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(PALM
BEACH)
– It
was
a
perfect
spring
day
as
guests
gathered
for
the
Center
for
Creative
Education’s
eleventh
annual
Spring
Luncheon
held
at
the
home
of
Ruth
and
Ted
Baum.
Known
to
bring
out
the
artist
in
each
attendee,
the
event
had
the
more
than
250
guests
painting
on
canvas
after
enjoying
a
cocktail
reception,
seated
lunch
and
a
performance
by
U.B.
Kinsey/Palmview
Elementary
School
students.
“The
day
couldn’t
have
been
better,”
said
Tom
Pilecki,
executive
director
of
CCE.
“We
are
grateful
to
our
honorary
chairman,
Kenn
Karakul,
and
our
hosts
Ruth
and
Ted
Baum,
who
were
so
gracious
to
open
their
magnificent
home
for
the
luncheon.
It
was
a
beautiful
afternoon
and
we
thank
everyone
who
came
to
support
us –
and
to
learn
more
about
what
CCE
programming
is
all
about.”
U.B.
Kinsey/Palmview
Elementary
School
students
put
on a
performance
based
on
what
they
were
learning
through
CCE’s
Project
GROW
- a
comprehensive,
curriculum-based
wellness
program
designed
to
demonstrate
the
benefits
of a
healthy
lifestyle
for
children.
After
Pilecki
explained
the
program,
luncheon
guests
participated
in
one
aspect
of
the
program
by
painting
how
eating
healthy
foods
makes
them
feel.
“Our
guests
always
love
that
this
event
really
shows
what
CCE
is
all
about,”
said
Karakul,
who
also
serves
as
chairman
of
CCE’s
Board
of
Directors.
“It’s
actually
more
fun
to
have
the
guests
participate
so
they
experience
first
hand
what
CCE
artists
are
teaching
students
through
in-
and
after-school
programs.”
Proceeds
from
the
Luncheon
benefit
CCE
programming.
CCE
is a
not-for-profit
educational
organization
that
supports
partnerships
among
schools,
arts
and
cultural
organizations,
artists,
community-based
organizations,
and
human
service
providers
in
order
to
integrate
the
arts
into
academic
curriculum
and
out-of-school
activities
in
Palm
Beach
County.
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Guests
also
learned
about
the
recent $800,000
boost
to CCE's
capital
campaign
for
the
John
and
Tussi
Kluge
Center
for
Creative
Education
(CCE)
in
West
Palm
Beach’s
Northwood
Village.
Thanks
to funds
allocated
by
the
Palm
Beach
County
Board
of
County
Commissioners,
construction
will
resume
on
the
Center
with
hopes
of
opening
its
doors
before
the
end
of
2010.
Along
with
Karakul,
Spring
Luncheon
committee
members
included
Beau
Breckenridge,
Gordon
K.
Brown
II,
Paulette
Burdick,
Maura
Ziska-Cristu,
Susie
Dwinell,
Philip
Friedly,
Jamie
Gordon,
Vicki
Halmos,
Dr.
Daniel
Kapp,
Carol
Kirchhoff,
Margie
Larkin,
Dianne
LaRoe,
Helene
Lorentzen,
Pamela
Miller,
Michele
Vogel
and
Keith
Williams.
Grand
corporate
sponsor
for
the
luncheon
was
Frank
Crystal
&
Company
and
gold
sponsor
was
Deutsche
Bank,
Gordon
K.
Brown
II.
Luncheon
sponsors
were
Roberta
Bogen,
C.
Orrico,
Michael
Carr,
Barbara
Crimi,
Laura
Evans,
Maria
&
Raymond
Floyd,
Annette
Friedland,
Jane
and
Lizzie
Horvitz,
Irene
&
James
Karp,
Dianne
and
Mark
LaRoe,
Vicki
&
Chris
Kellogg,
Mario
Nievera
Design,
Inc.,
Sydelle
Meyer,
Anita
and
Sam
Michaels,
Diana
&
Michael
Perry,
Pauline
Pitt,
E.
Burke
Ross
Jr.,
Regency
Party
Rental,
Tiffany
&
Co.
Diana
and
Bill
Wister,
and
media
sponsor
Palm
Beach
Society.
For
more
information
on
CCE’s
programming,
naming
opportunities
for
the
Center
or
other
upcoming
events,
please
call
(561)
805-9927
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