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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
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 Honored At Palm Beach

North Chamber’s Valor And Community Service Awards

Among Recipients Are Officer Who Donated
Kidney, Team On Ryan Rogers Case, And An

Off-Duty Hero

On Wednesday, April 27, first responders were honored at the Palm Beach North Chamber’s
Fourth Annual Valor and Community Service Awards breakfast presented by Florida Public Utilities
and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. These awards recognize first responder honorees within
Palm Beach North, and their outstanding service beyond the call of duty.
The 2022 Valor and Community Service Award recipients:
Community Service
Guy Kitchens, Jupiter Police Department for donating a kidney to a fellow officer
Call Of The Year – Fire
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue for their work on the trench rescue in Juno Beach (August 2021)
District Chief William Rowley, Ashley Vertuno, Drew Reyburn, Capt. Jeffrey Green, Chief
Local First Responders on page 5 Shon Broedell, Noel Martinez
Cancer Alliance ‘Dance The Night Away’ 2022 Gala

Raised Over $400,000 For Local Cancer Patients

Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope (CAHH) hosted Dance the Night Away 2022 Gala at The from the Fred Astaire Palm Beach to
Breakers Palm Beach, on April 1. This electrifying evening of dance was presented by Fred prepare for the competition that took
Astaire Palm Beach Marketplace Plaza. Janet Levy and Lois Richards served as chairs of this center stage in front of a sold-out
very successful event that raised over $400,000 for local cancer patients. crowd. The audience went wild after
For the second year in a row, CAHH gathered the top dancers for Palm Beach County’s each performance and the judges
celebrity dance-off. Thirteen local nonprofessional ballroom dancers took private dance lessons 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 Tony Dovolani, Laura Martin, Max McNamara,
Away’ on page 4 Anastasia Kuzmich, Amando Martin