Page 10 - Southern Exposure - March '21

Page 10, Southern Exposure

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Old Bags Luncheon Has A New Purse-onality
®

This was not your average
toy drive. Think designer
handbags, a pink vintage
car, the soft sounds of an
acoustic guitar and the most
incredible weather South
Florida has to offer! Center for
Family Services is thrilled to
announce more than 50 guests
participated at their first
annual Old Bags Luncheon
®
(OBL) Purse Drive on Jan. 21
in the beautiful Via Amoré on Sarah Cooke, Michael Kristen Bardin and Fabiana Kent Anderson and Samantha Arlette Gordon and Gail Barbara and Andrew
Palm Beach. Guests noshed Reinert and Stacey Leuliette DesRosiers Cerney Worth Pendrill
on delectable passed hors
d’oeuvres, sipped chilled Barbara and Andrew Pendrill, Beth Brown, Jill Gallagher, organization’s purse drive was a prelude to the annual
champagne and shopped for a Randi Winter, Kent Anderson, Sam Cerney, Stephanie committee kickoff luncheon hosted by The Colony in their
cause to support mental health Schwed, Michael Reinert, Stephanie Eady, Whitney Hesse, newly renovated East Garden.
in our community. Jim Kinnear, Elizabeth Marshman, several members of This year, the center is celebrating its 60th anniversary
The event was generously the “Let’s Get Social” community, and more. with a Diamond Jubilee, moving the Old Bags Luncheon
hosted by the 2021 Old Bags The event produced more than 65 handbags donated from The Breakers to The Colony Hotel and Worth Avenue
Luncheon Cochair, Daniella for OBL’s legendary silent auction, collected in a 1955 as its premier destination.
Ortiz. Masks were required for Dodge Coronet, graciously donated to the event by the
both attendees and volunteers historic Ragtops Motorcars of West Palm Beach. The Good Works on page 11
at the event. While enjoying
the refreshments and smiling
for the camera, guests were Experience Dentistry with a Woman’s Touch
able to safely social distance
in an open-air environment Shawn Jan and Michelle
and mingle in small groups Gluckow
with other steadfast supporters Cosmetic & Comprehensive Restorative Dentistry
who share the center’s vision.
Highlights of the midday, State of the Art & Same Day Restorations
sunlit reception included the
unveiling of the one-of-a-kind Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation Available
“IT” bag, designed exclusively
for the organization by Ortiz,
and the extremely generous Joanne Green, D.D.S.
donation of 16 handbags for
the silent auction from donor 10887 N. Military Trail, Suite 6
Nicholas Chavez. Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Purse drive guests included
Cochair Daniella Ortiz, (561) 622-2815 • www.joannegreendds.com
Cochair and Board Chair
Karen Swanson, Honorary Stephanie Eady and Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry - Cum Laude
Chair Michelle Gluckow, Whitney Hesse Hospital of the University of Penn - General Practice Residency Training
Junior Cochair Stacey Harvard Dental School - Former Instructor
Leuliette, Auction Chair Shawn Jan, Danielle Rollins, Liz Boston Brigham and Women’s Dental Group - Staff Dentist
McDermott, Arlette Gordon, Gail Worth, Sonja Stevens,

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