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Girl Scouts Of Southeast Florida Honoring Five

Outstanding Women At 11th Annual Emerald Awards

Five amazing women. One inspiring afternoon. Girl characteristics of today’s Girl Scout and drives change in her Consulting, Valley Bank and Velocity Community Credit (Opal
Scouts of Southeast Florida will honor five extraordinary community. sponsors); PNC Bank (Valet sponsor); Illustrated Properties
women from Palm Beach County at the 11th Annual The 2024 Emerald Award Palm Beach Honorees (Decor sponsor); GL Homes, Keiser University and Virginia
Emerald Awards on April 12, at the Four Seasons Resort, • Go-Getter Award: Tamra FitzGerald, president, Venue and Perry Spencer (Topaz sponsors); and UBS and Venture X
Palm Beach. These women exemplify strong leadership Marketing Group Palm Beach Gardens (VIP Reception sponsors).
qualities in their respective fields, serve as significant role • Innovator Award: Kirsten Dolan, CEO, One Parking The award recipients will be honored at the Emerald
models for young women in our community and embody • Risk-taker Award: Natalie Mackey, CEO and founder, Awards luncheon and ceremony on Friday, April 12 from 11
the characteristics of today’s problem solvers, dreamers, Winky Lux a.m. to 2 p.m., at The Four Seasons Resort in Palm Beach.
changemakers and doers. • Leader Award: Penny Murphy, president, Pioneer Linens Tickets are $175. To register for the event, visit https://
An Emerald Awards honoree is recognized as a woman who In addition, Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida will honor one.bidpal.net/eapalmbeach24/ticketing (details:ticketing-
brings new ideas to life, demonstrates creative problem solving Julie Kime with the Lifetime Achievement Award For summary). For more information, please contact the
and brings innovation to her field of expertise or community. Philanthropy. advancement team at advancement@gssef.org.
She embodies the go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, and leader The afternoon will feature a silent auction
and cocktail reception for networking,
leading to the awards ceremony with a
tHeatre HappeNiNgs keynote by Nancy Brinker, founder of
Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Promise
Fund of Florida.
The Emerald Awards honorary event
chairs are Geri Emmett, Donna Mulholland
Rex Recommends and Lois Pope. The Event Committee
chair is Virginia Spencer and joining her
on the Emerald Awards Host Committee
By Rex Hearn
are Kayla Campbell, Susan D. del Portal,
Priya Deshmukh, Andrea Fogarty, Kathleen
A big mystery this Hillman, Robin Mason, Melissa Mulvaney,
season surrounded Ofelia Utset and Marcia Wolf.
the absence of Kravis Thank you to the 2024 Emerald Award
Center’s magnificently sponsors: FPL (Ruby sponsor); HCA
produced arts brochure: Florida Healthcare (Mental Wellness
none to be found Advocate sponsor); Duffy’s Foundation
anywhere, staff as puzzled and Publix Super Market Charities (Emerald
as their public. What a sponsors); Fiserv and Palm Beach Sheriff’s
pity. And the much loved Office (Sapphire sponsors); Linda Strutt
David Walker from Palm
Beach Opera left halfway
through their season. We Impact The Palm Beaches To Host
wish him well. White Hall, the Henry Flagler home
continues happily with the old team back.
Palm Beach Symphony Ninth Annual Impact Awards
Tackling the big one, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, on
Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. is surely a commendable
endeavor. Maestro Gerard Schwarz has amassed Celebration On April 17
four choruses from the Frost Music School of Miami
University; fresh student voices will sound lush in the
Ode to Joy. The soloists are stellar choices too: Hayley At Least Three $100,000 Grants
Lipke, soprano; Robynne Redmond, mezzo; Joseph
McBrayer, tenor; and Keith Klein, bass. Starting off this Will Be Awarded To Local Nonprofits
remarkable night at the Kravis Center, will be the pianist
son of a Russian Nobel Laureate and dissenter Aleksandr Impact the Palm Beaches will host its Ninth Annual event underwritten by FPL
Solzhenitsyn, by the first name of Ignat, who will play Impact Awards Celebration on Wednesday, April 17 at and hosted at Manatee
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. An evening not to be 5:30 p.m. at the Cohen Pavilion, Kravis Center in West Lagoon. Over the past
missed. For tickets call (561) 281-0145. Palm Beach. Impact the Palm Beaches is a philanthropic eight years, Impact the
Palm Beach Opera organization where women collectively give to nonprofits Palm Beaches has given
Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma goes up April 5 and 6 at in Central and Northern Palm Beach County to ignite away more than $1.5
7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. transformational change. million in transformative
The opera has assembled first rate singers for this This special event will award at least three high-impact grants to nonprofits in our
story about the (French) Gauls, led by their high priestess, $100,000 grants to nonprofit organizations located in Palm community.
Norma, constantly scheming against their Roman Beach County. During this exciting evening, finalists I m pa c t m e m be rs
occupiers, led by Pollione. Bellini was 34 when he died will present their requests for funding to the members contribute $1,100
in Paris of complications far from his beloved Sicily. But of Impact the Palm Beaches, followed by a vote and annually, which includes Hollani Davis
he brought us romantic operas using the art of Bel Canto distribution of awards to the selected organizations. a $100 administrative fee,
at its flourishing best. You’ll hear astonishing runs and Members and guests attending the awards celebration and each member’s $1,000 donation is pooled together
trills that embellish his melodic line, truly beautiful music will enjoy cocktails and light bites while mingling with to fund multiple $100,000 grants. The full amount of
best known for its Costa Diva aria (Chaste Goddess). The the finalists before the presentations begin. The emcee of membership is tax-deductible.
singers are Jessica Pratt, Marigona Qerkezi, (4/6) as Norma; the event will be multi-Emmy winner, Hollani Davis, TV Impact grants fund the following service areas: arts and
Ashley Dixon, Ann Marie Stanley, (4/6) as Adalgisa; Paolo anchor of Today on 5 on WPTV 5 from 5 to 7 a.m. During culture; education; environment and animal welfare; health
Fanale, Moises Salazar as Pollione; Maria Vasilevskaya as her 20-year journalism career, Hollani has garnered and wellness; and family.
Clotilda; Nicolas Teste as Oroveso and Devin Eatmon as several awards, including the prestigious “Anchor” award Admission to the Ninth Annual Impact Awards Celebration
Flavio. Carlo Montanaro conducts. For tickets call (561) from the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists in is complimentary for Impact the Palm Beaches members and
833-7888. 2022. A devoted wife and mother, Hollani also spends a $80 for guests. For more information or to R.S.V.P., please
Palm Beach Drama Works good portion of her time emceeing different community visit www.impactpalmbeaches.org/events.
Two more plays fill out this excellent theatre group’s events and mentoring youth. She’s also advocated for For more information about Impact the Palm Beaches,
choices, found at the end of Clematis Street (No. 201) in Black maternal health and for families with premature events, and how to become a member, visit Impactpalmbeaches.
West Palm Beach. From March 29 to April 14, Arthur babies. org or email info@impactpalmbeaches.org.
Miller’s Pulitzer Prize winner, Death of a Salesman shows “We are thrilled to announce that Hollani has agreed to Impact 100 is a worldwide organization with more than 70
how he shook up the status quo, exposing the industrial be the emcee for our upcoming event,” said Lisa LaFrance, chapters and steadily growing. Their motto is “One Woman,
profiteering of World War ll. The last play this season is president of Impact the Palm Beaches for the years 2023 and One Meeting, One Vote.” It is designed for women who
Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass which hits the boards 2024. “With her passion for our community, inspiring energy, wish to find an efficient and collaborative means of creating
on May 24 running until June 9. Support the actors, they and highly respected professionalism, she is the perfect transformational change in their community. Women can
work hard to bring you perfection in reflecting life’s realities person to emcee our most important event of the year.” become as involved as they want to in the process.
back to you. For tickets call (561) 514-4042. The finalists selected to compete for the $100,000 2024 The Town of Palm Beach United Way is the fiscal agent
impact grants were announced on March 21 at a special of Impact the Palm Beaches.