The Floridant - Six-Time Emmy Award Winner Laurie Jennings to Receive Trish Bell Lifetime Achievement Award at 2025 Take a Walk in Her Shoes Fashion Luncheon

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MIAMI, Feb. 19, 2025 ~ Miami, FL - The highly anticipated annual Take a Walk in Her Shoes Luncheon is set to take place on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Jungle Island. This year's event will honor six-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Laurie Jennings with the Trish Bell Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Take a Walk in Her Shoes Luncheon, hosted by Chapman Partnership, brings together over 400 guests to recognize exceptional women who have made a lasting impact on South Florida. The event also serves as a critical fundraiser for Chapman Partnership's programs, which provide safe shelter, essential resources, and long-term stability for women and children experiencing homelessness in Miami-Dade County.

Since its inception in 2016, the Trish Bell Lifetime Achievement Award has recognized individuals in South Florida who inspire and motivate others to achieve a greater vision of hope and opportunity for those most in need. This year's recipient, Laurie Jennings, embodies the same determination, courage, introspection and faith as the award's namesake. She is known for her passionate commitment to representing the best of South Florida and using her platform to lift others professionally while improving their quality of life.

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"I am incredibly honored to receive this award from such an impactful organization like Chapman Partnership," says Jennings. "Their dedication to providing a path forward for families in need with compassion and dignity is truly admirable. And to receive this award named after Trish Bell, who actively changes lives every day, is truly humbling."

Jennings' distinguished career as a journalist spans three decades and has earned her six Emmy Awards and a place in the prestigious NATAS Silver Circle. She has worked at various news stations across the country before settling in Miami where she became one of South Florida's most trusted news anchors. After 15 years leading WPLG Local 10's evening newscasts, Jennings stepped away from the anchor desk to focus on her family and launch her own media company, Laurie Jennings LIVE. Today, she is a sought-after host, moderator, and commercial spokesperson.

In addition to her successful journalism career, Jennings is also a dedicated philanthropist. She has supported various organizations such as Chapman Partnership, Voices for Children, United Way, Baptist Hospital, The American Red Cross, Holtz Children's Hospital, and Sylvester Cancer Center. Jennings and her husband are proud parents of 19-year-old identical twin boys who are both freshmen at her alma mater, Cornell University.

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Trish Bell, the namesake of the award and a well-known philanthropist herself, expressed her excitement for Jennings to receive this year's honor. "Laurie Jennings has dedicated her career to amplifying the voices of others and using her platform to uplift those in need," said Bell. "Her commitment to this community and her ability to inspire through storytelling and action make her the perfect honoree for this year's award."

The Take a Walk in Her Shoes Fashion Luncheon will take place at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, April 22 at Jungle Island. With over 50% of Chapman Partnership's residents being families with children, this event directly funds life-changing programs that provide safe housing, education, and essential resources to help families rebuild their lives with dignity and hope.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for individuals or companies interested in supporting this cause. For more information on sponsorships or the event itself, please contact 305-329-3092 or visit https://give.chapmanpartnership.org/event/2025-....

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