Honoring Amazing Changemakers Who Help Our Community Thrive
Step into a world where greatness knows no bounds and join us in celebrating the changemakers who help our community thrive! For the third year in a row, Wellington The Magazine is presenting our annual Our Wellington Awards, honoring remarkable individuals who have given of themselves and helped to shape our beloved village into one of the top places to live in the country. In this issue, we shine the spotlight on our 2024 award recipients. You will get to know some remarkable individuals, discovering the motivations behind their journeys, and learning more about the organizations they champion.
This year’s Our Wellington Award honorees include four amazing people who are helping to make Wellington a great place to live, work and play. We have Bella Eberhart, a middle school student who has been raising money for nonprofit organizations all of her life. She recently won a national award for her work with food-related charities. Next is Julie Kime, a fixture in the Wellington community since the 1980s. She attended the grand opening of Wellington’s first Boys & Girls Club in 1987 and has been a consistent volunteer and supporter of this vital nonprofit ever since. Also honored is Palm Beach Central High School Principal Reginald Myers, who came out of retirement to take over a school in crisis last summer and has since steadied the ship, allowing his students to soar. Finally, we honor Diane Gutman, director of operations for the nonprofit Our Community Cares. In this role, she marshals an army of volunteers to help local senior citizens in need stay in their homes and thrive.
The selfless acts of these unique changemakers are sure to inspire us all! Together, let us continue to build a community that thrives on compassion, generosity and the spirit of making a difference. Hopefully, the stories of this year’s Our Wellington Award honorees will spur others to get involved, embrace a worthy cause and be a catalyst for positive change. Together, we can then transform lives and create a brighter future for Wellington.
