Rotary’s PARTY in the Park 2!!

A Caribbean Carnival Fiesta

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club will stage a Caribbean Carnival Fiesta on Sunday, November 22, 2009, from 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. The venue will be the Micanopy Pavilion, Okeeheelee Park on Forest Hill Boulevard, in West Palm Beach.

This will be a full-day celebration, with an emphasis on highlighting the different cultures, ethnicities, arts and customs of the countries of the Caribbean, along with those of Latin America and other cultural diversities found in Palm Beach County. 

Activities will include non-stop music, cultural displays and attractions from the islands of the Caribbean, along with dance displays from the South Florida area. There will be a Parade of Masquerade Bands featuring Caribbean costumes.

This is an important annual celebration hosted by the Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club. The sole aim is to raise money to enable the Rotary Club to continue their service, not only to the local community, but also to the national and international communities. Last year, we were able to give scholarships to graduating High School students to help them with college expenses, send badly needed financial aid to the hurricane victims of Texas and Haiti, provide Thanksgiving Dinners to over three hundred needy community members, provide financial assistance to Pregnant and Addicted mothers (PANDA), and help stock the Food Pantry at a local church. This year, due to the bad economic climate, we will be providing Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to needy families..

For further information, please contact Kathleen Lehner at 561-697-8800 or Anthony Armour at 561-371-6324.

Visit Playmobil’s FunPark in Palm Beach Gardens between Nov. 1st – Dec. 10th to take advantage of the special savings and celebrate their 15th Anniversary! Playmobil’s FunPark is always just $1 for admission and an ideal place to spend the day with your children. Call Playmobil for more information: 561 691-9880.

I am really excited to announce that I have decided to become a Premier Designs Jeweler! This is a fabulous company, based on biblical principles, currently supporting global mission with 40% percent of their profit, and flexible enough for me to maintain my current home life, work and church involvement. I’ve attached a flyer (above) about my upcoming open house, on Sunday evening, November 15th at 7pm.

Join us Saturday, November 21 for SalsaFest from 11am to 10pm at GreenAcres Community Park! Featured acts include Ray Ruiz, Lalo Rodriguez and Anthony Cruz. For tickets and information, visit www.salsafest.net or call the Palms West Chamber of Commerce at 561-790-6200.

Putting the FUN into Fundraising at the Improv

The Improv at CityPlace in West Palm Beach has helped many area organizations raise some pretty significant money through our “Fundraising through laughter” program, as we give back 70% of the proceeds to your organization. 

The concept is pretty simple and straightforward…we select an evening,  Sunday – Thursday. We print you a custom ticket for your organization and it helps to have a lot of volunteers getting involved. (If you sell 150 tickets, for example, your group will earn 70% which equates to $2,100.) The cost of each ticket is $20 and it admits 2 adults…this is a tremendous value as they are actually getting to see a show at a very reduced price.  Usually, tickets are $30.00 each and admit one.  This is much better than a raffle for a television or merchandise . . . because most people don’t get anything from a raffle.  Here everyone wins because they have fun. It is up to you and your team/organization, as to how much time to allow for the selling of the tickets. 

Just a few of the upcoming events include a fundraiser for The Cahill Foundation, an organization raising money for the brain cancer cluster awareness fund on Wednesday, December 9th with comedian Greg Morton.  In addition, we work with many of our local youth sports teams; the Marines will present a Toys for Tots Fundraiser on Thursday, November 19th with comedian Frank DelPizzo. 

For more information about fundraising opportunites at The Improv, contact:

Ilyse August
Fundraising Events Coordinator
AUGUST EVENTS
[email protected]
561. 503. 9767

Binks Forest Literacy Night

In a continued effort to enrich, enhance and promote reading to the students, Binks Forest Elementary sponsored a “Literacy Night” on October 29th. This is just one of the many events held during the school year to encourage involvement in education and in the community. During the event students were able to swap books, socialize and play games while enjoying Chic-Fil-A in the cafeteria. They were then treated to Celebrity Storytelling which included Village of Wellington Mayor Darell Bowen as well as several teachers from the school. The evening ended with a Vocabulary Parade where students strutted outside in costumes portraying assigned words such as Miss Place, Sir Plus and Butter Fly. Photos by Lois Spatz.