United Way raises nearly $7M, topping its goal by $1.5M
With time left in its fundraising year, the Palm Beach nonprofit said it had raised almost $7 million so far to support area charities.
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With time left in its fundraising year, the Palm Beach nonprofit said it had raised almost $7 million so far to support area charities.
Multiple venues, great chefs, and sold-out crowd yield memorable night
Chairwomen Ross Meltzer and Promise Fund co-founder and Nancy Brinker greeted arriving guests from a distance with '60s-'70s music from DJ Adam Lipson keeping things festive. Staggered scheduling for dinner pickups kept things socially distanced, congestion-free and moving quickly. The 108 guests in 54 cars — some with the family dog along for the ride — drove to the entrance of Club Colette, lowered their windows, posed for pictures and popped the trunk while a team of masked, gloved waiters loaded a boxed gourmet dinner for two with a bottle of pink champagne. Previous years...