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Fashion Show Raises Over $6,000 For Hannah’s Home
RENU Medical Aesthetics hosted its third annual Fashion
Night benefitting Hannah’s Home of South Florida. With 100
attendees, the charity event raised over $6,000 for the single,
pregnant young women under the home’s care.
“It was wonderful to see the community come together to
revel in the fashion and fun to support such a deserving charity,
Hannah’s Home,” said Dr. Valerie Barrett, owner of RENU.
The event had food and beverages, live performances, auctions
and a fashion show featuring unique pieces by local designers.
Barrett says she cannot wait until next year. “Fashion Night
was a great success and a beautiful show of spectacular haute
couture,” she said. Similarly, Hannah’s Home empowers young women
The models were dressed in a variety of styles from luxury facing the many challenges of unplanned pregnancies.
streetwear to wearable macramé. Founder and chief operating Residents in the program often bring with them histories of
officer of One Joli Girl, Ingrid Joli, played a critical role in the abuse and neglect.
event as a modeling coach. She empowered the models while The residential program at Hannah’s Home provides
teaching them how to conduct themselves on the runway. food, clothing and medical care. Since its doors opened in
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We are pleased to announce that we have expanded our
Florida Wealth Management Team with the addition of two
new seasoned Senior Advisors, Terisa Heine and Laura Phillips.
Your most important relationships are those built on a
foundation of trust and understanding. Your relationship with
your wealth management team should be no different. We are
honored to share the experience of our new team members
with you and your family.
Contact Terisa and Laura to discuss your wealth
management needs:
Terisa Heine Laura Phillips
Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President,
Senior Fiduciary Advisor Senior Wealth Advisor
200 PGA Boulevard, Suite 4400 200 PGA Boulevard, Suite 4400
North Palm Beach, FL 33408 North Palm Beach, FL 33408
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2011, 70 infants have found a home at Hannah’s Home. With
a maximum capacity of eight women and their children,
Hannah’s Home is currently serving six resident mothers, with
three infants on the way.
About Hannah’s Home Of South Florida
Hannah’s Home provides a safe and loving Christian
environment for single, pregnant young women, Hannah’s
Home is a maternity facility with a mission of offering hope and
transforming lives through counseling, life skills development,
and educational opportunities. More information available at
www.hannahshomesf.org.
Club news
Doris Karlick
Scholarship Fund
Eight young women have received the 2022 NPBC
AAUW Doris Karlik Scholarships for $1,000 each, thanks
to the generosity of our members. Several attended the May
16 dinner where we encouraged you to meet them and find
out more about their accomplishments and dreams.
Isabella DiPaola is a graduate of Pope John Paul II
School and will be a senior biology major at Florida
Atlantic University this fall. She volunteers with Equine
Assisted Therapies that aids children with special needs
and plans on becoming a veterinarian.
Ben-Gina Fantaisie is a senior at Atlantic Community
High School and accepted to Florida State University in
the fall. She has volunteered as a web developer for several
nonprofits dedicated to helping the people of Haiti and
a physician assistant program in pediatrics and eventually
alleviating poverty. After college, she would like to attend
build a school in Haiti.
Naomi Francisco is a senior at Suncoast High School
who has developed “Period Pouches” provided to shelters
for homeless women to increase self-esteem and provide
products needed for feminine hygiene. She plans on
majoring in marketing and becoming an entrepreneur
advancing societal change especially for homeless women.
Jenna Kercheville is a Seminole Ridge High School
senior and has dual enrolled at Palm Beach State College.
She plans to get a Bachelor of Science in nursing and
become a nurse practitioner, inspired by a medical team
at UF Shands Hospital.
Erin Leahy is a graduate of West Boca Raton High
School and is a freshman biology major at Florida Atlantic
University. Erin works as a gymnastics coach and an
animal hospital receptionist. She plans on attending
medical school to become a forensic psychiatrist.
Megan Serin is an ecology major at Florida Atlantic
University and the mother of three young children. She
is returning to school after earning her associate’s degree
several years ago juggling child care, work and school.
She plans to use her microbiology and ecology degree
to work on environmental issues, especially to increase
sustainability for future generations.
Amiyah Stringer is a graduate of Suncoast Community
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 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
High School planning on majoring in advertizing and
English. She was president of her school’s Red Cross
Club and organized blood drives and disaster preparedness
meetings. She would like to help female-led nonprofits
expand their reach through marketing.
The mission of AAUW is to advance equity for women
and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and
research. Funds raised at the benefit luncheon support
the following programs: AAUW Fund that includes
fellowships and grants, Legal Advocacy Fund, Public
Policy Program, the National Conference for College
Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL), Florida Tech Trek,
a week long STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics) Camp for rising eighth-grade girls, an
AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation program, and the
Doris Karlik Scholarship Fund for Palm Beach County
Please visit http://northernpalmbeach-fl.aauw.net/ for
further information.