Page 7 - Palm City Spotlight - December '22

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Fundraising eVent

Sky Was The Limit At The

Sixth Annual Shoot For The
Moon Fundraiser

By Jackie Holfelder
The sun was just rising when 158 participants began
arriving at the South Florida Shooting Club in Palm City for
Shoot for the Moon, the Sixth Annual Sporting Clays Charity
Competition to benefit the Mark Garwood Foundation.

Erica Garwood and Toby
Overdorf
Phoenix Scholarship recipients Jessica Kennedy, Erica Weissinger, Robert Bernier, Krystal
As John Garwood, Serbeck, Jack Johnson, Rachel Stahl, Crysta Snyder and Kevin Johnson. Not pictured are
cofounder of the nonprofit Kate Watkins and Lucy Voyles.
along with his wife Erica
said, “This is the biggest
yet! Mark is in the room.”
Local dignitaries in
attendance included United
States Congressman Brian
Mast, Florida State Senator
Infiniti Stuart team: David Ferrara, Hus Ebrahimi, Austin Gayle Harrell, Florida State
Robinson and Scott O’Keefe Representatives John Snyder
and Toby Overdorf, Martin
County Sheriff William
Snyder, Martin County
Assistant Manager George
Stokus, Stuart Mayor Troy
McDonald and Stuart City
Manager David Dyess.
Presenting sponsors were John Garwood; Devin Carlson, general manager Audi Stuart; Paityn Carlson; Dylan Jackson;
Audi, Infiniti, Maserati and Phillippe Bauduc; and Wyatt Hardy
Alfa Romeo of Stuart.
As shooters checked
in, they enjoyed breakfast
supplied by Panera
David Mingace, Mac McCoy, Alex Mingace and Joel Neece Bread and following the
event, the Martin County
Sheriff’s Grill Team, led
by Commander Willie
Weiss, served up one of the
scrumptious luncheons for
which they’re noted.
Congressman Mast
noted, “What we’re seeing
today is that ripples of loss
due to substance abuse go
deep in our community, but
the Garwood Foundation
Back: Todd Thurlow, Drew Jones, Front: Ed Lippisch and gives ripples that help Ted Brown, Wilmington Trust; Stephen Leighton, Mast chief of staff; Congressman Brian
Dan Velinsky people thrive.” Mast; Erica Garwood; Maverick Mast; Sheriff William Snyder; Magnum Mast; John Garwood

Sheriff Snyder added, “John and Erica, from the abyss of
EVERY SUNDAY your tragedy you have come back stronger.”
9AM-1PM live auction and raffles raised $100,000 for the nonprofit’s
Sponsorship and entry fees along with proceeds from the
Phoenix Scholarship program.
FLAGLER PARK Since 2015, the Mark Garwood Foundation Phoenix
Scholarship program has provided over $300,000 to 51
adults in South Florida who are in recovery, committed to
•FRESH PRODUCE long-term sobriety, have a financial need and want to begin

•LIVE MUSIC or continue their education.
Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i si t www .
•MOBILE CRAFT BAR markgarwoodsharefoundation.org.
•KIDS MARKET Photos by Elizabeth Farrar and Jackie Holfelder
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