VOL. 33 NO. 6
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JUNE 2025
Southern Profile
Town Of Palm Beach United Way Honors Jack Scarola Jack Scarola Receives The Prestigious Nettie Finkle Award
The Town of Palm Beach United Way recently honored Jack Scarola with the prestigious Nettie Finkle Award for his 45-plus years of transforming the lives of the most vulnerable individuals and families in Palm Beach County. The annual award honors an individual who exemplifies volunteerism and whose commitment to bringing hope, promise, and opportunity into the lives of others has left a lasting, positive impact on a person, group, or community at large. Scarola is a generous giver of his time, talents, and treasure. He is a founding member of The Lord’s Place and has served on its board for more than 45 years. According to Kerry Diaz, interim CEO of The Lord’s Place and who nominated Scarola for the award, “Jack is not your typical board chairman who limits
his involvement overseeing the policies of a nonprofit organization. He has literally been on the ground and in the trenches—or to be more exact, in the dumpster—with our organization since its beginning.” In the early 1980s, Scarola joined the late Brother Joe Ranieri, founder of The Lord’s Place, sleeping on the steps of St. Ann’s Church and later helped him as he spent weeks living in a dumpster to call the attention of the community to the problem of homelessness and to solicit financial support. Since the beginning days, Scarola and his wife, Anita, and children have been steadfast supporters of The Lord’s Place and participants in the agency’s various events—from Dumpster Days to SleepOut to this year’s Debra Vasilopoulos and Jack Scarola
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Charity News
Southern Spotlight
Ibis Charities Foundation Awards Over $530,000 In 2025 Season Of Giving
Wheelchairs 4 Kids Receives $7,500 Grant From Admirals Cove Foundation To Help Children With Physical Disabilities In Northern Palm Beach
The Ibis Charities Foundation is proud to continue its mission of supporting impactful initiatives across five key areas: health and wellness, education, family and social services, arts and culture, and environmental awareness. Most
grants are awarded to projects with clearly defined budgets and measurable outcomes, ensuring donor contributions make a lasting difference in our community. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our major donors, corporate sponsors, and all who participated in this year’s Season of Giving events, we raised more than $500,000 for the third consecutive year. In midMarch, the Ibis Charities Grants Committee presented funding recommendations Charity News on page 2
Wheelchairs 4 Kids is proud to announce it has received a $7,500 grant from the Admirals Cove Foundation to support its flagship Let’s Roll Program, which provides wheelchairs, home and vehicle modifications, and other essential assistive equipment to children with physical disabilities under the age of 21, all at no charge to their families. This grant is specifically designated to serve families in the Northern Palm Beach area of Florida. Founded in 2011 in Tarpon Springs, Wheelchairs 4 Kids is a nonprofit organization committed to improving the quality of life and increasing mobility for physically Southern Spotlight on page 5