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Hannah’s Home Gala Cochairs

Bring Long Record Of Service

Hannah’s Home of South Florida has tapped George Stephanie Mitrione This year’s annual gala will feature cocktails, live
G. Gentile and Stephanie Mitrione as honorary cochairs music, dinner, live and silent auctions.
for the organization’s Fourth Annual Gala at the Pelican Mitrione has most recently Gala chair and former Tequesta mayor, Abby
Club in Jupiter, Fla., on Thursday, March 2. served as external affairs Brennan, themed the event, “Reaching for the Stars,”
manager at Florida Power & which highlights the careers and achievements by the
George G. Gentile Light Company, the largest young mothers at Hannah’s Home participating in the
power utility in Florida, since organization’s comprehensive residential program.
A landscape architect 2009. She was responsible The two-year residential program provides essential
and planner for over 35 for fostering relationships needs like food, lodging, clothing and medical care. The
years, Gentile is president with elected officials and organization also offers Christian counseling, life skills
and founder of Jupiter’s other key stakeholders in the training and educational opportunities. Since its doors
2GHO, a full-service communities of Northern and opened in 2011, Hannah’s Home has welcomed 80 infants.
landscape architecture and Western Palm Beach County, We turn away approximately 200 women on average
environmental consulting as well as Okeechobee per year due to a lack of capacity. The organization has
firm. Gentile founded the County. completed its first phase of a $14 million capital campaign
company in 1988. Named A 2006 graduate of Boston to add four transition cottages and a 16-bedroom, two-story
Landscape Architect of College with a degree in marketing, Mitrione is active in her dormitory. Proceeds from the gala will benefit the home’s
the Year by the American community serving with the Palm Beach North Chamber of expansion plans to address this critical need for additional
Institute of Architects in Commerce, Quantum House, Forum Club of the Palm Beaches housing.
2007, Gentile is dedicated and the South Florida Fair. She is a graduate of the Leadership Hannah’s Home of South Florida provides a safe and
to s ustainable and Palm Beach County Class of 2015 and was acknowledged loving Christian environment for single, pregnant young
environmentally sensitive planning and design. by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches with the women, Hannah’s Home is a maternity facility with a
He regularly serves his community, including leading ATHENA Young Professional Award in October 2017. mission of offering hope and transforming lives. More
and serving the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce, “It’s an honor to cochair the annual gala for such a worthy information is available at www.hannahshomesf.org.
Palm Beach County Planning Congress, Economic Council cause,” Mitrione said. “Hannah’s Home is doing incredible
of Palm Beach County, Marine Industries Association of work for the community.”
Palm Beach County, Economic Forum of Palm Beach
County and the Palm Beach State College Foundation,
among other community endeavors.
“I’m glad to represent Hannah’s Home, a great
organization helping young mothers,” said Gentile, a
graduate of the University of Florida and resident of
Jupiter. “The annual gala will be a magnificent event to
raise funds for their expansion.”