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February, 2015 – AW in Pics

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February, 2015 – AW in Pics

Just a few highlights of happenings Around Wellington. For many more photos, visit the link “” on this site! For recent videos, click on our “” link.

Photo by Lois Spatz. Superheroes were the theme when the 2015 Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments gave over $1.5 million to 34 Palm Beach County/Wellington Charities on Feb. 7th, 2015. Thousands were in attendance for the evening at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center which was part of the 15 week Winter Equestrian Festival, as 28 teams dressed in various superhero costumes competed and represented the charities to win prize money. First Place Charity Danny & Ron’s Rescue received $150,000, second place prize of $125,000 went to Propel and Kids Cancer Foundation took third place taking home $112,000. Applications for next year’s event may be submitted at ftigreatchairtychallenge.com starting in October. Meadow and Johnny Meier of My Community Pharmacy at the Lilly Pulitzer Day at Sunday afternoon polo on Feb. 15th – at IPC in Wellington. See related video under “Videos” on AroundWellington.com – with Johnny serving as our reporter! Mason Phelps, former Olympian and founder of Phelps Media Group with Enid Atwater of Venue Marketing Group at Sunday afternoon polo on Feb. 15th at IPC Palm Beach. Photo: Krista Martinelli.

 

February, 2015 – Sunday Polo at IPC

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February, 2015 – Sunday Polo at IPC

February, 2015 – Sunday Polo at IPC, Lilly Pulitzer Day

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February, 2015 – New Chair of Quantum Foundation

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February, 2015 – New Chair of Quantum Foundation

Mr. Denis P. Coleman, Jr. becomes Chair of Quantum Foundation;

Mr. Daniel Alberttis joins as a new board member.

Mr. Denis P. Coleman: Chair, Quantum Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Mr. Denis P. Coleman: Chair, Quantum Foundation’s Board of Trustees

(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) Quantum Foundation is pleased to announce that Mr. Denis P. Coleman, Jr. will be the organization’s new chair for 2015 – 2017. He succeeds Mr. William A. Meyer who served as chair for the preceding two-year term. Mr. Coleman was formally welcomed to his new role at the foundation’s first meeting of the year by fellow board members, namely:  Michael J. Dixon, Kerry A. Diaz, Jeannette M. Corbett, William A. Meyer, Donna A. Mulholland, James P. Kintz, Anthony J. McNicholas III, Stephen C. Moore, Gerald J. O’Connor, Richard M. Sussman and Ethel Isaacs Williams.

Mr. Coleman has been a board member of Quantum Foundation since 2008. He is a private investor who spent 25 years with Bear Stearns, retiring as an executive vice president as well as a member of Bear Sterns’ board of directors and its executive committee. Mr. Coleman was Consul General to Bermuda from 2002 to 2004.  He was a 1967 graduate of Georgetown University and completed an MTS Degree, Summa Cum Laude, from John Paul II Institute for Studies in Marriage and Family in 2000.  Mr. Coleman has served as chairman of Covenant House, as board member of Norton Museum of Art, Society of the Four Arts, Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin County, and as a member of the Bishop’s Finance Council for the Diocese of Brooklyn.  Mr. Coleman also served as president of Town Council in Palm Beach. During the past 25 years, Mr. Coleman has been a board member of five prestigious private secondary educational institutions. He resides in Palm Beach and Southampton, New York with his wife, Annabelle.

Quantum Foundation’s board also welcomed Mr. Daniel Alberttis as a new member. Mr. Alberttis had served on the foundation’s grants committee for a year prior to being welcomed as the 13th member of the board. Mr. Alberttis is the senior banker for JP Morgan Chase’s Government and Nonprofit Business Banking division covering South Florida. He has over 20 years of financial services experience working in both business development and managerial positions. He has helped hundreds of organizations across various industries with their financial needs and is an actively engaged in the community. He completed his undergraduate degree at Lynn University and his Masters at Florida Atlantic. He lives in Palm Beach with his wife, Sandra, and three children.

Quantum Foundation is a private grantmaking organization that funds approved charities and certain government agencies serving Palm Beach County, Florida. The organization’s mission is to inspire and fund bold initiatives that improve the health of Palm Beach County. According to the latest data compiled by the Florida Philanthropic Network (FPN), Quantum Foundation is the largest Palm Beach County-based health funder with 100% of grant dollars used to support local communities. At its final board meeting of last year, held on Nov. 20th, Quantum Foundation approved six new grants totaling $1.7 million – bringing the organization’s overall investment in the county to over $7.5 million for 2014. Since Quantum Foundation began its grantmaking function in 1997, the organization has given away over $115 million to more than 450 organizations.

February, 2015 – Ninjas Move Forward

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Ninjas move forward!

Wellington, FL, February 7, 2015: Genbu-Kai Karate recently tested and promoted five Ninja students to their next belt level belts. All five are from the Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and Greenacres areas. The 16 month Ninja program is specifically designed for pre-school children ages 4-6.

Emphasis is placed on improving fine and gross motor skills, while teaching 8 life skills: focus, teamwork, control, balance, memory, discipline, fitness and coordination. Ninjas learn how to set, and achieve, both short and long term goals while practicising twice a week, and advancing through their 9 required rank levels.

Pictured front row (L. to R.): Cecilia Marin, Donovan Kelley, JJ Armstrong, Joseph Hensley-Cooper, Santiago Gollarza. Second row (L. to R.): Sensei Keith Moore (Chief Instructor), Brent Bedwell (Assistant Instructor).

For more information on the classes, please call 561.804.1002 or visit our website at www.floridagenbukai.com. 

March, 2015 – Wellington Garden Club Meeting

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WELLINGTON GARDEN CLUB TO MEET
March 2, 2015

The Wellington Garden Club will meet Monday, March 2, 2015, at Wellington’s Village Park on 11700 Pierson Road. A business meeting will start at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m., and a program at 12:15p.m. on Commonly Occurring Plant Diseases In Your Backyard, presented by Ken Pernezny.
Dr. Pernezny is a retired Professor Emeritus of plant pathology at the University of Florida.

At UF, his expertise centered on disease problems facing Florida’s vegetable industry. Since retirement, Dr. Pernezny has been a weekly volunteer at the plant hotline for the Palm Beach County Extension Office, and assists county agents and Master Gardeners in diagnosing plant health issues that are found in your backyard.

Join us for an informative presentation on what causes plant diseases. Learn the telltale signs of common diseases preventing the growth of healthy plants.
Guests are welcome, but seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call Carol Coleman at 561-792-2290. For more information, visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org

February, 2015 – What’s Awesome…Part 2

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February, 2015 – What’s Awesome…Part 2

February, 2015 – “What’s Awesome About Your Business?”

Part 2 – with Chef Marcello Fiorentino of La Sirena Restaurant

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March, 2015 – Help Support Pediatric Cancer Research

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March, 2015 – Help Support Pediatric Cancer Research

Help Support Pediatric Cancer Research

On March 6th, Wellington Community High School will be hosting its third annual Dance Marathon to support the University of Florida Health Shand’s Children’s Hospital. Dance Marathon is a nationwide movement to raise money for local Children’s Miracle Network hospitals to provide funds to help families with children who have severe illnesses. Dance marathon at Wellington Community High School is an event where students will stand for seven hours straight to raise awareness for those children who can’t. Visit http://events.dancemarathon.com/event/whs/ to learn how you can help!

A Letter from Daniel Clein

In 2012 my 4-year-old cousin Aaron was diagnosed with stage four Ewing’s Sarcoma which is a rare bone cancer. Aaron endured surgeries, chemotherapy and proton beam radiation at University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute. My family knows the positive impact that the University of Florida Shand’s Hospital has on families and children that are in these terrible situations. I’m extremely happy to say that my cousin Aaron is now 2 years disease free. Here is Aaron’s story:

See the video!  http://youtu.be/QMAt0CPylXQ

On March 6th I will be participating in a Dance Marathon at Wellington Community Highschool to support the University of Florida Health Shand’s Children’s Hospital.  Contributions help support pediatric cancer research and the purchase of the latest technology.

Please help me support Aaron and other children like him by supporting the Wellington High School Dance Marathon for the kids. Please click the link below to make a donation.

http://events.dancemarathon.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=28277

 

Daniel Clein

Student Government Representative

WellingtonCommunityHigh School

Daclein@gmail.com

February, 2015 – Protect the Panther

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Protect the Panther!

What:

Ham radio operators contribute to wildlife preservation and conservation by setting up and operating a shortwave station spreading the word on-the-air to reach as many as possible of their 2,000,000 colleagues worldwide.  The symbolic focus is the diminishing Florida Panther population and its ever shrinking habitat.

Why:

They, like most Floridians, want generations to come to experience Florida’s natural history firsthand at Florida’s Wildlife Areas and State Parks.

When:

Around the clock from 1 pm Saturday, February 21st through 1 pm February 22nd.

Where:

Everglades Youth Conservation Center at the

Corbett Wildlife Management Area.

12100 Seminole Pratt Whitney Rd, WestPalm Beach, FL33412

 

Who:

Volunteers from the

Wellington Radio Club and the FWC, and co-sponsored by the

Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida.

The Public is invited.

DIRECTIONS:

From the flashing light at Northlake and Seminole Pratt,

go north on Seminole Pratt about 2 miles.

Look for Corbett sign before the bend in road.

Make left into Corbett and briefly stop at Stop sign.

Continue straight… bearing to the right until the YOUTH CAMP sign.

Then at the “Y” road split, stay right.  Continue short distance to parking area.

Special Event:  Protect the Panther

Radio Club Commemorates the Last Sighting of

the Florida Panther in the Corbett Wildlife Management Area

 

Wellington, 2/7/15 – The sighting of a Florida Panther last occurred about 30 years ago in Corbett.  That elapsed time without a single sighting symbolizes the environmental and developmental changes that have occurred in South Florida in recent decades.  It’s one of many indicators that with development, the need for greater wildlife and environment protection has become ever more necessary.

 

For years, Wellington Radio Club members have volunteered with the Florida’s Fish & Wildlife Commission at Corbett and now at its re-vitalized EvergladesYouthConservationCenter.  Its members will help promote the theme of preservation and conservation by setting up and operating a “Special Event” shortwave station at the ConservationCenter.

 

The radio amateurs hope to raise consciousness about those themes by contacting their colleagues worldwide on the airwaves.  In fact, the station they will operate has already been assigned a special FCC call-sign: “W4P… Whiskey Four Panther”.  The weekend of February 21st and 22nd, for 24 hours straight, they will inform as many of the two million hams and shortwave listeners as possible of the role the FWC plays in managing Florida’s wildlife and especially protecting native, endangered species.

This is believed to be the first such “Special Event” station setup in a Florida wildlife area, although National Parks and Wildlife Areas have hosted such activities in recent years.

Larry Lazar, Radio Club President and longtime FWC volunteer pointed out that even though he couldn’t show his grandchildren a live Florida panther at Corbett, he would at least want to be able to have them experience a piece of Florida’s natural history.  “It would be great if I could say Seminoles lived in this type environment and even take them to a burial mound”.

“This year, we are excited to call the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida a supporting sponsor for the event” states Lazar. The FWFF provides assistance, funding and promotional support to contribute to the health and well-being of Florida’s fish and wildlife resources and their habitats.

“Florida is like no other place on Earth! And working together with the Wellington Radio Club, we can further communicate and share our fish and wildlife resources locally, nationally and globally, so they survive and thrive for current and future generations” said Judie Gibson, the Director of Development for the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida. “30 years is a long time for a panther siting. Saving threatened species such as panthers is crucial. It’s up to us to do what is necessary to ensure we don’t lose them forever, so getting the word out over the airwaves means so much.”

Wellington Radio Club members will man their station from 1PM Saturday through 1PM Sunday and the public is invited to observe their operation during daylight hours.

For more information on the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida, visit www.wildlifeflorida.org.

 To stay up-to-date with latest news, join WFF Facebook page at  www.facebook.com/WildlifeFoundationofFlorida. 

For more info, contact

Larry Lazar, President

Wellington Radio Club

(561) 385-2986

Larry33414@aol.com

February, 2015 – Science Center’s New Hall of Discovery

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February, 2015 – Science Center’s New Hall of Discovery

SCIENCE CENTER OPENS NEW “HALL OF DISCOVERY”

Recent expansion opens up 5,000 square feet, includes new exhibits and old favorites

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Photo: Esteban Parchuc/South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

(West Palm Beach, Fla.)  Leadership at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium has announced another recent expansion.  On February 2, 2015, the Science Center debuted the first phase of its “West Wing” improvements.  The “Hall of Discovery” contains new exhibits, along with old favorites, which have received a modern twist.  All exhibits are highly interactive and focus on hands-on, minds-on science.  The Monday opening offered guests 5,000 additional square feet of exhibition space, with more exciting improvements to come later this season.

As a continuation from its $5 million expansion in 2013, this is the first phase in a series of improvements to the “West Wing.”  A highlight of the opening included the Science Center’s first bilingual exhibit, which explores nanoscale science such as atoms and molecules. The first and only nano exhibit in the state of Florida, the exhibition presents the basics of nanoscience and engineering, introducing real world applications while exploring societal and ethical implications. Once all final “West Wing” improvements are completed, the total amount spent will be $1 million.

“The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is the anchor institution for informal science education in our community,” said Lew Crampton, Science Center CEO.  “In addition to physical improvements, we are continuing to expand our programing. Within the last four years, we have doubled our programing, for both children and adults, increased our exhibition space by 20,000 square feet, increased our annual revenue from $1.5 million to $3.5 million and our attendance is up from 100,000 to 205,000 annually.  Our community and our tourists deserve a world-class science center and we are happy to rise to the occasion.  In addition to this first phase, we have plans for an early childhood education room, improvements to our planetarium and observatory – the only public observatory in Palm Beach County – and a brand new 18-hole miniature golf course, all on track to open this year. If you haven’t been for a visit recently, we encourage you to come see what’s new!”

As an incentive for old and new friends to see the expansion, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is lowering its entrance fees to celebrate the “Hall of Discovery” opening.  During Afterlife: Tomb & Treasures of Ancient Egypt, admission to the Science Center is $16.95 for adults, $12.95 for children ages 3 to 12, and $14.95 for seniors over the age of 60. Science Center members are free.

The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, recently named the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches’ nonprofit of the year, features more than 50 hands-on educational exhibits, an 8,000 gallon fresh and salt water aquarium- featuring both local and exotic marine life, a digital planetarium, conservation research station, Florida exhibit hall and an interactive Everglades exhibit.  Afterlife: Tombs & Treasures of Ancient Egypt, the Science Center’s newest traveling exhibit, features more than 200 ancient and authentic artifacts.  All exhibits are on display during Afterlife’s special showing.  In true Science Center style, the highly anticipated blockbuster exhibition has interactive components, making it feel like guests have taken a trip to Egypt to explore ancient artifacts and tombs.

In addition to the nano exhibit, the “Hall of Discovery” will include more than 10 hands-on brain teasers and an interactive wall of old but fresh favorites, like the energy conservation station.  Guests can pedal on a bicycle until light bulbs receive enough energy to light up, the rehabbed part includes a modern twist to illustrate the differing amounts of energy needed to light LED, CFL and Halogen bulbs.

For more information, please call (561) 832-1988 or visit www.sfsciencecenter.org. Like the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium on Facebook and follow it on Twitter @SFScienceCenter.

March, 2015 – St. Patrick’s Day Concert

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A Memorable Evening of Music on St. Patrick’s Day featuring blind pianist extraordinaire David Crohan performing music by

Billy Joel, George Gershwin, Frederick Chopin & St. Patrick

 Kretzer Piano Music Foundation’s

MUSIC FOR THE MIND Concert

March 17 at 7 pm in the Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace

(Jupiter, FL – January 28, 2015)  In March, legendary local pianist David Crohan will once again “Wow” the audience with his extraordinary skills when he performs a memorable musical mash-up of Joel, Gershwin, Chopin and St. Patrick on Tuesday, March 17, from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Harriet Himmel Theatre in CityPlace.

Blind since birth, David began playing the piano at age three and holds two Master of Arts degrees and an Artist’s Diploma from the New England Conservatory of Music. Crohan’s exceptional execution of all styles of music, coupled with a passion that fills the room, captivates every audience.  A wizard at the piano, he entertains with vigor, imagination and humor.

He has performed for Billy Joel, James Taylor, Carly Simon, four First Ladies, Rose Kennedy’s 100th birthday and now holds his audience spellbound at Cafe L’Europe.

Proceeds will benefit The Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches’ LITE Club for kids (Learning Independence Through Experience). The club offers year-round activities for children who are blind or visually impaired.  Mary Allen, Director of Vision Services for the Lighthouse says, “It is very important that kids learn independence.”

General Admission Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

Meet David Crohan during a special VIP cocktail reception from 6-7 pm.  The reception includes wine, light hors d’oeuvres and premier seating for $50 per person.

For tickets log on to www.lighthousepalmbeaches.com/concert or call 561-586-5600 x 3221

This concert is sponsored by Kretzer Piano Music Foundation of Jupiter.

The Harriet Theater is at CityPlace, 700 S. Rosemary, just off Okeechobee in West Palm Beach.

About Music for the Mind: Held on the third Tuesday of every month in the Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace, Music for the Mind concerts feature musical groups from Palm Beach County.  Beginning in 2002, Music for the Mind has provided over 10,000 young musicians the opportunity to perform while raising over $460,000 to help promote music in our schools and community.  Learn more at www.kretzerpiano.com/kpmf.  

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