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September, 2012 – Commissioner Santamaria’s Sept. Forum

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Commissioner Santamaria to Host Next Community Forum Sept. 19

 

County Commissioner Jess Santamaria will host his next monthly community forum on Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the center court of the original Wellington Mall.

The topics will be Wellington quality of life, equestrian issues, and lessons learned from Tropical Storm Isaac.

The original Wellington Mall is located at the southeast corner of Forest Hill Blvd. and Wellington Trace. Refreshments will be served.

 

Who:     Commissioner Jess Santamaria

What:   Community Forum

Where: original Wellington Mall, 12974 Forest Hill Blvd. (southeast corner of Forest Hill Blvd. and Wellington Trace)

When:  Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012  7-9 p.m.

October, 2012 – Anthony’s Play For Pink Events

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October, 2012 – Anthony’s Play For Pink Events

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza “Play for Pink” Events

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September, 2012 – Junior Golfers at Wycliffe

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OVER 100 JUNIOR GOLFERS WILL COMPETE AT WYCLIFFE THIS WEEKEND

 

ATLANTIS, FL – On Saturday and Sunday September 15-16, one-hundred and four junior golfers will compete at Wycliffe Golf and Country Club in Wellington, on the West course. In the field next week are 7 Lake Worth residents. Also in the field is past winner this season: Zachary Smith of Palm Beach Gardens; as well as two-time winners: Tim Cahill of Royal Palm Beach, Alexandra Papell of Boca Raton and Andreina Merchan of Weston. 

 

This 36-hole, stroke play event is an 8:00 am double tee start Saturday and Sunday.  Players will be re-paired on Sunday by low score.  Awards will be given to the first through third place winners in each age division (Boys/Girls 12-13, 14-15, 16-18) as well as to the overall boy and overall girl winners of the event on Sunday, following play.  All South Florida PGA Junior Tour events are ranked by the national Junior Golf Scoreboard ranking system.  Pairings are now available on the South Florida PGA website.

 

The SFPGA Junior Tour presented by The Honda Classic is a membership-based tour open to boys and girls ages 12-18 in South Florida with the aspirations and skill levels to compete at the High School and Collegiate level and features some of South Florida’s most talented junior golfers.  The schedule for this season includes a wide array of first class facilities in South Florida.

 

 

The South Florida PGA Junior Tour is proudly presented by The Honda Classic and supported by Allianz Championship, Club Med Golf Academy, Don Law Golf Academy, Palm Beach County Sports Commission, The Men’s Fun Group at Mirasol, and Titleist.

 

The South Florida PGA Junior Tour, run under the South Florida PGA Foundation, is committed to its mission of keeping membership and tournament-related costs low while providing first-class quality golf at seventeen championship courses throughout South Florida over the course of the Junior Tour season.  For more information on the Junior Tour, please visit the South Florida PGA website at www.sfpgagolf.com and click on Junior Golf.   

 

The South Florida PGA Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded to support the South Florida community, with a focus on junior golf, education and scholarships, and charitable gifting.  The South Florida PGA Foundation falls under the direction of the of the South Florida PGA, a not-for-profit organization comprised of over 1,600 men and women PGA Professionals dedicated to growing participation in the game of golf.

September, 2012 – The King and I at LW Playhouse

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

September 11, 2012

 

PRESS CONTACT
Lake Worth Playhouse
Theresa Loucks

Theresa@lakeworthplayhouse.org  

561-586-6169×216

 

Rodgers and Hammerstein bring the King 

to the Lake Worth Playhouse

 

September 4, 2012 – The Lake Worth Playhouse is privileged to open our 60th Anniversary Season by bringing the classic story of the King and I to life. The King and I will dazzle the crowd with its breath taking dance numbers and will make you swoon over the romantic story of a woman who breaks down the boundaries of both society and a king’s heart.

 

Synopsis

In this romantic musical, the boy-meets-girl plot is woven into the historical context of the British Imperialism in Asia. It is the story of a clash between cultures and the dynamics between Great Britain and The Orient.

 

The King of Siam invites an English governess to teach the children of his many wives about the modern world. Yet he himself resists changing his traditional role as the benevolent patriarchal dictator until the bold young governess wins his heart and his respect.

 

History

In 1861, Mongkut, King of Siam, wrote asking to find a British lady to be governess to the royal children. At the time, the British community in Singapore was small, and the choice fell on a recent arrival there, Anna Leonowens.Leonowens was the Eurasian daughter of an Indian Army soldier and widow of a clerk and hotel keeper.

 

Leonowens sent her daughter off to school in England, in the hope that her daughter would become the lady her mother pretended to be and embarked for Bangkok with her five-year-old son, Louis. The Leonowens family temporarily lived as guests of Mongkut’s prime minister, and after the first house offered was found to be unsuitable, the family moved into a brick residence on the same side of the river as the palace and within walking distance.

 

King Mongkut himself was aged about 57 in 1861. He had lived half his life as a Buddhist monk and had proved an able scholar, founding a new order of Buddhism and a temple in Bangkok. When his half-brother died in 1850, Mongkut became king. Mongkut came to the throne at a time when various European countries, as well as American traders, were striving for dominance in Southeast Asia, and his plans (ultimately successful) to keep Siam an independent nation involved familiarizing his heirs and harem with Western ways.

 

The story was brought to the stage when Gertrude Lawrence’s agent was looking for a role for his client and reached out to Roger and Hammerstein who were reluctant but agreed to adapt the book written by Margaret Landon. Rex Harrison was original chosen as the king though the production was forced to “settle for” Yul Brynner.

 

Schedule

  • Preview Night is Thursday, October 4 at 8:00 p.m. ($23 & $27)
  • Opening Night is Friday, October 5 at 8:00 p.m. ($28 & $32 – includes Opening Night Elegance)
  • Evening and Matinee Performances will run October 4-21 at 8pm and 2pm. ($26 & $30)
  • Dinner & Show Night is October 4 and includes a 6:00 p.m. pre-show dinner at Paradiso, an upscale Italian restaurant in downtown Lake Worth, prior to the 8:00 p.m. performance. The all-inclusive dinner/show package price is $55 and includes a three-course meal and premium seats for the preview performance.

Tickets can be purchased through the Lake Worth Playhouse Box Office at 561-586-6410 or online at lakeworthplayhouse.org.

 

Location

Lake Worth Playhouse is located at 713 Lake Ave in Downtown Lake Worth. Valet Parking is available for $5. Street and lot parking is also available.

 

ABOUT LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE
Lake Worth Playhouse is a non-profit community theatre with a diverse array of offerings, including award-winning dramas, comedies, musicals, area premieres, Broadway favorites, children’s shows, ballets and operas on film, live concerts, improv comedy and alternative programming. In addition to its main stage theatrical fare, the Playhouse presents year-round independent and foreign films in the Stonzek Theatre, an intimate black-box style theatre equipped with a large viewing screen and high-definition projection. The Playhouse is proud to offer a variety of educational programs for adults and children, as well as community outreach initiatives that bring cultural programs into the neighborhoods of underserved youth and also make theatre available free of charge for disadvantaged citizens in the community.

September, 2012 – Horse Tales Literacy Project

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September, 2012 – Horse Tales Literacy Project

Press Release From:                         The Wellington Chamber of Commerce

Regarding:                                            Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Horse Tales

Date:                                                      September 11, 2012

Written By:                                             Monica Kallas – SharpShooter Marketing Group

Photograph By:                                    Monica Kallas – SharpShooter Marketing Group

 

 

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce Welcomes
Horse Tales Literacy Project as New Members

 

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Photo Left - Right: Dale Grimm, Dale W. Grimm & Co., P.A.; Bob Salerno, Ultra Cleaners; Little Black; Skye LeConte; Big Red; Shelly LeConte, Horse Tales Literacy Program; Stevanie LeConte; Mark “Boz” Bozicevic, Primerica Financial Services; Christian Lopez, BB&T Bank.

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Horse Tales Literacy Project has become a new member of the Chamber.  It is a non-profit organization with a website title that states “Horses Inspiring Children to Read & Succeed!” and this appears to be very true.  The site continues to state, “Horse Tales Literacy Project (formerly known as The Black Stallion Literacy Foundation) is an innovative partnership of educators, businesses, volunteers, educational foundations, and staff members focused on promoting literacy though the winning combination of live horses and classic horse literature.”  The project adheres to each state’s education laws, have partnerships with large corporations and organizations plus have received many prestigious awards.  This is a U.S. and Canadian project that has inspired 600,000 – and counting – children to read.

Tim Farley, son of the author Walter Farley who wrote The Black Stallion Book series, and Mark Miller, owner of Arabian Nights Dinner Attraction in Orlando, Florida, created the project in 1999 due to a common desire to motivate children to learn to read.  The project works with school-based and community programs targeted to children in the 1st and 4th grades. 

What the project does is provide Walter Farley’s books or other classic horse literature to children.   Receiving and holding their own book is a first for many of these children.  Then the kids listen to an adult reading the book out loud.  At the end of the story, friendly horses named after the characters in the books make an unexpected arrival.  The children obviously like this surprise visit and are then encouraged to read out loud to the horses.  This makes for a comfortable environment for the child to explore their new and developing skills since the horses do not judge in case the child is reading slowly or mispronouncing the words.  The program offers other learning opportunities as well.

Shelly LeConte is the South Florida Coordinator.  She works from Indian River County to Dade County and runs the program with the help of her three daughters Summer 18, Stevanie 14, and Skye 12.  Shelly stated, “We are working hard to bring up the literacy rate because our kids need this to succeed.  It’s our next generation and these kids need to be able to read in order to learn.”

Horse Tales Literacy Project is a non-profit organization so funding is an issue.  Shelly said, “We always need volunteers and sponsorships.  Schools don’t have the money or the time so we need the money and time to make this work for the children.”  Shelly’s next fundraiser is a golf tournament and dinner at Binks Forest Golf Club on March 9, 2013 and she encourages the public to attend and support the project.

For more information about Horse Tales Literacy Project, visit www.horsetalesliteracy.org The main office can be contacted by phone at 407.239.9223 or via email  at info@horsetalesliteracy.com.  Locally, Shelly LeConte can be reached at 561.357.8729 or at shelly.leconte@ horsetalesliteracy.com.  Also visit The Wellington Chamber of Commerce at http://WellingtonChamber.com.

October, 2012 – Blessing of the Animals

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BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS AND FUNDRAISER SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7th AT ST.  MICHAEL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN WELLINGTON

 

 

September 10,2012 (Wellington, FL) – St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington will be holding their 4th Annual “PAWS for a Blessing”, on Sunday, October 7th with service beginning at 4 pm.  Come early to have your photo taken with your pet.  The service will be held indoors in the comfort of air conditioning and in St. Michael’s new sanctuary. 

Everyone is welcome to attend with or without a pet.  Pets attending must be leashed or confined in a carrier.  “PAWS for a Blessing” is also a fundraiser for Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League who will be present with their PetMobile and filled with loving pets looking for forever homes.  Everyone attending is asked to bring canned pet food to help fill the Peggy Adams pet food pantry.  Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will be matching funds raised at this event so that every $3 raised in food will be matched by $1 in cash for Peggy Adams.   If you cannot attend but would like to donate, your donation can be dropped off at the church, 1925 Birkdale Drive, Wellington, Monday through Friday between 11 am and 3 pm in Fellowship Hall across the drive from the sanctuary, or any Sunday morning up to the day of the event.  Services on Sunday are held at 8:30 am and 10:45 am.

St. Michael is located on the corner of Forest Hill Boulevard and Birkdale Drive in Wellington just west of the Wellington Green Mall and the Wellington entrance walls.  For more information call Donna Tagg at 561-371-3201 or the church at 561-793-4999.

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For more information on this release contact:

Donna M. Tagg – 561-371-3201

September, 2012 – Girls Night Out

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September, 2012 – Girls Night Out

Girls Night Out on Sept. 13th

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September, 2012 – 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

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9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Wellington, FL

 

The community is invited to join Wellington’s Council at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 to honor the victims of 9/11 at a remembrance ceremony at the Patriot Memorial located next to Village Hall at 12198 Forest Hill Boulevard. The Village Council will make remarks and lay a wreath for those lost and affected by the attacks. The ceremony will be followed by a regularly scheduled Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Village Hall.

 

Wellington dedicated its Patriot Memorial one year ago on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The memorial includes one of the largest steel beams salvaged from the World Trade Center as well as an eternal flame, fountain and etched glass panels inscribed with the names of the victims.

 

Patriot Memorial sponsorships, including personalized brick pavers, are still available through the Wellington Community Foundation. For more information, contact Susan Trzepacz at (561) 791-4000 or strzepacz@wellingtonfl.gov This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

For information about other Wellington programs, events, activities, and updates, please visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or watch Channel 18 for the latest happenings.

September, 2012 – Rotary Club’s Peace Prizes and Peace Ceremony

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     The Rotary Club of Wellington Presents Peace Prizes to Winning Students

 

Again this year The Rotary Club of Wellington sponsored various contests as part of its Annual Peace Initiative Program.  Schools throughout the community participated during April and May in poster, poetry and essay contests.  The involvement of the Wellington school children was tremendous and broke even last year’s record number of entries. These contests lead up to the World Peace Day ceremony at the Wellington Rotary Peace Park, which will be held on Friday, Sept. 21st.

 

The object, in all of the entries, was to provide a view of conflict resolution and multicultural understanding aimed at the promotion of world peace and understanding.

 

The winners have been chosen.  The selection of winners of the Peace Poster competition for all fourth graders proved to be difficult decisions as there were many wonderful posters from all of the contestants. This year’s competition attracted over 350 submissions. Wellington’s elementary schools participated for a prize of $50 to each school’s winning student, as well as a $50 prize to the classroom teacher. An overall winner from all of the finalists was chosen and will receive a $75 check.

 

The Elementary Schools poster prize winners are as follows: 

Equestrian Trails.  Alex Venegas. Student.  Ms. Rodriguez. Teacher;  Elbridge Gale.   Hailey Poignant. Student.  Dr.Nicole Crane. Teacher;  Panther Run. Jaime Waterous. Student.  Mrs. Shannon Culp. Teacher;   Binks Forest.  Milena Chib. Student.  Mrs. Karen Carney. Teacher;   Both student and teacher will receive checks for $50.

The overall winner was from New Horizons.  Karissa Neal will receive a $75 check. Her teacher Mrs. Jude Valdov will receive a $50 check.

 

Karissa’s winning poster is being used as part of the Rotary Club’s advertising campaign, and is currently on display at various businesses around the community.

 

The club also received poems from Middle School students. The winners are Amira Richards of Emerald Cove Middle School and Wellington Landings Middle School student Olivia Polden.

 

Both girls captured the spirit of the peace initiative. A special thank you also to their teachers Amy Yuzenas and Kerry Emery.  A prize of $75 will be awarded to each student.

 

The winner of this year’s essay competition was Irieka Morris of Palm Beach Central High School. Thank you to Irieka’s teacher Ms. Joy Ostaffe for her work in guiding the student. Irieka will receive a $100 prize.

 

All of the winners will receive their prizes at the Rotary’s World Peace Day ceremony at the Wellington Rotary Peace Park on Royal Fern Drive at 6pm on Friday September 21st.

 

A community wide photographic contest is also held, with the same subject of multi-cultural understanding and conflict resolution with the aim of world peace. Both color and black and white photographs were accepted for judging. Some wonderful images were presented. This year’s winners are all from Wellington High School.

1st Place. Emily Deems.  2nd Place. CJ King.  3rd Place. Katherine Donahue.

Thank you to all the participants.

 

During the Rotary Club’s Peace Ceremony on Sept.21st boy and girl scout troops will march in to be honored with merit badges for a series of peace associated tests they were given earlier in the year.

 

Several other Peace prizes will be awarded to people from the community who were deemed to have contributed during 2012 in the promotion of peace.

 

The Rotary Club wishes to invite all of the winners, their teachers and families and Wellington residents, to attend the celebration.

 

The Rotary Club congratulates all the students and teachers and members of the community who participated and also says thank you to the volunteers from the Rotary Club of Wellington who liaised with the schools.

 

 

The Rotary Club and the Village of Wellington look forward to seeing everyone at the Peace Ceremony on September 21st.

 

 

 

For further information contact:      Larry Kemp

                                                Peace Initiative Co-Chair

                                                Rotary Club of Wellington.

 

                                                larry.kemp@comcast.net

September, 2012 – FREE Game Play Thursdays at Joey’s

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September, 2012 – FREE Game Play Thursdays at Joey’s

FREE Game Play Thursdays at Joey’s Outback

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