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Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation’s Hospice

Evening 2020 ‘Among The Palms’

Featured The Fashions Of Oscar De La Renta

Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation hosted the sold- counseling program through the longstanding partnership
out Hospice Evening 2020 “Among the Palms” on Jan. 16, at with Trustbridge, who is providing a certified hospice
the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. The chairpersons for this bereavement counselor.
extraordinary event were Gaye and Jim Engel. The honorary Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation continues its
chairwomen were Nicole Atkinson and Betsy Turner. commitment to the support of hospice services in Palm
Hospice Evening 2020 “Among the Palms” began with Beach County. Through fundraising efforts and the dedicated
an elegant cocktail reception sponsored by Gold Benefactor work of their independent volunteer group, the foundation
Bacardi USA Inc. in the museum’s grand hall. Grand provides resources for programs that support end-of-life care
Benefactor Saks Fifth Avenue Palm Beach presented a for patients and their families and grief counseling for those
stunning New York-style runway fashion show featuring who are experiencing grief due to the loss of a loved one or
Oscar de la Renta Spring 2020 Collection with a personal their own diagnosis of a terminal illness.
appearance by fashion designers Laura King and Fernando To learn more about Palm Beach Island Hospice
Garcia and the CEO of Oscar de la Renta Alex Bolen. Foundation, please call (561) 832-8585 or visit www.
Following the fashion show, guests enjoyed dinner and hospicepb.org. Julie and Mike Connors
dancing to the lively music of the Danny Beck Band. Photos by CAPEHART Betsy and Wally Turner
“We are so grateful to Gaye and Jim Engel for their
creative leadership as this year’s gala chairmen, and for
their commitment to this event and to the mission of Palm
Beach Island Hospice Foundation,” said Mark W. Cook,
president of Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation.
“Thanks to our generous, committed supporters and
sponsors, we can continue and expand the local hospice
programs and services to help those in need of hospice
services.”
As Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation celebrated its
37th anniversary, Cook announced to guests at this special
event, that the foundation is now providing individual
grief counseling in Palm Beach in the newly renovated Ann and Charles Johnson
offices at The Palm Beach Towers. The move into a larger
space has allowed the foundation to establish a grief Jim and Gaye Engel Carol and Harold Baxter Martin and Audrey Gruss Local Charity on page 6

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