The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County's new slate of officers includes (l-r) Aurora Arthay, Dr. Regine Bataille, Grace Halabi and Sharon Hill, who are pictured with Matthew Criscuolo and Chris Duke. Photo provided
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County has announced its slate of officers for the 2025-26 season.
The executive committee includes:
• Dr. Regine Bataille, president
• Grace Halabi, vice president
• Sharon Hill, vice president
• Aurora Arthay, secretary
• Caleb Bowser, treasurer
Immediate past president is Matthew Criscuolo.
Parliamentarians are Debra Ghostine, Len Gray and Bernadette O’Grady. Members-at-large include Chris Duke and Laurie Gildan.
For more information, call 561-279-9103 or visit literacypbc.org
Community Foundation names philanthropy chair
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties has named Tandy Robinson chairwoman of its Philanthropic Advisory Council.
Robinson, a private wealth adviser, joined the advisory council in 2018. Its network of professionals provides strategic guidance to help the foundation better serve clients. She also is the co-founder and former president of Impact 100 Palm Beach County and a trustee of Boca Helping Hands.
“Our Philanthropic Advisory Council is in exceptional hands with Tandy Robinson stepping into the role of chair,” said Mary Katherine Morales, vice president of philanthropic services at the foundation. “We’re grateful for her leadership and excited to continue expanding our impact alongside her in the community we proudly serve.”
In other news, Mary Pat Alcus and Kristen Bissett were appointed to the foundation board.
“We are thrilled to welcome Mary Pat and Kristen to our board,” said Chairman Jeffrey Stoops, noting that both women have backgrounds in finance.
“Their leadership and deep financial expertise will be invaluable as we continue working to support our neighbors and create lasting change across Palm Beach and Martin counties.”
For more information, call 561-659-6800 or visit yourcommunityfoundation.org/philanthropic-advisory-council
Milagro Center celebrates Community Art Garden
Milagro Center welcomed 50 enthusiastic guests for the official ribbon cutting and grand reopening of the revitalized Community Art Garden 2.0.
The event was a celebration of community, creativity and collaboration in the heart of the Set, a Delray Beach neighborhood. Barbara Stark, the center’s president and CEO, led the festivities at the transformed outdoor space that features donor bricks, murals and pavers.
“This project is more than an art installation — it’s a movement,” Stark said. “It’s about revitalizing our neighborhood, giving local youth and artists a voice and creating a lasting legacy of creativity and pride.”
For more information, call 561-279-2970, ext. 101 or visit milagrocenter.org
Cereal4All drive benefits Boca Helping Hands
Cereal4All, which runs an annual drive organized by twin brothers Jett and Luke Justin, collected nearly 11,000 pounds of cereal this past spring and donated it to Boca Helping Hands.
That translates into approximately 100,000 bowls of cereal thanks to support from businesses, schools and students.
“We created Cereal4All to fight hunger around America’s breakfast tables because millions of American families suffer from food insecurity, which means they can’t always afford enough meals for everyone in their homes,” Luke Justin said. “Since breakfast food is one of the least-donated items to food banks, pantry bags of meals distributed to families in need are often missing breakfast food.”
Added Jett Justin, “Cereal is about breakfast, but it’s also about happiness, so we were bothered by the reality that millions of families and kids might not have daily access to breakfast and that moment of happiness in their day.”
For more information about Boca Helping Hands, call 561-417-0913 or visit bocahelpinghands.org.
— Amy Woods
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