Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation Recognizes 2024 Thanks for Giving Honorees

Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation Recognizes 2024 Thanks for Giving Honorees
Philanthropist Marlene K. Filer and Ken Feiertag/ Feiertag Financial Group of
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Honored for Their Distinguished Service
 
(STUART, Fla. Jan. 2, 2025) – The Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation presented its 2024 Thanks for Giving Awards to two honorees during the Jingle and Mingle reception held in December at The Mayes Center in Stuart. Philanthropist Marlene K. Filer and Ken Feiertag/Feiertag Financial Group of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC were honored for their commitment to the Treasure Coast Hospice (TCH) mission and distinguished service to philanthropy through time, talent and treasure.
“Thanks for Giving celebrates the extraordinary contributions of our honorees and how their generous support ensures quality end-of-life care for those we serve,” said TCH CEO Jackie Kendrick, CHPCA. “We are grateful to our honorees for caring so deeply about our mission to provide compassionate care to patients and families in our community.”
Thanks for Giving honoree Marlene K. Filer has been a fervent supporter of TCH’s Little Treasures Pediatric Palliative Care Program since its inception in 2014. Under her direction as co-founder and president of the nonprofit Celebrities Fore Kids (CFK), Filer has facilitated more than $93,000 in funding for Little Treasures. Her generous support has provided much-needed financial assistance to families caring for children with life-limiting illnesses. CFK’s contributions, including Walmart gift cards, gas cards, and cash assistance, have alleviated the financial burdens experienced by these families, who often face extreme financial stress due to various factors such as inability to work, travel expenses for medical appointments, and out-of-pocket costs for necessary medical equipment and services not covered by insurance.
Filer is a true champion and advocate for children. Through her philanthropic work, she encourages others in the community to find their passion and give of themselves to organizations that they love.
Thanks for Giving honoree Ken Feiertag and his firm, Feiertag Financial Group of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, began supporting Treasure Coast Hospice in 2013 with a memorial donation, but grew to be a major partner in 2015 when Feiertag became a founding member of the TCH President’s Circle, a group of community business leaders from Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties who financially support the mission of TCH.
To date, the direct financial support of Feiertag Financial Group is close to $85,000, however an innovative program that Feiertag and his business partner, Michael Tommeraas, developed has helped raise additional monies for TCH and many other Treasure Coast charities. The two partners take off their financial advisor hats and turn into “Chef Ken” and “Chef Mike,” offering authentic Louisiana Crawfish Boils to non-profits that have silent auctions at their fundraising events. Feiertag Financial Group has also sponsored the annual TCH Golf Tournament and has been the Presenting Sponsor for the organization’s annual Sporting Clay Shoot since 2021.
Feiertag and his team believe in giving back to the community and have been instrumental in helping spread the mission of TCH through financial contributions, guidance and advocacy.
The event was graciously underwritten by Wilmington Trust, The Ngo Group Illustrated Properties Real Estate, Martin Funeral Home and Crematory, Law Office of Jacobs & Jacobs, and Evergreen Private Care.
To learn how to support the Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation, visit www.TreasureHealth.org/Foundation.
About Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation
Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation is a nonprofit, community-based organization that raises funds to support hospice and grief support programs for patients and families in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties. Since 1982, Treasure Coast Hospice has provided access to compassionate, caring, expert and professional hospice and grief support services to patients and families at the end of life. Thanks to the support of generous donors, the Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation is able to fund indigent hospice care, three Inpatient Units, a pediatric hospice program, music therapy, virtual reality experiences and comprehensive grief support programs, including individual and group bereavement services and Camp Good Grief for children who have experienced the loss of a loved one.