July 4th at The Seagate Hotel features Great Food, Children’s Activities, andLive Music on the Beach.
DELRAY BEACH, FL – The Seagate Hotel is the ideal setting for the 4th of July providing panoramic views of Delray Beach’s famous fireworks display and endless activities for both kids and adults.
Hotel guests of The Seagate gain private access to the Beach Club which offers spectacular views of Delray’s fireworks show starting at 9pm. Holiday programming will feature seaside kids activities from 11am-3pm, and a pool DJ from 12-4pm. The Shoreline Grill will showcase a holiday BBQ on the beach from 11:30am-5pm, along with popcorn, cotton candy, and snow cones from 12-4pm.
July 4 menu at The Shoreline Grill:
Lemon Garlic Chicken Kebab
$20
Miso Shrimp Kebab
$22
Wagyu Beef Kebab
$24
Smash Burger
$20
Hot Dog
$16
Fish Sandwich
$18
Cheese Flatbread
$19
Carnivore Flatbread
$21
The Seagate is located at 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. For more information, visit seagatedelray.com or call (561) 665-4800.
Wellington, FL (June 27, 2024) – Technology and the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare prove to continue to drive the future of medicine. With advances in medical technology revolutionizing everything across the medical continuum, it is predicted that soon nothing will be left unaffected. Many wonder specifically about what impact AI will have on healthcare, especially since the most widespread understanding of AI is a writing output tool; however, AI is not limited to one way communication in the medical setting. Also surfacing with the prevalence of medical technology and the AI age are cost effective options that make profound impact without requiring expensive investments and disruptive changes.
A proprietary system that is gaining popularity in the radiology and diagnostic setting is ScriptSender, a system that uses AI to support the continuity and efficiency of care by enabling providers to securely send document referrals, notes, insurance information, clinical notes, and diagnostic reports in real-time directly to diagnostic facility servers. This eliminates the need for fax machines, use of complex interfaces, installations, downloads, DVDs, Health Level Seven (HL7), or Virtual Private Network (VPN) setups.
At its core, ScriptSender is designed to remove barriers such as complex interfaces, installations, or downloads that take time and are required with obtaining patient information. With ScriptSender’s AI supported system, providers are able to click the virtual print feature and send any file from any application or Electronic Health Record (EHR) program. Facilitating faster turnaround times for patient information, supports efficient continuity of care, and protects data integrity. The workflow automation handles tasks such as document routing, referral creation which sends directly to the EHR. This allows patients to be able to schedule their diagnostic procedure sooner since their information is readily available at the receiving facility.
ScriptSender allows the user to enable one-click, instant integration with any EHR or health information system. One-click improves the time it takes to get the information to and from the recipients, eliminating the chance of human error. Additionally, this technology removes the burden of traditional fax workflows and the cost of printing DVDs, saving on the overall cost of supplies and workforce.
Further, ScriptSender implements the use of Machine Learning (ML), Large Language Models (LLM), and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to remove barriers and burdens to the patient care continuum. Leveraging these tools enables ScriptSender to replace inefficient, manual workflows for clinical staff with fully automated solutions that help provide better patient experiences by reducing human error and delays in care.
The integration of AI and technology in healthcare is shaping the future of medicine. Continuous advancements in digital systems are replacing traditional methods, enhancing patient data transfer, and ensuring the best possible care.
When it comes to helping dogs and cats find “furever” homes, most rescue organizations must be resourceful.
With a commitment to providing love and quality care for homeless pets in South Florida, Good Karma Pet Rescue (based in Fort Lauderdale) is doing just that. Since Good Karma is volunteer-based, the organization relies on donations to meet the demand of helping hundreds of pets and sourcing critical supplies like food and medicine.
Jessica Jerchower started volunteering with the foster-based organization seven years ago. Since Jerchower lives in Wellington and was unable to regularly drive to Fort Lauderdale for supplies, she decided to get creative to cover costs.
Enter GotSneakers, a zero-waste sneaker recycling company in Miami that recycles and reuses sneakers. According to the organization, over 200 million pairs of shoes end up in landfills each year. So, the company accepts used sneakers and recycles or sends them to other nations in need. Any shoes deemed unviable are given to a renewable energy facility in Florida, where the shoes are broken down and used to provide clean, renewable energy throughout the state.
It was perfect timing. After learning about the company’s sneaker drive fundraiser program, Jerchower signed up. Now, she’s in her second year of utilizing GotSneakers to raise critical funds for Good Karma Pet Rescue.
“Fosters often need to rely on what’s been donated. So, I was able to use the sneaker money for special situations,” she says. “For example, sometimes with medical cases, it’s cheaper to remove [a pet’s] eye than save it. But if we have the resources to save the eye with that money, we can do that.”
Jerchower says she receives 25 cents to $7 per pair of shoes, even raising up to $250 a month. This supplements the cost of medical care, food, litter, and other supplies that Good Karma shelter pets desperately need. What’s more, the shoes are kept out of landfills—and South Florida’s precious ecosystems.
Jerchower calls the program a win-win for all.
“Why throw [sneakers] away when you can just give them to the rescue?” she shares. “It’s not costing anything for [people] to give to them us.”
While the program helps cover the ongoing demand of caring for pets and helping them find forever homes, Jerchower says one of Good Karma’s biggest challenges is keeping the rescue’s shelves stocked with food and litter.
Another is dealing with the continual influx of kittens as Florida continues to face a serious cat overpopulation problem. Each day, Good Karma receives calls for kittens. If they have an open foster, the organization can take the felines in—but often they must turn kittens away due to demand.
Other challenges include paying down balances at the vet and covering Good Karma’s transportation costs to bring adoptable kittens to shelters in the Northeast—a region that does not have a cat population issue and therefore can take in more adoptables.
Good Karma Pet Rescue currently partners with several local businesses to host GotSneakers collection locations, including Wellington Tennis Center, Pet Supplies Plus in Boca Raton, and Wellington Pilates. However, Good Karma is looking for more partners in South Florida. Students can even earn volunteer hours for hosting a collection.
“We are not in this to make money—we are there to save the animals,” Jerchower says. To find out how to partner with Good Karma Pet Rescue through GotSneakers, click here. To learn more about Good Karma, search for an adoptable pet, or volunteer, visit goodkarmapetrescue.org.
Nonprofessional Photographers Invited to Enter Pictures Taken at Mounts by July 31 Deadline
(West Palm Beach, FL – June 28, 2024) Misty Stoller, Interim Co-Director of Mounts Botanical Garden, today announced that Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden is now hosting its 17th annual Photo Contest. Nonprofessional photographers are invited to enter pictures taken at Mounts between January 1, 2023 and July 31, 2024. There is a $10 entry fee per submitted photograph.
This year’s entry categories include Animal Life, Insect Close-up, Botanical Close-up, People in the Garden, and Scenic Landscape.
The Best in Show winner will receive a one-year Garden Steward Membership (value $150), and a $50 Mounts Gift Certificate. The winning photographersin all five categories will each receive a one-year Family & Friends Membership (value $95) and a $20 Mounts Gift Certificate.
Mounts Photo Contest – Rules
The contest is open to nonprofessional photographers. For this contest, a professional photographer is defined as anyone who derives income from photography or anyone who has marketed work in the past, who is presently marketing work, or who has copyrighted images with the intent to market them.
Entries will be accepted July 1-31, 2024. Winners will be announced later this year.
Entrants are invited to submit up to five images in any combination of our categories.
Photos must be captured at Mounts Botanical Garden between January 1, 2023, and July 31, 2024.
Entry fee is $10 per photograph, with a maximum of five photographs per individual photographer.
The entrant must have personally taken the photo(s) and have all rights to distribution and use.
Resolution: Photos must be high resolution. (For example, 3024 x 3024 pixels for a square image; 4032 x 3024 for a horizontal image; actual size depends on your camera’s settings).
File type: jpg.
Photo file name: Must include your last name and category. (Example: Smith-plantlife.jpg; Smith-naturecloseup.jpg)
Standard optimization techniques, such as cropping, minor color and contrast adjustments, saturation, and sharpening, are allowed. However, other optimizing techniques such as combinations of images and compositional changes are not permitted and will be disqualified.
All images submitted to the contest become property of Mounts Botanical Garden for use in social media and for other promotional purposes, with photo credit to the photographer whenever possible.
After registration and payment, entrants will receive a confirmation email with instructions to submit their photo(s).
Mounts Photo Contest – Rights to Photographs
All images become the property of Mounts Botanical Garden.
Mounts Botanical reserves the right to use photos for display and promotion.
Entrant’s signature on the Entry Form constitutes a release for Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden organization to use, reproduce, publish, and display the photographs without compensation.
Photo credit will be given wherever possible.
The Best In Show and Category Winners will be featured on Mounts Botanical Garden’s various communications channels, including website, social media, etc.
About Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County:
With a mission to inspire and educate through nature, Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden. Visitors to this 20-acre tropical oasis will see an acclaimed collection of 25 unique garden areas containing more than 7,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical plants, including Florida natives, exotic and tropical fruit trees, herbs, palms, roses, cactus, bromeliads and much more. Mounts Botanical Garden is part of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Department, in partnership with the University of Florida and the non-profit Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden. This project is sponsored in part by The Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council, and the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. Mounts Botanical is located at 531 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach. For more information, please visit www.mounts.org.
Challenges of Voting with Disabilities – August 21
(West Palm Beach, FL – June 27, 2024) The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County (LWVPBC)is inviting friends and supporters to two informative Hot Topic meetings on Zoom this summer focused on this year’s elections:
Debra Chandler, Esq., Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Florida, and longtime board member of LVPBC. A lawyer by trade, she previously served 25 years as an Assistant Public Defender in the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (Palm Beach County).
Marilyn Baldwin, President of the Central Florida Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, a member of the Board of Directors for the League of Women Voters of Orange County, and Chair of the Quality Assurance Task Force and Disabled Representative on the Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board.
About the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County:
The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County is a nonpartisan political organization of women and men of all ages and backgrounds, encouraging informed and active participation in government through education and advocacy. The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that voting is a fundamental citizen right that must be guaranteed. For more information, please visit lwvpbc.org or
Lake Worth, FL (June 26, 2024) – Shenandoah Medical Care Center is celebrating its eight-year milestone with the expansion of services offered at their medical treatment center in Palm Beach County by hosting an Open House and Ribbon Cutting on Thursday, July 18th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The community is invited to attend the event at Shenandoah Medical Care Center’s facility at 6234 S Congress Ave Suite F-1 in Lake Worth Beach, FL.
The Open House is a way to honor the expansion of advanced patient care, and will include interactive demonstrations on the newest innovative medical treatments offered at their facility. This includes EmSculpt Neo and EmSella, both FDA approved non-invasive devices that will be available for attendees to learn about and experience for themselves.
Joy Fuller, AANP Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, approaches healthcare with an emphasis on patient education, health promotion, and illness prevention, which constitutes a substantial component of Shenandoah Medical Care Center.
“We give thanks to God for allowing us this privilege to serve humankind through the vehicle of health care,” shares Shenandoah Medical AANP Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Joy Fuller. “Whether it be through our primary care services, mental health and weight loss efforts to combat obesity, or utilizing our new non-invasive High Frequency, Electromagnetic technology, we look forward to the future of greater years ahead and seek to remain trailblazers in this industry.”
Bringing these important medical treatments to Palm Beach County gives the community new options for weight loss and sexual health. EmSculpt Neo, a noninvasive device that reduces fat and builds muscle simultaneously, represents an outstanding approach to body contouring through combining radiofrequency and high-intensity electromagnetic energies.
The second device, EmSella, provides noninvasive treatment for incontinence and sexual dysfunction. It uses noninvasive electromagnetic treatment that specifically relates to pelvic floor issues, effectively targeting and contracting pelvic muscles to offer a non-surgical solution for improving urinary incontinence in both men and women.
Attendees of Shenandoah Medical Care Center’s open house will enhance their learning and be given an opportunity to experience what each treatment offers first-hand. There will be a raffle for a chance to win EmSculpt Neo, EmSella, and other special offers.
Palm Beach County, Fla. (June 24, 2024): Boys Town South Florida knows that hot summer days are often filled with trips to the swimming pool and the beach for families here in sunny South Florida. As kids are out for summer, Boys Town South Florida shares that special care needs to be taken to ensure that all children, especially those on the autism spectrum, are safe around water.
“Drowning in children on the spectrum has long been a concern, but it is a very preventable cause of death,” said Boys Town South Florida Behavioral Health Clinic’s staff psychologist, Marcela Galicia, Ph. D. “Many children with autism are prone to wandering and not always aware of their surroundings. This puts them at-risk, especially around water, and that is why supervision, along with teaching and practicing important safety skills, are so important.”
Here are some safety tips from Boys Town to enable families of children on the spectrum to enjoy a safe and happy summer that includes water-related fun:
· Supervision – Never leave a child unattended and make sure that they are fully supervised at all times. This can be challenging, so tag-teaming the responsibility between parents or caregivers is highly recommended.
· Locks, Gates, and Tracking Devices—Childproof locks, alarms, and gates around swimming pools are imperative. Tracking devices are also a good idea, especially when children are around lakes, rivers, or the ocean, and life jackets should always be worn around open water.
· Swimming lessons – Enroll your child in swimming lessons. Learning to swim is essential for children with autism, and many become excellent swimmers with training and practice.
· Teach replacement behaviors – If needed, therapists can help you teach your child skills that can prevent wandering/elopement (e.g., verbally or non-verbally requesting permission before leaving the house, hand holding without letting go, responding to their name, waiting, etc.).
“The good news is that children with autism, while they may learn differently, can become proficient at many skills with training and practice,” said Galicia. “Therapy also can be a big help in keeping kids with autism safe, by helping them to understand the dangers of wandering and the importance of always asking for permission before setting out on their own.”
For over a century, Boys Town has been a beacon of hope, transforming the lives of America’s children and families through innovative youth, research, and healthcare programs. Boys Town South Florida has been providing life-changing care to area children and families since 1991. Our programs and services are part of the Boys Town national network and include the organization’s research-proven methods, which ensure that troubled children and families across the country receive the right care, at the right time, in the right way. You can find more information about Boys Town online at www.boystown.org.
WHAT: Back to School Bash at The Foundations School
Families are invited to tour The Foundations School at the Center for Creative Education’s campus to learn about enrollment for the upcoming school year. Free services available to all Palm Beach County students include back to school health exams with FoundCare, haircuts and manicures, eye exams and glasses, backpacks and more! Food trucks, community organizations, local vendors and a DJ will be located onsite.Children will also have the option to have their faces painted, participate in a variety of games and activities, such as double-dutch jump rope, karaoke.
The Foundations School’s creativity-infused curriculum emphasizes arts integration while providing a whole-child focus, fostering a safe and loving environment with intimate class sizes of 15 students or less.
WHO: The event is open to families and children of all ages. The Foundations School offers education for students in grades K-5.
WHEN: Saturday, July 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Center for Creative Education at The Foundations School; 2400 Metrocentre Blvd.; West Palm Beach, FL 33407
WHY: The Foundations School at CCE is a K-5 independent school focused on improving literacy and weaving the arts into academic subjects. At the end of this year, 80% of third graders at The Foundations School were reading on or above grade level compared to 21.5% in surrounding schools and 33% of 4th grade students nationwide. The Foundations School aims to disrupt educational inequality; the school uses a sliding fee scale to determine family contributions to tuition and applies significant scholarships to cover the balance. This ensures that no family is turned away for an inability to pay.
HOW MUCH: The Back to School Bash is FREE to attend.
CONTACT: To RSVP as a vendor or community partner for the Back to School Bash, email Deniece Williams at deniecew@cceflorida.org. For more information, please visit www.cceflorida.org.
