Food for Thought 2023
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Join us for an evening of conversation and enjoyment
FOOD FOR THOUGHT, the West Palm Beach Library Foundation’s annual social gathering and fundraiser, is held this year at the stunning Norton Museum of Art. The elegant dinner brings together our supporters, local luminaries and members of the community to support the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach’s free, high-quality programs, services and resources.
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Food for Thought is a wonderful evening of hilarity, wit and great dinner conversation facilitated by an exceptional table host. Guests can select their choices of preferred table host(s) to ensure a truly memorable evening.
Sponsorship Levels
Event Chair &
Platinum Benefactor
Melissa Sullivan
Grand Benefactor
The Honorable Ann W. Brown
Corporate Benefactor
Benefactor
Beverly Myers
Honorary Co-Chair
Abe & Dianne Bernstein
Food for Thought Committee Members
Dianne Bernstein
The Honorable Ann W. Brown
Margaret Moraskie
Beverly Myers
Diane Myers
Adrienne Raptis
Julie Rudolph
Publisher
Individual Sponsors:
Frances & Jeffrey Fisher
Edith Hall Friedheim
Roger & Myrna Landay
Corporate Sponsors:
Author
Individual Sponsors:
Marianna Baker
Josephine Bayard
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Burke
Adrienne Coffin
Anne Ilyinsky
Nancy Marshall
Trey & Lindsay Mahoney
Corporate Sponsors:
Head Librarian
Individual Sponsors:
Steve Mayans & Terry Resk
Drs. John & Daisy Merey
Corporate Sponsors:
Patron
Individual:
Louise Austin
Dean Dimke
Margaret Donnelley
Lon & Michelle Otremba
Elizabeth Rankin
Philip Robinson
Carissa Robinson & Daren Rubenfeld
Pam Slotkin
Media Sponsor
Special Guest
Carl Hiaasen
Journalist & Author
Table hosts
Nancy Brinker
Founder Susan G. Komen & Promise Fund of Florida
Steven Caras
Ballet Artist and Photographer
Leta Austin Foster
Interior Designer
Paul Gervais
Artist and Author
Julie Gilbert
Author
Carl Hiaasen
Author and Journalist
Isaac Levy
Yvel
David McClymont
CEO of Palm Beach Symphony
Joseph and Max McNamara
Entrepreneurs
Nabil Meralli
Investor and Entrepreneur
Daphne Nikolopoulos
Editor Palm Beach Illustrated
Michael Reiter
Security Advisor and Former Palm Beach Police Chief
Rob Russell
Entertainer
Kirsten Sanderson
Producer/Director
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Bryan Walsh
DTR Modern Galleries
Sybille Welter
Director of Arts, Culture and Community Building
Ricky Wade
Entrepreneur - McDonald's Franchisee of 28 restaurants
David Walker
General & Artistic Director
Palm Beach Opera
David Willson
​Editorial Cartoonist
Christopher Young
VP Creative Director at
Tiffany & Co.
About West Palm Beach Library Foundation
The West Palm Beach Library Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed in 2000 to support the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach. It holds activities and events to financially sustain the library’s free programs, services and resources for children, teens and adults that enrich the diverse community. For more information or to donate to the foundation, please visit https://www.wpblf.org.