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VOL. 21 NO. 8 www.seabreezepublications.com AUGUST 2019

United Way Invests Nearly $2.1 Million

To Boost Martin County

United Way of Martin County (UWMC) recently
announced the investment of nearly $2.1 million in Martin
County, supporting programs and initiatives that are
strengthening neighborhoods, boosting economic mobility
and providing a safety net for people in need.
Made possible by generous corporate and individual
donors, the investment includes $959,642 in community
impact grants – with funding for 53 local programs and
initiatives. The investment also includes $689,783 for
community agencies as directed by donors, as well as funding
for UWMC’s internal programs including its volunteer
center, CHARACTER COUNTS!, the United Way Holiday
Project and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program
(VITA).
“We are grateful for the support of so many partners
and donors as we work to move the needle on economic
opportunity,” said United Way of Martin County President/
United Way of Martin County recently awarded 53 community impact grants as part of their $2,098,195 investment in
United Way Invests on page 2 Martin County.
Helping People Succeed’s

White Shirt Night Event Honors Veterans

By Jackie Holfelder
It wouldn’t be June without that perennial
favorite, White Shirt Night, the colorful and
joyful fundraiser that benefits Helping People
Succeed (HPS).
For the past 10 years, Taste Casual Dining in
Hobe Sound has welcomed some of the Treasure
Coast’s premier artists to an evening in which
they paint original expressions of their art on
white shirts, napkins, tote bags and caps in either
patriotic red, white and blue or more tropical
colors.
This year’s talented and award-winning artists
– who donated their time and talent – were Laura
DeBerard, Sharon Ferina, James Hook, Carol
Ann Hughes, Ginny Jones, Danielle Keller, Leah Beverly Dawson and artist Ginny Jones Rob Gluckman; Michele Libman; Deb Duvall; Suzy Hutcheson, president/CEO of HPS;
Krummé, Dan Mackin, Pamela Patterson, Kathy at White Shirt Night to benefit HPS Ralph Davino; and Barbara Essenwine at White Shirt Night to benefit HPS
Pitts, Susan Roberts, Sue Ann Mosley Saleeby
and Theresa Krueger Woleslagle. Big Change Under The Big Top!
Sponsors included Jenkins Landscaping, Taste Casual
Dining, EW Consultants, Mary Kay Buckridge, Jeanine
Webster and Mel Nobel, Suzy Hutcheson and Liz Abbott On June 17, a new president of the Martin County Fair was all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with a mission
– Florida Blue Insurance Agent and Liberty Tax Service sworn in. The Honorable Judge Mike McNicholas, who sits on to support and educate the community about agriculture in a
Manager. 19th judicial circuit, did the honors of swearing in the 2019/20 fun family-friendly way. The Fair Association was established
Karen and Craig Kingston, owners of Taste Casual Fair Board and the new Fair Association president and president in 1935 and celebrates 61 years at its current location on Dixie
Dining, donated all of the food served during the White of the Board, Chester Edwards. Edwards is a local businessman, Highway.
Shirt Night event, as well as complimentary dinners for 25-year owner/operator of Five-Star Modular Homes on For more information about the Fair Association and how
the participating artists. The entire restaurant staff offered Monterey Road. you might become a sponsor, donor, or volunteer for 2019/20,
superb service. Edwards is a past board member of Martin County Parks please see the fair website at: www.martincountyfair.com/
All monies raised at the June 22 event will benefit and Recreation and is currently a 13-year member of the Martin getinvolved, or contact Jay Spicer, fair manager, at fairoffice@
Camp Success, Helping People Succeed’s therapeutic County Affordable Housing Committee. Edwards is a resident of martincountyfair.com or at (772) 220-3247.
summer camp for children ages 7 through 12. Palm City, along with his wife, Renee, who is also a long-time fair
volunteer, and their daughter, Brianna, who has shown livestock
Helping People Succeed’s White Shirt Night on page 4 at the annual fair. The Edwards family has been involved with
the fair since 2015.
Edwards has been a director
on the all-volunteer Fair Board
for three years. He will be
sitting at the helm while the
fair takes a new direction in
its beginning stages of moving
to a larger property outside of
Indiantown.
The Martin County Fair is an