Arthur R. Marshall Foundation Hosts 6th Annual
RIVER OF GRASS GALA
Honoring U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, Bobbi Horwich
& the Community Foundation for
Palm Beach & Martin Counties
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John
Marshall
presents
the
Champion
of the
Everglades
Award to
U.S.
Senator
Bill
Nelson.
Photo
by:
Corby
Kaye's
Studio
Palm
Beach
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Nancy
Marshall,
president
of the
Arthur
R.
Marshall
Foundation,
which
champions
the
restoration
and
preservation
of the
greater
Everglades
ecosystem,
recently
welcomed
more
than 200
community
leaders
and
eco-fans
at the
nonprofit
organization’s
sixth
annual
River of
Grass
Gala.
The
highlight of
the evening
was the
presentation
of the third
annual
Champion of
the
Everglades
Awards to U .S.
Senator
Bill Nelson,
community
and
environmental
activist
Bobbi
Horwich,
and the
Community
Foundation
for Palm
Beach and
Martin
Counties.
“The
Marshall
Foundation
is proud to
spotlight
individuals
and
organizations
that have
made an
outstanding
contribution
toward
Everglades
restoration
over many
years,” said
Nancy
Marshall.
“Individually,
each of our
three
Champions of
the
Everglades
continue to
inspire us
for their
extraordinary
efforts on
behalf of
the River of
Grass. But
collectively,
they have
been
instrumental
in forging
both popular
and
governmental
support for
reviving,
restoring
and
preserving
one of
America’s
greatest
natural
treasures.”
Senator
Nelson’s
award was
presented to
him by
John
Marshall,
Board
Chairman of
the Marshall
Foundation,
while the
nonprofit
organization’s
executive
director
Josette
Kaufman
presented
the award
for an
organization
to
Leslie Lilly,
CEO of the
Community
Foundation
for Palm
Beach and
Martin
Counties.
Nancy
Marshall and
Palm Beach
County
Commissioner
Jess
Santamaria,
the
recipient of
the award
last year,
gave the
Champion of
the
Everglades
Award for an
individual
to Bobbi
Horwich.
Held at the
Ritz-Carlton,
Palm Beach,
the gala was
chaired by
longtime
Marshall
Foundation
supporter
Roberta Drey
with Palm
Beachers
Jane
Cummings,
Joyce
McLendon
and
Sydelle
Meyer
serving as
Honorary
Chairs.
Local media
personality
Tim Byrd
(The Byrdman)
served as
emcee for
the gala
that
included
entertainment
from the
Palm Beach
Public
Orchestral
Strings
under the
direction of
Andrew
Matzkow,
plus
Jimmy
Falzone &
the Meercats.
About the
Arthur R.
Marshall
Foundation:
Based in
Palm Beach
County, the
Marshall
Foundation champions
the
restoration
and
preservation
of the
greater
Everglades
ecosystem
through science-based
education
and outreach
programs.
Annually,
nearly
11,000
elementary
and high
school
students in
Palm Beach
County actively participate in
the Marshall
Foundation's
various
education
programs.
Founded in
1998, the
nonprofit
organization
has in
recent years
awarded more
than
$400,000 in
scholarships
and
internships,
planted
nearly
100,000
native
Florida
trees in
wetland
areas, and
involved
more than
5,000
volunteers
in hands-on
restoration
projects.
For more
information
about the
Marshall
Foundation,
please call
561.805.8733 or
visit
www.artmarshall.com.
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