Page 6 - Jupiter Spotlight- June '24

Page 6, Jupiter Spotlight
Impact The Palm Beaches Awarded $396,000 To Five Local

Nonprofits At Ninth Annual Impact Awards Celebration

Impact the Palm Beaches hosted the Ninth Annual Impact
Awards Celebration on April 17, at the Cohen Pavilion, Kravis
Center in West Palm Beach. During this exciting evening,
Impact the Palm Beaches awarded high-impact grants totaling
$396,000 to nonprofit organizations in Palm Beach County.
The winners of the three $100,000 impact grants were the
American Association of Caregiving Youth (Caregiving Youth
Project), Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies (Basics4Babies
Emergency Pantry), and The Lord’s Place (Project Divert: A
Homeless Shelter Diversion Pilot Initiative). Additionally, two Erin Standish, Aleese Kopf and Kristen Grace Kurian, Lisa Johnson, Christina
$48,000 merit grants were awarded to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Perrone Delvecchio Anne Messer, Julie Dow, Angela Williams
(for the rehabilitation flight cages for large birds) and Take Stock
in Children Palm Beach County (for the program expansion in
Central and Northern Palm Beach County).
“This is my favorite night of the year,” said Lisa LaFrance,
2023/24 president of Impact
the Palm Beaches. “The
work these nonprofits are
doing in the community is
changing lives. The desire
our members have to support
these nonprofits is a refreshing
expression of compassion.
When people come together
to accomplish a purpose-filled
goal, it feels like anything Lisa Schnider and Eileen
is possible. Our members Berman Impact the Palm Beaches 2024 grant recipients
voted and distributed multiple
$100,000 grants and sizable Before the presentations began, more than 300 members
merit grants. Everyone went Lisa LaFrance and Hollani and guests enjoyed cocktails and light bites while mingling
home a winner.” Davis with the finalists. Hollani Davis, an Emmy-winning TV
anchor of Today on 5 on WPTV, served as the event emcee.
The 2024 Impact event was an exhilarating and inspiring
evening. The finalists presented their requests for funding to
Impact the Palm Beaches members, a vote was taken, and the
awards were immediately distributed. Since its establishment
in 2015, Impact the Palm Beaches has granted almost $2
million to local nonprofit organizations that are making Carrie Browne, LeeAnne Tina Munroe and Janet
transformational changes in our community. LaBanz Shamblin

Linda Ladove, Jill Wachter, Karen Kirk, Nancy Maio, Karen
Brams, Sydney Brams

Karen Hinda and Keely Virginia Spencer and Vicki
Gideon-Taylor Pugh
Hollani Davis, WPTV 5 event Christine Raymond and
emcee Taylor Materio Impact The Palm Beaches on page 7

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