Town of Palm Beach United Way
78th Annual Meeting
Town of Palm Beach United Way Board
members, volunteers, and community
supporters celebrated a successful campaign
year at the 78th Annual Meeting held at The
Breakers Palm Beach.
Center for Creative Education
Global Classroom
Collaborations
The Center for Creative Education (CCE) has merged with Blue Planet Global Education (BPGE) to enhance
international education through virtual classroom-to-classroom projects.
Town of Palm Beach United Way
Volunteers Celebrated
Allocation Committee volunteers celebrated the end of the Town of Palm Beach United Way’s grant review process at a cocktail party at the historic Manalapan home of
Kate and Gary Parr.
This year’s Committee consisted of 110 community volunteers divided into 15 teams. They were charged with reviewing 79 program applications from 43 nonprofit agencies in Palm Beach County seeking grant funding from the Town of Palm Beach United Way.
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
Golden Palm Awards
Members and supporters of the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens (ANSG) recently gathered in the newly unveiled historic Orchid House and Plaza for a member appreciation reception and enjoyed an end of season celebration hosted by the Board of Trustees providing the opportunity to explore the many recent enhancements throughout the Gardens.
Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation
Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation
(SOAFI) welcomed a packed house at
the Meyer Hall auditorium for its annual
Scholarship Awards Night.
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Jupiter Medical Center
Highest Safety Rating
The Leapfrog Group has again awarded
Jupiter Medical Center an “A” Hospital
Safety Grade for achieving the highest
national standard in patient safety.
Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults
Spring Luncheon
The Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults’ (RCCA) 30th Annual Spring Luncheon was a sold-out event at The Colony Hotel that raised funds for the preschool program.
Jupiter Medical Center
46th Annual
Black-Tie Ball
Nearly 450 of the region’s top philanthropists, business icons, and Jupiter Medical Center’s biggest supporters attended the Foundation’s
46th Annual Black-Tie Ball, which raised
more than $1 million for the new Johnny and Terry Gray Surgical Institute.
Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation
Spring Luncheon
Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation (PBIHF) held its annual Board meeting and Spring Luncheon
at Club Colette in Palm Beach.
Following the Board meeting, members enjoyed the annual Luncheon. Mark Cook, President of Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation Membership Board, announced that the much anticipated Hospice Evening 2024 is scheduled for Thursday, February 1, 2024, at The Breakers Palm Beach.
211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast
"Raised the Roof"
Nearly 200 supporters gathered for 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast’s Annual Spring Celebration “Raise the Roof” at The Colony Palm Beach. The Chairs of 211’s largest fundraising event of the year were Guy Clark and Harrison Morgan.
Jupiter Medical Center
Expansion Projects
Jupiter Medical Center has received final approval from the Town of Jupiter for a new five-story, 92-bed patient tower. The building is a $110 million project and will add to the hospital’s existing 248-bed capacity.
Palm Beach Opera
Opening Night Dinner
Palm Beach Opera (PBO) celebrated
opening night of Falstaff at the Kravis
Center’s Cohen Pavilion, toasting to the
final mainstage opera of the 2023 Season
and the historic company premiere of
Verdi’s final opera.
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club
President's Dinner
The nation’s design industry elite gathered at the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club’s annual President’s Dinner to honor The Shade Store and the late design legend Suzanne Rheinstein. This year’s event attendees helped to raise over $1.1 million to fund essential afterschool programs for more than 10,000 young people at nine locations throughout the Bronx.
Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope
Dance The Night Away
Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope (CAHH)
hosted the 2023 Dance the Night Away Gala at the Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. Presented by The West Palm Beach Fred Astaire Studio,
12 local celebrities laced up their dancing shoes to raise funds for needy qualified families dealing with cancer while undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation. Chairs of this electrifying and successful event were Janet Levy an Farley Rentschler, along with Honorary Chairs Max and
Joseph McNamara.
IMPACT THE PALM BEACHES
8th Annual Awards Ceremony
Impact the Palm Beaches hosted its
8th Annual Impact Awards Celebration
at the Palm Beach County Convention
Center in West Palm Beach.
YMCA OF THE PALM BEACHES
Prayer Breakfast
The YMCA of the Palm Beaches hosted its 14th Annual Prayer Breakfast at The Breakers Palm
Beach with more than 300 guests in attendance. The featured speaker, New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell, shared insightful lessons on servant leadership to the philanthropic crowd of YMCA supporters.
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Ribbon Cutting and Dedication Ceremony
Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation
(SOAFI) hosted a Ribbon Cutting
and Dedication Ceremony for the RJ
Foundation and The Scheller Family.
St. Jude Palm Beach
A Waterfront Soirée
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital kicked
off spring in Florida’s Gold Coast for the
13th Annual St. Jude Palm Beach Cocktail
Party. Hosted at the historic Sailfish Club,
the waterfront soirée included a welcome
reception with cocktails, passed hors d’oeuvres and
desserts.
Interfaith Health & Wellness Annual Awards
Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach
Interfaith Health & Wellness, held its 17th
Annual Awards Luncheon at the National
Croquet Center, in West Palm Beach to a
sold-out crowd of Palm Beach supporters
who understand the mission of this vital community program.
An Evening of Music and Art in the Gardens
Under a clear blue sky, loyal supporters for the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens (ANSG) came together to celebrate philanthropy, music, art and nature with An Evening of Music and Art in the Gardens.
TEE TIME
PupsForePatriots Golf Invitational
Nearly 100 golfers and altruistic supporters came out for a shotgun start to celebrate philanthropic sportsmanship at the American Humane’s Third Annual PupsFOREPatriots Golf Invitational in Palm Beach.
OFF THE WALL
Gala
Exhibitions of color, theatrics, emotion, and generosity marked The Arc of Palm Beach County’s Off the Wall Gala. Hundreds of vibrantly dressed guests attended the sold-out party at the Norton Museum of Art.
Palm Beach Round
Table Luncheon
Palm Beach Round Table’s Luncheon at Bear Lakes Country Club in Palm Beach featured Eric Kelly, President of Quantum Foundation. Members and guests who were in attendance were seated in the dining room for a delicious lunch and enlightening lecture.
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
$200 Million Gift
The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) presented the third and final scientific symposium for this season in their Palm Beach scientific lecture series titled Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs Today.
THE CORONATION:
950 Years of Art, Ceremony & Regalia
The American Friends of British Art celebrated their 20th Anniversary recently with a lecture, exhibition and reception hosted at the Norton Museum, with Findlay Galleries as the Presenting Sponsor.
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
ART & WILDLIFE
Art and wildlife were the perfect pair at The Bunker Artspace in West Palm Beach. The event,
featuring Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, was co-hosted by Sanctuary Board member David Busch, and
Sanctuary Committee member Paul Fisher,
owner of Paul Fisher Gallery.
Arts and the Arts
A Toast to the Center for Creative Education
Worth Avenue’s Findlay Galleries hosted a cocktail reception, honoring Center for Creative Education (CCE) as a kick off event for their upcoming annual spring fundraiser, A Night in Madrid.
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MorseLife 39th Annual
GOLF CLASSIC
Golfers county-wide met in the heart of Palm Beach to once again par and putt to raise funds on behalf of MorseLife Health System and its seniors at the 2023 MorseLife Golf Classic, held at Ocean Course at The Breakers Palm Beach.
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
Spring Luncheon
Patrons and friends of Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) gathered for its Third Annual Spring Luncheon at The Colony Hotel. Chaired by Wendy Roberts, Giselle
Parry, Lori Stoll, and Gale Brophy, the Luncheon was sold out and raised more than $180,000 for CHS’s Family Visitation Center in West Palm Beach.
IMPACT THE PALM BEACHES
FPL Women in Philanthropy
Over 100 guests enjoyed a special evening at Manatee Lagoon as Impact the Palm Beaches presented FPL Women in Philanthropy.
A Portrait of Leadership
A highlight of Women’s History Month at the Historical Society of Palm Beach County (HSPBC), A Portrait of Leadership, was held at the 1916 Historic Courthouse, home of the HSPBC’s Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum.
Palm Beach
Visionary Evening
Lighthouse Guild, the leading organization dedicated to providing exceptional services that help visually impaired people attain their goals, hosted its annual Palm Beach Visionary Evening at Club Colette.
Mixing It Up
The Flagler Museum, Northern Trust, and St. Augustine Distillery jointly hosted the Whitehall Society’s annual Mixing It Up Cocktail Party on board the Mansion Yacht during the recent Palm Beach International Boat Show.