The Kravis Center’s Education Committee welcomed Robert Avossa,
Palm Beach County’s new superintendent of schools, during a meeting
attended by more than 20 of its members. Avossa shared his experiences
in Fulton County, Ga., and his thoughts about P
A total of 84 golfers and volunteers rose with the morning sun and headed to a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course
for a round of 18 holes to benefit the George Snow Scholarship Fund. Participants were greeted
with a lavish breakfast and quality gift
Seventy-two golfers swung into action to raise funds for Wayside House, a Delray Beach addiction-treatment center
for women that has operated for more than four decades. While the golfers were busy on the course,
80 bridge players faced off in the cl
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
Parents, students and city officials attended the celebratory welcoming of the learning facility’s new campus.
During the event, families planted sunflower seeds, made clay ‘peace seeds’ and contributed to community artwork.
The day ended in the natu
Naoma Donnelley Haggin Boys & Girls Club celebrated its 13th-annual fundraising event,
which generated about $85,000 to support programming for more than 400 local children.
ABOVE: (l-r)Co-Chairwomen Kari Shipley and Susan Mullin, with committee memb
Boca Ballet Theatre’s fundraising luncheon welcomed more than 450 guests, the largest audience
in event history, raising awareness and community support for the nonprofit. The festivities began with a mimosa social hour,
raffle and silent auction, fo
Boca Raton Deputy Mayor Robert Weinroth served as honorary chairman of a special reception
recognizing community mental-health advocates, including individuals and businesses that support Faulk Center
for Counseling’s mission of providing free and lo
Soroptimist International of Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach had its annual Thanksgiving buffet,
catered by Boca Helping Hands, to honor 2015 Women of Distinction nominees, as well as the chairs,
sponsors and volunteers who contributed to its success. ABO
An evening of celebration and keynote presentation by Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister,
entertained nearly 150 donors to the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
who gathered for an elegant cocktail reception and dinner. ABOVE: Barba
For the 22nd time, Hospice by the Sea Foundation and Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation
held their signature event — a Hawaiian-themed gala with tropical everything. The evening raised
awareness of the full spectrum of grief support services off
Andy Scott, a longtime supporter of the George Snow Scholarship Fund,
is honorary chairman of the ball with Robin Trompeter as honorary chairwoman.
Photo provided
By Amy Woods
Tommy Bahama shirts will meet Stetson western hats, and tropical sundr
Jan. 6: Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County will feature U.S. humanitarian-aid worker Alan Gross
and accomplished diplomat Dennis Ross at an event that celebrates the federation’s top donors.
Time is 6 p.m. Cover charge is $135. Call 852-608
Organizers in their 10th year of planning
this fun fundraiser have had a few giggles
of their own along the way
Heidi Sargeant (left) and Becky Walsh again serve
as co-chairs of the Laugh with the Library benefit
for the Delray Beach Public Library.
Simple practice
relaxes body, eases mind
Boynton Beach resident Mitch Marx assumes the Anjali mudra position, or prayer position,
prior to a yoga nidra session at Simply Yoga in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O’Connor
By Janis Fontaine
We asked people at local churches and synagogues to tell us their hopes and dreams, plans and wishes, for 2016. Here they are:
“My hopes, plans, dreams or desires for 2016 are that we learn to love each other more; 2015 was
Here are some of the stories about how the money was used, in ways both large and small. The donors want to remain anonymous:
• I started a “Go-Fund-Me” website with my $20 and to date have raised $1,000 for the Village of Hope in Haiti.
• We
Parishioners turn a Boca church’s $8,000
into $30,000 in donations to others in need
The Munson family, (clockwise from front) Pierce, Emerson, Melinda, Ken and Paula,
hold their bricks. Members of Advent Lutheran Church were given play bricks
contai
Robert Knapp is retired from practice, but still teaches.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O’Connor
Robert Knapp’s medical career spans more than five crucial decades of women’s reproductive health. As a young medical resident back in t
Ruff Tales Rescue regularly saves animals such as Christian (above)
from bleak lives in South Florida cages. After being fostered and medically cleared,
the pets are driven to Miami-Opa Locka Airport by Melanie Malanowski (below),
where they board an
