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Extreme Precipitation, A rain gauge and information on how to upload data. Then Impact100 Martin Awards

NOAA Program And Grant; participants will be invited to a national virtual forum on $100,000 Grants To House Of
the topic and encouraged to join the discussion.
Awarded To The Children’s The Children’s Museum also needs help from local Hope, SafeSpace
environmental agencies. We are looking for experts on
Museum! the topic of precipitation and/or water management to be By Jackie Holfelder
guest speakers for our participants. Please contact admin@ At Impact100 Martin’s annual grant awards celebration
The Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast is childrensmuseumtc.org if you would like to participate. on April 8 at the Pittenger Center at St. Mary’s Church in
excited to announce it is the winner and participant in Media outlets and environmental agencies: we invite Stuart, members of the women’s philanthropic organization
the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s you to attend our Earth Fest event on Saturday, April voted to award impact grants of $100,000 each to House
(NOAA) Environmental Literacy Program. The program 24, 12 to 4 p.m. Please help us spread the news about of Hope and SafeSpace. Other finalists were Boys & Girls
was created to encourage citizen scientists amongst this engaging program where children and families can Clubs of Martin County and New Horizons of the Treasure
children and families. To participate in the program, become real citizen scientists! Coast, Inc.
The Children’s Museum will be studying extreme The Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast is Impact100 Martin is committed to creating positive,
precipitation. We need your help! located at 1707 N.E. Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach lasting change through collective giving. Since its founding
The Children’s Museum is looking for children and at the center of Indian Riverside Park. The museum is in 2017, it has awarded nearly $700,000 in grants to area
adult participants to help collect rain data through the I a great place for children to explore, learn, and play nonprofit organizations.
See Change website. Participants will be provided one through interactive activities and imagination. 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
Monday, May 31st

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