Student of the Year and award-winning author celebrated at Literacy Services of Indian River County's 2023 Love of Literacy Luncheon Recently, literacy lovers came together to celebrate the life-changing work of Literacy Services of Indian River County. The 2023 Love of Literacy Luncheon, held at the Quail Valley River Club, was filled to capacity while [...]
Family Promise Hosts Food for Thought friend-raiser Christine Milt, Cher Fisher, Joan DeSantis and Cathleen Owen enjoy Family Promise's Food for Thought breakfast friend-raiser. Born during the early days of the pandemic, Family Promise of Martin County has thrived and positively impacted the lives of countless families in the community. The mission of [...]
United Way hosts final Powered by Purpose event Deana Shatley, Jeff Pickering, Trevor Loomis, and Dori Stone discuss ALICE in panel. United Way of Indian River County's final Powered by Purpose of the season featured local community leaders' perspectives on the ALICE population. ALICE stands for asset-limited, income-constrained, employed. These are hardworking individuals working just to make ends meet. ALICE is essential [...]
GFNF4Kids Children's Advocacy Center to host groundbreaking event Guardians for New Futures | Children's Advocacy Center (GFNF4Kids | CAC), a leading nonprofit fighting child abuse in the 19th Circuit, is excited to announce it is hosting a Champions for Children Healing Garden Groundbreaking. The BBQ event will kick-off the construction of the state of the [...]
Fore Sistas Golf Tournament set for March 3 to 4 Last year's inaugural Fore Sistas of Fairview Golf Club, Inc. Women's Golf Tournament offered a weekend of great golf, important symposiums and outstanding food and entertainment - is it any wonder that the popular event is coming back for a return engagement the weekend of [...]
Dyer Difference Award Helps Children in Crisis John Dyer and Jonathan Holmes present the December Dyer Difference Award to Debbie Butler of Guardians for New Futures. A sad reality of life in 2022 is that there are children among us who have been victims of sexual and physical abuse by the very [...]
Major gift from legacy citrus grower for UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center A heritage citrus grower who saw local fruit production rise in the world's premier grapefruit region has willed a legacy gift to sustain the fruit industry he loved. John T. Moose left the largest individual gift that the University of [...]
With a tropical twist, Pinot & Picasso a hit Helping People Succeed offered a casually elegant "With a Tropical Twist" vibe at this year's Pinot & Picasso fundraiser, which was happily embraced by the close to 200 attendees. Guests were welcomed to Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club with a delectable signature drink and [...]
Circles and Cycles set theme for Port St. Lucie Business Women board installation Circles and Cycles of Life were the themes of the Installation of new Board members at the Port St. Lucie Business Women's (pslbw.com) Dec. 1 holiday party, which took place at Gator Trace Golf and Country Club in Port St. Lucie. "Circles [...]
"I Love You The Whole Wide World" Debuts at G. Alan Fine Jewelry & Coin Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 5:30 - 7 p.m., join G. Alan's Fine Jewelry and Coin and Sandee's TWW World, LLC at the introduction of "I Love You The Whole Wide World," a vision of merchandise created and sold [...]