June 2025 Newsletter Content

President's Video

Grant Recipient Highlights

Membership Update

Member Spotlight

Save the Date Season 9 Kickoff

Impactful Conversations - A Look Back…

Upcoming Events

A special video message from your incoming President Sue Whittington and outgoing President Maureen Cotter.

Grants Update: 2024 Impact Grant Recipients Making a Difference

Our 2024 Impact Grant recipients—Tykes & Teens and ORCA—have made tremendous progress in delivering positive, lasting change in Martin County.

Tykes & Teens: Walk-In Assessment Center

Since opening in August 2024, the Walk-In Assessment Center at Tykes & Teens has provided immediate mental health services to 169 children. This critical program ensures that youth in crisis can access same-day appointments, with 100% seen the same day and over 91% linked to ongoing care. Most importantly, 99.4% of youth served have avoided inpatient hospitalization.

Family feedback reflects the program’s exceptional quality and welcoming environment. One parent shared, “Before our initial intake, my child wasn’t willing to speak to anyone. Now they’re willing to talk about their trauma thanks to Tykes & Teens.” Another noted, “I was very surprised at how easy the process was… no wait whatsoever.”

ORCA: One Health Fish Monitoring Program

ORCA’s One Health initiative is building environmental awareness through citizen science. Since June, nearly 500 Martin County residents have engaged in the program, with over 190 fish collected for research on pollutants like mercury, glyphosate, and microplastics. Volunteers have conducted 13 training workshops and contributed to sample analysis, empowering our community to understand the link between environmental and human health.

Thanks to this grant, ORCA is launching a new online data platform during Citizen Science Month, making research findings accessible to the public for the first time.

Click here to see Citizen Scientist in action

We are proud to support these transformational projects through our collective giving. Stay tuned for more updates as our 2024 Impact Grants continue to change lives and strengthen our community.

Together, we are creating positive, lasting change through collective giving.

🧭 Season 9 to Date

We have 41 members signed up for Season 9 on our way to 550! Thank you to all who have rejoined and to our newest members!

Please welcome these ladies who have joined in the past 30 days:

Welcome New Members

Name	Community	Referred By
Janet Cappuccitti	Mariner Sands – Jupiter Island	Carol Nowak & Christine Smith
Carol Nowak	Mariner Sands – Jupiter Island	Christine Smith
Kathy Day	Martin Downs Country Club	Cindy Eaton
Barbara Lott	Mariner Sands	Kazuko Johansen
Karen Skoda	Sewall’s Point- Beau Rivage	Linda Gardner

📣 New Community Captains

We’re excited to announce new Community Captains who have stepped up to help foster connection and engagement in their neighborhoods:

Palm City West

Includes Stuart West, Newfield, Cobblestone, Canopy Creek, and Indiantown

Janie Bushong – janiebushong6@hotmail.com

Kirsten Knowles – kirsten.kerrknowles@gmail.com

Hobe Sound

Kathy Miller – kathy.m.miller@hotmail.com

Susan Unruh – unruhly924@gmail.com

Sailfish Point

Pam Bringsjord – pbringsjord@verizon.net

Welcome aboard! We are grateful for your leadership and support. Members in these communities will be hearing from their new Community Captains soon—feel free to reach out and say hello!

📣 We Need You!

The Membership Committee is looking for volunteers to help during the 2025/26 season.

We especially need a Community Captain for Mariner Sands to help continue fostering connection and engagement within this vibrant group.

We are also forming a Young Professionals Committee to engage and recruit more young professionals into Impact100 Martin.

If you have an interest in helping out, please contact Judy Zanchi or Sarah Murphy at communitycaptain@impact100martin.org.

Join or Renew Your Membership Here

Planning events is almost second nature to Karen Homer, one of our new board members and co-chair, with Beth Lonnes, of the Events Committee. While she says she “fell into” the field, she started her own company, HKH Innovations, in the late 1980s - and is still enthusiastic about each new business adventure.

Although Karen primarily focuses on large-scale civic celebrations (she produced this year’s Philadelphia Eagles hometown Super Bowl parade!!), she occasionally handles smaller private functions. Having good friends on the Gold Coast and her husband Chuck’s decision to retire brought them to Florida in 2021.

Further inducement came from COVID, which demonstrated that much of her work could be done from her Florida home. She still travels to function sites, though in their leisure time, Karen and Chuck love traveling the world. A neighbor, Terry Anderson, told her about Impact100 Martin. The idea that women together were a force that could make changes in society initially drew her to membership, and she loves the sense of community we foster.

A Look Back, as the Member Engagement Committee Plans for Season 9 Impactful Conversations

Impact100 Martin was delighted to host Impactful Conversations – Our Environment, Preservation and Recreation in mid-February at the beautiful Frances Langford Pavilion in Indian Riverside Park. This picturesque Indian River location was the perfect setting for nearly 70 Impact100 members and their guests to hear from Martin County experts about the innovative efforts to protect our unique environment and provide meaningful recreational opportunities for all.

Guest speakers included Vincent Encomio, John Mahle, and Kevin Kirwin. Their engaging presentations sparked a lively Q&A session. Following the event, a catered boxed lunch was provided by ARC’s Caring Café, a past Impact100 Martin grant recipient. Attendees also received a collection of helpful resources mentioned during the program:

For more, we encourage you to visit the Martin County Parks and Recreation website to explore the wide array of parks and preserves available in our community.

Looking ahead to Season 9, we are planning three more Impactful Conversations focused on our remaining core focus areas: Health & Wellness, Family, and Education. Stay tuned for more details, but be sure to Save the Dates for our first two upcoming events:

● November 19, 2025 at the Kane Center

● January 15, 2026 – location to be announced

Join us as we continue learning about the needs of Martin County and how our collective giving can make a lasting difference!

Click here to relive the photos from February’s Impactful Conversations

Download 2024-2025 Event Flyer

Note: Registration is required for all events and typically opens two months in advance.

Member Engagement Events Listing:

Casual Golf - Play 9 holes for all skill levels

Friday Mornings 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Sailfish Sands in Stuart

Click Here to email Dawn by Wednesday each week if you're coming to play so she can book a tee time. It's pay to play directly at the course ($25/pp for 9 holes).

Welcome Circle: Your Gateway to Impact100 Martin Member Orientation

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual Event - A link will be provided to registered attendees. Please add the Zoom link from the Confirmation email to your calendar (as it is not included in the meeting download link).

Welcome Circle: Your Gateway to Impact100 Martin Member Orientation

Monday, July 14, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual Event - A link will be provided to registered attendees. Please add the Zoom link from the Confirmation email to your calendar (as it is not included in the meeting download link).

Social Hour

Thursday, July 24, 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Drift Kitchen & Bar- 3793 NE Ocean Blvd, Jensen Beach

To ensure a comfortable experience for everyone at the venue, we're limiting attendance to 15. Please register to secure your spot.

Impact100 Martin Book Club – Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris

Monday, Aug 4, 2025, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Location details will be provided to those registered by May 1, 2025

Welcome Circle: Your Gateway to Impact100 Martin Member Orientation

Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Virtual Event - Link provided to those registered by 3:00 pm, Aug 18, 2025

Social Hour

Thursday, Aug 28, 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm