks and hors d' oeuvres, and an opportunity to view the 2024 Fall Exhibition, "In the Golden Dreamland of Winter: Henry Flagler’s FEC Hotel Company."

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(LEFT TO RIGHT) 1. Michael and Jodi Fogel 2. Justin Stubel and Lauren

Edwards 3. Anka Palitz, Maureen Conte, Deborah Pollack 4. Edgar and Martina Covarrubias 5. Joe Colucci, Erin Colucci, Shakir Wissa, Enid Wissa, Laura Wissa 6. Watson Wright, Allison Wright, Dave Frisbe, Rebecca Weiss, Gregg Weiss

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Bob Vila's Craftsmen Series Video Premiere Museum members at the Patron level and above attended the premiere of a Craftsmen with Bob Vila episode about the restoration of Whitehall’s Dining Room. The video series is produced by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach.

A conversation featuring conservators F. Carey Howlett and Chris Mills, Flagler Museum Executive Director Emeritus John Blades, and Bob Vila took place after the video presentation.

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1. Amanda Skier and Jeanne Rutherfoord 2. (L. to R.) Carey Howlett, John Blades, Bob Vila, and Chris Mills 3. Peter Stockman, Kelly Hopkins, and Dyson Stockman

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Winter Exhibition Opening Reception Members at the Patron level and above were invited to an opening reception for the 2025 Winter Exhibition, The Ethereal Worlds of Maxfield Parrish. The evening commenced with a delightful cocktail hour followed by a visit to the Museum's Exhibition Gallery.

LEFT TO RIGHT Lynn Hanke, Ted Cooney, Amanda Skier, Robert Hanke

LEFT TO RIGHT Hilary Patriaraca, John Blades, Dack Patriaraca

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Cashman, and Jennifer Greenawalt

Guests enjoy the art of Maxfield Parrish in the Flagler Museum Exhibition Gallery

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Vanessa Pierre-Pierre and Carline Griffin

LEFT TO RIGHT Kelly Hopkins, Judy Goffman Cutler,

and Jeanne Olofson

Upcoming Programs

Upcoming Programs The Flagler Museum's upcoming events are just around the corner

Open Through May 11, 2025

April 19, 2025

April 26, 2025

RAILCAR NO. 91® TEA ROOM

ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT

BLUEGRASS IN THE PAVILION

The Flagler Museum's Railcar No. 91® Tea Room offers afternoon tea in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion, alongside Henry Flagler’s historic Railcar No. 91®. Enjoy waterfront views across Lake Worth of the West Palm Beach skyline while enjoying a century old tradition of afternoon tea at Whitehall. The prix-fixe menu includes a selection of savory sandwiches, traditional scones, and a variety of sweets, complemented by the Museum’s own Whitehall Special Blend® tea and berry sweetened lemonade.

Each table is set for service using exquisite Whitehall Collection® china.

Families and children of all ages are invited to our traditional Easter Egg Hunt on Museum grounds the Saturday before Easter. Treatfilled eggs will be "hidden" on the Museum's lawn as well as in the Cocoanut Grove, and areas will be sectioned-off by age group so that all children, including toddlers, have the opportunity to participate safely. The Easter Bunny will visit and Easter-themed games and face painting will be available during the first hour of the event, prior to the Easter egg hunts. Festivities will end at 11:00 am. To commemorate the day, each family will receive a souvenir wooden Easter egg.

Rhinestones and rockabilly are retuning to Flagler Kenan Pavilion.

The Kody Norris Show and Authenic Unlimited will be headlining the Flagler Museum’s annual bluegrass concert held in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion, a one-of-a-kind setting featuring Henry Flagler’s Railcar No. 91® and panoramic views of Lake Worth.

All proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Museum's education programs for children. The Flagler Museum’s Bluegrass in the Pavilion program is a Recipient of a 2018 Event of the Year Special Award Nomination from the International Bluegrass Music Association.

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May 10 & 11, 2025

June 5, 2025

July 4, 2025

ANNUAL MOTHER'S DAY TEA

FOUNDER'S DAY AT THE MUSEUM

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

The celebration of Mother’s Day in the United States began during the Gilded Age. In the spirit of this tradition, mothers and their families are invited to the Railcar No. 91® Tea Room to enjoy a Gilded Age-style Tea Service in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Guests may also enjoy touring Whitehall and Railcar No. 91® before or after their tea service, and capture photographic memories.

We recommend to dress to impress in celebration of the special day!

On June 5th each year, the Flagler Museum celebrates its anniversary by opening to the public free of charge in honor of the Museum's founder and Henry Flagler's granddaughter, Jean Flagler Matthews. Visitors may take a selfguided tour of Whitehall, view the permanent collection of art and objects related to the Gilded Age, and climb aboard Henry Flagler's private railcar in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion.

Museum Members at the Sponsor level and above, as well as Whitehall Society Members, are invited to the Museum for a "front-row" view of the Fourth on Flagler fireworks display on Thursday, July 4th.

Lemonade and ice cream will be served. Gates open at 7:30 pm and will be closed at 8:00 pm, and fireworks begin just after 9 pm.

Attendees may bring their own chairs and blankets, but outside food or alcohol will not be permitted.

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A World Between Reality and Reverie The Ethereal Worlds of Maxfield Parrish has been extended to May 25th

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Personalized Membership Card(s) Free admission to the Museum Maxfield Parrish, Cascades (Quiet Solitude). 1959. Oil on panel. Courtesy of the National Museum of American Illustration.

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ue to popular demand, the 2025 Winter Exhibition, The Ethereal Worlds of Maxfield Parrish, has been extended to May 25, 2025. The exhibition features original works of art by Maxfield Parrish illustrating his genius for evoking a dreamlike world between reality and reverie.

"Parrish's work resonated so deeply with the American public because it reflected key ideals of the Gilded Age... [It] reflects the optimism, escapism, and idealism that characterized much of American life during the early-20th century. The Gilded Age and the early-20th century were periods of rapid industrial growth, but also of social and cultural upheaval.

Parrish's fantastical landscapes and idealized figures offered a reprieve from the complexities of modern life, emphasizing beauty, harmony, and transcendence," said Campbell Mobley, Curator, quoted in American Fine Art Magazine.

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New and Renewing Memberships December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025 Members support the Museum's mission to preserve and interpret Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s legacy, and America’s Gilded Age. In return for their generosity, we offer a variety of benefits that grant everyone an opportunity to engage in the life and programs of this National Historic Landmark.

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We are grateful to our Contributors, Sponsors, and Grantors for supporting our many activities, and we could not do it without your support!

Contributions to the Flagler Museum may be processed online, by mail, or over the phone using a credit card. For additional information, please contact the Museum at (561) 655-2833 ext. 48.

$20,000 AND ABOVE Col. & Mrs. Robert Hanke * Mr. & Mrs. Frederick E. Hopkins, III Mr. Thomas S. Kenan, III Mr. & Mrs.William M. Matthews Northern Trust * Jeanne H. Olofoson Foundation Docent donated hours *

$15,000 AND ABOVE Ms. Roe Green Vecellio Family Foundation

$10,000 AND ABOVE Abraham & Beverly Sommer Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John M. Blades Denise LeClair-Robbins Trust Randleigh Foundation Trust

$5,000 AND ABOVE Mrs. Merrilyn Bardes & Mr. Oliver Quinn on behalf of the Bardes Fund David Minkin Foundation Messrs. David Sarama & Daniel Drennen Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence & Freddie Gray Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Henry Ken-Rose Catering * Mr. & Mrs. Dana Koch Palm Beach Society Magazine *

Related Ross * Mr. & Mrs. Stefan B. Richter Sharkey Family Foundation Sidney Kohl Family Foundation Soter Kay Foundation

$1,000 AND ABOVE Ms. Josephine L. duPont Bayard Bernard E. Reisman Charter Fund Crow's Nest Fund Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Eisenberg Florida Weekly * Mr. Gary Goldring Ms. Elizabeth Johnson & Mr. Alexander Ketterson Jupiter Magazine * Ms. Elizabeth Kinney D. Milton & R. Maltz Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Sam Michaels Ms. Sari Morgenstern The Mosaic Foundation of R. & P. Heydon Mrs. Nicholas Christodoulis * Richard S. Johnson Family Foundation Rochelle Ohrstrom Charitable Fund Sallie B Phillips Foundation Mr. Bernie Schell in honor of Donna Schell Ms. Suzette de Marigny Smith Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Van Buren Family Foundation

$500 AND ABOVE Mr. Morton Simkins

UP TO $500

Mr. Frank Bell Mr. Francis Blesso & Mrs. Jacqueline Blesso Mr. Arthur Blumer Mr. John A. Bollero Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Bolton in honor of Jeanne Burry Ms. Nina Aversano Boudria Ms. Kay Crawford The Edward & Lucielle Kimmel Foundation, Inc. Eric Javits Family Foundation Mr. Averett Hill Flory Mr. & Mrs. Richard Galley Ms. Beth Glass Mr. Bruce Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hill Mr. Stephens Lowden Mr. Thomas O. McCarthy Murray & Barbara Gross Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. W. Stephen Murray Ms. Jennifer Ponton on behalf of The Blackbaud Giving Fund The Shepard Harris & Melissa S. Harris Trust Mr. David Silverman Mr. John Wright Mrs. Clinton R. Wyckoff, III * Denotes a full or partial in-kind contribution

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