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Doris Karlick Scholarship Fund

Eight young women have received the 2022 NPBC several nonprofits dedicated to helping the people of become a nurse practitioner, inspired by a medical team
AAUW Doris Karlik Scholarships for $1,000 each, thanks Haiti and alleviating poverty. After college, she would at UF Shands Hospital.
to the generosity of our members. Several attended the like to attend a physician assistant program in pediatrics Erin Leahy is a graduate of West Boca Raton High
May 16 dinner where we encouraged you to meet them and and eventually build a school in Haiti. School and is a freshman biology major at Florida Atlantic
find out more about their accomplishments and dreams. Naomi Francisco is a senior at Suncoast High School University. Erin works as a gymnastics coach and an
Isabella DiPaola is a graduate of Pope John Paul II who has developed “Period Pouches” provided to shelters animal hospital receptionist. She plans on attending
School and will be a senior biology major at Florida for homeless women to increase self-esteem and provide medical school to become a forensic psychiatrist.
Atlantic University this fall. She volunteers with Equine products needed for feminine hygiene. She plans on Megan Serin is an ecology major at Florida Atlantic
Assisted Therapies that aids children with special needs majoring in marketing and becoming an entrepreneur University and the mother of three young children. She
and plans on becoming a veterinarian. advancing societal change especially for homeless women. is returning to school after earning her associate’s degree
Ben-Gina Fantaisie is a senior at Atlantic Community Jenna Kercheville is a Seminole Ridge High School several years ago juggling child care, work and school.
High School and accepted to Florida State University senior and has dual enrolled at Palm Beach State College. She plans to use her microbiology and ecology degree
in the fall. She has volunteered as a web developer for She plans to get a Bachelor of Science in nursing and to work on environmental issues, especially to increase
sustainability for future generations.
Amiyah Stringer is a graduate of Suncoast Community
Jupiter Resident Wins 2022 Town Of Palm High School and will be a junior information science
major at the University of North Florida. She volunteers
at the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County and
Beach United Way Nettie Finkle Award enjoys coding and programming. She would like to work
for a major IT company and then start her own business.
Isabella Whedbee is a senior at Palm Beach Central
Kathleen Waddell is the winner of the 2022 Town of High School planning on majoring in advertizing and
Palm Beach United Way Nettie Finkel Award. Waddell, English. She was president of her school’s Red Cross Club
a volunteer at El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource and organized blood drives and disaster preparedness
Center, accepted the award Tuesday, April 19, at The meetings. She would like to help female-led nonprofits
Breakers during the United Way’s Annual Meeting. The expand their reach through marketing.
award recognizes volunteer excellence. The mission of AAUW is to advance equity for women
Waddell was lauded for her many areas of service, and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and
which include being a lead kitchen volunteer, writing research. Funds raised at the benefit luncheon support
grant applications, assisting with community events, and the following programs: AAUW Fund that includes
advocating for El Sol within the Town of Jupiter. She helped fellowships and grants, Legal Advocacy Fund, Public
design and secure funding for a new kitchen renovation Policy Program, the National Conference for College
and managed the kitchen for three months prior to El Sol Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL), Florida Tech Trek,
hiring a new staff food and nutrition coordinator. The award a week long STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
winner was chosen by a Town of Palm Beach United Way and Mathematics) Camp for rising eighth-grade girls, an
Committee that reviews nominations submitted by the From left: 2022 Nettie Finkle Award winner Kathleen AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation program, and the
agency’s 47 partner agencies. Palm Beach’s United Way Waddell with Diane McNeal, a managing director at CIBC Doris Karlik Scholarship Fund for Palm Beach County
also made a $2,000 donation to El Sol in Waddell’s honor. Private Wealth and a Town of Palm Beach United Way women seeking undergraduate degrees.
El Sol exists to improve the quality of life for the residents volunteer; and Monica Maldonado, vice chair of El Sol’s Please visit http://northernpalmbeach-fl.aauw.net/ for
of Jupiter and surrounding communities by providing Board of Directors further information.
services primarily to day laborers and their families.
For more information, visit friendsofelsol.org. Photo by Capehart Photography