Page 1 - Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens - March '23

VOL. 18 NO. 3 www.seabreezepublications.com MARCH 2023

Golden Heart Luncheon Raises Nearly $600,000

For Children’s Health Care

Celebrating 19 years of inspiring hope and promoting
world-class pediatric care, the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care
Foundation raised nearly $600,000 during its annual Golden
Heart Luncheon at The Country Club at Mirasol on Jan. 30.
The 16-time Grammy award-winning composer and
producer David Foster, and his wife, American Idol alumna
and singer Katharine McPhee, attended the luncheon as special
guests, using their music and voices to help raise money for
the foundation. The celebrity couple wowed the crowd after Jaxon Budnick
performing iconic music classics such as The Prayer and
Glory of Love, and For Just a Moment from the movie St. Elmo’s Fire.
However, 6-year-old Jaxon Budnick stole the show and the hearts of guests. Jaxon was
born with metopic craniosynostosis, a rare condition that causes skull and facial deformities.
Shortly after birth, he received one of the most complex surgeries for children at Nicklaus
Children’s Hospital in Miami. Jaxon is now living a happy and healthy life with his family
in Jupiter, Fla., and receives ongoing medical treatment close to home at Nicklaus Children’s
Palm Beach Gardens Outpatient Center.

Golden Heart Luncheon on page 2 Nicklaus Family, David Foster and Katharine McPhee
16th Annual SleepOut Moves To Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium

The Lord’s Place
puts a spin on how the
community can help
hit homelessness out
of the ballpark.
The Lord’s Place is
throwing a curveball
for its 16th Annual Closing candlelight ceremonies at past SleepOut events
SleepOut. Roll out your
sleeping bags, set up your tents, and get ready for a spin on the agency’s signature event on Friday,
March 31, at a new location – Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Sleeping out under
the stars on the ball field is optional, but dedicating the night to ending homelessness is essential. Annette Atteridge with sons, left to right:
Luke and Nicholas Atteridge, Samson and Grace (jumping) and Charlotte Bischoff at a past
16th Annual SleepOut on page 6 Harry Scarola at a past SleepOut event SleepOut event
Palm Beach’s Wildest Night Raised More Than $2.8 Million To

Benefit Wildlife And Palm Beach Zoo And Conservation Society

Life-sized lighted giraffes welcomed 500 guests to Palm Beach’s wildest night of the Palm Beach Zoo to its true next level:
season. Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society’s Journey to Africa Gala brought the zoo of the future.
together friends, world-changers and wildlife lovers to make a difference and elevate Deborah Dauman and Suzanne Johnson
served as chairs of the Journey to Africa
Gala on Jan. 27 on the lush, tropical
grounds of Palm Beach Zoo. Michele
Kessler, chairman of the zoo’s board of
directors, and Thomas C. Quick, board
member, served as honorary chairmen for
the event that raised a record-breaking $2.8
million in support of the organization’s
conservation mission and bold vision.
Mrs. Eva and H.E. Ambassador Meshal Al-Thani
Palm Beach’s Wildest Night on page 4 and Michele and Howard Kessler