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      “Arts With Heart” Online Cultural And Lifestyle



      Fundraiser Advances Habitat For Humanity’s Mission:


      Building Homes, Communities, Hope




         To “ring in funds” during the holiday season, Habitat   Something for Everyone Who Embraces “The Arts”     Habitat builds because it believes that everyone,
      for Humanity of South Palm Beach County hosted an      The auction gallery featured a broad spectrum of the arts,   everywhere should have a healthy, affordable place to
      “Arts with Heart” fundraiser, an art-full online auction   including signed originals (oils and acrylics, watercolors,   call home, especially those hard-working, low-income
      of cultural and lifestyle arts. The robust “Works of the   painted tiles, Tryptych pairings, sculptures, crafts (planters,   families who have yet been able to qualify for traditional
      Arts” gallery showcased the talents and generosity of   jewelry, accessories), Murano-style glass and resin objets d'art    mortgage financing. To give a “hand-up, never a hand-out”,
      Florida  fine  and  visual  artists,  sculptors,  art  galleries,   to the performance, designer fashion, lifestyle and experiential   the nonprofit depends upon volunteer labor, tax-deductible
      photographers, crafters, performing artists, home/jewelry/  arts. Fine arts and crafts themes included sports, florals,   donations of money, materials, services and property and
      fashion designers, beauty and wellness authorities,   abstracts, wildlife, animals, geometrics, gardens, inspirational,   fundraising initiatives like Arts with Heart to fulfill its
      lifestyle brands, golf and country clubs, culinary artists   etc. Pieces and experiences ranged in value from $65 to $2,500   mission. To learn more about how to register to bid on Arts
      and vintners.                                      and items sized from small jewelry pieces to original paintings   with Heart silent auction items or more about HFHSPBC,
         According to “Arts with Heart” Co-Chairs Bonnie   as large as 48’ x 48’ square.                   visit: www.habitatsouthpalmbeach.org. 
      Kaye of Kaye Communications and Lisa Vander Ploeg      “Every year I venture out of my comfort
      of VPA Interior Design, who are both annual Habitat   zone to join hundreds of women to raise
      for Humanity of South Palm Beach County WOMEN      the roofs and power tools to build homes
      Builders, 100% of the “friend and fund” raiser sales went   during annual Habitat for Humanity’s
      directly to advance the organization’s mission of “building   WOMEN Build and so pleased this year
      homes, communities and hope.” The funds helped to   to help drive this new arts initiative that is
      provide a “hand up” for hard-working, low-income   in my everyday wheelhouse,” noted Arts
      families who have qualified for a zero-interest mortgage   with Hearts Co-chair Lisa Vander Ploeg.
      with Habitat and are waiting for their safe, well-built,   “So proud that in addition to our interior
      affordable homes to be completed.                  design firm’s art donations, more than a
      Novel Way to Raise Awareness and Financial Support  dozen of our vendors stepped up in this
         “Arts with Heart was a new, creative way to raise   holiday season to help raise much-needed
      awareness  and  financial  support  for  the  local  Habitat   funds so that more Habitat families can
      for Humanity organization during the age of Covid-19   realize their dream of homeownership.”
      by providing the general public with an upbeat, visually
      beautiful interactive, yet apart “community moment
      of giving,” shared Co-Chair Bonnie Kaye.  “Since we                              Board Of Directors
      know that most donors and sponsors during the Covid
      crisis prefer to support entertaining and/or enlightenment
      initiatives in which 100% of funds go directly to fulfill   April 2019 – April 2020 Officers/Executive Committee
      the nonprofit mission, this online auction delivered the
      perfect mix.” Arts with Heart Co-Chairs and committee   Chairman and President  Barry J. Haberman   District 5 Dan Gabrielle (La Corniche)
      members that include the organization’s Board Member   Vice Chair        Steve Retzer                  Esplanada, Caravelle, Palomar, La Corniche,
      Alisa Cohen of Cohen Laser & Vision Center, Rita Ursini   Vice President  Gail Ehrlich                 and El Dorado
      Bartmon of Frame-It and Pat Howard of Sklar Furnishings   2nd Vice President      Jim Collins       District 6 Marvin Lazarowitz (Villa Stel)
                                                                                                             Villa Flora, Montego Bay, Villa Stel, and Palladium

                                                           Secretary
      began arts community outreach in early summer.                           Steve  King
                                                           Treasurer           Harvey  Kaplan             District 7 Joyce Britt (Villa Sonrisa)
                                                                                                             The Plum/Cortina, Villa Sonrisa and Pointe 100
                                                           District Directors                             District 8 Len Kagan (Costa del Sol)
                                                           District 1                                        Costa del Sol and Costa Brava
                                                           Encantada, Valencia and The Palms              District 9 Robin Gliboff (Edgewater)
                                                           District 2 Steve King (Imperial Royale)           Edgewater Pointe Estates and Stratford Court
                                                              Promenade, Imperial Royale, Imperial, Regency
                                                              and Panaché                                 At Large Directors     At Large Directors
                                                           District 3 Steve Retzer (La Mirada)            Through 2020           Through 2021
                                                              La Mirada and Meridiana                     Carsten Bethge (Valencia)  Howard Davis (La Corniche)
                                                           District 4 Bob Greenstein (La Paz)             Jim Collins (Caravelle)  Gail Ehrlich (Villa Flora)
                                                              El Viento, La Paz, and Southwinds           Harvey Kaplan (Meridiana) Barry J. Haberman  (Encantada)

















































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