Impact 100 Palm Beach County named the recipients of its annual grants totaling $984,600 to nonprofit organizations dedicated to serving South County. The winners were unveiled at the 13th annual event attended by 450 members and guests. Those receiv
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Special Olympian Margie-Lee Rodriguez created a collection of Holiday Joy cards. Photo provided
The Arc of Palm Beach County is offering a creative collection of handmade holiday greeting cards crafted by its talented clients.
Proceeds from sales of
Impact 100 Palm Beach County kicked off its 12th season in an impactful way. More than 250 of the most philanthropic women in the community attended and celebrated the new grant-giving year. With 727 members, the Palm Beach County chapter is the seco
Impact 100 Palm Beach County President Holly Schuttler (in red) is joined by past presidents (l-r) Helen Ballerano, Sue Diener, Kirsten Stanley, Kathy Adkins, Karen Sweetapple and Susan Duane. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
A vote by members of Impact 1
Lois Pope donated $250,000 to the Palm Beach County Food Bank for a 53-foot vehicle that bears images of the well-known philanthropist with Boys & Girls Club members. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
Twenty-one nonprofits, each with a proposed project in
Members of Impact 100 (l-r, front): Rebecca Scott, Kathryn Gillespie, Allison Davis, Kathy Adkins, Holly Schuttler, Sue Diener, Kirstin Jovanovski, Kelly Fleming, (back) Renee Feder, Lisa Warren, JoAnne Greiser, Emily McMullin, Tandy Robinson, Hilary
Kathy Adkins, president of Impact 100 Palm Beach County, and Holly Schuttler, president-elect. Photo provided by Warner-Prokos Photography
For the first time in Impact 100 Palm Beach County's history, the organization awarded six $100,000 grants and
By Amy Woods
A Boca Raton resident has made her second seven-figure gift to “Keeping the Promise …The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital.”
Eleanor Baldwin’s pledges now total $7.5 million and join a list of other philanthropic donations that h
Nicole Mugavero, Kathryn Gillespie, Adkins, Saks store manager Heather Shaw, Marilyn Swillinger and Lisa Warren stand by one of the installations. Photo provided
In honor of Women’s History Month, Saks Fifth Avenue recognized Impact 100 Palm Beach Co
Rebecca Scott has joined the board of directors of Impact 100 Palm Beach County as the group considers 25 semifinalists for $100,000 grants in 2021. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
Meet Rebecca “Becky” Scott: mother, grandmother, philant
By Amy Woods
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County won the 2020 Health & Human Services Organization of the Year award given by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches.
Kristin Calder, the coalition’s CEO, accepted the honor during a virtu
Lauren Johnson with Kathy Adkins. Photo provided by Warner-Prokos Photography
Impact 100 Palm Beach County welcomed prospective members to learn more about the women’s nonprofit, which awards high-impact grants to improve South County communities. Th
Kimberlee Pompeo sparked the starter kit idea as she took out invasive Scaevola taccada and vines from her Ocean Ridge property and put in natives. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
George Gann’s goal is to restore
Kim Beaumont’s CPA practice is in Boynton Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Most people dread the tax season, but one of Kim Beaumont’s favorite things to do is “a big, juicy, complicated tax return, with all kinds of problems.”
“I’m an ana
More than 175 women gathered for Impact 100 Palm Beach County’s annual membership event.
Prospective and current members of the charity, which awards high-impact grants
to local nonprofits, enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as they listened to suc
Soup Kitchen delivery program
a prescription for compassion and dignity
Josette Giguere, left, of Boynton Beach, accepts meals from volunteers Margaret Hudson, center, and Janet Irish, right.
Giguere, who had spinal surgery recently and is unable to
Suzy Lanigan (with black Lab Molly) has made Impact 100 a family affair.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The motto of Impact 100 Palm Beach County, the women’s charitable organization, is “One Woman, One Meeting, One Vote.” But for Suzy Lanigan of
Tandy Robinson hopes to make
a big impact on local charities
through her organization.
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By Rich Pollack
Tandy Robinson has seen firsthand just how much of a driving force women in South Florida can be when they unite
