Page 1 - Jupiter Spotlight - June '22

VOL. 14 NO. 6 www.seabreezepublications.com JUNE 2022

Chasin A Dream Foundation Raises $250,000

For Local Children Battling Life Threatening Illnesses

COVID delayed the much anticipated annual fundraiser, We Rock As Lions, for
Chasin A Dream and the community rallied to support the luncheon held on April 4 at
the Wyndham Grand Jupiter.
The event celebrates the bravery of local children battling cancer, cystic fibrosis,
heart disease and other life threatening illnesses and disabilities. Children, ranging in
age from 2-year-old Grace Renfrow currently undergoing grueling treatment for stage IV
neuroblastoma to 17-year-old Geo Marquea battling leukemia, brought tears of joy to guests
and cheers could be heard throughout the hotel as they rocked the runway.
The runway event culminated in a jaw dropping performance by 17-year-old Mikayla
Beatty singing I Am A Warrior (Patty Smyth) with the room erupting in applause as all of
the children took the stage. We Rock As Lions is 100 percent about celebrating the children
and one of the things guests look forward to each year.
Chasin A Dream was founded in 2016 by Lori Griffith after spending the majority of her
career in healthcare and witnessing firsthand the devastating effects a life threatening diagnosis
has on a family’s finances. She based the organization on the premise of “locals helping locals”
and her belief in transparency and letting people know exactly who they are helping and where
their donations are going to. “I truly believe if you see the faces of the children who are in
Donna Hamilton, Jackie Ranaldo, Jessica Scotten, Deborah McLaughlin, Lori Griffith, Anita
Chasin A Dream on page 2 Detert, Melody Spano, Jeri Glynn, Barbara Allan, Patrice Cheviot
Local First Responders Cancer Alliance ‘Dance

Honored At Palm Beach The Night Away’ 2022 Gala

North Chamber’s Valor And Raised Over $400,000 For

Community Service Awards Local Cancer Patients

Among Recipients Are Officer Who Donated Cancer Alliance of

Kidney, Team On Ryan Rogers Case, And An Help & Hope (CAHH)
hosted Dance the Night
Off-Duty Hero Away 2022 Gala at The
Breakers Palm Beach, on
On Wednesday, April 27, April 1. This electrifying
first responders were honored evening of dance was
at the Palm Beach North presented by Fred Astaire
Chamber’s Fourth Annual Valor Palm Beach Marketplace
and Community Service Awards Plaza. Janet Levy and Lois
breakfast presented by Florida Richards served as chairs
Public Utilities and Palm Beach of this very successful
Gardens Medical Center. These event that raised over
awards recognize first responder $400,000 for local cancer
honorees within Palm Beach patients.
North, and their outstanding For the second year in
service beyond the call of duty. a row, CAHH gathered
the top dancers for Palm
Local First Responders Beach County’s celebrity Serge Aliev, Lauri Welteroth, Serge Alieve, Danilo Rakita
on page 4 Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Honor Guard dance-off. Thirteen local
nonprofessional ballroom dancers took private dance lessons from the Fred Astaire
Palm Beach to prepare for the competition that took center stage in front of a sold-
out crowd. The audience went wild after each performance and the judges applauded
their efforts and routines as stunning and impressive.
The three celebrity judges included Amando Martin, Linda Martin and Palm Beach
Mayor Danielle Moore. Tony Dovolani, a professional dancer from the acclaimed
TV show Dancing with the Stars, once again served as the evening’s master of
ceremonies.

Cancer Alliance ‘Dance The Night Away’ on page 3