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Talking With Her Mouth Full

February 27: Culinary expert, food writer and Bravo TV’s judge on Top Chef and host of Top Chef: Just Desserts, Gail Simmons, was the guest speaker at The Moorings Club’s Literacy Society luncheon.

Top Chef Event

February 27: Four local chefs battled it out to be Vero’s top chef during the Homeless Family Center’s annual event Vero’s Top Chef Challenge at The Club at Pointe West.

Children’s Cup Polo At Pointe West

February 26: Spectators enjoyed a day of polo and tailgating at the 13th annual Children’s Cup Polo Match at Pointe West, which benefits The Learning Alliance.

STEM Summit At Harbor Branch

February 25: The American Association of University Women, the Education Foundation of Indian River County and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute hosted a STEM Summit at Harbor Branch to benefit seventh- and eighth-grade girls in the county.

VBMA’s Community Celebration

February 25: The Vero Beach Museum of Art hosted its fourth annual Community Celebration.

Raptors of the Indian River Lagoon

February 22: Northern Trust, along with the Environmental Learning Center and Indian River Land Trust, hosted The Magnificent Raptors Of The Indian River Lagoon.

Hibiscus Wine & Dine

February 9-13: The Wine & Dine For Hibiscus Children’s Center kicked off with a wine tasting at Northern Trust and hors d’oeuvres by Adrienne Drew.

Habitat For Humanity Weekend At The Moorings

February 18-20: Residents of The Moorings Club hosted the ninth annual Moorings Habitat For Humanity Classic Weekend to build three new homes for Habitat and eight repair projects.

Dollars For Scholars Ties One On

February 23: Dollars for Scholars hosted its third annual Tie-Bration honoring late board member and educator Darby Gibbons at Northern Trust Bank. Darby, known for his unique tie collection, embraced the organization’s mission to help young people find a better future through education.

Heritage Center Rocks At Paris Air

February 18: Guests dressed in vintage attire celebrated the past 76 years of the Heritage Center at Heritage Rocks! at the Paris Air hangar.

Windsor Polo Benefits Missing Children

February 18: Windsor’s polo field was the site of The Charity Polo Cup At Windsor, benefiting the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the Humane Society of Vero Beach & Indian River County, and Saint Edward’s School Financial Aid Fund.

Haiti Partners Dinner

Haiti Partners hosted its fifth annual banquet featuring speakers Kent Annan and John Engle and dinner at the Community Church of Vero Beach. Proceeds from the evening go toward education in Haiti.

Plein Air Rendezvous At The ELC

Local artists filled the Environmental Learning Center campus creating original artworks at the Plein Air Artists’ Rendezvous.

D’Art For Art’s Sake

February 4: Guests “darted” through the Holmes Great Hall for their favorite pieces of art at the Vero Beach Museum of Art’s gala D’Art for Art.

Seventy-Five Vendors On Display At Gardenfest!

February 4: Garden aficionados strolled through Riverside Park shopping at over 75 vendors of plants, garden accessories and furniture and speaking with gardening experts at the 11th annual Gardenfest!

Trap & Skeet Charity Shoot

February 4: Shooting enthusiasts gathered at the Indian River Trap & Skeet Club for the Sun Up Center’s annual Sporting Clays Charity Shoot.

Sorensens Host IRCF Reception

January 31: More than 70 philanthropists and community leaders gathered at the home of Dale and Matilde Sorensen for the Indian River Community Foundation’s Annual Reception and Celebration.

Troop 567 Corrals ELC

January 29: Boy Scout Troop 567 spent its Saturday at the Environmental Learning Center refurbishing the educational area called the RRR Corral.

Scholarship Winners Make Their Debut

January 29: Orchid Outreach, in support of the Orchid Employee Scholarship Fund, held its annual party at the home of Gerri and Bob Ripp to introduce the scholarship winners and their families.

Moorings Transformation Raises Funds For Medical Center

January 21: Guests remembered the past decades and looked into the future of the Indian River Medical Center at its Transformation Celebration at The Moorings Club.

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