WEST PALM BEACH – Scenes from the Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County’s 2025 Eva Mack Breakfast at the Kravis Center on Saturday, April 19, which featured good tributes and good news, such as the announcement by foundation CEO and West Palm Beach City Commissioner Sholanda Warren, below right, of the organization’s new headquarters building. Honorees and recognitions during the program, conducted by Mistress of Ceremony Kitty Lundun, above, included the foundation’s Past President Dr. Yvette Coursey, Cora Perry, Frank Hayden, Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church and New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, as well as Charlie Hudnell, and Anthony Mack, above, in tribute to his late mother Eva W. Mack, the organization’s founder. Keynote speaker Demitrea Kelley of Minnesota, below left, a nationally recognized legal professional, healthcare strategist, and advocate for families affected by sickle cell disease, spoke of her nonprofit Mikayla Sarai Foundation, inspired by her daughter’s diagnosis, and their work to transform how sickle cell is understood, treated, and addressed nationally and globally. The event included testimonials from speakers whose lives have been impacted by the disease or trait, as well as a performance by musicians from the U.B. Kinsey Elementary School. The foundation, whose mission is “to empower families and communities to thrive through education, advocacy, and comprehensive support,” will celebrate World Sickle Cell Day and Juneteenth on June 14. Visit sicklecellpbc.org.