Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon Set

L-R: Racheal Petullo, Victoria Matthews, Carrie Rubin, Namrata Israni

(Press Release) ​BOCA RATON, FL, July 21, 2025– The Junior League of Boca Raton’s (JLBR) 38th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year (WVOY) Luncheon will be held on Friday, November 21, 2025 at The Boca Raton, 501 East Camino Real, at 10 a.m. Carrie Rubin has been named honorary chair and Namrata Israni and Racheal Petullo will serve as event co-chairs, as announced by JLBR president Victoria Matthews.
 
The Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon celebrates outstanding women in the community nominated by nonprofit organizations throughout Palm Beach County and Northern Broward County for their dedication and expertise as volunteers, as well as the work they do to further the missions of the organizations they serve. Proceeds benefit the Junior League of Boca Raton.  

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The much-anticipated event includes a runway fashion show by The Boca Raton, the iconic resort and private club.
 
Honorary Chair Carrie Rubin is a member of the Junior League of Boca Raton and co-chaired the organization’s Thrift Shop event, as well as the Tree Lighting event.  She sat on the Boards of Fuller Center, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and the Boca Raton Police Foundation. She helped start Impact 100 PBC and served on the inaugural Board of Directors. She is currently the longest-serving board member besides the founding President. Since 2016 she has chaired the Fall Kick-Off Membership Event and will Co-Chair the Grand Awards in 2026.  She will become Co-President of Impact 100 PBC in 2026-27.  
In addition, Carrie serves as an active Board Member of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation and serves on several of the Foundation’s committees. She was the Co-Chair of the Hospital Ball in 2018 and 2019 and Chaired Go-Pink for The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation for the 2023 and 2024 Go Pink luncheons, raising over $4.8 million dollars for breast cancer initiatives at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. 
 
Carrie is also the Managing Director of the Rubin Family Foundation. The Foundation focuses on healthcare and child advocacy and welfare. 

The Presenting Sponsor of the Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon is the Junior League of Boca Raton’s 1971 Society. The Award Presentation Sponsor is The Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute and Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation. The Boca Raton is the Fashion Sponsor. The Media Sponsor is Boca Magazine.

“We are so grateful to Carrie for serving as the honorary chair and to Racheal and Namrata for their leadership,” said Victoria Matthews, president of the Junior League of Boca Raton.  “We are delighted that The Boca Raton will once again produce a spectacular runway fashion show.”

​Assistant Chairs are Jennifer Jochum Selman, Kali Williams and Brittany Wright. Committee members include Donna Doscher, Ann Starovoitov, Karen Wadowicz, Betsy Owen, Brandi Hyatt, Caroline Steffen, Chase Papoy, Dede Dalbey, Fabiola Hooker, Francine Lang, Joni Goldberg, Clarissa Gleichenhaus, Kara Matuszewski, Kathy Adkins, Linda Gunn Paton, Michele Ribovich, Renata Sans De Negri, Sarah Caro, Sonia Wegweiser, Brittanny Ferguson, Brittany Bailey, Gena Pineda, Sara- Antonia Tkalec and Veronica Kraft.
 
For tickets for the Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon, visit wvoy25.givesmart.com  or call 561-620-2553. 
 
Sponsorships are available and tables and tickets will go on sale on September 1.  Platinum tables are $4,000, Gold Tables are $3,000, Silver Tables are $2,000 and Silver General Seating is $200 per ticket. ​