By Denise Marsh
Be still.
Be quiet.
Focus
And listen.
For the “creak”
in your soul.
It is the
Opening
of one door
and the
Closing
of another.
December, 2020 – AW in Pictures
In Life – Everything is Negotiable
In Life – Everything is Negotiable
By Jon Frangipane
(Berkel usually curls up under Mr. Crabapple’s desk when he needs a catnap, but the other day he chose his one and only comfortable chair.)
MR. CRABAPPLE: Would it too much trouble for you to find another place to store your big rump, so I can sit down in my own chair?
BERKEL: (Berkel didn’t even raise his head, but he managed to open one eye) Excuse me, Mr. Grapple, but I don’t hear very well when I’m asleep. Would you mind repeating that statement?
MR. CRABAPPLE: If I found time to sleep 18 hours a day like you do, we’d both be on the streets, begging for food without a roof over our heads.
BERKEL: Mabe you’d be on the streets, Mr. Grapple. You don’t seem to be aware that little old Mrs. O’Malley next door loves me to death and told me I could move in with her anytime I’m ready.
MR. CRABAPPLE: Do you realize that I actually work the same, exact amount of hours that you sleep?
BERKEL: Well, no wonder my bowl is always empty. I’m locked in this dungeon you call a house, and I’m half starved because you’re gone the whole day and prowl half the night. Look at me, I’m all skin and bones!
MR. CRABAPPLE: If you call your fat rump skin and bones, then I must get my eyes checked.
BERKEL: While you’re getting your eyes checked, get your nose checked – my litter box is now attracting horseflies and centipedes!
MR. CRABAPPLE: Listen, Berkel, not to change the subject, but you being a Scorpio and me being a Virgo are supposed to be the right ingredients for an ideal relationship, according to our horoscope, that is.
BERKEL: Tell me, oh wise and powerful one, aren’t discussing signs of the Zodiac a pathetic age-old desperate ploy to impress a woman at the local bar by a man, hoping to score points, just before he challenges her to a kamikaze contest? I’m no woman and this ain’t no kamikaze contest!”
MR. CRABAPPLE: Berkel, oh wise and… and…ah…fuzzy one _ I felt it my duty to inform you that Scorpio is one of the most powerful astrological signs. And Scorpios are known as dynamic and excellent leaders, and do not accept failure as an option. You seem to possess all those attributes, as far as I can ascertain.”
BERKEL: Your not getting your chair back, so knock off those sappy, obviously contrived, sugar-coated remarks to trick me into giving up my chair. I don’t accept failure as an option, or did you, perchance, forget what you just said about Scorpios?
MR. CRABAPPLE: Listen, Berky old friend, let’s not quibble, life’s too short.
BERKEL: (Berkel practically puts his nose in Mr. Crabapple’s mouth) Hey, my life expectancy happens to be about 15 years. Yours happens to be 76 years. And you’re telling me life is too short?
MR. CRABAPPLE: I can’t speak with your nose in my mouth, now can I? And besides, I’ve heard that some cats live as long as 30 years!
BERKEL: (shouting) Well, I’d take a wild guess that 30 year-old cats aren’t hounded, harassed and starved all their life as I’ve been. I‘m lucky if I reach age 7 living in this hell hole!
MR. CRABAPPLE: Listen, it’s going to be your 7th birthday in a few months. I’ll invite some of your alley cat friends in and bake a big chocolate cake. What do you think of that?
BERKEL: Mass Murder! It’s called murder when you feed a cat chocolate, or are you just as stupid as you look?
MR. CRABAPPLE: Oh, I forgot. How about a nice big mocha cake?
BERKEL: Oh sure! I prefer the type of torture when dying slowly as the mocha combination of coffee and chocolate take affect!
MR. CRABAPPLE: It seems you forget that cats have 9 lives, so you’ll still have 8 lives left, anyway. So, what’s the big deal?” I explained.
BERKEL: Oh, that reminds me, your own life with your girlfriend, Gloria, may be over.
MR. CRABAPPLE: I’m wise to your tomcat foolery, Berkel. Things have never been better between me and Gloria.
BERKEL: Well, you’re not going to like what I’m going to tell you, buddy boy.”
MR. GRAPPLE: Tell me what?
BERKEL: I can’t. She confided in me. But in life, everything is negotiable Give me a good reason to tell you.
MR. GRAPPLE: Negotiable? Hey, fuzzball, you need me more than you need Gloria. I’m your meal ticket!
BERKEL: Hey Mr. Crab apple, there’s always Mrs. O’Malley next door, and she serves… sirloin!”
MR. GRAPPLE Alright, alright! What do I need to give you in return for the information?
BERKEL: I want to stay out on Saturday nights.
MR. CRABAPPLE: But you’re an indoor cat. You’ll get eaten up alive! I just can’t give that kind of freedom!
BERKEL: In life, all things are negotiable. You said it yourself.
MR. CRABAPPLE: Okay, you can stay out on Saturday night, but only until ten o’clock.
BERKEL: Make it eleven o’clock.
MR. CRABAPPLE: Okay, it’s a deal! Now tell me what Gloria said.
BERKEL: You sure you want to hear what she said?
MR. CRABAPPLE: I said a deal is a deal.
BERKEL: Okay, so Gloria said that you’re idiotically stupid beyond your years, and when God gave out brains, you were last in line.
MR. CRABAPPLE: What? Gloria would never say that. I don’t believe a word you say!
BERKEL: “That’s because you’re idiotically stupid beyond your years, like Gloria said. And I personally suggest that you forget the whole matter because you’re already in the dog house, if you know what I mean.”
MR. CRABAPPLE: Ha! ha! ha! Gloria would never leave me. I’m her Rock of Gibraltar. I’m her knight in shining armor. I’m her moon, her stars, her heaven.”
BERKEL: Okay, then whose red Mercedes convertible was she riding around in today?
MR. CRABAPPLE: Oh, that’s her brother. He’s in town for the weekend.”
BERKEL: If that was her brother she was kissing, then I’m Tony the Tiger.
MR. CRABAPPLE: Kissing, you say? Oh, it was probably nothing. I’ll give Gloria a call tomorrow. And, like you say, Berkel… in life, all things are negotiable.
Copyright 2009 ©Jon Frangipane Revised 2015
Mounts Botanical Garden Schedules Monthly DOGS’ DAY IN THE GARDEN, January-May
Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County
Continues ‘Pup-ular’ Poochfests
DOGS’ DAY IN THE GARDEN
Second Sunday of Each Month, January-May
(West Palm Beach, FL – December 22, 2020) Calling all canine fur-babies – and their people parents, too! Mounts Botanical Garden is continuing its “pup-ular” Dogs’ Day in the Garden on the second Sunday of each month from 9 am to 3 pm – January 10, February 14, March 14, April 11, and May 9 (Mother’s Day).
This dog- and family-friendly monthly event will be held throughout the Garden, and regular admission applies: $10 (general); $5 (children 5-12), and free for members.
“Our guests really love being able to bring their dogs to the Garden for a relaxed stroll, which is why we decided to do this once per month,” says Rochelle Wolberg, Curator-Director at Mounts. “We have many great spots for photos and we encourage everyone to post online.”
Dogs’ Day Guidelines at Mounts
+ Non-retractable leashes only; retractable leashes are not permitted.
+ No more than one dog per adult will be admitted.
+ Rabies vaccination must be current.
+ Visitors should bring their own and water treats for the puppies.
+ For all Dogs’ Day rules, please visit www.mounts.org/dogs-day.
Still available for viewing at Mounts Botanical Garden is the awesome and ecology-conscious exhibition Cutting Corners: A Stickwork Exhibition, a massive, willow sculpture located in the Great Lawn area.
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 14-acre tropical oasis will see an acclaimed collection of 25 unique garden areas containing more than 2,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical plants, including Florida natives, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, roses, cactus, bromeliads and much more. The award-winning Windows on the Floating World: Blume Tropical Wetland, completed in 2017, is a guest favorite. 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 of Palm Beach County. Mounts Botanical is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.mounts.org.
ArtSmart Lunch & Learn at the Kravis Center Resumes January 11
ARTSMART LUNCH & LEARN AT THE KRAVIS CENTER RESUMES JANUARY 11TH
Guests to join in-person or virtually to hear “Fascinating Lives of America’s First Ladies”
(West Palm Beach, Fla.) – The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will begin hosting socially-distanced community events in the Gimelstob Ballroom in the Cohen Pavilion, starting with the popular ArtSmart Lunch & Learn series on Monday, January 11 at 11:30 a.m. The first of the series, which also offers a virtual option, will begin with “Fascinating Lives of America’s First Ladies: Little Known Stories of Triumph, Tragedy and Intrigue,” presented by Dr. Robert Watson, historian, professor and political commentator.
ArtSmart Lunch & Learn guests will join Dr. Watson for an in-depth look at the real women behind the White House doors and their long history of important accomplishments. Many in this diverse group of women wielded real influence, from lobbying Congress to serving as the President’s trusted counselor. Some struggled with public life, others embraced it and flourished.
“We are excited to bring our annual ArtSmart Lunch & Learn series back to the Kravis Center,” said Judith Mitchell, Kravis Center CEO. “For those who are attending in person, safety is our top priority and we are following all CDC guidelines. Whether you are tuning in from home or attending in person, we look forward to bringing you this lively lecture surrounding the triumphs, tragedies and intrigue of a series of women who were all First Ladies.”
Tickets are $95 and if attending in person, includes lunch by Catering by The Breakers at the Kravis Center. After tickets have been purchased, guests will receive a seating request form either via email or mail, asking them to select whether they will be attending in-person or virtually. In-person seating assignments will be emailed in advance. To purchase tickets, please visit kravis.org.
For those guests attending ArtSmart Lunch & Learn in person, the Kravis Center will be implementing the following COVID-19 safety measures: valet will not be available (self-parking will be available in the Kravis Center parking garage), mask and temperature checks will be required before entering the venue, ushers will escort guests to their tables when screening is complete, socially-distant seating will be in effect with tables placed a minimum of six feet apart and guests will be required to wear masks unless eating or drinking.
For information call Talya Lerman, Development Manager, at 561-651-4373 or email at [email protected]. For general information about the Kravis Center or to purchase tickets visit kravis.org.
The Kravis Center is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL. The 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 nearly 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. For general information about the Kravis Center, please visit kravis.org.
PB PHOTO CENTRE Presents ‘Painting with Light’ by Matt Stock, Dec 17-Jan 30
Opening This Week:
Palm Beach Photographic Centre to Present
PAINTING WITH LIGHT
Hyper-Realistic Photographs by Matt Stock
December 17 to January 30
(West Palm Beach, FL – December 16, 2020) Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), today announced that its next major exhibition is opening this week, featuring stunning visuals by the award-winning, Miami-based photographer Matt Stock, who will speak about his work at the virtual opening this Wednesday.
PAINTING WITH LIGHT
Hyper-Realistic Photographs by Matt Stock
December 17 to January 30, 2021
Virtual Opening on December 16, 6 to 8 pm
“Matt Stock’s area of expertise is creating hyper-realistic nighttime photographs in the most inhospitable and remote locations imaginable with a technique he describes as ‘painting with light.’ With this technique, Stock and his team meticulously illuminates a scene in intimate ways on location: often leaf by leaf and root by root,” said NeJame.
Using light sources ranging from the Milky Way and full moon to specialized lighting tools through the course of many hours and dozens of individual exposures, the photographer works in the dead of night and brings light into the darkness. This illuminating process can also be thought of as a subtractive process in the same way that a sculptor subtracts portions of a block of marble to reveal the artwork within.
“While on set, I think not about where I am adding light to, but rather where I am chipping away at the shadows,” explained Stock. “After these dozens of exposures are recorded, I then return to my digital studio where I take elements from each of these exposures and weave them together to create a single luminous composition. Some photographs can only happen once a year, some even less frequently.”
“This project is one that I literally bled for and means more to me than I can describe,” he said. “For the past three years I have been bitten, stung, infected, and more in pursuit of the most complex photographic project of my career: Abandoned Vehicles of the Everglades. This project explores the interaction between man and nature through nighttime environmental portraits of vehicles long abandoned throughout the Everglades ecosystem. So far, I have photographed nearly 70 such vehicles ranging from Ford Model A’s to VW buses and even a drug plane.”
“Just before the pandemic, I was awarded a Knight Arts Challenge Grant along with my partners on the project and fellow Everglades enthusiasts Charles Krpoke and Alison Klapper-Leon. Our goal is to transform this series of images into a published book. The Knight grant is a tremendous help towards accomplishing that goal but we still have to raise more funds to make this dream a reality.”
About Matt Stock:
Matt Stock developed his signature style of Painting with Light in the Dark® after building his career fusing art and science. Stock’s knowledge of his craft and innovative methods have led to many honors and awards including works in the permanent collection of Biscayne National Park and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, presenting speaker with TEDx Coconut Grove, recognition as one of five experts in night photography by Shutterbug Magazine’s 2014 Expert Photography Techniques Magazine, one of 30 artists representing the National Park System’s Centennial Anniversary. He was also recognized in 2017 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2019 he was one of 30 artists and arts organizations awarded a Knight Arts Challenge Grant. Stock teaches photography full time at Ransom Everglades School and is pursuing his MFA at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).
About the Palm Beach Photographic Centre:
The Photo Centre is located at the downtown City Center municipal complex at 415 Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm. Monday through Saturday. For more information, please call 561.253.2600 or visit www.workshop.org or www.fotofusion.org.
The Palm Beach Photographic Centre is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching life through the photographic arts. All donations are greatly appreciated at www.workshop.org/contrib.
BOCA RATON HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM Launches $3.9M Reimagination & Redesign
Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum
Uses Pandemic Slowdown for Dynamic $3.9-Million
Reimagination, Redesign & Renovation
Before Officially Reopening in 2021
‘History Alive!’ Concept Promises Immersive Engagement
(Boca Raton, FL – December 14, 2020) Like everyone else, Mary Csar, Executive Director of the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum (BRHS&M) is ready for this challenging year to be over and for a bigger, brighter 2021 to arrive. Bigger and brighter applies not only to the new year, but to the brand new museum that BRHS&M has become over the last few months during a total, top-to-bottom, $3.9-million reimagination, redesign and renovation. The official reopening date will be announced in early 2021.
‘The historic Town Hall has been our home since the mid-1980s,” says Csar. “But, due to space limitations, our exhibitions have been temporary and largely two-dimensional. Not any longer. The dynamic redesign of the new Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum will allow for both permanent and changing exhibitions that will appeal to families, students and research buffs of all ages—all under the concept of History Alive!”
“Expert exhibit designers Creative Art Unlimited of Pinellas Park, Florida, was engaged to design the space layout and create new interactive exhibits for the museum,” she adds. “The new exhibits will be immersive experiences that document the growth and development of Boca Raton from a small farming town to the sophisticated internationally known city it is today, and will incorporate many more artifacts and memorabilia, plus other valuable information.”
The new permanent galleries include:
+ Historic Timeline starting with the earliest Pre-Columbian inhabitants up to the 21st Century.
+ Pioneer Days focused on the local heritage of a small farming community.
+ Addison Mizner, featuring the museum’s important collection of Mizner Industries and architectural drawings and images of the great architect’s plans, which put the tiny town of Boca Raton on the map in the 1920s.
+ World War II, when the Boca Raton Army Airfield served as the Air Corps’ top secret radar training facility.
+ IBM, featuring an extraordinary collection of functioning vintage IBM PCs.
In addition, the Council Chamber will feature display areas and cabinetry for changing exhibits and will also function as the museum’s lecture hall. The redesigned Research Library will house the Society’s extensive archival collections and provide workstations for research patrons.
The Boca Historical Society & Museum is still raising funds for this ambitious renovation, and naming opportunities are still available. Anyone interested in helping to preserve and promote Boca Raton’s amazing history can do so by contacting Mary Csar directly at 561.395.6766 or [email protected].
About the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum:
The mission and the purpose of the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum is to collect, preserve, and present information and artifacts relevant to the past and evolving history of Boca Raton and to maintain a visible role in the education and the advocacy of historic preservation in the community, particularly through its ongoing project, History Alive! Although currently closed due to the COVID pandemic, BRHS is using this time to completely reimagine and renovate the museum, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022.
Appealing to local historians, tourists and residents, the museum’s Fire Bay Gift Shop will, when it reopens, feature unique and educational gifts for all ages, including crafts by local artisans, historic photographs, unusual Boca-based gifts and souvenirs, books by local authors, and The History of Boca Raton DVD—as well as the annual holiday ornaments.
BRHS is located in Historic Town Hall at 71 N. Federal Highway in downtown Boca Raton (33432). For more information, please call 561.395.6766 or visit www.BocaHistory.org.
Kravis Center Hosts Winter Writing Classes and Meet the Writer Event Via Zoom
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Meet the Writer with Leslie Gray Streeter – January 21
ArtSmart Writer’s Academy – Zoom Seminars
Kickstart Your Writing Ability – January 7
Writers’ Launch – Starting January 11
Evolving Technique – Starting February 22
Showcase the Writing – March 26
- WHAT: Meet the Writer
- Discover a behind-the-scenes perspective of BLACK WIDOW as told firsthand by Leslie Gray Streeter. Whether you read the book ahead of time or after you’ve “met” the writer, you’ll get an insider’s look into the writer’s vision, the story behind the story and much more. Leslie Gray Streeter will be interviewed by ESPN’s Josh Cohen and questions will be taken from the audience. With the purchase of a ticket, a confirmation email will be sent with a link and passcode Once you have purchased your ticket, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and passcode that will enable you to join the zoom webinar.
- WHEN: Thursday, January 21, 2020 at 8 p.m. via Zoom
- ADMISSION: $15
- CONTACT: For more information about the Kravis Center or to sign-up for the Meet the Writer event please visit www.kravis.org.
- WHAT and WHEN: ArtSmart Writer’s Academy
- Kickstart Your Writing Ability
- An experience for the curious and adventurous, KICKSTART is for those about to take the exciting leap into writing. Learn how to release the writer within and how to unlock your very own muse with Julie Gilbert.
- WHEN: Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom
- ADMISSION: $25
- Writers’ Launch
- Kickstart Your Writing Ability
- WRITERS’ LAUNCH is just that—a pad from which to raise written expression hosted by Julie Gilbert. Within every person there are unspoken thoughts and memories, there is buried treasure. This course is designed to alchemize this unexpressed bounty into a discipline of form, content, technique and style, resulting in a story. The focus and goal of this is toward a fictional story.
- WHEN: Starting Monday, January 11, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom
- Monday, January 18, 2021
- Monday, January 25, 2021
- Monday, February 1, 2021
- Monday, February 8, 2021
- Monday, February 15, 2021
- ADMISSION: $325
- WHEN: Starting Monday, January 11, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom
- Evolving Technique
- This course, hosted by Julie Gilbert is for all writers who are honing their craft, working toward a substantial project, starting a first draft or beginning a rewrite. This is a diagnostic, ongoing study of the writer in relationship to self as well as to the critique of others. We will be working on developing exercises.
- WHEN: Starting Monday, February 22, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom
- Monday, March 1, 2021
- Monday, March 8, 2021
- Monday, March 15, 2021
- Monday, March 22, 2021
- Monday, March 29, 2021
- ADMISSION: $325
- Showcase the Writing
- SHOWCASE THE WRITING, hosted by Julie Gilbert and open to the public, showcases talented new writers. Selected members of The Writers’ Academy will present all genres of work.
- WHEN: Friday, March 26, 2020 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
- ADMISSION: $10
- WHO: Julie Gilbert was born into a literary and theatrical family. Her mother was actress Janet Fox, and her great aunt was the writer, Edna Ferber. Julie is a novelist, biographer, playwright and teacher. She was nominated for a National Book Critic’s Circle Award for “Ferber: A Biography of Edna Ferber and Her Circle” (Doubleday) and a Pulitzer Prize nomination for Opposite Attraction: The Lives of Erich Maria Remarque and Paulette Goddard (Pantheon). She has taught Fiction Writing and Playwriting at New York University and at Florida Atlantic University and runs The Writers’ Academy at the Kravis Center of the Performing Arts.
- WHY: The Kravis Center has created virtual experiences including live performances, lectures, book clubs, educational programs and classes for patrons to enjoy until the Kravis Center opens its doors to the public again.
- CONTACT: For more information about the Kravis Center or to sign-up for any of the ArtSmart Writer’s Academy events please visit www.kravis.org.
The Live Like Jake Foundation Receives $3,000 “A Community Thrives” Grant From USA TODAY NETWORK and The Gannett Foundation
The Live Like Jake Foundation Receives $3,000 “A Community Thrives” Grant From USA TODAY NETWORK and The Gannett Foundation
The Live Like Jake Foundation will receive a $3,000 Local Operating Grant
for Self-Rescue Swim Scholarships.
December 10, 2020 (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) – The Live Like Jake Foundation was announced a grant recipient of A Community Thrives, a grantmaking and crowd-funding program from the USA TODAY NETWORK and a part of the Gannett Foundation, today. The Live Like Jake Foundation will receive a $3,000 for Self-Rescue Swim Scholarships for children.
A Community Thrives supports non-profit organizations with projects focused on community building and has helped to contribute more than $12 million since 2017. This year, A Community Thrives engaged participants in 45 states. The Live Like Jake Foundationwas named one of 180 winners nationwide for a Local Operating Grant.
The Live Like Jake Foundation is dedicated to childhood drowning prevention. Their mission is to raise awareness for drowning prevention and provide self-rescue swim scholarships to those who cannot afford them. This foundation also provides financial and emotional support to families who have lost a loved one or have a child with critical care needs due to a drowning. The Live Like Jake Foundation has provided over 2200 swim scholarships to children nationwide. This November, they opened an Indoor Swim Facility in the heart of Palm Beach Gardens so they could provide swim lessons year-round. A Community Thrives grant will support self-rescue swim scholarships in efforts to end childhood drowning.
“Covid-19 brought many challenges and directly impacted all of our face-to-face events. We are thankful to be awarded this grant so we can continue to provide scholarships despite the pandemic. Drowning knows no season, and because of opportunities like this, we are able to continue our mission so that we may see a day when not one more child drowns,” said Founder and Executive Director Keri Morrison.
“We are proud of the work the Live Like Jake Foundation has done to enhance Palm Beach Gardens. At Gannett, we take pride in supporting the organizations that make a positive impact in their communities. Through A Community Thrives, we lend financial support to that purpose as well as rally the whole community to champion a good and meaningful cause,” said CEO and Chairman Mike Reed
About A Community Thrives
A Community Thrives is a grantmaking and crowd-funding program from the USA TODAY NETWORK and is part of the Gannett Foundation. A Community Thrives supports non-profit organizations with projects focused on community building and has helped to contribute more than $12 million since 2017.
About USA TODAY NETWORK
USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co, Inc. (NYSE: GCI), is the largest local-to-national media organization in the country, powered by our award-winning newsrooms and marketing solutions business. With deep roots in local communities spanning the U.S. with more than 250 local media brands, plus USA TODAY, we engage more than 140 million people every month through a diverse portfolio of multi-platform content offerings and experiences. For more information, visit www.gannett.com.
About The Live Like Jake Foundation
The Live Like Jake Foundation, based out of Palm Beach Gardens, is a foundation dedicated to childhood drowning prevention. Not only do they service their local community, but the provide self-rescue swim scholarships to children nationwide. Their new indoor swim facility is located at 10311 Ironwood Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410. For more information visit www.livelikejake.com
New Bikes for Tikes: 1,000 Bikes to Underserved Kids
Children’s Foundation of Palm Beach County Provides Bikes to Local Kids Through New Initiative Bikes for Tikes
West Palm Beach, FL, (December 28, 2020) — The Children’s Foundation of Palm Beach County will deliver at least 1,000 bikes to local kids by Christmas through its new initiative, Bikes for Tikes. The bikes will be given to kids supported by the Foundation’s children’s charity non-profit partners, including Place of Hope, Home Safe, YMCA of The Palm Beaches, YMCA of South Palm Beach County, SOS Children’s Villages of Florida, American Association for Caregiving Youth, and JAFCO.
The lead Bikes for Tikes contributors are the members of Palm Beach Country Club. The initiative was spearheaded by Foundation Board Members and Town of Palm Beach residents Sharyn Frankel, Michelle Gluckow, Linda Schaps, Barbara Stoller Wittenstein, and Yvonne Ackerman.
The Children’s Foundation of Palm Beach County was established earlier this year and is an affiliate of the Boca West Children’s Foundation, which has granted more than $10 million in the past 10 years to its 31 non-profit partners.
“Thanks to the generosity of the members of Palm Beach Country Club, we are more than half-way to our goal of distributing 1,000 bikes by Christmas, and we can use the community’s help in reaching our goal,” said Pamela Weinroth, Executive Director and COO, for the Children’s Foundation of Palm Beach County. “The Foundation’s impact on local kids has been tremendous, as we’ve been able to provide essentials for 9,000 children each day, providing cribs, diapers, after school care, tutoring, summer camps, sports and music programs, meals, school supplies, college scholarships and more. Bikes will provide kids with safe and healthy activity during these challenging times.”
Contributions of $80 provide a tricycle and helmet and contributions of $150 provide a bicycle and helmet. The Foundation also has sponsorship packages available. Contributions can be made to Children’s Foundation of Palm Beach County at P.O. Box 4551, West Palm Beach, FL 33402 or at childrensfoundationpbc.org/donate.
About the Children’s Foundation of Palm Beach County
The Children’s Foundation of Palm Beach County, administered by the Boca West Foundation, was launched in November of 2010. It came about as a desire by the thousands of volunteers from the Boca West Country Club to give back to Boca Raton and the South Palm Beach County communities. The Foundation has raised $10 million in support of 31 local children’s charities.
For more information, visit www.childrensfoundationpbc.org, call 561-488-6980 or email [email protected].