Giving Back to the Community: Civic & Charitable Involvement
The Law Offices of Andrea D. McMillan, PA, is committed to giving back to our community, and being a good citizen and leader in Palm Beach County. We are an active and vibrant part of our community, and enthusiastically support, and even lead, charities and organizations that improve the lives of Palm Beach County residents. Here are some some photos showing some of our involvement.
CCH Board Chair
Andrea McMillan serves as Board Chair of Clinics Can Help (CCH), a Palm Beach County nonprofit that accepts medical supplies and durable medical equipment, which it refurbishes—as needed—and redistributes to needy children and adults in our community, for little or no cost to them. She is pictured here with other Board Members and CCH Executive Director, Owen O’Neill, (back row, on right). Injury victims and others may be able to get the durable medical equipment and supplies they need, from Clinics Can Help. Call to see if CCH has what you need. https://www.clinicscanhelp.org/
Donation to WPB PD Back to School Supply Drive
The Law Offices of Andrea McMillan recently donated school supplies to the West Palm Beach Police Department for its Back to School Supply Drive held at Salento Coffee Shop in downtown West Palm Beach. The supplies were distributed to local schools, who will, in turn, give them to students whose families are unable to afford supplies.
LPBC Leadership Celebration 2021
On June 3, 2021, Andrea McMillan joined fellow members and friends of Leadership Palm Beach County for the Leadership Celebration 2021 event at the South Florida Science Center & Aquarium. The event celebrated the 2020 and 2021 Leadership Excellence Award nominees and recipients in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, as well as the Leadership Engage Classes of 2020 and 2021 graduates. Andrea is a graduate of the LPBC Class of 1998, and is an active alumna.
Painting a Needy Resident’s Home – PYHO/ West Palm 100
The Law Offices of Andrea McMillan supports revitalizing our community and lending a helping hand to others in need. On March 27, 2021, Andrea McMillan spent a half-day painting the home of a needy, deserving, and very grateful, West Palm Beach resident. She was joined by her daughter and volunteers from West Palm 100, a nonprofit benefiting WPB children, families, and neighborhoods, and Paint Your Heart Out Palm Beach County, a nonprofit that paints houses for qualified, needy residents.
Winner- 2021 Hero in Medicine Award- PBC Medical Society
The Law Offices of Andrea McMillan is pleased to announce that the nonprofit, Clinics Can Help (CCH), was selected as the winner of the 2021 Health Care Provider Hero Award in the non-physician category of the Heroes in Medicine Awards, for its tireless work providing medical equipment and supplies to those in need, even during the pandemic. The award was presented by the Palm Beach County Medical Society. Andrea McMillan serves as Board Chair of CCH. Injury victims and others may be able to obtain needed durable medical equipment and supplies from CCH. Contact CCH if you have a need, or if you wish to donate gently used medical equipment, or unused medical supplies. https://www.clinicscanhelp.org/
2021 PACE Palm Beach Pick-up The Pace Walkathon
To help the Pace Center for Girls, Palm Beach, celebrate 25 years of creating better futures for girls in Palm Beach County, Andrea McMillan ran 125.65 miles in the Pace Palm Beach’s Pick up the Pace Walkathon — a virtual event beginning on February 15, 2021, and ending on March 15, 2021. The PACE Palm Beach Center for Girls provides academic instruction and social services to at-risk middle and high-school Palm Beach County girls.
2021 LPBC Songwriters In The Round
On March 21, 2021 Andrea McMillan joined fellow Leadership Palm Beach County (LPBC) members and friends for Songwriters in the Round, LPBC’s annual signature fundraising event, which brings Grammy-Award winning Nashville songwriters to perform in the round in Palm Beach County. Funds raised from this event help support “Leadership GROW,” a leadership program for PBC high-school students. Pictured in the middle is Kent Blazy, a Garth Brooks hit-maker and Nashville Songwriter Hall-of-Famer.
2021 Barky Pines Puppy Love 5k
The Law Offices of Andrea McMillan supports Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, which finds loving homes for dogs, cats, birds, and even farm animals, in our community. The 2nd Annual Barky Pines Puppy Love 5k, held on February 13, 2021, raised funds for this very worthwhile nonprofit, while allowing the community to show some puppy love.
2020 7th Annual CCH Golf Tournament
Andrea McMillan, Board Chair of nonprofit, Clinics Can Help (CCH), supported the 7th Annual CCH Golf Tournament at Wellington National Country Club on October 30, 2020. Tournament proceeds helped provide free durable medical equipment and supplies to children with brain, spinal cord, and congenital injuries or abnormalities. CCH accepts medical supplies and durable medical equipment, which it refurbishes—as needed—and redistributes to needy children and adults in our community. Injury victims and others may be able to get the durable medical equipment and supplies they need, from CCH. Call to see if CCH has what you need. https://www.clinicscanhelp.org/
Cleaning Up Our Community- Currie Park in WPB
Andrea McMillan, a resident of West Palm Beach for 40 years, gathers trash at the Currie Park Marina in West Palm Beach, Sunday, October 11, 2020. McMillan, along with a group of volunteers is doing their part to clean up to try and clean up the pervasive litter problem in West Palm Beach. (JOSEPH FORZANO / THE PALM BEACH POST) JOSEPH FORZANO, THE PALM BEACH POST
Caring for Our Community During The COVID-19 Crisis
On August 28, 2020, Andrea McMillan and her daughter joined United Way of PBC volunteers in distributing personal protective equipment (PPE) to over 100 health and human service agencies in Palm Beach County. The work took place at Clinics Can Help (CCH), which received 150,000 facial masks for distribution. Andrea serves as Board Chair of CCH. If you or someone you know needs durable medical equipment or medical supplies, contact CCH for assistance. https://www.clinicscanhelp.org/
6th Annual CRIBS Event- Cribs “R” for Infant and Baby Safety
In honor of “Safer Sleep Week,” on May 12, 2020 Andrea McMillan joined fellow Clinics Can Help board and staff members at Clinics Can Help in giving away 300 new Pack ‘n Play portable cribs to families unable to afford safe sleeping environments for their infants. The cribs were funded by The Law Enforcement Trust Fund, through the generosity of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, and The Knights of Columbus. Partner nonprofit agencies helped distribute the cribs to the families, who also received diapers from The Cotton Bottom Diaper Bank. Andrea, who serves as Clinics Can Help Board Chair, is pictured here with some few happy recipients.
Judge- 36th Annual William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education
The Law Offices of Andrea McMillan salutes outstanding educators, especially those in Palm Beach County. On April 18, 2020 Andrea McMillan served as a judge for finalists for the 36th Annual William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education. The Dwyer Awards, a project of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County Foundation, recognizes and honors Palm Beach County’s most outstanding educators, as demonstrated by their classroom accomplishments, personal education philosophy, leadership, and outside-of-the-classroom school-related or community-based activities. https://www.economiccouncilpbc.org/dwyerawards/
95.9 FM – The Talk of The Palm Beaches Interview
On February 25, 2020, Andrea McMillan was interviewed by radio station 95.9 FM, for its Talk of The Palm Beaches program, on her experiences with, and service to, Clinics Can Help (“CCH”). CCH is a local non-profit that accepts gently used or new medical equipment and unused medical supplies, and distributes them to needy children and adults in the community. Andrea serves as Board Chair of Clinics Can Help. She is pictured here with CCH Executive Director, Owen O’Neill, who was also interviewed. Injury victims and others may be able to get the durable medical equipment and supplies they need, from Clinics Can Help. Call to see if CCH has what you need. https://www.clinicscanhelp.org/
2020 Bridge The Gap 5k-Take Stock in Children, PB County
On February 22, 2020, Andrea McMillan ran the Bridge the Gap 5k, on Singer Island—over the 65 foot-high Blue Heron Bridge and back-to support Take Stock in Children, a nonprofit that helps deserving low-income Palm Beach County youth escape poverty, by offering them college scholarships, caring volunteer mentors, and hope for a better life. She earned a spot on the podium, placing first in her age group.
2020 Read Across America Day
As part of the National Education Association’s “Read Across America Day,” and to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and promote literacy, Andrea McMillan read a book and led craft activities with children enrolled in the afterschool program at Urban Youth Impact, a West Palm Beach nonprofit serving children living in Palm Beach County’s most at-risk neighborhoods. The event was organized by Women United, a group dedicated to helping the United Way of Palm Beach County improve the lives of Palm Beach County’s neediest residents.
2019 CCH “Gathering of Good” Holiday Party
On December 5, 2019 Andrea McMillan celebrated the holidays and Clinics Can Help’s success at a “Gathering of Good” holiday party at its West Palm Beach headquarters. Clinics Can Help works to ensure that Palm Beach County children and adults receive the medical equipment and supplies they need. In 2018 Clinics Can Help provided approximately $1.1 million in medical equipment to 2,800 children and adults. Injury victims and others may be able to get the durable medical equipment and supplies they need, from Clinics Can Help. Call to see if CCH has what you need. https://www.clinicscanhelp.org/
2019 Town of Palm Beach United Way Breakfast
On December 17, 2019 Andrea McMillan attended the Town of Palm Beach United Way Business and Professional Breakfast at The Breakers Hotel. Pictured with her are two fellow board members and the CEO (third from left) of Clinics Can Help, a United Way-supported nonprofit that collects and redistributes durable medical equipment and supplies to needy persons locally. Injury victims and others may be able to get the durable medical equipment and supplies they need, from Clinics Can Help. Call to see if CCH has what you need. https://www.clinicscanhelp.org/
2019 LPBC Holiday Breakfast
The Law Offices of Andrea McMillan was a proud sponsor of the 2019 Leadership Palm Beach County Holiday Breakfast on December 13, 2019 at the Kravis Center. Andrea McMillan joined scores of other community leaders at the breakfast, where toys were collected to benefit children at the Milagro Center in South Palm Beach County, YWCA in Central County, and the Edna Runner Tutorial Center in North County. Gift cards were collected for teens at the Boys & Girls Club Teen Center in the Glades.
2019 LPBC Office Holders’ Breakfast
On October 4, 2019 Andrea McMillan attended the Leadership Palm Beach County (LPBC) Officeholders Breakfast at Manatee Lagoon. Pictured with her are Florida State Senator, Bobby Powell, and Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, Wendy Sartory-Link, her classmate in the LPBC Class of 1998. Andrea previously served as General Counsel and on the Board of Governors for Leadership Palm Beach County.
2019 6th Annual CCH Golf Tournament
Andrea McMillan, Board Chair of nonprofit, Clinics Can Help (CCH), supported the 6th Annual CCH Golf Tournament at Wellington National Country Club on April 26, 2019. Tournament proceeds helped provide free durable medical equipment and supplies to children with brain, spinal cord, and congenital injuries or abnormalities. CCH accepts medical supplies and durable medical equipment, which it refurbishes—as needed—and redistributes to needy children and adults in our community. Injury victims and others may be able to get the durable medical equipment and supplies they need, from CCH. Call to see if CCH has what you need. https://www.clinicscanhelp.org/
2019 PACE Luncheon
On March 28, 2019, Andrea McMillan attended the PACE “Believing in Girls” Empowerment Luncheon, at the West Palm Beach Airport Marriott Hotel. The PACE Palm Beach Center for Girls provides academic instruction and social services to at-risk middle and high-school Palm Beach County girls.
2019 LPBC Songwriters In The Round
On March 8, 2019 Andrea McMillan joined fellow Leadership Palm Beach County (LPBC) members and friends for Songwriters in the Round, LPBC’s annual signature fundraising event, which brings Grammy-Award winning Nashville songwriters to the Harriet Himmel Theater. Funds raised help support “Leadership Grow,” a leadership program for PBC high-school students.
2019 6th Annual Mayor’s Ball
On February 23, 2019, Andrea McMillan attended the 6th Annual Mayor’s Ball, hosted by the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County. The net proceeds from the ball are used to help end homelessness in Palm Beach County.
2018 Holiday Reading & Cheer-Highland Elementary
Books save lives! The Law Offices of Andrea McMillan supports literacy, and gives away books to children at every available opportunity. Andrea McMillan has unofficially adopted a class at Highland Elementary School in Lake Worth. She visits the class a few times a year, always bringing a book that she reads to them and leaves with them, along with treats for each child. Here she is with some of her “little friends” in the class on December 21, 2018.
2018 CROS Ministries 5k
On October 6, 2018, Andrea McMillan ran the Hustle2EndHunger5k, to support CROS Ministries and its mission of feeding the hundreds of thousands of hungry children and adults in Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Pictured with her is Ruth Mageria, Executive Director of CROS Ministries, who presented her with the awards for Top Overall Female and Third Place overall.
Gleaning to Feed The Hungry
On June 6, 2018 Andrea McMillan, her daughter, and other volunteers, gleaned mangoes in a Lantana orchard to feed hungry people in our community. The event was hosted by the United Way of Palm Beach County and CROS Ministries, a nonprofit that feeds those who are hungry and food insecure.
LPBC Plus Event- Meet The Class
On September 12, 2018, Andrea McMillan joined Leadership Palm Beach County (LPBC) alumni at a welcome reception for the LPBC Class of 2019 at WPB Brewery & Wine Vault. LPBC is comprised of community leaders working to improve the lives of people in Palm Beach County, through various initiatives. Andrea McMillan is a member of the LPBC Class of 1998.
2018 LPBC Chef for A Day- Quantum House
On July 17, 2018, Andrea McMillan, fellow community leaders from Leadership Palm Beach County, and high-schoolers—including her daughter—cooked a meal at Quantum House, which temporarily houses families who have traveled to Palm Beach County to obtain care for their seriously ill children.
2018 LPBC LEA Awards- CCH Win
On June 7, 2018, Andrea McMillan celebrated the 2018 Leadership Palm Beach County (LPBC) Leadership Excellence Award- win by Owen O’Neill, founder and CEO of Clinics Can Help, where Andrea serves as Board Chair. CCH accepts medical supplies and durable medical equipment, which it refurbishes—as needed—and redistributes to needy children and adults in our community. Injury victims and others may be able to get the durable medical equipment and supplies they need, from CCH. Call to see if CCH has what you need. https://www.clinicscanhelp.org/