18th Annual Women of Grace Luncheon honors commitment to community

The Bethesda Hospital Foundation is thrilled to honor five local women and one extraordinary young woman for the 18th Annual Women of Grace Luncheon.

The Luncheon will host more than 600 guests. The honorees were chosen as Women of Grace because of their commitment to their nominating organization and our community.

In its 18th year, the event continues to grow and has raised more than $1.6 million for the Center for Women and Children at Bethesda.

Presenting sponsor Health Communications, Inc. is giving all luncheon guests, Oohla Find Balance in an Unbalanced World. Special guest speakers and authors Dave Braun and Troy Amdahl will be signing books and taking photos with guests at an after-party immediately following the Luncheon.

Funds from this year’s Luncheon will be used to purchase a state-of-the-art, realistic mother and baby birthing simulator.

2017 Women of Grace Honorees and nominating organizations

Yvonne Boice, Palm Beach State College Foundation;

Tammy Culmer, Take Stock in Children; Linda Heneks,

YMCA South Palm Beach County; Jacqueline Moroco

Maloney, Bethesda Hospital Foundation; Kirsten Stanley,

Junior League of Boca Raton;

Claudia Cabral, Future Woman of Grace: Suncoast High School.

PHOTOS BY DOWNTOWN PHOTO Members of the 2017 Women of Grace committee From left: Luncheon Chair Kimberley Trombly-Burmeister, Dale Kirk, Karen Sweetapple, Pam Weekes, Lisa Fullmer, Laura Silver, Denise Elia, Kelly Liguori, Sherry Edelstein, Dawn Edwards, Nicole Mugavero, Karen...

From left: Lisa Fullmer, Nicole Mugavero, Karen Sweetapple, Dale Kirk and Laura Silver

Authors Dave Braun and Troy Amdahl will speak at the Women of Grace Luncheon. The Oohla Surf Bus will also be at the event.

Chairwoman Kimberley TromblyBurmeister and Honoree Tammy Culmer