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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 Erin Standish, Aleese Kopf and Kristen Grace Kurian, Lisa Johnson, Christina
three $100,000 impact Perrone Delvecchio Anne Messer, Julie Dow, Angela Williams
grants were the American
Association of Caregiving
Yout h (Ca re gi vi ng
Youth Project), Healthy
Mothers, Healthy Babies
(Basics4Babies Emergency
Pantry), and The Lord’s Lisa LaFrance and Hollani
Place (Project Divert: Davis
A Hom e l e ss Sh e l t e r
Diversion Pilot Initiative).
Additionally, two $48,000
merit grants were awarded Hollani Davis, WPTV 5 event
to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary emcee
(for the rehabilitation flight
cages for large birds) and creating transformational Impact the Palm Beaches 2024 grant recipients
Take Stock in Children change in their community.
Palm Beach County (for Women can become as involved as they wish in the
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Central and Northern Palm The Town of Palm Beach United Way is the fiscal agent
Beach County). of Impact the Palm Beaches.
“This is my favorite For more information about Impact the Palm Beaches and
night of the year,” said Lisa Schnider and Eileen how to become a member, visit ImpactPalmBeaches.org.
Lisa LaFrance, 2023/24 Berman
president of Impact the Virginia Spencer and Vicki Karen Hinda and Keely
Palm Beaches. “The work these nonprofits are doing in Pugh Gideon-Taylor
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 is possible. Our
members voted and distributed multiple $100,000 grants
and sizable merit grants. Everyone went home a winner.”
Before the presentations began, more than 300 members
and guests enjoyed cocktails and light bites while mingling
with the finalists. Hollani Davis, an Emmy-winning TV Linda Ladove, Jill Wachter, Karen Kirk, Nancy Maio, Karen Carrie Browne, LeeAnne Tina Munroe and Janet
anchor of Today on 5 on WPTV, served as the event emcee. Brams, Sydney Brams LaBanz Shamblin
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
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