VERO BEACH — The women of Impact 100 are abuzz with excitement as a new season of giving gets underway with the Kickoff Breakfast on November 13, 2014 at the Oak Harbor Clubhouse with guest speaker Sally Armstrong.
Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and reservations are required as the event sells out every year. Armstrong will be signing her book, Uprising, before the official start of the breakfast at 9 a.m.
Reservations can be made online at http://conta.cc/1qzehO1 or via check for $50 to IRCF/Impact 100, P.O. Box 643968, Vero Beach, FL 32964. Deadline for reservations is Nov. 6. For more information about the breakfast, email info@impact100ir.com or call Beth Howard or Laura Steward at their numbers above.
Judy Peschio, President of Impact 100, says “Women can and do make a difference and we’ve proven it at Impact 100. As Sally Armstrong writes in her book, women are the key to progress on ending poverty, violence, and conflict. Impact 100 makes a difference immediately in our community.”
Human rights activist, journalist and award-winning author Sally Armstrong has covered stories about women and girls in zones of conflict all over the world. From Bosnia and Somalia to the Middle East, Rwanda, Congo and Afghanistan, her eyewitness reports have earned her awards including the Gold Award from the National Magazine Awards Foundation and the Author’s Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters. She received the Amnesty International Media Award in 2000, 2002 and again in 2011.
This year’s breakfast is sponsored by The Hill Group. When asked why The Hill Group is involved with Impact 100 Toby Hill said, “From Impact 100’s inception it was obvious to me these ladies would enjoy great success. Their mission combined with dynamic leadership was sure to attract many new members. It is an honor for The Hill Group to sponsor this year’s Kickoff Breakfast for such a special group of ladies. Vero Beach is a better place thanks to Impact 100.”
Last season Impact 100 funded $433,000 into the community from 433 members for transformational grants that make a difference in Indian River County, achieving a milestone of over $2 million given out in under six years. More information can be found at www.impact100ir.com.
