WHAT: Celebrate peak mango season in South Florida with Mango Fest at Palm Beach Meats, a vibrant summer pop-up showcasing locally grown mangos from Chef Dan Ramos’ Red Splendor Farm. This one-day event brings together a talented lineup of local chefs and food artisans crafting mango-inspired dishes, drinks, and desserts.
Guests can enjoy mango tastings from Red Splendor Farm, mango-forward dishes from Palm Beach Meats, Ahmay Cuisine and How Ya Dough’n, refreshing mango beverages, and Miss Marsha’s signature mango pie.
That evening, the celebration continues with Palm Beach Meats’ monthly Steakhouse Night — an intimate, reservation-only dinner featuring wagyu cuts prepared by their in-house culinary team, classic steakhouse sides and fine wines. 15% of all sales from the dinner will be donated to support survivors of domestic abuse.
WHEN: Saturday, July 19th Mango Fest – 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Steakhouse Night – 5 PM – 9 PM
WHERE:
Palm Beach Meats
4812 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33405 | 561-623-7471
Honored with Prestigious Coalition Champions Award
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – July 7, 2025 – The Well of PBC, Palm Beach County’s largest behavioral health publication, is proud to announce significant milestones in its mission to transform the behavioral health landscape of Palm Beach County.
Through its unwavering commitment to elevating the voices of county residents and highlighting their behavioral health concerns, The Well of PBC has become a vital platform for change and has been recognized with the esteemed 2025 Palm Beach County Behavioral Health Coalition’s Coalition Champions Award in the Media category.
Since the inaugural issue was published in October 2021, The Well of PBC has dedicated itself to fostering an open dialogue around behavioral health and maintaining an open and transparent space as a crucial conduit for information, understanding and advocacy, working hand-in-hand with residents to drive meaningful change.
A core strength of The Well of PBC lies in its commitment to featuring a diverse array of expert voices – those with both lived and learned experience. The publication provides a unique platform for individuals who might not otherwise feel they have the opportunity to speak to such a broad audience, ensuring that a comprehensive and empathetic perspective on behavioral health is always presented.
In honor of National Recovery Month in September, the upcoming August/September issue of The Well of PBC will delve into topics like the intersection of the addiction crisis and the housing crisis in Palm Beach County featuring expert opinions from The Lord’s Place, a non-profit dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness, alongside a powerful piece by Willie Cooks.
A re-entry advocate, a reformer for The Reform Alliance Institute, and an advisory board committee member for The Community Hub of Palm Beach County, Willie shares his insights, drawing from his personal experiences with addiction, incarceration and homelessness to advocate for others facing similar challenges.
“Receiving the 2025 Palm Beach County Behavioral Health Coalition’s Coalition Champions Award was such an honor,” said Editor-in-Chief, Julie Khanna. “This recognition highlights the hard work and tireless dedication of both the team here at The Well of PBC and the community at large in fostering a safe and supportive place for behavioral health concerns. We believe that by amplifying the voices of our residents and experts, Palm Beach County can stand as a shining city on a hill of sorts where behavioral health is prioritized and accessible to all.”
WELLINGTON,FL – The 2025 Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers skated into Palm Beach Autographs at The Mall at Wellington Green where they recently signed autographs and spent quality time mingling and hanging out with their fans.
Panthers center and playoffs MVP Sam Bennett, left winger Jonah Gadjovich,and right winger Brad Marchand each spent rousing afternoons posing for photos, signing memorabilia, and even getting into an occasional fight pose with die-hard fans and families (and a few jersey-clad canines) who waited for hours in line to see their favorite players.
Left Winger Jonah Gadjovich
“Bringing the Stanley Cup champions to Wellington is always a huge thrill for the community,” said Jim Dodson, owner of Palm Beach Autographs. “It’s not every day you get to meet your hockey heroes face-to-face. The energy from the fans and players was incredible.”The event also included a silent auction featuring must-have memorabilia and a hat trick mystery box containing autographed items.
Right Winger Brad Marchand
Palm Beach Autographs is located at The Mall at Wellington Green, 10300 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington. For more information, call (561) 340-2921 or visit palmbeachautographs.com.
About The Mall at Wellington Green The Mall at Wellington Green in Wellington, FL is a 1.2 million square foot, two-level regional shopping destination, and it features over 160 stores. Retailers include Macy’s, Dillard’s, Apple, Brighton, Chico’s, H&M, Tommy Bahama, City Furniture, The Palm Beach Museum of Natural History, CMX Wellington, and more. For more information, visit shopwellingtongreen.com.
On Tuesday, November 18th, Grandma’s Place will hold its 10th Annual Grandma’s Angels Holiday Luncheon at The Sailfish Club in Palm Beach. The Board of Directors are thrilled to announce Amy Considine and Manda Galin as the Co-Chairs. Committee Members include: Susy Burrowes, Angelica Cimminella, Margaret Donnelley, Sunny Hawkins, Barbara Hollender, Jourdan Isasi, Brittney Jones, Eleanor Jones, Mary Lewis Moews, Rossanna Mora, Elizabeth Nunez, Madison O’Connell, Amy Quattlebaum, Dina Rubio, Jodie Schmitz, Kim Proenza Smith and Lindsay Welch.
The luncheon starts at 11:30 am with a wine reception and a fabulous silent auction. During lunch there will be a special speaker and a small live auction while local CBS12 News Anchor Liz Quirantes once again serves as the celebrity emcee.
The proceeds benefit Grandma’s Place, which provide housing, compassionate loving care, educational opportunities and support to the most vulnerable children and families
Tickets are $225 per person or tables at $2,250 each.
To receive an invitation, donate an auction item, purchase a ticket, or sponsor the event, please call Roxanne Jacobs at 561-376-0488, e-mail roxanne@grandmasplacepb.org or visit www.grandmasplacepb.org
PBCFB catering to more than 20 Summer BreakSpot sites to help feed 51,000 local children
(Lake Worth, Fla.) –Hunger doesn’t take a summer break, and neither does the Palm Beach County Food Bank (PBCFB)! This summer, the food bank is one of several providers partnering with Summer BreakSpot where children and teens under 18 can receive two out of three of breakfast, lunch or snacks. As Summer BreakSpot’s official caterer through FLIPANY, the PBCFB has helped provide more than 13,000 meals to food-insecure children two weeks into the program.
With approximately 192,000 food-insecure residents throughout Palm Beach County, PBCFB procures food from grocery stores, farmers, food distributors, wholesalers and other sources and distributes it to over 200 local community partners, including food pantries, soup kitchens and schools. In 2024, PBCFB distributed nearly 13 million meals to over 193,000 residents experiencing hunger and was honored with the Community Collaborator Award at the 8th Annual Nonprofits First Hats Off Awards.
“We are thrilled to be one of the providers for this much-needed program,” said Jamie Kendall, PBCFB CEO. “Summer is the hardest time of the year for kids who are already hungry during the school year and it’s a challenging time donation-wise for food banks like ours. However, we are thrilled to be operating in our Michelle Hagerty Community Kitchen, which is giving us more packing power than ever to feed our community with hot, nutritious meals.”
Applications are not required to receive food at Summer BreakSpot sites. No-cost meals will be available for young recipients every weekday while school is out, and PBCFB’s participating spots can be found at summerbreakspot.org.
The public is also encouraged to have a hand in preparing the distributed summer meals. Continuing throughout the summer, Michelle Hagerty Community Kitchen volunteers have answered the call to help children in need by packing and sealing kids’ meals every weekday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Supporters are also welcome to make a donation to PBCFB where one-dollar donations allows the nonprofit to provide five meals.
For more information about PBCFB’s summer feeding programs, or to volunteer or donate to the PBCFB’s Childhood Hunger initiatives, please visit pbcfoodbank.org.
Palm Beach County, FL (July 1, 2025)— The YMCA of the Palm Beaches has announced it has launched a special Summer Fun(d) to help the community “shine brighter this summer.” The fund will benefit local, underserved families in its Palm Beach County service area by providing financial assistance and scholarships, making it possible for individuals and families across our community to access Y programs and services. This includes swim lessons, after-school care, summer camp, or wellness classes. Support for the fund helps ensure that no one ever has to be turned away from the YMCA and its two wellness centers located at Palm Beach State University’s Lake Worth Beach and Palm Beach Gardens campuses, and its aquatic center located on Lake Worth Road.
Publix Super Markets Charities kicked off the Summer Fun(d) with a $17,000 grant to fund memberships for individuals and families in the Y’s service area. Publix Charities’ mission is to support nonprofit organizations that assist people in need within the communities in which they serve, so they have the opportunity to lead successful lives. Publix Super Markets was founded by George Jenkins, a profound advocate of giving back to a number of nonprofit organizations, a legacy that Publix Charities faithfully continues to support.
“We deeply appreciate the generous support of Publix Super Markets Charities in fostering programs that nurture a healthy spirit, mind, and body,” said Tim Coffield, President and CEO of the YMCA of the Palm Beaches.
To learn more about the Summer Fun(d) initiative, visit ymcapalmbeaches.org and click GIVE.
Summer is a busy time at the YMCA of the Palm Beaches, as the organization hosts Summer Swim Camps, Weekends at the Y, and ongoing swimming lessons to kids and adults with all abilities. “This is an ideal time to make an investment in the futures of those who we serve in our community, particularly our children,” said Coffield.
About YMCA of the Palm Beaches The YMCA of the Palm Beaches has served the Palm Beach County community for more than 100 years, providing essential programs, activities, and services for thousands of children, seniors, and families annually. The Y’s mission is to ensure everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive in a safe and nurturing environment, regardless of the ability to pay. For more information, call 561.968.9622 or visit ymcapalmbeaches.org. and follow on social media @ymcapalmbeaches.
The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC) annually supports the Unsolicited Landscape Design Award (ULDA) program to recognize well-designed and maintained landscapes in the public or private sector in each district of the state. The meaning behind the “unsolicited” title is that the nominees are not applying for the award themselves, but someone else recognizes it is a landscape of merit and worthy of consideration.
This year, Wellington Garden Club members nominated two Wellington area gardens to receive the Unsolicited Landscape Design Award in the Private Residence category. One residence is owned by David & Rhonda Perez, and the other is owned by Brian Rau. Both properties feature lush, well-maintained and well-designed landscapes featuring unique and colorful plantings that showcase the homeowners’ love of gardening.
Candidates for this award are submitted each spring by garden club members. Applications are sent to the District X ULDA Chair for eligibility and consideration. The next step is a site visit and evaluation by garden club members who have completed National Garden Clubs Landscape Design School. The highest-scoring nominee in each category is the winner. This year both residential landscapes scored a perfect 100 as determined by a panel of three Landscape Design Consultants, and thus each was a winner in the Private Residence category.
The selection of the two winners was announced in April at the FFGC District X Spring Meeting. Soon thereafter the award was presented to the homeowners by Stormi Bivin, District X ULDA Award Chair, and Carol Ralph, WGC President 2023-25. As she presented the awards, Bivin announced, “The beauty of these gardens illustrates the motto of the Wellington Garden Club, “Gardening Makes a World of Difference”.
Wellington Garden Club, founded in 1981, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating its members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, floral design and landscape design. For more information, visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org.
L-R: WGC members Bobbi Zeigler, Carol Ralph, and Stormi Bivin with homeowner Brian RauL-R: WGC President 2023-25 Carol Ralph, District X ULDA Chair Stormi Bivin; homeowners David & Rhonda Perez, WGC President 2025-2027 Annette Lubsen and WGC member Alison Albury
Group photo from the June AroundWellington Networking Mixer, which was held at Khanna House Studios on June 9th. We also had a tribute to Alan Fabricant at this meeting. Photographer and our friend Alan Fabricant. He will be missed. See this month’s Poem by Denise Marsh. https://aroundwellington.com/everyones-friend/State Representative Anne Gerwig, of House District 93, and her staff hosted an open house at her new office in Greenacres on Wednesday, June 18. Here is State Rep Anne Gerwig with John McGovern of the Wellington Village Council. Photo by Carol Porter.Bengala Ngobene and his Chakalaka products, made in Wellington, FL and all with no preservatives. See this month’s “AW Spotlight” story. https://aroundwellington.com/chakalaka-all-natural-made-in-wellington/
…RAISES MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND
Featuring David Lloyd George, a new Guinness World Record Holder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Who: A lifelong Floridian, Bill Bone of Bill Bone Law Group, is delighted to produce the Bill Bone 5K Race and help sponsor this year’s 4th on Flagler Celebration. Bill Bone considers it a privilege to practice law and support all aspects of civic life in the same city and county where he was born and raised. He is a Civil Trial Lawyer with over 25 years of skill and Florida Bar Board Certified expertise handling honest injury claims against insurance companies. This Race is also supported by the City of West Palm Beach, the Downtown Development Authority, and Duffy’s Sports Grill.
What: The 5th Annual Bill Bone 5K is an Evening Race on Friday, July 4th, starting at 7:00 pm. The Race raises money for the Wounded Veterans Relief Fund and is known as a “Run to the Fun” because it finishes in Downtown West Palm Beach as part of the 4th on Flagler Celebration festivities.
Bill Bone, Laura Hutlock, Tracey Matuszko and Catalina Orellana
New this year: the event will feature David Lloyd George (USA), a first-year quantum physics student at Duke University, who recently broke the Guinness World Records title for most muscle-ups in 24 hours (male) on April 14, 2025, after over 15 hours of strenuous upper-body labour. He completed 2,002 muscle-ups – 276 more than the previous record holder, Alejandro Soler Tarí (Spain) – in support of wounded veterans and their families.
He is the great-great-great-grandson of David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II. David Lloyd George is from Palm Beach, Florida, where his family resides.
When: July 4 at 7 pm
Where: Start Line: Downtown West Palm Beach Corner of S. Flagler Drive & Fern St. West Palm Beach, FL US 33401
Following the race, runners and friends are in the best spot to stay and participate in the 4th on Flagler Celebration by taking advantage of our “All You Can Eat” refreshments, which include hot dogs, watermelon, chips, cookies, and lemonade until 8:30 pm. There is also free entertainment, culminating in an epic display of fireworks and music over the Intracoastal Waterway, starting at 9:09 p.m.
Every registered runner receives an awesome race shirt, a custom-made finisher medal, hot dogs and watermelon, and a chance to win their choice of some cool raffle prizes. Additional “Refreshment Package” wrist bands will be available at registration for $5 per person. 5K awards will be given 3-deep for male and female age groups in 5-year increments to 80+.
From Bill Bone: ” I am grateful to my neighbors, Kit Pannill, Pauline Pitt, and Christian and Ann-Britt Angle, for contributing to the cause every year”, Bill Bone.
WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND: 100% of the proceeds benefit the Wounded Veterans’ Relief Fund, a platinum-ranked charity on GuideStar, headquartered in Palm Beach County, that provides direct services to qualified veterans. WVRF provides urgent financial assistance and critical dental care to eligible wounded and disabled veterans throughout the state of Florida. Registered participants can choose to run, walk, or stroll the course knowing that every penny donated to the Wounded Veterans’ Relief Fund goes directly to the charity. Total donations made through the registration portal up to $5,000 will be matched by Bill Bone.
