Page 6 - Palm City Spotlight - March '24

Page 6, Palm City Spotlight

Good Works from page 5 Cirque Du Soirée Kicks It reaches more than 21,000 individuals each month and
Eagle Scout Project Complete Off House Of Hope’s 40th distributed 1.3 million pounds of food last year.
Sponsors of the second annual Cirque Du Soirée include
To Benefit Mary’s Home Of Anniversary the Pedersen Family Foundation as the Presenting Sponsor,
Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, Michele Bragg, Three Lakes,
The Treasure Coast Cirque Du Soirée, a glamorous and enchanting celebration Ashley Capital, Immanuel Palm City - Stuart, O’Rourke
of unique experiences and glorious artwork, kicked off Engineering & Planning, Hooks Construction, Treasure Coast
Martin County resident Gabriel Paez recently completed the festive 2024 season on Jan. 20 to benefit House of Legal, d(K) Capital, Debra Duval with Water Pointe Realty
his Eagle Scout service project to benefit Mary’s Home Hope’s Project HOPE (Helping Others Progress through Group of Stuart Inc., HBKS Wealth Advisors, Jensen Beach
of the Treasure Coast. The project was a redesign and Empowerment). Nearly $150,000 was raised in support of Garden Club, Lucido Design, One Martin, ReMax of Stuart,
construction of an interior the nonprofit’s work. and Timothy and Maureen Cotter.
office area. Gabe’s project The sold-out event at Piper’s Landing Yacht & Country Pictures of the event are posted on House of Hope’s
transformed an open space Club in Palm City featured an exquisite gourmet dinner, a Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/Hohmartin.
with freestanding cubicles live auction with unique experiences, an intriguing array of To read the full history and understand more about House
to two constructed rooms. items in a silent auction, and the live band Soul Survivors of Hope’s impact in the community, visit the website www.
One room will be a staff from Chase Music 2.0. hohmartin.org or call (772) 286-4673 for a tour.
office and the other room Commissioner Ed Ciampi acted as auctioneer. His
will be a closet to store vivid descriptions of the impact of House of Hope on
baby clothing, diapers and the community inspired guests to donate $35,000 in an
supplies. The project took impromptu “Call to Hope.”
approximately 300 hours “This was a very special event for us,” said House of Hope
to complete, and Gabe CEO Rob Ranieri. “It was a fantastic evening among friends
raised 100 percent of the and a great fundraiser for House of Hope, but it also was the
funds needed for supplies kickoff of our 40th anniversary.”
and led his fellow scouts During the auctions, guests had the opportunity to bid on
several items that are not only one-of-a-kind but also carry
special emotional meaning. Local artists Deborah Lovequist,
Kiora Slate, Sue Ann Saleeby, Teagan Carregal and Stacy
Ranieri each created a piece of art for the silent auction that
reflects their personal response to House of Hope’s work in
the community. The live auction included a stunning piece of Brian and Maria Reich with Liz and Commissioner Ed
jewelry contributed by Martin County resident and jeweler Ciampi were among the 160 guests at House of Hope’s Cirque
Terry Rieger of Diamonds by Terry. The white gold ring, Du Soirée. Commissioner Ciampi, serving as auctioneer,
created by Terry herself, sparkled with more than two carats encouraged guests to donate a total of $35,000 in an
of gorgeous stones including emeralds and diamonds. impromptu “Call for Hope.”
House of Hope was
founded by compassionate
members of the community
and friends, along with in 1984, including the
parents and leaders to remarkable couples David and
work on the project. Marni Abate and Robert and
Gabe is a junior Toddie Neal, alongside retired
and varsity wrestler at priest Father Jerome Herman,
Martin County High and Deacon Jack Raisch and
School, and a Life Scout his wife Eleanor. Over four
in Troop 840 in Stuart. decades, a small nonprofit
He has been in scouts dedicated to feeding the
since he joined Pack hungry has expanded in size
822 in Palm City in and broadened its mission,
the third grade. Gabe’s providing transformative
scout accomplishments programs to empower Martin
include four high County residents to overcome
adventure trips, with hunger and hardship.
a fifth planned this House of Hope now has a
summer. Gabe has staff of 48, with 864 volunteers,
earned 33 merit badges, seven service locations, and House of Hope CEO Rob Ranieri, center, is joined by members of the Pedersen Family
completed National a hydroponic production Foundation, the Presenting Sponsor for Cirque Du Soirée 2024: Cory Pfister, Timothy Pfister,
You t h L e a d e rsh i p farm with a packing house. Stephen Pedersen, Kari Pedersen, Kenny Gould, and Jack Waldroup.
Training, and held
various leadership
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hours (this project not Boleta de Muestra – Eleccíon Primaria de Preferencia Presidencial – 19 de Marzo de 2024
yet included in that count).
“I learned a lot from this project, and am thankful to Republican Ballot / Special Election /
the staff at Mary’s Home of the Treasure Coast for this
opportunity,” Gabe says. He is excited to be close to Boleta Republicano Elección especial
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