Page 12 - Stuart Exposure - July '22

Page 12, Stuart Exposure

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Soroptimist Of Stuart’s Dream Education Department, and will now attend college to earn for teachers. She and her family worked with the district
Lorie recently received her GED from the IRSC Adult
to purchase and adopt a program designed specifically for
Awards Ceremony a degree in finance and marketing. She works full-time and students with dyslexia and was among the first to go through
has a 10-year-old daughter. the program.
By Jackie Holfelder There were two winners of Youth Service Awards, which • Juliana Sequeira, a senior at Clark Learning Center who
Soroptimist International of Stuart’s (SIS) annual Dream recognize young women who make the community and world will be attending UCF, has worked with Canine Companions
Awards event was a joyful in-person event that took place on a better place through volunteer efforts such as fighting drugs, and has been a Girl Scout for 13 years, accumulating virtually
May 19 at Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House in Jensen Beach. crime and violence, environmental causes, working to end every badge available. She spent two years working with a
This was in stark contrast to 2020 and 2021 when COVID- discrimination and poverty or helping those with disabilities. Canine Companion who has graduated and is now helping a
related concerns relegated the ceremony to a series of phone • Aidan Locke, a senior who attends Jensen Beach High person with disabilities.
calls and checks mailed to the lucky awardees. School and will be going on to FAU, worked with the To learn more about Soroptimist International of Stuart,
Year after year, amazing women have received cash grants Learning Disabilities Association and volunteered at Apple Live Your Dream Awards and other programs, visit www.
from SIS to help pave their way as they initiate or continue Tree Academy and Special Olympics. Aidan was diagnosed soroptimistofstuart.org.
life-changing career paths. with dyslexia when there was no district-wide program Photos by Jackie Holfelder
This year, a record number of recipients received awards
in three different categories.

Standing: Captain Art Baitz III, Gabriel
Aidan Locke and Juliana Sequeira, Standing: Juliana Sequeira and Aidan Hernandez, Daniel Meant. Seated:
Brittany Mooney, Kelly Hernandez and Ciara Caisley, winners of the Youth Service Award Locke. Seated: Christine Sequeira and Ciara Caisley, Kelly Hernandez and
winners of the Live Your Dream Award with Deb Banta with (center) Mary-Jo Horton Randy and Bridget Locke Brittany Mooney

Sherri Douds and Lorie Willis,
winner of Women in Transition Standing: April Young, Diane Minogue, Glenna Parris, Roseann Ryba. Standing: Glenna Parris, Jill Keegan, Sherri Douds, Marie Kennedy, Gigi
Award Seated: Elizabeth Rinker, Debbie Conn and Judy Ross Suntum, Deb Banta. Seated: Liz Bonan and Mary-Jo Horton

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:
• Ciara Caisley, who holds a bachelor’s degree and recently
received an Associate in Science degree in order to become a
radiologic technologist. She has a 4-year-old daughter.
• Kelly Hernandez, whose goal is to be a certified Est. 1926
midwife with a certification in lactation to support mothers The Heart of Hobe Sound
in breastfeeding newborns and to change the way parents and
facilities perceive breastfeeding. She is a mother of three.
• Brittany Mooney, who is pursuing a nursing career in We Wish Our Northern Friends A Safe Journey WE are YOUR Community
clinical research, primarily geared towards developing new When They Return To Their Northern Homes Church
drugs that cure diseases. She has an 11-year-old son.
The winner of the Women in Transition Award must be 40 THANKS... TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE All Visitors Welcome
or older with or without dependents, going to school to change INVOLVED IN OUR DINNERS...
her career path. This year, Lorie Willis was the recipient. (those who are buying it as well as those who prepared it) We Invite You to Worship with Us
IT REALLY HELPED WITH OUR Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
WE ARE ON FACEBOOK LIVE
CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION, WE MADE every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.
OVER $23,000 WITH ... MORE DINNERS TO
COME... THANKS ALL Give us a call or visit our
GROWING NEW MEMBERS: WE HAVE BEEN website for more information.
BLESSED TO HAVE 7 NEW MEMBERS JOIN OUR (772) 546-5043
CHURCH...THIS WITH THE 6 WE HAD LAST MONTH...
WE HAVE HAD 13 NEW MEMBERS JOIN US www.heartofhobesound.org
SINCE THE FIRST OF MARCH
MONTHLY DINNERS
Monthly dinners to help offset some of the almost $350,000 in
renovation cost to our Church – Dinner will be held on the 2nd Friday
of the month at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person
Aug 12 - Friday, german Potato Salad, Bratwurst
SePt 9 - Italian Buffet for School Supplies

Standing: Jill Ireland, Lorie Willis, Jane Willis. Seated: Hugo 11933 SE Juno Crescent • Hobe Sound, Florida 33455
Tremonti and Fran Orthwein