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VOL. 22 NO. 6 www.seabreezepublications.com JUNE 2020
Sandhill Cove Foundation, Inc. Gives $165,700 In Scholarships
By Jackie Holfelder
Recently, forty employees of Sandhill Cove Retirement
Living and/or their children were selected to receive scholarships.
In previous years, the scholarships were presented
at a lovely reception at the Palm City location, but due
to physical distancing constraints, this year’s recipients
were notified by telephone and mail. A video presentation
honoring the students is planned for May.
New to the program this year are awards for
seven advanced degree scholarships in addition to 33
scholarships for undergraduate programs.
The foundation is an independent, tax-exempt public
charity, set up by Sandhill Cove residents in accordance Cortni James will study for a Dalton Pohl will study to
with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service. BSN and RN at Palm Beach become an EMT at IRSC Mark Godkin will study Shannon Duggan will major
It reserves 98 percent of income for qualified awardees. State College and received and received the William information technology at in health studies at IRSC
the Jennifer Schmid Award C. Holmberg Award for IRSC and received the Curtis and was designated student
Sandhill Cove Foundation, Inc. on page 2 for Nursing Studies. Technical Education. Coutts Award. speaker.
Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Reaches $1 Million Milestone
The Women’s Auxiliary “Mary Helen was very
for the Salvation Army convincing that this is
of Martin, St. Lucie and the best organization in
Okeechobee counties is the world,” recalls Mimi
celebrating. As of this month, Boulden of that first meeting.
they have raised more than Boulden, who still lives
one million dollars for the in Willoughby, is the last
Salvation Army’s local active charter member of the
programs and services. auxiliary that soon formed.
The auxiliary formed in “I think we all felt that we
2000 when Mary Helen Keim had done a lot for charities
invited a few neighbors in (up north) and we got down
Willoughby Golf Club to her here and didn’t do anything
home for coffee to discuss Mary Helen Keim and when she confronted
something near and dear to us, she made us realize our
her heart – The Salvation Army. At her northern home in thinking was bad.”
Indianapolis, she had already founded a thriving women’s
auxiliary for the Army that contributed to the development of a Salvation Army Women’s
rehabilitation center. She wanted to establish an auxiliary here. Auxiliary on page 3 Auxiliary
Babies Need Diapers – Please Help
By Beverly Bevis Jones need more than 10,000
Diapers are a necessity for every baby and the diapers.
COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand, stated Please visit their website
Samantha Suffich, CEO of Martin County Healthy Start at www.mchealthystart.org
Coalition (MCHSC). “Our diaper pantry program has to make a donation.
experienced over a 50 percent increase in enrollment, In D ecember, the
and we are struggling to have enough diapers available organization relocated
to meet the demand.” their office to a more
Their clients are economically challenged in the best accessible location on
of times and with the extreme economic downturn, the
demand has soared. In a normal month, they distribute Babies Need Diapers
4,000 to 6,000 diapers. But in the new reality, they will on page 2
Maureen Vaillancourt; Kathleen Stern, fiscal administrator; Lisa Kieffer, pre-natal outreach
manager; Board President Valerie Bell with Cleveland Clinic; CEO Samantha Suffich;
Aubrey Campbell, director of development; Ashley Calderone, Cleveland Clinic; Ellie Duell,
administrative assistant; Sarah Mahoney, contract manager; and Jamie Pennington