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Mounts Botanical Garden Announces GARDEN EXPLORERS SUMMER CAMP 2023 for Ages 7-11

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Mounts Botanical Garden Announces GARDEN EXPLORERS SUMMER CAMP 2023 for Ages 7-11
(Photo courtesy of Mounts Botanical Garden)

(West Palm Beach, FL – March 16, 2023)Friends of the Mounts Botanical Gardenwill be hosting three week-long programs in July for nature curious youngsters ages 7 to 11. Garden Explorers Summer Campoffers science-based fun and nature experiences, Monday through Friday, 9 amto 3 pm, July 10-14, July 17-21, and July 24-28.

“Eco-conscious and green-leaning kids can register for one, two, or all three weeklong camps because each one will offer something new and different,” promises Mounts Curator Director Rochelle Wolberg. “Activities will take place both outside and indoor, so campers will have access to a cool, dry space in the event of excessive heat or rain.”

During Mounts Year of the Orchid 2023, each of the three camp sessions will be limited to 20 participants and will offer a variety of fun and informative experiences, including:

·    Become a junior wetlands water quality and conservation specialistby taking part in hands-on lab activities.

·    Become a budding soil scientist by getting a close-up, dirty-hands look at the properties of mud.

·    Become a blooming horticulturist by discovering the wicked, dangerous, sticky, deceptive and downright incredible adaptations plants have developed to help them survive.

·    Become a botanist-to-be by attending a dissection lab for an inside look at the fascinating structures of seeds and flowers.

·    Become an aspiring agriculturalist by touring the edible gardens at Mounts and learning how to grow and nurture tasty fruits and vegetables.

·    Become an edible gardener by making healthy garden snacks.

The cost to attend each week-long session is $250 for Mounts members, $290 for nonmembers. (Note: an extra $50 per camper will cover extended care, 8 to 9 am, and 3 to 4 pm.)

For each session of the Garden Explorers Summer Camp, young participants should bring a refillable water bottle, a healthy lunch, a hat, sunscreen, and bug repellant.

For each camper, Mounts will provide materials for all activities, snacks, and water for refilling bottles.

To register for the Garden Explorers Summer Camp at Mounts this July, please visit  https://www.mounts.org/event/garden-explorers-summer-camp-week-1/2023-07-10/

About Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:

With a mission to inspire and educate through nature, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden. Visitors to this 20-acre tropical oasis will see an acclaimed collection of 25 unique garden areas containing more than 7,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical plants, including Florida natives, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, roses, cactus, bromeliads and much more. Mounts Botanical Garden is part of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Department, in partnership with the University of Florida and the non-profit Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden. This project is sponsored in part by The Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council, and the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. Mounts Botanical is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.mounts.org.

Brightline Now Picks Up Guests From Airports and Miami Beach

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Brightline Now Picks Up Guests From Airports and Miami Beach

MIAMI (March 16, 2023) – Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, continues to connect South Florida with enhanced first and last mile mobility options. Starting today, Brightline+ is now offering guests new bi-directional fixed-route shuttles with available pick ups at Miami International Airport (MIA), Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and three destinations in Miami Beach. Each shuttle will provide transfers to respective Brightline stations.  

The new shuttle service operates on a fixed route schedule with designated locations, is trackable and does not require advance reservations. One-way rides are a flat rate of $10 per person and can be paid for upon boarding shuttles. Live Airport Connector shuttle status can be tracked by clicking here. 

New Brightline Airport Connector and Beach Express Shuttles Pickup and Drop Off Locations are the following: 

MIA Airport Connector Stops:

Monday – Friday 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Saturday/Sunday 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.

·         Terminal D (Door 1-7), Hotel Shuttle Area 

·         Terminal D Int’l Arrivals and Terminal E (Door 7-10), Hotel Shuttle Area under Blue Awning 

·         Terminals G and F (Door 15) Hotel Shuttle Area under Yellow Awning 

·         Terminals H and J (Door 21) Hotel Shuttle Area 

FLL Airport Connector stops: 

Monday – Friday 5 a.m.-12 a.m.; Saturday/Sunday 7 a.m. – 1 a.m.

·         Terminal 1: Ground Transportation Zone B

·         Terminal 2 and 3: Ground Transportation Zone F 

·         Terminal 4: Grand Transportation Zone B 

Miami Beach Express Shuttle stops: 

Daily 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. only 

·         Fifth Street and Washington Ave. 

·         11th  Street and Washington Ave. 

·         Lincoln Road and Washington Ave. 

Shuttles will depart Brightline stations to the airports and Miami Beach 10 minutes after each train arrives. The Brightline Aventura Mall shuttle remains complimentary operating every 30 minutes with dropoff at the Aventura Mall Bus Stop. For complete shuttle schedules and routes, click here. 

Brightline+ neighborhood electric vehicles will continue to offer complimentary walkup rides. Brightline+ fixed-route shuttles connect guests to Miami International Airport, destinations in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. Brightline+ continues to provide event shuttles to top attractions in close proximity to its stations. 

Brightline+ was launched in 2021 to make it easier for guests to access Brightline stations and their final destinations. The service has received rapid adoption with nearly one-third of Brightline riders using the service. Earlier this year, Brightline announced its partnership between Brightline+ and Uber. Brightline now offers Brightline+ rideshare service supercharged by Uber, for transportation to and from Brightline stations and South Florida’s three major cruise ports.

About Brightline 

Brightline is the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America. The company currently serves Miami, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach with its Orlando station beginning service in 2023. Brightline was recognized by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies in travel, offering a guest-first experience designed to reinvent train travel and take cars off the road. Brightline plans to bring its award-winning service to additional city pairs and congested corridors across the country that are too close to fly and too long to drive, with immediate plans to connect Las Vegas to Southern California. For more information, visit www.gobrightline.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

YMCA of the Palm Beaches Announces $46M Capital Project in West Palm Beach

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YMCA of the Palm Beaches Announces $46M Capital Project in West Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The YMCA of the Palm Beaches recently announced a $46 million capital project, in partnership with the Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation department, that will relocate and dramatically expand its flagship branch. 

In 2021, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a 50-year ground lease to the YMCA of the Palm Beaches, allowing the nonprofit to build a state-of-the-art community center and Olympic-style skate park next to the County’s new aquatic facility, which the Y will manage. This historic public private partnership replicates a successful model replicated in other municipalities with YMCA. The new facilities will be located at Lake Lytal Park, just off Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach.

The new Y will feature a 55,000 square foot community center; Olympic-style Skate Park & Gym designed by Team Pain; and the Y PreSchool Academy. The new facility will serve four times as many individuals and families in Palm Beach County than the current location. 

A hallmark feature of the new YMCA Community Center will be its Youth Engagement and Resource Center. The Center will be wholly focused on mentoring young people between the ages of 12 and 22, a critically underserved population in Palm Beach County. Some of the features of the Center include a STEM lab, music studio, art studio, and a culinary arts kitchen.

Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation will also construct a new, premier Aquatic Center with a FlowRider Surfing pool adjacent to the new YMCA.

Construction on Phase 1 of the two-phase project is expected to begin in late 2023. 

For additional information, visit ymcapalmbeaches.org. Follow on Facebook and Instagram @ymcapalmbeaches.

TENNIS:  THE DIPLOMATIC PATHWAY TO PEACE IN ISRAEL

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<strong>TENNIS:  THE DIPLOMATIC PATHWAY TO PEACE IN ISRAEL</strong>

By Mike May, Photos by Alan Fabricant

There are some youth-development programs in the world that have a local, statewide, or a regional impact.  And, there are some youth development programs in the world that have a national impact, but very few youth-development programs in the world truly have an international impact.  Well, that’s definitely the case for the Israel Tennis & Education Centers (ITEC), which cater to disadvantaged children and those from broken homes in Israel who need a place to go after school or on weekends in order to avoid trouble on the streets.  Fortunately, more than 20 ITEC outlets are serving as a safe haven for Israeli children – and have been since the mid-1970s. 

What’s unique about the ITEC program is that all the children involved are not Jewish.  In fact, the children who attend ITEC are Jews, Muslim Arabs, Christian Arabs, Bedouins, Druze, and refugees from many countries around the world such as Nigeria, Morocco, Kenya, Ukraine, U.S., and Russia.  The ITEC program attracts and caters to a true ‘melting pot’ of children from diverse backgrounds.

What’s noteworthy about the children who are affiliated with ITEC is that they quickly learn how to coexist with one another while being taught how to play tennis.

All Photos by Alan Fabricant

“Since 1976, we have impacted the lives of more than 500,000 children in Israel, which is one of the most conflicted regions in the world,” said Yoni Yair, ITEC’s U.S.-based vice president of development.  “We serve 20,000 kids annually.  We serve children from all walks of life in Israel.”

Yair is an ITEC disciple, as he attended an ITEC chapter as a child growing up in Israel during the 1970s.  As a professional, he’s based in Deerfield Beach, where he is busy generating financial support for ITEC so it can continue to provide a safe and nurturing place for future generations of all Israeli children.

On Thursday, March 9, Yair and a handful of ITEC tennis-playing ‘delegates’ visited the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club in Wellington to showcase the positive and profound impact that the ITEC experience is having on children back in Israel.  Those tennis-playing ‘delegates’ were Yonatan Barak, Celine Absawi, Mika Dagan Fruchtman, and Noam Gershony.

Those four racquet-swinging ITEC ‘delegates’ walked onto Wycliffe’s center court where they were interviewed by Yair.  Their responses to his questions confirmed that the ITEC experience is making a strong, positive, life-altering difference in their daily lives.  Having the chance to be taught how to play and enjoy the game of tennis is a bonus. 

According 13-year-old Barak, who has been playing tennis since he was six, spending time at ITEC Ramat Hasharon is like having a second home.

“I love being at the center,” said Barak.  “I have so many friends and the coaches are like my family.” 

Barak’s big goals in tennis is to eventually represent Israel in the Davis Cup and to win the U.S. Open men’s singles title.

Absawi, now 15 and based at ITEC Haifa, loves the variety of children at ITEC.

“We are such a diverse team with Jewish, Muslim, and Christian children playing together.  I have many friends at the center,” said Absawi, who is known as the Ambassador of Peace.  “We celebrate holidays together like Hannukah and Christmas.  And, I get to learn about different cultures.  I love to play tennis with my friends.”

Fruchtmann, now 19 and based at ITEC Ramat Hasharon, was introduced as the captain of the tennis-playing troupe.  She is a prime example of how the ITEC experience can generate opportunities to play international tennis.  In 2019, she was the first female Israeli tennis player to play tennis in the United Arab Emirates.  She remembers getting a warm and welcoming ovation from the crowd in the UAE.

Gershony, now 40, has been confined to a wheelchair since a helicopter crash in July 2006 while serving in the Israeli army during the Lebanon War.  He’s now an accomplished wheelchair tennis player.  In fact, in 2012, he won a gold medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.

“Tennis has changed my life, mentally and physically,” said Gershony.

After the interviews, the ITEC ‘delegates’ were joined on Wycliffe’s center court by Kam Kuchta, Wycliffe’s director of tennis.  What followed was a first-class tennis exhibition featuring forehands, backhands, volleys, and overheads which thrilled and entertained the large crowd in attendance, which included Jim Barnes, Wellington’s City Manager, and Bruce Wagner, Wellington’s Director of Public Works.

“Tennis is the vehicle to get kids enrolled at ITEC,” said Yair.  “At ITEC, we teach children the right values in life and the importance of respecting diversity.”

The appearances at Wycliffe by those tennis-playing ITEC ‘delegates’ confirms that ITEC is one of the few youth-development programs in the world that truly has a lasting and international impact.  And, it can be said that ITEC’s program may well be the best, too.

According to Yair, tennis is an integral part of the ITEC program, but it’s secondary in importance when compared to teaching children life skills such as discipline, hard work, respect, cooperation, and determination.

If interested in learning more about ITEC or supporting ITEC, please contact the ITEC Foundation office in Deerfield Beach at 954-480-6333 ext. 222.  For more information about ITEC, access ITECenters.org.

Wellington Welcomes World Famous Polo Players to Grand Champions Polo Club for Great Futures Polo Day

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<strong>Wellington Welcomes World Famous Polo Players to Grand Champions Polo Club for Great Futures Polo Day</strong>

Top polo players, including Nacho Figueras and Nic Roldan, come together to support the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington.

Wellington, FL – The Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington is excited to announce Great Futures Polo Day, hosted by the Ganzi Family, will return for its 10th year on April 1st, 2023, at the Grand Champions Polo Club. The Wellington culture is captured at this fun-filled event with celebrity polo players, Asado by the bite, a luxury car line-up, live auction, and more to support the club’s programs that empower and inspire local youth.

Nacho Figueras at Great Futures Polo

Celebrity polo players will include “the David Beckham of polo,” Nacho Figueres, and Nic Roldan, a model and former Captain of the American Polo Team. Guests can expect to enjoy a “polo chic” afternoon at Grand Champions Polo Club, with individual and VIP tickets and sponsorship opportunities available for supporters. The festivities will kick off at 3:30 pm with a polo match between some of the best players in the sport.

“Hosting the Great Futures Polo Event at Grand Champions Polo Club is our way of investing in the future. The programs available to the children of the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington serve them into adulthood and well beyond Wellington. We’re excited about their bright futures,” said Melissa Ganzi, Owner of the Grand Champions Polo Club.

This year’s event sponsors include Aston Martin, LandRover Palm Beach, Olexa Celine of Sebilion Farm, The Wellington Agency and The Ganzi Family of Grand Champions Polo Club.

Proceeds from the 2023 Great Futures Polo Day benefit Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington, one of 17 Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. The Boys and Girls Club of Wellington serves over 1,000 boys and girls from ages 6 to 18, offering programs in educational, vocational, social, recreational, health, leadership, and character-building skills in a positive and safe atmosphere. By supporting Great Futures Polo Day, attendees can help ensure that youth in the community have access to these valuable programs.

“Our club provides a safe and supportive environment where youth can learn, grow, and thrive. This event is an opportunity for the community to come together to support our mission and help local youth achieve great futures,” said Jaene Miranda, CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.

Individual and VIP tickets for Great Futures Polo Day are on sale now and can be purchased at https://bgcpbc.org/events/2023-great-futures-polo-day/. For sponsorship information, contact Elena Corsano at ECorsano@bgcpbc.org or (646) 209-6965.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County

Founded in 1971, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County is a not-for-profit youth development organization dedicated to promoting the educational, vocational, health, leadership and character of boys and girls in a safe, nurturing environment. The Clubs provide more than a safe, fun and constructive alternative to being home alone – they offer a variety of award-winning developmental programs to help youth build skills, self-esteem and values during critical periods of growth. The 17 Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Palm Beach County serve more than 10,000 children ages 6-18. For more information, please visit www.bgcpbc.org or call 561-683-3287.

Lake Worth Street Painting Festival 2023

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Lake Worth Street Painting Festival 2023

By Carol Porter

The 29th Annual Street Painting Festival, Feb. 25 and 26th featured over 600 artists on the pavement, live entertainment on 3 stages, unique restaurants and shopping and a Festival Food Court & Bistro. Admission was free.

Space, Science, Jurassic, Magic & Arts Camp at FAU

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Space, Science, Jurassic, Magic & Arts Camp at FAU

Boca Raton, FL. – Funcamps celebrates its 26th anniversary this summer in Boca Raton with more than 7,000 campers that have learned invaluable skills that will last a lifetime.

This summer, Funcamps (www.funcamps.com) is injecting even more fun STEM activities as it enjoys its second year at its new state-of-the-art facility at Florida Atlantic University. Space, Science, Jurassic, MagiCamp, and the newest masterpiece, FunArts camp, will all be offered at FAU.

Parents send their children again and again not just because of the fun experience, but for the relationships and skills campers cultivate each summer.

Campers just don’t make slime, they learn about its components and the science being polymers and the different states of matter. Campers don’t just learn magic tricks, but how to perform in front of a live audience.

“Funcamps has been a part of my life for 12 years, and in addition to having a blast every summer, it’s taught me confidence and how to perform in front of an audience,” said Harrison Melull, an Olympic Heights High graduate and former camper and counselor. “Funcamps has helped teach me responsibility and how to manage kids in addition to learning how to be a magician.”

A big attraction for the Space, Science and Jurassic camps is the embodiment of STEM skills. STEM develops creators, thinkers, problem solvers, doers, innovators, and inventors. Exposing kids to simple STEM activities at an early age today sets a foundation for higher learning tomorrow.

MagiCamp is actually the impetus of Funcamps, programs which offer a fun and creative approach to the world of day camps. From Space and Rocket Camp and Amazing Science Camp to JurassicCamp to Camp Idol, to FunArts, Funcamps has a program for everyone. With these specialty programs, founder David Gindy has created a STEM-filled journey proven to be a winning formula.

Funcamps will be following all Local, ACA, and University protocols during the summer.

“Our goal is to provide our campers with the highest standards of care, personal training, and a well-structured curriculum,” said Gindy, of Miami.

Gindy’s Camps will be held in the FAU Student Union’s Conference Center with newly updated rooms and even the use of the new Esports center and sport fields.

Founder Gindy dreamed up a summer camp experience like no other 30 years ago with his first program, MagiCamp. The overall success of MagiCamp has been accomplished by creating a one-of-a-kind magic program for children of all ages and skill levels (represented by different color wands and wide arrays of tricks).

Children master magic tricks in MagiCamp, which over the 34 years, has expanded to half-a-dozen locations from Miami to Boca Raton.

“We‘re excited this summer to bring the magic once again to our campers,” Gindy said. “Through our Unique MagiCamp program, where the campers not only learn the magic they become the Magic! To our Amazing Science and Space Camp which brings a fun and exciting approach to learning STEM-related activities. From making slime to solar panels and motors or entering our very own Space planetarium and launching rockets that they made the children will delve into the many facets of Science & Space.”

Once campers master the magic, they receive their graduation wand and create a little Hocus Pocus themselves. The best part is that they get to take home the illusions so that they are able to amaze their family and friends.  MagiCamp unlocks the secrets of magic and illusion for children of all ages, and — along their magical journey — children also build confidence, self-esteem, and hand-eye coordination.

“I run into adults all the time that tell me that the program built their confidence and helped them overcome public speaking and gave them skills that still help them today,” Gindy said. “It’s really touching to hear.”

Amazing Space and Science Camp: Children (ages 5-13) not only learn about the many facets of science but get to become real life scientists, doing amazing science experiments daily. For those who dream of being an astronaut; children learn about the world of Space, Astronomy and rocketry; have astronaut training, and even build and launch their own rockets with their counselors.

JurassiCamp: A unique experience for future paleontologists; children (ages 5-12) learn about the world of Dinosaurs and even get to be paleontologists themselves participating in fossil digs where they even get to keep the real fossils they discover.

FunArts: Painting & Drawing, Printmaking, Ceramics & Hand Crafts, staffed by talented teaching artists. FunArts is designed for artists of all levels, from beginners to the true young artists.

FUNCAMPS is one of the top creators of unique children’s programming in the nation, which has been featured by major networks and publications; including but not limited to: CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, Disney Family, The Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Parenting Magazine, and Family Magazine, and has received numerous national awards and praise.

“Parents choose our programs not only for the uniqueness of the specialty programs but also because they know that the campers will have fun in a safe and secure environment,” Gindy said. “Our programming is ACA accredited so our staff and camper ratio and the program design are sure to please both our campers and parents.”

For more information contact David Gindy at 305-742-8611 and to see videos of children performing and learning magic visit www.FUNCAMPS.com

Loggerhead Marinelife Center Hosts 18th Annual TurtleFest

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center Hosts 18th Annual TurtleFest

Juno Beach, Fla.(March 9, 2023) – Celebrate 40 years of sea turtles and ocean conservation at the 18th Annual TurtleFest at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC). The free community event will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Center and the surrounding Loggerhead Park in Juno Beach, Florida. More than 10,000 guests will come together to support the preservation of our marine ecosystem and enjoy educational exhibits and activities with community partners, marine life, live music, art, shopping, games, and other family-friendly activities.


This year’s TurtleFest theme is Respect the Locals. Check out LMC’s newly expanded facility, while participating in conservation activities, visiting sea turtle patients and other native marine life up close, and browsing local artists and merchants committed to ocean conservation. Enjoy food, craft beers, and cocktails from vendors, and listen to great local bands, including Tasty Vibrations, The Holidazed, and Jay Valor Band.

Kids can dive into the world of sea turtle conservation with fun, hands-on activities such as TurtleFest’s Junior Vet Lab. The 30-minute demonstration will educate children on the process of sea turtle rescue and release. They will come to the aid of a green sea turtle replica to learn about common injuries and illnesses that affect these endangered animals. Children can also Slide Over the Sea on LMC’s slide with an ocean view to race with friends or just for the fun of it! 

Parking for TurtleFest is not on-site and will be located at 700 Universe Blvd. in Juno Beach, along U.S. Highway 1. Free shuttle buses will run every 15 minutes to and from the event. Loggerhead Marinelife Center is encouraging attendees to ride their bicycles to TurtleFest and will provide free bicycle valet service at the event entrance on Ocean Avenue. Each person who valets a bicycle will receive 25 percent off the purchase of a refillable water bottle.

TurtleFest remains free thanks to LMC’s sponsors and community partners, including Tampa General Hospital, Loggerhead Marinas, Florida Power & Light Company, Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa, and Tire Kingdom Service Centers. 

Have a “turtle-ly” awesome time at Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s one-of-a-kind event! 

For more information, please visit marinelife.org/turtlefest. 

About Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC)

Loggerhead Marinelife Center, located in Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, Fla., is a sea turtle research, rehabilitation, education, and conservation center. The Center also manages the Juno Beach Pier across the street from the park. Established in 1983, LMC seeks to promote conservation of ocean ecosystems with a special focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. Its facilities include a sea turtle hospital, a research laboratory, and exhibit areas, including live sea turtles and other coastal creatures.

Hanley Foundation Golf Classic April 27 at Bear Lakes Country Club in WPB Will Raise $ for Substance Use Disorder Scholarships

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Hanley Foundation Golf Classic April 27 at Bear Lakes Country Club in WPB Will Raise $ for Substance Use Disorder Scholarships
Credit Tracey Benson photography.

West Palm Beach, FL (March 6, 2023) Hanley Foundation’s 24th Annual Golf Classic will tee off on Monday, April 17, 2023, at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach. More than 100 Hanley Foundation supporters are expected to come together for this year’s tournament to raise money and awareness for the Lifesaver Scholarship Program, which provides financial scholarships for individuals struggling with substance use disorders. 

Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. The tournament is a shamble format with 18 holes of competitive play. Refreshments and activities will be offered on the course, and a luncheon, silent auction and awards presentation will follow tournament play.

Invited celebrity guests include rockstar drummers Tico Torres, Nicko McBrain and Carmine Appice, along with NFL legend Lawrence Taylor, professional baseball player Rick Cerrone, and actor Kevin Sorbo. 

Event co-chairpersons are Ira Fenton and Sherrye Sammons-Fenton, and Rob Thomson.

“With community support of our Lifesaver Scholarship Program, hope will be restored, families will be reunited, and lives will be saved,” Rachel Pappert Docekal, MBA, Ed.D., Hanley Foundation’s CEO said.

In 2022, Hanley Foundation provided more than 400 individuals in need with scholarships for quality treatment and care.

“We hope the community will come out for a day of golf in support of Hanley Foundation and our mission to eliminate addiction through prevention, advocacy, treatment, and recovery support,” said Turner Benoit, Hanley Foundation’s Chief Philanthropy Officer. “We all know someone that has struggled with addiction – whether it be a spouse, parent, friend, or colleague. There are so many people that need assistance obtaining quality treatment. That is why the event proceeds will go towards our Lifesaver Scholarship Program.”

There will be prizes for “Lowest Gross” score and“Lowest Net” score, along with other raffles and contests on the course.

“I know firsthand how important treatment scholarships are for those struggling with addiction,” said Amy, a Lifesaver Scholarship Program recipient. “I have been sober for three years now. I can honestly say my life was saved because of Hanley Foundation and their Lifesaver Scholarship Program!”

Sponsors include Addison House, Berkshire Charitable Foundation, Family First Adolescent Services, Gary Harris, Guardian Recovery Network, Hanley Family Foundation, Motorcars of Palm Beach, Origins Behavioral HealthCare, LLC, Palm Beach Kennel Club, Suzanne Holmes, and Waterfront Properties. The exclusive magazine sponsor is Jupiter Magazine.

Visit https://hanleyfoundation.org/events/, call 561-268-2355 or email events@hanleyfoundation.org for more information on tickets or sponsorship. Tickets are $1,000 per player, $4,000 per foursome and $750 for juniors (age 40 and under).

About Hanley Foundation

Hanley Foundation envisions a world free of addiction, leading the way as the largest provider of grant-funded prevention education programs in the State of Florida. Hanley Foundation’s mission is to eliminate addiction through prevention, advocacy, treatment, and recovery support. In addition to offering recovery scholarships to those in need and facilitating trainings to identify the signs of substance misuse, the Foundation works to reduce stigma and inform policy through its advocacy efforts. Hanley Foundation educates, changes minds, and saves lives with its evidence-based programs proven through research to prevent and delay the use of alcohol and other drugs. For more information about Hanley Foundation, please visithanleyfoundation.org or call 561-268-2355 and follow on LinkedIn and Twitter @hanleyfndn, and on Facebook and Instagram @HanleyFoundation.

American Humane Welcomes Francesca Smith as Chief of Staff

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American Humane Welcomes Francesca Smith as Chief of Staff

PALM BEACH, FL – American Humane, the nation’s first national humane organization, has announced a new member to their leadership team, adding Francesca Smith as the organization’s Chief of Staff.  Smith will oversee operations, administration, and donor relations for American Humane, which has offices in both Palm Beach, Florida and Washington, D.C.

Smith began her career at the White House Office of Political Affairs during the George W. Bush administration, then moved into finance, holding various positions at several alternative investment management companies in New York.  After relocating from New York City to South Florida, Smith joined Comvest Partners, the private equity firm in West Palm Beach, where she worked in Financial Planning & Analysis, Investor Relations, and overseeing product management for the equity side of the business.

Smith graduated Magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College and completed extensive doctoral coursework in International Political Economy at New York University. 

“Francesca brings a wealth of relationship-building and leadership experience to American Humane,” said Dr. Robin Ganzert, President and CEO of American Humane. “We know she will thrive in the nonprofit sector and are thrilled to welcome her to our team.” 

To learn more about American Humane, visitAmericanHumane.org.

About American Humane

American Humane is the country’s first national humane organization. Founded in 1877, American Humane is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals, and our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the bonds between animals and people. For more information or to support our work, visit americanhumane.org and follow us onFacebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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