The recent 31 st annual Estate Planners Reception at the Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults (RCCA) exemplified the strength of community collaboration, as it united more than thirty- five local firms and financial institutions with the esteemed members of the RCCA Board of Governors and Professional Endowment Committee. It was an honor to have RCCA’s Professional Endowment Committee Chair, David E. Bowers from Jones Foster, highlight how thoughtful estate planning can create lasting impacts in this community, ensuring that the generosity of donors extends beyond the present and into the future. RCCA appreciated the dedication of these remarkable individuals on the Professional Endowment Committee who generously offer their expertise and time to strengthen RCCA’s legacy of care and support for the community.

Palm Beach Catering offered an array of exquisite refreshments, featuring their signature Palm Beach cheese puffs and the customary shrimp cocktail with Dark-n-Stormy drinks.

For over 85 years, RCCA has been a beacon of hope and transformation, committed to enhancing the lives of countless individuals in our community through specialized therapies of occupational and physical therapy as well as speech-language pathology. These life-changing services have empowered individuals with physical disabilities and injuries to unlock their communication skills, cultivate greater independence, and improve their physical functioning. This incredible journey of healing and growth has been possible thanks to the unwavering support of our generous donors and community advocates.

Committee members included Chair David E. Bowers of Jones Foster, Benetta Y. Park of Bessemer Trust, Janet Shamlin of Bison Wealth, Thomas B. Pinckney of BOA Private Bank, Joe Carron of CAC Group, Gina M. Nelson of Chilton Trust, Karolina Bednarska of CIBC Private Wealth, William E. Benjamin IV of Citizens Private Bank,  Patricia Godwin of Coral Gables Trust, Elizabeth C. Wagner of Cypress Bank & Trust, David H. Scaff of FineMark Bank, Janice K. Snyder of First Horizon Bank, Nathan Flah of Flah & Company, Elizabeth Marshman of Freeman’s/Hindman, Suzanne S. Weston of Glenmede, Victoria W. Peaper of Inlet Private Wealth, Margaret Betten of J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Janet Shamblin of Key Private Bank, Steven F. Colamarino of Merrill Lynch, J. Cater Randolph of Mettler Randolph Massey Ferguson Carroll & Sterlacci, Darlene A. Dzuba of Northern Trust Bank, Kevin Bourke of Safra National Bank, Peter Nicoletti of Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Basil Anastasopoulos  of U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management, Heath Randolph of Wells Fargo Private Bank, Brandon Reid of Williams Jones Wealth Management and Shannon T. Howell of Wilmington Trust.