Dove Release at the Wellington Peace Ceremony
On September 21st, 2010, the Village of Wellington and the Wellington Rotary Club presented a Peace Ceremony. The finale of the event was the release of white doves into the air, thanks to Eternal Doves of Florida. The doves circled above the Wellington Rotary Peace Park several times before flying home.
Amen! The Jewish Shiksa Returns
Boca Raton, FL- The reviews are in…Confessions of a Jewish Shiksa…Dancing on Hitler’s Grave! is an international buzz-worthy hit!
The play, starring Frannie Sheridan and directed by Shari Upbin, inspired audiences in Montreal, Canada in September. Now Sheridan brings her funny, dark, multi-character one-woman show to South Florida for a command performance at Zinman Hall in Boca Raton. Co-produced by The West Boca Theater Company, Sheridan will stage six unforgettable performances on Sunday October 17th, 24th, and 31st. There will be two shows a day at 2PM and 5PM.
In Confessions of a Jewish Shiksa, Frannie shares the true and humorous story of being raised to hide her Orthodox Jewish identity behind a cloak of Catholicism.
The story is told from the perspective of young Frannie, a nice Catholic girl who grew up with dumpling soup and candlesticks on Fridays, Manischevitz-spiked eggnog at Christmas, and a score of other traditions unfamiliar to her Catholic friends. Frannie’s questioning leads her to discover her family’s truth: her parents barely escaped the Holocaust and once in North America, were brutally attacked and left for dead by antisemites. These incidents caused them to shroud their history in secrecy, hiding their Jewish heritage even from their children. Confessions reveals the performer’s family history through top-notch storytelling sprinkled with clever satire.
Nosy neighbors and eccentric relatives round out the cast of characters of this one-woman show which will hit home with anyone who has struggled with questions of identity, family, and truth vs. appearances.
Sheridan is encouraging people from all walks of life to see the play because she believes Confessions appeals to all faiths, cultures and sexual orientations. “It’s a story that resonates with so many people on so many different levels. In the end we all just want to be accepted for who we really are,” said Sheridan. An audience conversation with Frannie will follow each show.
The reviews are in!
“A gripping, powerful, story. From stand-up comedy to stand-out performing,” said Mario Betto of the Fort Lauderdale Theater Examiner.
“I wasn’t expecting anything so personal and compelling, the performance was amazing,” raved attendee Regina Ross, who brought six family members.
“A Dramatic Gem,” said Marla Schwartz of Around Wellington Magazine.
Sheridan has won numerous writing honors, including the prestigious Gabriel Award for a CBC documentary based on her story and mayoral proclamations from West Palm Beach and the city of Miami Beach. Recently she was interviewed on Jewish Life Television(JLTV).
To see a video clip of Frannie’s performance visit her website: http://www.franniesheridan.com
Read a review: Examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/theatre-in-fort-lauderdale/frannie-
sheridan-goes-from-stand-up-comic-to-stand-out-performer
Watch Frannie interviewed on The Iris Acker Show: http://franniesheridan.com/interview.html
To interview Frannie Sheridan: contact Tandi Wilder at She Got Game Media (914) 572-3671 or email twilder@shegotgame.com.
To: Around Wellington
From: Wellington Women’s Club
Contact: Allyson Samiljan – 561-798-6741
Date: September 18, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
______________________________
The next meeting of the Wellington Women’s Club will be on Thursday, October 7, 2010, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Binks Forest Golf Club, 400 Binks Forest Drive, Wellington.
Members and guests will enjoy a buffet dinner, a cooking demonstration by Mark Adams, Executive Chef at Binks Forest Golf Club, and a wine tasting. The evening will also include a cookbook exchange–bring in an old cookbook and trade it for a different one–and a prize for the person wearing the best apron.
The guest fee is $30. For additional information or to make a reservation, please contact Allyson Samiljan, 561-798-6741.
Additionally, the Club needs vendors for its “Shop ‘Til You Drop” event on Thursday, November 4, 2010. For more information or to sign up as a vendor, please contact Stacy Kaufman, stacybk@hotmail.com or 561-843-3753.
Grand Fun Night out at the Races!
Horse & Jai Alai Simulcast and Live Dog Races
Palm Beach Kennel Club
Fabulous Sit-Down Dinner with Choices [beef, fish or chicken]
& Exciting Prizes
Friday, September 24 at 6:30 pm.
RSVP TO: Barbara Brizel, 655-5977 or bvb@mygait.com
& Send check today: Kiwanis of Palm Beach, P.O. Box 694, Palm Beach, FL 33480
Kiwanis Counts!
Kiwanis is a Global Organization of Volunteers
Dedicated to Changing the World
One Child and One Community at a Time. Thank You, Kiwanis!
Palm Beach Members join hands and open hearts. You are invited to join the fun and camaraderie at the races. You’ve already earned a “triple win” just by participating because you win, children win and we all win together in something most vital to our community.
Each kindness to children affects their future and ours. Please call today and leave a legacy for tomorrow.
Yours in Kiwanis,
Pamela Stark Thomas
Your message is valuable and important to us. Thank you!
Pamela Stark Thomas
Phone: (561) 351-5012 ~ P.O. Box 2464, Palm Beach, FL 33480
Greenacres Business Council Meeting on Sept. 30th
Good Day All:
Though it has been a while since our last Greenacres Business Council meeting, I am delighted to send this Meeting Notice. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday Morning, September 30th, beginning at 8:30 A.M. Thanks to our gracious host, Tom Lanahan, Director of Planning and Engineering with The City of Greenacres, we shall be convening at the Greenacres City Hall, 5800 Melaleuca Lane (between Military Trail and Jog Road). As always, respecting your busy schedules, the session will end no later than 10:00 A.M.
In addition to catching up on what has been happening–as area leaders, you will learn about the exciting regional economic development that has been launched with Greenacres as an integral component. The effort is a strong private/public sector partnership addressing economic development in the central western communities of Palm Beach County.
A forum targeting Greenacres businesses will be held, again at City Hall, on Wednesday Evening, October 27th, and the Greenacres Business Council, along with its parent organization, the Palms West Chamber of Commerce, will be participating actively as business interests will be attending and urged to express talking their views of the city as a place to do business.
I do not want to go on and on in this e-note; you will learn much more at the meeting on September 30th. Please RSVP at your earliest opportunity by responding to my electronic address, NShpritz@mail.com or by phone at (561) 274-4564.
Thanks again for your active participation. I look forward to being with you at this upcoming Greenacres Business Council meeting. And, finally, as always, light refreshments will be served!
Neil Shpritz
Palms West Chamber of Commerce/Greenacres Business Council
(561) 274-4564
(561) 306-6860 Cell Phone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Maureen Gross
Director of Development, Palms West Community Foundation
(561)790-6200 office
(561)714-0887 cell
Event:
Palms West Community Foundation Golf Classic Tournament 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010—1:00p.m. Shotgun Start
Breakers West Country Club—Rees Jones Course
1550 Flagler Parkway West Palm Beach, FL 33411
FIRST ANNUAL PALMS WEST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
GOLF CLASSIC TOURNAMENT 2010
Breakers West County Club—Rees Jones Course, will be the site of the First Annual Palms West Community Foundation Golf Classic Tournament 2010 on Friday, October 1 beginning with a 1:00p.m. shotgun start. After an afternoon of golf—complete with contests, prizes and raffles, the participants and their guests will enjoy an awards reception, live auction and BBQ dinner in the main dining room of the Clubhouse. Foursomes are $600 and single players are $150—price includes golf, awards reception and BBQ dinner.
Dennis Witkowski, a well-known face in the Western Communities and a veteran golf tournament organizer, is Chairing this event. Witkowski, along with his exceptional group of business leaders volunteering on the steering committee, have planned an event that will be enjoyed by players of all abilities! The hope is to establish this tournament as a successful, classic golf event that will be held in the Western Communities for years to come, and will be an event that players look forward to participating in each year.
Sponsors for this event so far are The Mall at Wellington Green, Florida Public Utilities, Republic Services, Chi-Certified Home Inspections by National Homes, Quigley Marketing, Palm Beach Golf Center and Waste Management, Inc. of Florida. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for this event. Contact Maureen Gross at (561)790-6200 or email her at maureeen@palmswest.com for more information. Don’t miss out on participating in this inaugural event—sign up your foursome today at www.palkms west.com/golf.
The Palms West Community Foundation is the non-profit arm of the Palms West Chamber of Commerce. The mission of the Foundation is to enhance the quality of life in western Palm Beach County through outreach programs and by establishing a community center for the region—the new Palms West Chamber of Commerce building. The aim of the Palms West Community Foundation Golf Classic Tournament is to bring together Chamber members and their guests in an effort to raise the dollars needed to meet the mission and annual goals of the Foundation and in the process to enjoy an afternoon of relaxed networking and exceptional golf.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Maureen Gross
Director of Development, Palms West Community Foundation
(561)790-6200 office
(561)714-0887 cell
Event:
Palms West Community Foundation
Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, November 6th, 2010
Wellington Town Plaza
Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run/Walk 2010
The Palms West Community Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2010 Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run & Walk will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010. Joanna Boynton and Terri Priore will both return this year, to chair the event. The Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run/Walk has been an annual event since 1997 focused on bringing residents together to promote health and fitness, while supporting a charitable organization. The net proceeds from the 2010 event will benefit Scott’s Place—A Playground For All Abilities.
Scott’s Place is a barrier-free playground being built as part of the new Wellington Town Center. A cornerstone donation of $250,000 was made by the Williamson family, whose son dealt with his disabilities his whole life. Their donation enabled the construction to begin, and now there is a need for community support to finish the project. Scott’s Place is the first barrier-free playground in Palm Beach County, and will ultimately incorporate a full acre of accessible playground equipment including slides, sensory items, shade, swings and many other attractions. Boynton explained, “The Run/Walk steering committee felt that donating to Scott’s Place enabled us to provide a place for our community’s children to enjoy fitness on an everyday basis. The 2010 Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run/Walk is proud to donate to this project, where children of varying abilities can come together to play in a safe and enriching environment.”
This year’s event will feature a USATF Certified 5K Run and non-competitive walk—something the entire family can enjoy and race enthusiast of all ages and ability levels can participate in. The course this year will be based at the new Wellington Town Center, where the Amphitheatre and Scott’s Place are located. As in past years, it will be an out-and-back route. But, this year the race will begin on Chancellor Drive, (located just behind the Village’s pool diving boards), and will turn right onto South Shore Blvd. Participants will head up South Shore and turn right (North) onto Big Blue Trace until they reach the half-way point and then they will loop back and return to the start/finish line on Chancellor Drive. “Basing the walk at the Town Center gives a “center” to our community event,” Priore states, “and it encompasses our affiliation with Scott’s Place this year. This new location offers us the opportunity to grow the Community Fitness 5K Run/Walk into an even larger, community event in the years to come.”
To register for the Run/Walk or for sponsorship information, please visit www.communityfitnessrun.com, or contact Maureen Gross at (561)790-6200 or maureen@palmswest.com.
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic
Friday, November 12
BinksForest Golf Club
Registration/Box Lunch/Practice- 11:45 AM
Scramble Shotgun Start- 1:00 PM
We would like to extend to you an invitation to sponsor and/or play in this inaugural event. This day will prove to be a magnificent day of golf and camaraderie.
* Wellington’s newest golf venue.
* Great Format ! Player gift packs and prizes
* Unique Menu/Awards Presentation
The ladies and gentlemen of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce would sincerely like to thank you for joining us in this year’s tournament. We are looking forward to a fantastic event!
Sincerely,
Alec Domb, Esq., Thomas Leinwol and Bob Salerno
Tournament Chairmen
info@wellingtonchamber.com
561 792-6525
For Immediate Release: September 10, 2010
Contact: Jennifer Martinez, Communications Manager
Hospice of Palm Beach County
(561) 273-2194 or jmartinez@hpbc.com
Ramesh Roshan Joins Hospice of Palm Beach County Medical Affairs Team
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL. – Hospice of Palm Beach County is proud to announce the addition of Roshan Ramesh to their Medical Affairs Department as Medical Education Specialist.
In this role, Mr. Roshan will support the organization’s work with postgraduate fellows in the organization’s Hospice and Palliative Fellowship program as well as other interns and residents who work with Hospice of Palm Beach County physicians. Additionally, Mr. Roshan will support clinical research initiatives and will assist in the development of educational programs for Hospice of Palm Beach County staff physicians.
Mr. Roshan is a graduate of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Prior to coming to Hospice of Palm Beach County he was involved in stem cell research and clinical trials at Eden Laboratories: Wellington, Florida; Nassau, The Bahamas; Belize City, Belize, to which he has three peer-reviewed articles published on the topic and patent application title: Method for regenerating an immune system. Mr. Roshan has also collaborated on a presentation for Hospice of Palm Beach County, which received honorable mention at the 2009 online poster exhibition of the International Palliative Care Network.
For more information about the programs and services Hospice of Palm Beach County offers to the community, please visit www.hpbc.com <http://www.hpbc.com> or call 1-800-HOSPICE.
About Hospice of Palm Beach County:
As the hospice provider of choice in the Palm Beach County community, Hospice of Palm Beach County cares for more than 7000 patients per year and thousands more families. The 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization is dedicated to meeting every need of patients and families faced with advanced illness. The organization offers a comprehensive range of programs and services – from nationally recognized hospice care to music therapy, massage and loss-specific healing services. Full bereavement support is offered to hospice families and to anyone in the community in need.
Care is provided wherever the patient is – the home, skilled nursing or assisted living facility, hospital or hospice inpatient care center, including the C.W. Gerstenberg Hospice Center in West Palm Beach, the Jay Robert Lauer Hospice and Palliative Care Center at JFK Medical Center, the Bethesda Memorial Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, and the Hospice and Palliative Care Centers at Delray Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center, and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Hospice of Palm Beach County’s focus is on quality of life. The organization is sensitive to and respectful of religious, cultural and personal beliefs. For information about Hospice of Palm Beach County, please call (888) 848-5200 or visit www.hpbc.com.
Licensed since 1981
Accredited by The Joint Commission 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Organization
Accredited as a Jewish Hospice by the Palm Beach County Board of Rabbis, Inc.
Serving all of Palm Beach County – Boca Raton to Tequesta, the Glades to the Beach
Plan to participate in the Palms West Community Foundation’s
1st Annual Golf Classic Tournament on October 1, 2010 at
Breakers West Country Club! We need your help to establish this inaugural event as one to remember! How can you help?
Become a Sponsor,
Register your Foursome
OR
Get Both for only $1,000!
Friday, October 1st
at the exclusive
Breakers West Country Club
SHOTGUN START at 1:00pm
Raffles, prizes, live auction,
cash bar awards reception & BBQ dinner
Foursome: $600
Single Player: $150
Click here to register!
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
FROM AS LOW AS $125.
Contact Maureen Gross at 561.790.6200 or
Maureen@PalmsWest.com for more details!
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