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October, 2010 – Wellington High’s Lady Wolverines Places 1st

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October, 2010 – Wellington High’s Lady Wolverines Places 1st

For Immediate Release

Contact: Laurie Bawinkle, Wellington High School Girls Golf Coach

(561) 795-4900

 

Wellington High Girls Golf Team Repeats as District Champs

 

Santaluces Places Second,

While Royal Palm Beach Takes Third

 

Next Up: Regional Qualifier 10/25 in Vero

 

Wellington, FL – The Lady Wolverines of Wellington High made it two in a row on Monday, October 18 when they took first place in the District 18 golf championship at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. 

 

The returning champs were led by senior Melissa Welch, who shot an 82, followed closely by freshman Janelle Johnson, who carded an 83. Sophomore Mary Dixon finished with an 85 and juniors Kaci Bennett and Allison Parssi finished scores of 91 and 113, respectively.

2010 District 18 Golf Champions, the Lady Wolverines. L-R: Mary Dixon, assistant coach Janet Lisle, Melissa Welch, Kaci Bennett, head coach Laurie Bawinkle, Janelle Johnson, Allison Parssi.
2010 District 18 Golf Champions, the Lady Wolverines. L-R: Mary Dixon, assistant coach Janet Lisle, Melissa Welch, Kaci Bennett, head coach Laurie Bawinkle, Janelle Johnson, Allison Parssi.

 

 

Finishing second was Santaluces High School, which also produced the tournament’s low scores of the day – with Samantha Smolen and Radi Saura both finishing at 74.  Saura took the top individual honors after defeating Smolen in a one-hole playoff.  Coming in third was Royal Palm Beach.

 

The three teams now move on to the regional qualifier, scheduled for Monday, October 25 at Vero Beach Country Club.

 

“Once again the Wanderers Club did an excellent job hosting the tournament,” said Wellington coach Laurie Bawinkle.  “Everyone at the club worked very hard to make this a great event, and we appreciate their hospitality.”

October, 2010 – My Gym Halloween Party

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October, 2010 – My Gym Halloween Party

My Gym is Throwing a Halloween Party!

Friday, Oct. 29th at 5pm and at 6:30pm. $5 Admission per Child.

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November, 2010 – Shop Til U Drop

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November, 2010 – Shop Til U Drop

The Wellington Women’s Club Presents the

2010 Shop-‘Til-U-Drop Holiday Bazaar on November 4th

at Binks Forest Golf Club

Questions? Please Contact Stacy at 561.632.5165 stacybk@hotmail.com

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December, 2010 – Winterfest 2010

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The Wellington Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce

THE BRAND NEW WELLINGTON AMPHITHEATER as the location of

              

WINTERFEST 2010!

 

The Village of Wellington, will be co-hosting this event on December 4th, 2010 , from 4:00pm to 8:00pm, which will offer

A BUSINESS EXPO

HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING

LOCAL PERFORMERS

LOCAL SCHOOL BANDS AND CHORAL GROUPS

VIP HOSPITALITY PARTY FOR ALL CHAMBER MEMBERS

AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!

 

Not to mention-we will be announcing a

MAJOR headliner act that will be performing at this event early next week!!!

 

We are expecting record-breaking crowds!  The event is hosted by the Equestrian and Medical Committees of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce and chaired by Dr. Randy Laurich and Victor Connor.

 

This Expo will allow you to promote your business to spectators; families who patronize local businesses in Wellington; other local and non-local businesses (business to business networking); and beyond!

 

If you have sponsored or participated in this event in the past, then you know what a fantastic opportunity it is to showcase your business.  There will be booth space, hospitality opportunities and five levels of sponsorship to meet the needs of each business.  With WinterFest as a backdrop, this event is no doubt to be the event of the season and premiere marketing opportunity for our Chamber members!

 

Please call the Chamber today at 561-792-6525 for information on booth space and sponsor opportunities.

October, 2010 – Story Time at Scott’s Place

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

STORY TIME @ SCOTT’S PLACE READING CORNER

 

Wellington invites parents and children to a weekly story time that will occur in the reading corner at Scott’s Place, the outdoor park near the Wellington Community Center, every Saturday morning at 10am.

 

Three books will be read, beginning at 10am with the newest edition to the very funny and entertaining Piggie and Gerald series. The second reading will be My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, a story that explains Patricia’s childhood relationship with her brother Richard, and their unending battle to outdo one another. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs will be the final book which gives the wolf’s own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.

 

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

November, 2010 – W.W.C.’s Diamonds and Denim

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From:  Wellington Women’s Club
Contact:  Allyson Samiljan – 561-798-6741
Re:  Wellington Women’s Club “Diamonds and Denim” Square Dance
Date:  October 13, 2010

For Immediate Release
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Daisy, grab your Duke and come out to the Wellington Women’s Club’s “Diamonds and Denim” Square Dance on Friday, November 12, 2010, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Binks Forest Golf Club.

The evening will include great food, a cash bar, line dancing, raffles and many fun surprises.  Cost is $20 per person.

It’ll be a hootin’, hollerin’ good time!

For more information or to make a reservation, please contact Cindy Yurecka, 561-514-1497.

October, 2010 – PW Chamber’s Groundbreaking on Oct. 21

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Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting for Palms West Chamber of Commerce new building

 

 

The community is invited to join the Palms West Chamber of Commerce as we celebrate the grand opening of our new building on the corner of Southern Boulevard and F Road in Loxahatchee Groves.

           

The festivities take place Thursday, Oct. 21 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m., with the ceremony beginning at 5:15 p.m.  Community, government and business leaders from all five areas served by the Chamber have been invited to attend.  “After years of working to make this new building a reality, we’re delighted to share our grand opening with the whole community,” said Jaene Miranda, CEO of the Palms West Chamber of Commerce. “This truly was a community effort that wouldn’t have happened without the gracious support of many chamber members, who gave money, supplies and labor to help get the new building erected.”  The chamber broke ground on the building in January 2009. The new building replaces a small, portable building that had served as its office since 1992.

 

For more information, please call Mary Lou Bedford at the Palms West Chamber office 561-790-6200.

The Palms West Chamber of Commerce is a leadership organization that passionately serves Central Palm Beach County by advocating for a healthy business environment, providing outstanding member services, benefits, education, and information, thereby enhancing the quality of life in the community.  The Chamber’s service area includes:  Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee, the Acreage, Greenacres and parts of unincorporated Palm Beach County.

October, 2010 – Vinceremos News

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Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center Welcomes New Employees Susan Guinan and Lisa Collins

 

Loxahatchee, FL – October 14, 2010 – Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center (VTRC) is pleased to welcome Susan Guinan and Lisa Collins to their outstanding team of employees.  Guinan will be acting as the new Director of Development and Collins will be working as the new Barn Manager at their beautiful facility in Palm Beach County. 

Guinan began working at VTRC in September, taking on the Director role. She has a background in marketing and sponsorship that she will use to help improve fundraising and business development at the Center. Guinan is looking forward to helping with the growth of such worthwhile organization.  Before joining VTRC as the Barn Manager,

Collins was a groom for the internationally successful G & C Farms. She also has a background in dressage, having spent many years as a working student for Happy Day Farm. At VTRC she will manage the day-to-day operations of the barn and their 20 horses.  

Collins is thrilled to be a part of the team at VTRC and is looking forward to working with their amazing horses. “The volunteers and riders here are such amazing people,” she expressed. “I can’t wait to get to know each of them better!” 

VTRC is a nonprofit organization based in Loxahatchee, FL, that provides recreational and therapeutic riding instruction to people of all ages with varying developmental, physical, and psychological disabilities. The organization, founded in 1982, assists more than 350 adults and children every year, helping them gain a sense of accomplishment, greater independence, and a higher quality of life. The VTRC has received a “Premier Accreditation” rating from the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA). 

For more information on the Vinceremos Therapeutic Equestrian Center, please visit www.vinceremos.com.

December, 2010 – PNC Announces 4th Season of “Women in Power”

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December, 2010 – PNC Announces 4th Season of “Women in Power”

 

Press Release
 
From: YWCA of Palm Beach County
Re: PNC/YWCA “Women in Power” Luncheon Series in Fourth Season
Date: October 13, 2010
Contact: Allyson Samiljan – 561-640-0050, Ext. 115
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Photo:  Dr. Julie Ann Freischlag
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ja-freischlagThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) has announced the fourth season of its “Women in Power” Luncheon series to benefit the YWCA of Palm Beach County. The season, which runs from December 2010 to April 2011, will include prominent women such as Dr. Julie Freischlag and Ann Fudge, among others to be announced.
 
“PNC is deeply committed to building strong communities and helping individuals, families and businesses achieve their financial goals,” said Craig Grant, regional president for PNC for Florida. “We are pleased to bring the ‘Women in Power’ series to West Palm Beach to provide area residents the opportunity to meet and hear from prominent women in their respective fields of endeavor from all across our nation.”
 
Dr. Julie Ann Freischlag, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at world- renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, will be the honored guest and speaker at the first luncheon of the season scheduled for noon on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, 415 Clematis Street in West Palm Beach.
 
Prior to her position at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Freischlag served as Chief of the Vascular Surgery Division and Director of the Gonda Vascular Center at the University of California in Los Angeles. She is the Editor of the Archives of Surgery, serves on several editorial boards, and has published over 150 manuscripts, numerous abstracts and many book chapters.
 
Suzanne Turner, CEO of the YWCA, expressed that the women who have been honored speakers have been role models for young women who are planning their first careers as well as women who have changed or are changing their course in life. “We are blessed that PNC continues this series in the community and is supporting the programs the YWCA offers to women and their families in the county,” said Turner.
 
Tickets to the luncheon are available for $50 each by calling the YWCA at 561-640-0050, Ext. 134.

October, 2010 – Wellington’s Cheryl Alker Becomes Fitech Distributor

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Wellington, Florida 10/11/2010

Wellington Resident Appointed North American Distributor for Global Fitness Technology Company

Fitech Global has appointed Wellington resident Cheryl Alker to head up its expansion into North America. The company was founded over 25 years ago in the UK to measure police and uniform service fitness levels. Today, they are the leader in measuring health and wellness in 38 countries across the Globe.  Fitech’s products support the fitness, leisure, occupational health, educational and private medical sectors, providing invaluable fitness testing information and education for consumers and corporations.

Fitech V5 is a Web based tool that is globally & nationally accredited for benchmarking physical, lifestyle, emotional, nutritional and exercise performance.  The tool highlights areas of health and wellness concern in easy to read reports, enabling users to track progress.

Mrs. Alker who has over 20 years experience in the health and wellness sector both in the UK and the United States said “I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead Fitech’s growth in such a major market as North America. We have started the recruitment process and intend to have more than twenty (20) Regional Distributors in place, across Canada and the USA, before the end of the year.  The key task is to introduce our very affordable and industry leading technology to personal trainers,  gyms, chiropractors, physical therapists and corporate offices all over the Continent, giving consumers from all walks of life easy access to all manner of data about their fitness and well-being, including cholesterol, aerobic capacity, body fat, flexibility, strength and so much more. All the testing is 100% scientific and consumers receive easy to understand reports that use traffic signal indicators of green, amber and red to highlight existing levels and areas of concern”.

Locally, Fitech are offering fitness and cholesterol testing from as little as $35.00 at select locations starting on Saturday 10/16. Please call 561.889.3738 or email c.alker@fitech.us for more information. To learn more about Fitech Global visit www.fitechglobal.com.

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