PALM BEACH
(January 15,
2011)
–
Committee
members and
honorees are
in good
cheer with
the success
of Wednesday
nights
pre-event
for the
Global Heart
Awards held
at Club
Colette and
hosted by
Amanda and
Chuck
Schumacher.
A crowd
filled Club
Colette to
honor
recipients
of the Tree
of Life
Foundation
International’s
esteemed
award.
Guests
included:
Mr. and
Mrs.
Christopher
Kellogg, Mr.
and Mrs.
Henry
Holmes, Ms.
Hope Alswang,
Mr. David
Miller, Ms.
Anka Palitz,
Ms. Joy
Humphries,
Mr. Robert
Needle, and
Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Hayes.
The Global
Heart Awards
will take
place
Friday,
February 11,
2011 at the
Palm Beach
Convention
Center in
West Palm
Beach and
honors those
who
represent
each branch
of the Tree
of Life
Foundation
International.
Branches
include:
Animals,
arts,
clothing,
energy,
education,
environment,
food, global
challenges,
homeless,
housing,
human
rights,
logistics,
media,
medicine,
orphanages,
philanthropics,
professionals,
science and
technology,
sports,
addiction
and
substance
abuse, and
ambassadors.
Honorees are
chosen for
their acts
of
generosity
and goodwill
and include
extraordinary
men, women,
and
organizations
that exist
on a local,
national,
and
international
scale.
The 2011
Global Heart
Awards,
presented by
the Tree of
Life
Foundation
International,
will be
hosted by
Nancy
Stafford,
(Part of
cast from
Emmy Award
winner TV
show
“St.
Elsewhere”),
and Sean
Wolfington,
(Award
winner at
the Toronto
International
Film
Festival for
Bella 2006)
and Amanda
Schumacher.
Nominees for
the 2011
Global Heart
Awards
include
(by category
in
alphabetical
order):
Addiction:
CARP, Inc-
Robert
Needle
Animals:
Humane
Society of
Greater
Miami-
Michelle
Headley, the
Palm Beach
Zoo- Terry
Maple M.D.,
and the
Peggy Adams
Animal
Rescue
League-
David Miller
Arts: Palm
Beach
Dramaworks-
Bill Hayes
Arts: Dance,
Miami City
Ballet-
Pamela
Gardiner
Arts: Film -
Animated
Family
Films- Johan
Sturm,
Prelude
Pictures-
Mark Koch
Film: Screen
Writer/
Director -
Turkles-
Frank
Eberling
Arts: Film
Producer -
Turkles- Kim
Stryker
Arts: Fine
Art - Norton
Museum of
Art- Hope
Alswang
Wally
Findlay
Galleries-
James R.
Borynack
Arts: Music
- Carma
Foundation-Melky
Jean
Arts:
Theater -
Maltz
Jupiter
Theatre
–Tricia
Trimble
Arts
:Writer-
Passport
Please- Pete
Nielsen
Clothing:
Dress for
Success
Miami- Sonia
Jacobson
Environment:
Audubon
Society of
the
Everglades-
Linda
Humphries
Food: Boca
Helping
Hands- James
Gavrilos
and Food for
the Poor-
Robin
Mahfood
Global
Challenges:
Racing to
the Rescue-
Alan D.
Mentser
Homeless:
St. Ann
Place-
Sister
Carleen
Cekal and
The Lord’s
Place- Diana
Stanley
Human
Rights: Yele
Haiti- Hugh
Locke
Logistic:
Missionary
Flights
International-
Richard
Snook
Media:
Chaundra
Bill-Rabenecker
and Tim
Malloy
Medical: Be
a Star
Foundation,
Inc.- Julie
Healey and
Little
Smiles- Paul
Donohue
Orphanage:
Friends of
the Orphans-
Sharon
Saxelby
Sport: Mike
Schmidt
Volunteer of
the Year:
Elizabeth
Varian
Current
sponsors and
underwriters
for the 2011
Global Heart
Awards
include:
Schumacher
Infiniti of
the Palm
Beaches,
Saks Fifth
Avenue and
Neiman
Marcus. In
addition to
the
celebration,
the Global
Heart Awards
will be
raffling off
a 2010
Infinity
Convertible
good for a
two-year
lease and up
to 10,000
miles per
year.
Amanda
Schumacher
founded the
Tree of Life
Foundation
International
years ago
with the
mission to
connect and
consolidate
global
resources
and
charitable
entities to
enhance the
lives of
those in
need through
networking
and
fundraising
efforts with
a focus on
people,
animals, and
the
environment.
The
organization
is a 501
(C)(3)
global
fundraising
organization
that
connects the
gifts and
talents of
individuals
with
resources of
specific
charitable
organizations
to market
worldwide
programs.
Tickets for
the Global
Heart Awards
start at
$425.00 and
are tax
deductible.
Table
sponsors
start at
$3,500 and
go up to
$25,000.
To learn
more on how
you can be
part of this
prestigious
event and
for
additional
information
on becoming
a sponsor or
purchasing
tickets,
please call
561-833-1533
or email:
tlfinternational@aol.com