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VOL. 24 NO. 5 www.seabreezepublications.com MAY 2023

Piper’s Landing 12th Annual

Holds Golf Tournament Purse Party Fundraiser

Fundraiser For SafeSpace 2023 Purse Party – Laughing To Raise

By Michelle Maguire Money For Educational Programs!
On Feb. 21 the Piper’s Landing Women’s
18 Hole Golf Association (PLWGA) held a On March 27 over 150 fabulous
golf tournament charity event for SafeSpace, ladies gathered to enjoy a day full of
the only state certified agency serving great conversation and competitive
domestic violence victims and their children bidding for some amazing designer
in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River handbags, shoes and accessories.
counties. Members of the PLWGA and other This girly gathering was hosted by
members of the Piper’s Landing community Harbour Ridge Yacht and Country
supported the event by sponsoring golf holes, Club in Palm City and presented by
making donations, buying raffle tickets Marsha and Michael Cetta. Event
and auction items. The event, cochaired by attendees participated in some fun
Nancy Wong and Rosemary Burns, included on-site games and we announced the
a luncheon with a live auction conducted winners of the New Louis Vuitton
by Mik Panavas, silent auction and a tea Graceful handbag and credit card
cup raffle of over 60 items and a talk by holder and gift card raffle tree, valued Purse Party Committee: Gina Palagonia, Jessica
SpaceSafe CEO Teresa Albizu. at over $4,000! Ville, Andi McAvoy (chair), Kelly Stancato, Wendie
The event raised $26,535 which included over This year’s theme brought a bit of Berardi. Committee members not photographed:
$3,000 from about 50 PLWGA members who paid humor to the annual event. Comedian Marsha Cetta, Kira Libratore, Marcie Ferraro
to buy welcome bags/purses containing personal Casey Peruski entertained guests with
hygiene and toiletry items to give to domestic many laughs and children wrote jokes for the table settings. The event’s master of ceremonies
violence victims when they enter the emergency superstar news journalist, T.A. Walker with WPTV Channel 5 News, welcomed guests as they
shelter, many of whom come with nothing but enjoyed a delicious lunch, signature cocktail, raffle drawings and live auction, led by local
the clothes they are wearing. This helps defray auctioneer celebrity Reed Hartman. Then guests witnessed a heartfelt speech from museum
the costs of about 50 bags SafeSpace will give to volunteer Sam McIntosh. Sam explained how volunteering at The Children’s Museum has
victims who come to the shelter for safety. helped him overcome challenges he faces with autism.
Albizu shared that besides a hotline and
emergency shelters, SafeSpace also provides a wide 12th Annual Purse Party on page 2
range of other services to victims seeking help inside and outside the shelter such as safety planning,
mental health counseling for victims and their children, legal assistance, financial literacy training,
child protective services, youth violence prevention education, and more – all free of charge. Access Your Voter Information
“Federal and state grants cover only about half of the agency’s expenses,” says Albizu,
“so SafeSpace is very grateful to Piper’s Landing for raising over $26,000 to help us sustain
the programs and services that will help victims become survivors and transition to a life Spring greetings to all! With this new season, I am pleased
free from violence.” to share that staff and I are diligently working in preparation
The charity event would not have been successful without the donations of items for the for the 2024 presidential election cycle.
auctions and raffles from PLWGA members and Piper’s Landing staff, as well as from others in As your Supervisor of Elections, I encourage all registered
the Martin County community: Diane Anthony’s Permanent Make Up, Frank Bianco/Miracle Martin County voters to take this time to become familiar
Jewelry Exchange, Marjorie Collins Massage Therapist, Lourdes Cortina/Tapas by Lourdes, Cat with our user-friendly website, www.MartinVotes.gov. Please
Kaltenhauser Personal Trainer, Dr. Charles Oliveri/Spinal Health & Wellness Center, Michelle visit the “Access Your Voter Information” link and fill in the
Radich/Alyce & Co., Sailfish Point Golf Club, The Gafford and The Lyric Theatre. required prompts. You can also access this link by using the
Piper’s Landing could not have held this fundraiser without the help of its many volunteers. QR code below.
They are: Susan Ash, Zenta Barger, Nancy Bowden, Michele Bragg, Lois Brooks, Sue From this link you can view, verify and update your voter
Chase, Sandra Conley, Micki Dion, Pattie Dunn, Sonita Farr, Barbara Flynn, Ann Grace, information, such as:
Linda Harlan, Maryann Kiely, Shirley Kohl, Gretchen Kundahl, Deborah Lovequist, Shirley • Where your Election Day precinct is located.
MacDonald, Judy Papayanakos, Nancy Patterson, Leslie Robinson, Mary Sabbatelli, Mary • Access your precinct-specific sample ballot.
Simpson, Ellen South and Helene Young. • Know and calendar the 2024 election dates.
For more information about SafeSpace, visit www.safespacefl.org or call (772) 223-2399. • Request a vote by mail ballot.
Hotline help is available 24/7 at (772) 288-7023. • Check the status of your vote by mail ballot.
• Review and update your voter registration information.
• View precinct statistics and current office holders.
During this off-election cycle, it is my goal to provide
you with accurate information as you prepare to make “Your
Choice in 2024.”
If there is anything staff or I can do to better assist you,
please call the office at (772) 288-5637 or visit us online at
MartinVotes.gov for more information.
Vicki Davis,
Martin County Supervisor of Elections