Heidi Schaeffer MD announced as Honorary Chair!
Joan O’Connell and Toni O’Brien, Co-Chairs of the 9th Annual Grandma’s Angels Holiday Luncheon are thrilled to announce Heidi Schaeffer MD as the Honorary Chair. Dr. Schaeffer has graciously been a Presenting Sponsor of the luncheon since before 2021 and serves as one again this year. There is no one more deserving of this honor and recognition!
Dr. Schaeffer is a nationally recognized human trafficking awareness and intervention expert and is passionate about supporting causes that serve abused, neglected and abandoned youth. She earned her Bachelor Degrees in Biology and Psychology at Barry University (Miami, FL, 1994) and was Valedictorian of both majors. In 1998, she graduated with her Doctorate of Medicine Degree from the University Of Miami School Of Medicine. Dr. Schaeffer trained in Internal Medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Licensed to practice medicine in Florida since 1999, Dr. Schaeffer has worked with private and public healthcare organizations (including the Department of Health). She is President-Emeritus of the Human Trafficking Coalition of the Palm Beaches and serves as an Executive Board member of ChildNet and the FLITE Center. She was awarded the State of Florida’s Human Trafficking Advocate of the Year by the Attorney General in 2017.
The luncheon starts at 11:30 am with a wine reception and a fabulous silent auction. During lunch there will be a small live auction while local CBS12 News Anchor Liz Quirantes has once again graciously agreed to serve as the celebrity emcee.
The auction proceeds benefit Grandma’s Place, which provides shelter and loving care to children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect and also provides respite care for young children with disabilities while offering support to their parents/caregivers to maximize each child’s safety and success.
Tickets are $225 per person or tables for $2,250. To receive an invitation, donate an auction item, purchase a ticket, place an ad in the event program, or sponsor the event, please call Roxanne Jacobs at 561-376-0488, e-mail at [email protected] or visit www.granhttps://www.grandmasplacepb.org/grandmas-angels-holiday-luncheon/dmasplacepb.org .