Christine Lynn and Lois Pope attended the Holly Jolly Symphony Fête. Pope was the principal sponsor. Photo provided
The ninth annual Holly Jolly Symphony Fête luncheon at the Kravis Center raised nearly $500,000 to benefit music education initiative
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Shoppers check out the merchandise at the 2025 Wayside House Spring Boutique and Trunk Show. Photo provided by Wayside House
By Lou Ann Frala
How can a shopping spree be good for someone else? When the spree is to benefit Wayside House, a nonprofit
ABOVE: (l-r) Nicole Williams, FAU President Adam Hasner and Aalesha Chisholm-Green. Photos provided by Florida Atlantic University
With contributions from alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends, FAU raised more than $617 million over the past d
ABOVE: Laura and Charles Compton. Photo provided by Tracey Benson Photography
The seventh annual Cocktails for the Club raised a record $284,789 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s Delray Beach club. The event was chaired by Laura Compt
ABOVE: Guest speaker Joe Theismann. BELOW: Evelyn Hopkins and Guy Quattlebaum. Photos provided by Tracey Benson Photography
More than 350 attended the YMCA of the Palm Beaches 16th annual Prayer Breakfast. Former Super Bowl champion quarterback Joe
ABOVE: Dara Siegel, Paige Kornblue, Jan Savarick, Michelle Hagerty and Neil Saffer. BELOW: Neil Gillman, Abby Bernstein-Henderson, Doris Gillman and Alex Henderson. Photos providedThe 28th annual gala, hosted by the Rotary Club of Boca Raton, celebr
One of my favorite sections of the paper is philanthropy.
It’s not just pictures of happy, smiling people — although many of those photographed are indeed happy, smiling and looking good.
The section is consequential because it keeps tabs on massive
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties welcomed nearly 70 donors to its annual event, which recognized members of the Legacy Society and the Scholarship Society and celebrated the generosity of the foundation’s philanthropic part
The debut celebration organized by the Boca Raton Achievement Center showcased the abilities of children and young adults with special needs and lauded the families that support them. A highlight of the evening, attended by 80-plus, was a deeply movi
She’s a petite pescatarian with green eyes and perky ears. Her brown hair is highlighted with streaks of black and apricot. Something about her staggering gait is endearing.
She’s a cute little cat with thyroid and neurological issues and she recent
Luncheon organizers, l-r, Racheal Petullo, Victoria Matthews, Carrie Rubin and Namrata Israni. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
The 38th installment of a signature event honoring female philanthropy in the community will recognize 40 local nominees and t
The Butterfly Boutique is a newly opened thrift store on southbound Federal Highway at Northeast Fifth Street in Delray Beach. The store benefits Wayside House, which helps women overcome addiction. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
Bargain hunters now c
By Mary Hladky
The team assembled to develop the Center for Arts and Innovation is moving quickly to make the proposed cultural campus in Mizner Park a reality.
In a Nov. 27 update to City Council members, center chair and CEO Andrea Virgin said she
Quantum Foundation has distributed $750,000 to 94 grassroots nonprofits in Palm Beach County that provide for society’s most basic needs.
Grants were announced during a breakfast celebrating the eighth-annual Quantum in the Community initiative. The
By Steve Plunkett
The races for the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District have new cash leaders.
After the Aug. 30 primary, Seat 3 incumbent Earl Starkoff was sitting on a $2,155 war chest, while Seat 1 incumbent Dennis Frisch had $1,
By Sallie James
The financially struggling Boca Raton Children’s Museum is hanging on by a thread, thanks to a stream of donations totaling about $7,500 that will enable the nonprofit to continue operating through June. Museum officials had ho
By Sallie James
After news of the Boca Raton Children’s Museum’s financial plight was publicized and emails requesting support were sent out to supporters, donations have been trickling in.
The financially strapped museum had expected to run
FAU President Mary Jane Saunders (left) celebrates
a $600,000 gift with Dick Schmidt, Christine Lynn,
Barbara Schmidt and Manjunath Pendakur,
dean of the College of Arts and Letters.
Photo provided
Staff Reports
Florida Atlantic University has receiv
