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Dear members and friends:
Do you like stargazing? I do and love when the Florida skies are bright and clear to show the whole constellation.
You’ve heard me say before that grantmaking is our “North Star”, and that star is shining brightly. We just concluded our first Grant Recipients Showcase, allowing members and their guests to meet all the nonprofits who have received grants from Impact100 Martin, regardless of the size. This is just a part of the local constellation, but attendees walked away inspired by how the nonprofits are meeting essential needs in Martin County and how our grants have been leveraged for greater impact. The nonprofits were thrilled to be there and have the opportunity to engage our members at a deeper level. Thank you so much to Beth Lonnes, Co-Chair of our Events Committee and Karen Homer, her Co-Chair for this event, as well as all the liaisons who provided support to the nonprofits. Home run!!
Our Grants Committee has also been hard at work evaluating more than 30 Letters of Intent and identifying our semi-finalists who are invited to submit full applications. I am so impressed with the number of “new stars in the sky”, first time applicants for Impact Grants, and the impactful projects being proposed. Many thanks to our new Visioning Team who put air under the wings of many nonprofits, helping them understand the process and encouraging them to dream big.
Our Membership Committee is also charging hard to get us to 400 members so we can award more grants than ever before – 4 grants of $100,000 each. If you haven’t renewed, now is the time! If you have been meaning to invite a friend to join, now is the time. We are close, close, close and with your help we can get to 400.
We are women who make a difference. My favorite quote from the Showcase was one member who said, “Now I really get it. I heard the story and liked it, but now I see the impact we’re having and how it spreads to more impact.” Yep … that’s who we are.
With gratitude for your generosity no matter the form it takes,
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Save the Date of April 18th for our seventh annual Grant Awards Celebration at 4 p.m. at Temple Beit HaYam in Stuart, Florida.
Make sure you reserve the date to join us for our most exciting event of the year. Plan to cast your vote to fund amazing projects by our local non-profits. We anticipate that we will have more grants to award than ever before. Additional information will be available soon, so be on the lookout!
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Impact100 Martin Grants Committee members have been working diligently to evaluate the Letters of Intent. We are proud to announce the nine Semifinalists who have been invited to submit a full application for an Impact Grant. | |
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What’s next for our committee?
During the month of March, we will be attending on-site visits and reviewing full applications and detailed budgets to fully explore these projects/programs. Once attaining this knowledge, the committee meets to identify the Finalists who will present their project/programs to the Impact100 Martin membership on April 18th at the Grant Award Celebration.
Please mark your calendars for this exciting culmination to the 7th year of grant making for our community!
Much thanks to our committee members and the Community Foundation of Martin-St. Lucie for their dedication progressing through the grant cycle process.
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We are excited to announce that we have 351 members to date! We are only 49 members from granting 4 - $100,000 grants at the Grant Award Celebration on April 18th!
Kudos to all of you who have renewed, attended a Meet and Mingle or Impact100 Martin event with a friend, and talked to your friends about joining this amazing group of women who make significant, game changing impact for the Martin County local charities and their constituents!
We are so close to hitting over 400 members, a huge milestone for Impact100 Martin and our local nonprofits.
How can you help us achieve our goal between now and February 29th?
We can achieve this milestone with your help!
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- Cynthia Barber
- Tammy Calabria
- Kathleen Conway
- Cynthia Costello-Mandes
- Emi Fineburg
- Karen Grimmer
- Valerie Lesniak
- Ewa Lewinger
- Linda Longstreet
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- Beth Lynn
- Clara Panzini
- Connie Poussard
- Lisa Rawding
- Vivian Rosenhauer
- Patti Schuette
- Norma Jean Soloff
- Linda Taylor
- Judy Wilson
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- Terry Anderson
- CT Coover
- Lisa Kennett
- Marsha Cetta
- Sarah Murphy
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- Betti Buck
- Lisa Goodmaster
- Allison Warren
- Eeve Metsisto
- Judy Zanchi
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Council for Environmental Studies Center Ribbon Cutting | |
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It was a beautiful morning celebrating Grandparent’s Day and the grand opening of the ESC Wet Lab. Several of our Impact members were in attendance and President Maureen Cotter joined Environmental Studies Center Director Valerie Gaynor for the ribbon cutting.
It’s so exciting to see a plan come to fruition and even better when it’s greater than the original plan! Thanks to the hard work and creativity of Director Gaynor, this 2024 Impact Grant enabled an incredible environmental experience for students and our entire community!
The new Wet Lab now has all new tanks, including a cylindrical octopus tank, touch tanks, teaching spaces, new decking, air conditioning, and is ADA compliant. This space is utilized all year long with Martin County School Students attending annual field trips and the ever-popular summer camps.
What an investment in supporting environmental education within our community!
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Project LIFT Pathway Academy Graduation
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
6:00pm
To attend RSVP to: lily@projectlift.org or call (772)221-2244
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There are dozens of ways you can meet other members and invite a friend to join you to learn more about Impact100 Martin. There is truly something for everyone! | |
Review the calendar of events and schedule your spot to join in all the fun activities you won't want to miss!! | Note: Registration is required for all events and typically opens two months in advance. | |
February Book Club - Second Chance
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On February 5th, we held a virtual book club meeting with Global Impact100 Founder Wendy Steele, author of "Invitation to Impact - Lighting the Path to Community Transformation."
Wendy answered Sue Whittington's personal and probing questions with a smile and gave us the backstory on so many things in her book, and we recorded the session so that you can enjoy it as much as we did.
To watch the recorded session, please click here.
A big thank you to Wendy for always being willing to give freely of her time!
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Bowling at Stuart Bowl in VIP Private Room | |
Cosmic bowling in the VIP area, which features four lanes, big screen TVs, music, food and full bar from the King Pinz Sports Bar and Grille. | |
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost: $20 per person for bowling; food and beverage available for purchase.
Limited to 24 players
Hosted by: Jacqui Costanzo
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Trolley Tour of Hobe Sound Murals
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Ride, Relax, Recreation & Rapport over Community Arts!
Sunday, March 10, 2024
11:00am - 3:00pm
$65 per person includes: Trolley Tour & Brochure Map, Choice of 3 lunch options plus a beverage & dessert, Tips, and all Mural Painting Supplies & Experience.
Join in for an enjoyable excursion to Hobe Sound to view some of their outdoor gallery of 25+ mural walls. Many have been created by the local non-profit Landmark Arts, Inc., “Creating Community Culture”. (an organization spearheaded by one of our Impact100 Members – professional artist & tour guide, Nadia Utto)
This project has received a mARTies Award and is featured in the State’s designated Florida Mural Trail. We’ll hear about the history of murals as a cross-cultural art form and the stories behind these local ones as well as looking for the hidden design element in each wall! Additionally, we will have an especially unique opportunity to become a mural artist by adding our own painterly touch to a community mural!
Enjoy an air-conditioned ride on a Molly’s Trolley around the main streets of Hobe Sound, staying on board / or hopping on & off to view the murals up close. At the tours’ conclusion, we will then enjoy a leisurely lunch crafted just for us at the new Taste Restaurant location, while painting on the covered patio mural.
All sales are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend tickets are transferable, so feel free to give your unused ticket to someone else.
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Axe Throwing at Madd Hatchers with 20 minute training and one hour of axe throwing.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm
RSVP: March 7, 2024
Limited to 30 attendees
$28 per person
Hosted by Roseann Wolcott
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Come join us for happy hour and meet up with old and new friends. | |
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Impact100 Martin members and guests - all are welcome.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Limited to 20 attendees
We would like to have an idea who is attending, so if you could sign up that would be very helpful!
This is a cash bar event.
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Hope to see you there!
Jill Preston & Susan Melians
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Pontiki Sunset Cruise and Happy Hour | |
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Please join us for a sunset cruise and open bar happy hour on the beautiful Intracoastal Waterway.
The Pontiki boat departs from the Marriott Hutchinson Island Marina at 555 NE Ocean Blvd in Stuart.
Please be on time – the boat departs promptly at 5:00 and you will need to sign a liability waiver before the cruise.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
5pm – 7pm
Cost: $60 per person payable in advance
RSVP by Monday, April 1, 2024
Maximum attendees: 40
Hosted by: Ann Barwig
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Birdies in Paradise Golf Outing | |
Calling all Impact golfers!
Play golf at Mariner Sands Country Club, a tropical paradise where the sun always shines. Golfers of all levels are welcome to be part of this fun scramble. You may pick one partner to sign up with or sign up individually and we’ll pair you. You are welcome to bring a friend.
CHECK IN BEGINS AT 11:30 ON THURSDAY MAY 2 FOR A 1:00pm SHOTGUN START.
Your entry fee of $125 (Mariner Sands golf members pay $65) includes greens fees, cart, prizes, tee gift and a cocktail reception with wine, soda, and appetizers. Mulligans will be sold for $5.
Prizes will be awarded at the 19th hole cocktail reception.
Registration deadline is April 12.
All sales are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, tickets are transferable so. Feel free to give your unused ticket to someone else.
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Susan Melians is a retired executive from NextEra Energy and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). She grew up in Montgomery, Alabama with strong family values of community and service to others. A graduate of Auburn University with a BS degree in Industrial Engineering, Susan moved to Florida in 1987 when she joined FPL. She married her best friend Kaz in 1994, and they moved to Palm City in 1998 where they raised their now 23-year old twins, Gavin and Miranda.
During Susan’s 36-year career at FPL, she served in a variety of executive leadership roles including vice president of human resources for FPL and vice president of operations services for power delivery. In January 2019, Susan transferred to Pensacola to support the acquisition of Gulf Power by NextEra (the parent company of FPL) serving as vice president of customer service and external relations. It was during this time that Susan was introduced to Impact100 and inspired by the amazing work being done in Florida’s panhandle.
When Sarah Murphy invited her to a local Impact event in 2021, she jumped at the chance to join! Susan says spending time with like-minded women working together for a common goal is uniquely stimulating and fun. She considers seeing how quickly our sponsored projects are benefiting the people of Martin County incredibly rewarding and a great return on our investment!
Susan’s passion for community, mentorship and youth development has long guided her career and personal involvements. She is a member of Auburn University’s 100 Women Strong supporting girls in engineering, has served on the executive council of the Center for Energy Workforce Development and has supported multiple STEM and robotics efforts. Susan is an active member of the St Mary’s Episcopal Church outreach ministry, a past board member of the American Red Cross, the Boys and Girls Club of Martin County, the Florida Chamber Foundation, and Gulf Power’s Economic Development Fund.
Susan’s interests include family, sports, baking, boating, snow skiing and traveling.
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PNC Private Bank is a proud sponsor of Impact 100 Martin since 2019. Within the Bank and across the communities we serve, we recognize the importance of supporting organizations like Impact 100, who are inspiring women to recognize that philanthropy is power.
As wealth, businesses and investment portfolios are shifting into women’s hands at a record pace, women are taking the lead and making an impact with their own unique approaches to giving. Philanthropy is transitioning from a prescriptive model, where the goal is to make the donor feel good about a donation, to a catalytic model, which seeks to deploy capital to solve problems.
Tracy Sorzano, senior vice president and Wealth Strategy regional manager for PNC Private Bank, suggests that the most important step in determining a philanthropic focus might be to ask yourself, “Why?” Sorzano is a founding member of Impact 100 Martin and has served on both the advisory board and events committee. She was drawn to the spirit of Impact – a shared desire to improve the community through collective giving, knowing that pooled resources can make a greater impact than individual contributions could make.
As wealth continues to shift to women over the next decade, women’s influence over philanthropy will continue to grow. Actions speak louder than words, and the steps women take today to deploy capital to solve the problems they care about most can have global economic implications in the future. PNC’s dedicated teams have the knowledge, experience, and desire to ease financial complexities and deliver peace of mind to help our clients achieve their financial purpose. So, let’s get started!
PNC Private Bank is part of the PNC Asset Management Group (AMG), which is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC AMG is a relationship-based provider of investment, planning, banking and fiduciary services to wealthy individuals and institutions through the proactive delivery of value-add ideas and solutions. PNC AMG offers personal asset management for high and ultra-high net worth individuals and families through PNC Private Bank and PNC Private Bank Hawthorn; and institutional asset management services to corporations, healthcare systems, insurance companies, unions, municipalities and nonprofits through Institutional Asset Management. For more information about PNC Asset Management Group, visit www.pnc.com.
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