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Chicago: High School Edition

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Chicago: High School Edition

The Performing Arts Academy of Wellington High School is proud to present its spring musical, Chicago: High School Edition, April 11-13 at 7 pm in the school’s auditorium at 2101 Greenview Shores Blvd. in Wellington.

The musical is about murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart’s competition to earn freedom and the most fame in 1920s Cook County Chicago- and the lawyer, Billy Flynn, who works with both of them. Featuring a live orchestra and cast and crew of 60, the students are excited to present their version of the second longest running musical in Broadway, with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb and original choreography by dance icon Bob Fosse.

Tickets to Chicago: High School Edition are $13 for adults and $8 for students over the age of eight; they are available at the door or atwww.whsdramaclub.com. There are also VIP seats available online for $16 that come with front row seating, soda and popcorn. All students on Thursday, April 11 pay only $5 at the door.

Support the Best Buddies Friendship Walk

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Support the Best Buddies Friendship Walk

This Saturday Hi-Tech Plumbing & Air will be sponsoring the Best Buddies Friendship Walk. Please support the cause. All proceeds will go towards creating opportunities for individuals with IDD. Our goal is to reach $1000 in donations! Lets do this! #bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk

Here’s our team page link:

https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/palmbeach/supporting/#HiTechPlumbingandAir

 

And here’s the link to the Facebook page.

 

The 10th Annual Great Charity Challenge

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The 10th Annual Great Charity Challenge

The 10th Annual Great Charity Challenge was held on February 2nd, 2019, presented by Fidelity Investments®. Holy Ground Shelter for the Homeless took home $150,000 as the lion’s share of the $1.3 million in prize money on offer after their team of riders David Blake, Carly Dvorkin, and Madelyn Ruskin, along with team sponsor Pine Hollow and corporate sponsor Havensafe Farm, took the victory. Video sponsored by The Wellness Experience of Wellington and TWO MEN AND A TRUCK, Wellington and West Palm Beach.

Community Partners of South Florida Hosts First Annual Housing Fair 

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Community Partners of South Florida Hosts First Annual Housing Fair 

Community Partners of South Florida Hosts First Annual Housing Fair 

West Palm Beach, Fla. – As Palm Beach County continues to struggle with the supply of workforce housing for professions such as teachers, nurses, firefighters, and other workers whose wages do not keep pace with home price appreciation, Community Partners of South Florida is deploying a comprehensive set of solutions, services and funding to make home ownership possible.

Since 1995, Community Partners has helped over 1,200 people realize home ownership, creating upward economic mobility and self-sustaining families and neighborhoods in the process.  Coaching, financial counseling, purchasing guidance and first-time buyer loans are provided to offer a hand up, not a hand out, on the pathway to homeownership for the workforce in the 80%-120% of Area Median Incomes ($60,000-$90,000 household income per year). 

“Community Partners is making it possible for our local workforce to become homeowners, strengthen their financial stability, and contribute to our economy—all measures of strong, sustainable families and communities,” said Scott Hansel, CEO of CommunityPartners.  “It is one of the many ways our organization is driving comprehensive community development through housing and financial empowerment, child and family mental health services and other community services to create systemic change.”

New and noteworthy services and programs helping to combat the problem include:

  • First-time home buyer down payment assistance.  Community Partners is the local affiliate for NeighborWorks® America, which manages The Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT® Program to deliver down payment assistance and financial education to homebuyers.  Community Partners is currently prepared to provide 80 loans of $5,000 each to first-time home-buyers.
  • Providing tools for homeownership in Riviera Beach.  Community Partners has partnered with the Riviera Beach CommunityRedevelopment Organization to create a “Homebuyers Club.”  The six-month training program from February-June 2019 provides home-buyer education, a down payment savings and $2,000 matching program, and is inspiring civic engagement through community ownership.

Additionally, Community Partners hosted a housing fair, in partnership with the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Organization, on March 9, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Riviera Beach Marina. Agencies, banks, developers and realtors were on hand to offer guidance on pathways to home ownership, credit counseling, qualifying for a home loan or re-financing, and guidance on tax filing.  The first fifteen people that came through the door received a free credit report and were entered in to a raffle for $1,000 toward closing costs.

“Our residents want to buy a home in their community, and we want them to have the opportunity to be proud home owners and become more civically engaged,” said Annetta Jenkins, Director of Neighborhood Services for the Riviera Beach CRA.  “There is no other organization in our community that provides the comprehensive services and guidance offered by Community Partners to make the dream of owning a home a reality.”

Community Partners is a nonprofit organization serving all of Palm Beach County. To support growth in the community, the organization takes a neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach in areas where opportunities for upward economic mobility are greatest.  The “Homebuyers Club” and Housing Fair, developed in partnership with the Riviera Beach CRA, is one example of this work.

To learn more about Community Partners of South Florida, or to learn more about how you can benefit from their programming, please visit cp-cto.org.

About Community Partners of South Florida
Community Partners of South Florida is a $16 million comprehensive community development nonprofit agency headquartered in Riviera Beach that provides services to families facing social, emotional and financial adversity. By using a unique, breakthrough approach integrating housing and financial empowerment, child and family mental health, and community services, Community Partners creates self-sustaining families and communities and serves as a driver for growing its local economy.  For more information about CommunityPartners of South Florida, visit cp-cto.org.

 

 

 

APRIL 20: Get Egg-static at the YMCA of the Palm Beaches

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APRIL 20: Get Egg-static at the YMCA of the Palm Beaches

YMCA Easter Egg Hunt Extravaganza 

Date: Saturday, April 20 

Time: 11 a.m. 

Cost: Free 

 

Grab your Easter basket and hop over to the YMCA of the Palm Beaches for a super fun, outdoor holiday egg hunt. Children ages 2-11 and their families will search for colorful eggs and take home prizes for the most eggs collected. The YMCA will have a limited amount of complimentary baskets and families are encouraged to bring their own.

 

For more information, contact the YMCA of the Palm Beaches at (561) 968-9622 or visit ymcapalmbeaches.org. 

 

The YMCA is located at 2085 South Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach.  

Free Trees for Arbor Day

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Free Trees for Arbor Day

Arbor Day Celebration!

Free Trees with Community Greening at Grandview Public Market April 27th at 4:00pm outside on the Loading Dock

In partnership with Community Greening, a non-profit organization committed to improving our environment, Grandview Public Market will host a FREE tree giveaway.  In an on going effort to bring life and beauty to our community 100 native Florida trees will be given away on a first come first serve basis.

Arbor Day first started in the United States in 1872 and was made popular by Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 when he issued an “Arbor Day Proclamation to the school children of the United States”.  Today Arbor Day has become a beloved community event in which children and adults are encouraged to plant trees to help conserve our forests. With urban development trees have become even more vital to our health, environment, and quality of life.

 

This is the second Arbor Day celebration between Grandview Public and Community Greening and third occurrence since Grandview opened last year. The event has been welcomed by the community with great enthusiasm with hundreds of trees and excited families bringing home their very own native Florida tree.

About Grandview Public Market

Grandview Public Market is located one mile south of I-95 on Clare Avenue in West Palm Beach. Since opening in February 2018, the 13,000-square-foot food hall has transformed the Warehouse District into a culinary destination for the design-minded and features 12 chef-driven restaurants and a retail specialty shop. Grandview Public Market is managed by NBH Grandview Public Management, LLC. 

Preventing Heartworm Disease

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Preventing Heartworm Disease

Heartworm disease or dirofilariasis is caused by worms causing heart and lung disease and is potentially fatal. The disease can affect dogs and cats. Dogs are the natural host for heartworms, however cats can also become infected and develop heartworm associated respiratory disease. Animals are infected with the disease most commonly through the mosquito’s bite.

PREVENTION is the best treatment! Preventive treatments include: oral medications, topical applications, and now bi- annual injections. Anzer Animal Hospital will customize a treatment plan best suited for you and your pet. As part of your pet’s annual physical examination it is recommended a blood test to monitor for exposure, and to ensure that preventive measures are working.

All dogs should be tested annually for heartworm infection, and this can usually be done during a routine visit for preventive care. Following are guidelines on testing and timing:

  • Puppies under 7 months of age can be started on heartworm prevention without a heartworm test (it takes at least 6 months for a dog to test positive after it has been infected), but should be tested 6 months after your initial visit, tested again 6 months later and yearly after that to ensure they are heartworm-free.
  • Adult dogs over 7 months of age and previously not on a preventive need to be tested prior to starting heartworm prevention.  They, too, need to be tested 6 months and 12 months later and annually after that.
  • You need to consult your veterinarian, and immediately re-start your dog on monthly preventive—then retest your dog 6 months later. The reason for re-testing is that heartworms must be approximately 7 months old before the infection can be diagnosed.

Heartworm infection in cats is harder to detect than in dogs, because cats are much less likely than dogs to have adult heartworms. Because there is no approved treatment for heartworm infection in cats, prevention is critical.

Signs of Heartworm disease

Signs of heartworm disease may include a mild persistent cough, reluctance to exercise, fatigue after moderate activity, decreased appetite, and weight loss. Without prompt surgical removal of the heartworm blockage, few dogs survive.

 

In cats, symptoms may include coughing, asthma-like attacks, periodic vomiting, lack of appetite, or weight loss. Occasionally an affected cat may have difficulty walking, experience fainting or seizures, or suffer from fluid accumulation in the abdomen. Unfortunately, the first sign in some cases is sudden collapse of the cat, or sudden death.

 

Gay Polo League’s Polotini Presents Wigstock!

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Gay Polo League’s Polotini Presents Wigstock!

Gay Polo League’s Polotini Presents WIGSTOCK!

Wellington, Fla. – The 10th Annual Land Rover Palm Beach International Gay Polo Tournament Presented by RSM US will return to Wellington, Florida, April 4-7, 2019. As Gay Polo League (GPL) festivities rage on, Friday’s “GPL Polotini Presents WIGSTOCK!” party is the place to be! WIGSTOCK! is a rousing, poolside cocktail party with food stations, a full bar, and electrifying entertainment, featuring Michael Dean as Cher and Velvet Lenore as Donna Summer.

WHO: Gay Polo League

WHAT: GPL Polotini Presents WIGSTOCK!

WHEN: Friday, April 5, 2019, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

WHERE: International Polo Club Palm Beach, Mallet Grille, Wellington, Florida

MORE: As GPL has become a platform for human rights, the Friday, April 5 party is a fundraiser for SAGE, with the net proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction being donated to the LGBT organization. Founded in 1978, SAGE is a national organization providing advocacy and services to LGBT elders.

GPL Polotini Presents WIGSTOCK! will kick off the chic, festive, and fabulous Gay Polo Tournament weekend. Casual cocktail attire is suggested. Wigs are encouraged – the wilder and wackier the better!

Tickets for the “GPL Polotini Presents WIGSTOCK!” party are $125 per person and can be purchased at gaypolo.com/tickets, along with tickets for all of the 10th Annual Land Rover Palm Beach International Gay Polo Tournament Presented by RSM US events and festivities.

Be sure to use #GPL2019 on social media!

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

Photo 1 Cher: Michael Dean as Cher (Photo credit: Michael Murphy / Make-up & Stylist: Kevin Wiley)
Photo 2 WIGSTOCK: Sugar Erskine, Gus Larrosa, Margaret Duprey, Chip McKenney, Pete Grover, Matt Cappola (Photo courtesy of the GPL)

About Gay Polo League
The Gay Polo League (GPL) is the only LGBTQ-identified polo league in the world. Since its founding in 2006, GPL has built an international network of LGBTQ polo players and enthusiasts in 13 countries. The league embraces a cross-section of ages, abilities, professions, and riding experience. Through its enthusiasm for the sport, the league works to foster positive perceptions about gay athletes and the LGBTQ community. The focus is to provide the LGBTQ community with opportunities to learn how to play polo and successfully compete in GPL tournaments and events. In 2017, GPL became a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. This designation enables the Gay Polo League to use its events to benefit others and raise much-needed funds for programs aimed at helping those within the LGBTQ community.

About SAGE
Founded in 1978, SAGE is the nation’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to serving and advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elders. SAGE’s mission is to lead in addressing issues related to LGBT aging. In partnership with its constituents and allies, SAGE works to achieve a high quality of life for LGBT elders, supports and advocates for their rights, fosters a greater understanding of aging in all communities, and promotes positive images of LGBT life in later years. SAGE fulfills this direct mission through advocacy, and by providing direct and supportive social services, social recreational activities, education, and technical assistance programs, locally and nationally, so the pioneers of our movement and the generations that follow may age with the dignity they deserve. 

Help Support the Dream Sponsors, Inc. Essay Challenge!

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Help Support the Dream Sponsors, Inc. Essay Challenge!

Help Support the Dream Sponsors, Inc. Essay Challenge!

Wellington, Florida –Dream Sponsors, Inc. a Wellington-based non-profit organization,  is collaborating with professional mentor and educator, Darwyn Allen of The Mentorship Institute (Chicago) and Boca Raton High School, to create a platform for educational and cultural exchange through an Essay Writing Competition. 13 students from underserved communities in South Florida who are graduating seniors of The Project Men Club or from Mr. Allen’s African American History classes, will benefit from this collaboration. Likewise, 13 ambitious yet disadvantaged students from schools in western Kenya will be invited to participate. The Kenyan students will be selected by Dream Sponsors Advisory committee in Kenya. The goal is to award 2 winning students, 1 from USA and 1 from Kenya, with an academic scholarship, as well as, reward each of the participants with a meaningful and useful graduation gift.

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Dream Sponsors would like to invite the local community: organizations, businesses, family and friends to help raise a total of $780 to purchase the simple yet special graduation gifts we have chosen for the students. This is just $30 per student.

 

Academic Scholarship Funds per winning student have already been generously donated by The Tom Neumann Allstate Agency in Wellington, FL and by Dream Sponsors via reserve funds.

The intention of this effort is to provide tools and support for the students on both continents to reflect on self and then capture in writing, a description of one’s personal and professional character, in preparation to introduce oneself to college recruiters or to the workplace. It also serves as a platform for cross-continental dialogue and education.

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The American and Kenya students will exchange their essays through the Dream Sponsors teams in Florida and Kenya, and each group of students will then vote on the entries from their counterparts. Winners will be announced by Dream Sponsors.  Follow @dreamsponsors Facebook page for essay contest details and photo highlights of this effort. Get in touch with us to get involved or to donate towards this cause!

 

Dream Sponsors, Inc. is a registered 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit organization based in Wellington, Florida with the mission to provide basic needs and school fees to orphans and vulnerable youth in Kenya, Africa and supporting educational advancement opportunities to disadvantaged youth in South Florida.  For more information please see our website www.dreamsponsorsinc.org; follow us on Facebook; or contact our office at (561) 795-2223.

 

TurtleFest 2019

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TurtleFest 2019

TurtleFest 2019: Celebrating Oceans of Opportunity welcomed more guests than ever to Loggerhead Park

Photo credit: Carla B. Mroz/Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s TurtleFest 2019: Celebrating Oceans of Opportunity, now in its 16th year, welcomed more guests than ever before to Loggerhead Park in Juno Beach on Saturday, March 23.

As the Center has grown over the years, so has this free-admission, ocean conservation themed family-friendly event. This year, TurtleFest – Palm Beach County’s largest ocean conservation festival – had record-breaking attendance, with a 26 percent increase in visitors.

Guests enjoyed great live entertainment by Spred The Dub, Making Faces, Fireside Prophets, Andrew Morris Band, the Performing Arts Academy of Jupiter, and more, as well as up-close encounters with threatened and endangered sea turtles at LMC’s Outdoor Sea Turtle Hospital.

TurtleFest featured other ocean-friendly opportunities as well, including a bike valet to reduce CO2 emissions and crafts from recycled materials. Guests also perused and shopped to their hearts content at Vendor Row, which highlighted hand-crafted goods, local art and more.

Attendees also raced down a giant seaside slide, enjoyed fun conservation-themed educational activities for all ages, art, delicious food, craft beer and specialty drinks provided by Lagunitas.

Presenting Sponsors for this year’s event included FPL, Jupiter Medical Center, Tire Kingdom, 4ocean and G4S.

If you missed all the fun at TurtleFest this year, check out LMC’s other programming, including the new Sea Turtle Sleepover program for kids ages 8-12. LMC’s Sea Turtle Sleepover is an exclusive nighttime program that offers a tour of the Outdoor Sea Turtle Hospital, activities for aspiring scientists, movie time, snacks and pizza, and concludes with a little shuteye amongst the aquariums. The next Sea Turtle Sleepover will be this Saturday, March 30.

For more information, visit marinelife.org.

Dropbox link to TurtleFest 2019 photos (Photo credit: Carla B. Mroz/Loggerhead Marinelife Center)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8x8q3wgii291cv4/AAAI0lEF-yUcJeIuVdKaoBf9a?dl=0

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About Loggerhead Marinelife Center:

Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is a nonprofit sea turtle research, rehabilitation and educational institution that promotes conservation of ocean ecosystems with a focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. The Center features an on-site hospital, research laboratory, educational exhibits and aquariums, and also operates the Juno Beach Pier, which hosts world-class angling and sightseeing. Situated on one of the world’s most important sea turtle nesting beaches, Loggerhead Marinelife Center is open daily and hosts over 350,000 guests free-of-charge each year. The Center’s conservation team works with 76 local and international organizations across six continents to form partnerships and share conservation initiatives and best practices that are core to its mission of ocean conservation. The Center is expanding and has launched its Waves of Progress capital expansion campaign, designed to accelerate and amplify LMC’s conservation and education impact. When complete, the facility will offer one of the world’s most advanced and unique experiences for guests and scientific partners. For more information, visit marinelife.org or call (561) 627-8280.

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