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Uptown Boca Development Partners Sell The Residences at Uptown Boca The developers of Uptown Boca, Boca Raton’s first new retail and Class-A multifamily project to open in West Boca Raton in over 20 years, announced the sale of The Residences at Uptown Boca today, to Atlanta-based multifamily real estate investment, development and management company, Cortland.

The project was developed by Giles Capital Group, Rosemurgy Properties and Schmier Property Group, in partnership with Wheelock Street Capital.

This transaction marks Florida’s largest multifamily deal in 2021 and the highest price per square foot for a garden-style product in Florida, to date.

Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.

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Boca Helping Hands Provides Weekend Meals to Underserved Kids at 10 Schools Boca Helping Hands will provide weekend meals to more than 1,100 underserved kids during the 2021-2022 academic year, including students from Boca Raton Elementary School, Boca Raton Community Middle School, Citrus Cove Elementary School, Coral Sunset Elementary School, Crosspointe Elementary School, Del Prado Elementary School, Hammock Pointe Elementary School, Orchard View Elementary School, Poinciana Elementary School, and S.D. Spady Elementary School.

The Boca Helping Hands (BHH) Backpacks program has provided weekend meals to local students for the past 10 years. Many of these students receive their primary weekday meals (free breakfast and free or reduced-cost lunches) at school. About 60% of schoolchildren in Palm Beach County are eligible to receive free or reduced-cost lunches. hile school was out over the summer, Boca Helping Hands continued to send home weekend meals with local kids.

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Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Mike Burke has announced that facial coverings will be required in public schools.

• The developers of Uptown Boca, Boca Raton’s first new retail and Class-A multifamily project to open in West Boca Raton in over 20 years, announced the sale of The Residences at Uptown Boca today, to Atlanta-based multifamily real estate investment, development and management company, Cortland. The project was developed by Giles Capital Group, Rosemurgy Properties and Schmier Property Group, in partnership with Wheelock Street Capital. This transaction marks Florida’s largest multifamily deal in 2021 and the highest price per square foot for a garden-style product in Florida, to date. Cushman & Wakefield’s South Florida Multifamily Institutional Properties Group, led by Robert Given, Zach Sackley, Troy Ballard and Neal Victor, brokered the transaction.

• Last Thursday, Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Mike Burke stated that masks would be “strongly encouraged.”

Today, Burke has announced that facial coverings will be required in public schools.

• Florida Atlantic University will confer more than 2,000 degrees today for the summer 2021 semester during four in-person commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.

The new graduates will join more than 185,000 alumni who have graduated from FAU since the University opened its doors in 1964.

• Despite the shortened summer break and challenges caused by the pandemic, GL Homes and Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Back-To-School Drive successfully collected more than 2,400 backpacks stuffed with school essentials. With the strong support of nearly 40 community partners, all Club members attending summer camps will receive a new backpack filled with the supplies needed to start the new school year successfully.

• Kaye Communications (KCOM-PR) has won a coveted Gold Coast Public Relations Council (GCPRC) 2021 Bernays Award for PR Excellence for the firm’s “The New Way to Clubä” brand reinvention and reposi-

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tioning campaign for Boca Lago Golf & Country Club (BLG&CC). KCOM-PR was the only PR firm in Palm Beach County to win a Bernays Award (named for the father of Public Relations Edward Bernays) in this year’s competition; it is the firm’s 8th Bernays Award.

• Facing intense competition, members of this year’s incoming class of Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine were selected among more than 6,000 applicants nationwide. The medical school received 6,032 applications for 66 spots, up 61 percent from last year. This upward trajectory in medical school applications is a national trend, which indicates that aspiring physicians were not deterred by the stress of COVID-19 and they are eager to do their part.

• Sandy Sexton, a resident of Carriage Hill in Boca Raton, has volunteered at Fuller Center in Boca Raton since 2018. Before she retired, she worked for the Palm Beach County School District as a Speech Language Diagnostician for the Pre-K diagnostic team. When she began working with the school district, children who were referred for special needs testing from Fuller Center were in her territory. When she retired, she continued that work pro-bono to help obtain the children with the services they needed in a prompt manner.

• Continuing to “build” on the rare and powerful network and success of Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County’s (HFHSPBC) previous CEO Build initiatives, the nonprofit is now recruiting senior business leaders to create the fourth “House That CEOs Built” in South Palm Beach County.

• The 10th Annual Witches of Delray Bike Ride will take flight on Saturday, October 30th from 7:30 to 11:30 am, during which hundreds of witches will ride through scenic Downtown Delray Beach, guided by the Delray Beach Police Department.

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COMMUNITY Uptown Boca Development Partners Sell The Residences at Uptown Boca

Decision reversed, Masks will now be required at Palm Beach County public schools By: Gillian Manning Last Thursday, Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Mike Burke stated that masks would be “strongly encouraged.” Today, Burke has announced that facial coverings will be required in public schools.

“Parents and guardians, I have heard your passionate pleas on both sides of this debate during school board meetings,” Burke said in his statement on the school board website. “I have considered all of your input. However, I must make decisions that safeguard the health and well-being of

The developers of Uptown Boca, Boca Raton’s first new retail and Class-A multifamily project to open in West Boca Raton in over 20 years, announced the sale of The Residences at Uptown Boca today, to Atlanta-based multifamily real estate investment, development and management company, Cortland. The project was developed by Giles Capital Group, Rosemurgy Properties and Schmier Property Group, in partnership with Wheelock Street Capital. This transaction marks Florida’s largest multifamily deal in 2021 and the highest price per square foot for a garden-style product in Florida, to date. Cushman & Wakefield’s South Florida Multifamily Institutional Properties Group, led by Robert Given, Zach Sackley, Troy Ballard and Neal Victor, brokered the transaction.

“As lifelong Boca Raton residents and local developers, it has been truly special to create such a unique project for our local community. Our team devoted countless hours and meticulous attention to detail in developing what we consider to be one of South Florida’s premier mixed-use communities,” said Alex Rosemurgy, CEO of Rosemurgy Properties. “The Residences at Uptown Boca provides an unparalleled living experience that includes bestin-class amenities and a carefully curated restaurant and retail component just steps from our residents’ front door. Our lease-up success represents the distinct quality of the project in the South Florida market.”

The Residences at Uptown Boca, which opened in 2020, is a seven-building multifamily development managed by Park Partners Residential. Offering 456 Class-A luxury rental apartments, the development features one, two, three and four-bedroom units ranging in size from 718 square feet to 1,737 square feet.

Just steps from The Residences, Uptown Boca’s retail component provides 179,000 square feet of shops and fifteen different dining re-

our students and staff.”

Burke said that he will revisit this decision every 30 days.

Parents who choose to exempt their children from the requirement must have a signed note sent to their student’s firstperiod teacher. All visitors and staff are required to wear a facial covering and do not have an opt-out option.

Burke explained that his Aug. 4 announcement that masks would be encouraged but optional was spurred by the executive order passed by Gov. Ron DeSantis which discouraged school districts from enforcing mask mandates.

tailers. The developers of the project will remain the owners of the retail component of Uptown Boca.

“We have experienced incredible leasing performance as demand for high quality apartments in south Florida has never been higher. Our leasing team did a phenomenal job in getting the property leased up in record time, and as a result the Uptown Boca ownership team determined that this is the right time to sell,” said Rick Giles, president of Giles Capital Group. “We have made every effort to create great experiences for our residential and retail customers, and we wish continued success to the new owners of this unique development.”

Located at 9560 Glades Road on the corner of Glades Road and 95th Avenue South, just east of US441/SR7, Uptown Boca is a 38-acre project bringing a curated “shop, dine, live” experience to the area. The development provides residents with walkability to dining, entertainment and living options all within one vibrant local destination.

“The sale of The Residences of Uptown Boca culminates years of planning and execution by our partners Giles Capital, Rosemurgy Properties and Schmier Property Group. We are extremely proud of the community they have developed and the results for our investors,” said Hunter Jones, Principal for Wheelock Street Capital.

The Residences at Uptown Boca offers a number of amenities including a 24-hour fitness center with TRX and an indoor/outdoor CrossFit area, a yoga, spin and stretching room, a 24-hour business center that includes 3 private conference rooms, and 24-hour package pick-up lockers and cold storage. The project also includes a resident theater and entertaining lounge, a kids’ gaming and activity area, rideshare pick-up lounge, 3 dog parks, as well as a soccer field and customized 9,570 square foot playground. www.bocaratontribune.com

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FAU Celebrates Summer 2021 Graduates By: Brittany Sylvestri Florida Atlantic University will confer more than 2,000 degrees today for the summer 2021 semester during four in-person commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The new graduates will join more than 185,000 alumni who have graduated from FAU since the University opened its doors in 1964.

“Congratulations to the summer class of 2021,” said FAU President John Kelly. “The fact that you are graduating today speaks to your resilience — a trait that will serve you well throughout your life. We are very proud of all you’ve accomplished here at FAU.”

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Summer commencement also highlights the accomplishments of outstanding graduates, including: The first cohort of graduates from the second degree, part-time Bachelor of Science in Nursing program within the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing that was launched in 2019.

Some interesting statistics regarding the summer graduating class include the fact that 47 of the degree recipients are over the age of 50 and seven are over the age of 60. The oldest graduate is 83, and the youngest is 16. The graduates represent 49 countries.

For the convenience of family members and friends who cannot attend the commencement ceremonies, the proceedings will be cybercast at www.fau.edu.

Boys & Girls Clubs of PBC Collects Over 2,400 Stuffed Backpacks for Club kids Despite the shor tened summer break and challenges caused by the pandemic, GL Homes and Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County BackTo-School Drive successfully collected more than 2,400 backpacks stuffed with school essentials. With the strong support of nearly 40 community partners, all Club members attending summer camps will receive a new backpack filled with the supplies needed to start the new school year successfully.

“Due to the pandemic and distance learning issues, this new school year is crucial. It’s important for GL Homes to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s efforts to help all children reach their full potential. For many Club members, they would not be able to return to school with new supplies without this back-to-school drive,” explained Sarah Alsofrom GL Homes senior director of community relations.

“To ensure all Club members received the needed supplies, GL Homes made a significant additional donation as the title sponsor of the drive.”

Unlike previous years, the shortened summer break made it more challenging for community partners to collect the needed school supplies. As a result, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County incorporated a virtual drive, which allowed donors to safely and easily purchase and ship items directly to the Clubs. Traditional donation drop-off locations included most Star-

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bucks, Tropical Smoothie Cafés, Sears and more than three dozen other sites.

Title sponsor, GL Homes, led the charge. Organizations such as The Mack Foundation, The Education Foundation, 88.1 Way-FM, Maschmeyer Concrete, Democratic Women of North Palm Beach County, The Palm Beach County School District – Office of Diversity in Business Practices and Tropical Shipping also made significant donations.

“T his year, we faced an enormous challenge due to the short summer break. We were able to persevere thanks to the support of our amazing community partners,” said President & CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Jaene Miranda. “We are confident that our Club children will be able to enter the new school year with full confidence and ready to defeat the achievement gap that has negatively impacted them due to the pandemic.”

The tremendous outpouring of support will allow Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County to distribute backpacks before school starts on August 10. The Clubs will also distribute additional backpacks and school supplies throughout the school year to ensure that all children have the supplies necessary to achieve. If you would like to donate to help keep school supplies in stock year-round, monetary donations can be made at www.bgcpbc.org.

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There was no room for Sadness at “Mother Blues” Concert For several years, the S.D. Spady Cultural Heritage Museum held a gathering in their Delray Beach backyard to observe Juneteenth, the day slaves in Galveston, Texas, were notified of their freedom, two years after slavery was abolished.

But this year, they decided to host a blues concert featuring Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen at the Arts Garage, downtown Delray Beach. The recent visit was Cohen’s second to the city.

“When Mother Blues visited us the first time, we fell in love with her energy and personality on the stage. She is a true blues singer, telling stories through lyric and song, of pain, perseverance, struggle, passion and joy,” Museum Director Charlene Farrington said in a release. “Juneteenth is a great occasion to celebrate having her back with us.”

The event was a much welcome attraction considering people were just venturing out after being cooped up in their homes for more than a year.

Cohen, whose blues singing has taken her to Europe, Australia, South Amer-

ica and New Orleans, is more than a singer. The 63-year-old entertainer engaged the audience throughout the entire 90-minute show.

With her signature stage look - her brightly colored wigs and matching brightly colored costumes- she brought them in by having them to stand and stretch then she belted out a dose of Ben E. King’s “Stand

By Me.” Throughout her presentation, they listened, some sang along and some danced.

The velvet voice blues musician unfurled the tapestry of her life experiences to her audience in soulful words and a mixture of jazz with some blues, gospel and show tunes infused.

Cohen was in town for a three-day residency, which included a performance for seniors at the Pompey Park Seniors Club, a virtual session on Friday evening and a “Talk Back” session about women and music following the show.

Her story is just as interesting as her music.

The North Carolina native was intro-

duced to music at the age of six on her uncle’s house porch.

She grew up in New Jersey and years later while in college, she cut her teeth as a blues singer at a club in Atlantic City.

“They loved me, and the rest is history because I’ve been singing the Blues ever since,” Cohen said in the release.

She also worked as a table games dealer in the casino industry in Atlantic City.

Cohen later moved to New Orleans seeking casino work but the casinos in the Big Easy were pale compared to the ones she left behind in Atlantic City.

Nurtured by the music and culture of New Orleans, her singing career took off, and for years, she entertained six nights a week in the Crescent City including the House of Blues.

In 2005, she lost her home in Hurricane Katrina and was forced to relocate to North Carolina to be closer to family. Misfortune struck again in September 2016 when a fire destroyed herEast Spencer, NC, home. Gone were her collection of wigs,

computer with her music, instruments and a room full of art and artifacts dedicated to New Orleans.

Thanks to the Music Maker Relief Foundation, a nonprofit that supports working Southern musicians, she was able to rebuild. The Foundation also was her savior after her Katrina saga.

The pandemic also took a toll. Her brother, who helped carry her equipment to her gigs, contracted the virus while he was a patient at a nursing home in North Carolina. Cohen visited the nursing home and played outside his window during the pandemic.

She was grateful to her audience and the Spady Museum staff for their support.

While the trauma she experienced is woven in her shows, there is no room for sadness at any of them. Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen is still committed to her art and to making her audience feel good.

POSITIVE LIVING By: Dr. Synesio Lyra

Delay Judgment and Live More Joyfully!

The unfortunate tendency of so many people, is in not withholding judgment but, rather, jumping into conclusions, rushing into condemnation, either of people or situations, long before all the facts are in.

Awareness of this longstanding human proclivity may be among the reasons which led Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism in the mid 18th century, to warn, “Let us fall into the hands of the Lord but let us not into the hands of man.” Indeed, God is the only One who can judge accurately any individual with the right judgment.

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sadly true it is that so many are too quick in making pronouncements long before they know an issue sufficiently, or have all the necessary data for their conclusions. My advice to such persons is, when you jump into something with both feet, be sure one foot doesn’t go into your mouth! And yet, such is the picture presented by anyone who is too swift in reaching a premature verdict!

If you look for faults in others, you shall surely find them. Likewise, if you search for good in others, it will be there as well. Blaming others for your own sloth or stupidity will never solve any problem; instead, it may ignite a flame where no fire was previously existent.

No relationship between two persons will ever develop or thrive if it is used as a platform to vent the anger and frustra-

tion of one individual, on account of unfounded suspicions, and a premature judgmental spirit.

People who believe themselves as always right, will never attract nor develop long-lasting relationships; their impact is minimal or nil! If you so readily question something somebody else says or does, it’s only fair that you also doubt your own conclusions!

Any negative emotions you choose to carry, such as grudges, resentments, an unforgiving spirit, will adversely affect your human relationships, poisoning the stream flowing toward others. You can never justify doing anything wrong just because you do many other things right! It’s imperative you erase your suspicions quickly once you find them to be baseless! Don’t insist on

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promoting discord!

In times of difficulty, or in days of relative peace, you’d better get out of your selves, away from mediocre solutions, giving no heed to easy, negative prescriptions.

In this life one will always need to work hard at making things better, because by nature they tend to go the wrong way, bringing damage to many!

Attempt diligently to fulfill reasonable expectations, and strive to be the mature individual you can gradually become! Most of the impediments on the road of life are of your own creation. As such, you can also undo them, and provide positive outlets and meaningful pathways leading you to better destinations which are possible for you to attain!

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ROBERT’S COMMUNITY REPORT

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COVID-19 Update for Residents During an afternoon news conference at the Palm Beach County Emergency Operations Center, county officials provided a COVID-19 update for county residents from the Florida Department of Health and the local medical community.

County Mayor Dave Kerner stated, “He understands we are fatigued and tired as a community and nation with COVID, data indicates that this is not a good time to relax our safeguards.”

The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is offering free, walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations Monday through Friday this week from 9AM to 4PM at: o The Lantana Clinic parking lot at 1250 Southwinds Dr in Lantana; and o Lakeside Medical Center’s parking lot at 39200 Hooker Hwy in Belle Glade.

It’s easy, convenient and no appointments are needed.

Commissioner Weinroth wants local businesses and organizations who are interested in hosting the Health Care District’s mobile vaccination clinic for their employees and clients to know they can visit HCDPBC. org, click the purple “Mobile Clinic Vaccination & Community Event Request” button and submit the completed form for review and approval.

The county and the state have also partnered to open up another public testing site at the Mid County Senior Center.

The site is open from 9AM to 7PM and is located at 3680 Lake Worth Rd un Lake Worth Beach.

Weinroth went on to remind the public that there are many options available for residents to get testing.

Besides the many locations found on our website, www.PBCGov.com, most commercial pharmacies and physician’s offices are able to do COVID testing for little

or no cost. In addition to providing testing, many of these locations also offer vaccines.

Dr. Alina Alonso, director of the Florida Department of Health-Palm Beach County gave some updates to our numbers.

As of Sunday, August 8, Palm Beach County had 790 confirmed new cases of coronavirus and our positivity rate was 16.4 percent. Our seven-day average is 16 percent.

Vaccinations rates are up since July 1st, in the age group 12-14 by 4 percent and the age group of 15-19 by 3 percent.

At this time, we are 67 percent vaccinated in Palm Beach County. “The only way out of this at this time is to vaccinate,” Dr. Alonso said. “We need to dispel rumors and encourage our neighbors, friends and family to get vaccinated.”

Dr. Raymond Golish, the Chief Medical Officer at JFK Medical Center stated, “the vast majority of people sick enough to require admission to the hospital are unvaccinated.”

Dr. Mazyar Rouhani, the Emergency Director at JFK Medical Center, stated, “the only way to decrease transmission is to get vaccinated.” He also stated that JFK had to increase their footprint to 96 beds to accommodate the increase in admissions, of which the majority are unvaccinated.

Residents are also reminded to mindful of a tropical wave that has a 70% chance of development within the next 5 days.

The track and intensity of the system is uncertain at this time. What we do know is that planning to go into a congregate shelter setting is not the best option during this resurgence of COVID-19 therefore, the county encourages residents who normally seek refuge in a shelter to consider making arrangements with friends and family members (outside of the normal evacuation zones) should a storm approach.

When Talent Is Not Enough We see it in the sports world all the time. A seemingly more talented team losing, sometimes even being totally dominated, by a less-talented opponent. This is a common theme in theatrical films about sports, sort of a retelling of the David and Goliath story, the underdog prevailing over the heavy favorite – except with footballs, baseballs, basketballs, and hockey pucks instead of stones, swords, and spears.

But this phenomenon is not unique to athletic competition. We see this in other areas of life as well, including the business and professional world. One salesperson, having all the natural abilities anyone could ask for, seeing a less-talented, even less-experienced rival win an important account.

Or a business that seemed to have all the advantages being overcome by a smaller but fiercely determined competitor. How does that happen?

Motivational speaker and consultant Tim Kight might have the answer, even though it is a simple one: “Discipline beats talent, when talent lacks discipline.”

Many people possess the “raw material,” things like intelligence, innate skill and talent, education, and formal training. Often, however, those are not enough to guarantee success. That is where discipline enters the equation. In the sporting world, this includes long periods of practice, weight training, countless hours studying the playbook, watching films of one’s own performance as well as upcoming opponents, investing the extra effort needed to excel.

What discipline looks like in the marketplace depends upon the specific field of

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endeavor, but in the end, it always looks the same – hard work, putting in as much time as necessary, thorough preparation, and a willingness to receive and welcome constructive criticism. Not everyone is willing to do these things, and this is why, as Kight says, discipline beats talent when talent lacks discipline.

Discipline is a key ingredient for spiritual growth, for becoming the person God intends for each of us to become – even in the workplace. Consider the following: Discipline usually is not fun. When was the last time you saw someone training for a marathon or a triathlon event who was always smiling? Rarely, because even though it is necessary, rigorous training is not without difficulty. “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it” (Hebrews 12:11).

Discipline points us in the right direction. The most effective leaders are those who demonstrate discipline in their own conduct and work habits, setting strong, positive examples for those who follow them. “He who heeds discipline shows the way of life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray” (Proverbs 10:17).

Discipline in the form of correction improves performance. “None of us is as smart as all of us (together),” says one adage. The discipline of willingly receiving correction can help turn a good performer into a star performer. “He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding” (Proverbs 15:32).

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Kaye Communications PR & Marketing Wins 2021 Bernays Award for PR Excellence Kaye Communications (KCOM-PR) has won a coveted Gold Coast Public Relations Council (GCPRC) 2021 Bernays Award for PR Excellence for the firm’s “The New Way to Clubä” brand reinvention and repositioning campaign for Boca Lago Golf & Country Club (BLG&CC).

KCOM-PR was the only PR firm in Palm Beach County to win a Bernays Award (named for the father of Public Relations Edward Bernays) in this year’s competition; it is the firm’s 8th Bernays Award.

GCPRC is the largest independent organization in South Florida of PR, marketing and communications professionals from Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and Dade counties.

The Bernays Award judges panel consisted of journalists, a blogger, and former and current PR executives. To ensure impartiality, none were members of the GCPRC. Campaign Demonstrates KCOM-PR’s Brand Marketing, Graphic Design, Storytelling, Media Relations and Community Relations Mastery “The New Way to Clubä” campaign was created and activated by KCOM-PR to rebrand and reposition Boca Lago Country Club, a private equity country club following purchase by a private independent owner who transformed it into a non-equity private club membership that is no longer tied to a specific community home purchase.

Engaged in June 2020, KCOM-PR worked to emerge the transitioned club from the gamechanging watershed pandemic health and economic environment as a vibrant new ‘next-generation” club model that is poised to disrupt the area’s golf and country club market. It needed to be repositioned from new ownership’s “best-kept secret” to “industry disruptor” and begin building a long-term brand and private club authority. Following an $8 million infusion into the redesign of its three nine-hole golf courses and golf academy-level practice facilities, KCOM-PR strategically renamed the Club by adding its key asset “golf ” into its name: Boca Lago Golf & Country Club.

Through KCOM-PR’s development and activation of its “The New Way to Club” multichannel marketing communications campaign launch in the fourth quarter of 2020, BLG&CC has been well-positioned as a visionary “market void filling” golf and country club choice in today’s marketplace as a full-service, non-equity private club membership opportunity with industry-competitive amenities and programs at affordable, mid-market pricing.

An Eighth Bernays Win for KCOM-PR In addition to being presented the GCPRC win this year, KCOM-PR has won Bernays Awards for the following projects and campaigns on behalf of business and nonprofit organizations: Bernays PR Star Award: Presented by the GCPRC president for best overall and longstanding excellence for “building a solid repu-

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tation for serving a variety of business, lifestyle and nonprofit clients over the years.”

Best PR Campaign by a Small Company/ Firm: Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County’s Women Build, a women-exclusive “Sisterhood of the Pink Hard Hat” experiential “fan and fund” raiser.

Best PR Campaign by a Small Company/Firm: BEE Positive Nowä campaign for Broken Sound Club, a 5-Star Platinum Club of America private club and internationally respected sustainability leader.

Best Special Event: Inaugural Boca Raton Mayors Ball presented by the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton (conceived and produced pro bono by KCOM-PR) to benefit the health and wellness needs of Boca Raton’s nonprofits.

Nonprofit/Charity Project or Campaign (Budget under $100,000): The Great Doggie Dine-Out & Paws Fest “peeps and pups” event to raise “fans and funds” to benefit client TriCounty Animal Rescue (TCAR).

Best Project on Behalf of a Nonprofit Organization: “Our Legend, Her Legacy”: Countess de Hoernle’s100th Birthday Gala and Community Celebration presented by the Order of St. John to benefit five area nonprofits selected by the Countess. Best PR Campaign by a Large Company or Firm: The $100 Hamburger campaign to debut the Old Homestead Steakhouse at the Boca Raton Resort & Club that benefited Make-a-Wish Foundation; achieving $1.7 million in broadcast coverage alone within the first 48 hours of debut.

“We are honored to once again be recognized with this industry-significant award that further demonstrates our bold, yet authentic and sometimes industry-disrupting rebrand and repositioning communications initiatives continue to deliver empowering results,” said Kaye Communications Founder, President and Chief Strategist Bonnie S. Kaye who was recognized earlier this year as “Prestigious Women” honoree

by South Florida Business & Wealth magazine.

Based in Boca Raton, KCOM-PR is a Boca Raton-based integrated marketing and public relations firm that provides “seriously strategic” integrated communications counsel, develops authentic original content and implements market-relevant multi-audience programs, initiatives and campaigns for regional and national brands in a variety of industries. KCOM provides “think tank” insights, ‘ideation’ and media relations interface to create news-generating opportunities and engaging events to increase brand awareness and education, media/influencer storytelling, alliance-building, grassroots interfacing and impactful community relations imprints.

Headquartered at 980 North Federal Highway, Suite 110, Boca Raton, FL 33432. For more information, call (561) 392-5166, visit www. kcompr.com, or email SmartStrategiesStart@ kcompr.com.

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What to Know About College Kids and Medications (StatePoint) The transition to campus life can often feel abrupt. Beyond adjusting to the rigors of a college curriculum, students must quickly develop the self-management skills needed to thrive on their own. One such skill that should be prioritized is staying on track with prescribed medications.

Accounting for up to 50% of treatment failures, around 125,000 deaths and up to 25% of hospitalizations each year in the United States, medication non-adherence can pose serious health risks.

In fact, a study which observed the experiences of students with ADHD found that adherence drops to just 53% when teens embark on their college careers. Adding to this, confidentiality rules often come into play for parents of young adults.

As students leave home for campus, parents can gain greater peace of mind by ensuring their student is prepared to take on more responsibility for their health and wellness. To

help families plan for this new stage, Susan Peppers, RPh and vice president of Express Scripts Pharmacy, is offering these tips: • Phasing out: Prior to leaving for campus, phase out resources and parental reminders that won’t be readily available once classes begin. Your pharmacist can recommend medication adherence tools -- digital or otherwise -that work best for young adults and students.

• Making the transition: Help your student develop a reliable transition plan and schedule,

keeping in mind daily class schedules, social activities, changes in routine and school breaks.

• Planning ahead: Make sure your student knows how and where to get needed prescription refills. Locate the closest pharmacy or set up automatic refills that get delivered to your student’s campus address using a service such as Express Scripts Pharmacy.

• Alcohol and medication: Alcohol usage is often prevalent on college campuses, even among students who are underage. Make sure your child is aware of the potential adverse interaction alcohol can have with their prescription drugs, as well as other health and safety risks associated with drinking.

• Getting school savvy: Well before the semester starts, work with your student to learn more about the college or university’s health service resources. Be sure they know how to schedule an appointment if they are sick, need mental health services such as therapy, or are otherwise in need of prompt care.

• Convenient care anywhere, anytime: Make sure your child knows where to call if they have questions about their medications; choose a pharmacy that has 24/7 direct access to a pharmacist, just in case. Should your child need to see a doctor when the school’s health facilities are not open, online physicians are available 24/7 through telehealth services such as MDLIVE. Their physicians can provide chronic care management and write temporary prescription renewals should your child run out of medication, all from the convenience of your child’s dorm room.

For more medication adherence resources and information, visit www.esrx.com/AskYourPharmacist.

As your student enters this exciting new phase of life, take steps to ensure they have everything they need to stay happy and healthy.

This should include making a plan that will allow them to stay on top of their prescription drug regimen.

Make a Statement: 4 Back-toSchool Shoe Trends to Try (StatePoint) As children all over the country count down the last days of summer, parents are checking off their to-do lists to make sure everyone is ready to head back to school.

In addition to school supplies, new shoes are almost always at the top of the list to accommodate growing feet – whether attending class in-person, or virtually.

According to Laryssa Grant, kids buyer for national retailer Rack Room Shoes, this season’s sneaker styles give nod to classic designs and simple silhouettes and are sure to complement any school wardrobe.

“Back-to-school shopping is always an exciting time for families,” says Grant. “And this year, it’s easier than ever for parents to ensure comfort while helping their children express their individualities.”

Here are four back-to-school shoe trends to try: • Athletic Styles: It’s all about comfort these days, and athleisure wear continues to remain a staple for students of all ages. Athletic shoes typically reserved for a P.E. class are popular this season and can be paired with almost any casual-inspired outfit.

Shoe to try: Lightweight and breathable with a clean, sleek design, the New Balance Roav women’s running shoe is the perfect blend of style and comfort for those on-the-go.

• High Tops: Fashionable and versatile, high-top shoes are back in a major way. This Plus

year’s high tops feature on-trend and seasonal colors to wear with skirts, dresses, jeans and more.

Shoes to try: A variety of brands such as Nike, Adidas, and Converse offer high-tops this season that kick it up a notch with brighter and more pronounced patterns.

• Prints and Patterns: Patterned shoes are no longer treated as a statement shoe, but rather as a neutral that can be mixed and paired with any item in the closet.

Shoe to try: The Vans Ward sneaker adds a fun twist to its classic skater-style shoe with assorted patterns and colors. Available in men, women, and children’s sizes, there is something available for students of all ages.

• Color Blocking: Color-blocked styles are a fresh choice for this back-to-school season – and an ideal way to add a unique look to an outfit.

Shoe to try: Nike’s Air Max Excee sneaker offers a variety of vibrant color-blocking options, with sizes for school-aged girls and boys -- and parents, too.

For one-stop-shopping during the back-toschool season, parents can visit the Kids Club at Rack Room Shoes in stores or online at rackroomshoes.com.

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FAU Medical School Applications Soar To More Then 6,000 By: Gisele Galoustian Facing intense competition, members of this year’s incoming class of Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine were selected among more than 6,000 applicants nationwide. The medical school received 6,032 applications for 66 spots, up 61 percent from last year. This upward trajectory in medical school applications is a national trend, which indicates that aspiring physicians were not deterred by the stress of COVID-19 and they are eager to do their part.

“According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States will need about 133,000 more doctors by 2033,” said Sarah K. Wood, M.D., interim dean and senior associate dean for medical education, FAU Schmidt College of Medicine. “This boom in medical school interest nationally and especially for our medical school is happening at a critical time in Florida’s and our nation’s history. We couldn’t be more proud of the perseverance and enthusiasm from the talented members of our class of 2025.”

On Friday, the medical school’s class of 2025 received their first doctor’s white coat during the White Coat Ceremony. This time-honored event is celebrated at medical schools around the nation and symbolizes entry into the medical profession as medical students are cloaked with their first doctor’s white coat. For more than a century, the white coat has been the symbol of the medical doctor.

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lected from a diverse and highly accomplished group of applicants. Twenty-four percent represent racial and ethnic populations underrepresented in medicine, which will help to advance the medical school’s mission to enhance diversity in the physician workforce. This year, as part of the medical school rankings, the Schmidt College of Medicine was ranked No. 24 in the nation in the “Most Diverse Medical Schools” category by U.S. News & World Report, which

is based on the percentage of underrepresented minority students.

Fifty-two percent of the class of 2025 is female; 48 percent is male. Seventy-three percent of the class members are from Florida and 27 percent are from out-of-state.

Eleven members of the class received their bachelor’s or master’s degrees from FAU. This year’s keynote speaker was Allison H. Ferris, M.D., an associate professor of medicine in the Schmidt College of Medicine who serves as program director for FAU’s internal medicine residency program.

“The pandemic placed us in a constant state of uncertainty that required us to utilize never-before-seen methods to recruit students and to teach medicine. However, it highlighted a major strength of our medical school, our community of learners and our educators,” said Jennifer Caceres, M.D., senior associate dean for student affairs and admissions. “Students, staff, and faculty stepped up to help the admissions team deliver a unique and successful firsttime ever virtual recruitment season. One silver lining of this pandemic is the reminder of the noble nature of medicine as we all witnessed the sacrifices made by the frontline workforce. It is revitalizing to see how this inspired so many to pursue medicine and has increased the level of passion and enthusiasm in the applicant pool this year.

We cannot wait to see what the class of 2025 will bring to the Schmidt College of Medicine and what they will accomplish as future physicians serving our diverse communities.”

Most of the major colleges in Florida are represented in the class of 2025 in addition to Boston University; Duke University; Johns Hopkins University; New York University; Northwestern University; University of Michigan – Ann Arbor; Vanderbilt University; and the University of Southern California.

Although most of the class members majored in traditional pre-med subjects, the class also is comprised of students with humanities and social science degrees, in keeping with the college’s recognition in 2020 by U.S. News & World Report as one of the

top medical schools in the country for liberal arts majors.

The medical school’s White Coats-4Care fundraising program for scholarship and student support set an all-time record this year raising nearly $600,000. Bonnie and Jon Kaye chaired the event for the 11th consecutive year. In addition, the college established the Robert A. Wood FAU Medical Scholars Fund supported through the generosity of Ann and John Wood, which will support 10 medical students through all four years of medical school. Through a leadership gift from Nancy Flinn, the medical school also established an Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Scholarship fund this year. The Schmidt College of Medicine receives many other gifts annually ranging from $100 to $2,500 to support incoming students’ first white coats, scholarships and medical school programs.

Through the leadership of Michael T.B. Dennis, M.D., chair of the medical school’s advisory board, each new medical student received their first stethoscope, generously donated by the Palm Beach County Medical Society. The stethoscope, a vital tool for conducting physical examinations, is one of the most enduring symbols of the medical profession.

The White Coat Ceremony was founded in 1993 by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

The Foundation concluded that the beginning of a student’s journey into medicine is the best time to influence standards of professionalism, humanistic values and behavior.

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Fuller Center Volunteer Sandy Sexton Helps Children With Special Needs and their Families Obtain the Services They Need Sandy Sexton, a resident of Carriage Hill in Boca Raton, has volunteered at Fuller Center in Boca Raton since 2018. Before she retired, she worked for the Palm Beach County School District as a Speech Language Diagnostician for the Pre-K diagnostic team. When she began working with the school district, children who were referred for special needs testing from Fuller Center were in her territory. When she retired, she continued that work pro-bono to help obtain the children with the services they needed in a prompt manner.

She helps the Fuller Center staff identify the children who are in need of extra services. As a speech pathologist, she looks at the child’s understanding of language and, if they need help, she facilitates getting them approved through the school board as quickly as possible, while also helping parents, many of whom are unable to miss work for appointments or navigate the system.

“I volunteer because the staff works so hard to do the best for the children. The parents want the best for the children and the families have limited means. I feel my work helps the kids get the step up that they need,” Sandy

Sexton said.

One example of the many children Sexton has helped: Fuller Center staff reached out to Sexton about a four year old boy who had severe dental issues that placed him at risk for nutritional deficiencies. The parents did not have the ability to procure the needed dental treatment on their own. Sexton reached out to a member of the Sunrise Rotary Club who volunteered to contact colleagues who specialize in corrective treatment and care of severe pediatric dental issues.

Sexton also enlisted her Sunrise Rotary Club to paint classrooms at the Fuller Center West site, as well as assemble 120 bikes that were donated by Boca West Children’s Foundation and distributed them to the children who were graduating from VPK. Through her volunteer work, she was named Sunrise Rotary’s Volunteer of the Year in 2018.

Other organizations she has volunteered for include Boca Helping Hands Family Feeding Night, Spirit of Giving, Global Volunteers (Cuba) and the Caridad Ball Committee (2020).

Sexton also traveled to Cuba with Global Volunteers, worked in a small city, Ciego de Avila, and taught children English.

Habitat for Humanity of SPBC Recruiting Business Leaders Continuing to “build” on the rare and powerful network and success of Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County’s (HFHSPBC) previous CEO Build initiatives, the nonprofit is now recruiting senior business leaders to create the fourth “House That CEOs Built” in South Palm Beach County.

Veering outside their traditional business environs, senior executives and company owners hailing from various industries are invited to “climb another ladder of success” on the CEO Build construction site on Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16. Donned in hard hats and construction gear with hammers and power tools in hand, they will help build a safe, decent, and affordable three-bedroom, two-bathroom home for a local, hard-working Habitat family.

No building experience is necessary; CEO Builders work under the guidance of HFHSPBC construction professionals and crew leaders alongside the future Habitat homeowners. Participants will get the chance to learn new carpentry skills, or perhaps hone the skills they may already have.

“We are exceptionally pleased to once again welcome community-minded trailblazers back to an annual tradition that collectively celebrates and harnesses the unstoppable power of cor-

porate leaders,” shared CEO Build Co-Chair and HFHSPBC Board Member Tom Moraca whose company Moraca Builders is this year’s CEO Build presenting sponsor. “Giving this inspiring, collective transformational ‘hand-up’ to a South Palm Beach County family makes an indelible impact on the fabric of a community.”

The roster of CEO Build alumni includes top execs from Moraca Builders, Sunflower Landscaping, Wells Fargo, Vertical Bridge, Akel Homes, The Boca Raton (formerly Boca Raton Resort & Club), Boca Raton Airport Authority, CP Group (formerly Crocker Partners), ADT, Florida Blue, Truist (formerly BB&T), Aldora Aluminum & Glass Products, Smart Family Wealth Management of Raymond James, Kaufman Lynn Construction, Crowe, CenterState Bank, RCC Associates, Comerica Bank, Capitol Lighting, Sklar Furnishings, Boca West Country Club, ESPN/Boca Raton Bowl, and other businesses and nonprofits.

CEO Build Co-Chair Doug Fash, owner of Sunflower Landscaping who served as 2019 CEO Build chair added, “As a four-year CEO Build alum, I can attest that this is truly a ‘nonelike-it’ fundraiser and an invigorating, rewarding environment for South Florida’s C-Suite leadership. Looking forward to working again with past CEO Builders and new recruits.”

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ACCF Hosts 10th Annual Witches Inaugural Class of Second Degree, of Delray Bike Ride Part-Time BSN Track Graduates The 10th Annual Witches of Delray Bike Ride will take flight on Saturday, October 30th from 7:30 to 11:30 am, during which hundreds of witches will ride through scenic Downtown Delray Beach, guided by the Delray Beach Police Department. Riders will end at the Delray Green Market Old School Square location, where the party will continue with awards for “Best Costume,” “Best Witch Cackle,” “Best Decorated Bike,” and “Best Group Theme.” The event benefits the Achievement Centers for Children & Families, and interested supporters can ride as an individual or form a team and register at www.witchesofdelray. org. The registration fee is $30.

Each year, witches gather to decorate their bikes (brooms) and dress up in their best witch-ware to raise funds for Achievement Centers for Children and Families (ACCF) located in Delray Beach. ACCF is a community-based organization dedicated to serving under-resourced children and families. At ACCF children are involved in ACCF Early Learning (Toddler and Preschool), Out-of-School (After School and Summer Camp), and Teen Mentoring programs that

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prepare them for academic and social success and empower them to discover their talents. ACCF serves families through Family Support and Economic Stabilization services which benefit the community by stabilizing families in crisis, enabling them to serve as the foundation of their child’s growth.

The Witches Brew annual kickoff is Friday, October 22nd from 6 pm to 9 pm at Tim Finnegan’s Irish Pub in Delray Beach.

The event will include specialty cocktails, a silent auction, rider registration and contests.

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Witches of Delray Brew Friday, October 22nd • 6pm – 9pm Tim Finnegan’s Irish Pub • 2885 S Federal Hwy, Delray Beach, FL 33483 Witches of Delray Ride Saturday, October 30th • 7:30 am – 11:30 am Ride Starting Point – Delray Beach City Hall • 100 NW 1st Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444 Ride End Point–Old School Square Outdoor Pavilion Stage, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444

By: Brittany Sylvestri Due to a critical nursing shortage, Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing launched a second-degree, part-time track in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at FAU’s Davie campus to meet the growing need for registered nurses in South Florida and the nation. The first class of graduates from the program will earn their degrees on Tuesday, August 10 at 12:15 p.m. The innovative sixsemester track is the only one of its kind in Florida. It prepares working professionals who have a bachelor’s degree or higher in another discipline, as professional nurses who are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) to secure licensure as a registered nurse.

“I am so proud to be among the first cohort of this program,” said graduate Edwouitte Noel. “The experience I’ve gained in the program will stay with me forever. Having the opportunity to participate in the program part time allowed me to achieve something I originally didn’t think possible.”

The cohort of 86 graduates includes inductees into Sigma, the Global Nursing Honor Society, Florida Blue funded Scholars, and fed-

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erally funded Caring-Based Academic Practice (CAPE) Scholars in primary care.

“We are extremely pleased with the outstanding accomplishments of this inaugural graduating class of the working professional BSN track and the exceptional leadership of our director, Kyndall Prichard, Ph.D., the faculty and staff,” said Karethy Edwards, Dr.PH, associate dean for academic programs in FAU’s College of Nursing.

Features of the program include a dedicated state-of-the-art education facility on FAU’s Davie campus, clinical experiences in Broward County, and a dedicated program adviser who guides the students in the working professional BSN track with the same sequence of classes and educational support from admission to graduation.

The College of Nursing received assistance from FAU’s College of Business executive education team, led by Sybil Alfred, to provide concierge operations for students. The concierge service is a full-service, all-inclusive BSN track specifically designed for those who have busy personal and professional commitments, as well as those who prefer the convenience of a fullservice, structured cohort program.

For more information on FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, visit nursing.fau. edu.

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Boca Helping Hands Provides Weekend Meals to Underserved Kids at 10 Local Schools Boca Helping Hands will provide Families received six meals, two shelfweekend meals to more than 1,100 un- stable milks, two juice boxes, and three derserved kids during the 2021-2022 ac- snacks each Friday.

T his past academic year, Bo ademic year, including students from Boca Raton Elementary School, Bo- ca Helping Hands received the Gold ca Raton Community Middle School, Award from The School District of Citrus Cove Elementary School, Coral Palm Beach County as the Non-forSunset Elementary School, Crosspointe Profit Business Partner of the year. BoElementary School, Del Prado Elemen- ca Helping Hands was nominated by tary School, Hammock Pointe Elemen- Crosspointe Elementary in Boynton tary School, Orchard View Elementary Beach, which began receiving weekend School, Poinciana Elementary School, meals for 50 students three years ago but has seen a drastic increase in need and S.D. Spady Elementary School.

The Boca Helping Hands (BHH) during the pandemic.

“The impact BHH has had on our Backpacks program has provided weekstudents and our end meals to local community is unstudents for the m a t c h e d ,” s a i d past 10 years. MaBoca Helping Hands Courtney Roper, ny of these stuwill provide weekend Parent Liaison at dents receive their Crosspointe Elprimary weekday meals to more than e m e n t a r y. “ T h e meals (free break1,100 underserved kids kids look forward fast and free or reto receiving these duced-cost lunchduring the 2021-2022 boxes and often es) at school. academic year stop me to ask, About 60% of ‘Is today the food schoolchildren in box day?’”

Palm Beach Coun“Boca Helping ty are eligible to Hands are like silent angels who sneak receive free or reduced-cost lunches.

While school was out over the sum- in, deliver the boxes, and quietly go mer, Boca Helping Hands continued to about their day,” she said.

For more information on how to send home weekend meals with local kids. In recent weeks, 300 kids at the support the program, visit BocaHelpBoys & Girls Clubs of Delray Beach ingHands.org/BHHBackpacks. To voland Boca Raton and 150 kids at the unteer and help pack weekend meals, Achievement Centers for Children & visit BocaHelpingHands.org/Volunteer.

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Florida doctors, teachers and parents demand DeSantis overturn executive order banning mask mandates in schools as students return Florida physicians, teachers and parents today slammed Gov. Ron DeSantis for preventing schools from implementing COVID-19 safety measures and threatening to punish schools that seek to protect their students and communities.

The physicians, teachers and parents called on DeSantis to repeal an executive order he signed Friday that prohibits local school districts from implementing COVID-19 safeguards such as requiring masks, and cutting funds for those that do. Florida has the nation’s highest rate of children hospitalized for COVID-19.

“Physicians across Florida have asked, and continue to ask, Gov. Ron DeSantis to do his part to protect Floridians from COVID-19, yet he still ignores our calls and puts more lives at risk,” said Dr. Mona Mangat, an immunologist in St. Petersburg and Board Member for the Committee to Protect Health Care. “We all want our children to be learning with their friends and peers in person, yet Gov. DeSantis’ edict increases the likelihood that COVID-19 will sicken people when kids return to the classroom. Schools across Florida are already struggling with outbreaks, classes have just started and we are now seeing more pediatric patients hospitalized and in ICUs. By putting self-serving politics ahead of science, Gov. DeSantis has chosen to ignore the terrible realities of COVID-19 and hogtie schools in our local communities from making decisions that can protect children.”

Florida leads the nation in children hospitalized with COVID-19. In the last week of July, 35 children were hospitalized every day for COVID-19 in Florida, according to the Cen-

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ters for Disease Control and Prevention. Florida has the nation’s highest rate of children hospitalized for COVID-19, at .76 children per 100,000 residents. At the same time, COVID-19 vaccinations are authorized for use on-

ly in people ages 12 and older. In the last week of July, the largest number of cases reported in Florida — more than 11,000 — was among the 12-19 age group, which is also the age group with the lowest vaccination rate at 38 percent.

“Gov. Ron DeSantis’ incompetent, ill-informed COVID-19 response is allowing the virus to spread, adapt and mutate, and his do-nothing, know-nothing strategy against a deadly disease is responsible for Florida’s devastating surge, our record hospitalizations and unnecessary, avoidable deaths — including the suffering of children,” said Dr. Bernard Ashby, a cardiologist in Miami and Florida State Lead for the Committee to Protect Health Care. “As a physician, I am deeply concerned that Gov. DeSantis is turning his back on simple safety

measures that can save lives, such as wearing masks. As a parent, I am outraged that Gov. DeSantis is playing Russian roulette with our children by preventing schools from taking simple precautions to protect children, staff and their families — and then threatening to take away resources if local schools choose to implement those safety measures. At a time when school districts must respond to COVID-19 outbreaks in their communities and make decisions to protect students and staff, Gov. DeSantis is ripping away local control and imposing a misguided top-down, one-size-fitsall policy that will only endanger lives.”

COVID-19 remains a serious danger to people of all ages. In addition to killing 614,000 Americans, COVID-19 has also led to the deaths of more than 500 children nationwide. Around 4,200 children nationwide have been diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, and this number may be an undercount as investigations continue into additional pediatric fatalities.

If left untreated, the illness can be fatal or cause permanent damage to the heart, brain functions and a child’s gastrointestinal system.

“By blocking widespread mask use and other science-based safety measures, Gov. Ron DeSantis has effectively taken away the rights of every parent in Florida to keep our children safe, and that is unforgivable,” said Dr. Jennifer Zimmerman, a pediatrician in Santa Rosa County. “I am angry at Gov. DeSantis for putting my child’s life, and the lives of my young patients, in danger by preventing local school districts from implementing safety pre-

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cautions that can keep students, their teachers, school staff and their loved ones safer. I am angry that Gov. DeSantis continues to spread dangerous disinformation about COVID-19, including the baseless delusion that children don’t spread the virus, because the facts and the data clearly show they do. Gov. DeSantis’ foolish, negligent decision to tie the hands of schools, and punish them if they don’t follow his orders, takes away the rights of my patients’ parents to keep their kids safe.”

The American Association of Pediatrics urges all schools to require mask wearing among students, staff and teachers, aligning with overwhelming scientific evidence that shows masks reduce COVID-19 spread. The AAP also encourages in-person learning, and urges more widespread vaccinations in addition to masks as part of a coordinated back-toschool safety strategy. In addition to banning schools from requiring masks, DeSantis also prohibits schools from requiring vaccinations.

“Wearing masks isn’t always fun, but it’s a valuable tool to protect my health and that of my students,” said Kendra Vincent, a teacher in north-central Florida. “Despite what Gov. DeSantis says, most kids don’t mind wearing them. They’re used to having rules in place to keep each other healthy and facilitate a safe learning environment. I love teaching, but it’s a demanding job, and DeSantis is only making it harder right now. After everything teachers have been through over the past year and a half, to have DeSantis take away the tools we have to stay healthy and safe is shattering.”

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SPORTS Helman Promoted to Director of Athletic Communications Cole Helman has been promoted to hard work, dedication, diligence and atdirector of athletic communications af- tention to detail. His passion for PBA ter two years as the assistant sports in- and our student-athletes is evident in the work that he does. We are blessed formation director for the Sailfish.

“I want to thank Courtney Lovely to have him.”

Prior to joining the ‘Fish, Helman Evans and TJ Budd for giving me this opportunity,” Helman said. “They have spent one year at Embry-Riddle where continued to push me throughout my he spent the 2018-19 year as a sports two years at PBA and have given me information assistant. He created concountless opportunities to grow profes- tent for social media accounts and print sionally which I am so grateful for. I am while also collaborating to launch a reblessed to be at PBA and to be contrib- design of the Eagles official website. In uting to the mission of a Christ-centered addition, he was involved in directing institution. I am excited to lead the ath- multi-camera broadcasts for live events letic communications department mov- and developing highlight videos.

“Cole is a tremendous talent and ing forward as we strive to serve our student-athletes and continue the growth I am so excited to see him elevate to this deserved role, said Associate AD of the Sailfish brand.”

Helman joined Palm Beach Atlan- TJ Budd. “He has and will continue to tic in June of 2019 and has revamped push PBA forward with his work ethPBA’s online brand as the primary graph- ic and creativity. When I hired him two years ago I knew ic designer creator we landed an unsince his arrival. believably gifted He has served as Cole Helman has person in comthe direct contact munications and for women’s socbeen promoted to he has since surcer, men’s basketdirector of athletic passed my exball, tennis, track, pectations at that softball, and volcommunications time. Our future leyball. With this is bright with him promotion, Helleading our athletic man becomes the youngest lead SID (24) within the Sun- communications area and I can’t wait to see how he leads that team.” shine State Conference.

Helman graduated from Grace Col“It has been amazing to watch Cole grow professionally during his time with lege in Winona Lake, Ind. with both a the Sailfish, from assistant SID and now B.S. in Sport Business & Accounting as into the head role leading our athletics well as a Master’s of Business Adminiscommunications efforts,” PBA Direc- tration. While at Grace, he served as a tor of Athletics Courtney Lovely Evans student assistant in the athletic departsaid. “He earned this promotion with ment for three years.

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Hartigan Awarded as C-USA Baseball’s Top Student-Athlete Online Staff Florida Atlantic University’s Mitchell Hartigan has been rewarded with Conference USA’s highest athletic and academic honor for baseball, as the 202021 C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year. Hartigan is the baseball honoree among the league’s 12 teams.

This award is presented to the top student-athlete in each conference-sponsored sport, based on academic achievement (GPA), athletic achievement and service, and voted on by the league’s 14 faculty athletic representatives. In his three seasons, Hartigan has a .319 career batting average, and needed just those three academic years to earn his undergraduate de-

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gree in finance, earning a 3.89 GPA this past semester.

The Jupiter, Florida native has never received a GPA below a 3.8 in a semester, is a multi-time President’s List and Dean’s List member, and every single semester since his inception at FAU in Fall 2018, he has been recognized on the FAU All-Academic Team and C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. He was honored this past spring with a spot on the C-USA Baseball All-Academic Team, and was chosen for the Male Outstanding Academic Achievement Award at the annual Owlspys as well.

Hartigan will return to campus for his fourth season with the Owls in the coming weeks, in preparation for the 2022 campaign.

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Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Announces 2021 Schedule The Palm Beach Atlantic men’s and women’s cross country team released its schedule for the upcoming 2021 season. The Sailfish are slated to compete in five meets before the Sunshine State Conference meet and NCAA postseason competition.

After hosting the SSC Championship last season, both Sailfish teams will start their season on Sept. 4 when they play host at the Rinker Athletic Campus for the Palm Beach Atlantic Meet. The teams will then head to Tallahassee to run in the FSU Invitational on Sept. 17 followed by the Embr y-Riddle Cross Country Classic on Sept. 25. The Sailfish teams will finish their regular season at the Pre-Nationals Event hosted

by Saint Leo on Oct. 2 and St. Thomas hosting a meet on Oct. 9.

The Sailfish women’s team is coming off their best performance as they

finished top-2 in all three events they participated in during the shortened 2020 season. The ‘Fish finished in second place behind Tampa in the SSC Championship meet to finish last year, their best finish in program history, and return all four of the team members who finished inside the top20 in the race in Allison Seng (6th), Dune C o s t e s (9th), Abig ail Bateman (14th), and Emma Baron (16th).

The men’s team finished fourth place at the Florida Southern Mocs meet and fifth place in the eight-team field of last year’s SSC Championship.

The Sailfish return their second and third fastest runners from last year in Jack Blyth and Tyler Ketcham.

PBA will compete in the SSC Conference Championship meet on Oct. 23 in Lakeland, Fla. and hope to qualify for the NCAA South Regional on Nov. 6.

Men’s Golf Duo Recognized as AllAmerican Scholars Two members of the 2020-21 Florida Atlantic University men’s golf team, Davis Lamb and Sully Zagerman, have each been recognized as a NCAA DI All-American Scholar, presented by Srixon/Cleveland Golf.

The two graduate students completed their collegiate careers this past spring.

It was Zagerman’s fifth year with the program, and Lamb’s first after transferring in from Notre Dame. Lamb was the team’s top finisher in the George Hannon Invitational, while Zagerman earned that No. 1 spot in both the Bayou City Collegiate Classic and at the Conference USA Championship.

Off the course, each took part in postgrad studies here at FAU. Lamb, with a cu-

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mulative GPA of 3.82, was going for his Professional Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in sports management. For Zagerman, this is the second season in a row he has received this AllAmerican Scholar status, and he graduated with an Executive Masters in Business Administration and a cumulative GPA of 3.50.

To be eligible to be a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar in Division I, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically, must participate in 40% of his team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0, and maintain a minimum cumulative career GPA of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.

Owls Enjoy First Uninterrupted Day at the Schmidt A clear beautiful blue sky with occasional cloud cover sheltered the Florida Atlantic University football team on Tuesday morning and for the first time of the 2021 camp, the Owls’ three-hour workday proceeded as scripted with no weather interruptions.

MEET THE PLAYERS Graduate Student Tight End Zaire Mitchell-Paden On transferring to FAU: Coming to FAU is different, more so the weather. It is hot and humid here and in Cleveland you get hot days, snowy days, mostly rainy days. I’m currently trying to get acclimated with the team and working on building the brotherhood and companionship with everyone on the team.

What do you anticipate the jump to be coming from DII to FAU: I would say it is a big jump. The conference (I played in before) wasn’t as big as Conference USA and I’m expecting better competition from the defensive ends, linebackers and bigger safeties.

On playing last spring (five games), going right into summer workout and now fall camp: It is definitely different. My body wasn’t

acclimated to that type of atmosphere, but I have gotten used to it after coming here this summer and working out with the team.

Freshman Outside Linebacker Chris Jones On his 2021 goals: My goal every year is to be more productive than I was last year. You can’t stay the same. Staying the same in a moving world is getting worse. I have to always get better and produce more and be the best me that I can be.

On his weight gain in the offseason: So far since I have been here, Coach Joey (Guarascio) and his amazing program has put 50 pounds on me. The way I lift now is completely different than the way I lifted in high school. I have made major gains that are almost unhuman-like. I feel like all that he does is going to translate over to the field drastically, like it did during the spring.”

On Leighton McCarthy and trying to fill the spot he left as the lone starter (offense or defense) not returning: My goal isn’t to make him the standard.

My goal is to make my own standard and be better than anyone has ever been at FAU. I don’t let anyone set the standard for me. I set my own standard.

Sailfish Bring In Athletic Communication Graduate Assistants The Palm Beach Atlantic University athletic department has two new additions to the athletic communication team as they brought in Nick Sheehy a n d Tay l o r Mills for the upcoming 2020-21 year.

Sheehy joins the Sailfish after rec e iv i n g h i s bachelor’s degree in Sports Jour nalism from Arizona State University. The New Jersey native spent two years as a media relations student assistant with the Sun Devils where he wrote game recaps and stated live events. He created graphics and content while managing the social media for the Cronkite News as well as writing stories that were published by the Fiesta Bowl website.

Mills comes to PBA after graduating from Piedmont College where he earned his degree in Mass Communication. The Atlanta native was a four-year member of the Lions basketball program who averaged over 12 ppg during his junior and senior

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seasons as a starting guard. He was a video coordinator for the Piedmont sports information department where he edited game recap videos and soundbites.

“I am excited to add Tay l o r a n d Nick to our athletic communications team,” said Director of Athletic Communications Cole Helman.

“I think they will quickly become important assets for our department and will properly represent Palm Beach Atlantic and the Sailfish brand. I am confident they will serve our student-athletes and coaches well while we help them develop their talents in the athletic communications field.”

Both will be primary contacts for Sailfish athletic teams and in charge of covering games, stating, and creating content for the school’s athletic website and social media channels. Sheehy and Mills will continue their educations at PBA to earn their Master’s Degree in Leadership.

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