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VOL. 17 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
Donna Hamilton, Jackie Ranaldo, Jessica Scotten, Deborah McLaughlin, Lori Griffith, Anita
Chasin A Dream on page 6 Detert, Melody Spano, Jeri Glynn, Barbara Allan, Patrice Cheviot
Local First Responders Philanthropy Continues To

Honored At Palm Beach Grow In Admirals Cove

North Chamber’s Valor And Admirals Cove Foundation (ACF), the philanthropic foundation of The Club of

Community Service Awards Admirals Cove, had a record-breaking 2021/22 Season of Giving, awarding more
than $3.2 million to nonprofit charities which impact lives in the areas of health,
education, and social services.
Among Recipients Are Officer Who Donated Admirals Cove Foundation funded grants to 25 Season of Giving finalists:
Admirals Cove Employee Scholarship managed by The George Snow Foundation,
Kidney, Team On Ryan Rogers Case, And An Aid to Victim of Domestic Abuse, Alzheimer’s Community Care, Chasin A Dream,
Clinics Can Help, El Sol, Els for Autism, The First Tee of the Palm Beaches, The
Off-Duty Hero Giving Closet, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County,
Jack the Bike Man, Jupiter High School Care Team, Jupiter Medical Center
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.

Local First Responders on page 4 Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Honor Guard

2022 ACF Grant nonprofit representatives

Philanthropy Continues To Grow on page 2