To Your Health! FoundCare Inc. Celebrates 2019 Fundraiser

FoundCare Inc. Supporters Celebrated À Votre Santé (To Your Health)
Dinner Party Raised Money for Pediatric Expansion

PALM BEACH, Fla. – More than 150 supporters celebrated FoundCare, Inc. at the annual À Votre Santé (To Your Health) a Tropical Caribbean-themed fundraising dinner party on Sunday, March 24 at Club Colette in Palm Beach. Guests toasted to their health while enjoying live island music, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, all to support the Federally Qualified Health Center. Key medical and community leaders who support FoundCare’s mission attended the elegant evening.

Guests were greeted by a steel drum and bright island décor while they nibbled on Caribbean delicacies and danced the night away to the live music of Les Nuages (The Clouds). Silent auction items included a South African photo safari, a vacation at a private home in Newport, RI and a private dinner from a personal chef, among other decadent indulgences.

FoundCare, Inc., provides quality healthcare to the Palm Beach County community. To meet its mission of fulfilling unmet healthcare and social service needs of individuals and families, FoundCare offers pediatrics, adult medicine, chronic disease management, behavioral health services, dentistry, laboratory work and X-rays, and an on-site pharmacy – all as a one-stop shop at its West Palm Beach location. FoundCare uses a sliding-fee scale based on household size and income, and no one is turned away for inability to pay for services. Of patients reporting their incomes, more than 80% were living at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. More than half were either covered by Medicaid or had no health insurance at all.

FoundCare supporters Tricia and Jeff Cole were the chairpersons, and the event honored longtime benefactors Donna and Dr. David Dodson, Barnette and Ken Druskin and Hermé de Wyman Miro. Committee members include Eric Diaz, Dr. David and Donna Dodson, Barnette and Ken Druskin, Cheryl Gowdy, Vicki Halmous, Viviene Jean-Francois, Scott Strochak, Bruce Sutka, Mimi Vail and Gail Worth.

“In 2018, FoundCare served approximately 15,000 patients across its five Palm Beach County locations, and so much of that is thanks to our honorees,” said Yolette Bonnet, CEO of FoundCare. “We are growing to meet the needs of the community, and our loyal supporters are helping us reach those who deserve quality care, regardless of income.”

The event raised more than $215,000, which included a lead gift from Marc and Beth Goldberg in memory of their son Michael and additional contributions by Hermé de Wyman Miro and Nancy Brinker. FoundCare will use the funds to expand its pediatric program. Renovations at FoundCare’s main site are currently underway and will include a new pediatric wing with ten exam rooms. Additionally, three experienced physicians have been added to the newly-opened FoundCare Pediatric North located in the Mollie Wilmot Palm Healthcare Pavilion at 5205 Greenwood Avenue in West Palm Beach. Drs. Jaime Lambrecht, Janis Jones and Lisa Ferreira will see patients at this new site Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The facility features seven exam rooms and the site is strategically located in an underserved neighborhood that will benefit from the services offered.

À Votre Santé sponsors include Bouchard Insurance, Call 4 Health, CIBC Private Wealth Management, Jeffrey and Trisha Cole, Julie and Peter Cummings, Donna and Dr. David Dodson, Cynthia Friedman, Fritz Gallery, Beth and Marc Goldberg, IBERIABANK, International Society of Palm Beach: Hermé de Wyman Miro, Key Private Bank, Mitra and Michael Margolis, Mil-Lake Health Care Center, Mittleman Eye, Palm Beach Society Magazine, Lee and Harvey L. Poppel, Quest Diagnosis, Louis and Enid Rogow, Mary and Ron Skates, Richard and Connie Stein, Sullivan Benefits, Toshiba, CBIZ Weekes & Callaway and Gail Worth.

FoundCare, Inc. is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center that accepts most insurance plans, Medicaid, Medicare and self-pay on a sliding fee scale that is based on income and family size. For more information about FoundCare, please call 561-HEALTHY (561-432-5849) or visit www.foundcare.org.
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