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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: Erin Standish, Aleese Kopf and Kristen Grace Kurian, Lisa Johnson, Christina
A Homeless Shelter Diversion Perrone Delvecchio Anne Messer, Julie Dow, Angela Williams
Pilot Initiative). Additionally,
two $48,000 merit grants of Impact the Palm Beaches. “The work these nonprofits evening. The finalists presented their requests for funding to
were awarded to Busch are doing in the community is changing lives. The desire Impact the Palm Beaches members, a vote was taken, and the
Wildlife Sanctuary (for the our members have to support these nonprofits is a refreshing awards were immediately distributed. Since its establishment
rehabilitation flight cages for expression of compassion. When people come together to in 2015, Impact the Palm Beaches has granted almost $2
large birds) and Take Stock in accomplish a purpose-filled goal, it feels like anything is million to local nonprofit organizations that are making
Children Palm Beach County possible. Our members voted and distributed multiple $100,000 transformational changes in our community.
(for the program expansion grants and sizable merit grants. Everyone went home a winner.” To learn more about the Impact the Palm Beaches grant
in Central and Northern Palm Before the presentations began, more than 300 members recipients, visit ImpactPalmBeaches.org.
Beach County). and guests enjoyed cocktails and light bites while mingling Impact members contribute $1,100 annually, which
“This is my favorite with the finalists. Hollani Davis, an Emmy-winning TV includes a $100 administrative fee, and each member’s $1,000
night of the year,” said Lisa Lisa LaFrance and Hollani anchor of Today on 5 on WPTV, served as the event emcee.
LaFrance, 2023/24 president Davis The 2024 Impact event was an exhilarating and inspiring Impact The Palm Beaches on page 3

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