Community benefits from the Subaru Love Promise Did you know that every time you have your Subaru serviced or purchase a Subaru vehicle, a donation is made to help a local charity in Indian River or St. Lucie Counties? That means every oil change at Dyer Subaru helps the community – and the folks who [...]
Charitable giving above pre-pandemic levels Eighty-five percent of affluent households gave to charity in 2022 with the value of their average gifts rising 19% above pre-pandemic levels, according to the 2023 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy. The study found that affluent households gave an average of $34,917 to charity in 2022, up from $29,269 in [...]
United Way Day of Caring registration open United Way is excited to announce the much-anticipated Day of Caring volunteer event, set to take place on Saturday, October 21, 2023. This annual event, sponsored by Publix, brings together community members, businesses, and organizations to make a lasting impact by giving back to our local communities. United [...]
Soroptimist of Stuart's annual awards celebration Ava Martucci, Jasmine Nunez and Sela Rosen, 2023 Youth Service Award winners Soroptimist of Stuart's Awards Night is always an exciting and inspiring evening. This year's celebration took place on May 24 at the Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House in Jensen Beach. Five very special women will [...]
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital event raises $500K Cleveland Clinic Florida supporters Tony and Sally Woodruff, Pat and Carol Welsh, Warren and Ginny Schwerin Cleveland Clinic supporters gathered with good friends for a good cause to support the 32nd annual May Pops spring concert featuring the Brevard Symphony Orchestra. With more than 600 [...]
PSL Business Women 31st Annual Fashion Show a roaring success Michelle Glass, at left, Michelle Backus, John Gallagher, and Donna DeMarchi. The Port St. Lucie Business Women and their guests dressed the part for a Flapper-style 1920's-themed Fashion Show held on April 22 at Harbour Ridge & Yacht & Country Club in Palm City. [...]
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 [...]