(Palm Beach, FL) Pop goes the Prosecco!  Pop go the fireworks!  And POP goes Palm Beach’s newest young friends’ event – FoundCare’s POP! Party On the Plaza, scheduled for Sunday, May 3 to benefit the area’s new Community Health Center.  Co-chairmen, Andrea and Brian Kosoy, John Tatooles and Victor Moore, Elisabeth and Adam Munder, and Sara Groff and Piper Quinn popped the cork to toast their host committee recently at a “Come as You Are” party at Tatooles and Moore’s beautiful home. 

More than 50 of the area’s young philanthropists gathered poolside in support of the Community Health Center’s mission to serve the primary healthcare needs of Palm Beach County’s uninsured and underinsured children and adults.

            “I’m really inspired by this group’s commitment to our cause,” said Steven Stolman, director of development for FoundCare.  “Within a 29,000 sq. ft. facility at 2330 South Congress Avenue, those who would normally have no place else to turn but overcrowded hospital emergency rooms will be seen with dignity and compassion, with fees based on their ability to pay. No one will ever be turned away from the Community Health Center due to inability to pay. The POP! committee really understands the critical importance of healthcare access.  Made up of young families and professionals, they are truly committed to calling attention to this cause with a not-to-be-missed, fun event!”

            Set under the stars, in a clear tent at Royal Poinciana Plaza, POP! will offer guests an opportunity to support FoundCare with a live dance band, cocktails and desserts – along with a perfect view of the fireworks across the waterway.  Event tickets are $100 per person.

            Host committee members for the inaugural event include Lee Bierly, Bruce Bierman, Mark Brentlinger, John Castagna, K. Chisolm, Earl Crittenden, Mona de Sayve, Russ DeLuca, Bob Dowling, Chris Drake, Daniel Drennan,  Bill Eubanks, John Firestone, Sarah Flynn, Chad Hoeft, Kim Honig, Milan Hughston,  Dana Landry, Robert Leidy, Bryce Lingo, Bryan McDonald, Dennis Miller, Ashlyn Montgomery, Mark Montgomery, William Moody, Stephen Mooney, Scott Moses, Janet Murphy, Mark Murphy, Carey O'Donnell, Todd Peter, Rick Pollack, Kevin Pruitt, Tom Quick, Tricia Quick, Crosby Renwick, William Secord, Tom Shaffer, John Strangi, Eric Telchin, Sandy Thompson, Buddy Thompson, Betsy Turner, Wally Turner, Scott Velozo, Frances Webster, Ellen Welsh, Maribeth Welsh and  Marsha Wilson.

            Bacardi and Co. is the event’s exclusive beverage sponsor, providing Grey Goose Vodka and Martini & Rossi’s new Prosecco.

Event proceeds benefit FoundCare’s fundraising efforts for the new Community Health Center -- a “one-stop shop” offering primary care and preventive services including medical diagnosis and treatment.  Dental services and pharmacy services will be added in the future.  In addition, Community Health Center staff will include referral specialists to help patients access the specialty medical and social services that they need.   The new Center is currently open to patients Monday through Friday.

For more information, tickets or sponsorship opportunities for FoundCare’s POP! Party On the Plaza, please visit www.foundcare.org or call 561.472.3022, extension 234.