Edna’s Community Garden Project will benefit students and the community
By Laura Louise Tingo
The nonprofit Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center (West Jupiter Community Group) celebrating 35 years, proudly announces they are a finalist for the 2021 Impact the Palm Beaches Awards with Impact the Palm Beaches. The voting begins April 12, and the $100,000 awards will be announced virtually, on April 29.
Impact the Palm Beaches is a philanthropic organization where women collectively give to nonprofits in Central and Northern Palm Beach County to ignite transformational change through five core service areas. The Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center’s new community garden project inspired their nomination. Having three gardening and nature sites near the Center, they are poised to have a transformative impact on the education, mental health, and wellness of the community’s students and residents. The newly constructed Simon’s Giving Garden (with a dedication and ribbon-cutting planned later this month), will provide community food, a butterfly garden, outdoor seating, and will be a place for students to learn the benefits of healthy eating and how to grow affordable herbs, fruits, and vegetables with an environmental curriculum and STEM activities to improve scientific knowledge. Additionally, container vegetable and herb gardens will be shared with the community that can be planted at home.
Edna’s Community Park includes two areas full of trees, brush, and native plant species and an additional .4 acre preserve at the Tutorial Center. Plans include the planting and monitoring of native plants and animals to document the recovery and health of the native habitats, planting of native fruit trees, and development of a butterfly garden for the community’s enjoyment and environmental education. The Center is actively seeking funds to complete and launch these healthy programs and wellness initiatives and is proud to be recognized for their ongoing efforts and the honor of being a finalist.
Entering its 35th year of service, the West Jupiter Community Group, Inc. is a 501c3 that serves the West Jupiter community. In 1993, In 1993, the tutorial building, was rededicated as the “Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center” in honor of its Executive Director, Ms. Edna. Its mission, to provide a safe and nurturing environment for at-risk students and families so they may pursue academic and personal excellence, fosters its vision – to empower the children of West Jupiter to overcome the circumstances of poverty, excel educationally, and live meaningful lives.
For more information about the Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center, or schedule a tour, contact Mary Kay Willson at 561-745-0950 or marykay@ewrunnerctr.org. To learn more, visit www.ewrunnerctr.org
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —After being limited to a “drive through” event in 2020 due to the pandemic, the annual South Florida Sweet Corn Fiesta will make its in-person return from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 25. Presented by the Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau, this is the 21st annual fiesta and will be held at Yesteryear Village, South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd.
“We’re back,” said Ann Holt, founder of the Fiesta, referring to the cancellation of last year’s event due to COVID-19. “We made the best of our drive-through event last year but it’s not the same as hosting our usual fun-filled family event.”
Among the highlights is the freshly harvested corn itself, grown locally and prepared hot and buttery, along with other summertime foods. This family-friendly event also will feature children’s games, all-day ride wristbands for the Kid Zone, a green market, corn shucking and other contests, and live music.
Also returning to the fest: The return of the National Sweet Corn Eating Championship, as part of the 2021 season of sanctioned eating championships. Major League Eaters from across the country will challenge themselves consuming one ear of corn after for 12 minutes of demanding competition, which will begin at 3 p.m.
At the 2019 event, Gideon Oji ate 57 ears of Florida sweet corn to claim the title. Darron Breeden finished second with 43, while Nick Wehry came third with 35.5. At this year’s event, Carmen Cincotti’s world record of 61.75 ears in 12 minutes will be on the line. The total prize purse is $6,100 with the first-place champion earning $2,500.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12, and free to kids 5 years old and younger. Parking is free. No outside food or beverages are permitted. No pets are allowed except for service animals.
The South Florida Sweet Corn Fiesta celebrates Palm Beach County’s heritage as the “Sweet Corn Capital of the World.” Palm Beach County grows more sweet corn than any other county in the US. Local farmers cultivate more than 27,000 acres yearly. The Sweet Corn Fiesta is an outreach activity of the Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau and is made possible by volunteers and sponsors, which include Sunshine Sweet Corn Farmers of Florida, Florida Crystals, and Palm Beach County. Proceeds go to agriculture education and advocacy and to Glades area food banks. For more information, call (561) 996-0343 or visit the website, http://www.sweetcornfiesta.com.
(Lake Worth Beach, FL – April 7, 2021) Dave Lawrence, President & CEO of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County today announced that the 16th annual season of CULTURE & COCKTAILS concluded this week with its traditional musical finale, attracting more than 125 viewers. The fun theme for this all-virtual season of C&C was Cool People Doing Neat Stuff!
Wayne Hosford
& Stars of Tomorrow
Postponed from last season: Our annual musical finale of this series featured a live conversation with and performance by Wayne Hosford, an award-winning entertainer, singer, comedian, actor and composer, who tickles the keys regularly at Club Colette in Palm Beach, was featured in five different shows at The Colony Hotel’s Royal Room, and has appeared with many cabaret giants (Michael Feinstein, Ann Hampton Callaway, Marilyn Maye).
After performing a medley of special material (The Greatest Love of All / At The Heart of Everything / What I Did for Love), Hosford was interviewed by Kathi Kretzer, Founder & President of the Kretzer Music Foundation, before introducing musical performances by some amazing young talents, including:
+ Kai Alivia Koren, 18, the recipient of the 2016 Young Artist’s Award for The Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook, who has performed with her musical mentors Jill & Rich Switzer, and at such legendary venues as the Palladium, Carnegie Hall, Birdland Jazz Club, and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Her two big C&C numbers were Accentuate the Positive and What a Wonderful World.
+ Tyler Corbett, 11, has performed in shows at St. Vincent Ferrer School and at the Lake Worth Playhouse, and is a three-year member of the Delray Summer Sing Camp. He wowed the virtual audience with a couple of delightful songs from the musicals Seussical and Billy Elliott.
+ Kaylee Owen, 9, a third grader at Plumosa School of the Arts, performs as both a singer and pianist with the hip-hop dance club, K-2 Choir, and the Delray Summer Sing Camp. Her charming musical numbers included The Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun and Tomorrow from Annie.
+ Zachary Lee Williams, a 17-year-old Dreyfoos student and piano “wunderkind” who has performed with the Kretzer Kids, was the top winner in a variety of talent competitions, and has wowed audiences from restaurants such as Café l’Europe to exclusive corporate and society events to Presidential dinners. He earned rousing applause at CULTURE & COCKTAILS with a dynamic medley that ranged from simple to complex, from classical to classic rock.
(Left to Right) Kathi Kretzer, Zachary Lee Williams, Kai Alivia Koren, Wayne Hosford, Kaylee Owen, Tyler Corbett
Note: The Yamaha Grand Piano at this event was generously provided by Piano Distributors in Jupiter, and the lovely backdrop was courtesy of Special Event Resource and Design Group.
The 2020-2021 season of CULTURE & COCKTAILS was generously sponsored by The Roe Green Foundation, Roe Green, Founder; Scott Teich, Teich Wealth Management of Raymond James; The Palm Beach Daily News; Legends Radio; and PR-BS, a Boca-based public relations firm.
About the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County:
The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County is the only organization solely dedicated to supporting arts and culture in The Palm Beaches, Florida’s Cultural Capital®. In its sustaining effort to foster growth of the cultural sector, the Council provides support services to cultural organizations and creative professionals, administers public and private grant programs, advocates for cultural funding, enhances local arts education, and promotes cultural tourism.
The Council serves as a venue highlighting works by Palm Beach County visual and performing artists at its headquarters in the historic Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. Building at 601 Lake Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth Beach. The building is also home to the Roe Green Uniquely Palm Beach Store featuring items by local artisans; the Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Visitor Information Center; and the outdoor Project Space, offering the best view of the building’s iconic Martin Luther King Jr. mural by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra.
The Cultural Council is currently open to the public with reduced hours (Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 pm) and limited capacity, with special guidelines to ensure the health and safety of all guests and staff. For more information, including a comprehensive calendar of cultural events in Palm Beach County, please visit www.palmbeachculture.com.
Virtual weekly classes start June 21 and run through July 30, 2021
WHAT: Kravis Creates! Virtual Summer Arts Program
Connect, imagine and create your world through the performing arts. Young artists, ages 7 -18, will be guided by the Kravis Center’s professional teaching artists through creative week-long workshops in various arts specialties, including acting, dance, playwriting, spoken word and stop motion filmmaking. The Kravis Creates Virtual Summer Arts Program is sponsored by Rita and Charles Bronfman.
WHEN:
Space Quest: Write Your Own Journey! – June 21 -25, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Join Stephanie Anarumo this summer for an original script building summer course designed for ages 9-15. Over the course of a week, students will learn the basics of theater performance and will work together to create and perform an original script.
Writing for the Theater: Monologues, Scenes and Short Plays – June 28 – July 2, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Taught by Dr. Susan Wemette, this course will guide writers, ages 11 -18 through the process of creating three pieces of dramatic writing: a monologue, a short scene and a ten-minute play.
Architext – July 12 – 16, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Taught by Jashua Sa-Ra, this class covers writing and performing lyrical language for ages 11-18. The course produces self-confidence, enhances literacy, activates creativity, and prepares students to perform their own works in front of audiences.
Ready, Set, Stop Motion! – July 12 – 16, 1 to 2 p.m.
The Kravis Center’s Film & Video Department offers this highly imaginative class where students, ages 7-10 will learn camera, lighting, and basic stop motion techniques, as they enjoy conceptualizing, producing, and finalizing their very own stop motion scene to be showcased on the final day.
Dance it Out! In Musical Theater – July 19 – 23, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Lindsay Bell provides an active and engaging Musical Theater dance class where students, ages 9-13 will not only focus on dance technique, but they will explore various dance styles used in Broadway shows.
House of Visual Art – July 26 – 30, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Students, ages 8-14 will learn the fundamentals of basic drawing by using items in your home to create sculptures and crafts.
COST: $125 per week of classes
WHY: The Kravis Center’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality, by offering comprehensive arts education programs – serving more than 3 million students since its inception; by providing a Palm Beach County home for local and regional arts organizations to showcase their work; and by providing an economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County.
Wellington’s Village Council and the staff are proud of the accomplishments of 2020. Both have worked hard together to prioritize the Village’s day-to-day efforts and connect with our community with a focus on fiscal health; economic vitality; smart, customer-focused government; community engagement; and safety. We believe that continued success in these areas will help provide the best quality of life and environment for our residents and businesses to thrive.
FISCAL HEALTH
Village revenues have continued to surpass estimates. By setting budgets accordingly and operating within Council’s fiscal policies, the Village continues to operate well within its means. For example, the Village retains a healthy reserve in excess of 30% of annual operating expenses, leaving significant capacity should it be needed in the future. Wellington has continued to position itself to execute an aggressive five-year capital budget investing in our neighborhoods and setting conditions to attract future economic investment while retaining the capacity to provide excellent services.
ECONOMIC VITALITY
We continue to build upon the successes we have gained in industry clusters such as medical services healthcare, and related areas. The Village remains focused on investing in place making and its public spaces to ensure that it continues to serve as the cornerstone of keeping Wellington a great hometown.
SMART, CUSTOMER-FOCUSED GOVERNMENT
We take great pride in providing best-in-class services including curbside services such as refuse, recycling and yard waste, parks maintenance, recreation programming, and so much more. Our departments continue to achieve accreditation by professional associations and consistently earn high honors that recognize them as some of the best and most innovative in the nation. We appreciate any comments and inquiries from our residents, but more so appreciate learning where we can improve, so please keep any comments, compliments, and complaints coming.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Council, its Boards, Committees, and staff provide many opportunities for residents and businesses to be involved. The Village’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging effort, Parks and Recreation Master Plan, HYPE youth program, and Neighborhood Watch programs, are great examples of engagement efforts to bring residents together to address our future. We are constantly communicating through meetings, social media, and our website to better connect with residents and respond to questions and concerns.
SAFE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY
Public and employee safety remains our highest priority. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office provides an environment that is one of the safest in the nation. Our deputies and their leadership engage with our residents, maintain a high presence throughout the community and in our facilities and events, and offer many services to help prevent crime. We work seamlessly with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue to respond to any emergency, and we train together to ensure we are prepared for man-made and natural disasters. I hope you agree that there has been much accomplished and much still to do. We look forward to connecting our community in more ways to build an even stronger Wellington in 2021 and beyond.
COVID-19 PANDEMIC & VACCINATION EFFORTS
There is no playbook for managing a Village in a pandemic. From providing services to residents directed to stay home, to protecting the health of our employees, to providing recreational programs and activities virtually — the coronavirus pandemic has brought great challenges and an ever-changing landscape to our role as public servants. As we press forward, Wellington is fully prepared to support vaccination rollout as we did by operating the only western community COVID-19 test site in conjunction with our community partners. We will continue working closely with Palm Beach County and the Department of Health to ensure everyone in our community has access to the vaccine. We are all looking forward to a time when we can once again come together for community events and gatherings.
YMCA of the Palm Beaches Welcomes Courtney Lovely Evans as its Newest Board Member
West Palm Beach, Fla. (April 5, 2021) – The YMCA of the Palm Beaches is pleased to announce that Courtney Lovely Evans has joined as their newest board member. Lovely Evans joins a team of well-respected and highly involved community leaders committed to promoting youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
Lovely Evans currently serves as the Director of Athletics for Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA). She is the first minority female to be appointed to the role and is the third athletic director during PBA’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) era. Prior to her current role, she served as PBA’s senior associate athletic director for internal operations and senior woman administrator. She has also held roles at The NCAA National Office and Georgia State University during her diverse career within intercollegiate athletics administration.
“Courtney brings a wealth of knowledge and energy to our board,” Tim Coffield, CEO and President of the YMCA of the Palm Beaches noted. “Her experience and commitment to the sports and wellness space reinforce our goal of helping others develop mentally, physically, and spiritually so they can contribute, belong and thrive in our community.”
Photo of Courtney Lovely Evans
Lovely Evans is actively involved within the NCAA governance structure and currently serves on the Division II Management Council as Vice-Chair, among other important roles. She is a member of the College Women Sports Awards Board of Directors, an active member of Women Leaders in College Sports, the Professional Association of Athlete Development Specialists, and a graduate of the NCAA and Division II Athletic Directors Association Women and Minorities Mentoring Program, Women Leaders in College Sports/NCAA Institute for Administrative Advancement, and NCAA Leadership Institute.
Lovely Evans earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State University and a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Valdosta State University in Georgia. In 2019, she was named the Valdosta State University College of Arts Distinguished Alumna.
In her free time, she enjoys cooking, indoor cycling, and volunteering in her community. She resides in Palm Beach Gardens with her husband Rick and daughter Kyra.
YMCA of the Palm Beaches is located at 2085 S. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33406. For more information, visit @ymcapalmbeaches, ymcapalmbeaches.org, or call (561) 968-9622.
About the YMCA of the Palm Beaches
Since 1917, YMCA of the Palm Beaches has served Palm Beach County, working side-by-side with local families and neighbors to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. With a focus on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, The Y has a goal of never turning away an individual or family from a needed program or service due to their inability to pay. Thanks to the generous support of those in the community, the YMCA of the Palm Beaches is able to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial assistance each year. Please visit www.ymcapalmbeaches.org for more information.
(West Palm Beach, Fla.) – Quantum Foundation has announced a $1 million funding package, to be immediately distributed to meet Palm Beach County’s basic needs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will go to multiple local nonprofits, funding programs providing rental assistance, financial assistance, and targeted COVID-19 vaccination education efforts.
Quantum Foundation is a health foundation that was formed with $135 million in proceeds from the sale of JFK Medical Center. Now in its third decade of community investment, the foundation has assets of approximately $170 million. Since its inception, Quantum Foundation has awarded $150 million to hundreds of Palm Beach County nonprofit grantees. Every dollar the foundation grants stays in the county to benefit local communities.
The foundation has evolved to become a valued strategic partner in grantmaking to Palm Beach County initiatives that improve access to health services, improve health systems, expand health education, and focus on whole-health initiatives.
Of the $1 million, $300,000 went toward the Community Health Workers (CHW) Program for COVID-19 response. A joint effort across organizations, CHWs are a bridge to hard-hit communities that are often skeptical about the vaccine. The CHW program is working to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through education, outreach services, and contact tracing assistance.
Urban League of Palm Beach County also received more than $100,000 of funding from the $1 million grant for ongoing support for vaccine efforts and pop-up vaccine stations to micro-target underserved communities when vaccines are made available.
Quantum Foundation earmarked $700,000 to rental (housing) and financial assistance to be distributed to Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches, Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach.
The fallout of the pandemic has upended livelihoods, forcing homelessness rates to be on the rise in Palm Beach County. According to the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County, the impacts have disproportionally affected minority communities.
“Health equity is the way forward, and these grants ensure that our most vulnerable neighbors are getting the help they need,” said Eric Kelly, president of Quantum Foundation. “Health inequities in underserved communities are longstanding, but the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the impacts of social determinants of health. We know that economic and social conditions influence a person’s health status, and that is why we decided to move forward with the $1 million in relief funding. We believe in a holistic approach to health, and the organizations receiving the support are aligned with that goal.”
Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches is running its Housing Stabilization Program, providing short-term rent/utility assistance, case management, budget counseling, and referrals. Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County is using the money for its Rapid Response Eviction Assistance Program to provide legal housing representation. The organization provides tenants with legal representation through negotiations, mediations, settlement agreements, and up to $5,000 in rental assistance.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach is using its Hunger, Homeless & Outreach program to provide rental and utility assistance, benefit enrollment assistance and food as well as case management and referrals to clients. Part of the money it received from Quantum Foundation will fund a new position to help streamline the process of identifying needs and connecting to the correct avenue.
“Our goal is not to just give out money,” said Francisco (Frankie) Chevere, CEO/Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach. “Our goal is to help clients become self-sufficient and financially stable by taking care of their core problems, rather than the symptoms. We work extensively with those who come to us for help to identify needs and create a plan with doable steps on the path to success. We are concerned with every aspect of health, implementing a holistic approach by addressing every part of the client’s life, from referring clients to the Early Learning Coalition for reduced day care bills to referring a client to a therapist. It goes above and beyond handouts as we try to empower people to get to a better place and move forward. We provide help for the body, mind, and physical well-being.”
Catholic Charities can help people through homeless prevention programs before they are evicted. The Quantum Foundation grant will be put toward Rent and mortgage payments. “Most grants are for rental assistance only, so this will be a great way for us to help homeowners keep their homes,” Chevere said.
Leaders say they are seeing clientele from all walks of life. “We have helped flight attendants, psychologists – people from higher paying jobs who are not used to seeking out help, but have lost work from the circumstances surrounding COVID-19,” Chevere said.
Charlotte Lipscomb is a Catholic Charities client, benefitting from the Hunger, Homeless & Outreach program at the beginning of the pandemic. She and her husband had relocated to the area with her granddaughter, but her husband lost his job while she got laid off. Unemployment was not making ends meet. Lipscomb found a job at JFK Hospital, but they still fell behind on bills and their housing situation became unstable. That is when Lipscomb reached out to Catholic Charities.
“I reached Catholic Charities at a point of financial desperation, and they are a godsend,” Lipscomb said. “If I seek help, it is because I have no other option; my caseworker and her team have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the agency, and I honestly do not believe I would’ve gotten through if not for the help I received.”
Catholic Charities temporarily set up the family in a hotel, then referred them to a housing organization to find an apartment and even found them a connection for furniture. Lipscomb said she is paying it forward by giving back when she can. Chevere said Catholic Charities always welcomes financial donations, but volunteer opportunities are also available with a range of duties.
Each agency receiving funds is a trusted partner with a demonstrated record of success and strong compliance with previous grants from Quantum Foundation. Each has the administrative capacity to handle an influx of funding. All grants benefit the people of Palm Beach County. Quantum Foundation provided funds totaling $900,000 to Palm Beach County qualifying nonprofits in 2020 for COVID-19 relief in addition to the $1 million grant in 2021. For more information about Quantum Foundation, or to learn about applying for grants, please visit www.quantumfnd.org or call 561-832-7497. ###
(Lake Worth, Fla.) – Dozens of community leaders and VIPs attended the Palm Beach County Food Bank’s ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the move to a new, fully funded warehouse and distribution facility. Under the leadership of co-chairs Debbie Pucillo and Rev. Cecie Titcomb, the organization’s $3 million “Grow with Us” capital campaign supported the Palm Beach County nonprofit’s move to double its capacity to serve the community. Attendees enjoyed light bites and tours at the socially distanced ceremony.
The Palm Beach County Food Bank procures food from grocery stores, farmers, food distributors, wholesalers and other sources and provides it to almost 200 local community partners, including food pantries, soup kitchens and residential housing programs. Palm Beach County Food Bank programs reach families, school children and seniors, and connect those in need to available benefits and resources. The Palm Beach County Food Bank provides partner agencies culturally appropriate food and necessities like paper towels and diapers, and this process ensures families have access to food when they need it.
“It is hard to appreciate that one in six people living in the county do not know where they will get their next meal,” said Jamie Kendall, CEO of the Food Bank. “The pandemic has exposed just how easy it is for people to become food insecure. We are grateful to all of our donors for the ability to serve more people in need, such as Florida Power and Light for their $100,000 donation that will allow us to have brand new transportation to help our partner agencies.”
Donor Stephen Schwarzman toured the facility ahead of the ribbon cutting ceremony. His $500,000 gift closed out the “Grow With Us” capital campaign and was the organization’s largest single donation.
The Palm Beach County Food Bank traces its origins to a one-truck operation. Nine years ago, thanks to the support of key funders and the County, the Food Bank moved to a three-building facility in Lantana. Now, located at 701 Boutwell Road in Lake Worth, the new facility totals 28,000 square-feet in a single building with 30-foot-high ceilings, allowing more room to stack pallets and thus a more efficient use of space.
Historically, the Palm Beach County Food Bank provided access to nutritious food for more than 200,000 hungry Palm Beach County residents every month. Since COVID-19 disrupted the county’s economy, the demand for the Food Bank’s services has tripled. While pre-COVID 19 distributions averaged close to 5 million pounds per year, the Lantana facility is currently distributing close to 1.5 million pounds of food per month. Kendall says the new location offers the nonprofit the ability to meet the increased demand from Palm Beach County neighbors who find themselves needing access to food for their families.
For more information about food distributions, volunteer opportunities and other Palm Beach County Food Bank programming, visit pbcfoodbank.org. To donate to the Food Bank, call Ellen Vaughan, Director of Development and Philanthropy at 561-670-2518.
(West Palm Beach, FL – April 5, 2021) The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County (LWVPBC) invited concerned adults to a timely, informative and FREE Zoom Conversation in April:
Wednesday, April 7 at pm
Conversations with the League
Palm Beach County Schools
Guest Speaker: Edward Tierney, Chief of Staff for the School District of Palm Beach County, the 10th largest school district in the nation and fourth largest in the State of Florida.
Edward Tierney
Background: How is the School District working to close the “digital divide” in Palm Beach County, and how is the District preparing for its next strategic plan, including using community input and lessons learned to inform where resources should be focused in the years ahead. Tierney, who has worked for the District for 8 years and has held a variety of positions from Behavior Intervention Associate to Principal of John I. Leonard High School, will discuss the current legislative session and court rulings, and how they may affect the School District.
About the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County:
The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County is a nonpartisan political organization of women and men of all ages and backgrounds, encouraging informed and active participation in government through education and advocacy. The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that voting is a fundamental citizen right that must be guaranteed. For more information, please visit www.lwvpbc.org or www.facebook.com/lwvpbc.
