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Nominees Announced For Junior League Of Boca Raton’s

35th Annual Woman Volunteer Of The Year Luncheon

The Junior League of Boca Raton (JLBR) has announced
the 36 local women who have been nominated for the 35th
Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year. Nonprofits from across
South Florida have nominated one of their top volunteers to
be considered for Woman Volunteer of the Year. The award
recipient will be named at the annual luncheon on Friday,
Nov. 4 at Boca West Country Club.
The nominees for Woman Volunteer of the Year
are: Tracy Lautomne, SOS Children’s Villages Florida;
Carly Yoost, Child Rescue Coalition; Dr. Sarah Lochner,
Boca Helping Hands; Nancy Hooker, Caridad Center;
Jesse Barrass, Boca Ballet Theatre; Deanna Wheeler, Lynn
University Friends of the Conservatory; Dr. N’Quaveh R.
Velasquez, National Society of Arts and Letters of Florida;
Dyana Kenney, Spirit of Giving; Zoe Dulaney, Marine
Education Initiative; Chiara Clark, Delray Beach Public Maria Fadeeva, Gwenn Feliciano, Reilly Glasser, Clarissa Get the bag raffle tickets are available for $100 each.
Library; Esther Perman, Dress for Success Palm Beaches; Gleichenhaus, Pattie Goldenberg, Ashley Huxhold Cole, Purchase a chance to win a Saint Laurent large Logo Mix
and Kristin Foret Viets, National Society Daughters of the Brooke Kaplan, Gina Lowy, Cheryl Marcus, Nicole Miranda, Matelassé leather satchel designer handbag in stone grey
American Revolution. Anne Moody, Fabiola Padernacht, Tara Patton, Amy with a retail value of $2,290 donated by Saks Fifth Avenue.
Nominees also include Laura Wilborn, CROS Ministries; Procacci, Tracey Sommers, Alana St. John, Tracie Swanson, Tribute Program ads are available, as well as tables and
Heather Shaw Fairs, Florence Fuller Child Development Lisa Talley, Sarah-Antonia Tkalec, Paige Gantt, Michelle sponsorships. Tickets are available at jlbr.org. For more
Center; Kelly Fleming, George Snow Scholarship Fund; Olga Silverstone, Blair Wallace, Colleen Walls and Michelle information, email wvoy@jlbr.org or visit jlbr.org or call
Lucia Gaviria, Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative; Barbara Worthington Hillard. (561) 620-2553.
Richardson, Holy Ground PBC; Ashley Craig, The Diaper The Nov. 4 event will start with a noon social and 11:30 The Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon celebrates
Bank – Covering South Florida; Linda Gunn Paton, YMCA a.m. luncheon at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West outstanding women in the community nominated by
of South Palm Beach County; Wendy Elliott, Brain Bowl Drive, Boca Raton. Diamond tickets are $200. Diamond nonprofit organizations throughout Palm Beach County and
Events; Kirsten Stephenson, Boca Raton Historical Society; tickets include general seating. Champagne provided upon Northern Broward County for their dedication and expertise
Margi Cross, Junior League of Boca Raton; Maria Timmins arrival. Wine, beer and lunch included. Platinum tickets are as volunteers, as well as the work they do to further the
Fife, Friends Of…; Anita Detert, Best Foot Forward; Carin $300. Enjoy upgraded seating near the runway. Champagne missions of the organizations they serve. Proceeds benefit
Friedman, JARC FL; Marci Shatzman, American Association provided upon arrival. Wine, beer and lunch included. the Junior League of Boca Raton.
of Caregiving Youth; Dr. Leighan Roberts Rinker, Place of After-party tickets are available for $100. The event About The Junior League Of Boca Raton
Hope; Summer Faerman, Achievement Centers for Children includes an open bar, appetizers, and a DJ. The Junior League’s focus areas are Child Welfare and
& Families; Christen Ritchy, Women’s Executive Club of The luncheon includes a silent auction and a raffle. Community Support. Throughout the year, JLBR members
Boca Raton; Doris Gillman, Sweet Dream Makers; Phyllis Notable items include a stay at a private condo in Mexico will contribute more than 35,000 volunteer hours and
Melman, Israel Cancer Association USA; Wendy Dohner, and jewelry from Diamonds Direct. donate more than $250,000 to support our mission of
Speak Up for Kids; Maggie Rosenberg, HomeSafe; Holly Chandelier Table raffle tickets are available for $25. training volunteers, developing the potential of women and
Schuttler, Impact 100; and Dr. Donna Holland, Eda and Cliff The raffle winner and their entire table will be moved to an improving the South Florida community. To learn more about
Viner Community Scholars Foundation. elevated chandelier table and served a premium-plated lunch. the JLBR, please contact the JLBR office at (561) 620-2553
Kathy Assaf has been named honorary chair and Reilly Each person at the table will receive a $500 luxury swag bag or visit www.JLBR.org. Connect with us on facebook.com/
Glasser, Amy Procacci and Ashley Huxhold Cole will serve as from Bloomingdale’s and other partners. JuniorLeagueBocaRaton, or twitter.com/JLBocaRaton.
event cochairs, as announced by JLBR president Jamie Sauer.
“These incredible nominees have made such a vast
difference for our community. We are looking forward
to honoring these truly deserving women,” Jamie Sauer,
president of the Junior League said.
The JLBR is honored to partner with the Boca Raton
Regional Hospital Foundation and Christine E. Lynn
Women’s Health & Wellness Institute as the Award Sponsor.
Bloomingdale’s will produce a state-of-the-art runway show
that will entertain and inspire guests during the luncheon.
BRIC is hosting this year’s kickoff event. Oceans 234
sponsored the nominee meet and greet. The media sponsor
is Boca Raton Magazine.
The Woman Volunteer of the Year Committee members
include Darina Bowerman, Mindi Brown, Donna Capparelli,

Kathy Assaf Named Honorary Chair from page 9

Her work and community efforts have been recognized
by receiving the Soroptimist Woman of Distinction in
Finance Award, St. Jude’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Award, the Outstanding Philanthropist, the Leadership
Award, and the Paul Harris Fellow Award from Rotary
International, as well as being inducted into the University
of Central Florida’s Business Hall of Fame.
Kathy and her husband Ron have been awarded the
NSU President’s Community Service Award and have been
named Outstanding Philanthropists by both Palm Beach
County and Broward County. Buildings are named in the
Assafs’ honor at Saint Andrew’s School and Lynn University,
as well as the Center for Nursing Excellence at Boca Raton
Regional Hospital. In 2018, the College of Nursing at NSU
was named for the Assafs. The Assafs and their children have
been recognized and commended by the Latin Patriarch of
Jerusalem as founders of the Home for the Aged and Special
Needs Children in Taybeh, West Bank.
About The Junior League Of Boca Raton
The Junior League’s focus areas are Child Welfare and
Community Support. Throughout the year, JLBR members
will contribute more than 35,000 volunteer hours and
donate more than $250,000 to support our mission of
training volunteers, developing the potential of women
and improving the South Florida community. To learn
more about the JLBR, please contact the JLBR office at
(561) 620-2553 or visit www.JLBR.org. Connect with us
on facebook.com/JuniorLeagueBocaRaton, or twitter.
com/JLBocaRaton.