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Whole Foods Market Wellington – Hosts 2nd Annual
Back to School Bonanza
Whole Foods Market – Wellington is hosting their second annual Back to School Bonanza on Saturday, August 14 from 9am-noon to help parents and kids gear up for this exciting time of year. The store wide event includes a delicious breakfast BBQ, a magic show in the café, in-store samplings of all natural lunchbox favorites, and a free ID Card, compliments of the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office (while supplies last). The Breakfast BBQ, held on the store’s patio, consists of scrambled eggs, breakfast or veggie sausage and grilled fruit, for a $5 donation to the Police Athletic League to support their Adopt a School program. Local fire rescue will have emergency vehicles on display for all to explore. The Back to School Bonanza is free and open to the public.
The Whole Foods Market – Wellington is located at 2635 State Road 7, in Wellington. Telephone: (561) 904-4000. www.WholeFoodsMarket.com
Media Contact:
Lauren Belinsky
561-904-4000
Lauren.Belinsky@WholeFoods.com
AboutWholeFoodsMarket®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com), a leader in the natural and organic foods industry and America’s first national certified organic grocer, was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” in 2008 by Health magazine. The Whole Foods Market motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures the company’s mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to its more than 50,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 13 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2008, the company had sales of $8 billion and currently has more than 275 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market, Fresh & WildTM, and Harry’s Farmers Market® are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP. Wild Oats® and Capers Community MarketTM are trademarks owned by Wild Marks, Inc.
Gift Gathering Reception
Benefiting the
Arthur R. Marshall Foundation
WHAT: Gift Gathering Cocktail Reception benefiting the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation.
WHO: By invitation only. Hosted by Mrs. Leslie Garcia-Furey, LGF Events Planner.
When: Saturday, August 14, 2010 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Where: Mayfair Community 2115 Wingate Bend, Wellington, FL 33414.
MORE INFORMATION: Contact Leslie Garcia-Furey at H: 561-514-1490, C: 908-451-1465 or LGFEventsPlanner@yahoo.com
Join the Western Executives on August 7th at 6:30m for their Charity Dinner to benefit the Farmworker Council of Palm Beach County. Call 333-1150 to RSVP.
AW Spotlight
Playmobil® and Lechuza® – Two Great Brands in One Location
By Krista Martinelli
If you happen to have a young child in your house, you might already know of this amazing indoor fun park, which costs only $1 for all-day admission and delivers hours of imaginative playtime. PLAYMOBIL® FunPark in Palm Beach Gardens, FL has been delighting children for fifteen years, giving them the chance to test out entire “cities” of toys and meet new friends in the process.
Playmobil, an innovative German toy company, has only one
FunPark location in the United States. Luckily for our local residents, it’s in Palm Beach Gardens. Playmobil FunPark in Palm Beach Gardens opened its doors in 1994 and has enjoyed a steady growth in customers ever since. Store Manager Lucy Gutierrez says that they will be celebrating their 16th anniversary this coming November and as always they will have their 25 % Anniversary Sale at the store.
Gutierrez designed the recent remodel of the entire FunPark, which nicely showcases both brands that are now sold at Playmobil FunPark – PLAYMOBIL® toys and LECHUZA® self-watering planters. “We increased the size of our Lechuza store and ungraded the FunPark playing area, also extending its length and adding new playing areas,” explains Gutierrez. The Lechuza part of the FunPark is now streamlined into an inviting area, where a great variety of planters are sold. It’s modeled after the Lechuza displays in Zindorf, Germany. See the Grand Opening day photos in the Photo Galleries on our website.
The inventor of Playmobil toys, Horst Brandstätter, had a clear vision from the start. These toys are ideal for children 18 months old and up. They “force imaginary play,” helping kids to play out entire scenes in a hospital, Roman empire or princess castle, depending on a child’s interests. There are so many “worlds” within the Playmobil toy line. The toys are created with great care, attention to detail and the imagination of a child in mind. Playmobil toys help children develop important school readiness skills in the following areas: cognitive, social, emotional and motor.
When they visit Playmobil FunPark, kids love the open areas, all of the exciting play areas and the many different themes. Parents love the cool, indoor area, especially here in sunny South Florida. They are also quite pleased with the clean atmosphere at Playmobil FunPark. Instead of rushing to clean up at the end of each day, the staff is constantly cleaning different parts of the FunPark throughout the day, closing off one zone at a time for cleaning. As a result, you will find that it’s one of the cleanest children’s facilities you have ever stepped foot in.
Playmobil FunPark also offers field trips and birthday parties. The birthday parties are always a huge hit with kids and parents. Playmobil birthday parties are 90 minutes long and tons of fun. Children can choose from different themes: Construction, Dinosaurs, Firefighter, Police, Knights, Pirates, Soccer, Pony, Princess, Fairytale, Mermaids and Trains. The birthday parties truly make the birthday child feel special, giving the birthday kid the spotlight on stage for a few minutes. The birthday parties include both unstructured time to play and a portion of the party for bringing the group together in song, dance and even a fun, obstacle course. The friendly Playmobil staff members decorate the special birthday area and help serve pizza, birthday cake, etc.
I asked Lucy Gutierrez how it feels to be Store Manager for both Playmobil FunPark and the Lechuza Factory Outlet, two brands that might not naturally fit together under the same roof. “Very well,” she explains. “We have a very positive response from both moms and dads. They can shop and beautify their homes while children play and enjoy the FunPark.”
Playmobil toy owner and founder Horst Brandstätter, created the Lechuza planter when he was looking for an ideal, indoor, self-watering planter to decorate his Playmobil FunParks. When he couldn’t find what he was looking for, he used his knowledge of plastics and resourcefulness to make a terrific planter that can sustain a plant for up to three months without any maintenance.
The Lechuza brand began in Europe about ten years ago and it has been in the United States for about five years. The easy-to-maintain benefits of Lechuza planters made them the planter of choice for many airports, malls and offices around the world. In Europe, it’s the most popular brand of planter. For anyone who might not have a green thumb, the Lechuza planter is good news all around! You can have a plant without killing it, and you can have it in a stylish
container, which comes in almost every color. In most cases you can let the plant go for as long as three months without watering it, and it will live. It’s ideal for those who travel or people with busy lifestyles.
How does the Lechuza self-watering system work?
Just fill up the Lechuza water reservoir and your plant will quickly become self sufficient! The integrated water level indicator will tell you reliably when it is time to refill the reservoir.
It’s this simple.
1. Insert the Lechuza sub-irrigation set (separator, supply shaft and water level indicator) into the planter (or alternatively into the plant liner for the column planters) and place the included Lechuza-Pon drainage material onto the separator (about 1 inch deep).2. Add potting soil to the planter, insert plant with roots, and fill the planter with soil. Compact soil well. 3. For the next three months, continue to water the plants from above through the soil. After that (approximately three months), the plant will supply itself from the reservoir. After three months, your plant’s roots will have grown far enough into the moist area that they will be able to obtain water from the reservoir without your assistance. Refill the water reservoir only after the water level indicator is at the minimum level.
In fact, Lechuza planters give the plants just the right amounts of water and nutrients they need for optimal growth.
Store Manager Lucy Gutierrez truly enjoys her job and seeing the joy that Playmobil toys bring to children every day. She also enjoys seeing the satisfaction of adults who find the perfect Lechuza planter for their home. She is a Wellington resident and mother of an eight-year-old boy and six-year-old girl. “Our children love Playmobil toys,” she says, explaining that both have developed their fine motor skills and handwriting a bit more quickly, thanks to the small parts of Playmobil toys. Gutierrez and her husband are active in our local community and her husband is a busy soccer coach, among other activities. They are also fans of AroundWellington.com and Gutierrez provides a lovely testimonial for how her family uses AroundWellington.com calendar information for finding local activities.
Playmobil FunPark is open to the public Monday through Saturday, from 10:00am to 5:30pm and on Sundays from 12:00pm to 4:30pm. The admission is 0.94 cents plus tax per person (which makes it just $1), for children ages 12 months up to adult. Playmobil FunPark visitors enjoy 25% OFF monthly specials for the Playmobil pick of the month. Visitors are welcome to stay all day and bring a picnic lunch or snacks to eat in the adjoining café. A gift shop of Playmobil toys is also located inside the FunPark building.
So come to the Playmobil castle and enjoy the truly affordable fun that your children will have as they “test drive” the Playmobil toys. And don’t forget to pick up a Lechuza self-watering planter to beautify your home!
Playmobil FunPark
8031 North Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Visit the Playmobil FunPark website!
Open Monday thru Sunday.
Phone: (561) 691-9880
Lechuza
8031 North Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Visit the Lechuza website!
(877)Lechuza
609-395-5868
By the Numbers
Florida Tax Amnesty
By Donna Kuebler and Juan Cocuy
With all the budget shortfalls, the State of Florida is looking for ways to increase revenue. As a result, the Florida Department of Revenue is once again offering the “Florida Tax Amnesty Program”. This program allows Florida Taxpayers to take advantage of paying outstanding or late tax liabilities with no penalty, a reduction of interest, no criminal prosecution, and an opportunity for you to become compliant with Florida tax laws.
Florida’s Tax Amnesty Days start July 1st and end September 30, 2010. Amnesty only applies to state and local option taxes that were due before July 1, 2010. You must complete and submit a Tax Amnesty Agreement which can be found on the State’s website, www.dor.myflorida.com/dor. This agreement must be submitted by September 30, 2010.
All taxes that are administered by the Florida Department of Revenue are eligible for the amnesty except for unemployment taxes and Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Fees. The eligibility requirements are:
· You must first complete a tax amnesty agreement.
· The liability is not already covered by a settlement or installment payment agreement.
· You are not under criminal investigation, indictment, information, or persecution regarding a Florida revenue law and of violating a Florida revenue law.
· You are not under a pretrial investigation or diversion program, probation, community control, or in a work camp, jail, state provision, or another correctional system regarding a Florida revenue law.
Many businesses may not be aware they are overlooking tax liability such as, use tax, tax registration requirements, commercial and transient rentals, discretionary sales surtax, corporate income tax, and fuel tax.
One tax in particular that often gets overlooked is use tax. Businesses and citizens who purchase merchandise over the internet or from an out-of-state vendor and don’t pay sales tax must remit the 6% plus any county tax to the state. If a business purchases on a tax exempt basis for resale but later uses it for the business or personal use, they must remit the tax on their return.
The other often overlooked state tax is the corporate income tax. Corporations, unless an S Corp., must file a Florida corporate income tax return unless exempt. Even if you owe no corporate income tax, you must file a corporate income tax return. Failure to file this return can result in a $360 penalty.
If you have any questions and/or would like to take advantage of Florida’s Tax Amnesty Days, please contact me or Donna Kuebler at our office (Cocuy, Burns & Co., P.A.) at (561)-793-1927.
About Cocuy, Burns & Co., P.A. Located at 12400A South Shore Boulevard, Cocuy, Burns & Co., P.A. is the only full-service CPA firm in the western communities. We have been in business for over 20 years and provide a full menu of services to the professionals and businesses in our area including tax compliance and planning, auditing and consulting. We can be reached at 561-793-1927 or by visiting www.cocuyburns.com.
Health & Fitness
The Thinking Man’s Breath
by Cheryl Alker
Back in October, 2009 we discussed the cleansing breath and how to change from becoming a chest breather to using your diaphragm correctly to achieve heightened well-being.
As a follow up to this article, I would like to give you information on another wonderful breathing technique: Alternate Nostril Breathing.
The majority of us will not breathe through each nostril equally; right now, you will be favoring either your left or right nostril. By simply practicing a few rounds of alternate nostril breathing for a few minutes each day, you can help restore any imbalances in your brain, improve sleep, encourage a calmer emotional state, boost your thinking power and soothe your nervous system. Interested?
Left Nostril For Calming – Right Nostril For Energy
Your nose is directly linked to your brain and nervous system. Breathing in only through your left nostril will access the right “feeling” hemisphere of your brain, and breathing in only through your right nostril will access the left “thinking” hemisphere of your brain. Consciously alternating you breath between either nostril will allow you to activate and access your whole brain.
Technique
Start by doing three rounds, adding one per week until you are doing seven rounds.
Benefits of Alternate Nostril Breathing
Alternate nostril breathing should not be practiced if you have a cold or if your nasal passages are blocked in any way.
This information is solely for informational purposes. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. Neither the publishers of Around Wellington, the author nor the editors take responsibility for any possible consequences from any treatment, procedure, exercise, dietary modification, action or application of medication that results from reading or following the information contained in this information. The publication of this information does not constitute the practice of medicine, and this information does not replace the advice of your physician or other health care provider. Before undertaking any course of treatment, the reader must seek the advice of their physician or other health care provider.
Cheryl Alker specializes in flexibility training, core strength, facial exercises and postural alignment. Her 27-year career began as a group fitness and personal trainer. She has lectured and directed fitness training programs in both Europe and the USA and was an advisor for a British governmental health promotion program. Alker and her company, Stretch Results International, continue to work with a select clientele from a base in Palm Beach County, certifying health professionals in her results-based stretching program, educating consumers through public speaking and offering consultation to clients who wish to lose their muscular pain and gain flexibility to achieve full and active lifestyles. Her program has been accredited with the National Association of Sports Medicine, American Council of Exercise, National Strength and Conditioning Association and Florida Physical Therapy Association. For more information, please call Cheryl at (561) 889 3738 or visit www.stretchresults.com.
ASTROLOGY AT WORK IN YOUR LIFE
August, 2010
By Karola Crawford
Happy Birthday Leo. The heat of the summer is precisely what describes you as you have the energy of fire along with a good deal of patience. This combination makes you unique. You can be counted on as a good friend and are loyal, however, if you become angry then let your opponent beware. You appreciate the admiration that others bestow upon you, and you certainly don’t feel that it matters if no one else notices, so you want to be recognized for all of your accomplishments. You are a force to be reckoned with in the event that others do underestimate you, for the roar of the lion is nothing to be ignored. In a group setting you will always stand out and you will be noticed with your unique dress, your authoritative figure of speech, and your elaborate meals that are meant to get attention. You love to laugh, but you will also stand alongside another and cry empathetic tears with them. Your caring heart reaches out to your friends and family and you can become the mother hen for those in need. Your ruler is the sun, which bestows generosity and puts you in the light. Your roots lie in the home and in your personal independence. You naturally assume that all others have the same integrity as you do and consequently you are frank and outspoken. The caution here is that this can cause interpersonal difficulties and a loss of friends. You do not like repetition and become quite impatient when you have gotten the point and others elaborate. Others should be careful to be tactful around you, as you want others to think well of you and self-approval is most important to you. You have the majesty, power and dignity of the lion, as this is your sign symbol. You express pride in your every movement and a stateliness that does not escape the keen eye. Power will seem to make you glow as you thoroughly relish it, and you function well in a position of authority and responsibility. You will leave no stone unturned in order to justify the confidence that others have placed in you. Women born under this sign tend to dominate their marriages. They are like ferocious lionesses in defending their children, and though you can step on the toes of the Leo mothers, you may never step on her children. Qualities given to you are practical, philosophical and spiritual, as well as enthusiasm and inspiration. Your courage is reckless but you do not fight unfairly.
This month finds you seeking things of a spiritual nature and your yoga classes become a place of searching and learning.
Virgo – Social events are in the forefront for you and you seek the admiration of the family.
Libra – There may some tender issues that cause feelings to get ruffled this month. Try to stay neutral.
Scorpio – This is a good month to rethink the business part of life but wait until next month to act.
Sagittarius – Though you feel the need to make headway, most actions have stopped until next month.
Capricorn – Balance the old with the new and only improve those areas that you have outgrown. This is not the time to throw caution to the wind.
Aquarius – Your happy go lucky attitude is exactly what is needed at this time. Don’t take anything or anyone too serious including yourself.
Pisces – Create a brand new reality for yourself by meditating on your deepest desires and transcending all boundaries.
Aries – Cooperation is required with friends and family though your headstrong approach may cause you to forget. Allow input from others.
Taurus – You love having the family around and this month is no exception. Invite them to dinner and cook a lavish meal or have a potluck. You may be surprised at the outcome.
Gemini – Check out details carefully before you make any big decisions and then only write them down. If you still feel strong about it, act next month.
Cancer – This month get well deserved recognition for the beautiful gifts that you have passed on to family and friends. The family would never be the same without you.
Karola Crawford, MAFA, has been a certified Astrologer for 22 years. She has cast charts for clients all over the world and also practices Holistic medicine, Yoga, Shiatsu, Reiki, Auricular Acupucture and is an accomplished artist. Where does she get all of her energy? A grand trine in fire, of course. Karola can be reached at 561-615-1591 or by visiting the web site at www.karolacrawford.com.
The Wellington Chamber and the Village of Wellington in honor of Wellington being named Money Magazine’s # 72 place to live have joined up and created shirts for our members and friends.
The Shirts are blue/grey in color
The front has a Wellington Chamber Logo
The back has the # 72 and the Village of Wellington logo.
Shirts are $ 10.00 and were sold out at our last luncheon!!!
WE ARE PLACING ORDERS TODAY. ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY END OF BUSINESS DAY TODAY!!!!
PLEASE CALL THE CHAMBER 792-6525 or respond to this email!!!!
Sizes are small- XXXL