The Junior League of Boca Raton revealed the names of the 25 deserving candidates for the 2014 Woman Volunteer of the Year at a kickoff event Thursday night at the new Waterstone Resort & Marina (999 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton). Boca Raton is a proud media sponsor of the 27th annual ceremony, which is slated for Nov. 7 at Boca West Country Club and includes a special runway show by Alice + Olivia founder Stacey Bendet, courtesy of Saks Fifth Avenue at Town Center.
Here are the 25 nominees and the organizations for which they volunteer:
• Marina Morbeck: Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
• Laura Clarkson: American Association of Caregiving Youth
• Kelli-Ann McLeod: Best Foot Forward Foundation
• Valentina Martinez: Boca Ballet Theatre
• Margi Cross: Boca Helping Hands
• Robin Deyo: Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum
• Peg Greenspon: Boca Raton Museum of Art
• Evie Zimmerman: Caring Hearts Auxiliary of the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center
• Tiffany Rodriguez: C.R.O.S. Ministries
• Mildred Strom: Debbie-Rand Memorial Service League
• Kathy Adkins: Florence Fuller Child Development Centers
• Marysol Gonzales: Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce
• Debora Kellogg: HomeSafe
• Tandy Robinson: Impact 100 Palm Beach County
• Mary Csar: Junior League of Boca Raton
• Laura Wissa: Junior League of the Palm Beaches
• Wendi Lipsich: KidSafe Foundation
• Bettina Young: Literacy Coalition of PBC
• Shari Upbin: NSAL, Florida East Coast Chapter
• Laura Campbell-Held: Place of Hope at the Haven
• Donna Robins: Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park
• Mariela Montgomery: Soroptimist International of Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach
• Marilyn Wilson: South Florida Women’s Executive Club
• Ann Rutherford: Spirit of Giving Network
• Michelle Yellin: Unicorn Children’s Foundation
In addition, the Junior League announced two Lifetime Achievement nominees: Helen Babione (Boca Raton Women’s Club, GFWC) and Connie Berry (Caridad Center).
