Susan Whelchel and Rosemary Krieger Named 2016 Winners at the Junior League of Boca Raton’s 29th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon & Fashion Show
Boca Raton, FL, December 1, 2016 – The Junior League of Boca Raton held its 29th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year (WVOY) luncheon on Friday, November 18th at the Boca Raton Resort and Club. The Junior League of Boca Raton was honored to have The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation together with the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute as its Presenting Awards Sponsor and Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton as its exclusive Presenting Fashion Sponsor. Saks produced a full high-energy runway show featuring current trends that was headlined by Ramy Sharp of Ramy Brook, a contemporary women’s wear designer.
“The 29th annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon and Fashion Show was a record breaking event with 40 nominees and 1,000 attendees. As an organization dedicated to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving our community through the effective action of trained volunteers, it is fitting that the Junior League of Boca Raton hosts this fabulous celebration. Every year we are inspired by the nominees’ amazing spirit of voluntarism,” said Kirsten Stanley, President of the Junior League of Boca Raton.
Susan Whelchel, nominated by the Junior League of Boca Raton, was named the 2016 Woman Volunteer of the Year. Rosemary Krieger, who has been a driving force behind Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA), was honored as the Lifetime Achievement Award winner. The event was chaired by Sarah Doyle. Kathy Adkins served as the Honorary Chair. The event’s Emcee was CBS12 News Anchor Suzanne Boyd.
Woman Volunteer of the Year recognized 40 nominees from nonprofit organizations throughout Palm Beach County for their dedication and expertise as volunteers. This year’s nominees were: Robin Rubin (Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center); Rosemary Krieger (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc.); Pamela Polani, Esq. (Alzheimer’s Association); Lauraleigh Gould (American Association of Caregiving Youth); Maureen Mann (American Cancer Society); Laura McCutcheon (Best Foot Forward); Joan Englert (BiG Children’s Foundation); Susan Fedele (Boca Ballet Theatre); Rosie Martin (Boca Chamber of Commerce); Tandy Robinson (Boca Helping Hands); Arlene Herson (Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum); Julie Clairmont Shide (Boca Raton Museum of Art); Charlotte Robinson (Boca Raton Woman’s Club); Susan Mullin (Boys & Girls Club – Palm Beach County); Dr. Marion Webster (Caridad); Robin Siegal (Congregation B’nai Israel); Bonnie Scharf (Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America); Robynne Ryals (CROS Ministries); Eileen Carlin (Debbie-Rand Memorial Services League); Genevieve Menaged (Donna Klein Jewish Academy); Michelle Rubin (Equine Assisted Therapies of South Florida); Donna Goray (Farmworker Children’s Center, Inc.); Mary Perper (Florence Fuller Child Development Center); Wendy Sadusky (George Snow Scholarship Fund); Elise Repath (JAFCO); Susan Whelchel (Junior League of Boca Raton); Courtney Hickey (Junior League of the Palm Beaches); Elizabeth Parker (KidSafe Foundation); Anne Bright (Lupus Foundation of America, Florida Chapter); Kirsten Stephenson (National Society of Arts & Letters); Melissa Bonaros (Place of Hope at The Rinker Place); Judi Donoff (Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services); Saskia Meckman (Sunflower Creative Arts); Gayle Coleman Rader, Esq. (The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society); Tabitha LeTourneau Meyerer (Unicorn Children’s Foundation); Kim Jones (United Way of Palm Beach County); Dr. Krista Rosenberg (Women of Tomorrow); Rosemarie Brady (Women’s Circle Inc); Patricia Roseboom (Women’s Executive Club of South Palm Beach); and Traci Catto (YMCA of South Palm Beach County).
The Junior League of Boca Raton was proud to have the following presenting sponsors for this year’s event: The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation together with the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute (Presenting Award Sponsor), Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton (Presenting Fashion Sponsor), and Boca Magazine (Media Sponsor), in addition to: Kathy and Paul Adkins, Amy and Mike Kazma, Rendon Center Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine, Cendyn Spaces, Publix Super Markets Charities, Alpine Jaguar, Schmidt Family Foundation, E.M. Lynn Foundation, Harcourt M. and Virginia W. Sylvester Foundation, The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial Foundation, Boca Raton Bowl, Toshiba Business Solutions, Whelchel Partners, Economos Properties, G.L. Homes, Deb Tarrant, Munoz Photography, Alli & Steven Chanin, The Bay Branch Foundation, Jamie Snyder, and Carrie Rubin. We are also grateful to our Diaper Bank Storage Sponsors, a project created and supported by the Junior League of Boca Raton, Rosemurgy Properties and HCI Books.
