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March, 2011 – Pine Jog’s 7th Green Gala

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Pine Jog’s 7th Annual Green Gala on March 26th

Pine Jog/ FAU would like to invite you to our 7th Annual Green Gala. For those who already know us and joined our event last year to help make it a success, thank you! For those of you just hearing about us, Pine Jog is one of the oldest environmental education centers in the United States. We serve over 40,000 individuals yearly and 60% of them are from culturally diverse and underserved populations. 

This year we will host the Green Gala, on March 26, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.  The focus of this year’s event will be on sustainability and will be held in our LEED Gold Certified facility.  This event includes dinner and dancing under the stars, and a silent and live auction. We are very lucky and excited that Bob Nichols will be our auctioneer this year. Pine Jog will also be announcing its second annual Environmental Leadership awards the night of the gala. Recipients include:

 

·Environmental Educator – Phil Weinrich, Jupiter High School

·Environmental Education Program – Jupiter High School Environmental Research and Field Studies Academy

·Environmental Organization – Archibald Wildlife Refuge

·Green Business/Non-Profit of the Year – Solid Waste Authority

·Environmental Visionary – Pat Painter

· Lifetime Achievement – Pat Gleason


If you or your company would be interested in purchasing a ticket to the event, donating something to our auctions and/or interested in sponsorship opportunities, please review the attached information and opportunities.  Your sponsorship/donation will provide invaluable direct exposure to local leaders, business owners and community members while demonstrating your commitment to the environment.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contacting us at 561-686-6600 or by visiting our website at www.pinejog.fau.edu.  This is such an exciting time at Pine Jog and we look forward to you joining us on this fun night!

 

Kristi Martin Moyer  B.A., M. Ed.

Facilities and Land Manager

February, 2011 – PW Community Foundation

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Contact: 

Maureen Gross

Director of Development

Palms West Community Foundation

maureen@palmswest.com

(561)790-6200 office

(561)714-0887 cell

 

 

PALMS WEST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

 

ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

 

 

The Palms West Community Foundation is currently accepting scholarship applications from graduating seniors who either attend school or live in the Western Communities.  This year the Foundation will be able to award nine $1,000 scholarships to deserving students to help offset the cost of their college education.

 

Through the generosity of the sponsors of the 27th Annual Palms West Holiday Parade, the Palms West Community Foundation is able to support nine students’ educational endeavors.  Each high school that has a marching band that performs in the Holiday Parade has a sponsor.  This sponsorship money not only underwrites the cost of the bands’ performance, but then a portion of the money is used to fund the scholarships.  So, one lucky student from Seminole Ridge High School, Royal Palm Beach High School, Wellington High School, Palm Beach Central High School, John I Leonard High School, Glades Central High School and Pahokee High School will be the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship.  Plus, there are two “at large” scholarships available that will be used to benefit students that live in the Western Communities, but attend a magnet or private school.  This year, there will be a total of nine scholarships awarded, an increase of two from last year!

 

Students are encouraged to submit their applications by March 4th, 2011, to be considered for a scholarship.  Visit www.palmswest.com, and click on “scholarships” in the lower left hand side of the homepage for application details and requirements.  Or, call the Maureen Gross at (561)790-6200.

February, 2011 – LW Playhouse Presents…

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February, 2011 – LW Playhouse Presents…

The Lake Worth Playhouse Presents…

From Berlin to Tin Pan Alley

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April, 2011 – Carnival on April 8th

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April, 2011 – Carnival on April 8th

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March, 2011 – Wellington Women’s Club Hosts Dinner with Author Sonia Meyer

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Wellington Women’s Club Hosts Dinner

with Author Sonia Meyer

 

The next meeting of the Wellington Women’s Club will be Thursday, March 3, 2011, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Binks Forest Golf Club, 400 Binks Forest Drive, Wellington.

Members and guests will enjoy a buffet dinner and a presentation by Sonia Meyer, author of the novel Dosha, Flight of the Russian Gypsies, a story of early Soviet Russia, the persecution of the Gypsies and a young Gypsy girl.

 

 

Sonia Meyer fled the Nazis with her parents when she was two years old to live in the woods of Germany and Poland with partisans and Gypsies. There her father taught her to throw hand grenades using a wooden darning egg. They lived in the woods, in abandoned houses and in fields and barns, dodging the German and later Soviet armies who hunted them relentlessly. Shortly after the war, Sonia and her family returned to Cologne, Germany where she foraged for food with a band of Gypsies camped nearby.

 

 

Married at the age of 17 and divorced at the age of 21, Sonia became a successful fashion model. Her fluency in eight languages allowed her to work as a translator for embassies, large corporations and an American philanthropic organization. There she discovered documents on the genocide of Jews, but was struck by the absence of similar documents on the genocide of the Gypsies.

 

Sonia reconnected with Gypsy culture while traveling in France.  A chance encounter with a Gypsy encampment, with horses grazing nearby, allowed her to break the ice by quietly whispering a few words in Romani to the horses. She was welcomed as one of their own…which she may partly be.  She now lives in Vermont where she researches Gypsy culture and breeds horses.

 

 

The guest fee is $30.  For additional information or to make a reservation, please contact Allyson Samiljan, 561-798-6741.

 

 

 

April, 2011 – Annual Reggae Fest Features the Wailers

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April, 2011 – Annual Reggae Fest Features the Wailers

For Immediate Release

 

The Wailers Headline Annual Reggae Festival April 2 and 3

 

 

WHO: Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce

WHAT:  Reggae Festival

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, April 2 & 3, 2011
Festival Hours:
Saturday, April 2: Noon – 10 p.m.
Sunday, April 3: Noon – 6 p.m.

WHERE: Bryant Park, Lake Worth (on the corner of Lake Avenue and S. Golfview Road)

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ADVANCE ADMISSION:  Advance One Day Pass $10; Advance 2 Day Passes $15. Purchase advance tickets at Chamber office 501 Lake Ave, Lake Worth through April 1)

GATE ADMISSION: Saturday, April 2: $10 admission before 6 pm; $15 after 6 pm; Sunday, April 3: $5 all day; Children under 12 FREE

Performance Schedule

Saturday, April 2

4:30 – 6:00PM Sweet Justice

6:30 – 8:00PM Third Stone

8:30 – 10:00PM The Wailers

 

Sunday, April 3

12:30 – 2:00PM The Resolvers

2:30 – 4:00PM Marijah & The Reggae All-Stars

4:30 – 6:00PM Pato Baton

 

For more information visit lwchamber@lwchamber.com or call 561.582.4401.

 

 

 

Media Contact:

Terri Neil

Terri Neil PR & Marketing, Inc.

561-628-2538

terri@terrinpr.com

January, 2012 – Kids Eat FREE

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January, 2012 – Kids Eat FREE

KIDS EAT FREE AROUND WELLINGTON

 

Compiled by Shawn Thompson

 

This is your one-stop source for your favorite restaurants around town where your kids can eat free!  All restaurants listed offer one

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free child meal (10 and under – some are 12 and under) per adult entrée purchased unless specified (drink offers vary).  Since most places change their kids eat free promotions from time to time, please call ahead to make sure the offer is still good.

 

If you have a favorite restaurant that offers a freebie meal not listed, please feel free to share!

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MONDAY

 

Brass Ring Pub   10998 Okeechobee Blvd., RPB  (561)296-4563

After 5 p.m. – drink included

 

Hurricane Grill & Wings  11071 Southern Blvd, RPB  (561)753-4868

After 5 p.m. – drink included

 

Romeo’s   13889 Wellington Trace, Wellington  (561)793-7100

All day – drink included

 

Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille  10880 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington (561)798-6227

All day – drink included (2 kids per adult w/ $8 meal)

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TUESDAY

 

Applebee’s  10600 W. Forest Hill Blvd. (561)790-2994

All day – drink included (and free bounce house)

 

Centanni Italian  10107 Southern Blvd., RPB  (561)792-7677

Dinner only – drink not included

  

Denny’s  300 Civic Way, RPB  (561)793-0772

From 4-10 p.m.  – no drink included (2 kids per one adult meal)

 

Tequila Cancun  2202 Jog Rd., Greenacres  (561)641-5100

After 5 p.m. – no drink included

 

Bru’s Room  11111 Southern Blvd., RPB  (561)790-2771

From 5-9 p.m. – drink included

 

 

WEDNESDAY

Moe’s Southwest Grill  2605 St. Rd. 7, Bay 410   (561)792-5712

After 3 p.m. – drink, cookie + chips included

 

Duffy’s  11935 Southern Blvd., RPB   (561)792-4045

All day – drink included

 

Tequila Cancun  2202 Jog Rd., Greenacres  (591)641-5100

After 5 p.m. – no drink included

 

Sal’s  11995 Southern Blvd. #2, RPB  (561)784-0778

After 4 p.m. – drink included

 

Romeo’s   13889 Wellington Trace, Wellington  (561)793-7100

All day – drink included

 

THURSDAY

 

Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille  10880 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington (561)798-6227

All day – drink included (2 kids per adult w/ $8 meal)

 

FRIDAY

 

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SATURDAY

 

Bru’s Room  11111 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach  (561)790-2771

For kids in their sports uniforms!  From 11-4 p.m. – drink included  (2 kids/adult)

Steak ’n Shake   133 S. State Rd. 7, RPB  (561)333-6474

All day – drink included

 

On the Border  11121 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach  (561)798-5035

From 11-4 – drink included

 

SUNDAY

 

Steak ’n Shake  133 S. State Rd. 7, RPB (561) 333-6474

All day – drink included

 

The Gypsy’s Horse  12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd.  (561)333-3700

All day – drink included

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EVERYDAY/ALMOST EVERYDAY

 

Butterfields Southern Café  1145 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., RPB  (561)792-8723

4-8 p.m. every day except Wednesdays – no drink included

 

Golden Corral  10100 Fox Trail Roads, RPB  (561)793-0201

Under 3 only –  drink included

 

The Original Pancake House    105 South State Rd. 7, RPB  (561)296-0878

Monday – Friday, all day – drink included

 

IHOP   13860 1 & 2 Wellington Trace, Wellington  (561)798-8843

4 p.m. – 10 p.m. – no drink included

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Shawn Thompson has two children, Aaron age 9 and Audrey age 5.  She enjoys volunteering at her children’s schools, attending their activities and taking evening walks with her family and their dog BB.  Shawn also helps her husband Tony with his business Relylocal.com.  Please e-mail her any free deals you find and would like to have included to chefshawnt@comcast.net.

February, 2011 – Wellington’s Songwriter Showcase

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Sun, Fun, and Folk Music at the Wellington Amphitheatre’s

“Songwriter’s Showcase”

 

 

 

The Village of Wellington, in conjunction with WEI Network and “Peter’s Living Room”, presented an afternoon of talented, acclaimed, and Grammy Nominated folk musicians Sunday, February 6, 2011.  Wellington Dental and Royal Palm Hotel were sponsors of the show.  This event took place at the new Wellington Amphitheatre located along Forest Hill Boulevard, just south of Wellington Trace. The best part of the Showcase was that it was FREE.  This will be an ongoing series planned for the first Sunday of each month.  There is free and ample parking, clean restrooms, and adjacent playground for children.  Throw down a blanket on the grass, bring a cooler with food and drinks, or enjoy our vendors’ specialties (the only place you will need to spend a little cash.)

 

Acoustic guitars were prevalent throughout the show, as were excellent songs, and superb singing.  Performers arrived from all over South Florida and included: Andrew Bayuk and the Undeniables – Andrew is a performer, songwriter, and recording artist who has also performed on TV and radio; Ellen Bukstel who was a Grammy Nominee; Joe Virga who is a long time professional singer and songwriter from Ft. Myers; Leigh Humes who is an acclaimed performer, recording artist, and songwriter from Tampa; Nick Annis who was also a Grammy Nominee; Rod McDonald who is one of Europe’s most popular American Folk Artists, a very highly regarded performer and songwriter in South Florida; Marie Nofsinger who is an acclaimed Nashville songwriter and one of South Florida’s finest performers and recording artists; Jordan Cherkinsky who was Host and Accompanist.

 

WEI Network is also presenting “Laugh Out Loud” comedy shows at the Wellington Amphitheater featuring talented and acclaimed comedians.  This is a family event so bring the kids, a blanket, and a cooler with munchies and drinks and be ready to laugh.  Shows are FREE from 7.30 PM to 9.30 PM and scheduled for Friday, February 11th; Friday, March 11th; Friday, April 8th; Friday, May 13th.

 

For more information regarding future shows being presented by the WEI Network at the Wellington Amphitheatre and other venues, please see www.peterslivingroom@yahoo.com or call Peter at 561.827.4223.  Also visit www.weinetwork.com for additional information.

February, 2011 – Love Songs and Chocolates

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February, 2011 – Love Songs and Chocolates

Love Songs and Chocolates at Whole Foods

On Sunday, February 13th the Dreyfoos School for the Performing Arts performed love songs from their upcoming show Hairspray at Whole Foods Market Wellington.  Customers and team members were all feeling the love from their wonderful performance and from the delicious chocolate covered strawberries that were served for all by Whole Foods Market Chef Joe.  For ticket information please contact: Beverly Blanchette at 561-802-6061 or blanchb@palmbeach.k12.fl.us

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Cast of Hairspray from Dreyfoos School

February, 2011 – Congratulations to the Twin Beauty Pageant Stars

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February, 2011 – Congratulations to the Twin Beauty Pageant Stars

Congratulations to the little beauty pageant stars, the Ralstons!

 

Congratulations to twins Audrey Lane & Layla Grace Ralston of Wellington, Florida. They participated in the Florida Cinderella preliminary pageant on February 12, 2011, in Loxahatchee. Layla won overall beauty, personality and photogenic in the tiny tot division. Audrey won the photogenic award. Layla will participate in the state pageant on June 10th in Orlando. Way to go girls!!!

 

BTW, they also were the winners of our AroundWellington.com “Holiday Joy” photo contest!  Congrats again!!

 

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