April, 2010 – Youth Racial Justice Awards

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To: Around Wellington – Attn.: Krista Martinelli

From: YWCA of Palm Beach County

Re: Youth Racial Justice Award Nominations

Date: April 7, 2010

Contact: Allyson Samiljan – 561-640-0050

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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The YWCA of Palm Beach County is seeking nominations for its 2010 Youth Racial Justice Award which honors an individual or youth group that has demonstrated leadership in organizing and implementing programs or activities that attempt to reduce and/or prevent racial injustice.

As part of its mission of eliminating racism, the YWCA recognizes that youth throughout the community are helping in a variety of ways to create greater harmony among youth of various races and ethnicities. This is being done through school and after-school organizations and religious, social and neighborhood groups.

Information required as part of the nomination includes nominee’s name, nominator’s name, address and phone number, and nominator’s relationship to nominee, if any, as well as a description of how the nominee has exemplified racial justice leadership and professional achievement. Clippings, pictures and supporting documents that demonstrate the work of the nominee may be included.

The deadline for nominations is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 2010.

For more information or to request a Nomination Form, please call the YWCA at 561-640-0050.

April, 2010 – King’s Spring Missions Week

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TKA Students Donate over 2,000 Hours of

Community Service during Spring Missions

April 6, 2010

Contact:

Tina Tutwiler

(561) 686-4244 ext 354

TKA Students Donate Over 2,000 Hours of Community Service

During Spring Missions Week

WEST PALM BEACH – Tuesday, April 6 – In order to promote good character in its students, The King’s Academy regularly gives its students the opportunity for community service. This year, TKA’s students donated more than 2,000 hours of labor to agencies throughout Palm Beach County as part of King’s Spring Missions Week.

Jim Kolar, High School Assistant Principal, explained TKA’s emphasis on service, “One of the purposes of TKA’s Spring Missions week is to make an impact in our community. We know that we can only accomplish that by our actions. We chose the theme “Serve” for this school year and wanted to provide opportunities for our students to do just that – serve in our community and let those around us know that we care.”

From March 17^th to 19^th, faculty from King’s took students in grades 7^th-12^th to serve off campus on a Community Project. Junior High students had the opportunity to serve at the Grassy Waters Preserve on Northlake Boulevard. They planted nearly 1,000 plants and trees at the Preserve, the sole source of drinking water for the City of West Palm Beach. High School students partnered with the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority and their “Paint Your Heart Out” program. Tenth graders painted a community wall in Riviera Beach. Other high school students painted at Union Missionary Baptist Church on Broadway Avenue. “The Pastor and staff were ecstatic at what our students accomplished in those two days. It was amazing to see how our students worked and interacted with each other,” said Kolar.

The King’s Academy is a nationally recognized private Christian school serving approximately 1,200 students from preschool through twelfth grade and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association of Christian Schools International, and the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. The King’s Academy serves students and their families across Palm Beach and Hendry Counties at its main campus at Belvedere Road and Sansbury’s Way in West Palm Beach, Florida, its Clewiston, Florida campus on Caribbean Avenue, and its satellite preschool campuses in Greenacres, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Gardens, and Royal Palm Beach, Florida. The King’s Academy also provides remote learning at TKAOnline.net. More information about The King’s Academy is available online at www.TKA.net and www.TKAClewiston.net.

April, 2010 – LPBC Networking & Information Session

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The Leadership Palm Beach County

Board of Governors, Past Presidents and Alumni

Extend a Special Invitation to

Palm Beach County’s Hispanic Leaders

To connect with fellow leaders at an invitation-only

Networking & Information Session

Highlighting LPBC’s Adult Leadership Program

Join LPBC Graduates and Fellow Leaders from Local

Businesses, Nonprofits and City & County Government

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

5:30-7:30 PM

American Cancer Society Building

621 Clearwater Park Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Complimentary Refreshments

Lite Latin fare provided courtesy of

Havana Restaurant

RSVP’s Required by Sunday, April 11

RSVPs and Inquiries to stacey@leadershippbc.org or 561-833-4321

Class of 2011 Applications are due April 30

Applications available on-line at:

www.leadershippbc.org

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LPBC Mission: Educate & Unite Leaders to Build a Better Community

April, 2010 – Celebrating Earth Day

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Wellington Garden Club News Item

Contact: Loretta Granito,

Wellington Garden Club Joins Township in Earth Day Celebration

On Sunday, April 18, from 1-3 PM , a celebration of Earth day will be held at Peaceful Waters Sanctuary located at 11760 Pierson Road, Wellington.

In addition to all the planned township activities, Wellington Garden Club will have two tents housing its special events. Young attendees will pot tree seedlings of live oak, cypress and crepe myrtle that were obtained by the garden club from the National Arbor Foundation. Milkweed plants and flower seeds will also be available to take home and nourish.

Keynote speaker, Jason McCobb, will discuss sustainable gardening and do a presentation on vermiculture (worm habitats). This year’s junior winners of garden club essay and poetry contests will be featured. And participants will learn how to make a rain barrel and properly recycle all types of trash.

At the close of the celebration, a sabal palm tree will be planted by the garden club in honor of former member, Bruce Cook.

April, 2010 – April Events at Whole Foods

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For Immediate Release

Contact: Lauren Belinsky

2635 State Road 7

Wellington, FL 33414

561-904-4000

Lauren.Belinsky@WholeFoods.com

April, 2010 Events, Wellington Whole Foods Market

2635 State Road 7

Wellington, FL 33414

Open 8:00am to 10:00pm Mon-Sat. 9:00am-9:00pm on Sundays

Events are held at 2635 State Road 7, in the Lifestyle Center and are free of charge unless otherwise noted. Register by phone at 561.904.4000 or at the customer service desk. Refunds, credits, or transfer of classes will not be honored for no-shows or cancellations made fewer than 24 hours before event. All events are subject to change. Classes with low registration may be cancelled. Any classes cancelled by Whole Foods Market will be refunded. Space is limited.

Announcements:

Let’s Retake Our Plates: April is Earth Month and Whole Foods Market wants to help you learn the story behind your food and how it affects our planet and our community. Visit www.Letsretakeourplates.com to learn more.

Do you have a recipe you would like us to make? Submit your favorite recipe that utilizes one of our Block Party Featured Ingredients for your chance to win $100 gift card and for your recipe to be published in our June Newsletter! Please submit recipes to our customer service desk and make sure you include the recipe name, your name, phone number and email address. All recipes must include ingredients that can be purchased at Whole Foods Market Wellington and turned in by April 30^th. One recipe submission per person, No Purchase Necessary, official Rules and Regulations at Customer Service. The top 8 recipes will be prepared by our teams for Block Party on May 4^th, 2010. Customer votes will determine the winning recipe on May 4^th so be sure to bring your friends and family! Good luck and Happy Cooking!

Events, Seminars, & Classes:

Block Party with Featured Ingredients!
Tuesday, April 6th 5:30-7:00pm ~ Gorgeous Greens

Tuesday, April 13th 5:30-7:00pm ~ Bountiful Beans

Tuesday, April 20th 5:30-7:00pm ~ Grand Grains

Tuesday, April 27th 5:30-7:00pm ~ Fabulous Fruits
Experience a new way to shop for dinner! Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample! Teams will create new recipes each week with the Featured Ingredients to give you new cooking ideas and to compete for our recycled Earth trophy, so be sure to pick up a ballot in our produce department to cast your vote!

Savvy Shopper Tour
Thursday April 8th 6:30-7:30pm Free!

Join us for our budget friendly tour sure to please your family and your wallet! Our experts will show you how to shop our private label, weekly specials and our new family sized savings. Registration required; space is limited. Meet at customer service on the day of the tour.

Flavors of Wellington
Friday, April 9th from 6:30-9:30pm
Come out and support Whole Foods Market at the 7th annual Flavors of Wellington event at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center as we compete for Best in Show and Best Dessert. For ticket information visit www.WellingtonChamber.com.

Food Inc. Movie Screening

Saturday April 10th 1:00pm Free!

Join us for a free movie screening of the film Food Inc. and find out what it is all about. Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner worked for over six years to bring Food, Inc. to the screen and now you can enjoy it for free with complimentary organic popcorn and assorted drinks. Feel free to bring your friends, neighbors or anyone that you think will enjoy this and don’t forget a cozy sweater to make you the most comfortable. For more information about Food Inc. visit: www.foodincmovie.com; Pre-registration required with customer service to attend the screening.

Mommy-Baby Yoga by Amazing Births
Thursday April 8th 10:30-11:15am $10/Class *First Class is free
Join us every Thursday and enter our comfortable, supportive environment where moms can meet other new moms, enjoy special bonding with their babies, and experience the benefits or yoga. Bring a mat for you and a blanket for your baby and wear loose, comfortable clothes. No prior yoga experience necessary, newborns to crawlers fit this class best. (*please arrive 10 minutes before class time). Pre-registration required with Customer Service; payment collected at time of registration.

Block Party: Featured Ingredient ~ Bountiful Beans!
Tuesday, April 13th 5:30-7:00pm
Experience a new way to shop for dinner! Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample! Teams will create new recipes each week with the Featured Ingredient to give you new cooking ideas and to compete for our recycled Earth trophy, so be sure to pick up a ballot in our produce department to cast your vote!

Green Mission: Operation Cleanup!
Wednesday, April 14th 7:00-9:00am
Join us in our mission to keep our streets clean and help us pick up debris along the east and west sides of 441. Volunteers will meet in the Whole Foods Market Parking lot closest to 441at 7:00am and get their reflective vests and instructions. Please bring protective gloves if you own them. Complimentary breakfast will be provided in our lifestyle center for volunteers following the clean up. Pre-registration required at customer service.

Mommy-Baby Yoga by Amazing Births
Thursday, April 15th 10:30-11:15am $10/Class *First Class is Free
Join us every Thursday and enter our comfortable, supportive environment where moms can meet other new moms, enjoy special bonding with their babies, and experience the benefits or yoga. Bring a mat for you and a blanket for your baby and wear loose, comfortable clothes. No prior yoga experience necessary, newborns to crawlers fit this class best. (*please arrive 10 minutes before class time). Pre-registration required with Customer Service; payment collected at time of registration.

Gluten Free Cooking
Thursday, April 15th 6:30-8:00pm Free!
Chef Joe will be teaching new delicious Gluten Free recipes that are easy for anyone to put together. Bring your appetite and your gluten free questions. Pre-registration required with Customer Service.

Local Vendor Fair
Saturday, April 17th 12:00-4:00pm Free!
Join us as we celebrate our local vendors with our first Local Vendor Fair. Come out and meet our local vendors, taste their products, and enjoy face painting.

U.S Open Championship Polo Finals
Sunday, April 18th 3:00pm at the International Polo Club
Enjoy Whole Foods Market Ice Cream while on the polo field during the half time divot stamp! For ticket information visit: www.internationalpoloclub.com or call 561-204-5687 ext. 107

Living the Green Life Inside and Out
Monday, April 19th 6:30-7:30pm Free!
Join Dr. Tim DeCanio, a board certified chiropractic neurologist, and learn how to control your health from the inside out while reducing waste into the environment. This informative talk will also highlight eating organic and identifying human safe plastics. Pre-registration required with customer service.

Block Party: Featured Ingredients ~ Grand Grains!
Tuesday, April 20th 5:30-7:00pm
Experience a new way to shop for dinner! Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample! Teams will create new recipes each week with the Featured Ingredient to give you new cooking ideas and to compete for our recycled Earth trophy, so be sure to pick up a ballot in our produce department to cast your vote!

5% Day on Earth Day to Benefit Sierra Club
Thursday, April 22nd 8:00am-10:00pm

5% of the day’s net sales will be donated to the Sierra Club and their Inner City Outings program as

well as the Elaine Usherson Environmental Youth Scholarships Program. These programs give

inner city and at risk youth the opportunity to learn about nature in the outdoors with Sierra Club

trained volunteers at no cost to the families.

In honor of Earth Day and 5% Day there will be activities throughout the day:

8:00am First 100 Customers to receive a free canvas bag!

8:00-10:00pm– Sierra Club information table with Children’s Eco-Game and Prizes

1:00-2:00pm – Guest Chef, Ursula Rafer from Sierra Club, will be teaching us how to make delicious Key Lime Cupcakes that are vegan, gluten free, and no sugar added as well as a Citrus Salad! Pre-registration required with customer service.

5:00pm- Inner City Outings camping demonstration in the back of the café.

6:30-7:30pm- Guest Chef, Ursula Rafer from Sierra Club, will be teaching us how to make delicious Key Lime Cupcakes that are vegan, gluten free, and no sugar added as well as Citrus Salad! Pre-registration required with customer service.

Mommy-Baby Yoga by Amazing Births
Thursday, April 22nd 10:30-11:15am $10/Class *First Class is Free
Join us every Thursday and enter our comfortable, supportive environment where moms can meet other new moms, enjoy special bonding with their babies, and experience the benefits or yoga. Bring a mat for you and a blanket for your baby and wear loose, comfortable clothes. No prior yoga experience necessary, newborns to crawlers fit this class best. (*please arrive 10 minutes before class time). Pre-registration required with Customer Service; payment collected at time of registration.

Cooking with Sustainable Seafood
Friday, April 23rd 6:30-8:00pm
Join Terry Guam, Regional Associate Seafood Coordinator and Chef Joe as they teach you great recipes utilizing our sustainable seafood! Participants will enjoy an informative tour of our seafood case and learn to make and taste different seafood recipes! Pre-registration required with customer service; space is limited

Double Dip for Earth Day
Saturday April 24^th 12:30-1:30pm $15/Child Ages 6 and up
Calling all kids! Come out and learn to stir up some dips that are healthy and lick them off earths’ wonderful fruits and veggies. To register stop by our customer service desk; payment collected at time of registration.

Healthy Eating Tour and Cooking Demonstration
Sunday April 25th 2:00-4:00om
Join our Healthy Eating Specialist, Carlos Acosta, for an informative tour of the healthiest foods around the store. The tour will be followed by a cooking demonstration in the Lifestyle Center by Chef Joe. Participants will learn about the most nutrient rich foods and take home recipes using these ingredients. Pre-registration required with customer service; space is limited.

Block Party: Featured Ingredients: Fabulous Fruits!
Tuesday, April 27th 5:30-7:00pm Free!
Experience a new way to shop for dinner! Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample! Teams will create new recipes each week with the Featured Ingredient to give you new cooking ideas and to compete for our recycled Earth trophy, so be sure to pick up a ballot in our produce department to cast your vote!

Deliciously Raw with Renate: Mediterranean Nights Cuisine
Tuesday, April 27th 6:30-8:00pm $20/person
Join Raw Foods Chef, Renate, as she shares her secrets to living a raw foods lifestyle. Each month, Renate will be sharing how to live a raw lifestyle without sacrificing taste! Each class will include three delicious recipes all with plant-based ingredients full of nutrients. This is the perfect class for the amateur, novice or expert! Payment collected at time of registration, pre-registration at customer service desk.

Mom’s Morning Escape with Mommy and Me Yoga!
Thursday, April 29th 9:00-11:00am Free (Mommy and Me Yoga at 10:30- see details below)
Calling all Moms! Join us for a Mom’s Morning Escape where Mom’s are invited to enjoy a free coffee or tea, and muffin from the coffee bar. Please check in with customer service and pick up your Mom’s Morning Escape Voucher, then, make your way to the coffee bar for breakfast. Also enjoy a relaxing five minute chair massage by My Massage Corner in the café (first come first served)! Pre-registration required with Customer Service.

Mommy-Baby Yoga by Amazing Births
Thursday, April 29th 10:30-11:15am $10/Class *First Class is Free
Join us every Thursday and enter our comfortable, supportive environment where moms can meet other new moms, enjoy special bonding with their babies, and experience the benefits or yoga. Bring a mat for you and a blanket for your baby and wear loose, comfortable clothes. No prior yoga experience necessary, newborns to crawlers fit this class best. (*please arrive 10 minutes before class time). Pre-registration required with Customer Service; payment collected at time of registration.

Chef Chris Paul’s “Truffles…Treasures of the Earth”
Thursday, April 29th 7:00pm $35/Person
Enjoy a five course, five star meal prepared by Master Chef Chris Paul from Wild Orchids Fusion. The night begins with an introduction by our wine specialist, to the three wines that you will taste throughout the evening. You will then be dazzled by the chef as he creates the most delectable dishes you will ever taste! Pre-registration required with Customer Service; Payment collected upon registration.

Spring Fling Wine Tasting!
Friday, April 30th from 6:00-8:00pm Free!
Join us in our Specialty Department to taste a variety of fine wines perfect spring and enjoy artisan cheese pairings at each table. There will be live music and a free drawing for your chance to win top rated wines, gourmet cheese & chocolates, and a $50 Whole Foods Market Gift Card. No Purchase Necessary to Win. Pre-registration requested at customer service.

Cooking for Haiti with Chef Ron Duprat

Friday, May 7, 2010 6:00 to 8:00 pm Cost: $25 per person

Chef Ron Duprat, a contestant from Top Chef Season 6: Las Vegas, is partnering with Whole Foods Market to help raise funds for Food for the Poor, the non-profit organization providing relief efforts in Haiti. Guests will be treated to a demonstration of the Chilean Sea Bass recipe that he used in one of season six’s Quick Fire Challenges and will also learn various cooking tips and inside information from the show. If you would like to attend this Food for the Poor fundraiser featuring Chef Ron Duprat, reservations are required and can be made by calling 561-904-4000. The cost is $25 per person and 100% of your donation will directly benefit Food for the Poor.

About Whole Foods Market®
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 53,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 12 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 & Wild^TM, and Harry’s Farmers Market® are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP. Wild Oats® and Capers Community Market^TM are trademarks owned by Wild Marks, Inc.

April, 2010 – April Events at Maltz Jupiter Theatre

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CHILDREN’S SHOW, CONCERT, SATIRE
AND AUDITIONS COME
TO MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE

March 31, 2010 (Jupiter) – The Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s 2009/2010 Dream Imagine Escape season recently ended on a high note with near sell-out of the tap-dance extravaganza Anything Goes.

But the theatre won’t be quiet for long, as it raises the curtain on a series of top-notch Limited Engagements. And talented kids should audition for two of next season’s shows, Academy and The Sound of Music.

Here’s a look at the next few weeks:

CHICK-FIL-A PRESENTS THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES – 10 a.m. Saturday, April 24 – Join some crafty swindlers, the bumbling Emperor and his entire court as they learn the cost of conceit in the original “fashion faux pas.” This endearing musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic is sure to weave its way into your heart. Tickets: $12.

COOPER GETSCHAL AND THE BEACH BOOMERS – 8 p.m. Saturday, April 24 – The singer-songwriter, who has worked with everyone from Michael Jackson to Jeff Barry, performs a concert titled 3 Minutes from Retirement. Tickets: $20.

SHINE THE LIGHT – 3 p.m. Sunday, April 25 – Concert to honor Makayla Joy Sitton will benefit the Jupiter Academy of Music and Florida Classical Ballet Theatre. WPTV-Channel 5 anchor Kelley Dunn will emcee the event, at Tickets: $15-$50.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST – 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 30 – Student director Wade Jennings and the Future Youth Director’s Chair presents Oscar Wilde’s satire, written and set in 1895. In it, Jack leads a double life, in which he is Earnest in town, and Jack in the country. He has come to town “expressly to propose to Gwendolyn.” However, Algernon discovers Jack’s double life, and a hilarious mistaken identity tale ensues when Jack accidentally reveals to Algernon the location of his home in the country. Tickets: $15 adults, $8 students. This is a Dreyfoos School of the Arts Student Production.

FIRST STEP TO STARDOM – 12-8 p.m. Saturday, May 1 – Auditions for Academy and The Sound of Music will be for children ages 4 to 18. Audition workshops, to help children learn what will be expected at auditions, will be offered at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17, and 3 p.m. Saturday, April 24. For information, call (561) 972-6113 or e-mail studentauditions@jupitertheatre.org.

Tickets to shows are available at the theatre box office at (561) 575-2223 or online at www.jupitertheatre.org.

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is an award-winning professional not-for-profit regional theatre dedicated to the performing arts whose mission is to entertain, educate and inspire our community. The Theatre is a member of the prestigious League of Resident Theatres and is located east of U.S. Highway 1 at 1001 East Indiantown Road and State Road A1A in Jupiter.

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April, 2010 – Electrochemical Cancer Therapy Talk

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“Electrochemical Cancer Therapy” Talk on April 28

Presented by the Annie Appleseed Project

6-8 PM on April 28th at the Church of the Palms, 1960 Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL

RSVP to the Annie Appleseed Project annieappleseedpr@aol.com

561 749-0084

4/28 Delray Beach Electrochemical Cancer Therapy

With two distinguished speakers –

C.K. Chou, Ph.D. “Research Results with Electrochemical Cancer Therapy at City of Hope”

Dr. Chou is the former director of a five year research program on Electrochemical Therapy (EchT) for cancer conducted at City of Hope National Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

CK Chou information

Professor Frank Hartman, M.S.

Director of Biomagnetic Integration, IABC Foundation for North America, Inc. www.iabc.readywebsites.com

Frank Hartman information.

April 28, 2010 from 6-8 PM. Reservation required. Email to annieappleseedpr@aol.com or call 561 749-0084.

Location: Church of the Palms, 1960 Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444.

April, 2010 – So Long, Insecurity

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Please mark your calendar for the Beth Moore Simulcast on April 24th – “So Long, Insecurity”.Insecurity is a very serious issue with most women and teen girls in

today’s high-pressure society. Community of Hope Church of the Western

Communities is presenting a live simulcast for Beth Moore’s new book, “So Long, Insecurity”, which addresses this topic. We want to extend a special invitation to all women and high school girls in our area.

Beth’s new book was just released on February 2nd and has already reached

the best seller list immediately after its release. Don’t miss this

opportunity to hear Beth discuss this topic thoroughly.

Location: Royal Palm Beach High School Auditorium, 10600 Okeechobee Blvd, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411.

Date: Saturday, April 24th

Time: 9:30 am

– 4 pm (with a hour and a half break for lunch)Cost: $15 for students, and $25 for adults.

To purchase tickets either email us at events@gocoh.com or call us at 561-753-8883.

We hope you and your friends are able to join us.

Sincerely,

Peggy DiPirro

Community of Hope

A Church for the Western Communities

14104 Okeechobee Boulevard

Loxahatchee, Florida 33470

O: 561-753-8883

events@gocoh.com

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April, 2010 – Happy Easter, Happy Passover

A Letter from the Editor

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April, 2010 – Happy Easter, Happy Passover

Letter from the Editor

Stella and Paul on an Easter Egg Hunt. Photo: Christine Rose.

April, 2010

Dear Around Wellington Readers,

Happy April, Happy Easter, Happy Passover!

As we enter into April, there are several things that come to mind – spring, Easter, April Fool’s Day, Earth Day and mating season for animals. In this issue of our online magazine, we have touched upon the first four of these. If you feel inspired (or would like to get inspired) about spring cleaning, check out “Mommy Moments” by Shakira Muneswar. Getting control of clutter or “bedlam” as she refers to it is a great feeling! If you’d like to try a fun Easter craft with kids, check out our “Kids Corner” for a “Chicks-in-the-Shell” craft. And if you need a little April’s Day material in your day, see Evan Baumel’s “Teen Talk” with his proposal to resolve the national deficit. What about Earth Day on April 22^nd…are you willing to take a major step in a green direction? Read Jathy Garcia’s “Living Green” for helpful information on choosing solar panels.

This month I had the pleasure of interviewing Patti and Tom Neri of U.S. Building Inspectors for our “AW Spotlight” story. They are an amazing, hard-working couple, co-owners of the inspection company. They are located in the clubhouse of the Polo Club in Wellington and reach as far as five counties. Read about their combined experience, and you will see why Tom and Patti Neri have a keen eye for detecting what’s functioning properly and what’s not . . . in the world of residential and commercial inspections. See their valuable coupon under “AW Coupons” if you are in need of a home inspection, mold inspection, air quality test or insurance savings inspection. As a totally unrelated sidenote, Patti rescues turtles and tortoises; she has started her own foundation for this.

A warm welcome to our new advertisers this month Lechuza, award-winning, self-watering, indoor planters and Standing Ovation Performing Arts, a high-energy, education-based performing arts studio located in Boynton Beach. On a personal note, I bought one of the Lechuza planters at the Lechuza Grand Opening (located inside Playmobil FunPark), and it was a steal at $29.99 for a waist-high, beautiful, self-watering planter. With Lechuza, the plants can go without watering (if necessary) for up to three months! Standing Ovation is a great place for acting classes, summer theater camp, musical theatre, vocal performance, puppetry, improv, workshops, productions and dramatic birthday parties!

Our wonderful contests continue this month! The first one runs from April 1st to 10th and the prize is a relaxing, one-hour massage from Massage Envy! Here’s what our last Massage Envy contest winner had to say. “I just wanted to say thank you so very much for the massage. It was so wonderful. It was my first massage. Massage Envy made it so relaxing and easy. Loved it so much, that I joined the spa!” And then please don’t forget to return to our “Contest” page April 15^th – 20^th for a very special prize. It’s a special diet, valued at $590! If you have already given up on that diet and exercise plan that you vowed to keep on January 1^st, maybe you’ll be our lucky winner and in great shape after all!

AroundWellington.com has covered several events recently, so if you visit “Photo Galleries” or our “Archives” (then “Photo Galleries”), you will find photos of the Palm Beach Harvest Fundraiser, the Whole Foods “Meet the Artist” Reception with Jerry Ginsberg and the Royal Palm Art & Music Festival. Soon to come…beautiful polo photos from the past season by Christine Rose Photography and photos from Your Bosom Buddies Pink Ribbon Gala.

For a little inspiration, see our “AW Stories of the Month,” including stories on our own South Florida “dog whisperer” Jay Meranchik, a brief interview with a Binks Forest Elementary School teacher Lisa Gifford and recent inductees to the Polo Museum’s Hall of Fame. Thanks, as always, to Lisa Dawn Wax of “Lighten Up With Lisa” who inspires us this month, using a new format. She responds to one reader’s question about how to “start over” when you feel like you have lost everything.

The JCC of the Palm Beaches recently invited Chris Bohjalian, author of Skeletons at the Feast, to speak at a private home in Wellington; our “Cultural Corner” columnist Marla E. Schwartz was there. Skeletons at the Feast is Chris’ twelfth novel and focuses on three individuals attempting to flee from the advance of the Russian Army during the last months of World War II. According to Schwartz, “The book is one of the greatest novels ever written in terms of depicting the horrors of the time period.”

This is just the tip of the iceberg, so please explore our table of contents! Click around and see our latest stories and photos.

Around Wellington in Pictures

As I Was Saying

AW Spotlight

AW Stories of the Month

Birthdays

Cantankerously Yours

Contest

Cultural Corner

Health & Fitness

Kids Corner

Lighten Up with Lisa

Ultimate Productivity

Videos

THANKS so much to our readers and our advertisers! We appreciate you!!

It was inevitable! You can now become an AroundWellington.com FaceBook fan. See our “Become a Fan” link by strolling down on the left side of www.aroundwellington.com. Speaking of Facebook, don’t forget to read Alan Williamson’s hilarious “Facebook Family Reunion” in “As I Was Saying” this month.

Happy April, Happy Easter, Happy Passover and I hope you’re enjoying the warmer weather again!

Cheers,

Krista Martinelli

Editor

AroundWellington.com