Page 15 - Palm City Spotlight - December '23

Palm City Spotlight, Page 15

networking Breakfast october 25

Piper’s Landing Yacht and Country Club was the host
for our Spooktacular Halloween Networking Breakfast
on Wednesday, October 25. The breakfast display was
phenomenal and very much appreciated by our members.
Arati Hammond was our sponsor for the breakfast.
Arati is a realtor with the Arati Hammond Team with
Keller Williams Treasure Coast. She provided us with
an annual market update which was very enlightening.
We are very fortunate to have such a dedicated realtor in
our community. The market is still very active in Martin Arati Hammond, Arati Hammond Ambassadors Kyla McAuliffe, ADP; Celeste Summer Kessler, Events Director Palm
County currently. Team, and Carol Houwaart-Diez, Mckeefery, Personal Training by Celeste; City Chamber of Commerce, and Tracey
Arati is a huge supporter of many of our local CEO of United Way of Martin County and Amanda Foster, Zarro Mortgage Group Higginbotham, Higginbotham Media
nonprofits. She serves on their boards, donates financially,
and gives her time to them. Each October Arati highlights
a different nonprofit organization and this year it was the
United Way of Martin County. Carol Houwaart-Diez, the
CEO of the United Way of Martin County, spoke about
the upcoming holiday gift program as well as many other
services the United Way has to offer residents in our
community.
Arati would love to help you with your real estate
needs and can be contacted at (772) 342-5599 or www.
AratiHammond.com.
Photos courtesy of Out2News.com Cher Fisher, Family Promise; and Liz Ambassador Chair Evie Missi Campbell, Executive Director Palm City
Ciampi, Membership Director Palm Klaassen and Board Member Chamber of Commerce, and Tami Karol, Tami
City Chamber of Commerce Steve Klaassen Karol Insurance
veterans memorial Bridge 5K

Veterans Day was extra special
this year with our Veterans
Memorial Bridge 5K. The weather
was perfect, and the crowd was
amazing!! We had over 200
participants honoring our Veterans
as they went over the bridge in
their patriotic apparel.
S pecial thank you to
Representative John Snyder,
a Marine, for his inspirational Thank you to our
words and Major Mike Carpino, Sponsors
with Access 365, for leading us in
the Pledge of Allegiance. Peter Morello stepped up to lead
us in the National Anthem and then they were off!
Congratulations to the Male Overall Winner 12-year-
old Liam Caughill and the Female Overall Winner Kay Les and Carolyn Leibowitz, Cruise Planners;
Trager. We could not have had such a great event without Nikki Leserra, Sky is the Limit; Daniel Wade
our fabulous sponsors including our partner, the Stuart Air Dawn and James Brocious Celeste Mckeefery and Darrell Fiske Century 21; and friend
Show. Each participant was given an Air Show ticket, and
we had a special fly over at 8 a.m. as we were celebrating
our winners. A portion of the proceeds from the run will be
donated to Southeast Florida Honor Flight.
Watch for next year’s Veterans Memorial Bridge 5K on
November 9, 2024.

Liam Caughill, Overall Male Winner; Representative John Snyder; Missi
Missi Campbell, Palm City Chamber, Magen and Coral Fenton, Sponsor Campbell, Palm City Chamber, and Peter
and Kay Trager, Overall Female Winner Sunshine Land Design Morello, UPS Store Hobe Sound

Sponsors Bob and Amy Thornton with O’Donnell Impact
Windows and Storm Protection

Tyson Water; Fox McClusky; Nikki Leserra, Sky is the Limit;
Representative Toby Overdorf; Daniel Wade, Century 21; Carolyn Joe Flanagan; President Don Pipes, APP Jet
Leibowitz, Cruise Planners; Liz Ciampi; Summer Kessler; and Missi Center; Representative John Snyder, and Martin
Local Firefighters Campbell, Palm City Chamber; and Coral Fenton County District 5 Commissioner Ed Ciampi