Meet the newest addition to our Leadership Team!

Dear Friends of the Lighthouse,

We are happy to announce and introduce you to the newest member of our Leadership Team; Whitney Erasmus. She joins Lighthouse as the Director of Marketing and Development. Whitney has been living in Palm Beach County since 2014, and has a background in non-profit work including Fundraising, Event Management and Marketing.

She graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management (2015), and a Master of Business Administration with a dual concentration in Marketing and ERP Systems (2020). She is a native of Cape Town South Africa, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from her alma mater in her home country.

We are happy to haver her as part of the team, and look forward to the contributions that she will make in gaining more community support and visibility for Lighthouse of the Blind of the Palm Beaches.

Welcome, Whitney!

Lighthouse Hosts enVision 20/20 Luncheon

Chairwomen; Roshan Massoumi, Page Ferrell and Maria Beaudouin.

Lighthouse Board Members - David Cano, M.D., Maryam Mohajer, Tekesha Saffold, Roshan Massoumi, Kim Clawson, Allen Preston.

David and Harriet Havanich, Bob and Mary Buenting.

Inspirational Speaker, Berline Senelier and Executive Director, Mary Allen.

Ted Goodenough with Rosie and Stephanie Soplop.

Chris and Denise Pratico.

Thank you to our enVision 20/20 Sponsors:

Premier Sponsor & Honorary Chairwoman

Ms. Maria Beaudouin

Visionary Sponsor

M&T Charitable Foundation

Venue Sponsor

Ms. Page Ferrell

Valet Sponsor

Gunster Law Firm

Mrs. Roshan Massoumi

Teacup Sponsor

Mr. Allen Preston

Table Sponsor

Ms. Margaret Donnelley

Mrs. Vicki Halmos

Friends of the Lighthouse

Mrs. Mortimer L. Curran

Dr. and Mrs. Edgar Covarrubias

Dr. and Mrs. Scott Gartner

Mrs. Arlette Gordon

Ms. Marjorie Potter-Kolb

Mr. and Mrs. N. Chris Pratico

Ms. Sondra Hoffman

Kim Clawson

Clara Rosengarten Urbahn

Entertainment Underwriter

Ms. Gay Dedo

Centerpiece Underwriter

Mary and Glenn Allen

Thank you Lilly Pulitzer and J. McLaughlin Stores!

On Thursday, March 16th, 2023, the Lilly Pulitzer stores located in Boca Raton, Palm Beach Island and Gardens Mall hosted a Shop to Support event where 10% of all sales were donated to Lighthouse for the Blind! Thank you Lily Pulitzer for being a community partner and supporting us with the Shop to Support Event!

On Thursday, March 23rd, 2023, J. McLaughlin store on Palm Beach Island, hosted a Sip, Shop and Celebrate Spring event where 10% of all sales were donated to Lighthouse for the Blind! Thank you J. McLaughlin for being a community partner and supporting us with the Sip, Shop and Celebrate Spring!

Calendar of Events:

Friday, May 5 - 10:00 am - noon - Adult Focus Club 

Held at the Lighthouse. E-mail rmulero@lhpb.org for more information.

Monday, May 8 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Caregivers Support Group. Includes dinner. 

Please R.S.V.P. to rmulero@lhpb.org

Friday, May 19, 9:00 to 12:00 noon Boot Up Club. Program includes guests from Vispero presenting low vision and blindness products at the Lighthouse, and this will also be available via Zoom. We will need a headcount for those attending at the Lighthouse for this event, so please RSVP by sending an email to trink@lhpb.org. If you are attending via Zoom, there is no need to RSVP, this is only for those attending the May event in person at the Lighthouse, so we can ensure that we have enough space for everyone.

Friday, May 19, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - Friday Book Club. Virtual or in person at the Lighthouse.

E-mail dsalina@lhpb.org for the link to the Zoom meeting. This meeting’s book is The letter keeper by Charles Martin

Thursday, May 25, 1:30 - 2:30 pm - Thursday Book Club Zoom meeting only. 

E-mail dsalina@lhpb.org for the link to the Zoom meeting. This meeting's book is The long hunter: a new life of Daniel Boone by Lawrence Elliot

Monday, May 15 (time to be determined) – Activity Club- Traveling to Broward County for lunch on the Brightline. Please R.S.V.P. to rmulero@lhpb.org

Thanks to your generosity, Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches is able to meet the needs of the visually impaired in our community.

There are many ways you can give to help us continue our mission.

Consider planned giving through estate planning or your will.

You can make a donation of any size online at www.lhpb.org on our

Facebook page or call the office 561-586-5600.