Pace Center for Girls – Announces Mrs. Patricia Barton will receive this year’s PaceSetter award in memoriam at the Annual Believing in Girls Empowerment Luncheon February 27, 2026.
Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee announces that it will award the annual PaceSetter award to the family of Mrs. Pat Barton in memoriam at the annual Believing in Girls Empowerment Luncheon on February 27, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton Tiburon Golf Resort. This luncheon is Pace’s signature event and serves to provide awareness about Pace and fundraise for the unfunded needs of the center.
Pat served as the founding Board President of Pace Center for Girls, Immokalee, enriching the lives of countless young women since 1998. Pat was a driving force behind the acquisition of the property on which the center now stands, said Executive Director Marianne Kearns. When Pat and Marianne met in 2010, a special friendship was formed.
For more information about how to attend and support Pace’s Believing in Girls Empowerment Luncheon visit https://2026BIGS.givesmart.com. or email Marianne.Kearns@pacecenter.org
About Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee:
Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee, serves at-risk girls between the ages of 12-18 by providing strengths-based, trauma-informed, and gender-responsive academics and social services. Pace values all girls and young women, believing each one deserves an opportunity find her voice, achieve her potential, and celebrate a life defined by responsibility, dignity, serenity, and grace.
Media Contact:
Marianne Kearns
Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee 239-986-1618
Marianne.Kearns@pacecenter.org
