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Impact The Palm Beaches Awarded $377,000 In Grants

Four Local Nonprofits Awarded
Impact Grants During Eighth

Annual Awards Celebration

Impact the Palm Beaches hosted its Eighth Annual
Impact Awards Celebration on April 20, at the Palm Beach
County Convention Center in West Palm Beach. During this
special evening, Impact the Palm Beaches awarded high-
impact grants totaling $377,000 to nonprofit organizations
in Palm Beach County.
The three $100,000 impact grant recipients were Alzheimer’s
Community Care – Fostering Independence program; Center for
Child Counseling – Keeping Kids Safe program; and Wounded
Veterans Relief Fund – Emergency Dental Care for Disabled From left to right: Dr. Eugenia Millender, Board chair, Center for Child Counseling; Renée Layman, president and chief
Veterans. The $77,000 merit grant was awarded to Families executive officer, Center for Child Counseling; Shanita Walker, client, Wounded Veterans Relief Fund; Jade Sembric, dental
First – Infant Mental Health-Head Start program. program manager, Wounded Veterans Relief Fund; Michael Durkee, executive director, Wounded Veterans Relief Fund;
The 2023 impact event was an exciting evening where Lauren Sterlacci, 2022/23 Impact the Palm Beaches president; Melissa Wijngaarde, Maternal and Infant Mental Health
finalists presented their request for funding to Impact the director, Families First; Lisa LaFrance, 2022/23 Impact the Palm Beaches vice president and incoming president; Michael
Jessup, president and CEO, Alzheimer’s Community Care; Christine DelGuzzi, director of grants, Alzheimer’s Community
Impact The Palm Beaches on page 2 Care; Dr. Karen Gilbert, vice president of Education and Quality Assurance, Alzheimer’s Community Care
Boca Helping Hands 2023 Monopoly Event
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And Casino Night A Big Success

Supporters of Boca Helping Hands (BHH) passed go at
the sold-out 2023 Monopoly Event and Casino Night on
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April 15 at The Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, Boca
Raton. Guests enjoyed music, auctions, casino gaming,
cocktails, dinner, and, of course, the crowning of this year’s
Monopoly champion, Alain Troadec. This year’s event was a
“Glitz and Glam” spectacular, with silver accents and sparkle
to celebrate the organization’s 25th anniversary.
Based on the comments heard from many of those who
attended, this was the “best Monopoly event ever.” The
venue was spectacularly decorated in Monopoly-themed
décor, including a Monopoly board dance floor.

Boca Helping Hands 2023 Monopoly Event on page 3 Will and Kelly Flemming Lacey Little, Lola Feltrop, Lexy Reed, Kerry Hanan
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Second Annual Delray Beach Concours D’Elegance

Will Benefit Achievement Centers For Children & Families

The second annual Delray Beach Concours D’Elegance, for Children & Families, Delray Citizens for Delray Police,
happening at Old School Square on June 17 from 10 a.m. Delray Fire Benevolent, Community Classroom Kitchen and
to 4 p.m., will showcase $50 million worth of classic and Miracle League of Palm Beach County.
contemporary cars. More than 100 historically significant The honorary chair of the Second Annual Delray Beach
vehicles will be on the field. The free community event Concours d’Elegance is Elo, the Supercar Rooms Miami
celebrating Father’s Day will benefit Achievement Centers founder and creator.
Additionally, on June 16
there will be a ticketed kickoff
cocktail reception at Old
School Square the evening
before the event. Tickets for
the cocktail reception are
available at https://www.
eventbrite.com/e/2nd-
annual-concours-delegance-
cocktail-reception-auction- Second Annual Delray Beach Concours D’Elegance
tickets-545389814617. on page 6