Junior League of Boca Raton’s 37th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon Expected to Sell Out
Kickoff Held at Rosenberg Diamonds
The Junior League of Boca Raton (JLBR) has just sent out invitations to the 37th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon and expects the event to sell out, with nearly 900 attendees at The Boca Raton on Friday, November 1st.
Rosenberg Diamonds & Co. held a kickoff for Woman Volunteer of the Year on September 18, where the nominees were officially announced. The evening was also a celebration of their newly remodeled east Boca showroom.
There are 43 local women who have been nominated for the 37th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Award. Nonprofits from across Palm Beach and Northern Broward counties nominated one of their valued volunteers to be considered for Woman Volunteer of the Year Award. The award recipient will be named at the annual luncheon.
The nominees are Amiee Hawkins, Alzheimer’s Association; Althea Largie Ceasor, American Association of Caregiving Youth ; Elaine Tobita, Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary; Sue MacDonald, Best Foot Forward; Loretta Parker, Boca Ballet Theater; Zoe Lanham, Boca Helping Hands, Inc.; Eileen Travasos, Boca Raton Christian School; Olivia Hollaus, Boca Raton Historical Society; Nicole Flier, Boca Raton Police Foundation; Marcia Mithun, Boca West Children’s Foundation; Mandy Bohlman, Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County; Jan Savarick, Brain Bowl Events, Inc.; Janet Diaz-Martinez, Caridad Center; Andrea Cannon, Congregation B’Nai Israel; Cheryl Crowley, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County; Amanda Perna, Delray Beach Public Library; Tammera Atkins, Dress for Success Palm Beaches; Randee Wechsler, Eda and Cliff Viner Community Scholars Foundation; Teresa Fedele, Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Ashley Cacicedo-Surdovel, Friends of Foster Children of Palm Beach County, Inc.; Danielle Rosse, George Snow Scholarship Fund; Shawn Sherlock, Gina Rose Montalto Memorial Foundation Inc.; Mindy Shikiar, HabCenter of Boca Raton; Robyn Raphael Dynan, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County; Michelle Makris, Hanley Foundation; Iris Urbina, Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative; Carrie Rubin, Impact 100 Palm Beach County; Elizabeth Rivera, In The Pines; Nancy Dockerty, Junior League of Boca Raton; Arlene Herson, National Society of Arts and Letters; Jennifer Nawrocki, Palm Beach Symphony; Judy Noren, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League; Haley Winstead, Place of Hope at the Leighan and David Rinker Campus; Nancy Brinker, Promise Fund; Tabitha Stambaugh, Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton; Sudane Ricketts, Scholar Career Coaching; Gabby Teran, Student ACES; Abby Bernstein-Henderson, Sweet Dream Makers; Reilly Glasser, The Diaper Bank, Covering South Florida; Robyn Perlman, Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program; Caroline Johnson, Women’s Executive Club; Nicole Grimes, YMCA of South Palm Beach County; and Daniela Levenson, YWCA Palm Beach County.
“These incredible nominees have made such a vast difference for our community. We are looking forward to honoring these truly deserving women,” said Nikki Stelzer, president of the Junior League of Boca Raton.
Kelly Woods Fleming has been named honorary chair. Meryll Bangsil and Khrisna Kellerman will serve as event co-chairs, as announced by JLBR president Nikki Stelzer.
The Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon celebrates outstanding women in the community, nominated by nonprofit organizations for their dedication and expertise as volunteers, as well as the work they do to further the missions of the organizations they serve. Proceeds benefit the Junior League of Boca Raton.
The Presenting Sponsor is the Junior League of Boca Raton’s 1971 Society. The Award Presentation Sponsors are The Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute and Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation. The Boca Raton is the Fashion Show Sponsor. The Media Sponsor is Boca Magazine. The Diamond Sponsor is The Fun Fund. The Program Sponsor is Brittany Wright CFP of Pence Financial Group. The Ruby Sponsors are Amy and Mike Kazma, Carrie Rubin, Christine E. Lynn, E.M. Lynn Foundation, Kathy and Paul Adkins, Nikki and Craig Stelzer, The GEO Group Foundation
In-Kind sponsors are Infinito Booth, J. Ortman Diamonds & Jewelry, Oceans 234, Palm Beach Symphony, Rosenberg Diamonds & Co., Saks Fifth Avenue, SandyJames Fine Food & Production, Sarah Doyle, Sixty Vines, and Sklar Furnishings.
The November 1st event will start with a 10 a.m. social and silent auction with champagne, followed by a luncheon, runway fashion show presented by The Boca Raton, and concluding with the announcement of the award recipient.Chandelier Table raffle tickets are available for $25. The raffle winner’s entire table will be moved to an elevated chandelier table and served a premium-plated lunch. Each person at the table will receive a swag bag from The Boca Raton.
Sponsorships are available and tables, tickets and ads are now on sale. Platinum tables are $4,000, Gold tables are $3,000, Silver tables are $2,000 and Silver General Seating is $200 per ticket. Tribute Program Book ads are available to honor nominees. For more information, visit https://wvoy.givesmart.com or call 561-620-2553.
The luncheon is organized by volunteers of the Junior League of Boca Raton (JLBR).
Committee members include Hanna Bradley, Tara Currier, Brittanny Ferguson, Clarissa Gleichenhaus, Camila Harasic, Daphney Hoover, Namrata Israni, Dila Kaya, Victoria Matthews, Marina McCleneghen, Jocelyn Mijares, Rhonda Morris, Monique Oerth, Michele Ribovich, Susan Rutherford, Renata Sans De Negri, Kim Sapashe, Neha Sharan, Karen Wadowicz, Sonia Wegweiser and Kali Williams. The Assistant Chairs are, Veronica Kraft, Kristen
McElwee, Racheal Petullo and Brittany Wright.
About the Junior League of Boca Raton
Throughout the year, JLBR members contribute more than 35,000 volunteer hours and donate more than $250,000 to support the organization’s mission of advancing women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration and training. The Junior League currently focuses on two community issues, Child Welfare and Non-Profit Support.
To learn more about the JLBR, please contact the JLBR office at 561-620-2553 or visit www.JLBR.org.Connect on Facebook or Instagram.