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So Chic and Sold Out:
The 27th Annual Old Bags
Luncheon™ Featured Q&A with Priscilla
Presley
Center for Family
Services Palm Beach County Supporting
Mental Health Services heads towards $1m
The Center for Family
Services Palm Beach County held
their signature fundraiser, The Old
Bags Luncheon™ at the iconic
Breakers Palm Beach.
Palm Beach County
continues to experience a growing need
for accessible mental health services,
with families facing challenges such as
economic hardships, trauma, and mental
health disparities. The Center for
Family Services serves as a beacon of
hope, offering these families the
resources and professional care needed
to overcome adversity.
The Annual signature
event for the Center for Family Services
of Palm Beach County, the Old Bags
Luncheon™ combines fashion,
philanthropy, and social engagement,
attracting some of the most influential
individuals in the region to support the
critical work of the organization. This
year’s event sold out in record time
once tickets became available with a
long wait list.
This year, the 2026
OBL Celebrity Speaker was Priscilla
Presley - cultural icon, actress,
and philanthropist who brought her
singular story and passion for advocacy
to The Breakers ballroom.
The OBL
2026 IT Bag Designer was Robert
James.
Handcrafted in the United States by
master artisans, the OBL 2026 IT Bag
features jewelry-like platinum-tone
hardware that gleams with understated
sophistication. The versatile chain
allows for multiple expressions of
wear—short shoulder, long shoulder, or
effortless crossbody, ensuring timeless
elegance for every occasion. The
auction of the OBL 2026 IT Bag broke the
record for the highest sum raised,
contributing to the Centre’s critical
fundraising drive for mental health
services.
Notable attendees at the
event included: Priscilla
Presley, Lora Drasner, Marzia Precoda, James
Norton and Robert Walden, Dr. Norman and
Mia Rowe, Dr. Charles and Anna Pierce,
Dr. Ruth Celestin, Veronica
Webb, Joan
Yanow, Sonja Stevens, Audrey Gruss,
Karen Swanson, Jamee Gregory, Ramona
Singer, Lois Pope, Jean Shafiroff, Alyssa
D. Quinlan, Michelle Russell-Johnson, Barbara
Pendrill, Theodora Pace, Amy Abrams,
Bobbi Brown, Aileen Carlucci, Terri
Schottenstein, Diana
Retzer, Cecilia
Wehrle, Renee Scott, Lisa Harwood,
Jessica Cristobal, Kimberly Hogan, Aimee
Lettich-Pearson, Gisela Gaudreau,
Kristen Cottiero, Joseph & Max McNamara,
G. Russel and Mariam Hagan, Arlette
Gordon, Barbara and Allison Nicklaus,
Francis Lindner, Sybil Yurman, Cassie
Donegan, Valerie Cooper, Beth Fishel,
Tracy Turco, Robin
Fleming, Ruchi
Kotahwala, Shawn Jan, Christine
Rezvanian, Danielle Rollins, Todd
L’Herrou, and Lyndsey
McMillan.
Sponsors of the 27th Annual Old
Bags Luncheon included:
Exclusive Tote Sponsor – Amy
Abrams.
Wellness Sponsor - Rowe
Plastic Surgery.
Shoulder Bag Sponsor – Lindner
Center of Hope.
Silent Auction and
Reception Sponsor – Skycap.
Kelly Sponsor – Aileen and Bob
Carlucci, Hope for Depression Research
Foundation.
Table Scape Sponsor – Clear
Street.
Cross Body Sponsors – Jim and Nancy
Bush, Ann Davis and Robin Gillen,
Nancy Haviland, and Diana
Retzer.
Exclusive Auction
House / Antiques Sponsor –
Freeman’s.
Jackie Sponsors – Valerie
Cooper, Frances Fisher, Nancy J. Kyle and Johnna
Pomasan.
Clutch Sponsors – Michelle
Worth, Allure Aesthetics, Lubin Family
Foundation and Pelvic Rehabilitation
Medicine.
Satchel Sponsors - Sharon
Apple, Claudia Baggiano, Margaret
Bazamic, Samantha Boles, Mario Ceste,
David Handy, Laurie Sands Harrison,
Michelle Russell-Johnson, Karen Kelly,
Jean Shafiroff, Natasha Silver Bell,
Claudette Spinelli, Tamra Williams, Gail
Worth, Margaret’s the Couture Cleaner,
Memorial Healthcare System and NeMours
Children’s Health.
Transportation for Ms.
Presley –
Five Star Transportation.
Donors –
Diane Alfano, Rick and Mimi Fischbein,
Andrea Wernick, and Lubin
Family Foundation.
Give Back Partners –
Alice + Olivia, Five Story, Anne
Fontaine Paris, and Tammy
Apostle Couture.
Jewelry Sponsor – Ruchi
New York.
In Kind Supporters – Admirals
Cove, Apogee, Carla Overhiser, Chiffique,
Debora Hartman, Frenchman's Reserve
Country Club, Greatness Wins, Hedge New
York, JONES ROAD, Karen Soven, Knollwood
Country Club, Leta Lindley, Lost Tree
Club, Luxury Day Charters, Milly Park,
Old Marsh Club, Old Palm Golf Club, Palm
Beach Country Club, Palm Beach
Illustrated, Palm Beach Scene Magazine,
Paul Labrecque, Renatos, Serena Uziyel,
Teed Up Events, The Breakers, Trump
International Palm Beach, Trump National
Westchester, and Turtle
Creek.
Supporting Businesses –
Breakers Design Studio, Capehart, Five
Star Transportation, Lawlor Media Group,
MDH Printing, Minuteman Press, Ready Set
Auction, S4T Group, Scott Velozo Graphic
Design, The Auction Ladies, The
Breakers, and Whitney
Eramus.
The 2026 Old Bags
Luncheon™ event organization was led by
event co-chairs, Lora
Drasner and Marzia
Precoda. The
silent auction co-chairs were Barbara
Pendrill and Theodora Pace.
The Center’s Board Advisory Chair was Karen
Swanson and the
2026 OBL honorary Chairs were Sonja
Stevens and Joan
Yanow.
About The Center
for Family Services of Palm Beach
County, Inc.
Since 1961, The Center
for Family Services of Palm Beach
County, Inc. has embraced the philosophy
that families should be the center of
the community, and the center of every
family should be a healthy connection.
The Center provides innovative programs
that meet the changing and growing needs
of individuals, families, and children
in the community with their resources
and social service programs. The Center
for Family Services is accredited by
CARF® International and by Nonprofits
First for Excellence in Nonprofit
Management.
For more information,
please visit www.ctrfam.org
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