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Komen Florida Launches “BigWigs on the Front Lines”

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Komen Florida Launches “BigWigs on the Front Lines”

Komen Florida Launches “BigWigs on the Front Lines” Six-Week Fundraising Campaign Leading Up to October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month

West Palm Beach, Fla.– At Susan G. Komen Florida, nothing is more important than saving a life. As the first call those touched by breast cancer make, the organization is partnering with other first responders and community leaders in a shared sense of purpose through their BigWigs on the Front Lines fundraising campaign from September 16 to October 25, 2019.

 

Community supporters interested in participating, can join early registrants Lt. Patricia Brown, Anne Todd, Beth Ann Pasquale, Matthew Goldstein, David Hubert, Eden Weiss, Chief Michael Gregory, Luke Pingleton, Zachariah Merschdorf, Ben Durgan, Patricia Gardner, Shawntoia Bernard and Officer Kassandra Placeres, as they add another component to their already amazing reputation of being real-life superheroes. In addition to their day jobs, these BigWigs will be hard at work encouraging friends and colleagues to support their efforts by raising funds for life-saving education, screening, and treatment services provided throughout Florida.

 

“These individuals risk their necks, and some their lives, each and every day to protect and serve others,” said Kate Watt, Susan G. Komen Florida Executive Director. “They know first-hand the effects of a breast cancer diagnosis; many having experienced it through friends and family members. As the first responders to breast cancer, we have just a small taste of what they do to help those in need. We are excited to join forces to create an impact in our community and to continue to help our friends and neighbors.”

 

Fun is guaranteed in the BigWigs campaign with plenty of opportunities for friendly competition in communities across the state as competitors don their pink wigs while fundraising to help save lives. Each participant is challenged to raise $1,000 or more to support breast health programs and services in Florida, and along the way they will be treated to plenty of prizes, incentives, and opportunities to boast for the winners of top fundraiser, top team, most donors, or most creative BigWigs campaign.

 

While BigWIgs are having fun, the reason they are fundraising is that breast cancer continues to affect 1 in 8 women at some point in their lifetime. Every two minutes, one case of breast cancer is diagnosed in the United States. This year alone 268,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are anticipated to be diagnosed in women and 2,600 cases in men. With events such as these Komen Florida is able to make an incredible impact on increasing the current number of 3.8 million breast cancer survivors living today.

 

For more information on BigWigs on the Front Lines, please visit at komenflorida.org/bigwigs, or contact Kelly Lindsey at (561) 514-3020 or kelly@komenflorida.org with questions.

 

About Susan G. Komen and Komen South Florida

Susan G. Komen is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing real-time help to those facing the disease. Komen Florida is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the local community. Through events like the Komen South Florida Race for the Cure®, Komen Florida has invested over $14 million in community breast health programs in Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River and St. Lucie counties and has helped contribute to the more than $920 million invested globally in research. For more information, call 561-514-3020 or visit www.komenflorida.org.

 Brain Health in the Workplace

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 Brain Health in the Workplace

Palm Health Foundation’s Train the Brain 2019 Focus:

 Brain Health in the Workplace

Free Train the Brain Wellness Kits Available to All Palm Beach County Businesses

 

Palm Beach County, FL– September 17, 2019— Palm Health Foundation is preparing to launch its third Train the Brain community health campaign in October 2019 with a goal to improve Palm Beach County residents’ brain health. The 2019 theme is “Brain Health in the Workplace,” created for employers to support employee wellness. The foundation is offering a free Train the Brain Wellness Kit that will help organizations and individuals offer meaningful brain health events and activities during the campaign.

According to Mental Health America (MHA), clinical depression has become one of America’s most costly illnesses. Left untreated, depression is as costly as heart disease or AIDS to the US economy, costing over $51 billion in absenteeism from work and lost productivity and $26 billion in direct treatment costs. In May 2019, MHA released a Mind the Workplace report in collaboration with the Faas Foundation that found that the majority of employees felt unmotivated at work, with almost two-thirds indicating that workplace issues negatively affect their sleep. Half of respondents responded that they engage in unhealthy behaviors to cope with workplace stress. Nearly half – 45 percent – look for a new job at least several times per week.

Palm Health Foundation is focused on building a culture of health in Palm Beach County, where all residents have opportunities to thrive and reach their full health potential. With this year’s focus on brain health in the workplace, the foundation’s free, comprehensive Train the Brain Wellness Kit provides employers with resources, promotional pieces, event ideas and discounted rates for presentations by brain health experts to interested businesses, non-profit organizations and civic groups to launch their own brain health/workplace wellness activities during Train the Brain. The kit enables participating organizations to offer meaningful events and activities to its employees with minimal effort. The kit also offers ways for participants to make changes in their thinking about mental health conditions and to adopt healthy brain health habits that integrate self-care behaviors into their daily routines.

“As a community health foundation, it’s our responsibility to create impact where it’s needed most,” said Patrick McNamara, CEO of Palm Health Foundation. “Palm Health Foundation is pleased to offer our Train the Brain Wellness Kit in the hopes that employees and employers will take advantage of the resources, tips and techniques offered within. This is an opportunity for us all to make positive, healthy changes in our daily lives, inside and out of work.”

In addition to the free downloadable 2019 Train the Brain Wellness Kit, the campaign’s website at www.TraintheBrainPBC.org provides a calendar of events that are free and open to the community.

About Palm Health Foundation Palm Health Foundation is Palm Beach County’s community foundation for health. With the support of donors and a focus on results, the foundation builds strong community partnerships, respects diverse opinions, advocates for its most vulnerable neighbors and inspires innovative solutions to lead change for better health now and for generations to come. The foundation supports health equity for Palm Beach County residents of all backgrounds, heritage, education, incomes and states of well-being. Palm Health Foundation has invested more than $80 million in Palm Beach County health since 2001. For more information about Palm Health Foundation, visit palmhealthfoundation.org or call (561) 833-6333.

About Train the Brain Train the Brain is one of Palm Health Foundation’s annual community health campaigns and empowers residents to take charge of their brain health. The goal of the campaign is to help Palm Beach County residents understand that taking care of the brain is just as important as taking care of the body. Participants are invited to make changes in their thinking, integrate self-care into their daily routines and show compassion to individuals with acute and persistent mental health conditions.

“MEET THE ORCHESTRA” OFFERS HANDS ON OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO ENGAGE IN CLASSICAL MUSIC

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“MEET THE ORCHESTRA” OFFERS HANDS ON OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO ENGAGE IN CLASSICAL MUSIC

“MEET THE ORCHESTRA” OFFERS HANDS ON OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS
TO ENGAGE IN CLASSICAL MUSIC

Boca Raton, FL (September 19, 2019)–The SYMPHONIA’S popular “Meet the Orchestra” series returns this year, offering kids through age 14 and their parents a fun way to learn about classical music. Kids attend a live dress rehearsal with the orchestra, then meet the musicians and participate in an “instrument petting zoo.” The program takes place on Saturdays from 10:30 am-12 noon at the Robert’s Theater, St Andrews School, 3900 Jog Road, Boca Raton.

Upcoming “Meet the Orchestra” programs include:

December 7, 2019: Reading the Staff
Learn about parts of the staff and how to read music, as well as learning about composer Samuel Barber’s Knoxville, Summer of 1915.

January 4, 2020: Speaking in Music
Learn about the ways that composers communicate their musical ideas to musicians and meet violinist Danie Andai.

February 8, 2020: You Get Rhythm
Create basic music rhythms, learn about the composers Zwilich and Beethoven, meet conductor James Judd and soloists Elissa Lee Koljonen and Yumi Kendall.

March 28, 2020: Come Compose with Us
Compose music as a group, using the information learned from the previous sessions and meet piano soloist Marika Bournaki.

Tickets are free for children and $5 for adults. Reservations are required. For tickets, visit thesymphonia.org or call 866-687-4201.

About The SYMPHONIA
The SYMPHONIA, recognized as the region’s world-class chamber orchestra, provides high-quality classical music for the enjoyment and benefit of the South Florida community. The SYMPHONIA’S performances and educational outreach programs feature nationally and internationally acclaimed conductors and soloists, enhancing the cultural lives of area residents, with special emphasis on its younger citizens.

Get “Booed Up” at The Gardens Mall

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Get “Booed Up” at The Gardens Mall

Get “Booed Up” at The Gardens Mall

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – Make The Gardens Mall your family’s favorite haunt this Halloween. Get into the spirit starting Saturday, October 19 when Batty Manor opens in the Grand Court. Gather around the not-so-spooky cottage for arts and crafts and retailer pop-ups. Don’t forget to wear a costume to make the most of the interactive photo booth.

Tune up your singing voice and polish off your dancing shoes for Boogah & Hoogah’s Haunted HouseParty show. When Hoogah gets up on the wrong side of the bed, Boogah needs the audience’s help to turn “Hoogah’s Horrible Day” into a “boo-tiful” one. Enjoy the daily mayhem and mischief of the goofy goblins in the Grand Court, October 26 through October 31, at 1 p.m.

On Halloween, bring the little monsters to the Kids’ Club Spooky Soiree. Wear your costume to the Grand Court for trick-or-treating and offers from participating stores starting at 5 p.m. Boogah & Hoogah are in the house for a special performance at 6 p.m. Stick around after to have your photo taken with the silly stars of the show.

Fun is brewing at The Gardens Mall. It would be a grave mistake to miss it!

Please click here for a word document of the press release and a high-res photo. If for some reason you cannot view the link, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Photo: Boogah and Hoogah, courtesy of The Gardens Mall

About The Gardens Mall
The Gardens Mall is located one mile east of I-95 on PGA Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The luxurious, 1.4-million-square-foot, super-regional shopping center features more than 150 world-class retail specialty shops and restaurants. It is anchored by Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, and Macy’s. The Gardens Mall is owned and managed by The Forbes Company. For more information about The Gardens Mall, call (561) 775-7750 or visit the mall online at thegardensmall.com.

Rotary Club of Wellington & Village of Wellington Celebrate International Peace Day

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Rotary Club of Wellington & Village of Wellington Celebrate International Peace Day

Rotary Club of Wellington & Village of Wellington Celebrate International Peace Day

 

The Rotary Club of Wellington and the Village of Wellington will host the International Peace Day Ceremony this Sunday, September 22, at 3:00 pm at the Rotary Peace Park located at the intersection of Royal Fern Drive and Birkdale Drive.  The ceremony takes place annually in recognition of the United Nations International Day of Peace, and invites local schools to help commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace with visual arts and literary works.

 

The school contests for poster, poetry and essay were open to all Wellington students. This year the club received approximately 250 posters, 200 poems and 60 essays.

 

The Peace Poster contest was open to elementary students, and this year’s overall winner is Ashley Glatzer from Panther Run Elementary School. Glatzer’s artwork (attached) will be showcased on the ceremony program cover, and she will be awarded $75 prize money.

 

Other elementary school winners are Kristin Haggerty from Binks Forest and Samuel Bedoya from Benoist Farms. Each will receive $50.

 

The poetry competition was open to Wellington middle schools. The winners are Deborah Mensah from Emerald Cove and Adora Girard from Wellington Landings. Each will receive $75.

 

High school students also competed in the essay contest. The winner from Palm Beach Central is Haley Askey and the winner from Wellington Community High is Dalia Rubinowicz, who each won $100.

 

This is the 10th year that the SMART award (an acronym for Student Motivational Award for Resolutions Today) will be given to a high school student who best reflects a hands-on initiative to promote peace and understanding locally, nationally and/or internationally. The SMART award will be presented to Vanessa Phan of Palm Beach Central High School.

 

The ceremony will also recognize community members including Palm Beach County Sheriff Deputy Dwayne Brown who will be presented the Rotary Club Community Peace Award.

 

For further information about the ceremony, or to sponsor the Rotary Peace Park, please contact Rotary Peace Initiative Co-Chair Larry Kemp at (561) 818-4491.

 

Girls Scouts at Barnes & Noble

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Girls Scouts at Barnes & Noble

Girls Scouts at Barnes & Noble

Yesteryear Village gearing up for Spookyville

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Yesteryear Village gearing up for Spookyville

Yesteryear Village gearing up for Spookyville

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Many families are already looking forward to Spookyville, which has become known by many as one of the best family-friendly Halloween events in the Palm Beaches.

Presented by Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Spookyville is ideal for children 10 and younger, and will be held over two weekends — Oct. 18, 19 and 20, Oct. 25, 26 and 27 — and on Halloween, Oct. 31. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. on Fridays, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11a.m.-6 p.m. Halloween hours on Oct. 31 are 5-9 p.m. Admission gates will close 30 minutes before the event’s closing time.

Spookyville, presented as an old-fashioned Halloween option, offers a full array of safe trick or treats, amusement rides, a kiddie train, bounce houses, live music and entertainment, contests, games, arts & crafts, a petting zoo, a storytelling witch, and more.

“Spookyville is a throwback to the traditional days of family Halloweens in a fun, secure and family friendly environment,” said Lorie Stinson, the fair’s exhibits and special events manager. “Bring your appetite because there will be lots of food, drinks and maybe even a witch’s potion.”

Yesteryear Village’s 25 historic buildings also will come alive with costumed volunteers offering treats and big smiles to the little ones. Guests are invited to wear their own costume and may compete for prizes on both Sundays.

In addition to presenting sponsor Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Spookyville’s sponsors are Florida Dairy Farmers, KP Concessions, the Law Offices of Craig Goldenfarb, Lion Country Safari, Palm Beach Children’s Dentistry, Storm Tight Windows and T-Mobile.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.southfloridafair.com or at the gate. Admission is $10 and includes trick-or-treating, rides and games, and all contests and activities. Those 2 years old and younger are free as is parking. Backpacks, food or glass containers, and alcohol is not permitted.

For more information, call Lorie Stinson at (561) 790-5245 or visit the fair’s website, www.southfloridafair.com.

Grandma’s Place Holiday Luncheon Rings in the Season

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Grandma’s Place Holiday Luncheon Rings in the Season

Grandma’s Place Holiday Luncheon Rings in the Season

On Tuesday November 19, Grandma’s Place will hold its 5th Annual Luncheon at The SailFish in Palm Beach. We are thrilled to announce that Dina Rubio and Manda Galin are Co-Chairing the event, Herme De Wyman Miro is the International Honorary Chair and Elayne Flamm is the Honorary Chair. Committee Members include: Missy Agnello, Margaret Donnelley, Patti Hadden, Barbara Hollender, Eleanor Jones, Mary Lewis Moews, Adreana Moss, Joan O’Connell, Toni O’Brien, Debbie Pincus, Amy Quattlebaum, Jodie Schmitz, Donna Scully, Marcie Singer, Valerie Seifert, George Swan, Jr., and Jamie Wulkan

This luncheon starts at 11:30 am with a wine reception and a fabulous silent auction of over 200 items. During lunch there will be a small live auction by Neil Saffer while local CBS12 News Anchor Liz Quirantes serves as the celebrity emcee. This year’s event is again “In Memory” of Lou Ann Wilson-Swan, the founder and previous Chair of the luncheon.

The proceeds benefit Grandma’s Place, which provides shelter and loving care to children who have suffered abuse or neglect and have been removed from their homes, and also provides respite care for young children with disabilities, and offers support to parents/caregivers of children with special needs to maximize each child’s safety and success.

Tickets are $175 per person. To receive an invitation, donate an auction item, purchase a ticket, or sponsor the event, please call Roxanne Jacobs at 561-753-2226, e-mail roxanne@grandmasplacepb.org or visit grandmasplacepb.org.

Saluting Branches

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Saluting Branches

Local Tree Service Companies Support

SALUTING BRANCHES

Arborists United for Veteran Remembrance

September 18, 2019

 

Local Arborists Will Spend Day Sprucing Up South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth Beach

(Lake Worth Beach, FL – September 10, 2019) Tree care professionals from nine local tree service companies will unite at the South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth Beach next week for a volunteer day of service dedicated to our veterans. Saluting Branches, Arborists United for Veteran Remembrance is a nonprofit organization honoring veterans by donating tree care at veteran properties. Celebrating the fifth annual day of service on Wednesday, September 18, more than 3,000 tree industry professionals and other volunteers across the nation will donate a full day by doing what they do best: caring for trees.

 

Participating local companies include:

+ Bartlett Tree Experts of Oakland Park

+ Jason’s Arborcare Service of West Palm Beach

+ Mignano Landscape & Tree Care of Boynton Beach

+ Only Trees of Jupiter

+ Perkins Tree & Landscape Services of West Palm Beach

+ Sherlock Tree Company of Pompano Beach

+ Southeast Arborist of Palm Beach Gardens

+ Stephen’s Tree Service of Palm Beach Gardens

+ Zimmerman Tree Service of Lake Worth

Other participating supporters include Altec Industries, City of Pompano Beach, Rainbow Tree Care of Minneapolis, and Vermeer Southeast of Boynton Beach.

 

“Volunteer tree work at the 313-acre cemetery will begin by 8 am  and conclude by 3:30 pm on Wednesday, September 18. The arborists will provide expertise in tree structure, invasive insects, diseases, and best management practices for tree health,” says event organizer Michael Zimmerman of Zimmerman Tree Service.

 

“We join with tree care companies around the country to honor our Nation’s veteran’s by providing free tree care services,” says Sonny R. Peppers, director of South Florida National Cemetery. “Together we make these cemeteries safer, more beautiful resting places for those veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country.”

 

“I look forward to giving back and taking care of the place where those that gave their life have their final resting place,” shared one previous volunteer, while others declared, “What an outstanding way to honor our country’s veterans,” and “Our actions and participation in this event is a small token of our thanks to the men and women who served. We are proud to be a part of an industry that recognizes our veterans and the sacrifices they made.”

 

About Saluting Branches, Arborists United for Veteran Remembrance:

SALUTING BRANCHES is a nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing and honoring our veterans. In 2018, Saluting Branches was the largest one-day volunteer event in the tree industry with over 3,000 participants. A total of 636 companies and organizations put in an estimated 24,000 hours in one day at dozens of locations across the country. More than $3 million dollars in services donated by arborists doing the work they love. The 5th Annual Saluting Branches will be held on September 18, 2019. Learn more at www.SalutingBranches.org.

 

Hanley Foundation Offers Project COPE Support Group Meetings

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Hanley Foundation Offers Project COPE Support Group Meetings

Hanley Foundation Offers Project COPE Support Group Meetings

West Palm Beach, FL – September is National Recovery Month. The Hanley Foundation, a statewide leader in substance use prevention, education, and advocacy for access to quality treatment, presents Project COPE, (Connect for Overdose Prevention and Education), a program designed to connect families who share the experience of a loved one who has died of opioid overdose, survived an overdose, or are at high risk for overdose. Palm Beach County leads the state in opioid-related overdose deaths, with more than 600 recorded in 2017 alone and more than 5,000 opioid overdoses recorded in 2016. Project COPE provides an opportunity for individuals and families to express their needs and wants around the topic of an opioid overdose. The meetings are free and open to the public with advance reservations; use this link to RSVP to attend any forum: http://bit.ly/ProjectCope.

Families and individuals in the opioid crisis from across Palm Beach County are invited to connect at the following locations, on the days indicated, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. each evening:

 

  • 1st Thursday of each month: Oceanview United Methodist Church, 701 Ocean Drive, Juno Beach
  • 2nd Thursday of each month: St. Michael Lutheran Church, 1925 Birkdale Drive, Wellington
  • 3rd Thursday of each month: The Community Center, 50 N.W. 1st Avenue, Delray Beach
  • 4th Thursday of each month: Hanley Foundation, 700 South Dixie Highway, Suite 103, West Palm Beach

 

Project COPE sessions offer a safe place for families and individuals to discuss overdose prevention and topics of interest. The program is presented by Hanley Foundation’s Director of Education, Barbara Shafer, and funded through a grant from Palm Beach County and the Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network and the Satter Foundation.

 

“We understand that the individual who has experienced an overdose is not the only one who has endured a traumatic event,” said Jan Cairnes, CEO of the Hanley Foundation. “Family members often feel judged or inadequate because they could not prevent their loved one’s overdose. It is important for the community and families to work together to obtain support following an overdose, or education on preventing a future overdose.”

For more information about Project COPE, please visit www.hanleyfoundation.org/project-c4ope/ or call (561) 268-2355.

 

About Hanley Foundation:

In the early 1980s, Mary Jane and Jack Hanley retired to Palm Beach County to discover the absence of any facilities dedicated to quality substance abuse treatment. Through the couple’s visionary leadership and great support from the community, Hanley Center and the Hanley Center Foundation were established. Nearly 40 years later and now expanded throughout Florida, the community continues to recognize the stand-alone Hanley Foundation with great support for its thought leadership, grantmaking, and evidence-based programming. The charitable 501(c)(3) organization provides statewide resources for substance use disorder advocacy, education and access to quality treatment. The organization’s prevention programming is available to schools, churches and community groups through grant funding provided by the Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. With your support, the Hanley Foundation is taking critical steps to change the conversation around substance use disorders.

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