Place of Hope Announces 17th Annual Lexus Hope Bash

Place of Hope is proud to announce Lexus as the new title sponsor of the 17th annual Lexus Hope Bash. Lexus, a luxury automotive and lifestyle brand with a passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance, has partnered with Place of Hope for yet another year, but this time in the title sponsor role.

“We are proud to once again support Place of Hope’s work to provide safety, stability and hope for our community’s children and families,” said Sam Wintermyer, General Manager, Lexus Southern Area. “We take pride in contributing to their ongoing efforts to ensure everyone has access to a healthy and bright future.”

The Lexus Hope Bash is one of Palm Beach County’s most well-attended and premier fundraisers year after year, raising critical funds for local foster children, homeless youth, families in transition and human trafficking survivors.

“We are so grateful to have the support of a company like Lexus,” said Place of Hope’s Founding CEO Charles Bender. “It’s companies like Lexus that pour into our community and make Palm Beach County a better place and that help make our event in particular so special.”

Known to be one of the most exhilarating and eye-opening charitable evenings, the Lexus Hope Bash offers attendees a cocktail reception, silent auction and raffles, dinner and dancing, a live auction and more!

NSAL Star Maker Awards Shines Spotlight on Rising Performers

Lifetime Achievement Award

The National Society of Arts and Letters of Florida (NSAL) is thrilled to announce the annual Star Maker Awards Dinner will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at The Addison in Boca Raton. The dazzling event supports the Boca Raton-based nonprofit’s mission of providing scholarships, competitions, and mentoring for local performing and visual artists. Join the city’s foremost arts and culture advocates for an enchanting evening of performances by an array of talented students and enjoy a heartfelt celebration honoring this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Arlene Herson. The event chairs for this year’s ceremony are Dr. Ronald Rubin, Alyce Erickson, Shari Upbin and Kirsten Stephenson, and the honorary chair for the evening is Andrea Virgin. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities visit www.nsalflorida.org/events.

“We are very proud of the incredibly talented emerging artists in our community,” stated Dr. N’Quavah R. Velazquez, NSAL President. “Their desire to share their gifts with the world is the reason why we work so diligently to support their dreams. The Star Maker Awards is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and it offers many opportunities for those who love the arts to support the next generation of stars through sponsorships and our donor campaign.” decades to come,” stated Dr. Ron Rubin, event chair. “One of the staunchest advocates for the arts in our community is this year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree, Arlene Herson.”

Herson is the producer and host of the award-winning syndicated cable television program, “The Arlene Herson Show.” The talk show featured indepth interviews with nationally known personalities. In the nonprofit realm, Herson has been recognized numerous times for her outstanding contributions to beloved causes. Nationally, she was honored on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC with the Leadership Award by the Wings of Memory Society of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and has served as National Chair of the Legacy of Light Society of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. In addition, Herson served as an interviewer for Steven Spielberg’s Shoah Foundation, videotaping first-hand testimonies of Holocaust survivors. Locally, she has been active supporter of many nonprofits and cultural organizations including The Boca Raton Historical Society, Miami City Ballet, Boca Raton, Alzheimer’s Brain Bowl, Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton, Theatre Lab at FAU, Live at Lynn at Lynn University, and of course NSAL and our Star Maker Awards.

For the third year, the Lexus Hope Bash Palm Beach will be at Trump National in Jupiter chaired by Heather Atkins, Tara Dillon, Erin Elmore and Morgan McGrath Ross.

Place of Hope is South Florida’s largest family and child organization, serving more than 8,000 people annually and providing programs and services to end the cycles of abuse, neglect, homelessness and human trafficking. For the fourth year, Place of Hope ranked as the number one children’s charity on the prestigious and respected Charity Navigator website.

For more information about Hope Bash please email JamieB@PlaceofHope.com or visit https://www.placeofhope.com/hopebash/

To learn about more ways Lexus is giving back to the community, visit the Lexus Newsroom.

Performers at the event will include scholarship winners from Lynn Conservatory of Music, the New World School of the Arts, Frost School of Music, Boca Ballet Theatre, and Florida Atlantic University, along with competition and scholarship winners in voice, piano & brass duo, visual art and in this year’s key competition, drama.

“Supporting young creatives early in their careers ensures that we will continue to be enthralled and inspired for the

“We are also thrilled to announce that Andrea Virgin will serve as the Honorary Chair of the Star Maker Awards,” said Shari Upbin, NSAL Vice President. “She is a dynamic force of nature who spearheaded the Center for Arts & Innovation in Boca Raton, filling a huge cultural gap in our community that has existed for decades.”

To learn how you can help foster the dreams of young artists, please visit www.nsalflorida.org.

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