Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Annual Gala Chairmen Emeriti Honored

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Annual Gala Chairmen Emeriti Honored

Beth Pine, vice president and general manager of the island’s Neiman Marcus branch, and Danielle Hickox-Moore, Boys & Girls Clubs 34th Annual Gala Chairwoman, hosted an “Art of Fashion” luncheon and presentation to honor the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s Annual Gala Chairmen Emeriti.

More than 70 guests were treated to a fashion show from Neiman’s 2015 Spring and Resort Collections with a grand finale of Christian Siriano fashions and a personal appearance by the designer himself.

Attendees included chairmen emeriti Mary Boykin, Grace Marie Champ, Carol Digges, Mary Freitas, Sylvia James, Ross  W.W. Meltzer, Nancy Reynolds, Eddy Taylor, Mary Lou Watchman and Beverly White Yeager. Other attendees included Wally and Betsy Turner, Lesly Smith, Kathryn Vecellio, Laura Evans, Robert and Debbie Dunkin, JoAnna Myers, Tiffany Cloutier and Julie Rudolph.

The Boys & Girls Clubs Annual Gala began in 1981 and has taken place every year since. Chairmen Emeriti include Peggy Pray, Carol Digges, Ann Benish, Joan Greer, Mary Jo Van Bueren, Alice Tarone, Beverly White Yeager, Virgina Buckley, Cathleen McFarlane Ross, Florence Knudsen, Patricia Supper, Trish Hilton, Nancy McDonald, Barbara Claggett, Sylvia James, Nancy Reynolds, Betty Hassan, Mary Alice Pappas, Grace Marie Champ, Mary Lou Watchman, Mary Boykin, Ruby Rinker, Ellen Cunningham, Darlene Jordan, Andrea Stark, Jane Ponterelli, Marilyn Tracy, Diana Ecclestone, Tom Quick, Kathy Bleznak, Susie Dwinell, Katy Dew Amling, Susan Malloy, Ross W.W. Meltzer, Mary Freitas and Eddy Taylor.

This year’s annual gala, “Spring Fling” will take place on Friday, March 13th at The Breakers. Chairwoman Danielle Hickox-Moore is joined by Honorary Chairmen Mary Freitas, Eddy Taylor and Tom Quick.

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