Page 6 - Stuart Exposure - May '21

Page 6, Stuart Exposure

Good works

Two Nonprofits Partner To

Fund Sensory Park Area

By Jackie Holfelder
On April 17, Kiwanis
Club of Stuart and March
for Maddie partnered to
raise funds for a sensory
sensitive garden play
area at Kiwanis Youth
Park in downtown Stuart. Chad Pickard, Mindy Nunnelee, Holly Carmody,
The play area will be Mac Schramm, Nina Rubio and Marty Carmody
named Maddie’s Garden. Doug Schramm and Stacey Van
At the end of the Duyn For more information, visit kiwanisclubofstuart.
evening, Park After Dark org. Visit https://secure.qgiv.com/for/paraftdar to Committee members Ricki Carmody, Kerry Caruso, Jenny Laychur,
had raised more than donate to Maddie’s Garden. Colleen Schramm, Malia Schramm, Stacey Van Duyn, Allison Wigley,
$71,000 for Maddie’s Photos by Liz McKinley Kali Flood, Deborah Conn and Mercedes Matthews
Garden.
March for Maddie
was established by Jeff
and Malia Schramm in
2013 after their two-and-
a-half-year-old daughter,
Maddie, passed away Zach Jones of The Gravel Kings NoNprofit News
from birth defects. provided musical entertainment.
The nonprofit has
held annual fundraising
walks since its earliest
beginnings, but this
year collaborated with
Kiwanis Club of Stuart
to provide underwriting
for the Sensory Sensitive
Garden, which is a play
area geared towards
children with autism or Tina Kitto and Kitty Schramm
other sensory issues.
Chef’s Table catered
the adult dinner party,
G&A Bartending
provided the full bar,
48 local artists and
businesses donated to
auctions and raffles,
and East Coast Encore
provi ded cust om
lighting. Live music by
Zach Jones from the
Gravel Kings added to Cher Fisher, Jason Fisher and
the festivities. Allison Wigley
Any funds left after
Maddie’s Garden is completed will go towards renovation of
the rest of Kiwanis Youth Park.

Carie Barrata, Angela Schramm, Jaci Ingeman and Carrie
Proctor

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