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Extreme Precipitation, A adult participants to help collect rain data through the I The Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast is

NOAA Program And Grant; See Change website. Participants will be provided one located at 1707 N.E. Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach
rain gauge and information on how to upload data. Then
at the center of Indian Riverside Park. The museum is
Awarded To The Children’s participants will be invited to a national virtual forum on a great place for children to explore, learn, and play
the topic and encouraged to join the discussion.
through interactive activities and imagination.
Museum! The Children’s Museum also needs help from local
environmental agencies. We are looking for experts on
The Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast is the topic of precipitation and/or water management to Impact100 Martin Awards
excited to announce it is the winner and participant in be guest speakers for our participants. Please contact $100,000 Grants To House Of
the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s admin@childrensmuseumtc.org if you would like to
(NOAA) Environmental Literacy Program. The program participate. Hope, SafeSpace
was created to encourage citizen scientists amongst Media outlets and environmental agencies: we invite
children and families. To participate in the program, you to attend our Earth Fest event on Saturday, April By Jackie Holfelder
The Children’s Museum will be studying extreme 24, 12 to 4 p.m. Please help us spread the news about At Impact100 Martin’s annual grant awards celebration on
precipitation. We need your help! this engaging program where children and families can April 8 at the Pittenger Center at St. Mary’s Church in Stuart,
The Children’s Museum is looking for children and become real citizen scientists! members of the women’s philanthropic organization voted to
award impact grants of $100,000 each to House of Hope and
SafeSpace. Other finalists were Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin
County and New Horizons of the Treasure Coast, Inc.
Impact100 Martin is committed to creating positive, lasting
change through collective giving. Since its founding in 2017,
it has awarded nearly $700,000 in grants to area nonprofit
organizations.
During the hybrid event, some 90 members, along with
finalists and sponsors, attended in person, while other members
and guests held watch parties or viewed on their own virtually.
Each nonprofit was given seven minutes to present the project
that would have a lasting impact on our community for which
they were seeking funding.
After members voted electronically, House of Hope and
SafeSpace were selected to receive grants of $100,000 each.
To see the presentations or to watch the entire event, visit
www.impact100martin.org/news-events/#videos.
Sponsors of Impact100 Martin’s grant award celebration
were HBKS Wealth Advisors/HBK CPAs & Consultants, Wong
Family Foundation, Florida Power and Light Co., PNC Wealth
Management, Sandhill Cove Retirement Living, Seacoast Bank,
The Arati Hammond Real Estate Team, Camp Bow Wow, First
Citizens Bank and Suzi Romanik – Heliographis.
Impact100 Martin empowers women to create positive,
lasting change in Martin County through collective giving. The
philanthropic organization maintains a field of interest fund with
The Community Foundation Martin-St. Lucie, and is a chapter
of the global Impact100 Council.
To learn more, become a member or renew your membership,
visit www.impact100martin.org., email impact100martinfl@
gmail.com or call (772) 288-3795.
Photo by Liz McKinley

Ann Barwig and Denise Belizar welcomed attendees to
Impact100 Martin’s grant awards celebration.

Memorial Day
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