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United Way Foundation Honors from page 1

to pay that forward in every
way we can.”
The award was named in
honor of the famed singer,
actress, philanthropist and
longtime resident of Martin
County, Frances Langford Table display and program
who trusted United Way booklets
with the dual mandate of
transforming lives and no longer one of the top Thank you, sponsors!
fortifying community 10 unmet needs in Martin Custom UWMC cookies done
bonds. Frances also served County. Additionally, United Way was chosen by the county’s Charlie and Gerry Ruibal by Sailfish Point
as the pioneering chair of emergency operations center to serve as the central hub for
the Alexis de Tocqueville The Frances Langford disaster recovery efforts. The United Way is also focused on
Society, igniting a legacy of Humanitarian Award, a bridging the gap in mental health services left by the closure
leadership. Her dedication signature sculpture piece by of Suncoast Mental Health Center.
and commitment to Geoffrey C. Smith specifically Thank you to our Reception Sponsors Bill and Audrey
community advancement designed for the UWMCF Crandall and Bob Crandall; and to our additional sponsors
has played an integral role in who helped make this event possible: Betsy Herold,
shaping the organization into the agent of change it is today. Bill Lichtenberger, Seacoast Wealth Management, Bob
Previous Frances Langford Humanitarian Award Weissman, Wilmington Trust, Carol Webb, HBK CPAs &
recipients include: Consultants and HBKS Wealth Advisors, SouthState, Bank
• 2024 – Betsy Herold of America Private Bank, Keane Thomas & Pinnacoli and
• 2022 – Bob and Karen Croce Sandhill Cove.
• 2021 – Fred and Betty Kopf* For more information about United Way of Martin County
• 2020 – John and Linda Loewenberg Foundation, please visit UnitedWayMartin.org/Foundation.
• 2019 – Joe and Margaret Richebourg Temple* Nancy Parlin and Linda Ted Brown, Wilmington Trust
• 2018 – Bob and Jan* Crandall/Bill and Audrey Crandall Gambardella and Rich Mishock, HBK HBKS
• 2017 – H. William Lichtenberger
• 2016 – John* and Susan Sullivan
• 2015 – Douglass* and Patricia Stewart
• 2014 – Prestley* and Helen Blake
• 2013 – Barbara Briggs Trimble*
• 2011 – Robert and Carol* Weissman
*Passed away
During the reception, the foundation shared updates on
the United Way of Martin County’s impactful efforts to
address transportation, disaster recovery and mental health.
Thanks to initiatives like Ride United, transportation is John and Muffin Adamiak giving a speech after receiving the
Frances Langford Humanitarian Award for their outstanding
service to our community

Robert Barfield, Denise Anderson, Angela Beausoleil, Marco
Violante, Sarah Lynch, Phillip Dasch, Patty McAuley

Muffin and John Adamiak, 2025 Frances Langford Award
Recipients – Dennis Longstreet, UWMCF board chair; Natalie Desmangles, Vitas Healthcare and UWMC board
Muffin and John Adamiak; Carol G. Houwaart-Diez, UWMC member; Randy Pennington, SouthState and UWMCF board
president and CEO member; Amy Bottegal, SouthState and UWMC board vice chair

Geoffrey C. Smith, Frances Langford Award Sculptor; Aleta
Smith; Allen Herskowitz

John Adamiak; Phil Wintercorn, Wilmington Trust; and
Dennis Longstreet

Guests enjoying the program