A Giving Circle

Special Feature – Honoring Pat Gage, PhD

• Women in Philanthropy would like to honor Pat Gage, PhD founder of WIP. She was presented an award of achievement by the current WIP Board of Directors.
  
  Dr. Pat Gage, along with a group of friends, founded Women in Philanthropy in 2010. Over the years, it’s projects have supported the local hospital and, for two years, the YMCA. The organization became a recognized non-profit and our members have voted to support two non-profits this year: Mary’s Home and Tykes and Teens. We are grateful to Pat for her leadership and vision in shaping both the organization and the community. In recognition of this, she was presented a gift of appreciation.

April 2026 – Health Summit

• This year we proudly hosted 130 guests for our free community Health Summit featuring Dr Amy Eversole at Willoughby Golf Club April 25th. Dr Eversole is a very well-respected Cardiologist in Stuart Florida . She presented key information unique to women that differentiates strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment  of coronary artery disease. This was a well-attended and received morning of education and camaraderie

March 2026 – Guest Speaker and Potluck Lunch

• March 26 was a very informative meeting with speaker Beth Oreo, DPT.  (ttps://www.bethoreodpt.com). She is a doctor of  physical therapy specializing in the pelvic floor muscles. Beth explained how PT of the pelvic floor with individualized guidance can help correct bowel and bladder dysfunctions without surgery. It’s much more than Kegel Exercises! Check out her Youtube videos or website  -> ttps://www.bethoreodpt.com for more information. 
• The WIP members are looking forward and making plans to review grant proposals from applicants for decision of this year’s grantee. 

February 2026 – Guest Speaker and Potluck Lunch

• Our meeting this month consisted of a visit from the Marketing and Recruitment Director of The Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment Center, Vanessa Rodman, MBA, followed up by a wonderful Potluck Lunch.

January 2026 – Menopausal changes and treatments with Dr. Anthony Nehra

• Dr. Nehra shared the latest advancements and research in menopausal science with the group.
• Save the date! Our Health Summit is coming up soon with Dr. Amy Eversole!

December 2025 – Holiday Celebration and 2026 Planning

• We celebrated the Holidays with a wonderful  lunch hosted by Pat Gage at her beautiful home. Our homemade Greek lunch was followed by a gift and cookie exchange. The current 5-Member Board and accompanying members had their portraits taken.
• January’s meeting will be on the 15th at the home of Jill MacDonald, Board Secretary. We will be getting down to business with planning the Annual Health Summit that will be held April 25th at Willoughby Country Club.

November 2025 – Social Trip

• November’s meeting was spent with members visiting the iconic Worth Avenue on Palm Beach Island concluding with lunch at Renato’s Palm Beach.

October 2025 – Advance Care Planning

• October’s meeting was hosted by Vickie Dodds with speaker Michelle Duane, DNP. She is a triple board-certified, doctorate-prepared nurse practitioner with 22 years of experience in critical care, cardiology, and pulmonary medicine. As Director of Advanced Practice Providers at Cleveland Clinic Florida, she has led quality initiatives, education, and team development. She is a published scholar, national presenter, and recipient of the 2022 Cleveland Clinic NP of the Year Award.
• Michelle Duane presented the importance of advance care planning. Although a ‘heavy’ subject matter, she delivered with humor and all the members and guests were deeply interested. Resources were shared with the group for establishing ones own advanced planning.
• For more info on Advanced Directives, including legal forms, please visit https://www.advdir.com/

September 2025 – Season Kickoff!

• On September 18th, we had our season kickoff meeting at the home of Pat Gage. We discussed topics for upcoming meetings including nutrition, hormone replacement therapy and exercise advice.
• Our Health Summit date has been confirmed for April 25th at Willoughby Country Club with a focus on heart health.