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“The power of turning that pain into this passion was how I healed,” Meck, 46, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview. “It was our story that birthed the journey for the foundation.”
Meck was 24 when he met Skolnick, CEO of the family-owned Solgar Vitamin and Herb Company and a well-known philanthropist. They were together for six years before Skolnick was diagnosed on Meck’s 30 birthday in March 2008.
“We always talked about starting a foundation together,” says Meck, who owned and ran three hotels and restaurants with Skolnick. “He was touched that my heart and mind was on this [when he was dying]. He just said, ‘Please don’t name it after me.’ “
Meck has now been inspired to take an innovative twist to foundation’s grant giving after binge-watching RuPaul’s Drag Race during a bout with COVID-19 in 2021.
For the most recent season of the franchise, Drag Race All Stars season 9 , the queen who snatches the crown will win $200,000, from The Palette Fund, to donate to their charity of choice.
