Page 6 - Palm City Spotlight - July '22

Page 6, Palm City Spotlight

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Soroptimist Of Stuartʼs

Dream Awards Ceremony

By Jackie Holfelder
Soroptimist International of Stuart’s (SIS) annual
Dream Awards event was a joyful in-person event that
took place on May 19 at Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House
in Jensen Beach.
This was in stark contrast to 2020 and 2021 when
COVID-related concerns relegated the ceremony to a
series of phone calls and checks mailed to the lucky
awardees.
Year after year, amazing women have received cash
grants from SIS to help pave their way as they initiate or
continue life-changing career paths.

Sherri Douds and Lorie Willis, winner Standing: Glenna Parris, Jill Keegan, Sherri Douds, Marie Kennedy, Gigi Suntum,
of Women in Transition Award Deb Banta. Seated: Liz Bonan and Mary-Jo Horton

This year, a record number of
recipients received awards in three
different categories.
Parameters for the Live Your
Dream award recipient specify
that she be a primary breadwinner
with one or more dependents who
will use the money to attend an
undergraduate degree program or a
vocational skills training program.
There were three winners in this
category:
Aidan Locke and Juliana Sequeira, winners of the Youth • Ciara Caisley, who holds a
Service Award with (center) Mary-Jo Horton bachelor’s degree and recently
received an Associate in Science
degree in order to become a
radiologic technologist. She has a Standing: April Young, Diane Minogue, Glenna Parris, Roseann Ryba. Seated:
4-year-old daughter. Elizabeth Rinker, Debbie Conn and Judy Ross
• Kelly Hernandez, whose goal is
to be a certified midwife with a certification in lactation to Lorie recently received her GED from the IRSC Adult
support mothers in breastfeeding newborns and to change Education Department, and will now attend college to
the way parents and facilities perceive breastfeeding. She earn a degree in finance and marketing. She works full-
is a mother of three. time and has a 10-year-old daughter.
• Brittany Mooney, who is pursuing a nursing career There were two winners of Youth Service Awards,
in clinical research, primarily geared towards developing which recognize young women who make the community
new drugs that cure diseases. She has an 11-year-old son. and world a better place through volunteer efforts such as
The winner of the Women in Transition Award must be fighting drugs, crime and violence, environmental causes,
40 or older with or without dependents, going to school working to end discrimination and poverty or helping
to change her career path. This year, Lorie Willis was the those with disabilities.
recipient. • Aidan Locke, a senior who attends Jensen Beach
High School and will be going on to FAU, worked with
Brittany Mooney, Kelly Hernandez and Ciara Caisley, the Learning Disabilities Association and volunteered at
winners of the Live Your Dream Award with Deb Banta Apple Tree Academy and Special Olympics. Aidan was
diagnosed with dyslexia when there was no district-wide
program for teachers. She and her family worked with
the district to purchase and adopt a program designed
specifically for students with dyslexia and was among
Captain’s was established in 1980 servicing the first to go through the program.
Palm Beach County and is a privately • Juliana Sequeira, a senior at Clark Learning Center
owned and managed company. who will be attending UCF, has worked with Canine
Captain’s is committed to providing Companions and has been a Girl Scout for 13 years,
dependable, reliable and professional accumulating virtually every badge available. She spent
ground transportation to and from all
South Florida Airports and Seaports. PBCVH212 two years working with a Canine Companion who has
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561-798-2180 or 800-634-7890 www.captainsairport.com To learn more about Soroptimist International of
Stuart, Live Your Dream Awards and other programs,
visit www.soroptimistofstuart.org.
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