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Junior League
of the Palm Beaches
Photos
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Jamie Phillips of Capehart Photography
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JLPB Membership VP Lauren Thomas and
Above _ Beyond Award Winner Kelly Dunlap
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Junior League of the Palm Beaches Recognizes Members
and Partner Organizations at Annual End-of-Season Dinner
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Junior League
of the Palm Beaches Board of Directors |
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Junior League
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Susan Schachtel
Literacy and Education Champion of the Year Winner Tykisha
Grant |
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Tricia Williams,
Area Director Best Buddies Palm Beach,
Community Grant Recipient |
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Community Advisory
Council Grant Recipient Junior Achievement of the Palm
Beaches and Treasure Coast
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Community Partner
of the Year Quantum House |
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Allison Freeman (L)
and Marcelle Burke (R) present the Mission Supporter of the
Year to the Keiser University Flagship Residential Campus |
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JLPB President
Marcelle Burke presents President_s Award to Natty Kelly |
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Leadership Award
Winner Julia Roxas |
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JLPB Nominating
Chair Lissen Ellington presents Scholarship to
Graciela Lopez Palma of John I Leonard High School |
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JLPB New Members |
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The Junior League of the Palm Beaches (JLPB),
a local women’s volunteer
organization with 81 years of service
in Palm Beach County,
formally celebrated
the end
of
its
2022-2023 season with a cocktail party and dinner held at
the
North Palm Beach Country Club on Thursday May 18th, 2023.
During the “Evening of Champions” themed dinner catered by
on-site Farmer’s Table
awards
were
given to members of the Junior League for recognition of
their dedication to volunteer service with additional grants
awarded to a number of
local non-profit organizations. Annually, the Junior League
of the Palm
Beaches holds over 100 volunteer shifts internally and at
partner organizations in Palm Beach County each year,
contributing upwards of 500 hours of local volunteer
service. |
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Outgoing JLPB President Marcelle Burke shares, "To quote the
great Maya Angelou, ‘In diversity there is beauty and there
is strength.’ We would not be who we are without that. We
could not give back to our community without embracing that.
Our Annual May dinner gives us the opportunity to reflect on
our accomplishments over the past year and take a moment to
celebrate and recognize the heartfelt contributions from our
group and local community partners.” |
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Community Champion Award |
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Susan Schachtel Literacy and Education Champion of the Year:
Tykisha Grant
Tykisha Grant is a media specialist at Northboro Elementary
School.
Tykisha was honored with this award due to her above
and beyond partnership with JLPB on the installation of four
“Little Free Libraries”
at Title I
Elementary Schools in Palm Beach County
to promote literacy. |
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Community Partner of the Year: Quantum House |
Quantum House is a hospitality house located near St. Mary’s
Medical Center in West Palm Beach that provides a home away
from home for out of town families undergoing life-changing
medical treatment. Quantum House was founded by JLPB in
2001, and the partnership is still running strong, with
Quantum House providing meeting space and training by their
CEO and JLPB 1994-1995 Past President Robi Jurney, and JLPB
members volunteering for a variety of projects including
Chef for a Day which prepares meals for the families staying
at Quantum House, organizing literacy activities for
children, and other tasks around the house.
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Mission Supporter of the Year: Keiser
University Flagship Residential Campus |
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Keiser University Flagship Residential Campus, under the
leadership of Dr. Garrett Vonk, campus President and Brandon Strassburger,
Director of Campus Activities, graciously provided
their campus to host JLPB’s inaugural “Miles for a Mission
5K”
in November 2022. The fundraiser allowed JLPB to raise
critical
funds for our community programs.
Recognizing the value in partnering with JLPB, a
collaboration
for training
and community service hours was established with
several
campus activities, including the Cross Country and
Lacrosse teams. |
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Community Advisory Council Mini Grants: Best Buddies
($2,500)
and Junior Achievement ($3,000) |
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The JLPB Community Advisory Council, under the leadership of
President Elect Chelsea Bellew, provided two mini-grants at
this event. Ashley Schroth and Gina Griffin accepted a check
for $3,000 on behalf of Junior Achievement to continue their
high school heroes program. The grant will be used to
provide training to 600 high school students to turn them
into “heroes” - elementary teachers for a day - to teach
age-appropriate Junior Achievement lessons that will impact
4,200 elementary age children in the community. Tricia
Williams who delivered the keynote address at the event,
accepted a $2,500 check on behalf of Best Buddies, an
organization that is dedicated to ending the social,
physical, and economic isolation experienced by individuals
with intellectual and developmental disabilities through a
global volunteer movement. |
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Scholarship Winner: Graciela Lopez Palma,
Scholarship Winner, John I Leonard High School |
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Graciela Lopez Palma was honored with a $2,500 scholarship
to support her future attendance at Palm Beach State
College. The scholarship was awarded in recognition of
completing 518.5 hours of community service during high
school. |
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Junior League of the Palm Beaches Member
Champion Awards |
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President's Award: Natalie Kelly
Leadership Award: Julia Roxas
Committee of the Year: Recruitment
Above & Beyond Award: Kelly Dunlap |
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Thank you to our sponsors: |
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Angela Vecellio
Elizabeth Poeschl, The Travel Boutique
Wellington International
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For Prospective Members:
The Junior League of the Palm Beaches is currently accepting
applications for new members for the 2023-2024 season which
will kick off in September of 2023. Women interested in
learning more about the Junior League of the Palm Beaches
and its service to the local community are encouraged to
visit the membership page of the website or contact the
Junior League of the Palm Beaches Recruitment Chair directly
at
recruitment@jlpb.org
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Membership Information:
https://www.jlpb.org/membership/become-a-member/ |
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