Letter from the Editor
October, 2010
Dear Around Wellington Readers,
Happy October and Happy Halloween!
Check out our recent photos from our AroundWellington.com table at the Mall at Wellington Green at the 23rd Annual Home, Health & Recreation Expo, thanks to photographer Patty Boxold. We had fun seeing a lot of you and re-connecting with some of you, who told us you used to enjoy the magazine in print and didn’t realize that we had gone online! My 5-year-old daughter thoroughly enjoyed handing out candy and refrigerator magnets.
Our really great contests continue! Between October 1st – 12th, you have the opportunity to win a one-hour massage at The Wellness Experience, located in Kobosko’s Crossing (just East of 441 on Forest Hill Blvd.) Just visit our “Contest” page for contest guidelines. For those who have become old pro’s at doing our contest, it’s the usual one – just find the hidden “AW Contest” inside one of the ads on the right side of our website! The winner will be posted on AroundWellington.com on Oct. 13th.
I want to introduce you to two new wonderful writers this month, who will be writing regularly for AroundWellington.com – Ruth Mansmith and Stephanie Courtois.
Did you know that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month? Ruth Mansmith writes about this topic in “Health & Fitness” this month. Mansmith is a former CEO for a national chain of health-care facilities and author of the international award-winning “Fit For Life Wellness Program,” which offers wellness strategies for people of all ages. She has trained thousands of participants across the country on strategies to avoid disease and enjoy the fullness of life. She’s working on her new book, “The Wellness Handbook” and offering private wellness consultation. In addition to writing “Health & Fitness” for us every other month, she has also begun working with me on website updates and advertising as well.
We also are proud to have Wellington teen Stephanie Courtois writing “Teen Talk,” beginning this month. She writes about her positive experience with the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization in “The Impact of a Youth Group.” Courtois is a junior at Wellington High School. She is involved in tae kwon do, French, National and Chemistry Honor Societies, and is the news editor for the school newspaper. As far as I’m concerned, she is the perfect person to be our next “Teen Talk” writer!
Thanks again this month to our terrific intern Damon Webb, who helped us in getting these October articles posted on our website!
I really enjoyed interviewing Juan Cocuy for our “AW Spotlight” story this month. In addition to being a partner at Cocuy, Burns & Co. (Wellington’s largest accounting firm), he is the Chairman-Elect of the Hispanic Chamber of the Palm Beaches. Since we’ve previously written about the great work going on at Cocuy, Burns & Co., we took a look at the Hispanic Chamber this month. I also want to thank Juan for being one of our regular columnists with “By the Numbers.”
Are you getting in or out of a relationship? Or struggling with a current one? If any of these situations apply (which they probably do to over 90% of you), check out this month’s “Lighten Up with Lisa.” She tackles the age-old problem of relationships, conflicting desires and unmet expectations and does so quite well!
Looking for a few tips on an “eco-friendly” Halloween? Read “Living Green” this month by Christine Smith! A few good ideas can go along way, if more and more do these things each year – like buying local pumpkins and having a costume exchange party.
When my daughter went off to kindergarten this fall, her school had a “Boohoo/Yahoo” breakfast to welcome the parents of kindergarteners and welcome all of the different emotions they might be feeling. In this month’s “Mommy Moments,” Melanie Lewis writes about her own “Boohoo/Yahoo” experience. And she adds a nice low-fat lasagna recipe that her family uses quite often during the week. Melanie, by the way, is a certified Weight Watchers instructor. So you know that this lasagna is not going to do too much damage and it will be “low in points.” Thanks, Mel!
If you have a budding astronomer in your household like I do, you will enjoy looking up at the sky and finding the planets and the constellations with a little help from “The Space Room.” My 3-year-old son will be an astronaut for Halloween this year, and we are somehow talking about the planets throughout the day every day! And I must admit that we print out Anna Sanclement’s column each month before we head out and look at the night sky.
We have an interesting celebrity interview again, thanks to “Cultural Corner” columnist Marla E. Schwartz. Remember Gwen Ifill, the woman who moderated the Presidential debates in 2008? Ifill is the moderator of Washington Week In Review, the longest-running news & public affairs program on PBS. She has many accomplishments and she’s written a best-selling book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. Thanks to Marla Schwartz for getting this exclusive interview with Gwen Ifill this month!
I finally sat down and interviewed someone who’s a celebrity, according to me – my wonderful Aunt Shirley! She has traveled to almost every country in the world! If you’re interested in covering as much of the planet as you can during this short trip that we have (called life), you will want to read about the travels of Shirley Woods and see Shirley’s map in “AW Stories of the Month.” Don’t forget to see the list of locations she has visited at the end of my article.
Speaking of travel, don’t miss Terri Farris’ article about Colorado Springs in “Travel with Terri.” It’s a beautiful write-up with beautiful photos, thanks to photographer Greg Holder.
Welcome to our newest advertiser this month, the Lake Wellington Professional Centre. These professional offices are located right in the heart of Wellington, behind the Wellington Community Center. They offer executive suites, corporate offices and virtual offices with packages starting at the affordable price of $75 per month. It’s a beautiful place to conduct your business, right on Lake Wellington. The Law Office of Malcolm E. Harrison, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce and many other professional businesses are located there. If you’re looking for an ideal office space, call them at (561) 227-1500.
Thanks for everyone’s contributions toward our October content! Please see below for the latest stories and photos!
Happy Fall and Happy Trick-or-Treating!
Cheers,
Krista Martinelli
Editor