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Infinity
Holiday Party
Infinity, the League to Aid Abused Children
and Adults, held its 12th annual Holiday
Cocktail Party at the home of Joyce and
Walter Larson on Brightwaters Boulevard in
St. Petersburg. The evening of cocktails and
delectable delights was organized by a large
committee chaired by Joyce and Infinity
President Rebecca Malowany. Infinity
provides volunteer services, financial
support and any other assistance deemed
appropriate to social welfare organizations
and agencies dealing with the problems of
abused and neglected individuals.
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JEANNIE SHAPIRO
Clearwater Free Clinic’s Nurse Practitioner
Corey Shapiro and its Physician of the Year
Dr. Stuart Strikowsky were participants at the
clinic’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon.
Joyce Larson, who chaired this Infinity
fundraiser, and her husband Walter
welcomed guests to their St. Petersburg
waterfront estate.
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Clearwater Free Clinic
Leaders of the Clearwater Free Clinic,
which for 41 years has provided medical
consultation and services to the less
fortunate, thanked supporters during its
annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
at Carlouel Yacht Club on Clearwater
Beach. Bruce Livingston, board president,
and Jeannie Shapiro, the clinic’s CEO,
gave updates on the clinic’s progress, its
recently established foundation, and its
new, larger, more efficient facility. Awards
were presented to Volunteers of the Year
Shannon Westwood and Jack Goldfarb and
to Above and Beyond recipients Diedra
Livingston and Laura and Bob Bentz, while
the Top of the Bay Kiwanis Club gave its
annual Physician of the Year donation in
honor of Dr. Stuart Strikowsky.
Jingle Mingle
The Sunken Gardens Forever Foundation’s third annual
fundraiser was held in the gardens on Fourth Street in
St. Petersburg. Musical performances were given by
Henry Ashwood and St. Petersburg High School’s Pitchfork
vocal group, as guests enjoyed food and beverages from
local restaurants. Masters of Ceremonies Aaron Fodiman
and Margaret Word Burnside helped with the auction and
raffle, which benefitted the foundation and its Children’s
Educational Garden project. 9
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Robin Reed,
president of the
Sunken Gardens
Forever Foundation,
thanked Lesli
Larmon for chairing
this year’s Jingle
Mingle evening
fundraiser.
Bilheimers honored by DFAC
The Dunedin Fine Art Center has
named its new West Wing for Nancy
and David Bilheimer in recognition of
their $2 million donation to the center,
$1 million of which has been placed in
an endowment fund to help support
educational programming. Their gift
will also assist with the completion of
a kitchen studio for culinary arts classes
and other projects in the wing’s second
floor. The Bilheimers decided to help the
Dunedin Fine Art Center after Linda
Hamilton, its development director,
showed them the center’s master plan,
which they appreciated for its vision
and scope.
Nancy and David Bilheimer are honored
that the new West Wing of the Dunedin
Fine Art Center is named for them.
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