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      Habitat For Humanity Of Greater Palm Beach County



      Receives Prestigious Nonprofit Of The Year Award




      By Palm Beach Chamber And South
      Florida Business And Wealth

         Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County
      (HFHGPBC) is excited to share  that in June, the
      organization serving Palm Beach County families and
      individuals needing safe and affordable housing was
      awarded two prestigious awards.
         Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County
      was honored as the Nonprofit of the Year by the Palm
      Beach Chamber during the monthly membership breakfast
      held at The Breakers Palm Beach. The organization also
      received the Nonprofit of the Year award from the South
      Florida Business and  Wealth (SFBW) Diversity and                                                    Left to right: Dale Hedrick, CEO and founder, Hedrick
      Inclusion Awards.                                                                                    Brothers Construction; Jennifer C. Thomason, president
         The Palm Beach Chamber recognized Habitat for                                                     and CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach
      Greater Palm Beach County’s commitment to the                                                        County; Ian Kirby, chief of staff at AFC Gamma. Photo by
      community. Formed earlier this year when Habitat for                                                 Capehart Photography
      Humanity of South Palm Beach County and Habitat for
      Humanity of Palm Beach County merged, the organization                                               their lives, to prevent homelessness, to prevent insecurity,
      has built more than 421 new homes, revitalized 733 older                                             and to encourage higher education.”
      homes  in need of  repair,  and served  more  than  1,150   Left to right: Julia Murphy, chief advancement officer, Habitat   About Habitat For Humanity Of Greater Palm Beach
      individuals and families.                         for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County; Kimberly   County
         SFBW presented the Nonprofit of the Year to Habitat   Sarni, managing director, Lifestyle Media Group|South      Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County
      for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County for their   Florida  Business  &  Wealth;  Jennifer  C.  Thomason,   is a 501(c)(3) organization and an affiliate of a global
                                                        president and CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm   nonprofit,  Habitat  for  Humanity  International  serving
                                                        Beach County; Greg Brown, CFO, Habitat for Humanity   Palm Beach County. Families and individuals needing
      The 39th Edition Of The ArtiGras from page 13     of Greater Palm Beach County; Tara Okler, COO, Habitat   safe  and  affordable  housing  partner  with  Habitat  for
                                                        for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County; and Michelle   Humanity  to  build  or  improve  a  place  they  can  call
                                                        Simon, president of Lifestyle                      home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes
                                                                                                           alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage.
                                                        dedication to a more equitable society during the awards   Through  financial  support,  volunteering,  or  adding  a
                                                        ceremony in Fort Lauderdale.                       voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help
                                                           “We were honored to receive the Nonprofit of the Year   families achieve the strength, stability, and self-reliance
                                                        Award by both the Palm Beach Chamber and SFBW,” said   they need to build better lives for themselves. Through
                                                        Jennifer Thomason, CEO/president of HFHGPBC. “Our   shelter, we empower.
                                                        goal is to impact as many people as possible by providing      To learn more, visit HabitatGreaterPBC.org or email
                                                        homes for partner families that choose to donate their time   Kristen  Bardin,  director  of  advancement,  at  kristen.
                                                        and talent to build a home and to change the trajectory of   bardin@habitatgreaterpbc.org.













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