Contact: Lauren Belinsky

2635 State Road 7

Wellington, FL 33414

561-904-4000

[email protected]

 Wellington

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Meet the Artist…Reception, Wine Tasting, Hors d’oeuvres

Whole Foods Market, Wellington, in their endeavor to present the finest local artists in Palm Beach County, is pleased to showcase one of the foremost international watercolor artists, Estelle Lavin, formerly of New York City, now residing in Boynton Beach, Florida.

“Come meet the artist at a reception in the café where you will enjoy live music, fine wines, and hors d’oeuvres prepared by Chef Chris Paul from Wild Orchids Café using all natural ingredients from Whole Foods Market. You’ll have an opportunity to chat with Lavin about her inspirations and how she produces the exquisite details of her remarkably realistic paintings,” said Lauren Belinsky, Marketing and Community Relations Specialist.

When: This event takes place on Friday, October 23 between 6 and 8 PM at Whole Foods Market’s café located just south of the mall at Wellington Green on 441/S.R.7.  $10 Donation will be taken at the entrance to the reception.  Pre-registration is requested by calling 561-904-4000.

Lavin, (www.estellelavin.com), a signature member of the prestigious American Watercolor Society as well as the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Artist Guild, presently exhibits at their new gallery on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.  Having worked in many mediums, she chose watercolor for its ability to depict the depth of color necessary to produce her realistic interpretation of ever renewing nature versus man’s impermanent structures.  She believes that we pay too much attention to the troublesome aspects of life and too little to the beauty, permanency and serenity nature offers us.

Lavin’s paintings are in major collections around the country and England, including McGraw Hill in New York and London, FGH Investments, New York, Silverstein & Mullens in Washington, DC and many other corporate and private collections.  Her art work has been featured in four “Splash” books, (The Best in Watercolor) as well as numerous American and European publications, most recently in a feature article in Watercolor Artist Magazine, June 2008.  She has exhibited in major galleries in New York such as Gallery Henoch, Bruce R. Lewin Gallery and Lizan-Tops in East Hampton, New York.

Lavin will be donating 10% of sales to her favorite charity, JAFCO as well as the proceeds from auctioning off one of her paintings and all silent auction items.  JAFCO serves abused and neglected children in South Florida by providing for family preservation, foster care, adoption, mentoring, shelter and group homes programs. 

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”^TM 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.

VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON                        For further information contact:

11700 Pierson Road                    Nicole Evangelista, Community Projects Manager WELLINGTON, FL 33414              (561) 791-4733

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Don’t miss Wellington’s 2009 Fall Festival

Join the Village of Wellington and the Palms West Chamber of Commerce as Royal Palm Nissan and Mazda presents the Fall Festival on Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Village Park Gymnasium located at 11700 Pierson Road.  All activities require the purchase of an all access bracelet for $10. Advance bracelets are on sale now for only $7 and are available for purchase at Village Park or the Wellington Community Center.  New this year is Paintless Paintball.  Check out this exciting game!  Cost is $5 for a 3 game ticket.

The fun begins at 5:00 p.m. with the Old Gym Haunted Hallways.  You’ll scream through 3,000 square feet and fifteen minutes of twisting and frightful hallways.  The evening continues with a Costume Contest.  Costumes will be judged on originality, scariest and best look-a-like character.  Festivities will continue throughout the evening with Hayrides, Door-To-Door Trick O’ Treat, Inflatable Rides and more! 

The Fall Festival is a great way to spend Halloween with friends and family of all ages.  For more information, please call the (561) 791-4005, ext. 0.  Sponsors of this event include:  Royal Palm Nissan & Mazda, Waste Management, Weitz Construction, Jet Hauling, Everglades Farm Equipment, Suggs Lawn Equipment, D.W. Recreation Services, Rep Services, Odums Sod, and Zambelli International. 

For information on other Village programs, events and activities, please visit the website at www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch Channel 18 for the latest Village happenings.

The Village of Wellington Parks & Recreation Department is committed to “Creating Tomorrow’s Community Today” by offering quality programs and services as a Florida Recreation and Park Association Agency Excellence Award Winner.  It Starts in Parks!

Dear Local Around Wellington & Royal Palm Beach Businesses,

There are still spots at the upcoming, popular festival SalsaFest to display your business! Call now to reserve your booth. Call Catherine at the Palms West Chamber of Commerce at 561-790-6200.Or visit this page for more information.  http://palmswest.com/index.php?submenu=salsafest_exhibit&src=gendocs&ref=ExhibitFoodBoothSales&category=salafest_home

Visit the above page to find the following:

Business Booth and Non-Profit booth application

Arts & Crafts booth application

Food booth and Food Cart application 

MUST E-MAIL FORM TO [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington will be holding their second annual Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 25^th at 6:30 pm.  Children dressed in costume can visit trunks of cars with happy people standing by with treats to share.  It is trick or treating but in the safety of the church’s parking lot. 

All children up to grade 6 are welcome to attend.  If your child is interested in the costume party just prior to Trunk or Treating, which will take place at 4 pm at the church, your child must be registered in advance.  Please call the church office at 793-4999 to register.

St. Michael is located in Wellington at the corner of Forest Hill Boulevard and Birkdale Drive.

For more information visit our website at www.stmichaelelc.com or contact the church office at 793-4999.

For more information contact:

Pastor Marjorie Weiss at 793-4999

JOIN US FOR DINNER

AT

Tijuana Flats

TuesDay, Oct. 27th

Greenview Shores & Wellington Trace

Next to Hollywood Video

PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE

WELLINGTON COMMUNITY FITNESS 5K RUN AND WALK

&

MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER

COME OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR DINNER.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Fundraiser Event to Benefit Acreage Cancer Cluster Residents

We would like to tell you about a community here in Palm Beach County. Many companies are open to helping with more well known causes, and not helping the smaller ones to help our neighbors where we live. We are currently trying to help the families in The Acreage who are dealing with brain cancer in their children and spouses. If you would be interested in participating in a Black Tie Event in Wellington for this community please read on. Thank you.

The Cahill Foundation is a Non-profit company that works on environmental causes and projects. A repercussion of a contaminated environment is a Cancer Cluster. Currently The Acreage, Florida a community near Royal Palm Beach and Wellington, Florida, is under a Cancer Cluster Investigation. Most investigations for possible cancer clusters do not make it past a Level I investigation. This community was recently moved into a Level II phase of the investigation due to results from the Level I findings. These findings concluded that there is a higher number of cancer cases in this community than what there should be statistically. The most alarming increase is in pediatric brain cancer and tumor cases. The Acreage has already lost too many children and adults to cancer, and while the investigation is still ongoing for a definite answer as to causes, families are still in need of assistance.

Families dealing with cancer, even with insurance still have large amounts of medical bills they are struggling with. Many families, like so many others in the country have lost their jobs or at least one parent or family member has had to take Leaves of Absence to care for a child, husband or wife undergoing Chemotherapy Treatments and Surgeries.

Only time will tell if this area is finally declared a Cancer Cluster, but until then the government can not help these families.  The Acreage is one of the western communities in Palm Beach County, they are our neighbors. So often we reach out to help people all over the world, we can also help those who live closest to us.

The Cahill Foundation cordially invites you to join us at our Black Tie Dinner to benefit the Families of The Acreage. If you would like to participate in any way, through purchasing tickets, sponsorship or donating for the silent auction, or at the event, please let me know and I will send you more information.

You may contact me via email at: [email protected] or phone

at 561-601-0581. Website: www.thecahillfoundation.com

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Event Info:

January 30th, 2010

The Wanderers Club Wellington

Cocktail reception to start at 6pm.