Mary Beth Rempp, a member of the Palm Aire Women's Club, says the grant the women's club gave to Valerie Green and Erline Constant with the Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee County will go toward recruiting and training more health counselors.
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Victoria Brown, the founder of Dollar Dynasty in Sarasota, was thrilled to be a recipient of a grant from the Palm Aire Women's Club once again.Â
Brown founded the nonprofit, which serves people who are homeless as well as underprivileged adults and children. Dollar Dynasty was founded in 2003.Â
Brown said there are "almost no words" to show her gratitude for the women's club's donation. She said the donation is a blessing.Â
Dollar Dynasty was one of six nonprofits in Manatee and Sarasota counties to receive a grant from the women's club during a luncheon May 12 at the Palm Aire Country Club. The women's club provided $5,000 in grants.
Carolann Garafola, the chairman for charities for the women's club, said the grants are a way to support the community.Â
"We support all aspects of a community — teenagers, babies, adults, anybody who is in need — through these charities," she said.Â
Barbara Price, the vice president of Baby Basics of Sarasota County, said the $1,000 grant will give the nonprofit the ability to provide diapers for a family for a year.Â
"(The women's club) has supported us in a number of ways for years," Price said. "When you have something that interrupts our process, like COVID, this kind of donation from them is wonderful to keep us sustainable."
Representatives from six nonprofits in Sarasota and Manatee counties and three members of the Palm Aire Women's Club celebrate the grants the women's club gave the nonprofits.
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Palm Aire Women's Club members Carolann Garafola, Mary Beth Rempp and Candace Holloway share the importance of the club supporting community nonprofits.
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Mary Beth Rempp, a member of the Palm Aire Women's Club, says she's proud the club is able to help six nonprofits through grants.
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Mary Beth Rempp, a member of the Palm Aire Women's Club, presents Char Young, the CEO of Hope Family Services, with a grant. "We visited Hope, and we were very taken with it," Rempp says.
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Mary Beth Rempp, a member of the Palm Aire Women's Club, says the grant the women's club gave to Valerie Green and Erline Constant with the Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee County will go toward recruiting and training more health counselors.
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Candace Holloway, a member of the Palm Aire Women's Club, talks about the mission of Baby Basics of Sarasota County before presenting the nonprofit with a $1,000 grant.
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Candace Hollway, a member of the Palm Aire Women's Club, gives a grant to Barbara Price, the vice president of Baby Basics of Sarasota County. Price says the nonprofit is grateful for the years of support from the women's club.
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Victoria Brown, the founder of Dollar Dynasty, is grateful to Candace Holloway, a member of the Palm Aire Women's Club, and the rest of the club for their grant. "It's a blessing," Brown says.
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Palm Aire Women's Club's Carolann Garafola presents a grant to Second Chance's April Glasco, the founder and CEO, and Eryn McIntyre, the program director.
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Palm Aire Women's Club's Carolann Garafola presents a grant to Rosemary McMullen, who is a member of Mothers Helping Mothers' advisory board.
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Palm Aire Women's Club's Sally Reed congratulates Leslie Kudia on winning a basket in a raffle.
Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.
