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Palm Beach County Sports Commission Host’s Baseball Olympic Qualifier Alongside Play Treasure Coast Sports Tourism By: Brianna Smith

Boca Helping Hands Expands to Boynton Beach

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Thousands Gather at Lake Boca on Sunday with Many Questioning The Boca Bash’s Safety

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First Base With FAU Softball Head Coach Joan Joyce

On May 31 the cities of West Palm Beach and Port Saint Lucie will present some of the worlds best of the best baseball players as they vie for a chance to make an appearance at the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020.

The Ballpark of Palm Beaches and Clover park will be the venues where teams USA, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, Canada, and Colombia will compete for their spot, all the way through June 5.

Over the course of 16 games each team will go head to head working toward placing their country in the six-team in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament.

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New three-year pact between Boca, city police union, grants annual 3.5% pay hikes By: Dale King

A new three-year contract between the city of Boca Raton and the union representing Boca Raton Police has been approved by both sides involved in the negotiations, according to documents distributed to the City Council at its March 26 meeting.

City Manager Leif Ahnell said in a letter to council members that the pact with the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 35, includes 3.5% cost of living pay raises retroactive to Oct. 1, 2020, and continuing through the second and third years. The contract remains in effect through Sept. 30, 2023.

“This increase is estimated to cost $4,354,809 in total additional police wages over the three-year agreement,” the city manager said. “Funding for the increased costs has been included in the fiscal year 2020-21 budget.”

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On May 31 the cities of West Palm Beach and Port Saint Lucie will present some of the worlds best of the best baseball players as they vie for a chance to make an appearance at the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020.

• A new three-year contract between the city of Boca Raton and the union representing Boca Raton Police has been approved by both sides involved in the negotiations, according to documents distributed to the City Council at its March 26 meeting. City Manager Leif Ahnell said in a letter to council members that the pact with the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 35, includes 3.5% cost of living pay raises retroactive to Oct. 1, 2020, and continuing through the second and third years. The contract remains in effect through Sept. 30, 2023.

• Dan Alexander, former chief of police in Boca Raton for more than 13 years, has been promoted to a similar position with the Palm Beach County School District Police, according to a news release from Superintendent Donald E. Fennoy II. • Boca Helping Hands (BHH) has just expanded its services in Boynton Beach as part of the organization’s extended strategic plan to help more people across Palm Beach County over the next 3 years. This includes emergency financial assistance and childcare funding becoming available to Boynton Beach residents, as well as an expansion of BHH’s Boynton Beach Pantry Bag Program.

• Boca Raton Regional Hospital recently rallied local officials and generous donors to the Meadows Road site to commemorate the official groundbreaking for the Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion.

Their $25 million gift will cover the cost of a freestanding facility to house medical specialty clinics and physician offices along with an ambulatory surgery center and orthopedics program. The project should be completed in 2024, said hospital officials.

• West Palm Beach resident Diumar Camacho struggled to find a job that fulfilled him mentally and financially. Despite spending most of his time in an office as an HR manager, he and his wife lived paycheck to paycheck. Camacho dreamed of a career in the growing commercial truck driving industry, which he thought would be the ticket to supporting a growing family, retiring one day, and helping others in the community.

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• On May 31 the cities of West Palm Beach and Port Saint Lucie will present some of the worlds best of the best baseball players as they vie for a chance to make an appearance at the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020.

The Ballpark of Palm Beaches and Clover park will be the venues where teams USA, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, Canada, and Colombia will compete for their spot, all the way through June 5.

• Peterbrooke Chocolatier (Peterbrooke), the premiere Florida-based confectioner, recently opened its newest neighborhood specialty retail chocolate shop in West Boca Raton, Fla.’s Regency Square Shopping Plaza, 3013 Yamato Road B10, in close proximity to Woodfield Country Club.

The new business opened the week before Easter and held a ribbon cutting on Friday, April 23 at 4 p.m. and grand opening festivities on Saturday, April 24 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. with free giveaways, samples and prizes.

• On April 25, thousands grabbed their boats and friends and took off to Lake Boca for the annual Boca Bash, following the event’s cancellation last year due to COVID-19.Despite the overwhelming support from fans of the event, not everyone was thrilled over the lack of apparent safety that comes with the Boca Bash.”This is not a city sponsored event,” says Andrea Levine O’Rourke, city councilwoman for Boca Raton. “We do not support this event, but it does tax our services quite a bit.”

• More than $139,500 was raised in raffle ticket sales to benefit 31 local children’s charities through the Boca West Children’s Foundation’s (BWCF) annual raffle program. The winners were announced during a Facebook Live event on April 1 during which Arthur Adler, chairman of BWCF, and Matthew Linderman, CCM, President and COO of Boca West Country Club, drew the winning names.

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COMMUNITY New three-year pact between Boca, city police union, grants annual 3.5% pay hikes By: Dale King A new three-year contract between the city of Boca Raton and the union representing Boca Raton Police has been approved by both sides involved in the negotiations, according to documents distributed to the City Council at its March 26 meeting.

City Manager Leif Ahnell said in a letter to council members that the pact with the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 35, includes 3.5% cost of living pay raises retroactive to Oct. 1, 2020, and continuing through the second and third years. The contract remains in effect through Sept.

30, 2023.

“This increase is estimated to cost $4,354,809 in total additional police wages over the three-year agreement,” the city manager said. “Funding for the increased costs has been included in the fiscal year 2020-21 budget.”

First-step salaries in the initial year of the contract, the document says, are:

$69,272 for police officers, $106,142 for sergeants and $125,008 for lieutenants on the 40-hour shift. Wages for those on the

shift annual schedule are slightly higher.

Second-year, first-step salaries are: $71,635 for police officers, $109,865 for

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sergeants and $129,376 for lieutenants.

Third year, first-step wages are: $74,152 for police officers, $113,713 for sergeants and $133,910 for lieutenants.

Ahnell said the contract “includes changes to the FOP pension provisions, including the implementation of a seven-year Deferred Retirement Option Plan (“DROP”). Changes to the pension provisions will be addressed in a separate ordinance modifying the pension plan in the city’s code of ordinances.”

The 80-plus page document includes minor changes of wording in some sections that don’t appear to change the intent. The contract adds body cameras to the equipment the city must provide to officers. A section also increases the maximum accrual of overtime or compensatory time off to 120 hours. The previous contract that expired Sept. 30, 2020, set the max at 80 hours.

The pact was ratified by the FOP and was approved by the City Council at its March 26 session.

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Boca Helping Hands Expands to Boynton Beach Boca Helping Hands (BHH) has just expanded its services in Boynton Beach as part of the organization’s extended strategic plan to help more people across Palm Beach County over the next 3 years. This includes emergency financial assistance and childcare funding becoming available to Boynton Beach residents, as well as an expansion of BHH’s Boynton Beach Pantry Bag Program.

Previously limited to Boca Raton residents, BHH is making available financial assistance to Boynton Beach residents in crisis to assist with rent, utilities, and childcare expenses through its Resource Center. Following Boynton Beach, the goal is to expand the program to Lantana/Lake Worth residents and then, eventually, to the other zip codes in Palm Beach County that BHH serves.

Since the inception of the BHH Resource Center in 2003, BHH has helped over 3,800 Boca Raton families by distributing nearly $1.1 million to help with rent and utilities.

As federally funded pandemic assistance and moratoriums expire, Boca Helping Hands aims to expand its financial services through Palm Beach County to serve families in crisis. Boca Helping Hands also has a strong partnership with Spanish River Church and Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services to provide emergency financial support to clients by combining resources and funds.

The Boca Helping Hands Children’s Assistance Program (CAP) was started in 2006 out of the need to help working families pay for safe, reliable childcare so that they could maintain full-time employment.

Since then, BHH has assisted nearly 700 kids and their families with over $460,000 to help cover the cost of daycare, summer camp and afterschool care, enabling parents like Daniella DiVentura to continue to work. Last year, Daniella received financial assistance for both rent and childcare costs.

At the time, she was a single mom struggling to make ends meet.

“I felt so humbled – I’d never received financial assistance before in my life, so it was a weird feeling to accept help,” she said.

“But at the same time, I felt so grateful, and it allowed me to continue to work. If I can’t work, I can’t do anything, so it really means a lot that people donate to Boca Helping Hands.”

“The establishment of Boca Helping Hands’ footprint to the north prompted the decision to expand the financial assistance program for utilities, rent and the Children’s Assistance Program,” said Trina Chin Cheong, Director of Programs. “As we address the needs of various communities, the intention is to serve more areas in North Palm Beach County.”

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be found on the website at BocaHelpingHands.org/ResourceCenter.

Starting on April 21, Boca Helping Hands will also be expanding its food distribution schedule in Boynton Beach from four days a week to five. The Boynton Beach satellite distribution site first opened in November of 2017 and currently distributes pantry bags four days a week at the First Baptist Church of Boynton Beach (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am-12pm). Demand has steadily increased since then, growing from 355 pantry bags of groceries distributed in that first month to 1,531 bags distributed in March of 2021. As a response to the growing need within this community, BHH is adding a distribution on Wednesdays at St. John Missionary Baptist Church from 1:00pm2:30pm starting on April 21.

Information on how to register for the Pantry Bag Program, hours and distribution locations can be found on BHH’s website at BocaHelpingHands.org/PantryBagProgram.

In addition to receiving pantry bags in Boynton Beach, uninsured clients can also receive medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare vouchers to be redeemed at Genesis Community Health. In an effort to provide healthcare services to the economically disadvantaged, Boca Helping Hands distributed 522 vouchers in 2020 and has given out 198 vouchers to date in 2021. Currently, there is a dedicated volunteer who distributes vouchers at the Boynton Beach location; however, because we’re actively recruiting more volunteers to assist, please visit the website to confirm distribution availability at our satellite locations in Boynton Beach, West Boca, and Lantana. Vouchers are also available at the Boca Helping Hands main facility in East Boca Raton Monday-Friday from 9:00am12:30pm.

To further support the Boynton Beach community, Boca Helping Hands has also joined the Heart of Boynton Social Service Alliance, a group of agencies that will coordinate resources to provide a safety net for Heart of Boynton residents as they navigate the road to COVID-19 recovery. The brainchild of Sherry Johnson-Frew, Program Director at the Boynton Beach Faith Based Community Development Corporation, the Alliance will work to prevent evictions and foreclosures, provide emergency and flexible financial aid, identify resources for mental health education and family caregiving, and provide job training classes and assistance with job placement. BHH will provide job training resources to area families.

BHH has already helped cover a portion of the cost of one person’s training to become an Emergency Medical Technician.

“Building productive partnerships – like with the Boynton Alliance – is part of our strategy to maximize our impact in the communities we serve,” said Boca Helping Hands Executive Director Greg Hazle.

Boca Regional Hospital begins building Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion By: Dale King Boca Raton Regional Hospital recently rallied local officials and generous donors to the Meadows Road site to commemorate the official groundbreaking for the Toby and Leon Cooperman Medical Arts Pavilion.

Their $25 million gift will cover the cost of a freestanding facility to house medical specialty clinics and physician offices along with an ambulatory surgery center and orthopedics program. The project should be completed in 2024, said hospital officials.

Leon Cooperman is the son of a Bronx plumber who became a Wall Street legend worth an estimated $3.2 billion, according to Forbes.

“We have referenced many times the Talmud, where it is proclaimed that a man’s net worth is measured not by what he earns but rather what he gives away,” Cooperman said in a statement.

Leon and his wife, Toby, attended the April 23 event to celebrate the start of construction of the pavilion being named in their honor.

The Coopermans are noted community and national philanthropists who have made extraordinary gifts to multiple organizations. They are signers of the Giving Pledge, which was initiated by American investor and business tycoon, Warren Buffett, to help address society’s most pressing problems by inviting the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to commit to giving more than half of their wealth to philanthropy.

Toby and Leon Cooperman intend to give all their wealth away to those organizations, institutions and individuals that have made a difference to them in their lifetime.

The Coopermans’ $25 million gift is part of the hospital’s $250 million fundraising campaign called “Keeping the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital.” The effort supports the

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most ambitious period of growth and expansion for Boca Raton Regional Hospital, part of Baptist Health South.

The campus redevelopment plans include at the centerpiece, the new Gloria Drummond Patient Tower where patients will be welcomed in the new Louis B. and Anne W. Green Lobby, with plans for retail, dining, meeting space, a sanctuary, outdoor courtyards and other conveniences for visitors.

The new tower features all new surgical suites and all private patient rooms exceeding the latest safety standards for patient care. In the current hospital building, all existing rooms will be converted to private in a comprehensive renovation of all patient units including maternity, oncology and orthopedics.

An expansion of the Marcus Neuroscience Institute is well underway with emphasis on neurovascular/stroke, central nervous system tumors, spine, and epilepsy/seizure disorders.

The recently opened 972-car Schmidt Family Parking Facility will be connected to the Marcus Neuroscience Institute once the new tower construction is complete. The Toby and Leon Cooperman Pavilion will be located across the street from the medical campus.

Joining the Coopermans at the groundbreaking were Lincoln Mendez, hospital CEO; Mark Larkin, president of the Boca Regional Hospital Foundation; Sarah Pollak, the foundation’s assistant VP; Christine E. Lynn, chairman of the hospital Board of Directors and co-chair of Keeping the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital”; Stanley Barry, chairman of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation and co-chair of Keeping the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital; Richard Schmidt, the campaign’s co-chair and his wife, Barbara, co-founder of Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life and The Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life Wellness Series and campaign co-chair.

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From Employee to Entrepreneur: A Job Training Success Story West Palm Beach resident Diumar Camacho struggled to find a job that fulfilled him mentally and financially. Despite spending most of his time in an office as an HR manager, he and his wife lived paycheck to paycheck. Camacho dreamed of a career in the growing commercial truck driving industry, which he thought would be the ticket to supporting a growing family, retiring one day, and helping others in the community.

While searching for a new opportunity, a friend pointed Camacho to Boca Helping Hands (BHH). He was surprised to find that he could earn his Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) for free through the BHH Job Training Program and asked for information and the phone number immediately.

“I did it right then. I didn’t waste time. I called the front desk receptionist and said that I want to get my CDL. She replied, ‘Are you ready? Come in!’ and I said, ‘Right now?!’ I set up a time to register that very day.” Camacho soon found himself in the CDL Job Training Program. He recalls it being an “amazing experience” and particularly appreciated the Job Readiness class, which gave him a newfound understanding of emotional intelligence, behavior patterns, and more.

Camacho’s life has completely changed since earning his CDL; after two years of working for a trucking company and gaining experience, he started his own company, Aviv Xpress LLC, and now works for himself.

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“After the diagnosis, I said, ‘Oh my God, what would have happened if I didn’t have the income?’ I would have been struggling in my regular job… now I can provide for her. No more struggling! I can support my family more easily; I can take my wife and daughter out and buy them stuff. I am developing a better future from scratch with better pay and real possibilities.”

Camacho now serves as a mentor and offers advice to those who are struggling, calling it his passion. He says, “I like helping people. I was there once, and it was tough. I don’t want to see people struggling… they don’t re-

alize the opportunity that is in front of them.”

Because of the Boca Helping Hands Job Training Program, Diumar and his wife now have the life they dreamed of – and he wants to share that with others. “I want to be able to retire someday, help other people, and give them the chance to grow, too.”

“Boca Helping Hands gave me the keys for success. I had to open the door, but you gave me the chance,” Camacho said.

Boca Helping Hands offers six free Job Training Programs to the community. Courses include Commercial Driver License, Home Health Aide, Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding, Information Technology, and Customer Service Representative. Those interested in the Job Training Programs are

interviewed to determine eligibility for enrollment. Once accepted into their designated Job Training Program, they proceed to Job Readiness, a professional development curriculum typically held in the Justin D. Webb Training Center, 1595 NW 1st Court, Boca Raton, but that is currently being conducted virtually due to COVID-19.

Once students have completed the Job Readiness Program, Boca Helping Hands pays for them to attend an accredited school for their technical training and certification program. The Job Training Admissions & Care Coordinator works with the students before, during, and after their training program to provide support and connect them with available resources. When the student graduates, they meet with a job mentor from Boca Helping Hands who helps them work on their resume, apply for jobs, and prepare for interviews.

“We have expanded the scope of Boca Helping Hands’ services to better enable our clients to become self-sufficient,” said Greg Hazle, Boca Helping Hands Executive Director. “The goal is to get students trained, certified, and assist with employment, so they don’t need Boca Helping Hands in the future.”

Through support from The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller of Florida, and private donors, Boca Helping Hands can offer these job training courses and certifications free of charge to qualified applicants.

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EDITORIAL By: C. Ron Allen

It Only Takes One Dedicated Mentor to Shape a Child’s Future ‘The children are our future.’

We often say those words, but what if a child takes a wrong turn in life, becomes ensnared in crime, drug-addiction or suicide and selfdestruction? If children are truly our future, then we adults owe them a helping hand in shaping it.

We can do so through mentoring.

As a children’s advocate and founder of the KOP Mentoring Network here in Palm Beach County, I believe every young person needs a caring adult mentor to provide encouragement and support to succeed in school and in life. Many of us have the power to truly impact their future by simply showing up as a caring friend and mentor.

We have seen the benefits of mentoring in addressing our schools’ graduation rates, which, have been increasing in recent years here in South Florida and

across the nation. In what can only be described as good news, the Palm Beach County School District again has a graduation rate that has outperformed other large school districts in Florida. More public-school students are graduating than ever as the district’s graduation rate rose from 90 percent in 2017 to 91.7 percent in 2018.

The improvement is due in part to adult volunteers who have come forward to help poorly performing students stay on track academically. Nationally, one-third of all high schools provide mentors to their students, which amounts to one in 10 high school students, according to an U.S. Department of Education analysis. The study showed “some significant evidence” that suggests programs that provide high school students adult volunteers may help students stay in school.

At KOP Mentoring Network, we see the fruits of mentoring in our Oratorical, STRE2AM2, and Wealth Building and Entrepreneurship programs. Some of our students come from homes that have incarcerated parents or guardians.

Without intervention these children are more likely to follow that same path. While our mentors help build student academic skills, the underlying theme for us is making our students see that someone cares enough to be there and expects the best from them.

Our mentors are ordinary people who serve as advisers and teachers. They are motivators and role models, who believe in the students we work with. We see the potential and work hard in helping students get to where they want to go. The youngsters participating in the KOP Monitoring Network are less likely to use drugs and alco-

hol and less likely to skip school.

They are more confident in their academic performance, and they are better able to get along with their families. In short, our mentors are making a difference, a real impact in the lives of the youngsters they serve.

The children are our future, but to quote another well-known adage about the harvest being plentiful but the laborers are few. There are still far too many of our young people who lack the support and the tools to succeed in school and in life. Despite the best efforts of the many men and women who serve as mentors and the agencies that support them, much more can be accomplished with the help of more dedicated volunteers. It only takes one caring mentor to shape a child’s future.

By: Dr. Synesio Lyra

Moving Toward Tomorrow Most people are eager to get somewhere. But their own actions often betray their intentions, for they become guardians of the status quo. Others make no careful plans to move ahead and, as a result, also go nowhere. And one also finds those who take a bold step to move forward but soon retreat, the moment any obstacle presents itself in their path.

Living life to the fullest requires risks, constant risks. Years ago I was reminded of the obvious: even a turtle will not move forward unless it sticks its neck out. But fear, shyness and other related factors, keep many humans from making necessary progress.

On the other hand, a large segment of the human species is so stuck in the rat race that many forget that one is to

soar like eagles. No matter how far anyone has come in life, there remain new heights to climb, new goals to reach, new experiences to enjoy! No accomplishment, as significant as it may ever be, should be concluded with a period, thus denoting that it is the end. Each achievement, instead, should be followed by a comma to indicate there is more to come; the time of new pursuits, new discoveries, new inventions, new theories which can benefit the human race, is far from over, and one needs to live with that understanding always in view.

Surely, humans have the inbuilt drive toward progress, and no today is of any significance unless it is a mere step in moving toward tomorrow, while maintaining continuity. Obviously, many

things in life are fixed and should not be altered. But there is much that is also experimental and, therefore, can be changed, improved, or even discarded.

Not to be forgotten, however, is that all human steps toward tomorrow need not mean a total cut from yesterday. A major, old problem, especially in the field of philosophy, is the tendency of discarding tradition. In fact, it is often obvious how modern philosophy maintains “a concerted rejection of tradition,” as a contemporary writer has put it.

All major advances, be they in personal, human experience, or through new developments of science and technology, as well as in any other field of endeavour, necessitate the steps previously taken in those enterprises, in order to

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move beyond! What is old is not necessarily bad, just as what is new is not necessarily superior. Arthur Koestler, with a keen sense of humour, had referred to those who are prone to reject the past as “men born without umbilical cords.”

While not rejecting the past j u s t b e c a u s e i t i s o l d , i t ’s i m p e ra t i ve t h a t t h e t h i n g s o f y e s t e rday will never become distract i o n s i n o n e ’s d a i l y e f f o r t t o move ahead toward a new tom o r r o w. W h a t i s n e w a t a n y a g e may be renewed continually so a s t o m a k e a p o s i t i ve d i f f e r e n c e to new times in the calendar into w h i ch o n e a d va n c e s. O n l y w h a t turns sour or rotten, needs to g o, t h e s o o n e r t h e b e t t e r !

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FAITH By: Rick Boxx

Workplace Autonomy, as God Intended

By: Robert Weinroth

Health Care District of Palm Beach County to Close Mass Vaccination Sites at End of May As more of our residents have been vaccinated, the demand for vaccinations has begun to recede and securing appointments has become less frustrating.

With reduced demand, the county has announced it will redirect its efforts to mobile vaccination sites beginning in June. Mass vaccination sites, now located in Palm Beach Gardens at the Burns Road Community Center, suburban West Palm Beach at the South florida Fair Grounds and in south county at the South County Civic Center, will cease operations at the end of May. PBC Vice Mayor Robert S Weinroth and PBC Mayor Dave Kerner receiving update from Dr Alina Alonso FL DOH The Health Care District of Palm Beach County encourages all residents, 16 years and older, to self-schedule their first-dose appointments for the Pfizer vaccine online at vaccine.hcdpbc.org.

The Healthcare District’s website (vaccine.hcdpbc.org) lists the available dates, times, locations and eligibility requirements at each of the Health Care District’s three mass vaccination sites.

Individuals need to follow the state eligibility guidelines when scheduling to avoid being turned away at the sites.

A parent or guardian must be present at the appointment of those who are 16 and 17 years old.

For those without Internet access, the Health Care District’s helpline at 561.804.4115 is available to assist in English, Spanish and Creole.

All appointments are based on vaccine availability. As additional vaccine is received and appointments are opened, the community will be notified that the self-scheduler is open.

VACCINES FOR HOMEBOUND SENIORS The Florida Division of Emergency Management is providing vaccine appointments for homebound seniors. The state encourages homebound individuals to sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at their home by filling out the survey available here, emailing HomeboundVaccine@em.myflorida.com or by calling 866.779.6121.

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ment. To date, more than 7,000 vaccines have been administered through the statewide homebound vaccination program.

Testing continues to be available at the following sites: Ballpark of the Palm Beaches (5100 N Haverhill Rd West Palm Beach 33407) Drive-through site – Tuesday through Saturday 8AM – 4PM. Any age; with or without symptoms. Testing in the order of arrival; no appointment needed (PCR/Molecular and Rapid Antigen Testing).

To preregister with your information for testing go to: https://ops.patientportalfl.com/s/?language=en_US Health Care District of PBC C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinic at Lakeside Medical Center (39200 Hooker Hwy Belle Glade, 33430). Walk-up site, appointments recommended; Monday through Friday; 8AM – Noon. Any age; with or without symptoms. Call 561.642.1000 for an appointment. (PCR Molecular and Rapid Antigen Testing).

HCD C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinic (411 W Indiantown Rd Jupiter 33458). Appointments only; Monday through Friday; 8AM – 11AM. Any age; with or without symptoms. Call 561.642.1000 for an appointment. (PCR Molecular and Rapid Antigen Testing).

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Daniel Pink’s new book, “Drive,” builds an interesting case for promoting autonomy at work. He defines autonomy as “acting with choice.” As justification, he highlights a Cornell University study of 320 small businesses.

Of the companies the university researched, half of the businesses granted autonomy to their workers, while the other half relied on top-down direction, providing explicit executive direction while offering little freedom to employees. According to the study, the businesses that granted worker autonomy grew at a rate four times greater than that of the control-oriented firms. In addition, the companies that encouraged autonomy had an employee turnover rate of only about one-third of that in the high-control businesses.

These findings should not surprise us.

They reflect how we have been designed.

In the Bible, we see that God originally established autonomy in the workplace. Genesis 1:26 teaches, “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’” Even though He was the Creator, God was delegating authority to His foremost creation, humanity, to serve as steward over all that He had made.

We see this advocacy of autonomy reflected in the Bible’s New Testament as well. Matthew 10:1 tells us, “He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.” Later He

asked them for a report on what they had experienced.

Then in Matthew 21, we see Jesus sending two of His disciples into the village ahead to engage in preparations for His entry into Jerusalem. Basically, Jesus was acknowledging that if His enterprise were to succeed, surviving His earthly presence, He would have to rely the talents and zeal of His followers to sustain the work. There are many benefits to extending autonomy to workers, as the Scriptures affirm: Benefiting from unique talents. Even the best leaders are limited; they do not have all the skills or abilities necessary to achieve their organizations’ goals. Granting worker autonomy frees them to use their unique capabilities to the fullest.”The body is a unit, although it is made up of many parts; and though all the parts are many, they form one body…. If they were all one part, where would the body be?…”

(1 Corinthians 12:12-16).

Benefiting from diverse perspectives.

It always helps to consider the perspectives of those who see issues from different angles. If given the freedom to express their opinions, they may introduce ideas the leader had not considered.”Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed” (Proverbs 15:22).

Benefiting from confident workers. People who are granted autonomy feel trusted and usually are eager to prove worthy of that trust. “Like the coolness of snow at harvest time is a tr ustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the spirit of his masters” (Proverbs 25:13).

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Palm Beach County Sports Commission Host’s Baseball Olympic Qualifier Alongside Play Treasure Coast Sports Tourism By: Brianna Smith On May 31 the cities of West Palm Beach and Port Saint Lucie will present some of the worlds best of the best baseball players as they vie for a chance to make an appearance at the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020.

The Ballpark of Palm Beaches and Clover park will be the venues where teams USA, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, Canada, and Colombia will compete for their spot, all the way through June 5.

Over the course of 16 games each team will go head to head working toward placing their country in the six-team in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic baseball tournament.

The eight teams are split into two groups of four, group “A” and group “B.” Both groups will compete from May 31Jun 3 and the remaining two teams (one from each group) will advance to the super round where they will battle for that final spot.

Of course, due to COVID-19 and the event abiding by the CDC social distancing guidelines, 26% of the stadium’s capacity will be allowed in attendance, which accounts for about 21,000 guests. Each section will be socially distanced in a pod-like form and that will fit one to six people per pod.

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The conference was filled with many officials who are in support of Palm Beach Sports and Treasure Coast, but also in attendance were a couple of former MLB players and Olympic Gold medalists, such as Luis Alicea (previous MLB player and coach) and Chrarles Johnson (‘92 USA Olympian, previous MLB catcher, 2x

NL All- Star).

“The teams and the entire baseball world are all looking forward to this exciting moment to arrive on the road to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari said. “Now with the dates and venues locked in place, anticipation builds even higher for this im-

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portant qualifier, which we hope will provide an excellent preview of the Tokyo 2020 Games and what they represent, as a symbol of hope and inspiration.”

To learn more about the games, dates, time, tickets and any other information please visit Tickets.com or go to the OAQ baseball Facebook page.

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What Homeowners Need to Know Before Refinancing With mortgage rates hovering near three percent, experts say there are still a number of homeowners who could benefit from refinancing. In fact, borrowers who refinanced in 2020 to lower their mortgage rate saved over $2,800 in mortgage payments annually, according to the latest Freddie Mac research.

“While today’s low mortgage rates have fueled a refinance boom, it’s been driven mainly by higher-income borrowers. With millions of borrowers eligible to refinance, lower- and middle-income borrowers who could stand to benefit the most from refinancing might be leaving money on the table,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.

To determine whether refinancing makes financial sense for you, it’s essential to first understand the basics. Here’s what to know about the refinancing process: • Understanding refinancing: When refinancing your mortgage, you are essentially applying for a new mortgage with the goal of

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securing a loan with better terms than your current one. Primarily, people refinance their mortgages for three reasons: to lower their interest rate, to switch from one product to another (i.e. switch from an adjustable-rate mortgage to a fixed-rate mortgage) or switch to a loan with a shorter term.

• Determining refinancing costs: While refinancing can save you money, it isn’t free.

Just as there are closing costs and associated fees with your current mortgage, there are related costs to refinance your loan. To get a sense of what refinancing could cost you, use Freddie Mac’s refinance calculator, which is available at calculators.freddiemac.com.

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most common option is to refinance the remaining unpaid balance on your mortgage.

Through refinancing, you can improve your financial position by shortening your term or locking in a lower interest rate. Your lender will be able to discuss refinancing options with you and help determine the best solution for your situation.

• Closing your loan: Closing on your new loan is the final step in the refinancing process, a procedure that is almost identical to when you initially closed on your current mortgage. During closing, it’s important that you take your time to read all documents carefully and ask clarifying questions. Once all of the closing documents are signed, you will have a new loan.

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First Peterbrooke Chocolatier in Boca Raton Now Open Peterbrooke Chocolatier (Peterbrooke), the premiere Florida-based confectioner, recently opened its newest neighborhood specialty retail chocolate shop in West Boca Raton, Fla.’s Regency Square Shopping Plaza, 3013 Yamato Road B10, in close proximity to Woodfield Country Club. The new business opened the week before Easter and held a ribbon cutting on Friday, April 23 at 4 p.m. and grand opening festivities on Saturday, April 24 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. with free giveaways, samples and prizes.

The newest shop in the system and the first in Boca Raton will be run by local Boca Raton residents Susana and Hanno Schulze Schleppinghoff, the same owners that operate the successful Peterbrooke shop just 30 minutes away on Palm Beach, a location known for its creative and inspiring custom chocolate creations and exceptional guest service.

“The new Boca shop is in great and capable hands with the dynamic team of Susana and Hanno Schulze Schleppinghoff and Yuliya Artemyeva, our long-time Palm Beach manager, who, along with her team are master chocolate artisans,” said Peterbrooke Chocolatier Chief Operating Officer Jeff Smith.

High quality specialties such as chocolate covered cookies, pretzels, scratch-made marshmallows, potato chips and straw-

berries are hand-dipped daily with Peterbrooke’s own proprietary blend of milk, dark and white chocolate, with many of the brand’s chocolates being certified OU Kosher, including the hand-crafted gelato.

Supporting the neighborhood feel, each Peterbrooke shop, including West Boca Raton, offers its own unique take on teambuilding events, birthday parties, summer day camps for children, private parties, catering and corporate gifts.

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“We look forward to serving the greater Boca area as the first of many Peterbrooke Chocolatier in Boca Raton opens, offering amazing chocolates, hand crafted gelato, private parties, catering, summer camps and more,” Smith added. “The Yamato Road location is the latest affirmation of our success as a brand; we opened four new shops during 2020 and are set to open a total of three, including West Boca, in just

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The West Boca Raton Peterbrooke Chocolatier is located in the Regency Square Shopping Plaza, 3013 Yamato Road Suite B10, Boca Raton, FL 33434. Hours are Monday – Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. To contact the shop directly, call 561617-7170, email Woodfield@peterbrooke. com or visit https://peterbrookebocaregencysquare.com/. Friend and follow on Facebook at PeterbrookeBoca and on Instagram at peterbrookebocaregencysquare.

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“Bark and Brunch” Dog Buffet to Lynn University student, Giuliana Carrozza Take Place on May 2 authors book on personal branding By: Megan Mandatta This event is hosted by The TriCounty Animal Rescue at The Addison in Boca Raton on May 2. “Bark and Brunch” is centered around mothers bringing their dogs to enjoy a buffet and festivities for dogs and mothers to enjoy.

The brunch is set to take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. offering a dog buffet, “freeflowing” bloody Marys and bellinis, photo-ops, a gift shop and goodie bags to take home. The tickets cost $225 and can be purchased at tricountyanimalrescue.com “Besides having the lunch for the mom and their friends, we’re also having a buffet for the dogs,” TriCounty Animal Rescue Founder and Executive Director Suzi Goldsmith said to The Sun Sentinel. “We’re very excited because this is our inaugural event and all the gifts that we’re

going to be giving in beautiful bags.

They’re going to be full of goodies for both the mom as well as the puppies.”

The “doggie buffet” will offer carrots, green beans and a variety of Milkbones. All proceeds from the event will go directly toward the Animal Rescue’s medical fund to help offer a lower cost for full veterinary services for pet owners who can’t afford it.

“It’s going to be a fundraiser for the Lois Pope Pet Clinic, which is where we do our pro bono and our low-cost spaying neutering shots and surgeries for people who cannot afford it,” Goldsmith said to The Sun Sentinel. “We have many people that have to make a choice, including the senior citizens, nurses and hospital workers, that cannot afford to pay for these extremely high medical expenses they have if there’s an emergency with the dog.”

Local high school students win firstever canCode’s Hackathon competition By: Lauren Do Nascimento Three 11th graders from Spanish River High School won the first canCode Hackathon competition.

As reported by WPTV News, Luke Fishe r, M a x i milian Meiler and Alek Fecteur entered a computer technology contest that hopes to inspire kids to work with tech.

The young teens named their team Hecor computer Science Industries and didn’t expect to win.

“Surprised we won. We ran into a lot of hiccups, we submitted with ten seconds left,” says Fecteau.

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By: Kathryn Hubbard Lynn University student Giuliana Carrozza’s first book, Brand You talks about how to give yourself a personal brand and will be published on Amazon this Friday.

Originally from Brazil, Carrozza is a junior at Lynn University majoring in marketing with double minors in fashion & retail and international business. Carrozza moved to Boston for her final year in high school and relocated to Boca Raton for college.

Carrozza always had a passion for writing and kept journals with personal experiences to use at a later date. Last year, Carrozza utilized her writing skills as an intern for the online collegiate magazine, Her Campus.

“I always knew that I eventually wanted to write my own book,” said Carrozza. “But I had no idea who would want to read it.”

Carrozza’s writing process for Brand You began in Apr. 2020. A professor read Carrozza’s Her Campus articles online and connected with Carrozza on Linkedin. The professor saw Carrozza’s background in marketing and both concluded that there was not enough information on how to personally brand yourself.

“I did a lot of research and realized that no book covered personal branding and what goes into creating your own brand,” said Carrozza.

During the first six months, Carrozza signed with a publishing agency and

began writing. The latter half of the year was spent creating manuscripts and editing them. Carrozza’s final book, Brand You, is set to be published this Friday.

“My favorite part about the writing process was realizing that I was engaging in something that I didn’t realize I was good at,” said Carrozza. “By writing my book, I realized that I was on the right path by choosing a career in marketing.”

Writing Brand You taught Carrozza time management skills and how to manage stress. Carrozza also learned how to balance her schoolwork while writing her book and interning for Her Campus.

“Sometimes, my editor would contact me on Sunday night and I would have a draft due the next morning,” said Carrozza. “I learned how to operate and work around short deadlines.”

Brand You offers a different perspective on personal branding. The book is divided into three sections: researching personal branding, the interior side of marketing and the exterior of marketing.

“With this book, I wanted to look at the purpose of a company and apply it to people in order to form a personal relationship with that company,” said Carrozza.

Brand You is set to be published this Friday on Amazon, eBook site Kobo and Ingram. For more information about Brand You and Giuliana Carrozza, visit brandyouby.com and follow @brandyouby on Instagram.

the contest, canCode, states that they have taught over 400 elementary students and engaged teens to become volunteer teachers.

“The way that they develop their cur riculum is actually modular.

So we can t e a ch d i f ferent parts of the game at different workshops,” says Noah Rubin who started canCode in 2016.

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Thousands Gather at Lake Boca on Sunday Hopkins and Jones artwork with Many Questioning The Boca Bash’s Safety featured in Biennial exhibition By: Megan Mandatta On April 25, thousands grabbed their boats and friends and took off to Lake Boca for the annual Boca Bash, following the event’s cancellation last year due to COVID-19.

Despite the overwhelming support from fans of the event, not everyone was thrilled over the lack of apparent safety that comes with the Boca Bash.

“This is not a city sponsored event,” says Andrea Levine O’Rourke, city councilwoman for Boca Raton. “We do not support this event, but it does tax our services quite a bit.”

Councilwoman O’Rourke notes that at the event there are always boats from the Police Department, Fire Department, Sheriff ’s Department and the Coast Guard.

“All of these entities come together to make this as safe as possible, but this is not an event we like to be frank,” concludes Councilwoman O’Rourke.

The event was cancelled last year due to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission enacting a one-day anchor dropping ban on the day the event was to be held per Boca Raton’s request to prevent a super-spreader event.

But, despite the preventive measures from last

year, this year the event was as big as ever with thousands of attendees and multiple arrests. About 5.83 million Floridians have been vaccinated as of April 26, but this event still failed to meet social distancing and face mask measures.

“It’s just a big cluster,” Dr. Ira Wenzel, a resident living along the Intracoastal, said to The Sun Sentinel. “It’s just too crowded. It’s getting bigger and bigger each year. It’s one big party.

It’s insane, I’ll tell you that.”

Both Councilwoman O’Rourke and Yvette Drucker noted an increased police presence occurred at the 2021 event, yet the Florida Fish and Wildlife and Boca Raton Police will not announce the final arrests until Monday.

“We have reached out to several agencies [to prepare for the event],” noted Drucker. There were 53 officers in attendance among 15 boats and 1 “fixed-wing aircraft” says Councilwoman Drucker.

“It’s all about getting out there and having a good time,” Dr. Wenzel said to The Sun Sentinel. “Especially with COVID, a lot of people are letting off steam. Later today, you’re going to see a lot of DUIs out there.”

The Boca Raton Tribune attempted to reach out to the event’s organizer and Facebook page to pose questions about the safety of this event, but all declined to comment.

Palm Beach State College professor Kristin Miller Hopkins and adjunct instructor Symantha Jones are two of 30 artists who were recently chosen to showcase their artwork in the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s Biennial 2021 exhibition.

Hopkins and Jones, who are each presenting in the juried exhibition for the first time, were selected from a pool of 150 Palm Beach County artists. The free exhibition runs through May 28 at the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, 601 Lake Ave., Lake Worth Beach. It’s open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., as well as noon to 5 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month.

Hopkins piece titled “A Sea Change” is a site-specific wall installation composed of 14 irregular, biomorphic shapes that float off the wall delicately.

“The year 2020 was ‘A Sea Change’ for many,” said Hopkins, who teaches on the Lake Worth campus. “Changes were seen in our home habitat, work/life balance, access to childcare, global climate change, pol-

itics, and personal health. Making these organically shaped soft sculptures was both a distraction and a remedy from the harshness of today’s reality. The diaphanous nature of the forms is inspired by the changing forms of sea creatures, meant to symbolize how we are being challenged to grow, change shape, and morph into a new normal.”

Jones, who teaches on the Boca Raton campus, also features an installation titled “Inescapable Moments” comprised of 44 individual house forms made from predominantly reclaimed materials.

“Each houselet encapsulates a memory, feeling, moment from before a time when we were housebound, making each oddly sweet and melancholy,” said Jones. “They are a reflection of our relationship between safety and the home, the scarcity of homes, and the overall instability of home, life, future. They are crumbling effigies to the perfect home, nearly unattainable for so many.”

Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t the exhibit, call 561-471-2901 or visit palmbeachculture.com.

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Boca Symphonia sets third live concert of season Sunday The Symphonia, South Florida’s premier chamber orchestra, has announced its third live concert of the season will be held on Sunday, May 2 at 2 p.m., with a second performance at 5 p.m., in the Grand Oasis Ballroom of the Boca Raton Marriott.

“Let the Tr u m p e t Sound,” led

by Principal Conductor, Maestro Alastair Willis, will include a 60-minute performance, without intermission, featuring soloist Jeffrey Kaye, principal trumpet.

A reducedsized orchestra will perform, enabling the musicians to socially distance on the stage. In addition, guest seating will be spatially distanced, per recommended CDC guidelines, and masks will be required for both musicians and guests. The trum-

pet will feature a bell cover during the performance to adhere with covid safety standards.

“Like every performing artist, our musicians are eager to get back on stage and perform,” said Annabel Russell, the Symphonia’s executive director. “We are still prioritizing safety, of course, and have taken many measures to ensure our guests and our musicians have a spatially-safe, yet thoroughly enjoyable experience.”

W h i l e those who have already subscribed for the season will be given first opportunity for seats, the Symphonia added the second performance to enable participation from the public.

Ticket prices are $75 per person.

To purchase tickets, call 561-3763848 or email info@thesymphonia.org.

Knight-a-Thon Goes Gold For The Kids By: Kathryn Hubbard Lynn University ended Knight-aThon week by raising over $10,500 to benefit the Pediatric Oncology Support Team of South Florida.

Every year, the Lynn Leadership Institute at Lynn University hosts Knighta-Thon. Planning for Knight-a-Thon begins at the start of each academic year.

This year, students planned for a fiveday event instead of the usual twelve-hour dance marathon.

Knight-a-Thon week began Apr. 19 with the going gold kick off. Students could donate $5 for five tickets or $20 for 30 tickets to enter a raffle contest. The raffle continued throughout the week and winners were announced Friday night.

Day four of Knight-a-Thon was candy themed. A life-size game of Candy Land was played by students featuring greek life members as characters. Students could donate $1 for their stick of cotton candy.

Day five of Knight-a-Thon brought different international cultures to campus. Students representing different

countries had their own table with a description about the country and the different traditions that take place.

Last night was the finale of Knight-aThon. Students made their last incentives to fundraise for the Pediatric Oncology Support Team. Students donated money to create tie dye t-shirts, receive a henna tattoo, and enter the raffle competition.

Before the grand total was revealed, the CEO of POST South Florida shared a family’s story. A patient was 12 -year s -ol d and stayed in the hospital for two months after his leukemia diagnosis. The money donated to POST was able to help the family pay their bills and buy groceries while the mother could not work and the father stayed home with the other children.

Throughout the week, Knight-aThon raised a grand total of $10,518 for the Pediatric Oncology Support Team of South Florida. Each dollar will help families in need of financial assistance or emotional support during treatment.

Families of POST can expect to feel the love and support from the Knight-aThon committee.

FAU High Graduates to Receive Bachelor’s Before High School Diplomas By: Brittany Sylvestri Florida Atlantic University’s spring commencement ceremonies highlights the accomplishments of five FAU High School students who will be receiving their bachelor’s degrees on Thursday, April 29, 15 days prior to receiving their high school diplomas on Friday, May 14.

“These students have shown tremendous dedication to their studies and their communities and I’m positive they will have an impact far beyond FAU,” said Sherry Bees, principal/director of A.D. Henderson University School and FAU High. “Though their last year of high school and college was a ‘different’ one, the incredible efforts displayed and opportunities offered to these students have been an accurate representation of what it means to attend FAU High School.”

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Schmidt College of Science on Thursday, April 29 at 5 p.m. with a degree in psychology. When Blackwood was 3 years old, her father passed away from cancer. This tragic event instilled in her a passion for everyone to have access to mental health care without cost or stigma. Blackwood has been accepted to Duke University’s accelerated Bachelor’s in Nursing program, which she will begin in the fall.

Her goal is to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and volunteer both domestically and aboard. She was the secretary of the Psychology Club at FAU High School and tutored in her spare time.

K e v i n Figueroa, 17, is one of FAU’s youngest graduate this semester. He will graduate summa cum laude from the College of Business on Thursday, April 29 at 9 a.m. with a degree in business management with a concentration in entrepreneurship and a minor in finance. He is a first-generation graduate who is pas-

sionate about entrepreneurship, helping people and making a big impact on the world. At the age of 13, Figueroa started an online company which allowed parents to do their back to school shopping within minutes. Recently, he started Freeferrals, an online referral marketing platform that will give people a new way to save money on online shopping by having free access to products and services they love by referring them to their friends. Figueroa has been accepted to the University of Southern California’s Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program, which he will start in the fall as the youngest student ever admitted to the program.

Nicole Nudelman, 18, will graduate summa cum laude from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science on Thursday, April 29 at 5 p.m. with a degree in biological sciences. She is a first-generation graduate with a dream of attending medical school. Nudelman was on the varsity swim team at FAU High School and shadowed at the Surgery Center of Fort Lauderdale. She also participated in FAU High School’s student government organization and volunteered at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

Rebeca Dume, 17, is one of FAU’s youngest graduate this semester. She will graduate summa cum laude from the College of Business on Thursday,

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April 29 at 9 a.m. with a degree in finance and a minor in hospitality. She participated in Science Olympiad and National Honor Society, prior to focusing on her career and getting an internship. She enjoys graphic design in her spare time. Dume has been hired at a nonprofit organization, Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life, where she will work fulltime following graduation.

Xiyan Wu, 18, will graduate magna cum laude from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science on Thursday, April 29 at 5 p.m. with a degree in mathematical science and a minor in computer science. Wu is a first-generation graduate with a passion for the applied math and data science field. She participated in FAU’s student government organization, FAU High’s Interact Club, Science Olympiad and SECME. Wu has been accepted to the University of Washington’s Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics program, which she will start in the fall.

T he highly selective prog ram at FAU High ser ves as a dual-enrollment prototype. Students spend their ninth g rade year in a high school classroom taking advanced coursework. This prepares them for grades 10-12, where all classes are collegiate courses taken at FAU for both high school and college credit.

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We are the Pinwheels of Power By: Lauren Do Nascimento

April was an eventful month. With spring in full swing, there were many fun and important things to look forward to. One of those important things being child abuse prevention month. However, child abuse prevention shouldn’t just apply to April, it should apply to every month of the year. Many people don’t know what child abuse prevention represents, but it should be something that is labeled in red ink, or rather with a pinwheel even in the last weeks of the month.

When speaking with the executive director of Prevent Child Abuse Florida, Chis Lolley, he spoke about the symbol that the pinwheel has in child abuse prevention.

“We need a symbol that denotes action and so the pinwheel is the symbol of Child Abuse Prevention month more so than a ribbon that commemorates those bad things,” says Lolley. “We use the pinwheel to talk about how it only takes a little bit of wind to get that pinwheel spinning.”

Lolley talked about what was done this past April as well as going in-depth about child abuse prevention. Lolley informed that social media tool kits were the best way to raise awareness in April.

On top of using a social media platform, people can attend virtual kickoffs that discuss the topic of raising awareness. But to start raising awareness, people must first understand what to do to stop child abuse.

“It only takes a little bit of action from us as individuals as small groups, as places of faith, as schools and as other organizations that are in the community. If we take just a little bit of action just like the pinwheels, we can help prevent cases of abuse and neglect.”

Lolley states that it’s better to prevent abuse before it starts instead of waiting to report abuse that’s already happened.

“It’s not like we’re not going to stop responding to reports of abuse, we have to do that. But instead of talking about looking for bruises and welts, looking for changes in behavior, looking for children who are ill-dressed for the weather, keep in mind is what people can do to prevent it,” says Lolley.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Maltreatment report of 2019, an estimate of 1,840 children died from abuse and neglect at a national scale. The report also states that the rate of those fatalities was 2.50 per 100,000 children in the population of 2019. The study also states that out of children who died in that population of 2019, 75.9% of those children suffered neglect.

“Neglect outweighs the number of physical abuse reports for sexual abuse reports by 3 to 1,” says Lolley.

“The best way to prevent abuse or neglect is stable, caring relationships. One caring, stable individual is what can really make a difference for kids so we encourage people to do things like mentoring or volunteering or Child Care Center, volunteering at your school,” says Lolley.

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“You can coach little league, you can coach youth sports. Even if you wait until after abuse or neglect has occurred, a lot of people could be foster parents and adopt or they could be a guardian ad litem even after abuse and neglect,” Lolley commits.

However, in the case that abuse has already happened, it is not too late to act.

In the state of Florida, a person doesn’t need a specific reason to report child abuse. As Lolley informed, as mandated or mandatory reporters, a person can and should call for help when abuse is suspected. He informs that they shouldn’t hesitate to call 1-800-96-ABUSE when abuse is suspected.

Lolley says that “calling doesn’t mean you’re calling in a report and you never have to worry about it again because it may or may not fit the definition for abuse in the State of Florida or neglect in the State of Florida. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t see people in our communities all the time.” People should not be intimidated to step in and report abuse if they have to because children will feel more protected when they know they have a community.

Another easy step to raise awareness is simply becoming more informed. Lolley stated that Prevent Child Abuse Florida distributed over 200,00 pieces of literature informing parents on parenting and protecting their children.

He also discussed how the rate of SID deaths, or sudden unexplained infant deaths, has gone down in the last 25 years because of their Back to Sleep campaign. This campaign encouraged parents to put their babies to sleep on their backs to prevent suffocation and the campaign reduced those deaths.

Magazines and informational pamphlets like that can make the biggest difference. It can inform parents about taking care of children while sleeping or playing by the pool’s edge.

“We know that abuse and neglect cover the entire front so it impacts every culture, every race, and every ethnicity.

Our parenting magazine is our effort to provide information for common things like toilet training for example, or how to deal with a fussy eater, but it also goes all the way up and talks about things like teen dating violence and how to keep your kids safe online and stuff like that,” says Lolley.

The main thing that everyone should remember is that awareness doesn’t end just because April is over. One month will end and another will come forward, but that means that child abuse prevention must still be a prominent topic.

“There’s a lot that has to be done and it won’t happen overnight. There’s no magic wand that we can wave at the problem and turn into something that just disappears,” Lolley concludes “There are a lot of things you can do that’ll help in your community, whether you’re volunteering as we talked about, but trust has to be established.” We have to do our part and become pinwheels of people for the children in our community every month of the year.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Principal Set to Fly with U.S. Navy Blue Angels

ford served as the principal of Charles W. Flanagan High School for eight years, leading the school to its first ever grade of “A,” amongst many other accolades.

Kefford was honored as Broward County Public Schools Principal of the Year in 2018, Florida’s Principal of the Year in 2019, the Florida Association of School Administrators Principal of the Year in 2020 Kefford was honored as Broward and was named On Wednesa finalist for the day, May 5, at noon County Public Schools Principal National Associa( f r o m Je t s c a p e of the Year in 2018, Florida’s tion of Secondary – Fo r t L a u d e rSchool Principals d a l e - H o l l y wo o d Principal of the Year in 2019.

National Principal International Airof Year award in port, Alpha Han2021. gar, 350 S.W. 34th In addition to her role as a high Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315), Kefford will experience the ride of her life school principal, she serves as a mentor in the backseat of an F/A-18 Super Hor- for aspiring leaders in Broward County, net with Blue Angel #7 Lieutenant Ju- as well as a trainer and facilitator of numerous leadership courses. She also vollius Bratton as her pilot.

“I’m incredibly excited about this unteers at her church, teaching adolesopportunity,” said Kefford. “It’s such cents in the community.

The Fort Lauderdale Air Show will an honor to be chosen by the Blue Anonce again take place under a series of gels as a ‘Key Influencer’.”

In every show market where the “Stay Safe and Separate Initiatives” to Blue Angels perform, they honor a “Key ensure the safety of guests and spectaInfluencer” (defined as an individual tors at this year’s event. For more inforwho helps shape attitudes and opinions mation about these initiatives and about of youth in their communities) with an the show, please visit the event website — https://fortlauderdaleairshow.com/. hour-long flight.

The Fort Lauderdale Air Show is Kefford has been the principal at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the second destination on the AirDotfor the past two years. She was named to Show Live Tour that will visit six destithe leadership role in 2019, as the school nations in 2021 including Cocoa Beach, community continued its recovery from Florida; Atlanta; Ocean City, Maryland; the February 14, 2018, tragedy that took New York; and Orlando. For more infor mation on the tour please visit place on the campus.

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The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have selected Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Principal Michelle Kefford to be their “Key Influencer” flier in advance of the 2021 Fort Lauderdale Air Show, it was announced today by show officials.

The Blue Angels will headline the Fort Lauderdale Air Show, scheduled for May 8-9, over Fort Lauderdale Beach.

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FAU Honors 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees Along with Distinguished Alumni

The Florida Atlantic University San Antonio, one of the leading trauma Alumni Association (FAUAA) hosted its centers in the country.

Durbin is chief nursing officer and annual Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni ceremony and reception recently. vice president at Boca Raton RegionThe event brought together alumni to cel- al Hospital. She joined Boca Raton Reebrate the accomplishments of their most gional Hospital in 2006 as executive dioutstanding peers. Alumni from seven of rector of the Lynn Heart and Vascular FAU’s colleges were honored for their ca- Institute. Durbin obtained her underreer accomplishments, and Dr. Michael graduate and graduate nursing degrees Metzner, B.A.’12, a graduate of the Har- from FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College riet L. Wilkes Honors College and Me- of Nursing with a focus on administralissa Durbin, B.S.N. ’96, M.S. ’12, a grad- tive finance and nursing leadership.

Durbin is a member of the Chrisuate of the Christine E. Lynn College tine E. Lynn Colof Nursing were lege of Nursing introduced as the advisor y board, 2021 inductees inAlumni from seven of the past presito the FAUAA Hall dent of the Nursof Fame.

FAU’s colleges were ing Consortium of Dr. Metzner honored for their career South Florida and is a medical advithe past president sor and associate accomplishments. of the South Floriproducer for ABC da Organization of Studios. He curNurse Executives. rently works with writers to help create medical stories, Previously, Durbin served as the direcas well as with directors and actors to tor of trauma and critical care services at produce realistic and captivating stories Delray Medical Center. She was responfor television. In 2017, he was selected sible for the administrative trauma seras a medical communications fellow for vice functions as well as the clinical opABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy.” Dr. Metzner erations of the Level II trauma service. has worked on projects with ABC, HBO, She actively participated in county and CBS, FOX, and Netflix with some of the state initiatives for access to trauma care.

“These nine outstanding Owls emgreatest storytellers in the industry.

Dr. Metzner graduated in 2012 from body everything FAU stands for: ambithe Wilkes Honors College at FAU as a tion, grit and a resilient spirit,” said JuFlagler Scholar with a double concentra- lie Lauderbaugh, assistant vice president tion in biological chemistry and visual art of communications, alumni and donor with a passion to unite the arts and sci- engagement. “After such a tough year, ences. He completed the M.D. program we are delighted to elevate and celeat the University of Central Florida and brate their stories of perseverance and continued his post-graduate training as achievement to inspire our entire Unia general surgery resident at UT Health versity community.”

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Keeler named Boynton Beach Fire’s Paramedic of the Year Lt. Matt Keeler, director of Palm Beach State’s Emergency Medical Services programs, has received the Paramedic of the Year award from Boynton Beach Fire Rescue, where he has worked as a Lt. Firefighter/Paramedic for almost 25 years.

Boynton Beach Fire Rescue has about 120 paramedics, and Keeler was nominated for the award by his Battalion Chief John Canela, who oversees the B-Shift personnel.

In nominating Keeler for the award, Canela wrote: “As BBFR’s most senior member, Lt. Keeler has displayed an unwavering commitment to EMS, training paramedics, and continuing education. … It is my opinion, and that of many, many others, that Lt. Keeler is the finest paramedic ever employed by the Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Department.”

The Boynton Beach First Responders Awards Presentation was held April 16, hosted by the Greater Boca Raton and Greater Boynton Beach Chambers of Commerce and sponsored by ADT. Due to COVID-19, the awards ceremony was held via Zoom and limited to only two awards. Firefighter of the Year was

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given to Capt. David Friedberg, who happens to be one of Keeler’s former students. Canela is also a Palm Beach State alumnus and EMS adjunct instructor.

Lt. Matt Keeler, Medic of the YearThe PBSC connections aren’t surprising considering that the College is the leading trainer of EMS personnel in the county.

“Matt is so deserving of this honor, not only for his work with Boynton Beach Fire Rescue, but also for his leadership here this past year,” said Barbara Cipriano, PBSC interim dean of Public Safety, Business and Industry. “He has led us through COVID-19 by providing safety guidance within our Public Safety department and to the College community at large.”

Though Keeler is greatly honored to receive this award, awards are not what he finds most gratifying.

“I take greater pleasure in knowing that at least five of my former students who work with me at Boynton Beach Fire Rescue have also won this award over the years.”

Spoken like an award-winning educator.

Boynton Beach City Library to Promote Mental Health Awareness & Trauma Informed Care in May During this past year, people nationwide have faced an increase in mental health challenges. Now, more than ever, it is paramount to provide services and highlight organizations that help those in need.

Throughout May, the Boynton Beach City Library, in partnership with the Boynton Beach Mental Health Committee and Healthier Boynton Beach, will host a variety of live virtual programs designed to educate, empower and support the mental health of citizens of every age. Specific offerings include: · Mental Health Month Book Club – Visit the library to check out a copy of Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson and join a virtual book discussion on Wed., May 19 from 1:30 – 2:30 pm. Email marketing@boyntonlibrary.org to reserve your spot. · Mindful Mondays with NAMI – Mondays in May from 12 – 12:30

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pm, led by the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Palm Beach County · Walk-Fit to Music – Thursdays in May from 12 – 12:30 pm, led by Total Body Fitness with Rosa LLC · Intuit i ve E a t i n g , Healthy at Every Size, Body Acceptance – Wednesday, May 5 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm, presented by the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness · Eating Disorders: The Latest Information You Need to Know – Wednesday, May 12 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm, presented by the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness All programs are free and open to the public. Register at bit.ly/bbclmhm21.

The Boynton Beach City Librar y is located at 100 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach, FL 33435.

To sign up for a librar y card or learn more about library resources and prog rams, visit boyntonlibrar y.org or call 561.742.6390.

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Bringing Hope and Smiles to Senior Citizens Pace Center for Girls (Pace), a nationally-recognized program that provides girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training and advocacy, received an $85,000 grant from The State Farm Companies Foundation which gives charitable grants to nonprofit initiatives that help build up and meet the needs of their communities.

The funding supports Pace’s service-learning program designed to help girls to engage in leadership development and give back to their local communities.

Twenty one Pace Center for Girls chapters across Florida and 37 State Farm agents prepared and delivered over 2,100 COVID-19 care packages to local seniors through this service-learning program. In Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast, Pace girls and State Farm agents delivered more than 200 COVID-19 care packages to seniors.

“Working with Pace girls to give back to our community has been a rewarding experience,” said Jose Soto, State Farm Corporate Responsibility Analyst. “Senior citizens are more vulnerable than ever due to the pandemic and are experiencing increased isolation and loneliness.

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“Acknowledging the power of community and instilling the importance of community involvement supports girls’ healthy development. Generous donations and grants like this one from State Farm make programs like this possible, teaching Pace girls these valuable life lessons.”

For more than 36 years, Pace has impacted the lives of more than 40,000 girls and young women, helping them heal from past trauma and create a better future through education, counseling, training and advocacy. For more information about Pace Center for Girls, please visit pacecenter.org.

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SPORTS First Base With FAU Softball Head PBA Men’s Lacrosse Falls at Florida Coach Joan Joyce Southern By: Brianna Smith The saying “Jack of all trades and master of none” just might be put to rest by the all time FAU softball coach Joan Joyce.

Since dedicating her time to the women’s softball athletics program in 1994 there have been 12 championship wins under her leadership and 11 NCAA Tournament visits.

But, before the world of sports became the totality of Joyce’s life, she had other endeavors.

“I opened a travel agency when I was in Connecticut and I worked at that for a few years,” Joyce said.

Joyce’s career in sports, whether as an athletic director or a coach has been pretty successful as her many accolades speak for themselves, but so do her stories and experiences.

The greatest? Softball legend Joan Joyce subject of Branford man’s book CTInsider.com “I really haven’t run into many roadblocks, I’ve been pretty fortunate,” Joyce said. “I think because of my success in all the other sports that I have played, I have the respect of a lot of people.”

Joyce is a five-time A-Sun Coach of the Year, Sunbelt Coach of the Year in ‘07, Two- time C-USA Coach of the Year and was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame in 1983.

Though she has extensive experience within the world of sports, and has spent the past 27 years as the leader of the Owl’s softball program, she feels that the support of women within women’s sports could be greater.

“In the past I feel like women don’t support women’s movement in sports– men do,” Joyce said. “Men come out and watch softball games [and] basketball games played by women.”

Nonetheless, she has seen that women’s sports has improved over the years in athleticism and talent and feels it will continue to get better and grow.

Currently, Joyce is still working towards positively impacting her athletes so they can contribute to that percentage of growth in women’s sports.

Her philosophy in improving from her team in their past seasons is focusing on the basics.

“We all need to do a better job in teaching the younger generation how to play the game,” Joyce said. “They know how to throw, they know how to catch, they know how to swing the bat– basically the fundamentals of playing the game.”

She expressed, however, that they don’t understand the game. So, their next goal is to begin watching softball and even baseball in order to learn the nuances of the sport.

J o y c e ’s key is really being wellversed on the game and knowing the rules of it, not just the fundamentals.

She is the example that when you’re passionate about something, no matter who may doubt the possibility of your success, continue to push past any ounce of question.

“My mother used to always tell me when I was younger, she used to say to me ‘when are you going to get a real job’” Joyce said.

Joan Joyce Inducted into Atlantic Sun Hall of Fame - Florida Atlantic University Athletics Joyce has always maintained a “real” job, whether it was someone else’s version of it or not.

From the PGA Tour, FAU’s softball program, a biographical book and the stage of theatre, Joyce has pretty much every base covered.

Her book is titled “Joan Joyce: The Legend in Softball,” and can be found on Amazon, at Barnes and Noble, and the FAU bookstore.

“It takes you through my whole life, from all the things I’ve done,” Joyce said.

“I’ve done so many things that people don’t know about but it’s pretty interesting to follow my career.”

Aside from her book, Joyce’s home state of Connecticut will be putting on a musical of the life of Joan Joyce. Those in or surrounding the West Haven and Branford areas will have the opportunity to go watch the show live.

As for others who are not nearby, the show may be accessible through online or cable streaming services.

Now, Joyce is a woman with many job descriptions and it’s all because of the passion and drive she had to do what meant the most to her.

The Palm Beach Atlantic men’s lacrosse the Sailfish were outscored 8-3 in the quarteam headed to Florida Southern to face ter. PBA goalie Gerrit Kurtycz was coming the Mocs for the second time this season. off the SSC Defensive Player of the Week Coming off their best performance of the award for his performances against Saint season in a win over Saint Leo, the Sailfish Leo, but he was unable to make the same couldn’t carry that momentum over to to- sort of impact today as he made four saves while allowing ten goals. The Sailfish went night’s game as PBA fell 27-15.

The Sailfish got off to a solid start as into the halftime break trailing 11-7 after they led after the first quarter 4-3. Zack Fig- the high-scoring Mocs quarter.

Unfortunately for the Sailfish, the Mocura found Logan Robbins for PBA’s first casins offensive ongoal just 1:37 into slaught continued the game to tie the into the second half. score at 1-1. Four The Sailfish defense minutes later, HuntZack Figura found had three straight er Hopman assisted solid performancAustin Evans as he Logan Robbins for es in their previcontinued his hot PBA’s first goal just 1:37 ous games but the goal-scoring form.

Mocs offense was Christopher Tucker into the game to tie too much tonight found the back of the score at 1-1. as they scored 16 the net twice in the goals in the second final four minutes half. The Sailfish of the first quarwere outscored 9-3 ter to give the Sailin the third quarter fish the 4-3 lead.

The Sailfish outshot the Mocs 11-9 in the and 7-5 in the fourth quarter. The Sailfish opening quarter and won the battle in the managed to outshoot the Mocs 51-47 but faceoff circle, taking five of the first eight were not able to be as effective in those chances. Evans and Tucker each scored chances.

The Mocs made a run at the beginning three goals for the ‘Fish as Ben Justice and of the second quarter as they scored four Sloyan each added two.

The Sailfish have one more opportuniof the first five goals. Henry Sloyan was able to find the back of the FSC net for ty to get back in the winner’s circle before the Sailfish to prevent a bigger Moccasins their season ends. PBA is slated to play at run. Tucker got his hat-trick in the second Rollins on May 1. The Tars came out on quarter and Tanner Pohl added a goal, but top in the team’s previous meeting 10-5.

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FAU Football Adds Two Playmakers for the Fall Florida Atlantic University football has added two more offensive threats to the 2021 roster, in quarterback N’Kosi Perry and tight end Zaire Mitchell. Both are grad transfers and are immediately eligible to play for the Owls in the fall.

Perry comes to FAU from the University of Miami, where he was a part of the team for four years. After redshirting in 2017, over the last three seasons, he played in 24 games with nine starts for the Hurricanes. He passed for just under 2,500 yards, with a 52.4 completion percentage and 24 touchdowns, while adding three more scores on the ground and 217 rushing yards. The Ocala, Florida native and Vanguard alum was a consensus four-star quarterback out of high school, and, according to 247Sports.com, the No. 6-ranked QB nationally among ‘17 prospects.

Mitchell is a 6-5, 250-pound tight end from Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio. In his career with the Falcons, he caught 90 passes for 1,206 yards. His best year was his junior season, with 53 receptions for 573 yards and six touchdowns.

The 2020 NDC season was shortened and pushed to the spring, but in five games – with the Falcons going 5-0 – he hauled in 14 catches for 182 yards, including five for 84 in the finale, the Mountain East Conference Championship, on April 17.

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In Zaire Mitchell, we have a NFL-caliber prospect that will be able to help our offense in a multitude of ways. He is big and athletic, and with that combination of

physical attributes, he definitely should be a major contributor to our offensive productivity this upcoming season.

The thing that is most impressive about these two talented student-athletes is that they both will be coming to FAU with their college degrees already in hand.

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The duo joins a talented group of incoming newcomers for the Owls, while the majority of the 2020 squad will also be returning. Preseason practice will soon begin in preparation for the 2021 opener, Sept.

4 at the University of Florida, while the team’s home opener is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 11, hosting Georgia Southern.

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