INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — More than 150 women gathered at Bent Pine Golf Club on Jan. 30 to “Play Bridge for the Children.” An annual event to benefit Children’s Home Society of Florida’s Baines Hall, a home for girls, ages 12-17, that are currently in the foster care program as a result of abuse, neglect and abandonment.
Celebrating its 11th year, the event featured a fun-filled morning of playing bridge followed by a luncheon and awards for duplicate and party/rubber games and master points for duplicate. 2012 sponsors were Karen L. Ferguson, M.D. and Susan B. Fries, D.C.
A special group of ladies played for Barbara’s Team in honor of Barbara Stark, a member of the organization’s Indian River Advisory Board and a long time bridge player. Included were: Cynthia Bardes, Nancy Briggs, Gina Campbell, Mary Ann Clayton, Karen Fox, Ellen Gelberg, Ginger Gibson, Grace Hay, Leigh Mason, Joan McIlwain, Nancy Paul, Donna Pottle, Marcia Poutiatine, Pinky Regan, Marta Schneider, Virginia Schwerin and Beverly Taylor.
Committee members included Lee Ann Arsenault, Susie Bell, Peggy Bradt, Nancy Briggs, Mary Daly, Paula Hallam, Joan McIlwain, Susan Mehiel (committee chair), Migdalia O’Leary, Nancy Paul, Donna Pottle, Marcia Poutiatine, Gail Reams, Pinkie it is Pinky Regan, Marta Schneider, Ginny Schwerin, Shirley Wertz, Janice Woodbury, and administrative assistant Carmella Comboni (compliments of Oak Point Development).
For more information about how you can support Children’s Home Society of Florida programs and services in Indian River County, contact Dee Shelton, Development Specialist, at (772) 778-6340, ext. 225, Dee.Shelton@chsfl.org or Michelle King at (772) 344-4020 or michelle.king@chsfl.org.
The Children’s Home Society of Florida is the sixth largest of more than 1,200 private organizations currently accredited and/or in process of accreditation in North America (US and Canada). The Treasure Coast Division, which is one of 15 divisions in Florida, served 11,607 children and their families in fiscal year 2011 in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties.
The nonprofit organization’s programs are developed to break the cycle of child abuse and provide children and young adults with the opportunity to be safe, healthy and prepared for life. For more information visit www.chsfl.org.
