By Amy Woods
The George Snow Scholarship Fund’s annual awards ceremony marked the distribution of $2.2 million in scholarships to 121 recipients.
The generosity of donors, partners and volunteers enabled the nonprofit, celebrating its 40th year, to achieve one of its biggest fundraising years on record.
“Thank you to all who attended our 2022 annual awards ceremony,” said Channon Ellwood, scholar coordinator and communications specialist, referring to the June event. “We are always grateful for the chance to come together as a community and celebrate the special young people we serve.”
For more information, call 561-347-6799 or visit scholarship.org.
New board member at Boca Helping Hands
Zoe Lanham, vice president of the Addison, was appointed to the board of directors of Boca Helping Hands.
For the past 15 years, Lanham has run the Addison, a private event venue and caterer in Boca Raton. She also manages the sales and marketing departments of various international portfolio companies and serves on various philanthropic boards, including the Boca Raton Historical Society. Lanham and the Addison have been longtime supporters of Boca Helping Hands.
“BHH plays such a key role in providing crucial basic needs to its clients within the community. I am excited to contribute my expertise to further their mission and positively impact my community," Lanham said.
For more information, call 561-417-0913 or visit bocahelpinghands.org.
FAU benefactor Charna Larkin with (from left) Michael Horswell, dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters; John Kelly, university president; and Chris Delisio, the FAU foundation CEO. Photo provided
Boca Raton benefactor donates $1.6 million to FAU
Florida Atlantic University has received an estate gift of $1 million from longtime benefactor Charna Larkin of Boca Raton.
The donation will establish the Alan B. and Charna Larkin Student Opportunity Fund within FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. It is in addition to a $617,000 gift from Larkin to build and name the Alan B. and Charna Larkin American Presidential Study at the S.E. Wimberly Library.
“I understand the importance of FAU to our greater community,” Larkin said. “I want to ensure young people are given every opportunity to be successful and attend college regardless of their humble beginnings.”
In other FAU news, the foundation set a fundraising record for fiscal year 2022, which ended June 30. The foundation, operating under the Division of Institutional Advancement, exceeded $81 million in donations from more than 5,300 supporters — the largest in university history. The total breaks the record of $57 million from the previous fiscal year.
“FAU was founded on philanthropy, and that tradition has continued for more than 60 years,” said Chris Delisio, the foundation’s CEO. “This last fiscal year shows just how committed our friends, alumni and partners are to the mission and vision of the university.”
Another record was set in May when FAU received the biggest scholarship gift on the books. John and Ann Wood pledged $28 million to aid students enrolled in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
“At the university’s dedication ceremony in 1964, former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declared that our goal must be to open the doors of higher education to all who can qualify,” FAU President John Kelly said. “Thanks to generous gifts from our many supporters, Florida Atlantic is able to provide opportunities for talented, hard-working students to earn degrees, regardless of their background.”
For more information on the foundation, call 561-297-3000 or visit fauf.fau.edu.
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