Impact 100 Palm Beach County has selected the semifinalists that will vie for a series of large grants up to $100,000.
All the semifinalists serve South County and represent one of five categories of interest — arts, culture and historic preservation
(l-r) Maureen Mann, Nikki Stelzer, Terry Fedele, Nancy Brinker and event Co-Chairwomen Khrisna Kellerman and Meryll Bangsil. Photo provided by Kelly O’Brien/Coastal Click Photography
The Junior League of Boca Raton’s 37th annual affair sold out with
The Junior League of Boca Raton honored Lee Williams, of 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast, as the 2023 Woman Volunteer of the Year. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Betsy Owen, of the Rotary Club of Delray Beach. ‘Lee Williams and Bet
Woman Volunteer of the Year luncheon Chairwoman Nancy Dockerty and Honorary Chairwoman Margaret Blume. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
A fashion show featuring couture from the exclusive retail shops at The Boca Raton highlights this year’s Woman Volunte
Nov. 10: The 36th anniversary Junior League of Boca Raton event honors outstanding female leaders and treats guests to a New York-style fashion show. Time is 10:30 a.m. Cost is $200. Call 561-620-2553 or visit jlbr.org. ABOVE: Honorary Chairwoman Mar
By Steve Plunkett
The Boca Raton Community Garden in Meadows Park will bear the name of one of its original guiding lights, the late Mayor Susan Whelchel.
Whelchel, who died in November, “was a wonderful steward for our great city,” said Jamie Sauer,
Some of the new board members of the Junior League of Boca Raton are (l-r): Brooke Kaplan, Nicole Stelzer, Victoria Matthews, Meghan Shea, Paige Gantt, Alana St. John, Amanda O'Brien, Michelle Coggiola and Rhian Warner. Photos provided
A fresh leader
ABOVE (l-r): Reilly Glasser, Amy Procacci and Ashley Cole in their black dresses. RIGHT: Luz Nieto and Laurie Daniel. The Junior League hopes to raise $20,000 in this initiative. Photos provided
By Amy Woods
The little black dress has become an icon
Jamie Sauer, president of the Junior League of Boca Raton (from left), Lynne Moyer, Sosy Faradyan, Mado Faradyan, Fabiola Padernacht, Irina Oyfe and Jocelyn Mijares box food at Boca Helping Hands. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Boca’s Junior League cel
Robin Deyo has worked on Junior League projects that have touched everything from hunger to family/child welfare and the community garden. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
Innovative ideas. An amazing history of volunteerism. A techy back
(l-r) Junior League President Renata Sans de Negri, Heather Shaw, vice president and general manager of Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton, and event Chairwoman Nicole Stelzer will preside over the luncheon and fashion show. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
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(l-r) Pat Thomas, Nikki Stelzer and Junior League President Renata Sans de Negri are planning the Nov. 16 event. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
Pat Thomas has been named honorary chairwoman, with Nikki Stelzer as event chairwoman, of the Junior League
Flavors Honorary Chairs Thom and Joyce DeVita, Chairwoman Karli Vazquez-Mendez and Honorary Chairs Joni and Al Goldberg. Photo provided by Munoz Photography
By Amy Woods
The Junior League of Boca Raton celebrated its ninth-annual Flavors event, know
Jennifer Rosemurgy and Linsey Desich with a truckload of diapers ready for delivery. Photo provided
Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams and Boca Raton City Councilman Robert Weinroth attended the Junior League of Boca Raton’s first general
Joyce DeVita was named the 2017 Woman Volunteer of the Year at the Junior League of Boca Raton’s 30th annual luncheon and fashion show. DeVita was nominated by the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum. Forty-two women from nonprofits around Palm Be
The Junior League of Boca Raton named fashion designer cinq a sept as the headliner for its Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon and fashion show scheduled for Oct. 5, as well as the 42 nominees for the award. The Junior League celebrates its 30th an
Barb Schmidt will be honorary chairwoman of the Junior League of Boca Raton’s Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon, set for Oct. 5. Past President Kirsten Stanley will serve as event chairwoman. The affair (this year is its 30th) is considered one of
The new 300-seat restaurant celebrated its debut with a VIP party benefiting the Junior League of Boca Raton. The celebration attracted hundreds of local leaders and dining enthusiasts who strolled through the 8,000 square feet of indoor space and th
The Junior League of Boca Raton’s annual culinary event raised $29,600 to benefit volunteer programs that help improve the South Florida community. The evening included an array of wines, spirits and savory samplings from local restaurants, enjoyed b
Then-Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel prodded the city to donate land for a community garden in 2010.
Since then, the Junior League of Boca Raton has managed and supported the garden,
which has 97 plots that are leased to city residents.
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