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This year has been one of milestones. Our flag ship title, Palm Beach Illustrated, celebrates 70 years as the authority of the very best in Palm Beach County. In an industry where magazine lifespan is too often measured in months or years, we are immensely proud of our seven decades of service to this community. The desire to serve is what launched the idea for the Palm Beach Charity Register in 1992.
With many well-organized and focused charitable or ganizations in Palm Beach County, we view the Charity Register’s mission as vital to their outreach and suc cess. In turn, our corporate participation with estab lished and emerging charitable groups provides our organization with direct connections to the people and causes that drive philanthropy in Palm Beach County.
The Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties is one of our longtime partners in this effort. We are pleased to have them as the presenting sponsor of this thirtieth edition of the Palm Beach Charity Register. The Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties is also celebrating its own milestone this year with 50 years of service to our community. We are grate ful for their support.
For 30 years, the Palm Beach Charity Register has bound together those in the philanthropic community of the Palm Beaches. When there is need, when there is suffering, when a solution needs to be found, our community comes together in an effort to help. Within these pages, you will find many worthy organizations that support the residents of Palm Beach County at all stages of life. We are fortunate to live in a community where the ability to give is great, because there will always be challenges that require our attention.
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Let’s be honest: the Palm Beaches are truly like no other place on earth. Sure, we’ve got beautiful weather, accom plished people, storied institutions, and historic architecture on our side. But what sets this slice of palm-studded paradise apart is the philanthropic spirit of our community. Now in its thirtieth year, the Palm Beach Charity Register is proud to bring you the stories of Palm Beachers doing good and making a difference.
Our cover story, shot by photographer Jerry Rabinowitz, takes a close-up look at the work that’s being done to restore wetlands habitat that has been threatened by development. Turn to page 46 for “Swamped,” a photo essay showcasing Delray Beach’s Wakoda hatchee Wetlands.
For every cause there’s an effect. Read up on four local organiza tions making a difference—from Child Rescue Coalition’s work aiding law enforcement agents in finding and prosecuting online child preda tors (page 26), to horses healing hearts at Vinceremos (page 28), to Clinics Can Help’s mission of connecting people in need with critical medical supplies (page 24), to introducing underserved students to the value of ecological entrepreneurship at Blend PBC (page 30). Beyond organizations that move the needle on local issues, Samantha Kerrigan’s “Everyday Heroes,” beginning on page 52, profiles six Palm Beach County residents who give their time, talents, and treasures to find new and creative ways to help those in need.
With social season upon us, it’s not only time to start filling your calendar with philanthropic events, but to plan your perfectly Palm Beach wardrobe. Whether you’re a longtime local or a recent trans plant, the myriad of event dress code suggestions can stymie even the most sophisticated sartorialist. Don’t miss “A Season of Style” (page 34) for style editor Katherine Lande’s guide to what to wear where—from galas to sporting events and beyond. If you’re in the market for a bauble (or two) to put the finishing touches on your gala look this year, “Tropical Trinkets” (page 40) offers a sparkling selection of gorgeous gems.
And for the section of the Charity Register that locals use year after year as the definitive authority on the area’s most fabulous fundraising festivities, take time to page through our charity listings beginning on page 59. It’s more than just your go-to guide to 165 events about town; it’s also an opportunity to find a passion, serve a purpose, and give back with grace.
This year, as we honor three decades of good works in the Palm Beach Charity Register, I hope you find in these pages an organiza tion that inspires you to attend an event, make a donation, or offer your time and talent to elevate a local cause that speaks to you. And here’s to the next 30 years!
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Mark your calendars for Monday, March 20, 2023, and join the Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation for a day of fun at the Breakers in Palm Beach for their 23rd Annual Luncheon and Runway Fashion Show. Focused on the education and promotion of sun safety, this fundraiser has been a much-anticipated event among the South Florida community for many years.
The RDK Melanoma Foundation, their sponsors, and friends all gather in support of one mission: to save lives through education about the prevention and early detection of skin cancer, specifically melanoma. The elegant day at the Breakers will include a luxury silent auction, keynote speakers, delicious luncheon, and a full runway fashion show in the Venetian Ballroom featuring the newest looks from world renowned designer, Monique Lhuillier.
Tampa General Hospital and CEO, John Couris, will be returning as a Diamond Sponsor of the event, eager to expand on sun safety education initiatives launched in the Tampa area last year. Suzanne Niedland will be serving as the Luncheon committee’s Honorary Chairwoman for the second year. Lisa Leder, daughter of last year’s devoted committee chairwoman, Nancy Hart, will join the team as another Diamond Sponsor and serve with her mom as committee co-chairwomen. Marc Leder has also kindly pledged his support as a Diamond Sponsor alongside Sun Capital Partners Foundation.
The highlight of every year’s event is undoubtedly the full production runway fashion show following the sit-down lunch. Monique Lhuillier’s newest line of made to order looks will be on full display for over 450 of RDK’s guests, who will then have an opportunity purchase some of the items with a portion of the proceeds benefitting RDK.
The proceeds of the entire event will be used to continue several of the Foundation’s initiatives to prevent skin cancer, particularly melanoma. One of their main programs includes the strategic placement of public sunscreen dispensers across the nation’s parks, schools, beaches, and outdoor areas to provide protection from the harmful UV rays of the sun. RDK is also focused on growing its network of Students Against Melanoma (SAM Clubs) around high schools and colleges in the state of Florida and the rest of the United States and, eventually, world. These students advocate the sun safety and preventive education RDK provides with their respective families and communities to save lives.
To learn how to attend The Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation’s 23rd Annual Luncheon and Runway Fashion Show, and more about the fight against melanoma –please visit melanomafoundation.com or call (561)
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All Zoe wanted for her sixth birthday was to go to the beach—but the simple request was almost impossible for her. She would need a beach wheelchair, which would cost more than $1,000 to rent for a single afternoon.
Enter Clinics Can Help, a West Palm Beach–based nonprofit that gets medical equipment to those in need. They secured a beach wheelchair for Zoe, enabling her to enjoy a day with the sand on her toes and the waves rushing across her feet.
“It was amazing; she had such a good time,” says Zoe’s mother, Lynn Vera. “It’s an organization that really, really just cares about the recipients. They go above and beyond.”
Founded in 2011, Clinics Can Help has provided more than $12 million worth of medical equipment to people in Palm Beach County and elsewhere. The nonprofit assists more than 3,200 people per year, and they don’t turn anyone away.
“Getting the medical equipment is very easy,” says Owen O’Neill, the organization’s founder and CEO. “I bet if you think about it, you’ve probably
seen a wheelchair or a walker or a nebulizer in the back of a friend’s house. People have them all over the place, and [they often] want to donate them to someone who can actually use them.”
As a hospital nurse, O’Neill witnessed patients reinjuring themselves when they couldn’t afford medical equipment like bed rails, walkers, or wheelchairs. When he transitioned to hospice work, he saw the opposite end of the spectrum— a surplus of equipment left over after patients died and families eager to donate it.
In 2002, he collected the items to sanitize, inspect, and redistribute, starting with a walker and a wheelchair that he transported in the back of his truck. He juggled full-time work with his newfound passion. In 2007 he opened an office. He hired part-time staff in 2010 and opened fulltime in 2011.
“If you give someone a wheelchair they can get out of bed, which means they can go back to
work, school, or church,” O’Neill explains.
That was the case for Zoe, who has cerebral palsy. When Vera got custody of her as a toddler, she didn’t know where to start (or even what questions to ask). She was referred to Clinics Can Help, who provided her with equipment including an adaptive bicycle that helps work Zoe’s leg muscles, an activity chair so she can sit at the dinner table or work at a sewing machine, and a wheelchair for day-to-day activities.
O’Neill estimates that Clinics Can Help will be assisting 10,000 people per year by 2030. “I love what I do,” O’Neill says. “We are truly making a difference in people’s lives in a way that very few others are or can.” (clinicscanhelp.org) «
Clinics Can Help puts unused medical equipment into the hands of people who need it most
By Lola Thélin
One local nonprofit is fighting the fire of online child pornography with a unique fire of its own: an online database that gives law enforcement a way to track and apprehend predators who download and trade child sexual abuse materials. The technology—known as CRC Technology— is the brainchild of Boca Raton’s Child Rescue Coalition, Inc. (CRC), which provides access to the system free of charge to law enforcement organizations worldwide.
“People think the majority of child sexual abuse materials is traded on websites, but it’s actually through the peer-to-peer and sharingstyle networks,” explains CRC founder and CEO Carly Yoost. “Predators have used the argument that we’ve illegally hacked into their database or private networks on their computers, but it’s been ruled 100 percent in our favor. These are public forums on the internet. They feel they are doing this crime anonymously, but it’s in public view.”
Yoost’s father, Hank Asher, created the technology in 2009. When Asher passed away in 2013, Yoost and her sister felt compelled to continue to offer it as a key tool in the fight against child pornography. They founded CRC as a nonprofit in 2014. “We understood its power to protect children from sexual predators,” says Yoost.
The database is housed in nine anonymous networks, gathering and monitoring approximately 72 million global IP addresses that are trading and downloading illicit materials. Once logged into the CRC Technology system, law enforcement officers can pull local data to create a ranked list of the top offenders, gather records of criminal activity, and note the name of each internet service provider. Armed with this critical data, officers can subpoena the internet provider to acquire the name and address of any alleged predators.
“With this information, detectives can save valuable time and resources during their investigations and focus on taking suspected offenders
off the streets,” says Nicholas Masters, a detective with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. “It assists detectives with identifying offenders who are actively distributing child sexual abuse material and provides the data in a manner that is easily analyzed and utilized in proactive investigations.”
To date, CRC Technology has led to the arrest of more than 13,800 child predators and helped rescue 3,175 children in 97 countries and all 50 states. In 2021, 336 officers from the United States, the United Kingdom, and South America received training in the technology.
“This has been so rewarding, but we can’t do this alone,” says Yoost. “It can’t just be a partnership with law enforcement. There should be regulations on the internet where companies like Facebook, Instagram, or others are mandated and regulated to not allow this kind of material to be traded. We want to work with online platforms to ban this content all together.” (childrescuecoalition.org) «
Boca Raton nonprofit Child Rescue Coalition is a leader in the fight against online child pornographyCarly Yoost’s Child Rescue Coalition is on a mission to rescue children from sexual abuse by offering free technology to help law enforcement track, arrest, and prosecute predators.
Long-time supporters Bob Sheetz and Debbie Lindstrom are inspired by Keeping the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital and the transformation of the campus that is occurring thanks to philanthropy. It is their hope that their support will similarly inspire others to help the hospital reach its goals and continue to provide quality care for the community. It is why they are invaluable members of our Boca Raton Regional Hospital family.
“ There is no alternative when great healthcare is at issue. Our goal is what everyone’s goal should be… do whatever you can to ensure that all of us, including our family members, friends, and community residents, have access to the best medical attention available.” –
Bob SheetzTo find our more about Keeping the Promise… The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital, please visit keepingthepromise.brrh.com
Debbie Lindstrom and Bob SheetzIt was 1982 when Ruth Menor started doing equine therapy in a friend’s backyard with her own horse. “Horses have always helped me deal with adversity in my life,” says Menor. “I wanted to share that with others in need.”
Today, that backyard endeavor has blossomed into Vinceremos, a therapeutic riding facility located in Loxahatchee Groves, boasting 24 horses on 15 acres of land. Marking 40 years of transforming lives with horses, the center offers equine therapy and hippotherapy to serve children and adults with cognitive, physical, emotional, and psychological disabilities. It’s also a premier accredited center that has trained two USA Special Olympic athletes who have won gold, silver, and bronze medals in their respective sports.
With services like adaptive horseback riding, adaptive carriage driving, hippotherapy, equineassisted learning and education, equine-assisted psychotherapy, and pre-employment training, Vinceremos helps its students build confidence, selfesteem, social skills, and life skills. “We draw similarities and give tools that help [individuals] make better choices [and lead] a more fulfilled life,” says Susan Guinan, Vinceremos’ executive director.
Hippotherapy programs help children as young as 3 years old with issues related to traumatic brain injuries or strokes. The movement of the horse causes a rocking of the torso, which helps students develop their core muscles.
When it comes to psychotherapy, Guinan says observing horses at rest and play can provide a way for people in crisis to better express their emotions. “When you come to the farm and we put three horses in an area, maybe two are boxing, and that can look like either fighting or playing,” she explains. “The way you describe it says how someone sees the situation. If the third horse is off standing by themself and we ask, ‘What is that horse feeling?’ They may answer, ‘Afraid,’ or ‘They just want some quiet time to themself.’ The description is their experience in life. But we are talking about the horses and not them, which is a much easier conversation for them to have.”
In today’s trying post-quarantine climate, Vin-
ceremos has recently expanded its program to include first responders, high schoolers, and those suffering from depression and anxiety.
Both Menor and Guinan say it’s all worth it when you see the progress students like Madyson make on a daily basis. “My little girl, who was afraid of nearly everything, is now a self-assured young lady, who is tacking and untacking her horse independently, vaulting with Ms. Ruth, and willing to take risks,” says Madyson’s mother. “Vinceremos gave Mady joy, purpose, and a tribe of people she calls her own. Mady wants to help others overcome their fears and disabilities through therapeutic riding. It literally changed the trajectory of her life.” (vinceremos.org) «
HORSES ARE AT THE HEART OF HEALING AT VINCEREMOSVinceremos’ equine therapy programs serve people with physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological disabilities.
Blend PBC is on a mission—or make that two. First, says executive director Trinnette Morris, the organization works to nurture minority-owned food-based vendors by fostering community connections, putting talented entrepreneurs and their culinary creations in front of large local businesses. “It’s really as simple as introducing small business to big business,” Morris explains.
She says the conversation started with the Palm Beach County Convention Center. “They have their own in-house food and beverage teams. However, a lot of times when meeting planners from other states or countries come to the convention center to plan an event, they’re looking for a local taste. Instead of their teams trying to be a master of everything culinary-wise, we can offer up partnerships with our minority-owned businesses like Foster’s Barbeque, Trindy Gourmet, or Eat ‘n’ Cake.”
Case in point? Riviera Beach’s Smoothie Me Please was recently selected to provide smoothies for the Blockwork’s Permissionless cryptocur-
rency conference in West Palm Beach.
But Blend PBC is also tapping into the future of the community with its agricultural elementary school program. Morris says the group is bringing microgreen harvesting—from pea shoots to arugula to red cabbage—to area schools in underserved communities, with an aim to educate students about an ecosystem of economic sustainability in a hands-on (and delicious) way.
The program started last year at Seminole Trails Elementary School and Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School, both in West Palm Beach. This year, the program has expanded to 10 schools, adding middle schools to the mix as well.
“The students make observations every day in a microgreen journal,” says Morris. “Last week we grew in soil. This week we grew in bamboo mats. Last week we grew with natural light. This week we grew with grow lights. So they see the difference in ways of growing something.”
Then comes the fun part: harvesting and sam-
pling in recipes for smoothies, pizzas, and salads. Student agriculturists can also sell the microgreens they’ve grown and harvested to local restaurants. And some of their wares are ending up on seriously swank plates; this past June, studentgrown microgreens were used in Blend PBC chefs’ masterpieces at the Mayor’s Ball.
“We [were] thrilled for the opportunity to showcase the culinary delights of Blend PBC at the Mayor’s Ball and showcase our agricultural elementary school program,” says Morris.
“Every dish tells a story,” she adds, “and we hope that ours embody the essence of community education and betterment. Nothing tastes sweeter than helping Black and brown communities through the social and emotional learning that is taught through gardening.” (blendpbc.org) «
Blend PBC nurtures minority-owned culinary ventures, while teaching underserved kids how to grow budding businesses
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For the most part, Floridians kept their charitable dollars close to home in 2021, with 65 percent of their donations remaining in the state, according to a study by Florida Nonprofit Alliance, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. A front-row seat to the hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic might have had something to do with that, says Leah McDermott, program manager at Florida Nonprofit Alliance.
“I do think the compassion by donors and the drive toward informal and in-kind giving has to do with being home during the pandemic and seeing what went on in the community,” McDermott says. Nationally, there was a spike in overall charitable giving in 2020, when the country was deep into the pandemic, she notes. Although donations dropped again in 2021 to below 2020 levels, they were still higher than in 2019.
Going forward, there is early evidence that donors may be returning to their prepandemic giving patterns, moving away from a hyper-local focus, says Jonathan Bergdoll, applied statistician for IUPUI Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. But for now, giving locally is still a common thread in Florida. “In many ways, the pandemic helped highlight or exacerbate the need that was already there, so donors could react to this by continuing to give more locally than previously.”
Moved by poverty and income inequality, more than eight in ten Floridians report that they were driven to give by compassion to ward people in need, according to the study. The top issues after poverty were health, climate change and environment, animal rights, and disaster relief.
In a possible peek into the future of giving, the report also notes that donors under the age of 40 were less likely to make giving decisions based on tax deductions and more likely to give informally, by donating food, volunteering at shelters, or putting cash directly into the
hands of those in need. The high-net-worth and those over 65 are more likely to give for mally, to established institutions.
“Historically, people become more formal with their giving as they age; however, there are things working against that trend now,” says Bergdoll. “Under the current tax code, only about one in nine households is eligible to deduct their charitable contributions, so most people will never have a tax incentive to give their money to a formal charitable organization as compared to, say, a friend in need or a political party.”
The study brings to light the fact that formal giving is not the only way to help people, says McDermott. “We want to get a better idea of what informal giving looks like. It’s always been around, but over the past 10 years, technology that allows platforms like GoFundMe have made it even easier to give.”
There’s also a certain mistrust of large organizations, and McDermott says she’s counseling nonprofits to communicate better.
“It brings to light that we have more work to do to overcome misconceptions about how money is spent. We find that by talking clearly about expenses and being more open results in a positive response from the public. They understand that the electric bill has to be paid to keep the organization running because they deal with that kind of thing in their own lives.”
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IN MANY WAYS, THE PANDEMIC HELPED HIGHLIGHT OR EXACER BATE THE NEED THAT WAS ALREADY THERE, SO DONORS COULD REACT TO THIS BY CONTINUING TO GIVE MORE LOCALLY THAN PREVIOUSLY.”
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Delray Beach’s Wakodahatchee Wetlands is a case study in the healing power of water
Wakodahatchee: It’s a word from the Seminole language meaning “created waters.” That’s because in 1996, Palm Beach County’s Water Utilities Department did just that: create a swamp on 50 acres of unused land as a way to treat wastewater for eventual use in agriculture and irrigation. At the time, the project was hailed as a novel alternative to industrial modern sewage treatment—but it’s a process as old as the Everglades themselves.
Approximately 2 million gallons of treated waste water flows through the Wakodahatchee Wetlands daily. The swampy waters act as a percolation pond, returning billions of gallons of fresh water back into the local water table over time. They also support ever growing numbers of birds, alligators, turtles, fish, and
other wildlife—not to mention in sects and native flora—that thrive in and around the nutrient-rich waters.
Photographer Jerry Rabinowitz first started photographing the Wakodahatchee in 2015. “I had been there before but not really to photograph,” he recalls. “I lived close to there at the time, and we started to walk there for exercise. Being a photographer, I brought my camera. I was not a wildlife shooter, but more of a nature guy.”
Over time, Rabinowitz returned to the wetlands and its threequarter-mile boardwalk with his cameras and lenses to capture a variety of vignettes—open-water ponds, emergent marshes, shallow shelves, grassy islands, and tree canopies among them. “As I started to document there, I began to realize
that there was something special. It became an intimate experience. I kept going back because the place changed by the time of day, season, and weather. Each time was a new experience,” he explains, describing what he calls a “hidden Eden that exists on the other side of a suburban fence.”
“As I walked and photographed, I discovered the layering of the wetlands becoming more distinct,” he adds. “A cycle of life existing on the surface, in the air, and beneath
the purifying waters.”
Rabinowitz has collected his images into a book, aptly titled Created Waters. His black-and-white photographic studies celebrate the successful merger of sustainability and nature. “Wakodahatchee restores some of what we have lost through development,” he says. “It is the beauty, steeped in underlying purpose, that causes me to journey, reflect, photograph, and embrace this small marvel in my city of Delray Beach.” «
“As I walked and photographed, I discovered the layering of the wetlands becoming more distinct. A cycle of life existing on the surface, in the air, and beneath the purifying waters.”
—Jerry Rabinowitz
After sleeping on the streets as a teen, Francky Pierre-Paul uses his second chance to care for neighbors in need
Kicked out of his house at the age of 16, Francky Pierre-Paul found himself couch surfing and sleeping on park benches. “It was demoralizing,” he recalls. “I hated it, and I hated myself.”
He says it was like having two identities: At
night, he was homeless and alone with nowhere to turn. But during the day, he was at school and surrounded by friends—masking his feelings of depression and loneliness.
“That’s why I’m so big on changing the perspective of homelessness and how people view those who are struggling,” Pierre-Paul says.
Now, as an advocate, Pierre-Paul helps the more than 1,500 people experiencing homelessness in Palm Beach County. He often finds himself back in those same parks he once called home, passing out food and personal care items to the people living there.
“My goal is to figure out why they are out here
so I can share that story with the community and try to get them help,” he says.
His nonprofit, A Different Shade of Love, holds events around Palm Beach County, providing clothes, shoes, haircuts, and showers. It’s the small things, Pierre-Paul says, that help people who are experiencing homelessness feel like they are a part of the life going on around them.
“What I’ve realized about our homeless neighbors on the street is that they’re voiceless, and that’s because of us in the community,” PierrePaul admits. “We tell them, ‘You’re not allowed to do this, or you’re not allowed to do that.’”
It’s what he was told (and how he lived) for
too many years. But things are different for Pierre-Paul now, and he credits the bulk of his success to his wife. “I feel like she’s my angel on Earth because she’s more than a wife to me— she’s also a counselor, a best friend, a pat on the back, and a smile when I need it.”
The couple’s two young children also motivate Pierre-Paul to continue his mission. “I’m able to teach them the values of life and the importance of waking up and inhaling and exhaling and appreciating each moment,” he says.
His journey has been brutal at times. But Pierre-Paul says that through it all, he’s found his purpose—and he’s not taking his second chance for granted.
“If I can change one soul before I leave this Earth,” he says, “then I feel like my job here while I’m just passing by is not null and void.”
(adifferentshadeoflove.org)
How teenager Jake Zur used his diabetes diagnosis to build an app that’s helping patients everywhere
When then-17-year-old Jake Zur was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in November 2020, something as simple as a Sunday morning doughnut stopped being a sweet treat and instead became something to be charted and analyzed. “I was managing my sugars on spreadsheets and making huge lists of everything I ate,” he recalls. “It just took way too long.”
Zur searched for a simpler solution, but none of the diabetes management tools he tried did the trick. So, the senior at The Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens decided to build his own app called SweetSpot–The Diabetes Manager.
Mixing technology with his diagnosis was a no-brainer for Zur, who plans to major in computer science in college and has spent a summer as a programming data analysis intern at Jupiter’s Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. It took him about four months to develop SweetSpot, but he used his tech know-how—plus some medical research, YouTube videos, and family support—to bring the app to life.
Available for free on the Apple App Store, SweetSpot offers a trio of functions: a carb calculator, a glucose log, and a meal planner.
Zur is hopeful the app will help other people with diabetes and says that getting it into the hands of those who really need it has been the sweetest part of the process. “I just want to get it out to [as many] people as possible,” he adds. “I’m always updating the app, trying to make it the best for users. The fact that I can possibly help other people learn to manage their diabetes with this app is great.”
He hopes others who are struggling with a diabetes diagnosis will be empowered to manage their blood sugars and to understand that it’s a learning process that takes practice. Sometimes they’ll be high and sometimes they’ll be low, but eventually, Zur says, they’ll find their sweet spot.
South Florida transplant Diane Buhler is healing her heart and home—one bucket of trash at a time
Diane Buhler had traveled from New York to South Florida on diving trips for decades, using the underwater world to escape the crush of the concrete jungle. But after losing friends during the September 11, 2001 attacks and supporting relief efforts at Ground Zero, she left Wall Street for West Palm Beach. “I needed to heal, and I needed to be by the ocean,” she says. “That’s my happy place.”
It wasn’t until Buhler became a full-time resident that she realized her happy place needed healing, too. “I found an ocean that needed me and animals that needed help because of the inundation of plastics and trash,” she says.
Buhler started organizing monthly beach cleanups with the help of the Solid Waste Authority, but she soon learned that once-amonth sessions weren’t enough to keep up with the amount of waste washing ashore. “We
would leave a beach after one of those cleanups and the trash was still coming in with the winds,” she recalls. “I realized then and there I needed to do more.”
Buhler officially founded her nonprofit, Friends of Palm Beach, in 2014 with the mission of cleaning our beaches. But her organization does more than that; it’s also a transitional work program that recruits clients from The Lord’s Place and Vita Nova, local outreach agencies that help the homeless and aged-out foster children land on their feet. “This is a safe space,” she says. “It’s hard work, and if you’re willing to show up and do the job, then I’ll keep you.”
Now her small but dedicated crew cleans
seven-and-a-half miles of Palm Beach’s coastline five days a week and also works to educate the community about the impacts of pollution. On average, Buhler and her crew remove 750 pounds of trash each week—the equivalent of 1,600 pieces of trash per day—and 80 percent of that trash is nonbiodegradable plastic. To date, Buhler says she and her crew have removed more than 230,000 pounds of trash from Palm Beach’s shores.
“I had no idea the amount we were going to collect,” she admits. “I knew I was going to make a dent, but it’s huge what we’re able to get. Unfortunately, it’s still only a small percentage of what is out there.”
What’s most rewarding, Buhler says, is seeing her crew making a difference every day. “They’re gaining a respect and an education about the environment and the community they live in and they’re taking that back home and buying differently and cleaning up their world. We all need to lend a hand, even if it’s something as small as picking up one piece of trash a day or five pieces a day—it all makes a difference.”
(friendsofpalmbeach.com)
Whether she’s working at the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach or brainstorming ideas for her next novel, Sophie Meridien knows the power of story—and its ability to transport young minds. “I think it goes back to being in school and having a really awesome English teacher or a really awesome librarian and me wanting to be that for these kids,” she says. “I want to be a helpful adult in their life who they can talk to—not just about books but also about regular life stuff.”
Meridien has been a librarian at the Mandel Public Library for four years, helping teens reach their academic and social potential. During the school year, she runs the library’s teen
homework center, where kids can come for free homework help, a healthy snack, or a friendly face. “Sometimes the kids don’t even have homework,” she admits. “They just need a safe place to hang out before their parents get home.”
Her efforts have not gone unnoticed: In 2021, Meridien was recognized as Florida’s Most Outstanding New Librarian of the Year by the Florida Library Association. “There were quite a few awards being handed out, and I remember thinking, ‘All these librarians are super incredible!’ To be a part of that was really awesome.”
But Meridien’s impact reaches far beyond
the library’s bookshelves. She runs a monthly book club at the Pace Center for Girls, an alternative school for teenage girls in Palm Beach County. She has also coordinated author visits at a local juvenile detention center. “We’re trying to bring the library to teens who can’t make it to the library,” she says. “It’s one of the best parts of the job.”
nated author visits at a local juvenile detention the one of the best parts of the job.”
Meridien is on a mission to provide young readers with equal access to books—especially those that feature characters they can relate to. “Most of my teens come from our community and they don’t necessarily have a lot of books [with characters who] look like them,” she says. “I always want to make sure I’m buying the best books for them.”
She’s writing the best books for them, too: Meridien’s debut novel, The Witchery, was released in late July. “In the fantasy realm, for me growing up, I couldn’t find a lot of magical heroines who looked like me. That’s part of the reason I wrote this book.”
Meridien hopes the world of fantasy The Witchery offers can be an enjoyable escape for teenagers from all corners of the community. And when they step back into the Mandel Public Library, she’ll be there to help them continue writing their own stories.
Sophie Meridien helps local kids connect to the stories of their livesSophie Meridien helps local youth find books that resonate.
Bikes are a way for “Jack the Bike Man” Hairston to get lives (and smiles) rolling again
Do you remember your first bicycle? That’s the question Jack Hairston asks just about every person he meets—and he says the answer is usually a resounding ‘yes!’
“I don’t think they remember their first toothbrush or first pair of shoes or first peanut butter sandwich,” Hairston says. “But they remember their first bicycle.”
Better known as “Jack the Bike Man,” Hairston has been a pillar in the West Palm Beach community for more than 20 years. His nonprofit gives away bikes to kids in need—and the holidays are his busiest time of the year. “We give away over 2,000 bikes at our Christmas party every year,” he says of his operation’s annual collection drive and repair efforts that could give Santa’s workshop a run for its money.
Hairston partners with other local charities to identify families that can benefit most from a new set of wheels. On the day of the party, hundreds of volunteers descend on the bike shop to help make sure each kid rides off on a bike
tailored to him or her. “A bunch of elves are down in the loading dock area, and they’re adjusting seats and whatever needs to be done so the bike is perfect for the child,” Hairston explains.
Hairston says it all started one day in 1999 when he was sitting on his front porch, watching a young man falling off his bike. He realized the kid’s brakes weren’t working. “I knew how to do that, and so I fi xed his brakes and told him to get out of here,” he recalls.
But there was no pumping the brakes on what would happen from that day forward. Word travels fast—especially among the kids in Hairston’s neighborhood, who continued to show up on his porch asking him to fi x their bikes. “It was an accident,” he admits. “I didn’t plan on this happening—I was retired and enjoying doing nothing.”
But he says he wouldn’t change a thing. These days, he enjoys educating kids on bicycle safety through his charity’s various programs. Recently, Jack the Bike Man moved his operations into a bigger workshop and programming space, thanks to a lead gift of $1.5 million from the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation.
Hairston says his organization will continue helping those who need it most—one bicycle at a time. “I’ve never seen anything as powerful as a kid’s smile when they get their first bicycle,” he says. And at 80 years old, it’s those smiles that keep Hairston’s wheels turning.
(jackthebikeman.org)
Arrested for drug trafficking at the age of 17, Allie Severino faced a possible prison sentence of 120 years. She thought her life was over. “I even wanted to go to prison because I was convinced I couldn’t succeed on probation,” she says.
But Severino got a lucky break when the judge assigned to her case decided not to give up on her. “He saw something in me that I didn’t even see in myself at the time,” she says. “It’s people like him, who gave me a second chance, who allow me to live the life I live today.”
More than a decade later, Severino is sober and thriving in her new role as a homeless outreach
specialist for the City of West Palm Beach. “They didn’t look at my past, they looked at what I was doing today and the woman I’ve become,” she says of her employer. “They believed in me and my ability to be an asset to the city.”
Severino admits the shift from her old life to her new one wasn’t easy; it took some time to turn things around (even after that fateful court appearance). “I was living on the street until I got my bed at the drug abuse foundation,” she recalls. “When I got there, I was like, ‘I don’t want to be here at all.’”
But Severino stuck it out, spending six months in rehab. She realizes now that her struggle was a
key part of her growth. “If I didn’t struggle even in recovery like every other young person does, I wouldn’t have that knowledge to help others,” she says.
Today, Severino uses her own experiences to offer hope to people experiencing addiction and homelessness in West Palm Beach. “I know they feel like they can talk to me and not feel like I’m looking at them in a different way, because I’m not. I simply just want to help.”
Severino seeks to build trust first. It’s the best way, she says, to truly assess the specific needs of each individual and get them connected to the right services. “What we do for them is navigate a very complicated system, whether that’s to help them get food stamps or disability or shelter placement,” she explains.
She says it’s the “boots on the ground” effort on West Palm Beach’s streets and in its parks that makes a difference. “We’re doing that hard work to make sure these amazing people can get to a point where they are self-sufficient and able to live a happy life that they’re proud of,” she says.
Now—far from her life being over—Severino is on a positive path, both personally and professionally. She’s preparing to start social work courses at Florida Atlantic University to further enable her to help locals in need. “I just want to keep growing and doing a good job,” she says. “I know that if I’m able to continue to do well, then other people will know they can do it too.”
211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast provides an array of support and assistance services to individuals and families who find themselves without answers to problems they face on a daily basis. The work of its staff and volunteers includes providing information, assessment, advocacy, referral to appropriate community agencies, telephone counselling, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention.
Main Fundraising Event: Annual Spring Event
Date: March 31, 2023
Location: The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach Description of Event: 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast is excited to be returning to The Colony for its 2023 Spring Event. This elegant evening includes cocktails, dinner, dancing, and an exciting program. Proceeds benefit the mission of 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast.
Ticket Price: $400
Contact: Candi Spitz 561-383-1144 211palmbeach.org
For nearly 40 years, helping families achieve stability has been central to Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches’ mission. More than housing, the organization works to help families with wraparound services to break cycles and create lasting solutions for families at risk or in crisis across Palm Beach County.
Main Fundraising Event: Tree Lighting Celebration
Date: December 6, 2022
Location: Private club, Palm Beach Description of Event: Kick off the holiday season with dinner, cocktails, auctions, and the lighting of the Angel Tree, while supporting the mission to strengthen families in their efforts to achieve stability. Chairpersons: Elizabeth DeBrule, Karen Fischer
Ticket Price: $400
Contact: Tori Uhlman 561-253-1361 adoptafamilypbc.org
AVDA’s (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc.) mission is to offer lifesaving services while promoting violence-free, equitable relationships and creating the social changes necessary to end dating and domestic violence. For more than 36 years, the organization’s services have provided support to thousands throughout the Palm Beach County area.
Main Fundraising Event: Sixteenth Annual Heart of a Woman Luncheon
Date: April 11, 2023
Location: Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club, Boca Raton
Description of Event: The Heart of a Woman Luncheon, presented by the Vegso Family Foundation, celebrates the strength, courage, and determination of women— particularly survivors of domestic abuse. This event raises much-needed funds to support AVDA’s lifesaving programs which served 18,313 individuals last year.
Chairperson: Anne Vegso
Major Sponsor: Vegso Family Foundation
Ticket Price: $175
Contact: Whitney Erasmus 561-265-3797, ext. 114 avdaonline.org
Founded in 1998 by Leonard A. Lauder and Ronald S. Lauder, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) is the only philanthropy focused solely on accelerating the development of drugs to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Main Fundraising Event: Sixth Annual Hope on the Horizon Dinner
Date: March 15, 2023
Location: Private club, Palm Beach
Description of Event: ADDF Board Member Bonnie Lautenberg will be honored for her dedication to the organization’s mission. The program will also feature Dr. Howard Fillit and Dr. Miranda Orr who will discuss the latest advancements in Alzheimer’s research.
Honorary Chairpersons: Leonard A. Lauder, Ronald S. Lauder Chairpersons: Nancy Goodes, Judy Glickman Lauder, Heidi McWilliams
Ticket Price: $1,000
Contact: Jenna Iachetti 212-901-7990 alzdiscovery.org
Magen David Adom (MDA) is Israel’s ambulance, blood-services, and disasterrelief organization, serving as skilled EMT first-responders for the state’s 9 million people. MDA’s Blood Center provides 97 percent of the blood used by Israeli hospitals and 100 percent of the blood needs of the Israel Defense Forces ensuring all Israelis get the blood they need, when they need it. The Palm Beach Friends’ support of AFMDA is saving lives in Israel every day.
Main Fundraising Event: American Friends of Magen David Adom Annual Gala
Date: December 11, 2022
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach
Description of Event: At this year’s event, Palm Beach Friends of AFMDA will celebrate the extraordinary efforts and lifesaving work of MDA and its heroes. Guests will enjoy a cocktail reception followed by dinner and dancing. Howie Mandel, comedian, actor, author, and television host, will be the featured entertainment.
Ticket Price: $700
Contact: Tammy Karu 561-835-0510 afmda.org
The American Heart Association (AHA) is a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Through collaboration with numerous organizations and powered by millions of volunteers, the AHA funds innovative research, advocates for the public’s health, and shares lifesaving resources. Its team works every day to defeat the No. 1 killer of Americans—heart disease.
Main Fundraising Event: Sixty-Eighth Annual Palm Beach Heart Ball
Date: February 23, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: Guests will enjoy the glitz and glamour of A Night in Hollywood at this year’s Palm Beach Heart Ball. Music will be provided by Legends of The Voice, featuring former contestants from NBC’s hit show, The Voice.
Chairperson: Laurie Silvers
Major Sponsors: Laurie Silvers and Mitch Rubenstein, Tampa General Hospital, Christine and Bob Stiller, HCA Healthcare Foundation, Marti LaTour and George Elmore, Monika and John Preston, Kathryn and Leo Vecellio, Rebecca and Randy Doane, Karen and Ray Masciarella, The Colony Hotel, Sue Gibson, Hermé de Wyman Miro, Susan Schmeichel, Melissa Sullivan, Florida Power & Light, Michele and Howard Kessler
Contact: Stacey Comerford 561-697-6607
palmbeachheartball.heart.org
STANDING: DR. HOWARD FILLIT, BONNIE LAUTENBERG, HEIDI MCWILLIAMS, MARK ROITHMAYR; SEATED: NANCY GOODES, JUDY GLICKMAN LAUDER, LEONARD A. LAUDER CAPEHART HOWIE MANDEL, COMEDIAN, ACTOR, AUTHOR, AND TELEVISION HOST NBC LAURIE SILVERS
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens (ANSG) is a nonprofit foundation established in 1977 by resident sculptor Ann Weaver Norton (1905-1982). A two-acre urban sanctuary and nationally recognized arboretum, the compound comprises the historic Norton House and Artist Studio, exhibition galleries, monumental sculptures, butterfly havens, a propagation house, and tropical gardens featuring more than 250 species of rare palms and cycads.
Main Fundraising Event: Sixth Annual Sculpture in Motion: The Art of Pre- and PostWar Automobiles
Date: November 12, 2022
Location: Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Sculpture in Motion, honoring veterans and Gold Star Families of Palm Beach County, welcomes visitors to experience the history and design of one-ofa-kind, classic pre- and post-war automobiles. The event concludes with a Grand Tour Parade of Cars along the Intracoastal through Palm Beach.
Honorary Chairperson: Grand Marshal Donald Osborne Chairpersons: Frances and Jeffrey Fisher, Audrey and Martin Gruss, Kim and Stephen Bruno, Perri and Robert Bishop, Samantha and Brendan Carroll, LinQing Yang and Cameron Lickle
Major Sponsors: Key Private Bank, Gunster, Audrain Automobile Museum, Palm Beach Illustrated
Ticket Price: $30
Contact: Margaret Horgan 561-832-5328 ansg.org
Main Fundraising Event: An Evening of Music and Art in the Gardens Date: March 22, 2023
Location: Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: An Evening of Music and Art in the Gardens, the annual Gardens Conservancy’s event, will present the Ann Norton Award for Philanthropy, extended to an individual who advance the ideals set forth with Ann Norton’s vision for the Gardens as her legacy to the community.
Honorary Chairperson: Caroline Rafferty Chairpersons: Sara and Jim McCann, Frances and Jeffrey Fisher, Susan and Bob Wright
Major Sponsors: CIBC Private Wealth Management, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Margaret Horgan 561-832-5328 ansg.org
The Arc of Palm Beach Country is changing the conversation around disabilities by defying definitions, inspiring possibilities, and improving the lives of the people it serves, their families, and the local community.
Main Fundraising Event: Off the Wall Gala: A Night of Illusion Date: March 11, 2023
Location: Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Step out of reality and into A Night of Illusion benefiting The Arc of Palm Beach County. The Off the Wall Gala will alter perceptions. The Norton Museum of Art provides the setting to exhibit guests’ creativity. It’s going to be a moving experience!
Chairpersons: Kerstin and Michael Cowan, Linda and Kurt Gehring Ticket Price: $550
Contact: April Osborn 561-842-3213 arcpbc.org
FRANCES FISHER, DONALD OSBORNE, JEFFREY FISHER CAPEHART JEFFREY AND FRANCES FISHER CAPEHART MICHAEL AND KERSTIN COWAN, LINDA AND KURT GEHRING TRACEY BENSONThe vision of the Armory Art Center is to become the leading cultural and artistic center of the region. The Center’s mission is to inspire the experience and creation of art. The Center does this through the delivery of relevant and engaging visual art instruction, exhibitions, and special events. The Center continually seeks opportunities for collaboration with both artists and art aficionados.
Main Fundraising Event: Artistry: Curated Treasures
Date: January 18, 2023
Location: Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Lynn Feld and Linda Silpe welcome you to the opening of Artistry. Enjoy cocktails while exploring the displays of vintage and designer clothing, exquisite antique tabletop and mid-century decor, paintings, and more. Bring home something very special and help support arts education for local youth.
Chairpersons: Lynn Feld, Linda Silpe
Ticket Price: $175
Contact: Carla Bryant 561-660-8386 armoryart.org/event/artistry
The Arts4All Florida—Palm Beach County (A4AFL-PBC) mission is to create a society where people of all abilities can learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. A4AFL-PBC provides programming in every aspect of the arts—from visual arts, to performing arts, to the literary arts.
Main Fundraising Event: Arts4All Florida Katie Gardner Memorial Golf Tournament Date: May 12, 2023
Location: Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter
Description of Event: The A4AFL Katie Gardner Memorial Golf Tournament is in memory of Katie Gardner, a young lady with incredible artistic talent who participated in many A4AFL’s programs. The entry fee of $1,700 per foursome for the scrambleformat tournament includes fees, prizes, awards, shirts, breakfast, and lunch
Chairpersons: Kirk Stetson, Dr. Tony Caruso
Ticket Price: $1,700
Contact: Cindy Pijanowski 561-966-7025 a4apbc.com
Ballet Palm Beach is the professional dance company of Palm Beach County inspiring and impacting through the timeless and evolving art of ballet. The mission of Ballet Palm Beach is to create unique and meaningful performances and outreach programs.
Date: January 26, 2023
Location: The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Ballet Palm Beach’s Annual Fundraising Gala event will feature a unique “Night at the Moulin Rouge” theme, complete with can-can dancers. This memorable evening will include cocktails, an exciting auction, a delicious dinner, live music, dancing, and a sublime performance by Ballet Palm Beach dancers.
Honorary Chairperson: Anka Palitz
Major Sponsors: UBS Florida Private Wealth Management, Florida Power & Light, Anka Palitz
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Ann Faber 561-630-8235 balletpalmbeach.org
LYNN FELD, LINDA SILPE
ARMORY ART CENTER
DR. TONY CARUSO, KIRK STETSON
RYAN RUCH
HONORARY CHAIR ANKA PALITZ
PALM
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami is committed to serving Palm Beach County residents by providing excellent eye care and state-of-the-art vision research. Bascom Palmer is ranked among the nation’s best eye hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. The Palm Beach Gardens campus features the Maltz Center, the Frankino Ambulatory Surgery Pavilion, and the Lois Pope Research Center.
Main Fundraising Event: Evening of Vision Gala
Date: March 10, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Palm Beach Evening of Vision Gala is Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s signature event. Guests will be swept away by the exciting themed evening, which will feature a cocktail reception, dinner, and live entertainment.
Honorary Chairpersons: Cynthia and Bruce Sherman
Chairperson: Ari Rifkin Ticket Price: $800
Contact: Cheryl Levine 561-515-1527 bascompalmer.org
At The Benjamin School (TBS), students begin a lifelong pursuit of understanding, embracing the excitement of learning and realizing its unlimited power. Students in grades prekindergarten-3 through twelfth grade share a commitment to excellence, achievement, and a strong sense of values. Go Benjamin, then go anywhere.
Main Fundraising Event: BASH (Building a Scholastic Heritage) Gala Date: March 4, 2023
Location: PGA National Resort and Spa, Palm Beach Gardens
Description of Event: BASH will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dancing, live entertainment, and exceptional silent and live auctions. BASH 2023 will celebrate The Magic of TBS.
Honorary Chairpersons: The Maglio Family
Chairpersons: Eric and Lisa Glasband, Matthew and Christina Nihan
Major Sponsors: Gioia Family, RBC/ Glasband Family, Robert and Susan Lichten, Darren and Sierra Lowe, Steve and Krista Nicklaus, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nicklaus, Matthew and Christina Nihan, Fox Rothschild, Smith Brothers Family Foundation, Palms Wellington Surgical Center/Montijo Family, Tom and Kristie Zaccagnino
Ticket Price: $450
Contact: Sheena Wilber 561-472-3483
thebenjaminschool.org
Best Foot Forward (BFF) is the only nonprofit organization in Palm Beach County dedicated to the educational success of youth who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned and have entered the foster care system. The organization’s mission is to empower foster care youth to maximize their educational outcomes by providing essential academic guidance and support.
Main Fundraising Event: 2023 Bash
Date: April 22, 2023
Location: The Polo Club of Boca Raton, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Best Foot
Forward’s fundraiser will celebrate the success of foster care youth. Mike Burke, Superintendent of the Palm Beach County School District, will be the Champion of Children Award recipient. Guests will enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dancing, and auctions. All proceeds benefit BFF. Honorary Chairpersons: Paul and Patricia Kilgallon
Major Sponsors: Laura and Shaw McCutcheon, Polen Capital, Trend Capital – Mari and Ashwin Vasan, Brad Ginsberg Family Foundation, Burns Family Foundation, Anne and Mark Ellman, GL Homes, JM Family Enterprises
Ticket Price: $200
Contact: Donna Biase 561-470-8300
bestfoot.org
CAPEHART MATTHEW AND CHRISTINA NIHAN, LISA AND ERIC GLASBAND TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY PAUL AND PATRICIA KILGALLON GINA FONTANA
Founded in 2008 by Lauree Simmons, Big Dog Ranch Rescue saves dogs from high-kill shelters throughout the country, abused dogs, and dogs suffering from inhumane treatment and natural disasters. The ranch has saved more than 55,000 lives as the largest no-kill, cage-free rescue in the United States. Community-focused programs include providing service dogs for disabled veterans and helping seniors.
Main Fundraising Event: Big Dog Ranch Rescue’s Wine, Women & Shoes
Dates: March 4-5, 2023
Location: The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The largest fashion show and midday event of the season, Wine, Women & Shoes offers two afternoons filled with fashion, food, and fun. Guests will enjoy an exclusive shopping area, live entertainment, fabulous footwear, the latest fashions, luxury auctions, a live runway presentation, a doggie fashion show, and a sumptuous, seated lunch.
Honorary Chairpersons: Lara Trump, JoAnna Myers
Chairpersons: Sher Kasun, Denise Rizzuto
Major Sponsor: Anne Fontaine
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Lori Elsbree 561-791-6465 bdrr.org
Boca Helping Hands distributes 70,000 pantry bags and serves 80,000 hot meals yearly, expands access to health care, provides weekend meals to food-insecure children in 12 local elementary schools, offers financial assistance, and helps individuals begin new careers through job training. For 15 consecutive years, Boca Helping Hands has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator.
Main Fundraising Event: Monopoly Event and Casino Night
Date: April 15, 2023
Location: Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Guests will vie for the title of Monopoly Game Champion at the annual Monopoly Event and Casino Night. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and dinner, an auction, casino gaming, and music for your dancing pleasure while supporting a Charity Navigator 4-star-rated nonprofit.
Chairpersons: Zoe Lanham, Rochelle LeCavalier
Major Sponsors: Gary Peters Family Foundation, Peter and Susan Brockway, Tandy and Joe Robinson
Ticket Price: $250
Contact: Karen Swedenborg 561-417-0913 bocahelpinghands.org/bfb
The Boca Raton Historical Society and The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum serve the Boca Raton community by collecting, preserving, and sharing its history. The museum features new, interactive history exhibits to be enjoyed by visitors of all ages. Other programs include tours, lectures, and activities for children and families.
Main Fundraising Event: Boca Bacchanal Wine Festival
Date: March 31, 2023
Location: Private residences, Boca Raton Description of Event: The annual Boca Bacchanal Wine Festival will return for its twentieth year in 2023. Vintner Dinners in private homes will take place on Friday, March 31, and The Grand Tasting will be held at The Boca Raton on Saturday, April 1. Enjoy delicious wine sourced worldwide and gourmet food.
Chairpersons: Joyce DeVita, Lauri Saunders
Major Sponsors: Republic National Distributing Company, The Boca Raton, Boca Magazine
Ticket Price: $350
Contact: Mary Csar 561-395-6766
bocahistory.org
LAUREE SIMMONS, LARA TRUMP CRAIG POLLOCK, BHH VICE PRESIDENT RON COOMBS, AND JESSICA PRICE ENJOYING A FRIENDLY GAME FOR A GOOD CAUSE BOCA HELPING HANDS AL AND JONI GOLDBERG, JOYCE AND THOM DEVITA
MIKE AND AMY KAZMA
For over 72 years, the museum and its art school have created memorable art experiences that celebrate diversity, creativity, and excellence. Its signature annual fundraiser supports the presentation of collections and exhibitions of superb works from across cultures and centuries, and educational programs that provide a fresh look at art-making and greater insight into the world around us.
Main Fundraising Event: Gala Dinner with Guest Chef Marcus Samuelsson
Date: January 28, 2023
Location: Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Celebrate global expressions of art, culture, and cuisine with award-winning chef and author Marcus Samuelsson. Born in Ethiopia, raised in Sweden, trained in France, and living in Harlem, Samuelsson’s myriad influences come together to create a very special culinary evening limited to 200 guests. Ticket Price: $1,500
Contact: Tatiana Velasquez 561-392-2500 bocamuseum.org/gala
Main Fundraising Event: Bijoux!
Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition and Sale Preview Party
Dates: March 21-25, 2023
Location: Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Bijoux! is an international exhibition and sale devoted exclusively to contemporary artist-made jewelry. View and purchase unique art jewelry directly from its creators—40 artists from a dozen countries are selected annually. Benefactors Preview is March 21 and Public Hours are March 22-25, 2023.
Chairperson: Andrea Kline
Ticket Price: $1,250
Contact: Tatiana Velasquez 561-392-2500 bocamuseum.org/bijoux
The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt subsidiary of Boca Raton Regional Hospital. The foundation is pleased to share this opportunity to support the hospital and its mission. It is committed to the community—both in sickness and in health. Each and every contribution is vital to the foundation’s mission.
Main Fundraising Event: Sixtieth Annual Ball
Date: January 21, 2023
Location: The Boca Raton, Boca Raton Description of Event: The Annual Ball began in 1963 to raise funds to build the hospital. Today, it is one of the most anticipated social events of the year. The Ball has grown exponentially in attendance and offers top-name entertainment, including Rod Stewart and Sting. Proceeds will expand and enhance patient care services.
Honorary Chairpersons: Elaine J. Wold, Christine E. Lynn Chairpersons: Amy and Mike Kazma
Major Sponsors: Boca Magazine, Neiman Marcus
Ticket Price: $10,000 per table
Contact: Karissa Nalbandian 561-955-4142 donate.brrh.com
GUEST CHEF MARCUS SAMUELSSON MATT DUTILE BIJOUX CHAIR ANDREA KLINE AND MUSEUM CHAIR JODY H. GRASS WITH 2022 BIJOUX GUEST ARTIST IRIS APFEL LYNN BECERRAThe Boca West Children’s Foundation was launched in 2010 and came about as a desire by the thousands of volunteers from the Boca West Country Club to give back to children in Palm Beach County. The Foundation’s mission is to identify and fund projects to assist children and their families in need in the area. Since its inception, the Foundation has granted more than $16 million for specific projects.
Main Fundraising Event: An Evening with Jay Leno
Date: January 8, 2023
Location: Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton
Description of Event: The evening will celebrate 12 years of philanthropy assisting children. There will be a live auction and entertainment by Jay Leno.
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Christina Irving 561-488-6980 bocawestfoundation.org
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County is a not-for-profit youth development organization dedicated to promoting the educational, vocational, health, leadership, and character of boys and girls in a safe, nurturing environment. Seventeen clubs, strategically located throughout Palm Beach County, serve more than 10,000 children annually.
Main Fundraising Event: Forty-Second Annual Gala: The Winter Ball Date: February 24, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: The organization’s annual black-tie event is one of the most prominent and well-attended galas in Palm Beach. Cocktail hour begins in the Mediterranean Courtyard. Later, guests will move to the Venetian Ballroom, where a three-course dinner will be followed by a live auction and dancing.
Chairpersons: Lynne Wheat, Audrey Gruss, Jennifer Fischer, Amy Phelan, Andrea Wynn Ticket Price: $1,250
Contact: Tim Tracy 561-683-3287 bgcpbc.org
Main Fundraising Event: Twenty-First Annual Barefoot on the Beach Date: April 14, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: The annual white party is the must-attend event of the Palm Beach social season. Guests clad in allwhite attire celebrate the unofficial close of the Palm Beach social season at the exclusive Breakers Beach Club.
Honorary Chairpersons: Reid Boren, Tommy Quick, Wally Turner
Ticket Price: $650
Contact: Tim Tracy 561-683-3287 bgcpbc.org
Main Fundraising Event: Ninth Annual Youth of The Year Dinner
Date: February 3, 2023
Location: The Hilton West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The event is Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s mission moment! Seventeen finalists, selected from local clubs, are awarded four-year Florida Prepaid College scholarships. The overall Youth of the Year winner is announced during the dinner and receives a four-year university scholarship.
Honorary Chairpersons: Hon. Danielle H. Moore, Hon. Lesly S. Smith
Chairpersons: Olympia Bishop, Wilder Regalbuto
Ticket Price: $225
Contact: Nicole Miranda 561-683-3287 bgcpbc.org
Main Fundraising Event: Fifth Annual World Championship Equestrian Triathlon
Date: February 13, 2023
Location: EyeCandy Farm, Wellington
Description of Event: The World Championship Equestrian Triathlon is a family-friendly event that delivers thrilling equestrian competition as top polo, hunter jumper, and dressage athletes come together on one showground. This year’s title sponsor is EyeCandy. This is the mustattend equestrian event of the season.
Chairperson: Kathleen Gannon-Ledsome
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Elena Corsano 561-683-3287 bgcpbc.org
Main Fundraising Event: Second Annual Players Club “For One Night Only”
Date: February 5, 2023
Location: EyeCandy Farm, Wellington
Description of Event: In honor of Neil S. Hirsch, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County has brought back Players Club, a legendary night club and restaurant frequented by top polo players, equestrian athletes of show jumping and dressage, socialites, and celebrities. Guests can expect world-class DJs, live entertainment, and dancing till dawn.
Chairpersons: Kathleen Gannon-Ledsome, Erica Hatfield
Ticket Price: $100
Contact: Elena Corsano 561-683-3287 bgcpbc.org
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary is Palm Beach County’s largest animal rehabilitation center specializing in Florida native wildlife. For almost 40 years, the Sanctuary has been rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing native species, and reintroducing endangered and keystone species back into the area’s fragile ecosystems. Over 2 million guests have participated in Busch Wildlife’s education programs.
Main Fundraising Event: Wine in the Wild Date: December 10, 2022
Location: Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, Jupiter Description of Event: Busch Wildlife Sanctuary will host its fourth Wine in the Wild Fundraiser on Saturday, December 10. Walk the illuminated Sanctuary trails and enjoy samples of wines, craft beer, food pairings, music, animals, and more. Opportunities for generous onsite donating will include raffles, plus silent and live auctions.
Chairperson: Rachel Pignato Ticket Price: $175
Contact: Carolina Young 561-575-3399 buschwildlife.org/wineinthewild2022
Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope, Inc. is a Palm Beach County nonprofit organization founded in 2003 that eases the burden for qualified local cancer patient with emergency circumstances. The organization works to support these patients financially during their cancer treatment period and provides information, guidance, and resources.
Main Fundraising Event: Dance the Night Away Date: April 15, 2023
Location: The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach Description of Event: The evening will include a cocktail reception with a silent auction, a fabulous three-course dinner, and a great dancing competition with a celebrity panel of judges featuring emcee Tony Dovolani from Dancing with the Stars
Chairpersons: Janet Levy, Farley Rentschler Ticket Price: $750
Contact: Stanton Collemer 561-215-7360 cahh.org
Main Fundraising Event: Shop the Day Away Date: March 2, 2023
Location: The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach Description of Event: Palm Beach’s most fabulous silent auction will feature hundreds of new luxury designer items from the world’s finest designer and fashion brands, followed by a luncheon featuring a celebrity guest speaker.
Honorary Chairpersons: Janet Levy, Soula Rifkin
Chairpersons: Laura Moore Tanne, Jacqui Michel, Michelle Robson Worth Media Sponsor: Palm Beach Illustrated Ticket Price: $525
Contact: Stanton Collemer 561-215-7360 cahh.org
RACHEL PIGNATO
GRACE MARRERO
FARLEY RENTSCHLER, JANET LEVY
ANNIE WATT
LAURA MOORE TANNE, JACQUI MICHEL, MICHELLE ROBSON WORTH
CAPEHART
Founded in 1961, Cardinal Newman is a premier Catholic college preparatory high school in West Palm Beach. It has a rich tradition of attracting gifted scholars, athletes, and artists who will become women and men of character, faith, and intellect. Newman’s coeducational environment allows students to grow and develop in a safe and communal setting.
Main Fundraising Event: Newman Night 2023: A Crusader State of Mind
Date: March 4, 2023
Location: The Cohen Pavilion at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: This special evening celebrates 62 years of providing a Catholic college preparatory education in Palm Beach County. The evening will feature a live auction, dinner, dancing, and live entertainment by Michael Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh was handpicked by Billy Joel to star in the hit Broadway musical Movin’ Out, and Billboard has called him “the new voice of the American rock ’n’ roll songbook.”
Honorary Chairpersons: Jana and Jim Thoemke
Chairpersons: Kristin Collins, Kasey Fishman, Jackie Marvin, William Koeppel Ticket Price: $300
Contact: Mary Martens 561-619-7280 cardinalnewman.com
Caridad Center’s mission and vision is to upgrade the health, education, and living standards of underserved children and families, and to eliminate the cycle of poverty for the families it serves in Palm Beach County.
Main Fundraising Event: Sunday Stroll Fashion Show
Date: January 29, 2023
Location: The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Sunday Stroll Fashion Show is Caridad Center’s signature event of the season. It will be a cocktailstyle brunch where guests can casually walk through this event while enjoying a fashion show, a DJ, Bellini and mimosa stations, an auction, and VIP lounge areas.
Honorary Chairpersons: Fran and Nathan Nachlas
Major Sponsor: Dex Imaging Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Jessica Lavin 561-853-1638 caridad.org
Caron Treatment Centers is an internationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to addiction and behavioral health care treatment, research, prevention, and addiction medicine education. Caron’s mission is Recovery for Life. Since 1957, Caron has helped thousands of teens, young adults, women, men, and older adults struggling with substance use disorders and their families. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, Caron also operates Renaissance and Ocean Drive in Palm Beach County, and will be expanding with the opening of the Keele Medical Center in Delray Beach in January 2023.
Main Fundraising Event: Caron Florida Gala Date: March 18, 2023
Location: The Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Caron Florida’s gala will be a fun and inspirational evening on the waterfront. Proceeds will provide critical support for Caron’s mission by funding treatment scholarships and quality, evidencebased treatment and recovery programming. The event will also increase awareness of Caron’s mission and spread a message of hope that recovery for life is not just possible, it’s probable. Cortney and Kevin Beebe will be presented with the Richard J. Caron Award of Excellence for their embodiment of the spirit of the organization’s founder.
Chairpersons: Holly and Michael McCloskey, Palm Beach Chairs
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Christine Storm 610-858-5748 | caron.org
JACKIE MARVIN, KRISTIN COLLINS, KASEY FISHMAN NATHAN AND FRAN NACHLAS Caridad Center BRAD SORTE, PRESIDENT AND CEO, CARON TREATMENT CENTERS
Founded in 1972, CARP provides a 90-day residential program for recovery for economically vulnerable men and women suffering from substance use disorder. The organization’s goal is to help break the cycle of hopeless addiction, dependency, and resulting homelessness among Palm Beach County’s at-risk residents.
Main Fundraising Event: CARP Annual Spring Luncheon
Date: February 11, 2023
Location: Four Seasons Resort, Palm Beach Description of Event: The CARP Annual Spring Luncheon celebrates the joy of recovery and offers hope to alcoholics and addicts who cannot otherwise afford treatment. Funds raised support the operations of the CARP Men’s and Women’s Residential Programs for Recovery.
Ticket Price: $250
Contact: Rob Silio 561-844-6400 carpinc.org
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach is a comprehensive nonprofit family service organization with offices located in Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties. Due to the variety of local community needs, Catholic Charities provides a wide range of programs.
Main Fundraising Event: Caritas Dei Bishop’s Gala
Date: January 25, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: The evening includes the presentation of prestigious awards and recognitions including the Special Bishop’s Charity Medal presented to Mr. James Borynack; the Caritas Dei award to Mr. Richard “Dick” Kelly; and the Caritas Christi award to Reverend Peter T. Troung.
Ticket Price: $650
Contact: Amyleigh Atwater 561-352-9552 ccdpb.org
The Center for Creative Education’s (CCE) mission is to transform teaching and learning through creativity and the arts. In addition to being the largest provider of extended-learning opportunities through Prime Time Palm Beach County, CCE also operates The Foundations School, an independent school that focuses on improving literacy in underserved communities through arts-integrated curriculum.
Main Fundraising Event: Annual Spring Fundraiser
Date: April 3, 2023
Location: Club Colette, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Annual Spring Fundraiser will feature an evening of dinner and entertainment to benefit CCE’s mission to transform teaching and learning through creativity and the arts.
Honorary Chairpersons: Diane and John Sculley Chairpersons: Milly and Patrick Park Major Sponsors: First Republic Bank, Palm Beach Illustrated
Ticket Price: $1,000
Contact: Vivianne Hall 561-805-9927 cceflorida.org
CARP MEN’S HOME PAULETTE MARTIN AND AMY MARIE MEISTER CAPEHART CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PALM BEACH PATRICK AND MILLY PARK CAPEHARTThe Center for Family Services (CFS) has provided those in Palm Beach County with mental health services since 1961. The mission of the nonprofit is to strengthen individuals and families through behavioral health services. Programs include counseling, substance misuse services, S.A.F.E. Kids, and inhome programs for mothers-to-be and families with children of all ages. Since its inception, CFS has provided services to over 60,000 residents.
Main Fundraising Event: Twenty-Third Annual Old Bags Luncheon Date: February 22, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: Old Bags Luncheon (OBL) combines the love of couture purses and everyday handbags for auction in support of services being provided at lower cost to those in need in PBC. All price ranges/genres of handbags are present—for the collector to the gift giver. A celebrity speaker highlights this purposeful and meaningful event.
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Dawn Silver 561-616-1222 ctrfam.org
Child Rescue Coalition is a Boca Raton–based nonprofit organization that rescues children from sexual abuse by building technology for law enforcement, free of charge, to track, arrest, and prosecute child predators. Since its inception, Child Rescue Coalition has aided in the arrest of over 14,000 predators and the rescue of over 3,200 children from sexual exploitation.
Main Fundraising Campaign: Sixth Annual Tech With Heart Gala Date: March 31, 2023
Location: Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa, Manalapan
Description of Event: This inspirational evening is highlighted by an outstanding speaker, the creator of the Tim Tebow Foundation, Tim Tebow. Guests will honor heroes in child protection. All proceeds will support technological developments and increase law enforcement training, leading to further predator arrests and rescuing children.
Chairperson: Carly Yoost Major Sponsor: TransUnion Ticket Price: $400
Contact: Susan Owens 561-208-9000 childrescuecoalition.org
On the front lines since 1902, Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) is the oldest and largest statewide organization devoted to helping children and families. Determined to reshape the future for children in need, CHS serves more than 50,000 children and family members throughout the state each year. Programs include adoption, mentoring, and child abuse prevention and intervention services.
Date: November 16, 2022
Location: Private residences, Palm Beach Description of Event: The thirtieth anniversary event will begin with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at a magnificent Palm Beach estate. Following cocktails, guests will disperse to private homes for smaller, intimate dinner parties where they will be welcomed by some of Palm Beach’s most celebrated hosts and chefs.
Honorary Chairpersons: Jim and Gaye Engel
Chairpersons: John J. Tatooles, Victor Moore
Major Sponsor: Palm Beach Illustrated Ticket Price: $750
Contact: Loren Young 561-402-0823 chsfl.org
CAPEHART
KAREN SWANSON, DIANE SMITH, TAMMY POMPEA
THE ANNUAL TECH WITH HEART GALA
EDUARDO SCHNEIDER
VICTOR MOORE, JOHN J. TATOOLES
HANNAH LOPEZ
PHOTOGRAPHY
Main Fundraising Event: Spring Luncheon
Date: March 1, 2023
Location: The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach Description of Event: Guests will enjoy an exclusive shopping experience prior to lunch as well as a special guest speaker. This event will benefit the Family Visitation Center in West Palm Beach, the only facility of its kind in Palm Beach County, providing families in care with quality visits in a safe home-like environment.
Honorary Chairperson: Kathy Leone
Chairpersons: Wendy Roberts, Giselle Anna Parry, Lori Stoll, Gale Brophy
Ticket Price: $250
Contact: Loren Young 561-402-0823 chsfl.org
Cleveland Clinic Florida is a nonprofit, multi-specialty health care provider that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. The Florida region now includes Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, and Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, with five hospitals and numerous outpatient centers in Palm Beach, Broward, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties. Cleveland Clinic Florida ranked No. 1 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area and is a top hospital in Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report ’s 2022-2023 Best Hospitals rankings.
Main Fundraising Event: Florida Ball
Date: February 25, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Cleveland Clinic’s annual Florida Ball raises funds for the expansion of medical services and programs for Cleveland Clinic patients in South Florida and beyond. Every year, the organization celebrates the pursuit of excellence in patient care, medical education, and clinical research as a community of providers, which ensures access to world-class care, the latest technology, and the recruitment of prominent physician leaders and caregivers. The black-tie event features a cocktail reception, an elegant dinner, live entertainment, and dancing.
Honorary Chairpersons: Milly and Patrick Park, Nancy and Bill Rollnick
Chairpersons: Annie and Michael Falk, Kathryn and Leo Vecellio, Simone and Kerry Vickar
Ticket Price: $1,250
Contact: Maggie Selinske 954-659-6238 clevelandclinicflorida.org/palmbeachball
The only organization of its kind in Florida, and one of only four in the U.S., Clinics Can Help provides a vast and diverse array of medical equipment and supplies for recovery, independence, and mobility to enhance life. The organization is a vital resource, especially for families with children, including those with special needs, by providing access to fulfill critical needs.
Main Fundraising Event: Clinics Can Help Cribs for Kids Luncheon
Date: November 17, 2022
Location: The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach Description of Event: Join Clinics Can Help for a one-of-a-kind luncheon complete with live entertainment, life advice from author and actress Tina Sloan, and for the first time on Palm Beach, an exclusive shopping experience with celebrity designer Lisi Lerch. Guests will dine on a decadent lunch while helping mothers in need.
Honorary Chairperson: Barbara Gilbert Chairpersons: Dee Hilfiger, Emily Pantiledes
Major Sponsors: GoCommercial Group at Compass, Pantelides PR, Town of Palm Beach United Way, Florida Power & Light, Triple Crown Properties, Valley Bank Ticket Price: $250
Contact: Jay Zeager 561-640-2995 clinicscanhelp.org
WENDY ROBERTS, GISELLE ANNA PARRY CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA BALL CAPEHART DEE HILFIGER, EMILY PANTILEDES, BARBARA GILBERT CAPEHART
JULIE FISHER CUMMINGS
The Community Foundation leads partnerships with donors, nonprofits, and community members to solve the area’s chronic and emerging issues. Founded in 1972, the organization has served as an engine of opportunity for Palm Beach and Martin counties, investing over $200 million in changemaking people and programs through grant-making and scholarships.
Main Fundraising Event: Tenth Annual Founders Luncheon
Date: February 15, 2023
Location: The Cohen Pavilion at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Celebrate Hope for Mental Health at the Community Foundation’s Tenth Annual Founders Luncheon with donors, nonprofits, and community members who have been leading solutions on this pressing and universal issue.
Chairperson: Julie Fisher Cummings Ticket Price: $150
Contact: Brittany Malitsky 561-340-4511 yourcommunityfoundation.org
Compass’ mission is to engage, empower, and enrich the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people, and those impacted by HIV and AIDS.
Main Fundraising Event: Twentieth Annual Cocktails for Compass
Date: December 11, 2022
Location: Club Colette, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Cocktails for Compass is the organization’s annual signature fundraiser and celebration to honor community investment and impact. The evening will feature a special guest of honor, an open bar, lavish hors d’oeuvres, dancing, and music.
Chairpersons: Bram Majtlis, Dr. James Goad, Jim Dove, Libby Kirsch, Sherry Chris, Sonja Stevens
Major Sponsors: Palm Beach Illustrated, Donald A. Burns and Michael G. Lizanich II, Paul Bernabeo and David Cohen, Mauricio Busa and Barry Hayes, Peter Conn and Oscar J. Garza, Jim Dove, William Feldkamp and Terry Bowie, Libby Kirsch and Siobhan Zerilla, Bram Majtlis and Nick Gold, Mark Morrow and Levi Morrow-Brown, Philip A. Nardone Jr. and Scott E. Peltier, Steven Stolman and Rich Wilkie, Don Todorich, PNC Bank, Valley Bank
Ticket Price: $600
Contact: Adrienne Percival 561-533-9699 compassglcc.com
Connections is a nonprofit school with high-quality programs for students who have autism or related disabilities. Using evidence-based instructional methods, Connections helps its students reach their full potential and gain academic, social, and self-care skills. Its experienced, multidisciplinary team works closely with students, families, and the community to deliver personalized, meaningful education.
Main Fundraising Event: Hearts & Hands: Enchanted Garden of Hope Date: February 11, 2023
Location: National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Join Connections for an evening under the stars with delicious food, music, and dancing, including an exciting silent and VIP auction. This gala celebrates the students at Connections and raises the much-needed funds to provide quality education to local students with autism and related disabilities.
Chairpersons: Carol Kaufman, Laura Pope
Ticket Price: $250
Contact: Patti Rao 561-328-6044
connectedpb.com/heartsandhands
TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY COMPASS LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY CENTER STAFF CAROL KAUFMAN, LAURA POPECox Science Center and Aquarium, formerly the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, was renamed honoring a $20 million lead gift from Palm Beachers Howard and Wendy Cox, launching a transformative capital campaign to expand with a target completion date of 2025.
Main Fundraising Event: Golden Eye: Revealing the Hidden Universe
Date: January 19, 2023
Location: Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The event will feature Project Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Dr. Alex Lockwood, who will share fascinating graphics and imagery from the James Webb Space Telescope. The Center will also welcome guests to its redesigned du Pont Observatory and aweinspiring refractor telescope.
Honorary Chairpersons: Wendy Bingham Cox, Christine Stiller, Frances Fisher, Mary Freitas, Elizabeth Gordon, Caroline Rafferty (Honorary Host Committee Chairs)
Chairpersons: Kathleen Crampton, Katharine Eyre, Laing Rogers
Major Sponsor: Palm Beach Illustrated
Ticket Price: $1,000
Contact: Marcy Hoffman 561-832-1988 coxsciencecenter.org
The mission of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation is to cure Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. With close to 60,000 patients in the tri-county area alone, the organization works to make a difference in their lives today.
Main Fundraising Event: Winter Wonderland Luncheon: Winter in Paris
Date: December 1, 2022
Location: The Polo Club of Boca Raton, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Meet us in Paris as the Foundation hosts its annual Winter Wonderland Luncheon. Sip Champagne while strolling through the silent auction, followed by a Parisian-inspired luncheon and entertainment.
Chairpersons: Susan Gringauz, Amy Elrad Silver
Ticket Price: $175
Contact: Melissa DiNuzzo 561-218-2929 ccflluncheon.com
The Croquet Foundation of America is dedicated to enriching lives through the promotion and development of the sport of croquet. The Foundation owns and operates one of the largest croquet centers in the world, The National Croquet Center. The Center houses a croquet museum, the U.S. Croquet Hall of Fame, the National Croquet Club, the Special Olympics Croquet Club, and the U.S. Croquet Association.
Date: November 18, 2022
Location: The National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: David Ekstrom and Jacques Fournier will be inducted into the U.S. Croquet Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be followed by a Black and White Gala featuring a cocktail hour, a gourmet dinner, dancing and entertainment, and catering by SandyJames Fine Foods. Hal Denton and Rory Kelley will be inducted into the U.S. Croquet Hall of Fame on February 17, 2023.
Chairpersons: Millie and W. David McCoy
Ticket Price: $240
Contact: Marie Sweetser 561-478-2300
croquetnational.com
SEATED: KATHLEEN CRAMPTON, WENDY BINGHAM COX, KATHARINE EYRE; STANDING: CHRISTINE STILLER, LAING ROGERS, KATE ARRIZZA CAPEHART AMY ELRAD SILVER, SUSAN GRINGAUZ MELISSA DINUZZO W. DAVID AND MILLIE MCCOY PALM
The Crossroads Club is not a sober home or treatment center. Rather, Crossroads is a nonprofit 12-stepbased meeting center that supports an average of 600 people per day who are pursuing recovery from various forms of addiction. Since 1982, Crossroads has been an essential element in the recovery of countless individuals.
Date: November 5, 2022
Location: Old School Square Pavilion, Delray Beach
Description of Event: Guests will enjoy savory and sweet bites from a variety of leading area restaurants, along with live entertainment. Participating restaurants include Louie Bossi’s Ristorante, Bar & Pizzeria, Elisabetta’s, City Oyster, Josie’s, and J & J Seafood.
Honorary Chairperson: Bob Higginbotham
Chairpersons: Joan and Chris Finley
Major Sponsors: Menin Hospitality; Finley Stetson, Attorneys at Law; Hanley Foundation; Joan Finley Realtor, The Corcoran Group Ticket Price: $50
Contact: Don McSullivan 561-278-8004 thecrossroadsclub.com
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time. Recognized globally, the CF Foundation has led the way, fueling extraordinary medical and scientific progress. The life expectancy with CF has doubled in the last 30 years. Despite progress, there are still those with no existing therapies. The hope is a cure.
Main Fundraising Event: 65 Roses Golf Classic
Date: January 26, 2023
Location: High Ridge Country Club, Lantana
Description of Event: High Ridge Country Club is one of South Florida’s most magnificent private golf clubs. Golfweek recently named it one of the state’s 10 best private golf courses. Enjoy challenging golf among Florida Audubon Certified surroundings. The tournament includes gourmet food and competitive play.
Honorary Chairperson: Elliott Hershberg
Chairpersons: Sue and Fred Menowitz Ticket Price: $600
Contact: Lora Hazelwood 561-683-9965
cff.org/chapters/southeast-florida-chapterpalm-beach-office
Ever since Sidney Farber, MD, achieved the first-ever remissions of childhood leukemia over 75 years ago, DanaFarber Cancer Institute (DFCI) has been renowned for using its discoveries to improve cancer treatment for children and adults in Palm Beach County and around the world. Dana-Farber invites guests to support its medical pioneers and compassionate caregivers. Join DFCI’s mission to prevent, treat, and defy cancer.
Date: March 6, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach
Description of Event: An invitation-only celebratory dinner to recognize leadership campaign donors to Dana-Farber’s $60 million Palm Beach fundraising initiative. This special effort is part of The DanaFarber Campaign, a historic $2 billion campaign to defy cancer.
Contact: Karen Martins 561-833-2080 dana-farber.org
BOB HIGGINBOTHAM
LIBBY VOLGES
CHASE MALAMALA, FRED MENOWITZ, SUZANNE MALAMALA
TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE’S YAWKEY CENTER FOR CANCER CARE IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
The Delray Beach Public Library enriches the lives of its diverse community and provides support to local businesses by creating and sustaining superior library services through responsible staff, dynamic collections, effective programming, technology, and access to global information. The library is considered the people’s university, where everyone has free access to materials, programs, and staff.
Main Fundraising Event: Laugh with the Library: Chapter Sixteen Date: February 10, 2023
Location: Opal Grand Oceanfront Resort and Spa, Delray Beach
Description of Event: In a resort-casual atmosphere, guests will have fun with friends while supporting the library. Comedy, cocktail, and culinary delights keep the laughter coming all night long. This year’s event features a performance by Saturday Night Live comedian James Austin Johnson.
Chairpersons: Mari Bianco, Chiara Clark
Major Sponsors: Ocean Properties Hotels and Resorts, Tampa General Hospital, Paradise Bank, Gunster, Pebb Capital, Moroco Orthodontics, Spodak Dental Group, Vegso Family Foundation
Ticket Price: $450
Contact: Kae Jonsons 561-266-0798 delraylibrary.org/laugh
The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and the development tools to help them thrive in work and in life. Best known for dressing a client head-to-toe for a job interview and gifting a full week’s wardrobe upon hiring, the organization ensures she’s job ready, offering an array of career coaching programs.
Main Fundraising Event: Style for Hope Luncheon
Date: March 10, 2023
Location: The Cohen Pavilion at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Style for Hope is Dress for Success’ major annual fundraiser with the presentation of a Style Icon award as its centerpiece. The award honors fashion trailblazers who are inspiring role models for women, and recipients have included Iris Apfel, Lilly Pulitzer (posthumously), and Josie Natori.
Honorary Chairperson: Josie Natori
Chairpersons: Lana Blackman, Caressa Gonzalez Miltz
Ticket Price: $175
Contact: Joe Ann Fletcher 561-249-3898 dressforsuccesspb.org
Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence, the mission of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is to enhance the art and academic programs at the internationally recognized public school Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. Founded in 1993, the Foundation provides the school and its students with support that the school board cannot fund.
Date: January 27, 2023
Location: The Cohen Pavilion at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Main Event will be a magical, musical, and performing arts celebration in honor of the thirtieth anniversary of the Foundation. It will be a night to remember!
Honorary Chairpersons: Veronica Atkins, Ricki Gail Conway, Jim and Sue Patterson
Chairpersons: Lisa Marie Conte Browne, Denise Kalland
Major Sponsors: Veronica Atkins, Morris Banks, Gil Cohen and Paul Gervais, Sophia Sonya Conte, Lisa Marie Conte Browne, Darlene Dzuba, Dr. Howard Green and Dr. Joanne Green, Nancy and Joel Hart, Denise Kalland, Cousins Law, Ellen Liman/The Palm Beach Art Collection, Jo Anne Rioli Moeller/ J.A.R. Moeller LLC, Simon Benson Offit, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Payson, Alice and Cater Randolph, Don and Linda Silpe, The Doris and Stanley Tananbaum Foundation, Francine and Euclid Walker, Bob and Gail Galli, First Republic Bank, Kenneth Wyse
Contact: Janine Worontsoff 561-805-6298 soafi.org
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DREYFOOS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FOUNDATION CEO CHRIS SNYDER, DREYFOOS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS PRINCIPAL BLAKE BENNETT
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Eda and Cliff Viner Community Scholars Foundation, a 501(c)(3), provides four-year scholarships to public Florida universities or colleges to academically deserving high school students in Boca Raton and Delray Beach who have financial needs and are communityservice driven. In addition, each scholar is matched with a mentor and offered social services to support them throughout college.
Main Fundraising Event: Fly Me to the Moon GPA Event
Date: January 28, 2023
Location: Signature Airport, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Guests at this oneof-a kind entertainment fundraising event will be surrounded by first-class private jets. You won’t want to miss the excitement— including live music, fashion, art, delicious food, and more. A hundred percent of proceeds from ticket sales and funds raised go directly toward college scholarships.
Chairpersons: Shelly and Arthur Adler, in memory of Jay DiPietro
Ticket Price: $195
Contact: Niki Knopf 954-648-3992 vinerscholars.org
Extraordinary Charities is dedicated to serving the Palm Beach County nonprofit community by providing shared physical resources and financial support, and through developing and deploying strategic partnerships among organizations. The organization’s vision is to create a community-wide awareness of the impact of smaller nonprofit organizations in Palm Beach County.
Main Fundraising Event: Talk Derby to Me
Date: May 6, 2023
Location: Private residence, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: An evening of fun, fashion, and Derby day excitement, this event will feature chances to pick the Derby winner, silent and live auctions, and musical entertainment. All proceeds will benefit Extraordinary Charities.
Honorary Chairperson: Stephanie Kantis
Chairpersons: Beverlee Miller Raymond, Christine Pitts
Ticket Price: $250
Contact: Christine Raymond 561-366-7032 ecpbc.org
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters is recognized for the outstanding educational experience it offers students in the arts, humanities, social sciences, architecture, and public administration. The college offers 26 bachelor’s degrees, 17 minors, and 20 graduate degrees that combine the best of a traditional education with cutting-edge instruction in emerging fields.
Main Fundraising Event: Culture, Arts, and Society Today (CAST) Party
Date: February 27, 2023
Location: The Polo Club of Boca Raton, Boca Raton
Description of Event: The third annual CAST Party will be a fun evening of supporting student scholarships and celebrating FAU arts and culture programs. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and a sit-down dinner with live entertainment from FAU’s students, faculty, and special guests. End the evening dancing to music from the FAU Pop band.
Honorary Chairpersons: Marta Batmasian, Marilyn Weinberg Chairpersons: Melanie Cabot, Maurice Plough, Beth Schwartz
Ticket Price: $250
Contact: Gail Vorsas 561-297-2337 fau.edu/cast-party
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BEVERLEE MILLER RAYMOND
FAU DOROTHY F. SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS GRADUATES
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Founded in 1974, Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (AJFS) is a nationally accredited service provider for children, adults, seniors, and Holocaust survivors. The nonprofit, nonsectarian organization is a trusted leader, with a team of over 140 skilled professionals delivering high-quality care to nearly 12,000 people each year, from Boynton Beach to Vero Beach.
Main Fundraising Event: Nineteenth Annual No Excuse for Abuse Evening
Date: February 5, 2023
Location: The Cohen Pavilion at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The No Excuse for Abuse signature event supports AJFS’ ongoing commitment to breaking the stigmas of abuse and mental illness through awareness, education, and treatment. This year’s keynote speaker is Mariel Hemingway, an Academy Award–nominated actress, mental health advocate, and author.
Chairpersons: Dr. Paula Newmark and Joel Yudenfreund, Cindy and Dr. Allan Schlossberg, Wendy and Geoff Stahl
Major Sponsor: Zelda Mason
Ticket Price: $250
Contact: 561-713-1914 alpertjfs.org
The Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida seeks to protect our outstanding animals and plants, and the land and waters they need to survive. The organization works closely with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and many other public and private partners. Since its founding in 1994, the foundation has raised and donated more than $60 million for conservation and outdoor recreation.
Main Fundraising Event: A Night for Nature
Date: March 31, 2023
Location: The Pelican Club, Jupiter
Description of Event: Join Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida and follow your instincts to A Night for Nature. The foundation celebrates everything wild— from outdoor recreation to creatures and their habitats. Frolic and fete in a setting overlooking nature’s bounty, which the foundation seeks to protect.
Chairpersons: John Lacy, Laura Russell, Tucker Frederickson
Ticket Price: $5,000
Contact: Michelle Ashton 941-809-7805 wildlifeflorida.org
The Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association is a nonprofit, voluntary homeowners organization formed by residents in 1987. Its mission is to encourage and promote the safety, welfare, and quality of life of the residents of Flamingo Park, and to preserve the natural beauty and historic significance of Flamingo Park and its surrounding area.
Main Fundraising Event: Twenty-Eighth Annual Holiday Historic Home Tour
Date: December 11, 2022
Location: Flamingo Park Historic Neighborhood, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Celebrating its twenty-eighth anniversary, the Flamingo Park Holiday Historic Home Tour is the largest fundraising event for the association. Guests will tour several historic homes beautifully decorated for the holidays, and enjoy dinner by the bite with savory bites and festive spirits from top local restaurants.
Chairperson: Tatiana Lewicki
Ticket Price: $65
Contact: Linda Cullen 561-758-5227 flamingopark.org
GEOFF AND WENDY STAHL, EMCEES OF THE ALPERT JFS EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL NO EXCUSE FOR ABUSE VIRTUAL EVENING CO-CHAIRS JOHN LACY, LAURA RUSSELL, TUCKER FREDERICKSON TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY TATIANA LEWICKI TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY PALMFoundCare, Inc., is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center that offers pediatric and adult primary care, chronic disease management, behavioral health services, dentistry, laboratory services, x-rays, women’s health, screening mammography, and an onsite pharmacy throughout its seven locations in Palm Beach County. FoundCare accepts most insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-pay on a sliding scale. No one is turned away for an inability to pay.
Date: Spring 2023
Location: To be determined
Description of Event: Á Votre Santé (To Your Health) is FoundCare’s signature event, which benefits underserved and uninsured adults and children in our community. The fun-filled evening features live music, fabulous food, specialty cocktails, and an elaborate auction with one-of-a-kind items, memorabilia, and experiences.
Major Sponsor: Addison Hines
Charitable Trust
Contact: Michelle Jaminet 561-346-3465 foundcare.org
Friendship House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers support, friendship, and connection to individuals with special needs and those facing isolation. Through its programming, Friendship House ensures those with special needs are included in every aspect of their community and are provided with the support and opportunities to be successful, happy, and productive.
Main Fundraising Event: Walk4Friendship Date: February 5, 2023
Location: South County Regional Park, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Walk4Friendship raises crucial funds and community awareness for Friendship House and its mission of creating a more inclusive community. The organization is excited for its 2023 Walk, including the Welcome Ceremony and the Grand Community Carnival. All events are free and open to the public
Honorary Chairpersons: Sam and Carole Sobel
Ticket Price: Call for pricing Contact: Sholom Kessler 561-788-4388 walk4friendshipboca.com
In its fifty-first year, the Fuller Center’s mission is to embrace, educate, and empower hardworking, under-resourced families and children to achieve their full potential. The agency’s vision is to be the leading organization providing access and opportunities for all children and families to help build a strong and vibrant community.
Main Fundraising Event: Wee Dream Ball Date: December 2, 2022
Location: Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton
Description of Event: The Wee Dream Ball is a winter wonderland evening filled with live entertainment, dueling pianos, dancing, a luxurious live auction, delicious cuisine, and heartwarming stories from members of the Fuller Center community. Chairpersons: Rosa Agentis Feeney, Karen Foreman; Special Honoree: Gail Wasserman
Major Sponsors: CP Group and Boca Raton Innovation Campus, E. M. Lynn Foundation, Christine E. Lynn, FastSigns Boca Raton, Gucci, Silvana and Barry Halperin, Leslie and David Kantor, Office Depot, Jo Ann and Philip Procacci, Publix Super Markets Charities, Sam and Simone Spiegel Family Foundation, Margaret Mary Shuff, Boca Raton Magazine, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Eda and Cliff Viner
Ticket Price: $350
Contact: Alana Lagerström 561-391-7274, ext. 134 fullercenterfl.org
DONNA DODSON AND FOUNDCARE BOARD MEMBER DR. DAVID DODSON CAPEHART RABBI SHOLOM AND ITTA KESSLER, CAROLE AND SAM SOBEL CURRY KRASULAK HIROMI PRINTZ, SIMONE SPIEGEL, STACEY PACKER, PEG ANDERSON
Glades Academy Foundation promotes quality education in Pahokee, Florida, through contributions to Everglades
Preparatory Academy and Glades Academy charter schools. It provides excellent facilities, administrative support, and funding to assure an increasing variety of educational opportunities, including a summer camp, and positive life experiences for rural, at-risk students.
Main Fundraising Event: An Evening of Great Expectations Dinner and Auction Date: January 13, 2023
Location: Café Boulud at The Brazilian Court, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The twentieth annual dinner and live auction features 100 percent of the proceeds going to charter schools, as the event is completely underwritten by J. Pepe Fanjul.
Chairperson: Emilia Fanjul
Major Sponsors: J. Pepe Fanjul—Florida Crystals Corporation, William Pitt Foundation
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Adriana Lum 561-366-5115 gladesacademy.org
Grandma’s Place is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides shelter and loving care to children who have been abused and/or neglected then removed from their homes. It also provides support to parents and caregivers of children with special needs (up to the age of 12) to maximize each child’s safety and success.
Main Fundraising Event: Seventh Annual Grandma’s Angels Holiday Luncheon
Date: November 29, 2022
Location: Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach
Description of Event: This luncheon helps ring in the holiday season. Attendees can browse and bid on hundreds of fabulous silent auction items during the wine reception. Then they can watch the boats dock as they dine on filet. During lunch, there is a guest speaker and a small live auction done by Neil Saffer.
Honorary Chairperson: Hermé de Wyman Miro
Chairpersons: Jodie Schmitz, Manda Galin
Major Sponsors: Hadden Landscaping; International Society of Palm Beach; Jose and Emilia Fanjul; Heidi Schaeffer, M.D.; Don Ramon Restaurante Cubano & Social Club; Toshiba Business Systems; Cypress Insurance Group
Ticket Price: $200
Contact: Roxanne Jacobs 561-753-2226 grandmasplacepb.org
Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County (HFHPBC) believes that everyone deserves a decent place to live. The organization builds strength, stability, and self-reliance through both new construction and home repairs throughout the county. HFHPBC
ReStores serve the community by keeping items out of landfills and providing affordable household items, appliances, and renovation supplies.
Main Fundraising Event: Veterans Build Date: November 2, 2022
Location: Palm Beach County
Description of Event: Veterans Build is an initiative that provides affordable home ownership opportunities and critical home repairs for veterans and their families. This is an opportunity for veterans and their supporters to volunteer and come together to help build homes, communities, and hope for veterans in our area.
Major Sponsors: Pratt & Whitney, First Republic Bank
Contact: Marcella Pelaez 561-253-2080 habitatpbc.org
EMILIA FANJUL LILA PHOTO MANDA GALIN, JODIE SCHMITZ COMMISSIONER MARIA MARINO, HFHPBC BOARD PRESIDENT MIKE DEBOCKMain Fundraising Event: Women Build
Date: March 2, 2023
Location: Palm Beach County
Description of Event: Women Build is an annual event that brings women together to transform their community. Women raise paint brushes, hammers, roofs, and money to help low-income families build and repair homes throughout Palm Beach County. They can build solo or invite friends or colleagues and form teams.
Chairpersons: Sophia Eccleston, Clara Bennett
Major Sponsors: Florida Power & Light, The Breakers Palm Beach, Carrier Air Ticket Price: $1,000
Contact: Jeni Davidson 561-253-2080 habitatpbc.org
Hanley Foundation envisions a world free of addiction and is the largest provider of educational programs that prevent underage drinking in the state of Florida. In addition to offering treatment scholarships to those in need and facilitating trainings to identify the signs of substance misuse, the Foundation works to reduce stigma and change policy through its advocacy efforts.
Main Fundraising Event: Eighteenth Annual Palm Beach Dinner
Date: January 19, 2023
Location: Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Palm Beach Dinner will be an elegant evening with live entertainment benefiting Hanley Foundation’s mission to protect children’s dreams and futures through prevention programming and to restore dreams for people with substance use disorders through recovery support.
Chairpersons: Kelly Williams, Andrew Forsyth
Major Sponsors: Kelly Williams, Andrew Forsyth
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Maria Bertuzzelli 561-268-2355 hanleyfoundation.org
Main Fundraising Event: Twenty-Fourth Annual Golf Classic
Date: April 17, 2023
Location: Bear Lakes Country Club, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: This long-standing benefit will raise funds for addiction treatment scholarships. The event will begin with a shotgun start, followed by 18 holes of competitive play. A silent auction, lunch, and awards presentation will follow.
Chairpersons: Sherrye and Ira Fenton Ticket Price: $999
Contact: Maria Bertuzzelli 561-268-2355 hanleyfoundation.org
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE PINK HARD HAT ANDREW FORSYTH, KELLY WILLIAMS TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY IRA AND SHERRYE FENTONMain Fundraising Event: Twenty-Eighth Annual Family Picnic
Date: October 15, 2023
Location: Palm Beach Kennel Club, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: To underscore the Foundation’s belief that family time is time well spent, the annual Family Picnic will include lunch, games, activities for children of all ages, and silent auctions with incredible items for both kids and adults.
The picnic will benefit substance misuse prevention programing.
Chairpersons: Taylor and James Schneider
Ticket Price: $225
Contact: Maria Bertuzzelli 561-268-2355 hanleyfoundation.org
Main Fundraising Event: Second Annual Brice Makris Brunch
Date: December 11, 2022
Location: Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Hanley Foundation’s Second Annual Brice Makris Brunch will include a gourmet brunch, entertainment, and a live and silent auction. All event proceeds will go toward the Brice Makris Endowment Fund, which embodies the spirit of Brice’s commitment to save 100 individuals from substance use disorder.
Chairpersons: Michelle and John Makris
Ticket Price: $150
Contact: Maria Bertuzzelli 561-268-2355 hanleyfoundation.org
Hannah’s Home of South Florida provides a safe and loving Christian environment for single, pregnant, young women. Through counseling, teaching life skills, and continuing education, the organization offers hope and transform lives.
Main Fundraising Event: Fourth Annual Hannah’s Home Gala
Date: March 2, 2023
Location: The Pelican Club, Jupiter
Description of Event: The Fourth Annual Hannah’s Home Gala will feature cocktails, auctions, dinner, and special guests at the Pelican Club by the waters of Jupiter, Florida. This premier charitable event will raise critical funds to care for homeless women and their babies.
Honorary Chairpersons: George Gentile, Stephanie Mitrione
Chairperson: Abby Brennan
Ticket Price: $300
Contact: Mary Arden Carroll 561-277-9823 hannahshomesf.org
Herizon (formerly Jewish Women’s Foundation) creates long-lasting social change to advance the status of all women and girls in the U.S. and Israel.
Main Fundraising Event: Twenty Years of Transformation Celebratory Luncheon Date: March 8, 2023
Location: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach Description of Event: Herizon’s twentieth anniversary luncheon features former and current grantee speakers and two special award presentations. Alana Faintuch Hoch will receive the Eileen Berman Leadership Award, and Eddie Schmidt and Ozzie Medeiros will receive the inaugural Ally Award.
Ticket Price: $200
Contact: Jennifer Kryshka 561-275-2200 joinherizon.org
Since 1937, the Historical Society of Palm Beach County has collected, preserved, and shared the County’s history. The Society reaches hundreds of thousands of Palm Beach County’s young people, residents, and visitors each year through its archival collections.
Main Fundraising Event: Twentieth Annual Archival Evening Date: December 1, 2022
Location: Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach
Description of Event: This premier gala funds the HSPBC archive, the basis of the Society’s mission to collect, preserve, and share. That sharing is done through education programs in schools, the community, and the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum, at no expense to taxpayers.
Major Sponsors: The Richard and Pat Johnson Family, Frances and Jeffrey Fisher, Pioneer Linens, Susan and Dominick Telesco, Sciame Homes, Kirchhoff and Associates Architects, Nievera Williams Design, Florida Power & Light, Palm Beach Illustrated
Ticket Price: $750
Contact: Sharon Poss 561-832-4164, ext. 100 pbchistory.org
Main Fundraising Event: Evening on Antique Row
Date: April 1, 2023
Location: Antique Row, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Young Friends of the Historical Society and the Antique Row Association will present the chicest street party in town, as “the Row” comes alive with entertainment, food, drinks, and luxury shopping.
Major Sponsors: Sciame Homes, Nievera Williams Design, Hedricks Brothers Construction, Kirchhoff and Associates, Rachel Tessoff, Realtor, Nomad by Sean Rush
Ticket Price: $75
Contact: Sharon Poss 561-832-4164, ext. 100 pbchistory.org
ALANA FAINTUCH HOCH, EDDIE SCHMIDT AND OZZIE MEDEIROS TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY HONOREE GEORGE T. ELMORE COLBY KAYE RACHEL AZQUETA, ERICA DUNHILL, MARISSA MURPHY ADRIAANSE, CAMILLE KUBICEK CAPEHART
Holy Ground shelters and mentors homeless, pregnant, and parenting young mothers and their children in Palm Beach County who are willing to make positive changes in their lives. Holy Ground provides a home and hope. It makes a long-term commitment to work individually with each mother toward independent living, economic sustainability, a stable family situation, and lasting generational change.
Main Fundraising Event: Home, Hope, and Heart Annual Luncheon and Auction
Date: January 29, 2023
Location: The Abacoa Golf Club, Jupiter Description of Event: The annual luncheon will celebrate the successful purchase and renovation of Holy Ground’s Waltz Family Campus. This year’s delicious luncheon will feature international consultant and speaker Sue Badeau and entertainment by Indigo Dreamers, exciting silent and live auctions, and fun door prizes.
Honorary Chairpersons: Genevieve and Gaby Ajram
Chairpersons: Lonnie Martens, Bell Monika Cirius
Major Sponsor: PNC Bank
Ticket Price: $150
Contact: Phyllis Jepson 561-355-5040 holygroundpbc.org
HomeSafe is a nationally accredited nonprofit protecting victims of child abuse and domestic violence. The agency is a leading provider of prevention and intervention services. HomeSafe is just one of five specialized therapeutic group care agencies in the state that is accredited to provide the intensive therapy program that clients need to heal from the past and find confidence in their future.
Main Fundraising Event: The Twentieth Annual Classic Rock & Roll Party
Date: January 28, 2023
Location: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
Description of Event: The Classic Rock & Roll Party is a high-energy night of music and fun. The evening will include a silent auction, a sit-down dinner and program, and a concert with Don Felder, a former lead guitarist for the Eagles. This signature event is hosted by Nicko McBrain, Iron Maiden drummer.
Chairpersons: Rex Kirby and Kelly Smallridge, Larry and Gina Melby
Major Sponsors: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Stoops Family Foundation, Verdex Construction, Paradise Bank, Palm Beach Media Group
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Chere Camus Brodi 561-383-9842
helphomesafe.org
The Honda Classic showcases the best golfers on the PGA Tour, with the ultimate goal of positively impacting children in the local community. Since inception, over $60 million has been distributed to charity. In 2022, Honda Classic Cares awarded a recordsetting $6.45 million to more than 100 philanthropic organizations, impacting more than 100,000 children and families in South Florida.
Dates: February 23-26, 2023
Location: PGA National Resort, Palm Beach Gardens
Description of Event: Over 200,000 spectators will attend this community event, which boasts the world’s top golfers in competition, along with kids’ and family activities, fireworks, nightly concerts, and over a dozen public hospitality structures for fans to enjoy.
Chairpersons: Barbara Nicklaus, Gary Nicklaus
Major Sponsors: American Honda Motor Co. Inc, Tire Kingdom, Jupiter Medical Center, Florida Power & Light, Palm Beach County Sports Commission, Discover the Palm Beaches, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Cobra Puma Golf, Constellation Brands
Ticket Price: $60
Contact: Andrew George 561-799-2747
hcares.org
LONNIE MARTENS, BELL MONIKA CIRIUS BELL CIRIUS KELLY SMALLRIDGE AND REX KIRBY, GINA AND LARRY MELBY TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY THE HONDA CLASSIC TRACEY BENSON
Founded by the late Jacquie Liggett, Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper (HOW) supports research in ovarian cancer through a fellowship, provides aid to women who have ovarian cancer, offers scholarships in gyn oncology to Florida medical students, provides programs about symptoms and risks for early detection, and funds screenings for underserved women for genetic mutations that increase risk of ovarian cancer.
Main Fundraising Event: Twenty-First Annual Time is of the Essence Luncheon
Date: January 26, 2023
Location: The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach Description of Event: HOW will honor Dr. Robert C. Knapp, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board. He is a pioneer in ovarian cancer research who co-invented a blood test, CA 125, that detects ovarian cancer. Guest speaker will be six-time Emmy and Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh, now on Broadway in the musical Funny Girl.
Chairpersons: Frances Fisher, Betsy K. Matthews
Major Sponsors: Frances Fisher, Betsy K. Matthews, Inlet Private Wealth, Jupiter Medical Center
Ticket Price: $400
Contact: Jennifer McGrath 561-406-2109 howflorida.org
Il Circolo is the Italian Cultural Society of the Palm Beaches. Its founders chose the name Il Circolo, which literally means “the circle.” The society promotes an awareness and appreciation of Italian culture, arts, and language for people of all ethnic backgrounds. Scholarships have been given to qualified students to study in Italy. In addition, Il Circolo has been a major supporter of Florida Atlantic University’s Italian Studies program. The organization has also contributed to a program related to Italian usage in the arts at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Il Circolo also supports Italian language courses at public and private schools. Involvement in the arts is epitomized by Il Circolo’s annual support of Palm Beach Opera’s young artist program.
Main Fundraising Event: Annual Black-TieOptional Gala Date: March 5, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: Il Circolo’s annual Black-Tie-Optional Gala honors an Italian American who has achieved and/or accomplished something significant, whether in the business sector, as a sports champion, or as a community volunteer.
Honorary Chairpersons: Antonella Brancaccio-Balzano, Chris Salamone Chairpersons: Lou De Prima, Antoinette Vigilante
Contact: Antoinette Vigilante 847-804-7183 ilcircoloflorida.org
Impact 100 Palm Beach County connects, engages, and inspires women to improve our community by collectively funding multiple $100,000 grants to nonprofits that implement high-impact initiatives. The organization has awarded $5.25 million to local nonprofits in five focus areas: arts, culture, and historic preservation; education; environment and animal welfare; family; and health and wellness.
Main Fundraising Event: Grand Awards Celebration
Date: April 18, 2023
Location: Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton
Description of Event: A celebratory event announcing the winners of Impact 100 Palm Beach County’s $100,000 grants to local nonprofits in southern Palm Beach County. Nonprofit finalists present projects; members vote to determine grant award winners. Women, interested in community change, each give $1,000 to support the organization’s mission.
Chairperson: Sarah Doyle
Major Sponsors: Goldman Sachs-Tandy Robinson, Neiman Marcus Boca Raton, Saks Fifth Avenue, Carrie Rubin, Boca Raton Magazine
Contact: Kelly Fleming, President 561-336-4623
impact100pbc.org
BETSY K. MATTHEWS, FRANCES FISHER CAPEHART LOU DE PRIMA, ANTOINETTE VIGILANTEImpact the Palm Beaches is a philanthropic organization where women collectively give to nonprofits in central and northern Palm Beach County to ignite transformational change through five core service areas: arts and culture, education, environment and animal welfare, health and wellness, and family.
Main Fundraising Event: 2023 Impact Awards Celebration
Date: April 20, 2023
Location: Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens Description of Event: The 2023 Impact Awards Celebration will be an exciting live event where finalists (local nonprofits) present their proposals for funding to the Impact members. A vote will be taken, and grants will be immediately awarded. Impact the Palm Beaches will award one or more $100,000 Impact Grant.
Chairpersons: Lauren Sterlacci, Lisa LaFrance
Ticket Price: $20
Contact: Cara MacVane 561-685-2342 impactpalmbeaches.org
The Ireland Funds is a global philanthropic network established in 1976 to promote and support peace, culture, education, and community development throughout the island of Ireland, and Irish-related causes around the world. With chapters in 12 countries, The Ireland Funds has raised over $600 million for deserving causes in Ireland and beyond, benefiting more than 3,200 different organizations.
Main Fundraising Event: The Emerald Isle Ball
Date: February 16, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: The thirty-second annual black-tie ball includes a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, and honoree presentation.
Chairpersons: Michele Kessler, Sheila O’Malley Fuchs, Lore Moran Dodge, Thomas C. Quick, Hillie Mahoney Ticket Price: $1,000
Contact: Carla Capone 212-213-1166 irelandfunds.org
Jack the Bike Man, Inc. is a children’s bicycle charity that provides bicycles and bicycle education to anyone participating in its programs. The charity focuses on children at and below the poverty line but makes its resources available to anyone in need, those recovering from the effects of substance abuse, the homeless, and other members of the community. Jack the Bike Man’s programs include Earn a Bike, Gotta Get a Bike, Christmas Giveaway, Character Counts, Bicycle Registry, and Community Service Hours.
Main Fundraising Event: Jack the Bike Man Gala, 2022
Date: December 10, 2022
Location: The Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Festivities begin at 6 p.m. with an open bar, Sailfish Club’s internationally famous seafood buffet, live entertainment, dancing, and exceptional silent and live auctions. Proceeds from the event will support renovations to Jack the Bike Man’s new permanent home.
Ticket Price: $350
Contact: Sanders E. Lewallen 561-832-0071
jackthebikeman.org
DANNY GABRIEL, CAPEHART MICHELE KESSLER, SHEILA O’MALLEY FUCHS, LORE MORAN DODGE, THOMAS C. QUICK, HILLIE MAHONEY CAPEHART JACK THE BIKE MANJAFCO’s mission is to provide care, safety, and support to children and their families within the Jewish community and beyond who are impacted by abuse, neglect, trauma, or developmental disabilities—giving every child a place to belong.
Main Fundraising Event: Monte Carlo Casino Night Date: January 21, 2023
Location: The Club at Ibis, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The North Palm Beach Chapter of JAFCO’s annual evening event will be a night of fun and games including blackjack, poker, and slot machines. The evening will also feature a cocktail reception, dining, incredible raffle prizes, and a heartwarming presentation.
Honorary Chairpersons: The Auerbach family, the Berger family, the Harwood family, the Voluck family Chairpersons: Susan and Robert Wisan, Larry and Brenda Robinson Ticket Price: $250
Contact: Rebecca Drescher 954-389-1879 jafco.com
Founded in 1970, JDRF has expanded to become the largest charitable supporter of type 1 diabetes (T1D) research in the world. JDRF is leading the fight against T1D by funding research, advocating for policies that accelerate access to new therapies, and providing a support network for millions of people around the world impacted by T1D.
Main Fundraising Event: An Evening
Under the Palms Date: February 18, 2023
Location: Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa, Manalapan
Description of Event: Immerse the senses for An Evening Under the Palms at JDRF’s annual Hope Gala. Enjoy cocktails and delectable hors d’oeuvres and dinner while enjoying live entertainment, a silent and live auction, and a heartfelt Fund-ACure to help accelerate a cure for type 1 diabetes.
Chairpersons: Michael and Bonnie Patipa Major Sponsor: StarKist Ticket Price: $475
Contact: Russell Eckert 561-878-1478 jdrfpbgala.com
As the “City Hall” of the Jewish community, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County addresses the most vital causes in the Palm Beaches, Israel, and in 70 countries around the globe. Fueled by the generosity and leadership of dedicated philanthropists, the Federation cares for those who need help, connects people with their Jewish identity, and creates a secure community that stands up to antisemitism.
Main Fundraising Event: Celebrating Philanthropy: A Major Gifts Event Date: March 5, 2023
Location: High Ridge Country Club, Lantana
Description of Event: Join together to celebrate donors who contribute $10,000 or more to the Federation in 2023, or who have established an endowment of $200,000 or more. The Jeanne Levy Community Leadership Award Recipient will be Hope Silverman.
Chairpersons: Lainey and Beryl Simonson
Contact: Traci Pincourt-Braun 561-242-6635 jewishpb.org
Main Fundraising Event: H. Irwin Levy
Founders Event
Date: January 9, 2023
Location: The Palm Beach Country Club, Palm Beach
Description of Event: This annual event honors and celebrates the Federation’s generous philanthropists who contribute extraordinary gifts of $50,000 or more to Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County in 2023, or who have established an endowment of $1 million or more.
Chairpersons: Richard A. Friedman, Peter May, Jonathan Tisch
Contact: Hope Levin 561-242-6632 jewishpb.org
Main Fundraising Event: The Lions’ Pride Event
Date: February 6, 2023
Location: The Cohen Pavilion at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Show your Lion of Judah pride during this event, which welcomes women who give at the Lion of Judah level to any Jewish Federation in North America in 2023, or who have established a Lion of Judah Endowment in the Palm Beaches.
Chairpersons: Sandra Bornstein, Karen Mandelbaum
Contact: Rachel Berg 561-242-6612 jewishpb.org
At the hub of the South Palm Beach County Jewish community, the Jewish Federation strategically inspires and galvanizes local residents and organizations in building and sustaining a strong, caring, and vibrant Jewish community to address and plan for current and future vital needs locally, in Israel, and around the world.
Main Fundraising Event: Lion of Judah Luncheon
Date: February 1, 2023
Location: The Polo Club of Boca Raton, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Lion of Judah Lunch celebrates philanthropic Jewish women across South Palm Beach County whose generosity strengthens Jewish life locally, in Israel, and around the world. An individual gift of $5,000 or more to the 2023 UJA/ Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign is required.
Chairperson: Shirley Weisman
Major Sponsors: Boca Raton Observer, Southern Wine and Glazers, Ivan and Co. Ticket Price: $125
Contact: Kathleen Ben-Shoaff 561-852-5031 jewishboca.org
SUSAN SHULMAN PERTNOY, BOARD CHAIR OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY SANDRA BORNSTEIN AND KAREN MANDELBAUM, CHAIRPERSONS OF THE LIONS’ PRIDE EVENT SHIRLEY WEISMAN JEFFREY THOLL PHOTOGRAPHYMain Fundraising Event: Irving Eckhardt
Mitzvah Society
Date: February 9, 2023
Location: Farmer’s Table, Boca Raton
Description of Event: This event will honor William C. Miller for his work helping his clients secure legacy commitments in the community. Additionally, the Federation will induct new members into the Mitzvah Society and shine a light on the impact of gifts that have originated from the efforts of Mitzvah Society members.
Chairpersons: Michelle Hollister, Dan Seigel Ticket Price: $75
Contact: Erica Gordon 561-852-3114 jjcf.planningyourlegacy.org
Main Fundraising Event: Sandler Family
Major Gifts
Date: November 29, 2022
Location: The Polo Club of Boca Raton, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Featuring a speaker and a fun evening, this program honors the generous donors who make more than $10,000 in household contributions to the 2022 Annual Campaign of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County.
Chairpersons: Helene and Rick Paul, Carole Sue Lebbin-Spector and Phillip Spector
Major Sponsors: BDO, The Colony Group, Proskauer, Southern Glazers, Boca Raton Observer Magazine
Ticket Price: $180 Contact: Ida Novack 561-852-3342 jewishboca.org
Main Fundraising Event: The King David Society Reception
Date: February 27, 2023
Location: Private home
Description of Event: An elegant, fun, and inspiring evening with a featured speaker. Program honors the generous donors who make more than $25,000 in household contributions to the 2022 Annual Campaign of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County.
Chairpersons: Karen and Mark Dern Major Sponsors: BDO, The Colony Group, Proskauer; Southern Glazers; Boca Raton Observer Magazine
Contact: Ida Novack 561-852-3342 jewishboca.org
WILLIAM C. MILLER
JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY
HELENE AND RICK PAUL, CAROLE SUE LEBBIN-SPECTOR AND PHILLIP SPECTOR
MARK AND KAREN DERN
The Junior League of the Palm Beaches is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. The Junior League welcomes all women who value its mission statement. The Junior League is committed to inclusive environments of diverse individuals, organizations, and communities.
Main Fundraising Event: Miles for a Mission 5K Run/Walk and Family-Friendly Fun Run Date: November 19, 2022
Location: Keiser University Flagship Campus, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Miles for a Mission will be a chip-timed 5K race, with a familyfriendly kids fun run and other activities to generate awareness and funds to support the JLPB mission and its community impact area of literacy and creativity. Sponsorship information, registration, and more details are on the Junior League of the Palm Beaches’ website.
Chairpersons: Alie Cohen, Tayler Young
Major Sponsor: Keiser University Ticket Price: $45
Contact: Alie Cohen 561-689-7590 jlpb.org
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation (JMCF) has raised funds to support Jupiter Medical Center’s mission to reimagine the delivery of health and wellness to the region. JMCF is committed to transforming regional health care through patient-centered care, cutting-edge technology, and state-of-the-art facilities.
Main Fundraising Event: Forty-Sixth Annual Black-Tie Ball Date: March 4, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: Top philanthropists, business leaders, and friends of JMC come together every spring at the foundation’s annual black-tie ball. This formal event boasts an elegant evening with cocktails, live music, an auction, a delectable dinner, and more. Proceeds benefit the Surgical Institute.
Ticket Price: $950
Contact: Laura Greene 561-263-3712 jmcfoundation.org
Kijana cultivates youth empowerment through educational development, cross-cultural dialogue, and sustainable and environmentally friendly economic growth, among U.S. communities and underserved Kenyan school communities. Access to contemporary resources will enable students and educators in Kenya and in the U.S. to connect as Kijana develops a generation of young people who will change the world for the better.
Main Fundraising Event: Twentieth Anniversary Building a World-Class Educational Facility
Date: November 1, 2022
Location: Online
Description of Event: This campaign event is to raise $500,000 to build a world-class educational facility that includes a media center with indoor collaboration, innovation, and communication spaces; an amphitheater; and an environment that promotes a learning experience encompassing STEAM, reading, arts, and writing.
Honorary Chairpersons: Stephanie and John Pew
Major Sponsors: Harpreet Dhaliwal of BKSK Architects, Chris Dameron of Dameron Architecture, Stephanie and John Pew Contact: Jim Cummings 561-312-1968 kijana.org
TAYLER YOUNG, ALIE COHEN
MICHAEL J. MORSBERGER, CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER AND PRESIDENT, JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
LILA PHOTO
A RENDERING OF THE MULTIPURPOSE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY THAT WILL BE BUILT BEGINNING IN 2023
HARPREET DHALIWAL AND CHRIS DAMERON
For the past 29 years, Leaders in Furthering Education (LIFE) has been dedicated to helping and improving the lives of the voiceless and vulnerable in our society. Founded by Lois Pope, LIFE has provided aid, assistance, and awards for disabled veterans, medical research, college scholarships, humanitarian relief, the performing arts, and animal welfare.
Main Fundraising Event: LIFE’s TwentyNinth Annual Lady in Red Gala
Date: March 26, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: This evening begins with cocktails followed by dinner and entertainment by global superstar Paul Anka and comedian Rita Rudner. Proceeds benefit disabled veterans through American Humane’s Pups4Patriots program and South Florida youth through Palm Beach County Food Bank’s Lois’ Food4Kids Program.
Honorary Chairperson: Christine Lynn Chairpersons: Lois Pope, Tova Leidesdorf
Major Sponsors: Valentino, Ambassador Realty Corporation, Van Cleef & Arpels, Wells Fargo Advisors
Ticket Price: $1,250
Contact: Nicole Voigt 561-582-8083 life-edu.org
The Leeds Endowment is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to assisting people in Palm Beach County who need financial assistance to meet the different needs of living with a disability. Through purchasing equipment, funding government-subsidized programs, and providing physical therapy, occupational therapy, vocational or life skills, The Leeds Endowment encourages personal purpose, improvement, and accomplishment.
Main Fundraising Event: Party With The Pack
Date: November 18, 2022
Location: Leeds Custom Design Showroom, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Party With The Pack is an evening of celebration to raise money for The Leeds Endowment, supporting individuals living with disabilities in the local community. Dance the night away with entertainment provided by The Powerhouse Group, and kick off the season.
Honorary Chairperson: Arlette Gordon Chairpersons: Walter and Lisa Wick, Greg and Brodi Borchardt
Major Sponsors: Leeds Custom Design, SandyJames Fine Food and Productions, Regency Party Rental Ticket Price: $150
Contact: Susan Ford 561-596-7666 leedsendowment.org
Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery and School of Art is a for-impact art center focused on community. Its vision is to inspire, engage, and connect all walks of life through the universal language of art. It offers art classes in media that vary from traditional to niche, displays unique and captivating exhibitions, hosts social and educational events, and provides community-based art outreach programs.
Main Fundraising Event: D’Art for Art Date: January 14, 2023
Location: Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta Description of Event: D’Art for Art is the ArtCenter’s annual signature fundraiser. This fast-paced event features exceptional art, jewelry, and artisan home decor donated by local and national artists and collectors. Guests will enjoy cocktails and delicious cuisine and take home a fabulous piece of art.
Chairperson: Susan Namm Spencer
Major Sponsors: Jupiter Magazine, Provident Jewelry Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Susan Snyder 561-746-3101 lighthousearts.org
LOIS POPE CAPEHART ARLETTE GORDON AND BRODI BORCHARDT WITH SERVICE DOG CHAUCER CAPEHART SUSAN NAMM SPENCER
For 75 years, Lighthouse for the Blind has been providing direct education and rehabilitation services to persons who are blind or visually impaired in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee counties. Lighthouse provides the tools necessary for those with vision loss to maintain full and self-sufficient lives. The organization serves babies, children, teens, adults, and seniors.
Main Fundraising Event: enVision 20/20 Luncheon
Date: March 30, 2023
Location: Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The signature fundraising event supporting the only local Lighthouse for the Blind. The luncheon will feature visually impaired pianist David Crohan, an elaborate tea-cup auction, and a keynote speaker.
Honorary Chairperson: Maria Beaudouin
Major Sponsors: Page Ferrell (Venue Sponsor), Maria Beaudouin, Roshan Massoumi, Martina and Edgar Covarrubias, Mary Estelle Curran, Marjorie Potter-Kolb, Margaret Donnelly, Gay Dedo, Mignon Gardner, Arlette Gordon, Chris and Denise Pratico, M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust
Ticket Price: $125
Contact: Teri Neil 561-586-5600 lhpb.org
Without a solid foundation in literacy, children struggle in school. As youth, they drop out without a high school diploma and lack job readiness skills to obtain meaningful employment. As adults, they cannot find a job paying a livable wage. To address this, the Literacy Coalition provides programs to help 46,867 adults and children each year.
Main Fundraising Event: Thirty-Second Annual Love of Literacy Luncheon Date: March 9, 2023
Location: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Coalition’s signature event brings the community together to increase awareness of significant literacy needs and raise crucial funds to support literacy programs from Boca Raton to Jupiter to Belle Glade. Past speakers include Kate DiCamillo, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, and Elizabeth Berg. Chairpersons: Board President Matt Criscuolo, CEO Kristin Calder
Major Sponsors: Bank of America; Paul and Nancy Zarcadoolas; Gentle Medicine Associates, Inc.; Greenberg Traurig, P.A.; Penny and Gary Kosinski Family Foundation; The Robinson Family Foundation; Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
Ticket Price: $175
Contact: Dawn Larkin 561-279-9103 literacypbc.org
Little Smiles helps heal hearts and create smiles by providing essentials, gifts, and fun activities to children impacted by serious illness, homelessness, or tragedy. Little Smiles partners with over 30 local facilities including hospitals, medical day care centers, shelters, foster homes, and law enforcement agencies. The organization believes that every child deserves to smile.
Main Fundraising Event: Thirteenth Annual Little Smiles Holiday Toy Drive
Date: Throughout 2022
Location: Palm Beach County
Description of Event: Little Smiles is collecting new and unwrapped toy donations for children across Southeast Florida because no child should go through the holiday season without smiles and magic! Please help provide holiday cheer and smiles during a time when it is needed most.
Contact: Nicole Mercado 561-837-0667 littlesmilesfl.org
MARIA BEAUDOUIN, PAGE FERRELL, ROSHAN MASSOUMI, LIGHTHOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARY ALLEN JACEK PHOTOGRAPHY KRISTIN CALDER, DEBRA GHOSTINE, BERNADETTE O’GRADY TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY JERRY SOMMA, VIRGINIA SINICKI, NICOLE MERCADO LITTLE SMILESThe Lord’s Place works to break the cycle of homelessness in Palm Beach County. It provides supportive and graduate housing at 12 locations; operates social enterprises; provides job training and placement services, clinical and care coordination, and community engagement services; and has a highly successful reentry program helping individuals transition from incarceration.
Main Fundraising Event: Stay Home and Give: The Lord’s Place Palm Beach Non-Event Date: March 1, 2023
Location: Palm Beach County
Description of Event: The Lord’s Place
Twelfth Annual Palm Beach Event is a nongala. No event means no expenses; 100 percent of every donation goes directly to ending homelessness in Palm Beach County. Thanks to the generosity of life-changing friends, every donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000.
Chairperson: Pamela McIver
Contact: Marilyn Munoz 561-494-0125 thelordsplace.org
For over 40 years, the Loxahatchee Guild has been the premier historic preservation organization in northern Palm Beach County. As a nonprofit, the Guild with its active membership has raised funds to promote and protect valuable projects including the 1915 Jupiter FEC Train Depot, the Tindall Pioneer House, the DuBois House, and the Jupiter Lighthouse.
Main Fundraising Event: Annual Gala: A Party for Preservation Date: February 9, 2023
Location: Pelican Club, Jupiter
Description of Event: The cocktail reception will present gourmet tastings from around the world, music, and a silent auction to raise funds for the Guild’s historic preservation projects. It will be a beautiful evening with lots of fun along the Loxahatchee!
Honorary Chairperson: Barbara Perry Chairpersons: The Loxahatchee Guild Board of Directors
Ticket Price: $150
Contact: Cindy Wester 561-707-7032 loxahatcheeguild.org
Established over 25 years ago, the Lynn Conservatory of Music is one of the leading conservatories within a university environment today. It admits a highly select group of gifted musicians from around the world to pursue a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, or Professional Performance Certificate.
Main Fundraising Event: Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Date: December 11, 2022
Location: Lynn University, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Lynn University’s annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert returns to the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center this December. Grandparents, parents, and children of all ages are invited to enjoy the heartwarming classics of the season. Chairpersons: Terry Fedele, Pat Thomas Major Sponsors: Boca Magazine, the State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture Ticket Price: $35
Contact: Madeline Moses 561-237-9000 lynn.edu/music
The “More than a Meal” Luncheon is a truly unique luncheon featuring a very special keynote speaker. It provides an opportunity to learn about all the wonderful happenings in our community while supporting a nonprofit organization that provides such a vital service to its seniors, giving them the ability to stay in their homes and receive nourishment along with personal interaction and the ability to check on them should family members not be nearby.
Main Fundraising Event: More than a Meal Luncheon
Date: February 23, 2023
Location: To be determined Description of Event: The More than a Meal Luncheon is an informative and engaging midday event featuring a keynote speaker. It provides an opportunity to learn useful information while supporting a nonprofit organization that provides a vital service to seniors in the community.
Chairperson: Karen Brams
Major Sponsors: The Jehle Reidy Family Charitable Fund, The Gerson Charitable Trust
Ticket Price: $225
Contact: Maura Nelson 561-802-6979 mowpb.org
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has a single, urgent goal: Eliminating Parkinson’s disease in our lifetime. Since its founding in 2000, the Foundation has had the pulse of the Parkinson’s research landscape, and its efforts are focused on advancing robust scientific programs designed to tangibly speed breakthroughs that patients can feel in their everyday lives.
Main Fundraising Campaign: A Luncheon on Curing Parkinson’s
Date: March 9, 2023
Location: The Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Guests of the Michael J. Fox Foundation luncheon will hear experts share the latest news on research and progress toward a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
Chairpersons: Holly Andersen and Doug Hirsch, Louise Armour, Anita Friedman Berman, Ricki Gail and Robert Conway, Ann Cook and Charlie Moss, Laurie and Peter Grauer, Ellen Levy, Julia and Alec Lindsay, Leslie and Richard Mandell, Julie and Doug Ostrover, Susan E. Roberts, Marlene and Martin Silver, Bonnie and Tom Strauss
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Devan Tierney 212-509-0995, ext. 450 michaeljfox.org/palmbeach
The mission of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is to engage a diverse audience by presenting Japanese cultural experiences that educate and inspire. Since 1977, Morikami has been the center for Japanese arts and culture in South Florida. With exhibitions, films, outreach programs, classes, and unique experiences, Morikami strives to spread appreciation for the living culture in Japan.
Main Fundraising Event: Bonsai and Bamboo Gala
Date: March 4, 2023
Location: Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach
Description of Event: While honoring the 2023 recipients of the George Morikami Cultural Arts Award, guests will enjoy signature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, haute cuisine, fine wines, and premium sakes, while dancing under the stars, to support the organization’s 4 E’s: exhibitions, education, emotional well-being program, and expansion.
Chairpersons: Celia T. Zahringer, Christine Carton, Robin May
Major Sponsor: JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Sharyn Samuels 561-233-1316 morikami.org/event/gala
CAPEHART TOM AND BONNIE STRAUSS, MARTIN AND MARLENE SILVER MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION CELIA T. ZAHRINGER, CO-CHAIR AND PRESIDENT, MORIKAMI MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDENSNow in its thirty-ninth year, MorseLife remains devoted to its mission to improve the lives of seniors through innovative and compassionate health care, housing, and supportive services. As a charitable, not-for-profit organization, its programs include independent and assisted living, shortterm rehabilitation, memory care, longterm care, private and skilled home health care, Hospice, palliative care, meals-on-wheels, and PACE which touches the lives of 3,600 seniors each day. MorseLife means More Life.
Main Fundraising Event: MorseLife’s ThirtyNinth Annual Dinner and Entertainment Date: December 17, 2022
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: Come celebrate MorseLife Health System’s Thirty-Ninth Annual Dinner and Entertainment event with a memorable evening of delectable dinner, music, and can’t-miss entertainment! Help MorseLife toast its donors and friends who have a shared passion for improving the lives of seniors.
Honorary Chairpersons: Jean S. Sharf, Bruce A. Beal Chairpersons: Terri Sriberg, Donald M. Ephraim
Main Fundraising Event: Gendelman
Children’s Holocaust Memorial
Location: MorseLife Health System, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: MorseLife will be dedicating a 26-foot bronze sculpture on its campus to memorialize the 1.5 million children who perished at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators. The Gendelman Children’s Holocaust Memorial will be adorned with thousands of handpainted butterflies, each representing a child who died in the Holocaust. Over 6,500 butterflies were painted by local school children and members of our community. The sculpture is created by Palm Beach philanthropist and local artist, Bruce Gendelman.
Main Fundraising Event: MorseLife Golf Classic
Date: March 27, 2023
Location: The Breakers Ocean Course, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Golfers will swing their clubs to raise funds on behalf of MorseLife. Donations from supporters will be used to aid the 3,600 frail and needy seniors served by MorseLife Health System on and off its campus. The event has consistently been a sell-out since it was established by MorseLife’s volunteer leadership 39 years ago.
Chairpersons: Beverly and Dan Floersheimer
National Alliance on Mental Illness Palm Beach County (NAMI PBC) is a grassroots organization that provides educational courses, support groups, information, and referral services for persons with mental illness, family members, educators, and clinicians. All services are free. NAMI connects people and helps them to build a support system that will sustain them through difficult times.
Main Fundraising Event: Ninth Annual NAMIWalks Palm Beach County
Date: November 5, 2022
Location: John Prince Park, Lake Worth
Description of Event: NAMIWalks is a vibrant and exciting mental health event in our county. NAMIWalks invites participants to share their stories, build community, and walk together to achieve Mental Health
For All. Funds raised directly support NAMI PBC’s mission of education, advocacy, support, and public awareness.
Contact: Kelly Garvis 561-588-3477 namipbc.org
Main Fundraising Event: Eleventh Annual Luncheon
Date: December 8, 2022
Location: The West Palm Beach Marriott, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Join NAMI Palm Beach County for this important fundraiser to support mental health programs and services in Palm Beach County. Guests will enjoy lunch and a silent auction, and listen to guest speaker Julie Fast, a world-leading mental health expert on the topics of bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and psychosis.
Chairpersons: Margaret Donnelley, Elinor Siklossy, Gloria Herman, Mary Lou Wagner
Major Sponsors: Margaret Donnelley, Elinor Siklossy, Gloria Herman, Mary Lou Wagner, Angus Donnelley, Shawn Donnelley
Ticket Prices: $100 to $2,500
Contact: Kelly Garvis 561-588-3477 namipbc.org
Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing and enhancing health care for children. Through the support from the foundation, a pediatric partnership between Jupiter Medical Center and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital was established, paving the way to make world-class pediatric care accessible to residents for Palm Beach and Martin counties.
Main Fundraising Event: Golden Heart Luncheon featuring David Foster and Katharine McPhee
Date: January 30, 2023
Location: The Country Club at Mirasol, Palm Beach Gardens
Description of Event: The 2023 Golden Heart Luncheon will welcome special guests David Foster and Katharine McPhee. Join the foundation for a memorable afternoon filled with love, hope, and healing along with a premier mobile auction and a delectable lunch to raise funds to help further the organization’s mission.
Chairpersons: Barbara Nicklaus, Nan O’Leary
Ticket Price: Tables starting at $5,000
Contact: Jillian Halay 561-630-0025 nchcf.org
PARTICIPANTS AT THE STARTING LINE FOR NAMIWALKS PALM BEACH COUNTY MONICA WALLING JULIE FAST, ANNUAL LUNCHEON GUEST SPEAKER NAN O’LEARY, BARBARA NICKLAUS TRACEY BENSONNonprofits First serves to empower nonprofit excellence in Palm Beach County and strives to assist nonprofit organizations by maximizing their capacity through accreditation, education and professional development, membership, training, and financial and management support services through a network of experienced professionals, consultants, and volunteers.
Main Fundraising Event: Sixth Annual Hats Off Nonprofit Awards
Date: October 3, 2023
Location: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Sixth Annual Hats Off Nonprofit Awards presented by Nonprofits First celebrates and honors nonprofit organizations, professionals, and volunteers in the Palm Beach County nonprofit sector who contribute to strengthening and serving our community.
Chairpersons: Peter Cruise, LeRoy Collins
Major Sponsors: M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust; Mariaca Wealth Management; Florida Power & Light; Capital One Bank; Gehring Group; Valley Bank; Webauthor; Extraordinary Charities; Bank of America; Crowe, LLP; iThink Financial
Ticket Price: $175
Contact: Penny Payne 561-214-7435, ext. 203 nonprofitsfirst.org
The Norton Museum of Art is internationally known for its distinguished collection, featuring American art, Chinese art, contemporary art, European art, and photography. Guests can view the collection and special exhibitions, attend lectures and educational programming, and much more.
Main Fundraising Event: ArtBeat
Date: February 2, 2023
Location: Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Norton Museum of Art’s anticipated pre-gala party, ArtBeat, returns this season for a lively evening of music, drinks, and dancing, all while raising important funds for the Museum’s Emerging Collectors Council Acquisition Fund.
Ticket Price: $300
Contact: Kristina Dilley 561-832-5196, ext. 1121 norton.org/artbeat
Main Fundraising Event: Norton Museum of Art Gala Date: February 4, 2023
Location: Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Norton’s annual Gala will celebrate the exciting exhibition “A Personal View on High Fashion and Street Style: Photographs from the Nicola Erni Collection, 1930s to Now.” The evening includes cocktails, dinner, and dancing, as well as the chance to view works included in the online benefit auction.
Chairpersons: Lorna James, Lisa Tananbaum, Silvia Zoullas Ticket Price: $1,500
Contact: Kristina Dilley 561-832-5196, ext. 1121 norton.org/gala
NONPROFITS FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE HATS OFF NONPROFIT AWARDS 2021 CAPEHART NORTON MUSEUM OF ART ARTBEAT 2020 NORTON MUSEUM OF ART GALA 2022 CAPEHARTOpportunity Early Childhood Education and Family Center is one of Palm Beach’s oldest charities and has been a United Way agency since its inception. The center’s primary focus is to serve the children of working families through the delivery of highquality early childhood education which benefits our entire community.
Main Fundraising Event: Opportunity Holiday Brunch
Date: December 7, 2022
Location: The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach
Description of Event: ‘Tis the season to provide opportunities to children and families in our community. Brunch and bubbly will be served as guests make spirits bright and ring in the holidays.
Ticket Price: $300
Contact: Alice Eger 561-712-9221 opportunitypbc.org
Main Fundraising Event: Annual Soiree
Date: April 1, 2023
Location: Private residence, Palm Beach
Description of Event: A private residence in Palm Beach offers a luxurious backdrop for Opportunity Early Childhood Education and Family Center’s Annual Soiree. The evening will include an opportunity to dine, dance, and donate to a worthy cause.
Chairpersons: Alexis Bonner, Mae Ferguson, Brooke McKernan
Ticket Price: $500
Contact: Alice Eger 561-712-9221 opportunitypbc.org
Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) is a private, Christian university, offering 64 undergraduate programs, numerous graduate degrees, and professional degrees in West Palm Beach and Orlando. PBA is dedicated to the integration of Christian principles to prepare students for learning, leadership, and service. PBA affirms the values that built America, including religious liberty and free enterprise.
Main Fundraising Event: Women of Distinction
Date: February 21, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Palm Beach Atlantic University’s annual Women of Distinction luncheon honors women who cherish community and family and strive to preserve these ideals for others. The event is a 31-year tradition, and proceeds from the luncheon benefit a scholarship fund for deserving female students at PBA.
Chairpersons: Eileen Burns, Frances Fisher
Ticket Price: $350
Contact: Janey Burke 561-803-2010 pba.edu
PALM BEACHThe Palm Beach County Food Bank procures food from grocery stores, farmers, food distributors, wholesalers, and other sources for almost 200 local community partners, including food pantries, soup kitchens, and residential housing programs. Palm Beach County Food Bank programs reach families, children, and seniors, and connect those in need to available benefits and resources.
Main Fundraising Event: Empty Bowls
Dates: December 10, 2022, Delray Beach; February 17, 2023, Palm Beach
Locations: Trinity Delray Lutheran Church and School, Delray Beach; The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Empty Bowls is a national event hosted on a local scale where attendees enjoy a simple meal of soup from local restaurants, freshly baked bread, and bottled water. The theme is “Eat Simply So Others May Simply Eat,” with proceeds directly supporting the Palm Beach County Food Bank.
Honorary Chairpersons: Ali Kaufman and John Brewer, Delray Beach; Byron and Laura Russell, Palm Beach
Chairpersons: Stephanie Dodge and Billy Himmelrich, Delray Beach; Rick and Cordella Miessau, Palm Beach
Ticket Price: $30
Contact: LaShaundra Highsmith 561-670-2518 pbcfoodbank.org
Palm Beach Day Academy (PBDA) is a coed independent school in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, serving students in pre-k (2 years old) through ninth grade.
Main Fundraising Event: Golf and Tennis Tournament
Date: December 5, 2022
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: The biennial event begins at noon, includes lunch followed by scramble golf or round robin tennis tournaments, and concludes with a cocktail party from 5 to 7 p.m. on the Ocean Lawn. Multiple ticket options, underwriting, and sponsorship levels are available online.
Chairpersons: Holly Cardinale, Joan Klann, Dana Koch, Beth Safro, Kellie Stenzel, Fritz Van Der Grift
Ticket Price: $750 for golfers
Contact: Mac Jackson 561-655-1188 pbday.org
Founded in 1993 by a group of interfaith friends, the Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians and Jews is dedicated to promoting fellowship, understanding, and mutual respect among people of all faiths and backgrounds; bringing the community together through education, civil dialogue, and social interaction; and addressing issues rooted in hate, anti-Semitism, and unjust discrimination of all kinds.
Date: March 16, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Fellowship’s thirtieth anniversary will be celebrated at its signature event, the Annual Dinner, in 2023! In addition to a nationally known speaker, the evening will also include presentation of the prestigious John C. Randolph Award to a person or organization that exemplifies the Fellowship’s mission.
Chairpersons: Sylvia James, Debora Weinstein
Ticket Prices: $275 for members, $350 for non-members
Contact: Sherri Gilbert 561-833-6150
palmbeachfellowship.net
Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation has continued to support Palm Beach County’s Hospice care organization for 40 years. Through fundraising efforts and a dedicated volunteer group, the foundation is able to provide resources for programs that support end-of-life care for patients and their families.
Main Fundraising Event: Hospice Evening 2023
Date: February 2, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: Celebrating its fortieth anniversary, Hospice Evening 2023 will be back at The Breakers Palm Beach to celebrate this momentous occasion.
Guests will enjoy a cocktail reception, live entertainment, dinner, and dancing to the Danny Beck Band.
Chairpersons: Jim and Gaye Engel
Major Sponsors: Joan Amoroso, Carol and Harold Baxter, Virginia Burke, Robert and Paula Butler, Julie and Mike Connors, Mark W. Cook, Patricia Dunnington, Gaye and Jim Engel, Audrey and Martin Gruss, Ann and Charles Johnson, Michelle and Howard Kessler, Peter Lyons, Hillie Mahoney, Pam and Gary Patsley, Betsy and Wally Turner
Ticket Price: $1,200
Contact: Lynnette Lin 561-832-8585 hospicepb.org
Palm Beach Opera (PBO) is dedicated to producing world-class opera, providing diverse educational programs, and training the next generation of opera stars. For its 2022 season, Palm Beach Opera will present Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte , and Verdi’s Falstaff at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
Main Fundraising Event: 2023 Gala: An Evening with Piotr Beczała Date: February 6, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: Join Palm Beach Opera for an exclusive evening of elegance and opera at its fifty-seventh gala, starring the world-renowned Piotr Beczała. Support PBO’s important mission while experiencing the artistry of one of the most sought-after lyric tenors of our time.
Chairpersons: Charles and Merrill Gottesman
Ticket Price: $1,000
Contact: Barbara Tucker 561-835-7563 pbopera.org
The Palm Beach Opera Guild is a group of women and men dedicated to supporting the Palm Beach Opera by raising funds for the Palm Beach Opera Studio Singers and promoting awareness of opera and the arts in the local community. The Guild Board meets once a month during the season to plan and implement fundraising events.
Main Fundraising Event: Twenty-First Annual Luncheon and Opera Interlude Date: March 14, 2023
Location: Four Seasons Resort, Palm Beach Description of Event: Join the Palm Beach Opera Guild for its Twenty-First Annual Luncheon and Opera Interlude. The event will begin with cocktails and a unique boutique shopping spree and auction, followed by a lovely luncheon and opera interlude. Proceeds from the event will support the Palm Beach Opera Studio Singers.
Honorary Chairpersons: Ari Rifkin, Lois Pope, Tova Leidesdorf, Hermé de Wyman Miro (International Chair)
Chairpersons: Arlette Gordon, Cathy Solomon
Major Sponsors: Barbie and Michael Marcovici; Merrill Lynch, Chicago Ticket Price: $395
Contact: Ann Baskind 561-835-7569 palmbeachoperaguild.org
JIM AND GAYE ENGEL CAPEHART CHARLES AND MERRILL GOTTESMAN ARLETTE GORDON, CATHY SOLOMON
The Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation is a charitable organization that supports the Town of Palm Beach’s first responders and the community at large with advocacy, education, and equipment, empowering peace of mind with the knowledge that police and fire department employees and their families and futures are safe and supported through the management of tax-deductible gifts and donations.
Main Fundraising Event: The Palm Beach Police & Fire Rescue Ball
Date: January 21, 2023
Location: The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The annual black-tie dinner dance will honor the Palm Beach Police and Fire Departments. Event includes a cocktail reception, dinner and dancing, a live auction, the annual Palm Tree Award presentation to John and Monika Preston, Officer and Firefighter of the Year Award presentations, and People’s Choice Awards for Police and Fire Departments.
Honorary Chairpersons: Sondra and David Mack
Chairpersons: Nicola and Jeff Marcus
Major Sponsors: The Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation, Palm Beach Media Group, Lugano Diamonds, Janet and Mark Levy, Devon and Tom Roush Ticket Price: $1,500
Contact: Rebecca Torres 561-820-8118 pbpf.us
Palm Beach Round Table, established in 1932, is one of the oldest speaker forums and a nonprofit cultural organization that holds multiple events each season at various luncheons and receptions. Scholarships are presented to deserving students’ schools, academies, and universities to assist in educational purposes.
Main Fundraising Event: Ninety-First Anniversary Celebration Date: February 11, 2023
Location: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach Description of Event: Guests will enjoy a Kravis on Broadway matinee, followed by a delicious reception in the Founders Room. Chairperson: Herbert A. Roemmele Ticket Price: $290
Contact: Barbara Anderson 561-832-6418 palmbeachroundtable.weebly.com
Ladies Guild and Music Men members assist the Palm Beach Symphony (PBS) board of directors in sharing ideas that promote programs and membership. They take the lead as community ambassadors focused on friend-raising for this esteemed cultural arts organization. They host events that foster philanthropy and recognize individuals who have contributed to PBS’ mission to engage, educate, and entertain the Palm Beaches.
Main Fundraising Event: Sixth Annual Holly Jolly Symphony Fête Date: December 6, 2022
Location: The Cohen Pavilion at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach Description of Event: Guests will join the Ladies Guild, the Holly Jolly Host Committee, and the Music Men for a holiday luncheon that celebrates the 20222023 season with fine food, camaraderie, glorious music, and a silent auction.
Proceeds will benefit the Symphony’s worldclass music, education, and community outreach programs.
Honorary Chairpersons: Amy and John Collins Chairpersons: Karen and Kenneth Rogers, Sheryne and Richard Brekus, Marietta Muiña McNulty
Major Sponsors: Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach Design Masters Ticket Price: $300
Contact: Hulya Selcuk 561-568-0265 palmbeachsymphony.org
Palm Beach Symphony’s mission is to engage, educate, and entertain the Palm Beaches through live performances of inspiring orchestral music. The 2022-2023 season offers a series of concerts crafted by the Symphony’s internationally acclaimed music director Gerard Schwarz, as well as a variety of music education and community outreach events.
Main Fundraising Event: Twenty-First Anniversary Annual Gala
Date: February 20, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: Palm Beach Symphony invites patrons and friends to mingle and enjoy an unforgettable blacktie gala evening. The elegant affair will feature live music, dinner, dancing, and a live auction that benefits the Symphony’s world-class concerts, community outreach, and music education programs. Honorary Chairpersons: James R. Borynack, Adolfo Zaralegui
Major Sponsors: Addison Hines Charitable Trust, Findlay Galleries, Lugano Diamonds Ticket Price: $750 Contact: Hulya Selcuk 561-568-0265 palmbeachsymphony.org
Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society helps save wildlife in wild places. The Zoo cares for unique and often rare species of animals on 23 lush jungle acres in West Palm Beach. A leader in conservation, Palm Beach Zoo is honored to continue more than 50 years of connecting the community to wildlife, uplifting the human spirit, and transforming guests into a greater force for wild nature.
Main Fundraising Event: Journey to Africa Gala
Date: January 27, 2023
Location: Palm Beach Zoo, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Journey to Africa Gala supports the Zoo’s conservation mission and expert animal care and wellbeing. The Gala promises to be a five-star evening featuring a haute cuisine dining experience, dancing, a live auction, and wildlife encounters.
Honorary Chairpersons: Michele Kessler, Thomas C. Quick
Chairpersons: Deborah Dauman, Suzanne Johnson
Major Sponsors: Beam Suntory, Florida Crystals, Florida Power & Light, Gunster, Jaguar Palm Beach, Polk Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley, Romph Pou Agency, Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Ticket Price: $1,000
Contact: Lindsay Shapiro 561-533-0887, ext. 222 palmbeachzoo.org/gala
Main Fundraising Event: Do at the Zoo
Date: December 6, 2022
Location: Palm Beach Zoo, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Do at the Zoo guests will enjoy animal encounters, classic cocktails, and delightful bites from local, top-rated restaurants at this culinary evening under the stars. Stroll the illuminated Palm Beach Zoo surrounded by rare and exotic wildlife, while supporting conservation and the Zoo.
Chairpersons: Ruth Baum, Dan Comerford, Cy and Lulu Ryan
Major Sponsors: Beam Suntory; The Ben, Autograph Collection; Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Ticket Price: $200
Contact: Lindsay Shapiro 561-533-0887, ext. 222 palmbeachzoo.org/daz
JAMES R. BORYNACK, ADOLFO ZARALEGUI CAPEHART DEBORAH DAUMAN, SUZANNE JOHNSON JASON MERRITT; DAVE ALLOCCA DAN COMERFORD AND RUTH BAUM, CY AND LULU RYAN CAPEHART, CARLY HAZELGROVEPath to College fearlessly clears the path for overlooked students to get into the best colleges with the best scholarships. Since 2017, the organization has seen students secure amazing futures when they commit to a three-year academic and mentorship program. A hundred percent of Path to College’s graduates are offered admission to four-year colleges, 75 percent at top-tier schools, with 70 percent achieving full-ride scholarship support.
Main Fundraising Event: Shine and Dine Date: January 19, 2023
Location: The Falls Club of the Palm Beaches, Lake Worth
Description of Event: Join Path to College’s bright students for a business professional dinner during an evening of thoughtful conversation, connection, and influential impact. This is an opportunity to meet the organization’s high-achieving students and mingle with its network of forward-thinking, equity-valuing, and community-focused partners.
Chairpersons: Sandra Coto, Vevienne Ebanks, Desiree Webb-Oftedal
Major Sponsors: Brown Institute for Health and Wellness, Office Depot, The Falls Club of the Palm Beaches, Modern Etiquette and Leadership Academy, Juno Counseling and Wellness, Human Capital Group, The Tux Shop Prom Beach Ticket Price: $150
Contact: Christine Sylvain 561-907-7679 pathtocollege.org
The mission of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is to provide shelter to lost, homeless, and unwanted animals; to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion animals; to care for, protect, and find quality homes for homeless and neglected companion animals; and to advocate for animal welfare, community involvement, and education to further the bond between people and animals.
Main Fundraising Event: Fifty-First Annual Christmas Ball Date: December 8, 2022
Location: The Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach
Description of Event: A perennial favorite of Palm Beach pet lovers, where simplicity and elegance are cherished traditions. Guests are greeted by a receiving line of tail-wagging adoptable pets, and the crowd enjoys front-row seats for the always popular parade of animals.
Chairperson: Pauline Pitt Ticket Price: $1,500
Contact: Joanne Pellecchia 561-472-8842 peggyadams.org
Main Fundraising Event: Party Animal Gala Date: November 19, 2022
Location: The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach Description of Event: The Young Friends of Peggy Adams is a group of young professionals committed to broadening and enhancing the base of support for animal welfare in Palm Beach County. Members of the Young Friends help raise awareness of the Peggy Adams mission while creating a strong network of likeminded individuals passionate about animal advocacy. The Young Friends will host its third black-tie Party Animal Gala, themed “Jungle Chic.” Guests are invited to a night of dining and entertainment to support the humane rescue work of Peggy Adams. All proceeds from the event go directly to support the naming of the Young Friends Animal Care and Recovery Room in the newly renovated Jane & Robert Grace Pavilion at Peggy Adams. Chairpersons: Stacey Leuliette, Molly and Nick Mele
Ticket Prices: $500 per individual, $950 per couple, $6,500 per table
Contact: Brittany Henson 561-530-6066 bidpal.net/partyanimal22
Philanthropy Tank fuels and inspires the next generation of changemakers—local youth! Palm Beach County students in eighth through eleventh grades identify issues that confront our community. The program challenges, empowers, and equips students to develop and execute sustainable initiatives and solutions to solve these problems and create impact for those they serve.
Main Fundraising Event: Philanthropy Tank Finals Event
Date: March 8, 2023
Location: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Student finalists present community social impact program concepts to a panel of Philanthropist Investors (PIs). Students have the opportunity to be awarded PI mentorship, training, and funding support to launch their service-driven programs.
Honorary Chairpersons: Evan Deoul, Michael Kohner
Chairpersons: Aisha Ali, Frances Fisher, Caroline Cummings Rafferty, Tom Vining
Major Sponsors: Alliance Bernstein, HBK CPAs & Consultants, Otis, The Palm Beach Post, Braman Motorcars, Quantum Foundation, Bank of America, VoLo Foundation, Honda Classic Cares
Ticket Price: $40
Contact: Amy Brand 954-242-4914 philanthropytank.org
The Pine School is the area’s premier kindergarten through twelfth grade college preparatory school. Challenging academics, inspiring arts, and competitive athletics are combined with a focus on environmental education. The Pine School’s beautiful campus serves as a living classroom, and its commitment to developing empowered, successful individuals is second to none.
Main Fundraising Event: The Pine School
Auction: Bohemian Knights
Date: November 5, 2022
Location: The Pine School, Hobe Sound
Description of Event: This event features a live and silent auction, drinks, dinner, and entertainment from 7 p.m. to midnight, with a VIP reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All proceeds support the financial assistance, scholarship, and teacher professional development funds.
Ticket Price: $150
Contact: John Boyer 772-675-7005 thepineschool.org
Place of Hope is a faith-based, state-licensed children and families organization offering housing and support services designed to end the cycles of abuse, neglect, homelessness, poverty, and human trafficking. The organization offers support to children, youth, and families in desperate need in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. Place of Hope strives daily to help the local community find healing and success.
Main Fundraising Event: Hope Bash
Palm Beach
Date: March 10, 2023
Location: Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter
Description of Event: Place of Hope’s Seventeeth Annual Hope Bash is Palm Beach County’s premier fundraiser raising critical funds for our community. Known to be one of the most exhilarating charitable evenings, this gala offers attendees a cocktail reception, a silent auction, raffles, dinner, dancing, a live auction, and more!
Chairpersons: Heather Atkins, Tara Dillon, Erin Elmore, Morgan McGrath Ross
Ticket Price: $650
Contact: Jamie Bond 561-775-7195 placeofhope.com
SARIK SHAH, ASHWIN PARTHASARATHY, EVAN DEOUL BINNEY CAFFREY, HEAD OF SCHOOL, THE PINE SCHOOL THE PINE SCHOOL MORGAN MCGRATH ROSS, ERIN ELMORE, TARA DILLON, HEATHER ATKINS, HOPE BASH CO-CHAIRS
The mission of Planned Parenthood of South, East, and North Florida is to provide comprehensive sexual health care through the provision of clinical services, education, and advocacy. The organization does so by understanding and responding to the needs of those seeking its services, and by protecting and respecting the essential privacy rights, dignity, and culture of each individual.
Main Fundraising Event: The Palm Beach Dinner Dance
Date: January 9, 2023
Location: Palm Beach
Description of Event: For 50 years, Planned Parenthood of South, East, and North Florida has offered compassionate, preventive health care and empowering education in Palm Beach County. The proceeds of the Palm Beach Dinner Dance are used within our community to continue providing these vital services.
Chairpersons: Beverly and Dan Floersheimer, Paulette Koch
Ticket Price: $1,000
Contact: Kaleen Martinez 561-472-9966 ppsenfl.org
Polo for Life raises much-needed funds to aid pediatric cancer patients and their families. It leverages its partnerships with local organizations to support direct impact initiatives that include providing financial assistance before, during, and after treatment following a cancer diagnosis.
Main Fundraising Event: Eighth Annual Polo for a Purpose: A Passage to India Date: February 27, 2023
Location: The National Polo Club, Wellington
Description of Event: This event offers an afternoon of polo and a chance to see the top players in the sport compete. The match will be followed by a ticketed authentic Indian cuisine dinner with entertainment and a live auction.
Chairpersons: Christine Aylward, Rita Reik, PJ Rizvi, Visse Wedell
Major Sponsor: Palm Beach Illustrated Ticket Price: $1,500
Contact: Barbara Cook 917-838-2074 poloforlife.org
Promise Fund of Florida is a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the health of under-resourced women in the local community facing breast and cervical cancer. The organization’s goal is to eliminate late-stage deaths from these diseases by helping women overcome barriers to health care through an efficient proven navigation and early screening system.
Main Fundraising Event: Promise Fund
Major Donor Dinner
Date: March 13, 2023
Location: Club Colette, Palm Beach Description of Event: The organization’s annual fundraising dinner will include an honoree presentation.
Chairpersons: Sherry and Ken Endelson, Paulette Koch, Diane and John Sculley
Major Sponsors: Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health; Fortin Foundation; Hologic; JP Morgan Ticket Price: $2,500
Contact: Donna Dodson 561-307-8000 promisefundofflorida.org
Quantum House is a caring and supportive home that lessens the burden for families whose children are receiving treatment in Palm Beach County for a serious medical condition. As the only facility of its kind between Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, Quantum House serves families from around the world.
Date: December 11, 2022
Location: The Club at Admirals Cove, Jupiter
Description of Event: Quantum House invites families to kick off the holiday season with a fun and festive celebration from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be plenty of activities and entertainment, including an appearance by Santa Claus and magical live performances. The silent and live auctions will be filled with fabulous items to get everyone in the holiday spirit.
Chairpersons: Jessica McGillicuddy, Allison Siragusa
Ticket Prices: Children 12 and under $75, Adults $275
Contact: Roberta Jurney 561-494-0515 quantumhouse.org
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ mission is to enhance the quality of life locally by presenting the community with exceptional artists and companies; and offering arts education programs.
Main Fundraising Event: Kravis Center Gala
Date: March 1, 2023
Location: Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Kravis Center Gala will highlight the Center’s thirtieth anniversary season, featuring an evening of outstanding entertainment in Dreyfoos Hall and culminating with a black-tie event in the Gimelstob Ballroom.
Honorary Chairpersons: Alexander W. Dreyfoos, William A. Meyer, Jane M. Mitchell, Michael J. Bracci, Jeffrey A. Stoops
Chairpersons: Kathryn C. Vecellio, Monika E. Preston, Bill Bone
Major Sponsors: Sondra and David S. Mack, Tom and Sherry Barrat, Jane M. Mitchell, SBA Communications Corporation / Aggie and Jeff Stoops, Lugano Diamonds, Sharyn and Stuart Frankel, Henni Kessler in memory of John Kessler, Monika and John Preston, John and Jana Scarpa, Diane and John Sculley, Susan and Dom Telesco, Kathryn and Leo Vecellio, Sandy and Richard Bornstein, Peter and Susan Brockway, Sherry and Ken Endelson, Cynthia Friedman, Caroline Harless, Michelle and Joseph Jacobs, Bill and Marilyn Lane Family Foundation, Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund, TradeZero, Jill and Bill Wachter, Palm Beach Illustrated, Tiffany & Co.
Ticket Prices: $650 Young Gala Patron, $1,250 Gala Patron
Contact: Kimmie Kiely 561-651-4320 | kravis.org
The mission of the Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation is to save lives through education about the prevention and early detection of skin cancer, specifically melanoma. RDK strives to accomplish this mission through two chief initiatives: educating our Students Against Melanoma (SAM Clubs) network with sun safe curricula and protecting our communities with public sunscreen dispensers.
Main Fundraising Event: Twenty-Third Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show
Date: March 20, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach
Description of Event: RDK’s Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show is a highly anticipated event that is attended by more than 400 guests, including corporate sponsors and community leaders, who gather to celebrate in support of their mission. The Foundation is proud to host Monique Lhuillier as the event’s official fashion designer.
Honorary Chairperson: Suzanne Niedland
Chairpersons: Nancy Hart, Lisa Leder
Major Sponsors: Lisa Leder Foundation, Sun Capital Partners Foundation, Tampa General Hospital
Ticket Price: $425
Contact: Zack Barrett 561-655-9655 melanomafoundation.com
SUGAR PLUM DREAMS 2021 EVENT COMMITTEE TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY KATHRYN VECELLIO, BILL BONE, MONIKA PRESTON CAPEHART NANCY HART, LISA LEDER
For over 80 years, the Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults (RCCA) has helped more than 73,000 individuals regain physical function through occupational, physical, and speech therapies, plus aquatic and preschool programs and private Pilates instruction. The Center accepts Medicare as well as private insurance and provides treatment regardless of financial ability.
Main Fundraising Event: Annual Soirée Date: December 4, 2022
Location: Club Colette, Palm Beach Description of Event: Palm Beach’s Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults (RCCA) hosts the much-anticipated Thirtieth Annual Soirée. It is an intimate cocktail reception and elegant dinner. Chairpersons: Julie Connors, Heather T. Henry
Major Sponsor: Brown Brothers Harriman Ticket Price: $600 Contact: Kelli Jacobs 561-655-7266 rcca.org
Since its launch in 2001, Rooney’s Golf Foundation has donated over $1,238,246.94 to local Palm Beach County charities through its Fall and Spring golf tournaments, 5K Run/ Walk, bowling tournament, and guest speaker luncheons—including the Overcomer Breakfast, which focuses on Autism Awareness, and the Armed Forces Appreciation Luncheon, which celebrates our veterans and active military community.
Main Fundraising Event: 2022 Armed Forces Appreciation Luncheon
Date: December 6, 2022
Location: The Paddock Restaurant, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: This patriotic event honors those who served and are serving to protect our country. The program includes lunch and keynote speaker Alejandro Villanueva, an Army Ranger veteran and former Pittsburgh Steeler and Baltimore Raven. All proceeds benefit veteran charities.
Chairpersons: Patrick Rooney, Jr.; Alexis Barbish-Sommer
Major Sponsor: Palm Beach Kennel Club
Ticket Price: $200
Contact: Mary Rooney 561-683-2222 rooneysgolffoundation.org
Founded in 1925, Rosarian Academy has been educating students in Palm Beach County for close to 100 years. Rosarian serves students from early childhood through eighth grade. The independent Catholic school offers an exceptionally strong academic program enriched by faith, athletics, visual and performing arts, STEM education, and community service opportunities.
Main Fundraising Event: Forty-Third Annual Auction and Ball
Date: November 12, 2022
Location: Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The evening will feature silent and live auctions, dinner, and dancing. As Rosarian Academy’s largest fundraiser, the Ball will generate vital funds needed to provide an unparalleled Catholic education.
Chairpersons: Lacey Ivancevic and Allison Wren, Event Chairs; Julie and Greg Quattlebaum, Honorary Chairs Ticket Price: $275
Contact: Sara Mallon 561-345-3019 rosarian.org
Nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering awareness, understanding, and research for early-onset bipolar disorder. The Foundation is on a quest for the test to find an empirical biomarker test for early-onset bipolar disorder so that early detection and intervention will be possible.
Main Fundraising Event: Insights V: Art Exhibition of Creativity and the Bipolar Brain Date: January 17, 2023
Location: The John H. Surovek Gallery, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Insights V: Art Exhibition of Creativity and the Bipolar Brain returns this year with a theme of “a person or place that’s been a great influence and why.” This nationwide juried art competition features works selected and created by artists with bipolar disorder.
Honorary Chairpersons: Julie and Peter Cummings, Lori and Bruce Gendelman, Leigh-Anne Kazma Chairpersons: Lore Dodge, Frances Fisher
Major Sponsor: William Blair
Ticket Price: $750
Contact: Kelly Ring 888-944-4408
questforthetest.org
A Safe Haven for Newborns is dedicated to saving lives of newborn babies from dangers of abandonment while supporting pregnant girls and women in crisis. As a result of the organization’s efforts, 363 babies have been saved. A Safe Haven’s decal is on Florida firehouses and hospitals, and its logo now adorns a license plate option in the state of Florida.
Main Fundraising Event: Holiday Cabaret Showcase, Fashion Show, and Luncheon Concert
Date: December 11, 2022
Location: The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach Description of Event: A celebration of life with a festive reception, boutique vendors, and art in an elegant setting. The event will include a gourmet lunch with wine, couture on display, and a holiday cabaret starring Franco Corso, the Voice of Romance. Help A Safe Haven for Newborns ensure safe places for infants who may not otherwise have a chance at life.
Honorary Chairpersons: Hermé de Wyman Miro, Philip and Tikky Nicozisis, Erika Rizzuto, Mara New
Chairpersons: Lexye Aversa, Honoree Arlette Gordon, Helen Nicozisis, Suzi Yelvington, Mignon Gardner
Major Sponsors: Legends 100.3 FM, Professional Touch International, Bauman Medical, Life Extension, Gregory’s Fine Jewelry, LexAventures
Ticket Price: $450
Contact: Lexye Aversa 305-882-1304 asafehavenfornewborns.com
The Salvation Army (established in 1865) is one of the most significant global nonprofit providers of social services to people living in impoverished communities worldwide. The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County has helped countless individuals and families overcome poverty, addiction, and economic hardships through a range of social services since 1922.
Main Fundraising Event: The Paradise Ball
Date: December 10, 2022
Location: The Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach Description of Event: The Paradise Ball honors the legacy of Marjorie Merriweather Post, beginning with a beautiful reception followed by a delicious dinner, dancing to the fabulous Equinox Orchestra, and a live auction of select exquisite items. This year’s Ball is sure to be the talk of the town.
Chairpersons: Holly Holden, Farley Rentschler, William Mikus, Joan Parker
Major Sponsors: Roberto Coin Jewelry, Thulani South Africa, Putnam Luxury Car Leasing
Ticket Price: $1,250
Contact: Linda Gunter 561-686-3530
salvationarmypalmbeachcounty.org
LORE DODGE, FRANCES FISHER CAPEHART LEXYE AVERSA DAVIDOFF STUDIOS FARLEY RENTSCHLER, HOLLY HOLDEN NICK MELE PHOTOGRAPHYScripps Research advances scientific understanding, educates the scientists of tomorrow, and impacts human health around the globe. We are science changing life.
Main Fundraising Event: Front Row Lecture Series
Date: November 16, 2022
Location: Virtual Description of Event: Take a seat in the front row as Scripps Research scientists share their most recent discoveries in a series of virtual lectures. From the comfort of your home, you’ll enjoy compelling presentations and get an inside look at the life-changing advancements headed your way. Find the full schedule at frontrow. scripps.edu.
Contact: Tara Holcomb 304-695-0766 scripps.edu
Selfless Love Foundation leverages resources, expertise, and proven solutions to improve the child welfare system, creating opportunities for more foster youth to find their forever families and thrive in adulthood. The organization’s vision is child welfare transformed. A world where every child’s dreams can come true. Fostering dreams for foster children.
Main Fundraising Event: The Gala Date: April 15, 2023
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach Description of Event: Step into spring at Selfless Love Foundation’s 2023 Gala. An enchanting garden sets the scene for the Sixth Annual Gala. Enjoy cocktails, live and silent auction items, an elegant dinner, and the best party of the season! Selfless Love Foundation is fostering dreams for foster children.
Ticket Price: $2,500
Contact: Stephanie Absmeier 954-372-7760 selflesslovefoundation.org
The Society of the Four Arts was founded in 1936 to offer quality cultural programming to the community. Each season, the Four Arts offers a dynamic lineup of events including notable speakers, concerts, films, educational programs, and art exhibitions. The campus is home to beautiful sculpture and botanical gardens, a library, and a state-of-the-art educational facility.
Main Fundraising Event: Americans in Paris Dinner Dance Date: February 17, 2023
Location: The Society of the Four Arts’ Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Held every other year, the Four Arts’ highly anticipated Americans in Paris–themed dinner dance will dazzle guests with an elegant evening of special performances and dancing, all benefiting the programs and gardens of The Society of the Four Arts.
Chairpersons: Mary Randolph Ballinger, Pamela Patsley
Contact: Melanie Goldsobel 561-530-6014 fourarts.org
Main Fundraising Event: Four Arts
Contemporaries Gala
Date: February 18, 2023
Location: The Society of the Four Arts’ Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Palm Beach’s most anticipated event for young supporters will return for an exciting evening of music and dancing, as the Four Arts Contemporaries raise important funds for the programs of The Society of the Four Arts.
Chairpersons: Josephine Kalisman, Frances Peter Contact: Melanie Goldsobel 561-530-6014 fourarts.org
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children. It is the only National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since the hospital opened its doors.
Main Fundraising Event: St. Jude Palm Beach Cocktail Party
Date: March 30, 2023
Location: The Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach
Description of Event: Join St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for its annual Palm Beach event. Guests will celebrate a memorable cocktail reception with food, drinks, and special St. Jude moments to further advance the mission: Finding Cures. Saving Children.
Honorary Chairpersons: Lourdes Fanjul, Talbott Maxey, Thomas C. Quick
Chairperson: Ashley Miller
Major Sponsors: Robert and Paula Butler, Susan and Dom Telesco, David Yurman, Taylor Family Foundation, Joseph and Sharon Muscarelle, the Fortin Foundation of Florida
Ticket Price: $300
Contact: Chad Buschell 305-401-3903 stjude.org/palmbeach
Since 2012, Sweet Dream Makers (SDM) has improved the lives of more than 12,000 local children and their families by ensuring that they have safe, clean, and appropriate beds to sleep in every night. More than 75 service agencies refer vulnerable families to SDM for beds, bedding, and essential furniture. Today the organization provides over 300 beds per month to those in need.
Main Fundraising Event: Fifth Annual Be a Sweet Dream Maker Celebration
Date: December 15, 2022
Location: The Addison, Boca Raton
Description of Event: The annual Be a Sweet Dream Maker Celebration is a festive, one-of-a-kind event as the historic Addison is transformed for the holidays! Guests enjoy cocktails, dinner, entertainment, and an exclusive live auction. Funds raised during this exclusive evening will be used to purchase beds and bedding for families in need.
Chairpersons: Doris Gillman, Abby Bernstein-Henderson
Major Sponsor: The Gillman Family Foundation
Contact: Suzanne Broad 561-571-7363
sweetdreammakers.org
FRANCES PETER, JOSEPHINE KALISMAN CAPEHART ASHLEY MILLER, EMILIA FANJUL PFEIFLER CAPEHART DORIS GILLMAN, ABBY BERNSTEIN-HENDERSONThe Symphonia, recognized as the region’s premier chamber orchestra, provides high-quality classical music for the enjoyment and benefit of the South Florida community. The Symphonia performances and educational outreach programs feature nationally and internationally acclaimed conductors and soloists, enhancing the cultural lives of residents.
Main Fundraising Event: Earth to Boca!
Date: December 3, 2022
Location: Roberts Theater at St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton
Description of Event: Earth to Boca! is designed to draw attention, through extraordinary music accompanied by film, to some of the dedicated local environmental organizations who are working so hard on behalf of our South Florida community.
Chairperson: Carole Boucard
Ticket Prices: $25-$75
Contact: Annabel Russell 561-376-3848 thesymphonia.org
Tri-County Animal Rescue is a 100 percent no-kill, 501(c)(3), nonprofit animal shelter working to prevent the killing of over 170,000 unwanted pets in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties each year. Since its inception, it has saved over 84,000 domestic animals (some just minutes before euthanasia). The organization plans to continue rescuing as many as pawsible.
Main Fundraising Event: Peppermint Bark and Brunch
Date: November 20, 2022
Location: Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Join Tri-County Animal Rescue for a day of fun, shopping, drinks, lunch, and live music.
Honorary Chairperson: Lois Pope Chairpersons: Andrea Stark, Adrien Arpel, Deborah Robinson, Mary Boykin
Major Sponsors: Bainbridge Foundation, Edwards and Deborah Robinson, Arthur Gutterman, Tito’s Vodka Ticket Price: $375
Contact: Suzi Goldsmith 561-482-8110 tricountyanimalrescue.com
Main Fundraising Event: Open Your Heart and Your Home: Luncheon and Card Party Date: February 27, 2023
Location: Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Join Tri-County Animal Rescue from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an array of fun card games, boutique shopping, and a delicious luncheon to raise funds for Tri-County Animal Rescue’s emergency medical fund.
Chairpersons: Enid Rogow, Andrea Miller Major Sponsors: Tito’s Vodka, Bainbridge Foundation Ticket Price: $325
Contact: Suzi Goldsmith 561-482-8110 tricountyanimalrescue.com
Unicorn Children’s Foundation changes the lives of people living with developmental differences. For nearly 30 years the organization has ensured that they’re supported, included, and given meaningful opportunities. Unicorn Children’s Foundation is dedicated to creating cradle-to-career pathways for kids and young adults with developmental differences and helping their families navigate the complex journey.
Main Fundraising Event: Yearly Evening Gala
Date: March 11, 2023
Location: The Boca Raton, Boca Raton Description of Event: This yearly fundraising Gala will include a cocktail reception, a live auction, dinner, dancing, and a full program to showcase the achievements of the organization’s young participants with developmental differences.
Ticket Price: $400
Contact: Mercedes Arensberg 561-620-9377 unicornchildrensfoundation.org
Vinceremos has been serving Palm Beach County since 1982. The center’s programs provide equine-assisted activities for individuals with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. Services include adaptive horseback riding, equine-assisted learning, and mental health initiatives. Vinceremos looks beyond a person’s disabilities and sees the possibilities!
Main Fundraising Event: The Vinceremos Annual Dinner and Auction
Date: February 3, 2023
Location: The International Polo Club, Wellington Description of Event: Vinceremos looks forward to celebrating the many accomplishments of those who enjoy the benefits of equine-assisted activities. There will be a silent and live auction, dinner, and dancing to support the center’s programs. Presentations will include Volunteer of the Year and Rider of the Year.
Chairpersons: Tuny Page, Chip Perkins
Ticket Price: $300
Contact: Susan Guinan 561-792-9900 vinceremos.org
Vita Nova is a safe bridge to independence for former foster care, LGBTQ, and other homeless youth through supportive housing, education, employment, and life skills training. As the voice of homeless young adults, Vita Nova is working to eliminate homelessness for youth ages 18 to 25 years old in Palm Beach County.
Main Fundraising Event: Vita Nova’s Sixth Annual Mallets and Martinis
Date: March 25, 2023
Location: The National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: Guests will enjoy an exciting evening while raising funds for Vita Nova’s mission. Vita Nova’s Sixth Annual Signature Event will include dinner, drinks, music, plus so much more.
Major Sponsors: Florida Power & Light, Hospital for Special Surgery
Ticket Price: $225
Contact: Ashley Berry 561-472-4809 vitanovainc.org
VICE-PRESIDENT PHILLIP DIPONIO, PRESIDENT ANGELA FISHER MAGICALPHOTOS/MITCHELL ZACHS TUNY PAGE, SUSAN GUINAN JEFF DEMARIO, CEO OF VITA NOVA, INC. TRACEY BENSON PHOTOGRAPHYThe West Palm Beach Library Foundation enhances and supports the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach. Its vision is to create an inspired community where children excel and adults thrive. Its activities financially support the library and its programs, services, and resources that enrich and strengthen our diverse community.
Main Fundraising Event: Food For Thought Gala
Date: November 5, 2022
Location: Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach Description of Event: The West Palm Beach Library Foundation’s annual Food For Thought Gala is a premier fundraiser benefitting the Mandel Public Library. Hosted at the beautiful Norton Museum of Art, this elegant dinner party features special guest Dave Barry and local luminaries with stimulating conversation.
Honorary Chairpersons: Kim Bepler, Abe and Dianne Bernstein, Honorable Ann W. Brown, Edith Hall Friedheim, Roger and Myrna Landay, Beverly Myers, Melissa Sullivan
Chairpersons: Kim Bepler, Ana Paladino Major Sponsors: Steve and Lori Leveen, Co-Founders, Levenger Company Ticket Price: $375
Contact: Dean W. Dimke 561-868-7793 wpblf.org
Since 1917, YMCA of the Palm Beaches has served Palm Beach County, working with local families and neighbors to ensure that everyone—regardless of age, income, or background—has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. The Y focuses on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, and never turns away an individual or family from a needed program due to the inability to pay.
Main Fundraising Event: Fourteenth Annual YMCA of the Palm Beaches Prayer Breakfast
Date: December 8, 2022
Location: The Breakers, Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Prayer Breakfast builds awareness and excitement around the impactful work the YMCA does to serve local families. The organization is currently undergoing a massive expansion that will bring world-class facilities, enhanced programs and services, and an Olympicclass skate park with a youth engagement and resource center to the area.
Major Sponsors: The Breakers Palm Beach, Hedrick Brothers Construction, The Weitz Company, Florida Power & Light, Gunster Law, McCranels Orthodontics, HIVE, Christian Angle Real Estate, John C. Cassidy Air Conditioning Ticket Price: $250
Contact: McKenzie Marsch 561-508-4028 ymcapalmbeaches.org
Young Singers of the Palm Beaches is Palm Beach County’s award-winning children’s community choir. The organization provides a place where young people go to be extraordinary. Its mission is to teach life skills through music by giving children an atmosphere of artistic excellence in which they develop teamwork and leadership skills, form supportive friendships, and serve as ambassadors in the community.
Main Fundraising Event: Twentieth Anniversary Season Winter Tapestry Date: December 10, 2022
Location: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach
Description of Event: The Young Singers are celebrating 20 years of singing. While the celebration will last all season, Winter Tapestry will bring the more than 250 Young Singers together with our community to enjoy the holiday season’s most loved songs, both past and present, as they commemorate 20 years in Palm Beach County.
Chairpersons: Kai Li Fouts Jette, Shawn Berry, Connie Drosakis Ticket Price: $45
Contact: Melanee Blankstein 561-651-4429 yspb.org
KIM BEPLER, ANA PALADINO WEST PALM BEACH LIBRARY FOUNDATION TIMOTHY G. COFFIELD, YMCA PRESIDENT AND CEO YMCA FOUNDER CONNIE DROSAKIS, DIRECTOR HOLLY STEWART, FOUNDER SHAWN BERRY, DIRECTOR MELANEE BLANKSTEINPALM BEACH ILLUSTRATED AND
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EVENTS. THE MONTHLY CALENDAR DEPARTMENT IN PBIINCLUDES A ROUNDUP OF CHARITY GA S, CONCERTS, STAGE PERFORMANCES, AND MORE.
Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults, Annual Soirée
Palm Beach Day Academy, Golf and Tennis Tournament
Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches, Tree Lighting Celebration
Palm Beach Symphony—Ladies Guild and Music Men, Sixth Annual Holly Jolly Symphony Fête
Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, Do at the Zoo
Rooney’s Golf Foundation, 2022 Armed Forces Appreciation Luncheon
Opportunity Early Childhood Education and Family Center, Opportunity Holiday Brunch
NAMI Palm Beach County, Eleventh Annual Luncheon
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, Fifty-First Annual Christmas Ball
YMCA of the Palm Beaches, Fourteenth Annual Prayer Breakfast
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, Wine in the Wild
Jack the Bike Man, Jack the Bike Man Gala, 2022
Palm Beach County Food Bank, Empty Bowls: Delray Beach
The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County, The Paradise Ball
Young Singers of the Palm Beaches, Twentieth Anniversary Season Winter Tapestry
Compass LGBTQ+ Community Center, Twentieth Annual Cocktails for Compass
Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association, Twenty-Eighth Annual Holiday Historic Home Tour
Hanley Foundation, Second Annual Brice Makris Brunch
Lynn University, Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Quantum House, Sugar Plum Dreams
A Safe Haven for Newborns, Holiday Cabaret Showcase, Fashion Show, and Luncheon
Sweet Dream Makers, Fifth Annual Be a Sweet Dream Maker Celebration
MorseLife, MorseLife’s Thirty-Ninth Annual Dinner and Entertainment
Lighthouse ArtCenter, D’Art for Art
The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation, Insights V: Art Exhibition of Creativity and the Bipolar Brain
Armory Art Center, Artistry: Curated Treasures
Cox Science Center and Aquarium, Golden Eye: Revealing the Hidden Universe
Hanley Foundation, Eighteenth Annual Palm Beach Dinner
Path to College, Shine and Dine
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, Sixtieth Annual Ball
JAFCO, Monte Carlo Casino Night
Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation, Palm Beach Police & Fire Rescue Ball
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Caritas Dei Bishop’s Gala
Ballet Palm Beach, Annual Gala
Boca West Children’s Foundation, An Evening with Jay Leno
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, H. Irwin Levy Founders Event
Planned Parenthood of South, East, and North Florida, The Palm Beach Dinner Dance
Glades Academy Foundation, An Evening of Great Expectations Dinner and Auction
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 65 Roses Golf Classic
HOW: Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper, Twenty-First Annual Time is of the Essence Luncheon
Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation, The Main Event
Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, Journey to Africa Gala
of South Palm Beach
Beach Island Hospice Foundation, Hospice Evening
& Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Ninth Annual Youth of the Year
Museum of Art,
& Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Second Annual Players Club “For One Night Only”
and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service, Nineteenth Annual No Excuse for Abuse
Friendship House, Walk4Friendship
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, The Lions’ Pride Event
Palm Beach Opera, 2023 Gala: An Evening with Piotr Beczała
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, Irving Eckhardt Mitzvah Society
Loxahatchee Guild, Annual Gala: A Party for Preservation
chair: Betsy R. Sheerr location: The Colony Palm Beach speaker: Aliza Kline, CEO of OneTable
Celebrate our impact with members of the King David Society, which welcomes donors who contribute $25,000 or more to Federation in 2023.
Thursday, December 15, 2022 chairs: Sheryl Davidoff and Beth Wayne location: Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County speaker: Merle R. Saferstein, renowned author and educator
This event recognizes donors affiliated with the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF), including donors with funded endowments, donors who have made a legacy commitment to secure our community’s future and holders of Donor Advised Funds.
Monday, January 9, 2023
chairs: Richard A. Friedman, Peter May and Jonathan Tisch location: Palm Beach Country Club
This annual event honors and celebrates our community’s most generous philanthropists who contribute extraordinary gifts of $50,000 or more to Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County in 2023, or who have established an endowment of $1 million or more.
Monday, February 6, 2023 chairs: Sandra Bornstein and Karen Mandelbaum location: Kravis Center for the Performing Arts speaker: Samantha Ettus, bestselling author and entrepreneur
Show your Lion of Judah pride during this event, which welcomes women who give at the Lion of Judah level to any Jewish Federation in North America in 2023, or who have established a Lion of Judah Endowment in the Palm Beaches.
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Jeanne Levy Community Leadership Award Recipient: Hope Silverman chairs: Lainey & Beryl Simonson location: High Ridge Country Club
Join together to celebrate donors who contribute $10,000 or more to Federation in 2023, or who have established an endowment of $200,000 or more.
Delray Beach Public Library, Laugh with the Library: Chapter 16
CARP, Annual Spring Luncheon
Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches, Hearts & Hands: Enchanted Garden of Hope
Palm Beach Round Table, Ninety-First Anniversary Celebration
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Fifth Annual World Championship Equestrian Triathlon
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Tenth Annual Founders Luncheon
The Ireland Funds, The Emerald Isle Ball
Palm Beach County Food Bank, Empty Bowls: Palm Beach
The Society of the Four Arts, Americans in Paris Dinner Dance
Croquet Foundation of America, U.S. Croquet Hall of Fame Induction Gala (Hal Denton and Rory Kelley, inductees)
JDRF International, An Evening Under the Palms
The Society of the Four Arts, Four Arts Contemporaries Gala
Palm Beach Symphony, Twenty-First Anniversary Annual Gala
RDK Melanoma Foundation, Twenty-Third Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show
Palm Beach Atlantic University, Women of Distinction
Center for Family Services, Twenty-Third Annual Old Bags Luncheon
American Heart Association, Sixty-Eighth Annual Palm Beach Heart Ball
Honda Classic Cares, The Honda Classic
Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches, More Than a Meal Luncheon
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Forty-Second Annual Gala: The Winter Ball
Cleveland Clinic Florida, Florida Ball
FAU Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Culture, Arts, and Society Today (CAST) Party
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, King David Society Reception
Smiles partners with over 30 local facilities including hospitals, medical day cares, foster homes, shelters, and local law enforcement agencies to make an impact in the South Florida community.
By working directly with nurses, Child Life Specialists, law enforcement officers and other support staff at each of these facilities, Little Smiles is able to bring joy to local children.
Little Smiles programming includes essential items, individual child requests and wishes, movie nights, arts and crafts, and so much more!
Philanthropy Tank, Philanthropy Tank Finals Event
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, Thirty-Second Annual Love of Literacy Luncheon
The Michael J. Fox Foundation, A Luncheon on Curing Parkinson’s
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Evening of Vision Gala
Dress for Success Palm Beaches, Style for Hope Luncheon
of Hope, Hope Bash Palm Beach
The Arc of Palm Beach County, Off the Wall Gala: A Night of Illusion
Unicorn Children’s Foundation, Yearly Evening Gala
Promise Fund of Florida, Promise Fund Major Donor Dinner
Palm Beach Opera Guild, Twenty-First Annual Luncheon and Opera Interlude
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, Sixth Annual Hope on the Horizon Dinner
Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Annual Fellowship Dinner
Treatment Centers, Caron Florida Gala
Raton Museum of Art, Bijoux! Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition and Sale Preview Party
Norton Sculpture Gardens, An Evening of Music and Art in the Gardens
Nova,
Nova’s
in Furthering Education, LIFE’s Twenty-Ninth Annual “Lady in Red” Gala
MorseLife
for the Blind of the Palm Beaches, enVision 20/20 Luncheon
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, St. Jude Palm Beach Cocktail
A luncheon to honor women who have made significant contributions to the community
Patricia Supper, Rose Sachs, Helen Ross, Carolyn Buckley, Anita Dubnoff, Mary Schott, Jean Feather, Helen Persson, Helen Cluett, Anita Hamilton Michaels, Dorothy Schulman, Hillie Mahoney, Nicki Harris, Kathryn Vecellio, Patricia Cook, Nancy Brinker, Kit Pannill, Pat Johnson, Jean Tailer, Susan Keenan, Edie Schur, Maura Benjamin, Sydelle Meyer, Lore Moran Dodge, Barbara Nicklaus, Alicia Blodgett, Julie Fisher Cummings, Diana Ecclestone, Frances Fisher, Helen DeVos, Michele Kessler, Sydell Miller, Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau, Gay Hart Gaines, Vicki Halmos, Iris Apfel, Gail Austin Cooney, Eileen Burns, Suzanne Wright, Joyce Sang, Sally Soter, Gail Coniglio, Danielle Hickox Moore, Susie Elson, Nancy Murray, Sheila Reicher Fine, Joan R. Van der Grift, Cathy Flagg, Jane R. Grace, Emilia Fanjul, Darlene Jordan, Candy Carson, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Audrey Gruss, Laurie S. Silvers, Melania Trump, Ronnie F. Heyman and Lois Pope
Contact advancement@pba.edu or 561.803.2021 for information.
Lewis Miller knows how to make things bloom. It was just a few years ago that the event designer and visionary florist began punctuating New York City with pre-dawn installations of flowers. Known as Flower Flashes, the exuberant arrangements adorned street signs, statues, and even trash cans. Call them living art installations or a gift to a city amid the COVID crisis, but either way, they quickly became a beloved Instagram sensation (and eventually a book, published in 2021).
flowers. Known as Flower
Like so many of his clients, Miller is now a part-time Palm Beacher—and his new neighbors eagerly awaited his first southern installment. This time there were no coverof-darkness guerilla tactics (this is Palm Beach, after all). In early 2022, Miller and his team were commissioned to give the fountain in Palm Beach’s Earl E.T. Smith Park the Flower Flash treatment to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach’s Dinner Dance. Proceeds from the storied annual event support the foundation’s efforts to protect and celebrate the Town of Palm Beach’s architectural and cultural heritage and its unique scenic quality. Through advocacy initiatives, educational programs, architectural resources, and cultural events, the foundation works to encourage the community to learn about and save the historic sites that make Palm Beach special.
Now that’s some serious flower power. (palmbeach preservation.org) «
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