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VOL. 13 NO. 3 www.seabreezepublications.com MARCH 2021
Recent Hats Off Awards Celebrate Nonprofit Heroes
Nonprofits First, Inc. recently hosted an exciting evening of awards and entertainment
at its fourth annual Hats Off Nonprofit Awards. The event, which was held virtually
and streamed live, honored more than 100 nominees and 10 award winners from Palm
Beach County’s nonprofit sector for their dedication to service and the business of
doing good. This year’s Hats Off Nonprofit Awards went to the following:
Nonprofit of the Year – Small: Suits for Seniors
Nonprofit of the Year – Medium: El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center
Nonprofit of the Year – Large: The Lord’s Place
Lifetime Achievement: Bill Bone, Esq.
Nonprofit Executive of the Year: Laura Kallus, Caridad Center
Nonprofit Professional of the Year: Travis Conway, Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center
Nonprofit MVP of the Year: Gabriel Herrera, 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast
Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year: Harry Adwar, Achievement Centers for Children
& Families
Hats Off to Heroes Award: Sharon L’Herrou, 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast
Community Collaborators Award: Buccan Provisions, The Ember Group & Living 2020 Honorees back row left to right: Travis Conway (Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center);
Group Suzanne Cordero (El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center); Rhonda Rogers (Lake
People’s Choice Award: Center For Child Counseling Worth West Resident Planning Group); Jessica Cecere (Nonprofits First); Renee Layman
Best Hat Award: Rhonda Rogers and Saidy Garzon of Lake Worth West Resident (Center for Child Counseling, Inc.); Sharon L’Herrou (211 HelpLine); Gabriel Herrera
Planning Group (211 HelpLine); Georgia Anderson (El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center).
Front row: Bill Bone and Jervonte Edmonds (Suits For Seniors); not pictured: Harry Adwar
Recent Hats Off Awards on page 4 (Achievement Centers for Children & Families); and Laura Kallus (Caridad Center)
There’s Lots To See Jupiter Police Foundation
And Do At The Lighthouse Event Goes Virtual
ArtCenter’s Plein Air Festival
Enjoy Outdoor Painting Events And Art For
Sale In-Person Or Online, March 14 To 20
The Lighthouse ArtCenter’s Eighth
Annual Plein Air Festival features
national, award-winning artists coming
together to paint outdoors, or “en plein
air,” to compete for over $20,000 in
cash and prizes. This year’s festival
(March 14 to 20) has been revamped
and reimagined to meet our current
times. Twenty-four artists will come Star-Studded Celebrity Entertainment At
together; however, eight of the artists
will be painting local landscapes and “Back The Badge”
culture, while 16 of the artists will be
participating virtually from locations Jupiter Police Foundation is proud to announce its first virtual fundraiser
throughout the country. The weeklong festival features a “Paint Out Competition” at the event, Back the Badge on Friday, March 26 at 7 p.m. on Facebook. The
historic Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, five days of the real-time painting competition, artist foundation will continue its fun-filled event spirit that the nonprofit is
demonstrations and workshops, a livestreamed awards ceremony, and a virtual or in-person known for, however this time participants can enjoy from the comfort
art sale. The one-of-a-kind art can be purchased at the gallery or through a virtual catalog and of their home for free. “Our foundation’s primary objective is to raise
money for the Jupiter Police Department, but also keeping our supporters
There’s Lots To See And Do on page 2 safe and healthy is still of vital importance,” said Carolyn King, president of the Jupiter
Police Foundation. “We invite the community to join us as we share in celebrating the
dedication and commitment of our Jupiter men and woman in blue.”
This virtual event will be star-studded, packed with celebrity entertainment
from Grammy and Golden Globe nominated artists, Frank Stallone, Freestyle and
pop vocalist Brenda K. Starr best known for her ’80s hit I Still Believe and Austin
Giorgio from the popular NBC show The Voice. Also, for the first time, the public
will officially get to meet and hear from David E. England the new Chief of Police
for the Jupiter Police Department.
Jupiter Police Foundation on page 4