Page 6 - Stuart Exposure - December '23

Page 6, Stuart Exposure

Champions Of Change from page 1 Point continue to reign as the
most generous workplace and
Top 10 Most Generous Workplaces community in Martin County.
1. Publix Supermarkets T he fol l owi ng
2. Seacoast Bank awards were presented to
3. Florida Power & Light (FPL) organizations and individuals
4. Cleveland Clinic Martin Health who went above and beyond
5. Martin County Board of County Commissioners to support United Way of
6. Pratt & Whitney Martin County’s efforts by
7. City of Stuart donating their time, talent and
8. Raymond James Associates treasure:
9. Bank of America • The Hand Raiser
10. Ashley Capital Award was presented to STS
Top 10 most Generous Communities Aviation Group for always
1. Sailfish Point raising their hands to help
2. Piper’s Landing when United Way is in need.
3. Harbour Ridge • The Rising Star Award
4. Willoughby was presented to Ashley
5. Loblolly Capital for their volunteer Champion sponsor and No. 2 most generous workplace, Seacoast Bank. Left to right: Philip
6. Sandhill Cove and sponsorship support. Dasch, Seacoast Bank wealth management assistant; Chuck Shaffer, Seacoast Bank chairman
7. Mariner Sands • The Volunteer of the and CEO and United Way of Martin County board member; Justin Neighbour, Seacoast Bank
8. Sewall’s Point Year Award was presented senior vice president; Amy Bottegal, United Way of Martin County past campaign chair;
9. Jupiter Island to Germaine Alger for being Denise Anderson, Seacoast Bank benefits administrator; Penny Morin, Seacoast Bank senior
10. Jupiter Hills a staple volunteer in our market manager; Lisa Vasquez, Seacoast Bank small business banker; Sara Lynch, Seacoast
These are the top 10 of AmeriCorps Seniors Program Bank commercial lender; Austen Carroll, Seacoast Bank chief lending officer
the nearly 200 companies for over 24 years.
and communities whose • The Unsung Hero Award
employees and residents was presented to Alicia Kotch
gave philanthropic The Rising Star Award was for her significant behind-
contributions to United Way presented to Ashley Capital. the-scenes impact on our
of Martin County during the Left to right: Jill Marasa, community.
previous fiscal year. Since Ashley Capital director United Way also would not
United Way’s inception of development for the be able to uphold its mission
of honoring our top 10 Treasure Coast region; Carol without the support of our
most generous workplaces Houwaart-Diez, United Way incredible sponsors. Their
and communities, Publix of Martin County president unwavering commitment is
Supermarkets and Sailfish and CEO the driving force behind our
ability to honor the true game
changers in our community: Bryan Garner, event emcee, United Way
1.Publix Supermarkets of Martin County board member and
2.Seacoast Bank senior communications director for FPL/
3.Pratt & Whitney Nextera Energy; with fellow United Way The Unsung Hero Award was presented to Alicia
4.Arati Hammond Team at board member, Elliott Paul with Elliott Kotch for her significant behind-the-scenes
Keller Williams Realty Paul & Company Auctions impact on our community.
5.Besty Herold
6.C&W Technologies year, United Way invested over $1.7 million in local programs
7.Florida Power & Light to help Martin County families get solid financial ground,
8.HBK CPAs and Consultants students succeed in school, and youth learn vocational and
9.Keane Thomas & Pinnacoli technical skills, among other amazing programs.
10.Sandhill Cove For more information about United Way of Martin County,
11.SouthState Bank visit UnitedWayMartin.org.
12.STS Aviation Group Photos by Liz McKinley
The Hand Raiser Award was presented to STS Aviation Group. The goal of United Way is to increase self-sufficiency for
Left to right: Tim Hackney, STS Aviation Group corporate every person in Martin County through resources and programs
controller; Rick Huff, STS Aviation Group chief financial that promote health, education and financial stability. This
officer; Janet Schrot, STS Aviation Group OEM business
development representative; Christina Johnson, STS Aviation
Group human resources

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Award was presented to
Germaine Alger for being The 2023/24 United Way of
a staple volunteer in Martin County Campaign
our AmeriCorps Seniors Cochairs Polly and Tom
Guests enjoying the Community Leaders’ Celebration program Program for over 24 years. Campenni

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