Community Forum at the Original Wellington Mall
Sept. 15th at 7pm
October, 2010 – Save the Tatas, Making Strides
Save the Tatas at this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
Dr. Kathleen Minnick and Cathy DeStefano will be captains of the “Save the Tatas” team at the Making Strides walk, which will be held at Okeeheelee Park in WPB, on Oct. 30th this year. It’s a 5K walk to benefit breast cancer.
Cathy says, “We are having a Celebrity bartender event to raise money at the White Horse Taven on October 22nd – Five dollars to get in and that money will go to our Team, from 6 to 10pm. Come join us for a fun evening!”
Also Dr. Kathleen Minnick is having a “girl party” at her office on October 16th at 12160 South Shore Blvd, Suite 103, Wellington, FL, (561) 798-7494 – Advanced Breast Care of the Palm Beaches. The woman will have bra fittings, lingerie, and a pocketbook party.
THANKS so much for your support for this good cause!
For more info, contact: Catherine J DeStefano, RNC OCN
(561) 795-9845
September, 2010 – Wellington . . . A Peace Community
WELLINGTON PROCLAIMED A PEACE COMMUNITY
The Village of Wellington Council proclaimed that Wellington would be recognized as a “Peace Community.”
This proclamation, made in conjunction with the Wellington Rotary Club, was made initially in 2009 and the Rotary Club has since then continued to move forward with various initiatives which include the planting of a Peace Pole, the sale of flags of the world and contests at the area schools and scout organizations with the aim of promoting World Peace, multicultural understanding and conflict resolution.
The Peace Pole is an internationally recognized symbol of the hopes and dreams of many people worldwide of a planet without conflict and of the wish for multicultural understanding. This is a non-political, non-religious concept with peace and understanding as its precept. The Peace Poles are multisided eight feet tall structures, usually of wood. The words “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in various languages are on each of the sides. The Wellington Peace Pole, which is in the 14.5 acre Wellington Rotary Peace Park on Royal Fern Drive, is an eight-sided structure with the peace message in English, Spanish, Japanese, Hebrew, Hindi, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.
There are over 250,000 Peace Poles in countries throughout the world and can be found at such diverse locations as the Pyramids at Giza in Egypt, the Allenby Bridge between Israel and Jordan, Robbin Island in South Africa (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned) and at the site of the baptism of Jesus in Bethany. The majority, however, are to be found in less historic places such as churches, parks and gardens, office buildings and at companies and organizations in most cities and towns throughout the world. The Wellington Rotary Club is engaged in a major effort to bring more Peace Poles into our community and would like to encourage local individuals, organizations and businesses to sponsor their own Peace Pole. The poles can be planted outside or in a stand for placement inside a building. The poles are handcrafted to the buyers’ requirements, and it is suggested that a dedication ceremony be held to unveil each pole. The Wellington Rotary Club will provide all of the information regarding the purchase of the pole and guidelines for the dedication ceremony.
It would be wonderful to see Peace Poles being erected throughout the community and the area so that annual events such as the U.N. World Peace Day (held each year on September 21st) would see members of families, clubs, churches, companies and other organizations taking a few moments to join together at their Peace Pole to wish for Peace and Understanding throughout the World, and would stand throughout the year as a reminder of that commitment.
For details regarding all aspects of the purchase of a Peace Pole please contact Karen Hardin, Chairperson of the Wellington Rotary Peace Pole Planting Initiative (561-333-8709 or KJHSEDONA@AOL.com).
“May Peace Prevail on Earth”
Writer: Larry Kemp
Co-Chair
Wellington Rotary Peace Initiative
September, 2010 – Peace Initiative Contest Winners
WELLINGTON ROTARY CLUB ANNOUNCES ITS PEACE INITIATIVE CONTEST PRIZE WINNERS
The Wellington Rotary Club is again sponsoring 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 previous records for submissions. The object, in all cases, was to present a view of conflict resolution and multicultural understanding aimed at the promotion of world peace and understanding.
The winners have been announced. The Peace Poster competition for all fourth graders proved to be a close decision as there were many wonderful posters from all of the contestants. All of Wellington’s elementary schools participated and a prize of $50 to each schools winning student will be awarded, as well as a $50 prize to the class teacher of each winning student. An overall winner from all of the finalists was chosen and will receive a $75 check.
The poster prize winners were: Sarah Bertrand, (Equestrian Trails Elementary School); Ebony Bacquain (New Horizons Elementary School); Nicole Nicotera (Discovery Key Elementary School); and Ariannie Bobadilla (Elbridge Gale Elementary School). All will receive a $50 dollar prize.
Several posters merited Honorable Mentions: Ariel Gordon, Liam Stoker and Cory Forberger, all students of the Equestrian Trails Elementary School.
The poster judged the best overall was submitted by Tamara Frazier (Binks Forest Elementary School) and Tamara will receive a check for $75.
All of the teachers of these wonderful winners will receive a $50 check for use, at their discretion, in their classrooms.
The overall winning poster will also be used as part of the Rotary Club’s advertising campaign.
The club also received poems from the Middle Schools. The winners were Keaton Shepard (Emerald Cove Middle School) and Etta Kay (Polo Park Middle School). Keaton’s poem “In the Children’s Eyes” and Etta’s poem “Song Bird” both captured the spirit of the peace initiative.
The theme of the essay competition for high school students was based upon the words of the Roman scholar Cicero – “I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war”.
The winners of this competition were Felicia Yan (10th grade, Wellington Community High School) and Samantha Yorke (12th grade, Palm Beach Central High School). All of the students were notified of their success. A special thank you was also issued to all of the teachers at all of the schools for working with their students and co-ordinating their efforts, including-
Mr. Thompson (Binks Forest)
Ms. Mancello (Equestrian Trails)
Mrs. Valdov (New Horizons)
Mrs. Provenzano (Discovery Key)
Dr. Crane (Elbridge Gale)
Mrs. Fontaine (Panther Run)
Mrs. Bodner (Equestrian Trails)
and to the teachers of the Middle and High Schools.
The winners will receive their prizes at the UN Peace Day ceremony at the Wellington Peace Park on Royal Fern Drive at 6pm on September 21st. The Rotary Club wishes to invite all of the winners, their teachers and families, to attend the celebration.
Thanks go out to all the students and teachers who participated and to the volunteers from the Wellington Rotary who contacted all the schools.
The Rotary and the Village of Wellington look forward to seeing everyone at the ceremony on September 21st.
For further information contact: Larry Kemp
Peace Initiative Co-Chair
Wellington Rotary
(Larry.Kemp@comcast.net)
September, 2010 – Whole Foods’ 30th Birthday
WHOLE FOODS MARKET® turnS 30 and EVERYONE IS invited
Wellington Hosts 30th Birthday Festivities on Sunday September 19th for Shoppers
WHAT: Whole Foods Market – which opened its first store on September 20, 1980 – is celebrating 30 years of offering the highest quality natural and organic foods by hosting birthday festivities at all of its 298 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
At the Wellington store, shoppers are invited to celebrate Whole Foods Market’s big 3-0 by coming to our 80’s party, with complimentary birthday cake, karaoke, and birthday crafts for kids.
WHEN: Sunday September 19th from 2:00-4:00pm
EVENT DETAILS AND TIMES:
- Costume Party – Come by in your best 80’s gear and enjoy popular 80’s music, cake and kids party-hat crafts
- Karaoke contest – Sing your heart out in our karaoke contest, taking place in the Prepared Foods Department. Contestants must sign-up with the DJ from 2-3pm; the contest will begin at 3:00pm. The winner, decided by applause, will receive a delicious all natural cake from the bakery!
- Cake cutting – Takes place at 2:30pm in the Prepared Foods Department
Go to wholefoodsmarket.com/wellington for a complete calendar of events.
WHY: Whole Foods Market has come a long way in 30 years – from one small store with 19 Team Members in Austin to becoming the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket with nearly 300 stores, more than 55,000 Team Members and $8 billion in fiscal 2009 sales. The Wellington store, which opened on November 5th 2008 has 150 Team Members and has donated thousands of dollars, volunteer hours and pounds of food to various local nonprofits and organizations, including its latest community giving day benefitting The School for Autism.
Shoppers and the community are invited to join Whole Foods Market to celebrate three decades of making grocery shopping fun while upholding high quality standards and supporting organic agriculture, sustainable seafood, eco-friendly initiatives and local producers.
WHERE: The Whole Foods Market – Wellington is located at 2635 State Road 7.
ADDITIONAL VISUALS:
Giant Cake Cutting at 2:30pm
Team Members and Customers dressed in their 80’s best
Team Members and Customers singing 80’s Karaoke
Karaoke Contest 3:00-4:00pm, winner judged by applause
Kids Making Birthday Party Hats in the Cafe
MILESTONES: 30 YEARS AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET
· Safer Way Natural Foods and Clarksville Natural Grocery joined forces to open Whole Foods Market on September 20, 1980, with a staff of only 19 people. Whole Foods Market has 298 stores in North America and the U.K. and more than 55,000 Team Members.
· Since 1993, Whole Foods Market has given back at least five percent of its after‐tax profits to the community through quarterly 5 percent days as well as donations to non‐profits and schools.
· Whole Foods Market has been on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work for” list every year since it was first published in 1998.
· Whole Foods Market becomes America’s first National Certified Organic Grocer in June 2003.
· On Earth Day 2008, Whole Foods Market was the first U.S. supermarket to completely eliminate disposable plastic grocery bags to help protect the environment and conserve resources. Since then, it has kept 100+ million bags out of landfills.
· Whole Foods Market joined Twitter in 2008 and today has more than 1.5 million followers! @WholeFoods.
September, 2010 – Annual Peace Ceremony in Wellington, FL
WELLINGTON ANNUAL PEACE DAY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 21ST
The annual UN World Peace Day celebration and ceremony sponsored by the Village of Wellington and the Wellington Rotary Club will take place on Tuesday September 21st at 6pm at the Wellington Rotary Peace Park, situated on Royal Fern Drive, adjacent to the Wellington public library.
The ceremony is in conjunction with the observance of World Peace Day as proclaimed each year by the United Nations.
Each year Wellington Rotary Club organizes contests for multicultural understanding and conflict resolution within the local schools and with the area boy and girl scouts. The winners of these contests along with winners of a photography competition will be presented with their awards and cash prizes during the ceremony. Local Palm Beach and Wellington dignitaries will be on hand to help celebrate the occasion.
The raising of the flags of the USA, State of Florida and Wellington and also the release of Peace Doves will take place.
A commitment to world peace and understanding will be voiced by local multi-denominational clergy, and the pledge of “May Peace Prevail on Earth “ will be read in eight languages.
A center peace will be the Wellington Peace Pole which is one of 250,000 like peace poles around the world.
The Village of Wellington and the Wellington Rotary Club cordially invite members of the community to attend the ceremony starting at 6pm at the Peace Park, Royal Fern Drive on Tuesday September 21st.
Contact.
Larry Kemp.
Co-Chair.
Wellington Peace Initiative.
561 333 2770
September, 2010 – Oasis Compassion Women’s Center
The New Oasis Compassion Agency Women’s Center
CEO Sharon Gill talks about the mission and the benefits of the newly opened Oasis Compassion Women’s Center in Greenacres, Florida. The Women’s Center held a fundraiser event with Premier Designs Jewelry on September 7th – see related photos. To reach Oasis Compassion, call (561) 967-4066 or visit www.oasiscompassion.org.
September, 2010 – American German Club Events
Upcoming Events and Specials September 2010 at the American German Club
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Friday, September 10, 2010 “Weinfest” – Dinner Dance
Doors open 5:00 pm, Dinner served from 6-8:00 pm, Music by Bob Houston from 7-11 pm,
Guest 25.-, Members $20.-
Includes Wine Tasting and Cheese & Crackers from 5:30 to 8 pm,
Dinner Menu: Chicken in Red Wine Sauce, Pasta, Veggies or Fish of the Day,
Soup or Salad, Rolls & Butter.
Special Performance of the Club Chorus “Heimatklänge” and the Volkstanzgruppe
Reserved Seating ONLY! For Reservation call 561.294.2429
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Friday, September 17 2010 – Dinner Dance
Doors open 5 pm; Dinner served from 6-8pm, Music by Alex Harbar from 7-11 pm,
Admission $7.- Dinner $12.-
Menu: London Broil, Potatoes or Fish of the Day, Pasta,
Veggies, Soup or Salad, Bread & Butter
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Sunday, September 19, 2010 – Picnic at the Club
Gates open 12 – Noon, Music from 1 to 6 pm by Bob Houston
$15.- includes a German Meal and all the Domestic Draft Beer and Pepsi Products you care to drink. Cake and Coffee available at a small additional charge,
Free for ages 6 and under and $6.00 for Children between ages 7-12
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Friday, September 24, 2010 – Dinner Dance
Doors open 5 pm; Dinner served from 6-8pm, Music by Alex Harbar from 7-11 pm,
Admission $7.- Dinner $12.-
Menu: Chicken Schnitzel, Potatoes or Fish of the Day,
Veggies, Soup or Salad, Bread & Butter
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Prices and Calendar Subject to Change Without Notice
September, 2010 – JCC Breast Cancer Club
Contact: Scott Benarde
Phone: 561-712-5231
Email: scottb@jcconline.com
Lore & Eric F Ross JCC, 8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33472, (561) 740-9000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ross JCC starts ‘club’ for women who have survived
breast cancer, or are being treated for it
Goal is to enhance overall health while contending with the illness
BOYNTON BEACH — In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Lore & Eric F. Ross JCC is inaugurating the Pink Ribbon Wellness Club tailored for women who have survived breast cancer or are being treated for it. The goal of this high-caliber wellness program is to enhance participants’ quality of life socially as well as physically. The classes run twice a week for 12 weeks and begin on Oct. 5.
Breast cancer treatments can be life-saving, but often cause exhaustion and other health concerns. Research shows that, whether in the midst of treatment or post treatment, the right blend of exercise can help:
o Increase energy and strength
o Restore ease in performing daily tasks
o Maintain healthy body weight
o Improve overall cardiovascular functions
o Boost general quality of life
The Pink Ribbon Wellness Club aims to accomplish all of that.
“One of the priorities of the JCC is healthy living, and this new program addresses a vital quality-of-life and health issue for many women in our community,” said JCC Health and Fitness Director Shawn McDougall, whose mother is a Stage 3B breast cancer survivor.
The twice weekly 60-75 minute sessions are structured in a group environment with individual goals and limitations taken into consideration. The sessions will be lead by the Lore and Eric F. Ross JCC Health, Fitness and Wellness Education staff. Once cleared to enroll in the Club, participants will go through aerobic, strengthening, flexibility, and relaxation components. Sessions will also include nutritional consultations, and mind and body offerings (massage therapy and yoga), as well as group support.
Through physical activity, nutrition education, and behavior modification, the Pink Ribbon Wellness Club creates a holistic blend of components essential to improve an individual’s health and well-being.
The Pink Ribbon Wellness Club program is partly funded by the South Florida affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
For more information about the Pink Ribbon Wellness Club, contact JCC Health and Wellness Director Shawn McDougall at 561-259-3016 or Shawnm@JCConline.com
The mission of the Jewish Community Center of the Greater Palm Beaches is to create a strong Jewish community by providing high quality programs close to where people live that connect people to Jewish life.
The JCC is an affiliated agency of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County.
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