We will have an open house on March 14th, 2018 from 6:30 – 8:00pm for Wellington Preparatory School, enrolling students from kindergarten through 5th grade. We also will have teachers available to discuss our preschool voluntary prekindergarten program (VPK) which includes an accelerated academic class, a bilingual class and a traditional class. Please join us on campus to meet the classroom teachers, violin, art, Spanish and PE teachers, and to tour the facility.
Ten Palm Beach County Students Earn Lebow Award For Excellence In Shakespearean Performance
(West Palm Beach, FL) – The Ninth Annual Alan Lebow Award for Excellence in Shakespearean Performance was held on January 27 in the Kravis Center’s Khoury Family Dance Rehearsal Hall. Awards were presented to ten Palm Beach County students from four local high schools following a competition process.
Created by Kids’ Dreams, Inc., in memory of its co-founder, Alan Lebow, the award program engages students from Title I high schools and provides the opportunity for them to perform short selections from William Shakespeare’s works before a panel of distinguished judges. The student competition took place on January 13, at which they performed their selected work and were evaluated and scored by three judges in five categories of performance: concentration, emotional commitment, energy, evidence of understanding, and overall performance.
The Top Winner, earning a $1,000 cash prize, was Morgan Kennedy, a junior at Boynton Beach Community High School. Two other Top Winners, Daniel Powers and Mitchell Saulog, both seniors at Royal Palm Beach Community High School, each earned $750. Kennedy, who had earned an Honorable Mention in the 2017 competition, this year performed a monologue from Much Ado About Nothing.
Three students earned Honorable Mention awards and $500 each: Ashley Rivas, a senior at Boynton Beach Community High School, Carlos Riviera, a senior at Atlantic High School and Kathleen Wilkinson, a junior at Boynton Beach Community High School. Four other students received recognition as Distinguished Participants and earned $250 each. A total of $5,000 was given to the top 10 winners.
Judith Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of the Kravis Center, welcomed guests to the Lebow Award ceremony and recognized Patricia Lebow, president and co-founder of Kids’ Dreams, for her commitment to providing arts opportunities for children in the community. She also welcomed Amanda Lebow Distenfeld, Vice President of Kids’ Dreams and daughter of Alan and Patricia Lebow, this year’s award presenter. In 2015, Kids’ Dreams made a gift to the Kravis Center to permanently endow the Lebow Award.
“My father loved Shakespeare’s works and would recite passages to us around the dinner table,” said Lebow Distenfeld. “My parents understood that beyond the beauty of Shakespeare’s words, the discipline it takes to study and practice a soliloquy and perform before an audience helps students gain confidence and prepare for whatever career paths they pursue in life.”
Palm Beach State College President Ava Parker gave the keynote address, and after the ceremony, all the students who had participated in the Lebow Award were invited to attend a performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The performance, produced by Aquila Theatre Company, was held in the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse.
For more than 25 seasons, the Kravis Center has helped students of all ages fuel their imaginations and expand their lives through comprehensive arts education programs. Last season, nearly 60,000 children from Palm Beach, Broward, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties attended performances through the S*T*A*R Series. To learn more about the Kravis Center’s educational programming, please visit kravis.org/education-community.
AWARD WINNERS
Top Winners
Morgan Kennedy (Boynton Beach Community High School)
Daniel Powers (Royal Palm Beach Community High School)
Mitchell Saulog (Royal Palm Beach Community High School)
Honorable Mention
Ashley Rivas (Boynton Beach Community High School)
Carlos Riviera (Atlantic High School)
Kathleen Wilkinson (Boynton Beach Community High School)
Distinguished Participants
Saneya Graves (Boynton Beach Community High School)
Sefania Jacques (Atlantic High School)
Savanna Sweeney (Boynton Beach Community High School)
Kathie Torres (Royal Palm Beach Community High School)
Grandma’s Place Luncheon Committee Celebrates Success!
On February 1st, Committee Members of Grandma’s Place 3rd Annual Luncheon gathered at Café Sapori to celebrate their success. The Committee Luncheon was hosted by Joan O’Connell, the Luncheon Chair. Members in attendance were: Manda Galin, Patti Hadden, Roxanne Jacobs, Beverlee Miller Raymond, Toni O’Brien, Dina Rubio, Donna Scully, Valerie Seifert, and George Swan.
Committee Members toasted to netting almost $58,000 then enjoyed a fabulous lunch. They then got right back to work planning the details for the 4th Annual Holiday Luncheon, which will be held on Tuesday, November 27 at The Beach Club.
Proceeds of the luncheon support the mission of Grandma’s Place to provide shelter and loving care to children who have suffered abuse or neglect and have been removed from their homes; and to provide supports to parents/caregivers of children with special needs to maximize each child’s safety and success.
To receive an invitation, make a donation to the live or silent auction, or become a luncheon sponsor, please call Roxanne Jacobs at 561-753-2226.
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Caption (l-r) Patti Hadden, Beverlee Miller Raymond, Joan O’Connell, Valerie Seifert, Manda Galin, Roxanne Jacobs, George Swan, Toni O’Brien, Dina Rubio and Donna Scully.
You can do many things with crepes. Fill them with strawberries and top with whipped cream. Fill with Nutella. Fill with ham and melted cheese. The possibilities are endless.
Ingredients
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Directions
In a blender combine eggs, milk, flour, salt and oil. Process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and brush with oil. Pour 1/4 cup of crepe batter into pan, tilting to completely coat the surface of the pan. Cook 2 to 5 minutes, turning once, until golden. Repeat with remaining batter.
DEAR March, come in!
How glad I am!
I looked for you before.
Put down your hat—
You must have walked—
How out of breath you are!
Dear March, how are you?
And the rest?
Did you leave Nature well?
Oh, March, come right upstairs with me,
I have so much to tell!
I got your letter, and the bird’s;
The maples never knew
That you were coming,—I declare,
How red their faces grew!
But, March, forgive me—
And all those hills
You left for me to hue;
There was no purple suitable,
You took it all with you.
Who knocks? That April!
Lock the door!
I will not be pursued!
He stayed away a year, to call
When I am occupied.
But trifles look so trivial
As soon as you have come,
That blame is just as dear as praise
And praise as mere as blame.
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Memorial for Washington Heights and Inwood Memorial, 1922. Photo: Jacek Gancarz Featured in The Norton Museum of Art’s exhibit Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculpture
What does March mean to you? What is the first thing that comes to mind? Of course, we know it is the name of the third month of the year. It is also a verb that describes walking with determination – or in a military manner. March certainly has been a topical word. Since January 2017, we’ve witnessed two marches on Washington during which hundreds of rallies and protests occurred simultaneously all over the world.
In addition to the marches, there are those vying for our attention in other ways. The arts community is using their celebrity and skill to open our eyes to injustices past, present and “in future worlds.” Filmmakers are producing scripts with diversified and controversial storylines. Most of the “Best Picture” Oscar contenders (March 4th on ABC) are bringing focus to the scourges of war, poverty, prejudice and corruption. As the winners march up the stairs to accept their statuettes, you can expect to hear their opinions on heated topics in the news.
Since you are reading this article, I assume you are not living in a digital-free environment. Online bulletins and social media outlets report news as it happens. But, there was once a time when the travesty of war or the suffering of women or immigrants took a much longer time to reach the general public. It was the work of painters, sculptors and photographers who brought their messages to us. One such sculptor was Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), whose notoriety as a philanthropist and founder of the Whitney Museum of Art overshadowed her talent as a gifted artist. She was hampered by her gender, and her work was not appreciated for its complexity and strength. If Mrs. Whitney were alive today, perhaps she would have marched beside the women in DC, or en route to Mar a Lago last January 20th. You can read more about her work and the Norton Museum’s exhibit Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculpture below.
Our military has marched into battle to preserve our freedom. The suffragettes marched for women to have the right to vote over ninety years ago. Dr. Martin Luther King marched for an end to racism. Attorney Gloria Allred continues to march victims of abuse and harassment up the courthouse steps. Progress has been made, but there’s much more work ahead of us. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and stand up for what we believe in… and if you are in good health, march!
Perhaps, one day, the first thing we’ll think of when we hear the word March is that spring is near, that it’s time for kites to fly and for flowers to blossom. Until then, we must continue to march, and listen to the women and men who lead the way… to a more just and equal society.
Live… Go… Do!
Top 5 for March 2018
1)The Norton Museum of Art Presents More Phenomenal Exhibits:
Norton Museum of Art Photo: LH Baumel
The Norton Museum of Art will present the first exhibition in more than 75 years of the sculpture of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), artist, philanthropist, and founder of the Whitney Museum in New York. The exhibition showcases the remarkable variety of Whitney’s work – from her earliest classical sculptures to her more symbolic public monuments, from her bleakly Realist depictions of the tragedy of World War I to her late Art Deco work. Curator Ellen Roberts explains that, “Whitney’s sculpting fed her desire to help other American artists, but her art is important not only for the impetus it gave her philanthropy, but also for the works themselves.” Whitney created striking and popular public art in her lifetime, and her incisive depictions of her family, friends, and scenes from World War I are still captivating today. The installation moves chronologically through Whitney’s career, and will include photographs of Whitney’s monuments in the United States, France, and Spain and her nurse’s uniform from World War I.
Gertrude Vanderbilt was one of the wealthiest women of her age. Yet, after her marriage to Harry Payne Whitney in 1896, she realized that the life of a society hostess and mother would not satisfy her. “She turned to sculpture for professional and emotional fulfillment and a way to define herself apart from her money,” said Roberts.
Whitney rose to prominence as a public sculptor in the 1910s, when she created such monuments as the Titanic Memorial in Washington, D.C. The show includes preparatory sketches and a model of this popular work. While she used idealized forms in such monuments to make them more universally relevant, she also employed a starker Realism to create perceptive portraits of her family, friends, and acquaintances. She depicted members of the working class – including African Americans and the unemployed. Whitney served as a nurse in France during World War I and later created a series of poignant sculptural sketches of the figures she had seen on the front. These became the basis for a number of war memorial designs. Unlike most of her contemporaries, Whitney depicted the grim reality of war in these monuments rather than its glorified ideal. The exhibition will include casts of these works. Whitney’s wealth allowed her to have her designs in clay made into more permanent bronze and stone versions, and her many connections brought her commissions. Yet her social position also meant that many of her contemporaries assumed she was merely a dilettante. “Despite these challenges, Whitney succeeded in redefining herself so that she was identified first as a sculptor,” Roberts said. “Since her death, however, her role as an art patron has superseded her work as an artist, and her wealth has continued to suggest that she could not have been serious about her art. In the high modernist view of art as progressing toward abstraction, there is little room for Whitney’s sculpture, which remained grounded in the visible world. Yet a century after she worked, the compelling nature of her art and her contemporaries’ admiration for it make it time for a reassessment.”
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculpture will be accompanied by a 120-page, fully illustrated catalogue with text by Roberts and a chronology by Norton Museum Associate Curator of Education for Public Programs Erica Ando.
The Norton Museum Jewelry exhibition and fundraiser:
Jewelry by Anna Talbot (Norway) Photo: Courtesy of the Norton Museum
BIJOUX!
The Norton Museum of Art presents the seventh edition of BIJOUX!, an international art jewelry exhibition and fundraiser that offers the chance to purchase unique art jewelry from its creators. About 40 artists from around the world, including Israel, Italy, Norway, South Korea and The Netherlands will be represented. Norway and South Korea are represented. BIJOUX! runs Thursday, March 1 through Sunday, March 4, 2018. Tours will be led by Independent Curator Davira S. Taragin at 3 p.m. each day. American Artist Don Friedlich, who works with glass, will give a public presentation at 6 p.m. on March 1 during Art After Dark.
2) Watch: Seeing Allred
Gloria Allred, 76, has been fighting for the rights of women and those in underserved communities for more than 40 years. She rises early and goes to bed late stating, “I’m sad that I do have to sleep, because I could be doing so much more if I didn’t have to.” Allred’s commitment to pursuing justice at all costs, has made her a divisive figure in the public landscape. That perception is effectively deflated in the new Netflix documentary, Seeing Allred, which chronicles Allred’s evolution from inner-city school teacher in Philadelphia to fearless civil-rights attorney. This documentary raises awareness of Allred’s accomplishments, which includes work beyond her high-profile cases. It reveals a great deal about the person behind the public lens. Given the rush of news during the last several months, the issues raised couldn’t be timelier.
Seeing Allred is available on Netflix
3) Free Glass Fusion Demonstration at:
Chelsea Rousso – Visiting artist
Saturday, March 24, 2018
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
1105-1199 2nd Ave S, Lake Worth, FL 33460, USA, Lake Worth, Florida, 33460
For more information and specific directions (don’t use GPS) see benzaitencenter.org
4) Read:
This is one of Brad Meltzer’s most exciting books. On March 6, 2018, The Escape Artist will be released, his new thriller in almost three years. It marks 20 years since his first book came out – but more importantly, the subject matter couldn’t be more relevant.
For the past three years, the government has given him access to a place he never thought they’d let him sneak into. Not sure if you know about Dover Air Force Base, but it’s the mortuary for the US government’s most top-secret and high-profile cases.
On 9/11, the victims of the Pentagon attack were brought there. So were the victims of the attack on the USS Cole, the astronauts from the space shuttle Columbia, and the remains of well over fifty-thousand soldiers and CIA operatives who fought in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and every secret location in between. Indeed, in Delaware of all places, at Dover Air Force Base, is America’s most important funeral home. And yes, the same place that’s been in the news since President Trump started attacking Gold Star families.
In this world where so much of the government is a mess, Dover is the one place that does it absolutely right. It is the one “no-fail mission” in the military. When a soldier’s body comes home, you don’t mess it up. And so, he’s seen the stories of the morticians who rebuild hands (rather than giving a fake prosthesis), so that a mother can hold her son’s hand one final time…or where they spend fourteen straight hours wiring together a fallen soldier’s shattered jaw, then smoothing it over with clay and makeup, just so they could give his parents far more ease than they ever should’ve expected at their son’s funeral. And in today’s world, we need real heroes. The people here are the real deal.
And for the geeks in us, the book also focuses on one of the most obscure jobs in the Army: The so-called Artist-In Residence. Since World War I, the Army has assigned one person—an actual artist—who they send out in the field to, well…paint what couldn’t otherwise be seen. It’s one of the greatest traditions in our military—they call them war artists. They go, they see, they paint, cataloguing every victory and mistake, from the death count on D-day, to the injured at Mogadishu, to the sandbag pilers who were at Hurricane Katrina. In fact, when 9/11 hit, that was the only artist let inside the security perimeter. Sure, we have plenty of photographers and videographers. But what an artist does is different. Photographers take a picture. Artists…when they widen eyes and make rucksacks bigger…they tell a story.
And if that isn’t enough, in 1898, a man named John Elbert Wilkie, a friend of Harry Houdini, was put in charge of the United States Secret Service. Wilkie was a fan of Houdini and did his own tricks. It is the only time in history that a magician was in control of the Secret Service. Needless to say, it was a wild time, and the book also shows the other magicians who were hired by the US Government. Abraham Lincoln hired one named Horatio Cooke, who fought in the Civil War (and was at Lincoln’s deathbed). But what makes the story even more memorable is that after Lincoln died, Horatio continued to do magic, continued to work for the government, and eventually became a friend of a man named…Harry Houdini, who also worked for the government. This book is sure to provide insight and intrigue! Pick up, download or order it wherever books are sold. This just in… If you’d like to meet Brad Meltzer he will be at:
Vero Beach Book Center
392 21st Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Sunday, March 11 at 1:00pm
5) The Kravis Center Presents:
An Evening with Jason Mraz Solo Acoustic
March 16 at 8 pm
Direct from his Broadway debut performance in the hit musical Waitress, Jason Mraz has quietly amassed a diverse fan-base throughout all parts of the globe with his positive message and soulful, folkpop sound to rapt audiences around the world through his vibrant recordings, humorous live performances, and philanthropic efforts. Along the way, he has earned numerous platinum certifications for his various releases, made pop history with his record-breaking classic single, I’m Yours and I Won’t Give Up, racked up two Grammy Awards, won the prestigious Songwriter Hall of Fame Hal David Award, and has sold out amphitheaters and arenas across the globe, including sell-outs at The Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden and London’s O2 Arena. Tickets start at $45. For More information go to Kravis.org.
6) A Bonus!
Lynn University to present the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors in a Free
Concert on Saturday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m.
Lynn University invites music fans to a free concert featuring the internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors, the official touring big band of the United States Army. The concert will be held at:
The Keith C. and Elaine Johnson World Performing Arts Center on the Lynn Campus
Saturday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Formed in 1969, the 19-member ensemble has received great acclaim at home and abroad performing America’s greatest original art form, jazz.
Concerts by the Jazz Ambassadors are programmed to entertain all types of audiences. The band’s diverse repertoire includes big band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, standards, popular tunes, Dixieland, vocals, and patriotic selections, many of which are written or arranged by members of the Jazz Ambassadors.
The Jazz Ambassadors has appeared in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Japan, India, and throughout Europe. Recent notable performances include concerts at the Toronto Jazz Festival, the Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont, the Kennedy Center Honors, the Jazz Education Network Conference, and an appearance on the Colbert Report. Gordon Goodwin, Bobby Shew, Ernie Watts, and the Dave Brubeck All-Star Quintet are just a few of the outstanding jazz artists who have shared the stage with the Jazz Ambassadors. The band has been featured in joint concerts with Marvin Hamlisch and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony Pops, the Colorado Pops Orchestra, and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. The band’s rigorous touring schedule and reputation for excellence has earned it the title “America’s Big Band.”
How to Get Tickets: The free tickets are available through the Lynn box office at 562-237 9000 or http://events.lynn.edu. Live at Lynn Guild members are encouraged to call 561-237-7750.
You spend nine months growing a human in your own body and then miraculously this perfect little baby comes out and you’re supposed to spring back into the body you had nine months earlier, right? All the celebrities do, so why shouldn’t you? Women are under a lot of pressure to remain “in shape” during pregnancy and then soon after giving birth we are supposed to look like nothing ever happened. I don’t know about you, but when I went to Publix two weeks postpartum, the cashier asked me, “When are you due?” (I sobbed all the way home).
I have fallen for this unhealthy and warped reality of feeling the pressure to get back into my pre-pregnancy shape as soon as possible. I am a mother of 4 and obsessively worked out throughout all my pregnancies. I would like to say that I loved being pregnant and enjoyed every milestone, but honestly, I didn’t. I felt pressure from the very beginning to pretend there wasn’t a growing bump underneath my increasingly tightening jeans. I also ran 3 miles every day until I reached week 39 of pregnancy. I am here to tell you; this is NOT healthy. Now, this is not an excuse to sit on the couch and give in to every pregnancy craving you have. But I wish my inner “crazy” would have relaxed (at least during one pregnancy) and maybe skipped a workout, OR have eaten that extra slice of pizza.
A healthy alternative to my overly ambitious pregnancy workout is, first to check with your doctor to make sure you are healthy enough to start an exercise routine or continue your already active lifestyle. Next, listen to your body. If you are tired and need to rest—then by all means do so. Remember, you are creating a life. That’s something so special and important and let us not forget, hard to do! Why do you think women have the honor (some might say burden) of carrying a child? Men certainly could not handle nine months of relinquishing their body to someone else. Lastly, after delivering your baby, relax and enjoy the few weeks of bonding time. Don’t rush back into to the gym or try to fit into your pre-pregnancy clothes for at least 6 weeks. I was unrealistic and tried to run one week postpartum and let me tell you, the results weren’t pretty.
Remember that it takes 9 months to grow this tiny little human and should take at least 9 months, or longer to heal your body. Please do not get sucked into the pressure of looking like your pre-pregnancy self. You just created life, and should have some peace and quiet to relax and enjoy your new baby. (Well, actually there will not be any peace or quiet with a newborn ?). Try and enjoy this time to bond with your newborn, and I promise in time you will feel like your old self, just in time for your next pregnancy to knock you off your feet.
With Florida’s mild winters getting outside to run, walk, bike or roller-blade is a year round option. But when things start heating up—and you know it’s coming—you can escape the heat by heading to cooler climates to explore the USA’s extensive network of rails to trails. Besides, everyone needs a change of scenery. On these great trails you can explore history, discover intriguing communities and take in a new landscape while getting enough exercise to get you ready for swimsuit season.
Katy Trail
Katy Trail, Missouri
The country’s longest rails-to-trail project is the Katy Trail in Missouri. Winding from St. Charles to Clinton for 237 miles, the trail follows a section of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail. Made from crushed limestone, the Katy Trail is flat and scenic taking you beneath towering river bluffs and meandering through peaceful farmland and small-town Americana. It covers most of the state and is idea for cycling, hiking or running. On the 35 mile section from Sedalia to Clinton, horseback riding is also permitted. There are 26 trailheads along the trail where interpretive panels describe the Native American and early settlor history which included a man named Daniel Boone.
Buena Vista Furnace on the Ghost Town Trail
Ghost Town Trail, Pennsylvania
Established in 1991 on the right-of-way of the former Ebensburg and Black Lick Railroad in western Pennsylvania, the Ghost Town Trail stretches 36 miles from Black Lick, Indiana County, to Ebensburg, Cambria County. The trail derives its name from the many ghost towns that were abandoned in the early 1900s with the decline of the local coal mining industry. Historical markers along the trail provide information about the Black Lick Valley’s intriguing history. One point of interest is the Eliza Furnace, in Vintondale. The furnace operated from 1846 to 1849 and is a unique relic of the Black Lick Valley’s early industrial era. It is one of Pennsylvania’s best preserved iron furnaces and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The trail is open year round to cycling, hiking, and cross-country skiing.
Great Allegheny Passage Photo: Creative Commons
Great Allegheny Passage, Pennsylvania to Maryland
If you’re looking for a long-haul adventure, check out the Great Allegheny Passage. It started as a small bike trail between two charming Laurel Highlands towns and has grown into a phenomenon that beckons bikers and hikers from all over the world.
The trail stretches 150 miles from Pittsburgh, through the Laurel Highlands and on to Cumberland, Maryland. Along the way the trail passes through several interesting towns. At mile 128 you’ll find “Little Boston” at a busy trailhead and ballpark. A short ride or walk north of the ballpark on the GAP is Dead Man’s Hollow natural area, where you can park your bike and hike several miles of woodsy trail. If 150 miles isn’t enough for you, the GAP connects with the C&O Canal towpath in Cumberland and extends all the way to Georgetown in Washington D.C. for a total length of 334.5 miles.
Bizz Johnson Trail Photo: Creative Commons
Bizz Johnson Trail, California
Starting at the 1927 train station in Susanville, 208 miles northeast of San Francisco, the Bizz Johnson Trail follows the route of the old Fernley and Lassen Railroad line which was established in 1914 for transporting logs and milled lumber to and from the Westwood Mill. This dirt and gravel trail stretches 30 miles through forests of fir and pine en route to Westwood where a 25-foot-tall statue of Paul Bunyan watches over the trail-head. The trail crosses the Susan River 12 times on bridges and trestles and passes through two tunnels. The Bizz Johnson is popular for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. And, you can camp along the Susan River or fish for rainbow and brown trout.
Elgin on the Fox River Trail
Northern Fox River Valley Trail, Illinois
Just 45 minutes outside of Chicago, the North River Valley trail extends over 40 acres and runs through 11 local communities. Following the picturesque Fox River in Northern Illinois alongside historic railroad lines, the trail crosses six bridges and passes through nature preserves and charming towns. A great place to start is Elgin, where you can stop in at Domani Café for coffee, sandwiches or a sweet treat to get you going.
Unicorn Children’s Foundation to host funky, Disco themed Gala to benefit children with special needs
Boca Raton FL – March 2018 – On Sunday March 4th, 2018, The Unicorn Children’s Foundation, along with chairs Gregory Fried and Kurtis Lutz, will host its first ever, non-formal, Disco & Diamonds Gala at the Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. Proceeds of the evening will support awareness, education, acceptance, and opportunity for children diagnosed with special needs.
This amazing evening will feature a Studio 54 themed Disco party, where guests are encouraged to wear disco (or cocktail) attire, complete with live performances by the acclaimed Private Stock Band, as well as other special guests. Come dance the night away in support of our Mission to enable children and young adults with special needs excel in their communities!
Unicorn is also very excited to induct Mrs. Melissa Hassan into our Visionary Society, an exclusive club that recognizes extraordinary women who are united by their acts of generosity to help kids with special needs excel in the community. Members inducted into this society are presented with an exclusive gold Kaufmann de Suisse unicorn pin featuring a brilliant diamond eye, representing a beacon of hope.
The evening will also feature a special recognition of our honorees who work every day to support, advocate for, and empower individuals who think, communicate, and learn differently–
Michael Simpson, Owner at Little Stinker LLC, and Richard Rawlings, of the Gas Monkey Foundation, will both be inducted into the prestigious Order of Unicorn, which consists of philanthropic men who have demonstrated their commitment to improving the quality of life for those with special needs through generous financial contributions.
Dominique Rivera, 2017 Royal International Miss Teen, will be awarded the Unicorn Youth in Service award in recognition of her exceptional volunteer work in her community on behalf of individuals challenged with invisible disorders.
Guests will dine on exquisite hors d’oeuvres and amazing food, including a magnificent dessert bar extravaganza provided by Boca West Country Club. There will also be a fabulous Silent & Live Auction, Wine Wall, and special surprises for our guests. Unicorn Ball tickets are $300 per person and may be purchased through the foundation’s website www.UnicornChildrensFoundation.org or by calling 561-620-9377.
A big THANK YOU to this year’s supporters: Gail Wasserman Family Foundation, Silvana & Barry Halperin, Sunshine Health, United Capital, Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants, Schmidt Family Foundation, Anne & Norman Jacobson, Gregory’s Fine Jewelry, Mammoth Coffee Roasting Company, D3 Advertising, Simple The Best Magazine, and the Boca West Country Club.
With 1 of every 6 children affected by some form of intellectual or developmental disability, most of us have experienced the challenges first-hand or know someone who has. There are a wide range of opportunities to support the mission of the Unicorn Children’s Foundation, including sponsorship opportunities, making donations, or participating in the auction online.
About the Unicorn Children’s Foundation
Unicorn Children’s Foundation is a non-profit organization providing education, awareness and funding opportunities to organizations for special needs children in an effort to help them excel in the community. For millions of special needs children with developmental, communication and learning challenges, finding a cure is like chasing a rainbow in that a cure remains elusive. The Unicorn Children’s Foundation is expanding the collective special needs community to help acknowledge, celebrate and integrate the special qualities possessed by neurodiverse children with Autism, ADHD, Bipolar, Asperger’s, Dyslexia and other learning disorders.
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