Carmel Pasquale and Peter Baranoff enjoy the 20th Annual Caribbean Cowboy Ball held on the ocean in Boca Raton. The boot-stomping event helps to raise money for the George Snow Scholarship Fund.
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A crowd gathers to mark the dedication of Tranquility Park in honor of longtime Manalapan resident Phyllis DeStefano. The park includes a gazebo, a walking path and a dog fountain.
Phyllis DeStefano kisses her son Louis DeStefano, who financed the pa
ABOVE: Briny Breezes Mayor Roger Bennett, father of the bride, officiates at the wedding of Jo Bennett and Jay Kelley.
LEFT: The bride and groom take a golf cart tour of Briny Breezes as ring bearer Quinn Frakt rides along. More than 100 friends an
Gulf Stream School parents, students, teachers and faculty members joined for an afternoon of sportsmanship and learning at the ‘Do the Right Thing’ golf outing. The friendly competition reinforced the school’s mission of empowering students to succe
Gulf Stream School parents, students, teachers and faculty members joined for an afternoon of sportsmanship and learning at the ‘Do the Right Thing’ parent-child golf outing. The friendly competition reinforced the school’s mission of empowering stud
The Spirit of Giving Network Holiday Gift Drive Collection Party took place at the home of Bob Sheets and Debbie Linstrom (above), where, in a single evening, hundreds of gifts poured in and more than $7,000 in cash was donated to support the annual
Florence Fuller Child Development Centers’ Wee Dream Ball raised a record-breaking $480,000, which will help ensure the 625 children at the Boca Raton facility have access to early-childhood education, programs and health screenings. Photo: Committee
Kirsten Stanley, Lisa Mulhall and Carrie Delafield show their support for Impact 100 Palm Beach County during ‘The Power of Women Giving as One’ event at Delafield’s local boutique. Ten new members joined the cause, pledging $1,000 each, for a total
Family and friends of Michael J. Metcalf honor him with a granite bench on Veterans Day during a memorial service at Veterans Memorial Park in Boynton Beach. Metcalf, an Army private first class, died in April trying to save four other soldiers while
Jeanette Markus and Doug DeOrchis recall their first meeting warmly; now, they’re a couple. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Anne Rodgers
When Doug DeOrchis moved to Florida from Rhode Island four years ago, one of the first calls he made was to
Bobby, Marge, Caron, Bob, Nancy, Maureen and Jim Dockerty serve as celebrity chefs and bartenders at ‘Dine Out For A Cause,’
raising $2,000 in celebration of the library’s 100th birthday.
Clayton Peart, Robert Hickok and Marissa Garone-Blatz
attended the event. The donations and silent-auction bids garnered more than $1,000 to benefit the Delray Beach Preservation Trust.
South Palm Beach Town Council members Robert Gottlieb and Bonnie Fischer supported the literacy luncheon.
Sue Wandersman, Michele Popper, Denise St. Patrick Bell, honoree Eliot Popper and Jean Evans. The gala raised more than $30,000 for the organization’s mission of providing homeownership opportunities to those in need.
Mike Campbell, executive director
Donna Askinazy, Marilyn Adler and Shelley Studley staff the Pap Corps display table during Boca Festival Days. The event raised $2,000.
Dr. Jim Weege gives examinations and vaccinations to more than 35 pets during an adoption and low-cost vaccination clinic.
Mark and Susan Reingold were among the more than 100 supporters of the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum who attended the event that raised more than $6,100 to support the museum.
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Greater Federated Women’s Club installation of officers
The Bridge Hotel, Boca Raton
Guests from Ocean Ridge at the event included
Joanne Gimmy, Donna Hutchins and Betsy Polhamus.Photos by Barbara McCormick
Members of the Greater Federated Women’s C
Boca Delray Music Society Luncheon: Delray Beach Club
Celebration of Old Delray: The Colony Cabana Club
Closet Couture Luncheon: Benvenuto’s, Boynton Beach
Heading to College: Brianna Ritota, Ocean Ridge
Impact 100 Palm Beach County: $100,000 grant
Co-chairs Linda and Don Silpe and Jan Willinger (right) welcome guests to Palm Beach Dramaworks’ Night in Havana — at the Tropicana gala held at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Photo provided
