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International:
Countess de Hoernle’s 100th Birthday Benefit Gala
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OSJFL
Members, C100 Gala Chairs, C100 Charity Execs with Countess
de Hoernle
(Standing L to R) Greg
Schultz (C100 Event CEO), Ellen Labrie (OSJFL Secretary),
Michael Diamant (Board President, Family Promise of South
Palm Beach County), Gary Peters (Board President, Boca
Helping Hands), Matthew Ladika (CEO, HomeSafe), Karen
Krumholtz (Executive Director, Spirit of Giving Network),
Doug Paton (Board President, Spirit of Giving Network),
Brian Edwards (VP Marketing & Development, Gulfstream
Goodwill Industries), Marvin Tanck (CEO, Gulfstream Goodwill
Industries), and James Labrie (OSJFL Philanthropy Committee
Chair).
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The Order of St. John Commandery of Florida Distributes
$275,000 to Local Charities
Countess de
Hoernle’s 100th
Birthday Benefit Gala Produces Holiday Gift for Thousands in
South Florida
(Boca Raton, FL
(December 10, 2012) –
The 23 Members of one of the world’s oldest Orders of
Chivalry approved the distribution of $275,000 to six local
charities just in time for the upcoming holiday season. The
funds were raised mostly from a single event, the local
philanthropist Countess de Hoernle’s 100th Birthday benefit
gala held on September 24th. Boca Raton-based Order of St.
John Commandery of Florida produced and presented the event.
A revered member and patroness of the
Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, Dame
Henrietta attended the meeting that awarded five
life-changing charitable awards that averaged more than
$40,000 each to Boca Helping Hands, Family Promise
of South Palm Beach County, Gulfstream Goodwill
Industries, Inc. Homeless Veterans Initiative,
HomeSafe and Spirit of Giving Network.
The OSJ Commandery of Florida’s holiday
gift provides funding for: Boca Helping Hands’
“Blessings In A Backpack” weekend meals for children and
cover the organization’s daily lunch program for one day
each week for one year; Family Promise of South Palm
Beach County’s Child Care Program; Gulfstream
Goodwill’s “Project Success” and “Project Succeed”
services for its clients, particularly residents living in
Homeless Veteran’s Residential Housing; HomeSafe’s
“Safety Net” program offering immediate intervention and
prevention services to victims of domestic violence and
their children and its “Life Skills” life management
program; and Spirit of Giving Network’s pre-school
medical screenings program as well as major support for its
“Community Back to School Bash” that annually distributes
backpacks, school supplies and clothing for school-age
children of low income families.
In a separate action, an additional
$20,000 grant was made to FoundCare, Inc., located in
West Palm Beach, to provide dental care for those without
medical insurance and $5,000 to the OSJ’s New York and New
Jersey Commanderies for distribution to relief agencies
helping victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Gala Chair and local Commandery leader,
Commander Isabelle Paul DCGSJ, said “The mission of our
1,000-year old Order of St. John has always been to care for
the sick and poor. Our sister in St. John, the Countess de
Hoernle, is a model of local charitable giving and the
celebration of her centenary resulted in what we believe to
the largest gift produced from a single OSJ event—her 100 th
birthday,” she added.
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