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March, 2012 – Wellington Elementary Carnival on March 3rd

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Wellington Elementary Carnival

Enjoy a family-fun day at Wellington Elementary’s 2012 Carnival on Saturday, March 3rd from 11-3.  This PTO sponsored event has something for everyone including bounce houses, pony rides, games, food, face painting, entertainment and local vendors.  Advance discount wristbands are available until March 1st for $20 and include unlimited play of 15 games and all bounce houses. Wristbands will be available for $25 and tickets for $1 each on the day of the carnival.  For more information, please contact Wellington Elementary at (561) 651-0600.

March, 2012 – Gratitude Poem

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March, 2012 – Gratitude Poem

Gratitude Poem

March, 2012 – March Story Time at Scott’s Place

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WELLINGTON                                               For further information contact:

12300 FOREST HILL BLVD.                        Chris Degler, Neighborhood Advocate

WELLINGTON, FL 33414                             Phone: 561-753-2587

 

Date: February 27, 2012

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

March Story Time at Scott’s Place

 

There’s no pot of gold, but you can find a wealth of reading at the Scott’s Place barrier-free playground in Wellington! Beginning at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 3rd, children of all ages will be delighted with stories about St. Patrick’s Day as well as free giveaways sponsored by Cambridge School of Wellington. Cambridge School Assistant Director Sara Purvis will serve as the guest reader.

 

Story Time takes place at Scott’s Place barrier free playground located at 12190 Forest Hill Boulevard on the first Saturday of every month through May 2012. Participants are encouraged to enjoy the playground before and after the event. The park is designed with large play structures and ramps ensuring children and parents of all physical abilities can play together.

 

The following Story Time dates and themes are scheduled:

 

Date                                        Theme

March 3rd                               St. Patrick’s Day

April 7th                                   Earth Day

May 5th                                   Animal Mommies and Babies

 

After Story Time, families can also visit Wellington’s Green Market just a short walk away at the Wellington Amphitheater. The Green Market takes place every Saturday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm and features fresh local produce, baked goods, flowers, housewares and collectibles.

 

About Cambridge School: Cambridge School is located at 1920 Royal Fern Drive and offers children ages two years through prekindergarten the opportunity to learn developmental skills in a modern, safe and secure facility. For more information, call (561) 791-0013 or visit www.cambridgepreschools.com.

 

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

February, 2012 – Leap Day Celebration at the Palm Beach Zoo

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February, 2012 – Leap Day Celebration at the Palm Beach Zoo

Leap Day Celebration at the Palm Beach Zoo

Photo: Yellow-footed rock wallaby

 

West Palm Beach, FL – The Palm Beach Zoo has announced a celebration of Leap Day to be held on Wednesday, February 29th.  The event will feature all of the zoo animals that leap or hop including red kangaroos, wallabies, and frogs.

 

The zoo’s yellow-footed rock wallabies have recently produced “joeys” (baby wallabies) that can often be seen popping out of their mother’s pouch.

 

Children can take part in a special scavenger hunt throughout the zoo for the chance to be entered to win a Palm Beach Zoo Annual Membership good for the whole family for a full year. 

 

For more information about this event call (561) 547-WILD (9453) ext. 223 or visit www.palmbeachzoo.org – Events.

 

About the Palm Beach Zoo

The Palm Beach Zoo is located at 1301 Summit Boulevard, just east of I-95 between Southern and Forest Hill Boulevard. There is ample free parking. The zoo is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day except Christmas and Thanksgiving Day. For more information regarding the Palm Beach Zoo please visit www.palmbeachzoo.org.

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February, 2012 – “Night Owls Overnight Adventure” at PB Zoo

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February, 2012 – “Night Owls Overnight Adventure” at PB Zoo

Palm Beach Zoo Invites Families to Sleep at the Zoo

West Palm Beach, FL – February 26, 2012 – The Palm Beach Zoo has announced an opportunity for families to plan overnight adventures at the zoo. The “Night Owls Overnight Adventure” is available to family groups on Friday and Saturday nights by reservation. Dates are March 23, March 24, April 21, and April 28. Participants enjoy animal encounters, a night tour of the zoo, pizza snack, Continental breakfast and some wild nocturnal activities. This program is designed for participants ages 6 and over, and is limited to a maximum of 30 persons per night. At least one parent must accompany children.

Guests should arrive by 6:30 p.m. The overnight program begins at 7:00 p.m. and ends at 8:30 a.m. the following morning. Activities include up-close animal encounters, night tours of the zoo, crafts, games, evening pizza snack, and a Continental breakfast.  The cost for Zoo Members is $35 per person.  Cost for Non-Members is $45 per person.

For more information about this program, please e-mail us at education@palmbeachzoo.org or call (561) 533-0887 ext. 229, or visit www.palmbeachzoo.org under Education Programs.

Discover the zoo after hours and meet our creatures of night! Participants enjoy animal encounters, a night tour of the zoo, pizza snack, Continental breakfast and wild activities!

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August, 2012 – My Gym Summer Camp

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August, 2012 – My Gym Summer Camp

My Gym in Royal Palm Beach…

Now Enrolling for Summer Camp

Week of August 13 – 17, 2012

My Gym Summer Camp

March, 2012 – RP Art and Music Festival

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March, 2012 – RP Art and Music Festival

Announcing the annual Royal Palm Art & Music Festival! 


Scheduled to take place on March 9, 10 & 11, this newest addition to regional festivals will be set on Royal Palm Beach Boulevard (from Southern Boulevard to Seminole Palms Drive ) and at Lake Challenger.rpb-painting  The three-day festival made history in 2010 as it was the first to close down one of the Palm Beach County’s western communities major traffic intersections for more than the typical few hours.  The Chamber is very excited about this partnership with the Village of Royal Palm Beach.  We invite you to join us for the 2012 festivities as over 100 Artists transform Royal Palm Beach Boulevard into a temporary outdoor museum of original art and masterpiece reproductions.


Jess Santamaria will be chairing the committee for this event that will be free to the public and that will focus on the talents of our area artists – both visual and performance artists. 


Street Painting

Festival activities are planned and will feature street painting.  Yes, art beneath your feet.  A tradition that dates back to the 16th century, street painting will transform Royal Palm Beach Boulevard to the largest artist canvas in the Western Communities.  Crowds are expected to gather and watch as fine works of art emerge over the two days of the event.  We are in the process of recruiting our artists who will be asked to create works of art of no less than four feet by six feet.  The artists are provided colorful pastel chalks and their section of the street for painting, but the inspiration and creativity is all theirs.  The artwork is guaranteed to be spectacular!

Stage performances will also be a major component of the event.  The Chamber is working with local volunteers to recruit both amateur and professional bands.  Musicians will present jazz, blues, classic rock, and country to set the mood for the festival.  A little something for everyone.  The Chamber is most proud to present bands from our area schools.  Showcasing young talent is a critical component of this festival.

Other festival activities include a kayak races, bounce houses, carnival rides, food vendors, business expo, street performers, and beer garden.   A “must see” will be the fireworks show that will be presented at night fall on Saturday night March 10th.  Set to music, the spectacular fireworks show will be presented over Lake Challenger allowing festival guests an opportunity to wind down after the fun filled day.  Guests are encouraged to bring their portable chairs or blankets and enjoy the sights and sounds.  More info…

We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 Royal Palm Art & Music Festival!

March, 2012 – AW in Pictures

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March, 2012 – AW in Pictures

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

The Fab Four at the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival, Feb. 25-26, 2012.
The Fab Four at the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival, Feb. 25-26, 2012.

 

 

Randy Orwig, the Living Statue - at the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival.
Randy Orwig, the Living Statue - at the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival.
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Obama visits Miami in February of 2012. Photo by Carol Porter.

 

At the Wellington Chamber February Luncheon on 2-22-12. Photo by Carol Porter.
At the Wellington Chamber February Luncheon on 2-22-12. Photo by Carol Porter.

 

Mayor Darell Bowen at the Pinewood Derby. Photo by Lois Spatz.
Mayor Darell Bowen at the Pinewood Derby with Wellington Cub Scout Pack 125 . Photo by Lois Spatz.

February, 2012 – Local Pastor Receives National Honor

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Local Pastor Receives Prestigious National Honor

 

Marjorie Weiss, Pastor of St Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wellington, Florida, has been honored to be the recipient of a Lily Endowment National clergy Renewal grant of $49,800.  Pastor Weiss is one of 158 religious leaders to be chosen from congregations across the nation to take part in this program that allows pastors to take an extended sabbatical so they can take a step back from their busy lives and gain the fresh perspective and renewed energy.  Weiss has been ordained for 32 years, one of the first women pastors in the Lutheran Church.

She plans a trip to Europe along with her husband to visit cultural sites along the Danube River.  She also will travel on a pilgrimage to Ireland, finally ending her four month sabbatical with a month at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific.  The congregation during the sabbatical, will work on the sabbatical theme of “Thirty years of Ministry, What’s Next?” as they continue to assess how best to follow their mission as “The Hands and Feet of Christ.”   At St. Michael, the goal is to participate in several local outreach programs that help families that are in need…right here in our area.   

Pastor Weiss strives to lead St Michael with open minded, Christ-centered objectivity. It is a congregation where science and faith do not conflict.  Pastor Weiss and the congregation welcome the community to worship at St. Michael at services on  Sundays at 8:30 or 10:45 am. The congregation will celebrate the completion of a brand new sanctuary for worship in May 2012.  St. Michael is located on the corner of Forest Hill Boulevard and Birkdale Drive.

February, 2012 – Jeannette Walls to Speak at “Women in Power” Luncheon

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BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JEANNETTE WALLS TO SPEAK AT “WOMEN IN POWER” LUNCHEON

 

 

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (February 2, 2012) – PNC Bank, a division of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) announces the season’s final “Women in Power” Luncheon to benefit the YWCA of Palm Beach County.  Headlining the luncheon on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 will be best-selling author Jeannette Walls.

 

Her stunning memoir, The Glass Castle, has been a New York Times best-seller for over four years, has sold 3.5 million copies in the U.S. alone, has been translated into 22 languages, and is being made into a movie by Paramount.  Named one of the “Top Books of the Decade” by Amazon, it has won numerous awards including the Christopher Award, American Library Association’s Alex Award, and Books for Better Living Award.

 

In The Glass Castle, Walls describes growing up in the desert southwest and a West Virginia mining town with her three siblings and brilliant, unconventional and often irresponsible parents.  Overcoming her hardships, Walls moved alone to New York City at age 16, enrolled in Barnard College and eventually became a columnist for New York Magazine and MSNBC.com.

 

In October 2009 Walls released Half Broke Horses, a true-life novel based on her resilient maternal grandmother; it became an immediate New York Times best-seller.  She lives in Virginia with her writer husband, John Taylor.

 

“We are so pleased to end this season’s “Women in Power” Luncheon Series with such an acclaimed author,” said Craig Grant, Regional President, PNC Bank.  “Jeannette Walls’ ability to overcome hardship and turn adversity to her advantage certainly reflects the YWCA’s goal of empowering women and girls.”   

 

The luncheon will be held in Ballrooms A and B at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, located at 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach.  Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., and the luncheon commences at noon.  Free valet parking is provided at the Okeechobee entrance.

 

Reservations for the luncheon are $50 and can be made by calling YWCA of Palm Beach County at 561-640-0050, extension 134.

 

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