Love to Learn: Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Today

December 8 | 8:00-11:00 a.m. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Love to Learn is Palm Beach County’s signature early learning celebration, bringing together business, philanthropic, civic, and education leaders who believe every child deserves a strong start. Join the Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County at the Kravis Center for a morning centered on one powerful idea: the future starts before kindergarten. Featuring nationally recognized early learning leader and author Elliot Haspel, Love to Learn will celebrate this year’s honorees and the partnerships helping children and families thrive. Together, we will recognize the people and organizations whose leadership is strengthening early learning across Palm Beach County. Behind every enrollment, classroom, and family resource is an opportunity to shape a child’s future. What happens in the earliest years helps children arrive at kindergarten ready to learn, supports families, and strengthens the community we share. Sponsor Love to Learn Put your organization at the table for Palm Beach County’s youngest learners and the future we share. Sponsorships help sustain the work that connects children, families, educators, and quality early learning opportunities. https://www.elcpalmbeach.org/love-to-learn-2026/ Love to Learn Honorees Lifetime Honoree - Phillippe Jeck, Palm Beach County attorney and founding Coalition Board Member Impact Honoree - Patrick McNamara, President and CEO of Palm Health Foundation Inspiration Honoree - Thais Sullivan, Senior Vice President with Valley Bank and current Board Member Catalyst Honoree – Kristin Calder, CEO of the Literacy Coalition Advocate Honoree – Commissioner Bobby Powell Featured Voices Keynote speaker and author Elliot Haspel will be joined by Makayla Buchanan of The Children’s Movement of Florida and Alethea Brown, Executive Director of Kingswood Academy, for a conversation moderated by Sunil Gunderia, Co-Founder and CEO of Mindset CoPilot. Matt Lincoln of CBS12 is Love to Learn’s event Emcee.