Page 6 - Palm City Spotlight - May '23

Page 6, Palm City Spotlight

Good Works

211 Palm Beach And Treasure

Coast ‘Raised The Roof’ At
Annual Spring Celebration

Nearly 200 supporters gathered for 211 Palm Beach
and Treasure Coast’s Annual Spring Celebration “Raise
the Roof” on March 31 at The Colony Palm Beach. The
chairs of 211’s largest fundraising event of the year were
Guy Clark and Harrison Morgan.
This sold-out event was a festive evening filled with positive
party energy and purpose. Guests enjoyed cocktails and light
bites poolside, followed by a decadent dinner, lively music, and John Betz, Sharon Kelly, Richard Katzenberg Guy Clark, Renee Morrison, Geri Emmett, Harrison Morgan
dancing throughout the night in The Coral Ballroom.
During dinner, guests heard heartfelt remarks from event are so thankful to Guy and Harrison for their leadership and
chairs and a brief but powerful video that showcased the passion for this event and our mission. As a not-for-profit
lifesaving and life-changing work of 211. John Deese, a Board organization, we depend largely on philanthropic support from
member who began his involvement with 211 as a volunteer the communities we serve, and we are thankful to all of our
with the nonprofit when he was 18 years old, also shared why generous supporters and sponsors for helping make this event
he is so passionate about 211 and how essential its services are our most successful one to date!”
for those in our community in need.
Proceeds from the annual spring celebration will directly
benefit 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast’s lifesaving
mission; this year was especially uplifting, as the organization
“Raised the Roof” and launched its capital campaign to build
new headquarters for the organization based in Lantana, Fla.
Guy Clark led an enthusiastic Call to the Heart that raised over Lorre Erlick, Mary Boykin, Kay List, Camille Russo, Peter
$500,000 to help fund the new 211 headquarters center. Hallock, Guy Clark, Georgia Mouzakis
211 is the only free and confidential crisis hotline and
community helpline serving Palm Beach County and the The spring celebration host committee included: Ann Ames,
Treasure Coast that provides suicide prevention, crisis Mary Boykin, Catherine and Bryan Carey, Jayne Chase, Lillian
intervention, information, assessment, and referral to community Johnson D’Agostino, Veronica Webb and Chris DelGatto,
service for people of all ages. For more than 50 years, 211 has Webb Egerton, Geri Emmett, Lorre Erlick, Pamela A. Hastings,
served the ever-growing Palm Beach/Treasure Coast region and Matthew Holland, Kay List, Diana Maune, Sharleen and Maurice
now handles over 100,000 requests for help annually, including Katherine Hazan and Davie Harrison Morgan and Guy Moradof, Renee and Carlos Morrison, Sharon Bush Murray,
10 lifesaving suicide-related calls daily. Cornish Clark Muffy Savoia, Vicki Schneps, Tracy Turco, Kate Waterhouse,
“What an incredible night for 211,” said Sharon L’Herrou, and Bryan Walsh.
president/CEO of 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast. “We The spring celebration planning committee included: John
Betz and Richard Katzenberg, Kathleen Hillman, Diane Jehle,
Arsine and Taniel Koushakjian, Sasha Kraver, Jane McGrory,
Jessica and Trent Swift, Lee Williams, Dana and Thomas Zemke.
Generous sponsors included: Valet Sponsor – 44 Restaurant;
Cocktail Reception Sponsor – LuxPodiatry; Silver Sponsors –
Guardians Credit Union, Baptist Health and Florida Power &
Light (FPL); Entertainment Sponsor – Somogy Jehle Charitable
Fund; Décor Sponsor – Pamela A. Hastings; Giveaway Sponsor
– Lizzie Bickford; Bronze Sponsors – Jacob Turner, Memorial
Healthcare System, and Nancy and Jaime Lambrecht; Media
Sponsor – Palm Beach Society and special thanks to Love’s
Flower Shop.
Todd Meadow and Lizzi Dr. Rachel Needle and Lee About 211 Palm Beach And Treasure Coast
Taniel and Arsine Koushakjian Becky and Noam Samson Bickford Williams 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast’s mission is to save and
improve lives through crisis intervention and by connecting
people to health, mental health, and wellness services 24
hours a day, every day. To learn more about 211 Palm Beach
and Treasure Coast and its services and programs, visit
211palmbeach.org or 211treasurecoast.org. To view a short
video about 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast see https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfAHoxGtf2c.
To donate or for further information about 211’s capital
campaign and naming opportunities, please contact Candi Spitz,
director of development and community relations, at (561) 809-
4232 or candi.spitz@211pbtc.org.
Photos by Capehart

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