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Chasin A Dream Foundation’s Fourth Annual Gala

Nets Half-Million Dollars

For Local Children With Life-Threatening Illnesses

Chasin A Dream Foundation raised its highest fundraising Before sitting down to a
amount to date – a record-breaking $491,000 –from its fourth lavish supper, guests tucked into
annual gala, “Raceway Rendezvous,” at the Wyndham Grand hand passed hors d’oeuvres,
Jupiter at Harbourside Place on April 6. The Jupiter-based charity bid on novel silent auction
achieved the stellar milestone after seven years of inspiring hope items, and were serenaded
and providing aid and resources to families with children stricken on the hotel’s sun-splashed
with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses and disabilities. terrace by Nashville recording
Borrowing its theme from the adrenaline-fueled sport of artist RJ Preston, then 16-year-
racing, this year’s fête featured 26-year-old IndyCar superstar old Chasin A Dream warrior
and Jupiter resident Kyle Kirkwood along with motorsport Mikayla Beatty, who crooned
drivers Gianni Maiuro, Nick Riceputo and Roland Veit. WPEC- the national anthem.
TV news anchor Sam Kerrigan shined as master of ceremonies Auctioneer Neil Saffer Mikayla Beatty R.J. Preston
and Tanya Lorigan, publisher of Jupiter and Stuart Magazines, Master of Ceremonies Sam kicked off the live auction
served as the gala’s cochair. Kerrigan as the dessert course Tequesta Spotlight on page 3

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10th Annual Live Like Jake Cancer Alliance Of Help &

5K Raises Over $100,000 Hope’s ‘Dance The Night Away’

Celebrates A Decade Of Drowning Prevention

Milestones During Annual Race 2024 Gala Raised Nearly $700,000
For Local Cancer Patients In Need

Beautiful weather greeted more than 1,200 runners, Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope (CAHH) hosted its popular “Dance the Night Away”
walkers and supporters during the 10th Annual Live Gala for the fourth year in a row on April 6, at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. Presented
Like Jake 5K on April 27 in downtown Abacoa. The by the West Palm Beach Fred Astaire Studio, 11 local celebrities put on their dancing shoes
annual fundraiser created in the memory of Jake Roarke to raise funds for qualified families in need who are dealing with cancer and undergoing
Morrison raised over $100,000 which will be used to chemotherapy and/or radiation.
provide scholarships for self-rescue swim lessons and The CAHH Dance the Night Away 2024 Gala featured some of the best dancers
critical care needs for families affected by drownings; for Palm Beach County’s celebrity dance-off event. Eleven local nonprofessional
as well as to continue Live Like Jake’s (LLJ) mission ballroom dancers took private
of spreading awareness about drowning prevention. dance lessons from the Fred
The popular annual event also celebrated Live Like Astaire Studio to prepare for
Jake’s incredible milestones over the past 10 years the competition that took center
stage in front of a sold-out
Tequesta Profile on page 4 crowd. The audience went wild
after each performance, and the
celebrity judges applauded their
efforts and routines as dramatic,
impressive, and entertaining.
Artem Chigvintsev, a
professional dancer who was
the season 29 Mirrorball
winner on Dancing with the
Gleb Savchenko, Daniel Baldwin, Karina Smirnoff and
Fundraising Event on page 6 Artem Chigvintsev