'Beach Bash' Turtle Benefit Dec. 29

(PRESS RELEASE)_Give the gift of an experience unlike any other this year – give the gift of Beach Bash! It’s not too late to purchase tickets to this year’s Beach Bash Palm Beach benefitting The Sea Turtle Hospital at Loggerhead Marinelife Center! On Saturday, Dec. 29, from 8 p.m. to midnight at The Beach Club on Palm Beach, Lilly Pulitzer’s Beach Bash is going to be the party of the year.

Iconic Lilly Pulitzer once said, “If you don’t have any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.”  Beach Bash Palm Beach, now in its 13th year, is Lilly Pulitzer’s largest annual charity event. Saving sea turtles never looked so good!

This year’s theme, For the Love of Palm Beach will celebrate 60 years of Lilly Pulitzer and the glittering heritage of Palm Beach fashion and lifestyle. Lilly Leas Ferreira, who is Lilly Pulitzer’s granddaughter, is Chairing this year’s event.

“Beach Bash has always been great, but this year, we have a new level of community support and excitement surrounding it,” said Ferreira.

On Saturday, Dec. 29 over 700 philanthropic influencers will spend a beautiful evening at The Beach Club on Palm Beach for one of the most anticipated celebrations of the season.


Decked in their brightest Lilly fashion, guests will enjoy:

·         Rosé by Whispering Angel and Frosé by The Palm
·         Lash and braid bar by Anushka
·         Fresh juice creations by Field of Greens
·         Flowing libations, featuring Funky Buddha Brewery and Tito’s Handmade Vodka
·         Trying their luck with the Kendra Scott jewelry pull
·         Heavy bites in the Beach Club’s bistro
·         Exciting entertainment, dancing and performances
·         Décor by world-renowned event designer Bruce Sutka
·         The Lilly Casita, a new lounge and cabana area
·         A lavish thank you bag, featuring surprise items for each guest

“We are thrilled to celebrate 60 years of Lilly Pulitzer at this year’s Beach Bash,” said Jack E. Lighton, Loggerhead Marinelife Center president & CEO. “The event will showcase our treasured environmental assets: sea turtles, magnificent beaches and azure ocean waters.”

The 2018 Beach Bash Palm Beach Committee includes event Chair Lilly Leas Ferreira and Co-Chair Nick Kassatly, as well as Sean Ferreira, Stacy Kassatly, Kent Anderson, Billy & Katie Benjamin, Jett & Eve Beres, Giovanni Di Stadio & Jack E. Lighton, Robert & Kimberly Gimson, Paul & Danielle Lawler, Kelly Ring, Nickolas & Nicole Sargent, Tyler & Camila Sargent, Carter & Meghan Taylor, and Savannah Wentley.

Beach Bash tickets are $275 per person through Tuesday, Dec. 25, and ticket prices increase to $325 on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Tickets at the door are $325. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend.

The 2018 sponsors include: Presenting Sponsor Lilly Pulitzer; Aristokids P.B. Girls Club, P.B. Boys Club, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, Jupiter Medical Center, Private Oceans, and 3550 South Ocean.

For more information including sponsorship opportunities, visit marinelife.org/beachbash or contact Tracy Gulick, LMC director of development, at tgulick@marinelife.org or 561-627-8280, ext. 103.

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