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Mary Schenkel

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Wheels & Keels team ‘checks’ in with even more charities

Representatives from local charities left the Moorings Yacht and Country Club with an extra spring in their step, ...

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‘Boot Campaign’ kicks up support for vets’ health, wellness

Invited guests filled the Quail Valley Boat House, where they learned about Boot Campaign, a Texas-based nonprofit founded ...

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Children’s Art Festival at Museum: Big fun for little ’uns

The Vero Beach Museum of Art was abuzz with activity during its annual Children’s Art Festival which, following ...

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Local vets plan WWII tribute on Memorial Island

Members of the local chapter of the Military Officers Association of America are spearheading the creation of a ...

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‘May Pops’ at Windsor ends the season on its highest note

After two years of COVID cancellations, and two rain-challenged years before that, supporters of the Cleveland Clinic Indian ...

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Education Foundation Charity Shoot hits fundraising target

The weather was ideal for the shooters who gathered at the Windsor Gun Club at Vero Beach Clay ...

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Float Hope’s ‘Minnows School’ program off to splashy start

Float Hope of Indian River County supporters were welcomed to a cocktail reception at the John’s Island Club ...

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Wow, and how! Stringer Gallery’s ‘Masterworks: Then and Now’

The J.M. Stringer Gallery of Fine Art on Ocean Drive is home to an exceptional collection of artworks, ...

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Quail Valley Charities checks off ‘another great year’ of giving

Representatives of 35 local nonprofits gathered at Quail Valley at the Pointe for the 20th annual Quail Valley ...

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‘Ballet Under the Stars’ benefits stellar initiatives

Ballet Vero Beach is a bit like the children’s book “The Little Engine that Could,” which teaches the ...

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Hula-la! Partying hearty at Service League’s Island Hop Gala

A colorfully attired crowd of some 675 guests were welcomed to paradise with tropical drinks, hula dancers, fabulous ...

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Via outreach funding, ‘Circle’ women again do their part for art

Members of the Circle, a philanthropic cadre of women who support the Vero Beach Museum of Art educational ...