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Palm Beach State College cancels nearly $2.3 million in student debt Palm Beach State College has erased nearly $2.3 million in student debt for more than 3,100 students impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The move helped students settle unpaid account balances incurred during the pandemic and get back on track this fall to continue their education.

“The feedback from students has been emotional and sincere with each unique situation,’’ said James Duffie, vice president of finance and administration. “They have expressed relief and gratitude for this support during this challenging time. We’re pleased that Palm Beach State College was able to help our students overcome this financial barrier to get back on track with their education.”

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Boca Raton Bowl Eighth Annual Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase To serve up their signature twists on tailgate classics, dozens of local chefs, breweries and cocktail masters are preparing to compete at the eighth annual RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase Presented by Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) and CP Group on Wednesday, October 6 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held outdoor on CPG’s (formerly known as Crocker Partners) Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) which will be brimming with creative culinary, craft beer and cocktail samplings. The “fan and fund” raising event will be located lakeside at 5000 T-Rex Avenue, Boca Raton, FL (off Yamato Road) where there will be plenty of free parking available.

Top chefs from local restaurants, country clubs, hotels, and catering services as well as brewery and mixology pros will bring their A-game to “score a win” in the friendly competition. Eventgoing college football fans rally in “community pride” to raise funds to support the Bowl’s charity partner, Spirit of Giving, and its Annual Holiday Gift Drive.

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• Palm Beach State College welcomed back more than 23,500 students for the fall term and rolled out two major systems— Workday Student and Canvas —to better serve them. With four learning modalities — faceto-face, online, live online, and hybrid —students have more options to take their classes as they return to some sense of normalcy since the height of the coronavirus pandemic. However, with the coronavirus cases still on the rise, the College has maintained its sanitation processes and other COVID-19policies to keep students, faculty and staff safe.

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Alternatively, the cost of a box this year is $27.15, which can be donated at BocaHelpingHands.org/Thanksgiving. All filled boxes must be received at Boca Helping Hands by Monday, November 15.

• To serve up their signature twists on tailgate classics, dozens of local chefs, breweries and cocktail masters are preparing to compete at the eighth annual RoofClaim. com Boca Raton Bowl Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase Presented by Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) and CP Group on Wednesday, October 6 from 6:00 p.m.

• The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County has deployed two Emergency Disaster vehicles to the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coast, to provide food and services to those affected by Hurricane Ida. The local team consists of 4 trained disaster workers departed at 1:00pm from our headquarters at 2100 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.

• Patrice Bishop, one of the newest members of the Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees, has been reappointed to a four-year term by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

• Freshman Destiny Young is a young woman with a purpose. Four days after starting classes at PBA, Young, a management major with a dance minor, can articulate what she wants to do when she graduates: open a dance studio. Or rather, dance studios, she adds.

• Palm Beach State College has erased nearly $2.3 million in student debt for more than 3,100 students impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The move helped students settle unpaid account balances incurred during the pandemic and get back on track this fall to continue their education.

• College life can be very demanding, often requiring students to work and function under pressure. Academic load, the classroom environment, faculty interaction, illness and emotional concerns outside of the classroom also add to their stress levels. Students who lack appropriate stress management skills may find it difficult to balance these responsibilities.

• Boca Helping Hands is seeking help from the community for its 17th annual Thanksgiving Box Brigade program, which provides turkeys and a box filled with everything a family needs to prepare a holiday meal. Members of the community can fill

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• West Palm Beach Library Foundation has donated an additional $75,000 beyond their normal support of the Mandel Public Library to add educational computers, a soundproof booth, and popular publications to continue enhancing services to the patrons of the library.

• On Wednesday, September 8 from 10 am – 11:30 am, the City’s Development Department will host the first of a new quarterly, virtual workshop series entitled Building in Boynton.

• Radon mold was found at an apartment complex in west Boca Raton and residents are concerned for their safety. As reported

by WPTV, the mold was found in the new Uptown Boca Apartments. Uptown Boca was opened in 2020 and has over 450 units.

The rent prices start at $2,300.

• The Fuller Center will honor essential and front line workers at the Inaugural Hero Walk: Honoring Our Hometown Heroes.

The walk will take place on Saturday, October 23 from 9AM – Noon at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus (5000 T-Rex Ave in Boca Raton).

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COMMUNITY PBSC welcomes students back to campus, rolls out major systems

Palm Beach State College welcomed back more than 23,500 students for the fall term and rolled out two major systems— Workday Student and Canvas —to better serve them.

With four learning modalities — face-toface, online, live online, and hybrid —students have more options to take their classes as they return to some sense of normalcy since the height of the coronavirus pandemic. However, with the coronavirus cases still on the rise, the College has maintained its sanitation processes and other COVID-19- policies to keep students, faculty and staff safe.

“This is going to be a different year for us as we continue to deal with the pandemic,’’ President Ava L. Parker, J.D., told students in a video message. “I’ve asked faculty and staff to be very flexible as we meet the needs of our students, and I’m going to ask you to do the same thing. Please be flexible and understand that we’re evolving and changing to ensure your success.”

Some of the major ways in which the College is evolving is with technology. Workday Student was the last piece of a massive enterprise resource planning system (ERP) that PBSC began rolling out in phases in 2018 with Human Resources first followed by Finance.

Workday replaced PantherWeb, a decades-old system that had been used by a consortium of seven colleges in the Florida College System, but it had not kept up with today’s technological advances. Each college decided in 2015 to get its own more modern system.

“I think it’s going very well,” Dr. Ginger Pedersen, vice president of Information Services, said of PBSC’s Workday Student rollout. “Students have a new modern dashboard from which to do their transactions, which is so much different than we had with PantherWeb. There are a lot more services that they can request electronically that used to be handled either by coming in person or by email that they now can do directly in Workday. We

also link out to all of the other kind of features we have at the College.”

Central to Workday is that upon login, students can hit the Canvas button and they are automatically signed into Canvas. “All of these systems are connected together, which is another great feature we have with Workday,” Pedersen said.

In addition to the benefits to students, Pedersen said Workday features also help staff and faculty.

“We’re able to provide information to staff and faculty so much faster than we could with PantherWeb. Most of the reports that we get from PantherWeb were from the Data Warehouse, which means the data was not real time. If you were running reports on enrollment for things it would be based on data at 1 a.m.,’’ Pedersen said.

“Now with Workday, when you run a report, it gives you the data at that exact moment in time. When you’re making tough decisions about classes and consolidating classes, you’re much more confident in your decisions. Faculty response has been super positive. We have done a lot of training over webinars. All of their functions that they do as faculty is in one place now, which was not true of PantherWeb.” Following a statewide trend among some of Florida’s colleges and universities, PBSC also switched from Blackboard to Canvas classroom learning management system. It provides a modern and more robust student and faculty interface with better tools.

Dr. Roger Yohe, vice president of Academic Innovation and Strategy, applauded the College for simultaneously implementing the systems.

“It’s not common for institutions to change two major systems at once. We did it, and overall, it has worked well. I’m proud of our staff and faculty for pressing forward to better serve our students.”

Boca Raton Bowl Eighth Annual Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase To serve up their signature twists on tailgate classics, dozens of local chefs, breweries and cocktail masters are preparing to compete at the eighth annual RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase Presented by Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) and CP Group on Wednesday, October 6 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held outdoor on CPG’s (formerly known as Crocker Partners) Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) which will be brimming with creative culinary, craft beer and cocktail samplings. The “fan and fund” raising event will be located lakeside at 5000 T-Rex Avenue, Boca Raton, FL (off Yamato Road) where there will be plenty of free parking available.

Top chefs from local restaurants, country clubs, hotels, and catering services as well as brewery and mixology pros will bring their A-game to “score a win” in the friendly competition.

Event-going college football fans rally in “community pride” to raise funds to support the Bowl’s charity partner, Spirit of Giving, and its Annual Holiday Gift Drive.

Aiming to please the palates of event goers and a panel of “foodie” judges, the culinary and libation masters will present their boldest, original takes on tailgate fare, ranging from sides and entrees to beverages and desserts. At the end of the night, foodie media, personalities and bloggers will “huddle” at the judges’ table to select winners in various categories, including “most spirited station décor”. Guests will also get the opportunity to cast their own

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votes for the “People’s Choice” designation.

South Florida residents and businesses will once again gather at this popular networking and community fundraising event, as one of the official lead-in events to countdown to the Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl (Saturday, December 18 at FAU Stadium).

For this high spirited and pride-rallying evening, guests are encouraged to come out wearing their alma mater or favorite college team’s colors and jerseys.

They will get to mix and mingle with other fellow college football fans and community partners, along with ESPN 106.3 FM on-air personalities who will be onsite and broadcasting live.

“We are so happy to come together again for this one-of-a-kind bowl countdown event and cheer on area culinary and cocktail greats while supporting our Bowl’s charity partner Spirit of Giving and the holiday magic the nonprofit brings to thousands each year” shared Doug Mosley, executive director of the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl whose team will transform FAU Stadium into a bowl arena for the eighth time in December.

Tickets to the 2021 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase Presented by BRiC and CP Group are on sale now. Tickets are $40 per person in advance and $50 at the door; price includes all chef food samplings, entertainment and beer, wine, cocktails and soft drinks. To purchase tickets, visit Spirit of Giving at https:// spiritofgivingnetwork.com/the-greatchefs-tailgate-event/ or call 561-3850144.

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Bishop reappointed to PBSC District Board of Trustees Patrice Bishop, one of the newest members of the Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees, has been reappointed to a four-year term by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Her term on the five-member governing board runs Aug. 27, 2021-Aug. 31, 2025. The appointment must be confirmed by the Florida Senate.

Bishop, of Palm Beach Gardens, is

PBSC cancels nearly $2.3 million in student debt

executive vice president of Human Resources and Risk Management for Kitson & Partners, a real estate development company. She is a member of the Executive Women of the Palm Beaches, secretary of the Babcock Ranch Foundation and is the former vice president of HR Palm Beach County. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University.

Palm Beach State College has erased nearly $2.3 million in student debt for more than 3,100 students impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The move helped students settle unpaid account balances incurred during the pandemic and get back on track this fall to continue their education.

“The feedback from students has been emotional and sincere with each unique situation,’’ said James Duffie, vice president of finance and administration. “They have expressed relief

and gratitude for this support during this challenging time. We’re pleased that Palm Beach State College was able to help our students overcome this financial barrier to get back on track with their education.”

The College used a portion of its Higher Education Emergency Relief III (HEERF III) institutional aid from the American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law in March. It was the latest of three pools of stimulus funding PBSC received during the pandemic.

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Connect to Greatness is a Finalist in the State Farm Neighborhood Grant Program and Needs Your Votes Connect to Greatness is a Finalist in the State Farm Neighborhood Grant Program and Needs Your Votes As the Trayvon Martin killing and the snuffing of other black boy’s lives kept dominating the news, Cassondra Corbin-Thaddies found herself asking how she could ensure the safety of her two teenage boys and their preparedness for the brutal world that awaits them.

She looked around her community for an organization that was addressing the pervasive negative stereotypes cast on the young African American and black boys, to no avail.

So, she decided to start her own.

“I was watching everything that was happening to our boys, and I was crazy, overwhelmed with emotions about that,” CorbinThaddies said. “I was really struggling with how to have a conversation, how to feel about it and how our boys felt about it as well.”

Corbin-Thaddies said she knew she could not be alone: there had to be some single mothers around who felt the same. So, she and her husband, Andre, rallied a handful of black men, shared her vision and they launched Connect to Greatness five years ago from their living room.

Now, the nonprofit, which serves middle school boys from Boca Raton to Lantana, is poised to win $25,000 in a grant to

further Corbin-Thaddies’ cause in her community.

The State Farm Review Committee selected Connect to Greatness as one of 200 finalists across the country for the company’s Neighborhood Assist grant. The top 40 organizations with the most votes will win a $25,000 grant to help their communities.

A recent State Farm research study found that one-quarter of grant respondents say they are “extremely” or “very” involved in trying to improve their neighborhood and six out of 10 are trying to improve their neighborhood in some capacity.

“This program is all about building stronger neighborhoods together,” Rasheed Merritt, assistant vice president at State Farm, said in a release.

Voting began on Thursday and anyone, 18 and older with a valid email address, have until 11:59 p.m. ET on August 27 to help C2G receive the grant. During the 10 voting days, individuals are encouraged to vote up to 10 times daily.

The link to vote for Connect to Greatness, Inc.’s Boys to Men Leadership Academy is www.NeighborhoodAssist.com/entry/2040081. Winners will be announced on September 29th.

Corbin-Thaddies said the money will be used to enhance the Leadership Academy,

which meets on Thursdays for 90 minutes over 30 weeks.

The academy’s coaches are black men who serve as sounding boards for the boys.

Each boy knows he can “call coach at any time.” The coaches provide gems to navigate the reality of this world, something many mothers cannot do.

“When my child walks out the door for school, I have a lot of things that I am concerned about,” Corbin-Thaddies said.

“When my child turns 15, we should be excited about driving. That’s not necessarily so for many kids.

“So, how do we as moms give our kids the rites of passage, child-to-teenage experiences, without laying on them our fears?” she added.

While the boys are in their “self-discovery sessions”, their mothers or guardians are in a nearby room, being empowered to support their sons’ success.

Parent Teneka King considers it a blessing to have King Bridgett, 15, in the program, where he is learning “the fundamentals of life as a man.”

C2G also partners with local experts who address any mental health and social and emotional challenges as well as provide financial literacy education.

The sessions are a very valuable conduit

between parent and child, she added. “[The boys] may not tell the mothers everything, but they have the coaches, they have their mentors, and they can speak to them about anything,” said King, whose son is in his third year in the program. “It creates an easier transition for them to speak to moms about certain things, such as schools, sports, girls or other things going on in their lives.”

Board member Ricky Petty concurred.

He said it is so important for young black boys, especially those from single-headed households, to have positive black role models to emulate.

The organization provides exposure by taking the boys to city commission meetings and one-on-one meetings with the Boynton Beach chief of police, the superintendent of Palm Beach County school district, firefighters, and other black men in leadership positions to show them “positive black men doing positive things.”

“I had the pleasure of watching them develop and grow up and to hear their success stories, it is a beautiful thing,” said Petty, who has been on the board since its inception. “Connect to Greatness is something that’s badly needed in our community.”

To learn more about Connect to Greatness, visit C2Ginc561@gmail.com.

POSITIVE LIVING By: Dr. Synesio Lyra

Learn to Work With Varied Possibilities!

There are people who are so limited only to their own ideas, that they never consider other points of view, nor other reasonable possibilities of solving a problem, beyond what they alone accept to be the only possible solution.

True achievers, however, never confine themselves in this manner. From the start they realize that if plan A doesn’t work, let’s look at other alternatives before giving up their attempts of creating something good, or applying a new methodology or technology to what is being tested!

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plain, to discredit, and to do countless more inconsequential things, instead of considering suggested alternatives while there is yet time to accomplish what can bring the desired results.

Through the years I’ve come to recognize that there can be multiple answers to one single question without any reply contradicting the other. A viewpoint depends on the angle though which a person is observing a situation, even if several other persons are attempting the same from the perspective through which they analyze what they contemplate. Most often, it’s through the contri-

bution of several that a proper conclusion is best reached, on account of the varied perspectives that construct the fuller picture!

Some people, insisting on their single, chosen way of doing things, can spend countless hours, or even days without success, and still dismiss other suggestions to what can be a better way – indeed the most decisive manner of leading that task into the desired resolution!

I’m convinced that many times it’s personal pride that blocks one’s pathway to genuine accomplishment; it’s a person’s insistence in pursuing a road already travelled without ever leading to the sought destination.

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Sadly, some individuals become defensive when their suggestion is rejected and their way is not attempted. They label the detractors with many uncomplimentary classifications, considering defiance as the primary attitude being shown by the true visionaries.

Yet, such is hardly the case because no one is limited to just one way of doing things, nor one single manner of addressing any situation. Issues need to be understood from the inside out, as well as from top to bottom. Those who limit their observation will never attain a satisfactory understanding, if any at all!

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From the Desk of Robert S Weinroth With the recent uptick in positive COVID-19 cases, several new public vaccines and testing sites have been opened. This is in addition to the widely available commercial pharmacies, doctors’ offices, and other public health sites.

The following public health sites are open seven days a week from 9AM to 7PM, and no appointments are required. All vaccines and testing services are free.

Mid-County Senior Center – main auditorium (walk-up) 3980 Lake Worth Rd Palm Springs FL 33461 South County Civic Center (drive-thru) 16700 Jog Rd Delray Beach FL 33446 Palm Beach County Gardens Branch Library (drive-thru) 11303 Campus Dr Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410 The Department of Health COVID-19 Call Center is available 24/7 at 866.779.6121 or email: COVID-19@flhealth.gov.

Local businesses and organizations can schedule an onsite mobile vaccination clinic through the HCD’s website (www.hcdpbc.org) by clicking the purple “Mobile Clinic Vaccination & Community Event Request” button.

Building safety update The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners received an update from building officials on the development of a building recertification program.

The following are some of the proposed recommendations under consideration: Initial notices will be sent to buildings (11,000 sq. ft. or more, 25 years or older, located east of I-95) stating that the property is subject to inspection. Notices will be sent between October and December.

Property owners will have three months to return their structural and electrical checklist to the county and another six months to make repairs related to issues that “pose an immediate threat to life safety”.

The inspection is not intended to review the original designs of buildings unless there is apparent overloading or significant deterioration of important structural elements.

Local cities would have to adopt the program and may adapt it accordingly.

Additionally, municipalities are recommending the program go beyond threshold buildings and include structures that are two or three stories.

Last month, the county building and firerescue departments sent letters to property owners, encouraging safety inspections for buildings 25 years or older or waterproofing

inspections for younger buildings to identify and remediate deterioration.

The working group will continue to meet and broaden to include structural engineers, insurance industry representatives, condominium lawyers, and realtors to generate a comprehensive program in the near future.

Monoclonal antibody therapy The state of Florida opened a new monoclonal antibody therapy treatment site at Westgate Park and Recreation Center at 3691 Oswego Ave in West Palm Beach, offering services seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The treatment is available at no cost to individuals 12 years of age or older who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or exposed to someone with COVID-19 and are at high risk for severe illness and hospitalization.

To make an appointment, call (850) 3449637.

Nonprofit highlight: Vets Helping Heroes Twenty-two percent of veterans suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or major depression. Consequently, Vets Helping Heroes, a non-profit located in Boca Raton, provides professionally trained assistance dogs to military heroes with psychological and physical injuries.

These special dogs are trained to carry/retrieve items, open doors, and even sense a seizure before it happens, enabling our veterans to return to a self-reliant life. All of the services are provided at no cost to the veteran.

The nonprofit was founded in 2007 by Irwin Strovoff, a highly decorated WWII veteran and liberated Prisoner of War, and it has changed the lives of many retired veterans.

To learn more about Vets Helping Heroes, call (561) 927-8387.

Hurricane resources Our hurricane season has become extremely active. Please take some time to prepare and access the resources below.

PBC DART (app) for vital information such as storm surge evacuation areas, flood zones, shelter locations, and locations with emergency generators.

The Destructive Power of Jealousy Jealousy. One dictionary definition of this term is, “feeling resentment against someone because of that person’s rivalry, success, or advantage, or against another’s success or advantage itself…a jealous feeling, disposition, state, or mood.” Is this something you have experienced?

Envy is a close cousin to jealousy, defined as “an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it.” Can you see any benefit from being jealous or envious of another person? We would be hard-pressed to find one, but these feelings and attitudes are common in the marketplace.

Years ago, I struggled with jealousy. As I watched a peer’s organization flourish, I found myself envious of his rapid success. Even though I tried to ignore them, questions like, “Why is his organization doing better than mine?” or, “What does he have to offer that I don’t?” would arise in my mind.

Such thinking is unproductive, I realized, and if left unchecked can become destructive.

So, after some soul searching and prayer, I asked God to forgive me. This was partly because, intended or not, I was feeling resentful toward the Lord for not giving me the same measures of success and achievement. My prayers of repentance also prompted me to ask my peer for his forgiveness.

The result? I felt as if a tremendous weight had been lifted from me, and was freed to enjoy my own level of success without comparing it to my peer, or anyone else. It enabled me to focus on the admonition of Ecclesiastes 9:10, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…,” without looking over my shoul-

der to see how anyone else was doing.

In its typical candor, we find many examples of jealousy in the Bible, individuals becoming resentful toward a brother, friend or rival that seemed to be valued or blessed more than they were. In Genesis, for example, we read about Joseph’s brothers becoming jealous of their father’s favoritism toward him, so they sold him into slavery.

The Israelites wrestled with this in a major way. In Numbers 11 we read about Joshua, Moses’ aide, hearing and complaining about other leaders suddenly prophesying as only Moses had done previously. We find the Israelite leader’s response in Numbers 11:29, “But Moses replied, ‘Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!’”

The apostle Paul quickly defused an issue of jealousy and quarreling in the ancient church in Corinth by putting things in the right perspective: “…one says, ‘I follow Paul,’ and another, ‘I follow Apollos’…. [We are] only servants, through whom you came to believe – as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow…. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building” (1 Corinthians 3:4-9).

Both Moses and Paul knew jealousy was fruitless. It is God’s job alone to determine which talents and opportunities each person should receive. Our job is to focus on how we use what we have been given. If we are faithful to that, rather than comparing our success to others, we will have the peace and joy the Lord intends for us to experience in our everyday work responsibilities.

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FAU Study Finds that Female Students are Much More Stressed than Males By: Gisele Galoustian College life can be very demanding, often requiring students to work and function under pressure. Academic load, the classroom environment, faculty interaction, illness and emotional concerns outside of the classroom also add to their stress levels. Students who lack appropriate stress management skills may find it difficult to balance these responsibilities.

According to the “Spring 2019 Health Assessment” by the American College of Health Association, 34.2 percent of undergraduate college students had indicated the top impediment to learning was stress, with 45.3 percent having more than average stress. This stressful environment has left college students vulnerable to mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicidality. Although studies have measured academic performance, research on coping skills is sparse.

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators examined stress, coping mechanisms and gender differenc-

es in undergraduate college students. They measured both the psychological perception of stress and evaluated how males and females cope with stress. As they hypothesized, the differences are vast.

Results of the study, published in PLOS ONE , showed that overall, undergraduate female students were much more stressed than their male counterparts – with the majority experiencing medium to higher levels of stress compared to males.

Among the major dimensions of coping, females used emotion-focused approaches more than males. There was a significant gender difference on endorsement for four coping strategies: self-distractions, emotional support, instrumental support, and venting, more so than the males.

No gender differences in problem-focused or avoidant coping strategies were found.

Females had significant differences compared to males with self-distraction, a coping strategy that may provide immediate relief. Individuals who use this strategy to manage their stress levels do so because of a lack of another positive coping method.

Instrumental support was another higher emotional support coping method used by females in the study. Considered a positive support mechanism, instrumental support relates to subjective well-being such as listening to or providing tangible assistance to another individual. Females also used venting as another coping strategy. This style allows an individual to express anger and may result in a cathartic relief from the immediate effects of stressful situations. Venting is considered passive or ineffective at managing stress and may, in fact, intensify one’s stress level.

“When individuals, such as the female college students in our study, find themselves in undesirable situations that are stressful, they may seek to assign blame to internal or external sources,” said B. Sue Graves, Ed.D., senior author and an associate professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. “We found that male college students in our study sought much lower levels of support, since they either may lack the social network or may not have developed those skills. Thus, gender was the important component in this study, which should be considered when being mindful in reducing stress in college students.”

Study findings highlight how institu-

tions of higher education should give serious consideration to the different needs of male and female students to enable them to separately develop successful lifelong coping skills and to handle stressful situations.

“Students may need educational interventions to develop effective and healthy coping strategies to last a lifetime. Our study provides pertinent information in order to reduce stress, more specific to gender,” said Graves. “Possibly, more effective stress management and adaptive sessions could have more emphasis incorporated into classes, especially at the freshman and/or sophomore level. This evidence also can be used to apply to the design of future studies and possible guidance in undergraduate students, again, specific to gender. Faculty and other university officials may want to highlight and understand these various factors to protect the students’ well-being in their classes.”

Study co-authors are Michael E. Hall, Ph.D., an associate professor; and Carolyn Dias-Karch, both in FAU’s Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion; Michael H. Haischer, M.S., Athletic and Human Performance Research Center and the Program in Exercise Science, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Marquette University; and Christine Apter, FAU’s Campus Recreation Department.

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Getting Smart About Your Credit Score (StatePoint) Good credit opens doors. Not only can it help you secure an affordable loan, but it is also often needed for access to open everyday accounts, such as for your utility services and cell phone. It can help you land a job, boost your chances of securing an apartment, and even improve your dating prospects, according to research.

Whether your credit is “good” is determined by your credit history, which looks at your payment patterns over time and your credit score, which rates your credit risk at a moment in time. But it’s more complicated than that, and if you’re like many Americans, you may be confused by some of the details.

According to a recent Freddie Mac survey of homeowners and renters, one in three Americans isn’t aware that credit score elements such as the length of credit usage or having joint credit and loan accounts are reported to credit bureaus. Additionally, more than half of homeowners and renters aren’t aware that being behind on housing pay-

ment can result in an impaired credit rating, and nearly 60% don’t know or realize it can impact their ability to get a loan in the future.

To get a handle on your credit, consider these tips: 1. Pay on time. The best thing you can do to build, maintain or improve your credit is pay bills on time. The types of accounts considered for credit payment history include: • Credit cards • Retail accounts, such as credit cards from department stores • Installment loans, such as car loans, on which you make regular payments

• Mortgage loans • Student loans • Finance company accounts, such as car dealer in-house lenders 2. Watch your credit card balance. If you allow your credit cards to reach high, unpaid balances, or if you only pay the minimum due, credit cards can cost you hundreds (and even thousands) of dollars in interest and can impair your credit.

3. Review your credit report annually. You’re entitled to receive a free copy of your credit report each year from each major credit bureau via annualcreditreport.com. You can also keep an eye on your credit score through free apps such as Credit Karma, NerdWallet, WalletHub or others. Be aware, however, the scores shown in these apps are not the same as FICO scores used by most lenders and creditors to make lending or credit decisions.

Still, they’re useful for reviewing the financial activities affecting your credit.

4. Get savvy. Education has power. Learn

more about managing credit by checking out Freddie Mac’s free suite of financial education resources, CreditSmart. Over the past two decades, more than 5 million consumers have benefitted from these tools and now this program can be customized by users.

“Financial education is personal. Whether you’re renting a home, are on the path to homeownership or saving for the future, our newly released curriculum empowers you to customize your experience and learn at your own pace,” says Cindy Waldron, vice president, Single-Family Housing Insights and Solutions at Freddie Mac. To access these resources, which are available online or on mobile devices, visit creditsmart.freddiemac.com.

The impact of good credit on your life can’t be overstated. Use free resources to learn more about how it works. Then, stay on top of your credit by actively monitoring it and working to improve it.

New Tech Paving the Way for Safer In-Store Shopping (StatePoint) When it comes to in-store shopping, new data indicates that consumer confidence is on the rise. Experts attribute the confidence in part to a number of innovative technologies that have transformed the shopping experience.

Indeed, while an April 2020 survey by Sensormatic Solutions found that 79% of consumers were concerned (20%), moderately concerned (30%) or very concerned (29%) about shopping instore, only 34% of consumers are still concerned in a spring 2021 survey.

“Shopping means many things to many people: a casual in-and-out, a chance for discovery, or just part of a daily routine. However, during the pandemic, health and safety naturally became a top priority,” says Kim Melvin, global leader of marketing, Sensormatic Solutions by Johnson Controls, a leading retail solutions provider. “To aid in restoring consumer confidence as stores either stayed open or reopened, retailers have found creative ways to provide safer, more comfortable environments for shoppers.”

As part of its mission to help retailers solve complex challenges related to consumer confidence, health and safety, Sensormatic Solutions is providing unique insights into some of the top strategies, technologies and practices adopted over the past year in response to COVID-19: • “Buy Online, Pickup in Store” and curbside pickup have been particularly valuable options amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and many physical retailers continue to offer these services to customers. The practice is convenient and frictionless, offering the same instant gratification as online shopping and is a prime example of how digital transformation is reshaping today’s retail inPlus

dustry. As more people rely on this type of shopping experience, technology offering up-to-theminute inventory data has supported the change, helping stores successfully fulfill orders and meet customer’s expectations.

• A majority of survey respondents (53%) said social distancing monitoring would make them feel more comfortable shopping in-store. Real-time occupancy tracking technology has helped many businesses successfully manage retail traffic in an effort to achieve safe social distancing.

• Mask detection is another technology that retailers are using to keep employees and customers safe while adhering to local ordinances and mandates. With 47% of consumers preferring this type of monitoring, it’s also a technology with consumer support.

• Already gaining steam pre-pandemic, selfcheckout and contactless payment have been widely instituted by businesses of all varieties, making payment faster and less stressful.

• New shopping arrangements, like freestanding stores and open-air shopping centers are gaining popularity -- 54% of consumers surveyed shop most frequently for non-essential products at freestanding stores and strip centers, followed by openair shopping centers (16%), online (14%), enclosed malls (9%) and outlets (7%).

To learn more about the evolving retail industry, as well as how an intelligent operating platform can put retailers in a position of strength to meet customer needs, visit sensormatic.com.

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Greater Need for Food This Thanksgiving Than Ever Before Boca Helping Hands is seeking help from the community for its 17th annual Thanksgiving Box Brigade program, which provides turkeys and a box filled with everything a family needs to prepare a holiday meal. Members of the community can fill a box with Thanksgiving dinner essentials. Alternatively, the cost of a box this year is $27.15, which can be donated at BocaHelpingHands.org/Thanksgiving.

All filled boxes must be received at Boca Helping Hands by Monday, November 15.

Prior to the pandemic, Boca Helping Hands typically distributed about 2,000 turkeys and Thanksgiving meal boxes each year. In 2020, BHH expanded to four locations and distributed a record 2,700 turkeys to local families, including to many new families who registered for food assistance due to COVID-19. This year, the organization estimates needing to source 3,000 turkeys and Thanksgiving meal boxes with the addition of a fifth location in Delray Beach.

Boca Helping Hands will have empty boxes available, which can be reserved now for pick-up starting the first week of October. Each 10”x10”x 10” box must contain: • 6 oz. Stove Top Stuffing Mix (1) • 10.5 oz. Canned Gravy (1, no glass) • 1.56 oz. Powdered Drink Mix (1) • 15 oz. Canned Vegetables (4) • 15 oz. Canned Fruit or Fruit Cocktail (2) • 4 oz. Instant Mashed Potatoes Mix

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• 29 oz. Canned Yams (1) • 14 oz. Cranberry Sauce (1) • 21 oz. Canned Pie Filling (1) • 9” Ready-made Graham Cracker Pie Crust (1, non-perishable) “We are so grateful to the community each year for their food drives and Thanksgiving box donations,” said Executive Director Greg Hazle. “Their generosity means that people who would not otherwise be able to sit down for a holiday meal can enjoy one with their family.”

Long-time supporter ADT will be providing volunteers at the main East Boca location, as well as financial support for the 2021 Box Brigade. “At ADT, we are a purpose-driven company that believes in serving our communities,” said Bob Tucker, Director of Corporate Affairs at ADT. “We are pleased to partner with Boca Helping Hands to ensure local families will have a happy Thanksgiving this year.”

Other Thanksgiving Box Brigade sponsors include AvalonBay Communities, Office Depot and SouthState Bank.

Boca Helping Hands will distribute the turkeys and Thanksgiving meal boxes to current Pantry Bag Program clients the weekend before Thanksgiving (Nov. 20 and 21) at five of its drive-thru distribution locations.

To participate, current clients must register between October 1 and October 31 at one of five Boca Helping Hands pantry bag distribution locations. Hours

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West Palm Beach Library Foundation’s $75,000 Donation Adds New Vital Resources West Palm Beach Library Foundation has donated an additional $75,000 beyond their normal support of the Mandel Public Library to add educational computers, a soundproof booth, and popular publications to continue enhancing services to the patrons of the library.

“We truly appreciate this most generous contribution,” stated Lisa R. Hathaway, Library Director. “These resources will greatly enhance the educational and recreational experience for our community members that take advantage of all that our library has to offer.”

This donation will make the following resources possible: - Just in time for back to school, AWE Computers is providing additional early learning stations to prepare children as young as 2 for school readiness. These computersgive children a safe, interactive experience by blocking Internet access. Educational software covers reading and writing, math, science, social studies, arts and music for young users up to age 12. This acquisition will give Mandel Public Library a total of 10 AWE Computers to serve many more children.

- Whisper Room willadd a 5-by-5-foot soundproof booth to the library’s newly redesigned Digital Studio. Visitors can use the library’s wi-fi for activities like job interviews, listening to music or even recording podcasts, free from outside noise interference.

- EBSCO Subscription is the main provider for the library’s collection of topical magazines and newspapers in print. These publications, provided to connect the community with reliable sources of information, will be available for browsing or checkout in the next few months. Starting Oct. 1, a cloud Library NewsStand app will be available for patrons to access digital copies of magazines for free.

“Our patrons already consider Mandel Public Library an oasis for literary and education,” said Dean W. Dimke, Foundation Executive Director. “We’re proud we can help students in our diverse community thrive and enhance the library experience for all who benefit from these new services, resources and tools.”

Adding new programs, services and technology are central to West Palm Beach Library Foundation’s mission to raise financial donations to supplement the City of West Palm Beach operating budget for Mandel Public Library.

“We couldn’t have provided these expanded tools and resources without the help of our dedicated and generous donors,” said Dianne Bernstein, Foundation Board Chair. “We appreciate all donations, volunteers and other ways community members help us continue to add more services and programs to the library.”

Rapid Response to Hurricane Ida The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County has deployed two Emergency Disaster vehicles to the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coast, to provide food and services to those affected by Hurricane Ida. The local team consists of 4 trained disaster workers departed at 1:00pm from our headquarters at 2100 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.

“The Salvation Ar my has a long history of serving those affected by natural and man-made disasters,” said Major James Hall. “In fact, one of our current team members also served during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina sixteen years ago.” The Salvation Army will be present to provide meals, hydration, emotional and spiritual care and other emergency services to survivors and other disaster workers.

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Ida to visit www.salvationarmyusa.org or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769).

100% of donations received will be applied directly for this effort. At this time, no inkind donations will be accepted.

For more information, please contact Major James Hall and/or Major Leisa Hall, Area Commanders of The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County at 561.686.3530 or visit www. salvationarmypalmbeachc o u n t y. o r g .

Facebook information can be found by searching for @salarmypbco.

The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County is among the largest global nonprofit providers of social services to people living in impoverished communities around the world. The Salvation Army nationally helps more than 23 million Americans overcome poverty, addiction, and economic hardships through a range of social services.

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Driven Freshman Pursues Purpose, Thanks to Scholarship Freshman Destiny Young is a young woman with a purpose.

Four days after starting classes at PBA, Young, a management major with a dance minor, can articulate what she wants to do when she graduates: open a dance studio.

Or rather, dance studios, she adds.

“I would like to leave a legacy behind,” Young said.

Yo u n g , of Leesburg, Florida, is the youngest of three children and the niece of proud PBA alumna Victoria Rodriguez, who works at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Young’s education is made possible in part through a scholarship from the Council of Independent Colleges in partnership with the UPS Foundation. The Florida Independent College Fund awarded the CIC/UPS scholarships to Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) member schools.

“It means so much to me. It means ev-

erything,” Young said of the scholarship.

“It was like a miracle from God that just came out of nowhere.” To the council and foundation, she added: “Thank you for giving me the scholarship and the opportunity to be here.”

Young, a graduate of Leesburg High School and former president of the school’s dance club, Orchesis, is taking eight courses in her first semester at PBA, including Introduction to Business and ballet. She was drawn to PBA by her aunt’s love for the school and the stellar reputation of PBA’s dance program, which now offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Young said it’s easy to find her way around PBA’s campus, which is prettier than any of the other schools she’s visited. The people are friendly, too, she noted.

“Anywhere you go, someone will say ‘hi’ to you,” Young said.

Mold and radon found in west Boca Raton apartments By: Lauren Do Nascimento Radon mold was found at an apartment complex in west Boca Raton and residents are concerned for their safety. As reported by WPTV, the mold was found in the new Uptown Boca Apartments.

Uptown Boca was opened in 2020 and has over 450 units.

The rent prices start at $2,300.

However, around a month ago residents started to discover high levels of radon in the property.

One resident, Robert Navone, searched what radon was to find out that it is a dangerous gas. Radon can lead to lung cancer after a long time of exposure. “I had no idea what radon is,” says Navone.

“It was very scary for them, especially my son on the way to school asking, mommy am I going to get lung cancer? That is not something a parent wants to try and answer,” says Elisa Root, a resident.

Residents contacted Mark Wahl of Waypoint Inspections to have a radon test.

Wahl states that the first test was done Aug. 17 and there have been dozens of tests done since then.

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Wahl confirms that 12 units had elevated levels of radon when there should usually be under four picocuries per liter of radon.

Navone’s average was 10.9 pCi/L and Root states that the average in her apartment was 6.4 pCi/L. Wahl believes that the radon leaking could be from building materials used in construction.

“The rock that is in the aggregate, that is built into the building, it is coming out of the ground contaminated, by nobody’s fault,” says Wahl.

Residents have made the property owners aware of the radon problem. Cortland informed residents in an email that they were aware of the issue and a company was hired to manage the problem.

However, residents state that there is also a mold problem in the building. Some residents don’t expect to return to their homes and state that legal action is a possibility.

The property developer issued a statement saying that they are taking action to fix the issue and are looking forward to welcoming future residents.

City to Launch “Building in Boynton” Virtual Workshop Series On Wednesday, September 8 from 10 am – 11:30 am, the City’s Development Department will host the first of a new quarterly, virtual workshop series entitled Building in Boynton.

The workshops are intended to educate and inform the community about how to access and utilize the Building Department’s epermitting software, answer questions about the permitting process and update attendees about new building rules and regulations as they arise. Attendees may ask questions live during the workshop or in submit them in advance by emailing brownst@bbfl.us. Workshops will be recorded and made available on the City’s website and YouTube page for future viewing.

“This workshop series will not only provide a platform for contractors, developers and homeowners to obtain information on how to best utilize the City’s e-per mitting software, but it will also create a forum in which the Department can eng age with our customers,” according to the Development Department’s Customer Support Service Manager, Saleica Brown.

“Our goal is to educate, which will in turn enable more efficient permit processing and improve customer service for all users.”

Future workshop dates include December 2, 2021 and March 3, 2022. For more information on the series and to access the virtual meeting registration link, visit boynton-beach.org/bib.

Fuller Center of Boca Raton Plans Inaugural Hero Walk for October at BRIC

By Robert Weinroth The Fuller Center will honor essential and front line workers at the Inaugural Hero Walk: Honoring Our Hometown Heroes. The walk will take place on Saturday, October 23 from 9AM – Noon at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus (5000 TRex Ave in Boca Raton).

According to Ellyn Okrent, the Center’s Chief Executive Officer, The Walk will celebrate all of the everyday heroes among us, including essential workers, doctors, nurses, teachers, child care workers, home health aides, store clerks, delivery drivers and other frontline workers. During these difficult months grappling with a pandemic, it has been these individuals who have demonstrated the resiliency of our community In addition to the one-mile walk, the event will also include children’s activities, a live DJ and a very special presentation by the Fuller Center children. Breakfast, snacks, and beverages will be available.

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There will also be a first responder’s area complete with vehicles on display from the Boca Raton Fire Rescue, Police Department, and FPL. “The walk is open to everyone–no superhero cape needed!

Come dressed as your personal ‘everyday hero’ for a fun morning as we honor all of the wonderful people in our community who go above and beyond to keep us safe and cared for during the pandemic,” said Okrent.

The event co-chairs are Dr. Patricia Anastasio, Carolina Doering, and Mary Sol Gonzalez. Major sponsors include ADT and FPL. Tickets are $10 per person, and children under 12 are free.

To purchase a ticket or become a sponsor, visit FFCDC.org/specialevents/2021-hero-walk/. To honor someone who made a difference in your life during the pandemic, contact Alana Lagerström at 561.609.1668 or email ALagerstrom@ffcdc.org Community

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Christian Keys Named Director of Culinary Services Christian Keys is the new Director of Culinary Services at Toby & Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences of Boca Raton responsible for leading all culinary services and staff at the luxury continuing care retirement community.

Originally from the Tampa Bay area, Christian first made his way to South Florida for a career opportunity 15 years ago and has been here ever since. After 20 years in the hospitality industry working in restaurants like J. Alexander’s and Seasons 52, Christian made the shift to senior

living and has never looked back.

Christian has developed a true passion for working in senior living, as he is able make connections with residents and their families on a more personal level than he ever could working in the restaurant industry. Christian especially loves throwing fun and exciting parties and events where he can push the limits on the culinary experience while getting to know the community.

Christian lives in Lake Worth with his wife and three children.

Mandel Public Library Provides Free Resources, Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Mandel Public Library is pleased to provide an expanded range of free community resources and services to support the community. Services include helping provide access to critical food and housing resources, job and interview training, homework assistance, weekend meals for families and much more. The latest information is available at wpbcitylibrary.org.

“Libraries have always played an important role in supporting literacy and academic achievement. However, we are further committed to support our community’s overall health and wellbeing,” said Lisa Hathaway, Mandel Public Library Director. “From food bank partnerships to helping with housing, shelter and mental health services, we provide support at no cost when people need it most.”

Some of the library’s programs, services and resources, all of which are free, include the following: · Housing, Shelter, Food, Mental Health Services – The City of West Palm Beach is offering help to access key community resources including housing/shelter, food and mental health services. Kevin Jones, Coordinator of Community Initiatives, is on-site on the library’s 4th floor to help during the following hours: Mondays 3:00-5:00PM, Tuesdays 10:00AM to Noon, Wednesdays 10:00AM to Noon, and Thursdays 3:00 to 5:00 PM. · Lois’ Food4Kids – To fill the nutritional gaps that children face on the weekends, the library has partnered with the Palm Beach County Food Bank to provide children ages 5 to 12 with one bag of food that includes two drinks, two breakfasts, two lunches, two snacks and one family dinner. Pickup is available starting on Friday afternoon in KidsSpace on the 3rd floor while supplies last. · Community Benefits Support, provided by Palm Beach County Food Bank – Unsure how to access and complete applications for SNAP (food stamps), Medicaid applications and cash assistance? Schedule an appointment Community

with Mario Mendez from the Food Bank, by calling (561) 345-5085 or email Mario@pbcfoodbank.org. · Job Help and Resources – There are multiple ways at the library to get help with your job search. By appointment, speak with Career Coach Kathy Shabotynskyj to create or update your resume, get tips on interviewing, or your next career move.

The library also welcomes CareerSource each Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, where bilingual (English and Spanish) staff can help with resume guidance, interview preparation, digital literacy and more. · Homework Center – Students in grades K to 12 can receive free support from certified teachers with their homework, projects and test prep. Homework Center is sponsored by the West Palm Beach Library Foundation. · Mandel Mobile – The library’s brand-new Wi-Fi-enabled minivan travels to communities in the north and south ends of the city, bringing connectivity and assistance to families in need.

The minivan provides on-site broadband access as well as laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots that can be borrowed. The Mandel Mobile Library team also offers help with learning, providing area children and teens assistance and encouragement with their studies, along with nutritious snacks.

Adults are able to take advantage of job-help programs that assist with job applications, resume building, and ESOL tutoring to improve English language skills. Check the library’s website for the latest schedule. · Online Computer Classes-From Microsoft Office and email, to reading, math, and more—GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 200 topics, 2,000 lessons, 1,000 videos, and 50 interactives and games completely free.” Content is available 24 hours a day. Need help getting started? One-to-One computer help is available by appointment on Fridays.

For more information and the latest schedule for these and more programs and services, visit wpbcitylibrary.org, or (561) 868-7701.

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Families in Need Treated to a Family Fun Day On Sunday, August 29, Deliver the Dream hosted a Family Fun Day at Flamingo Gardens. Participating families had the opportunity to come together in an enriching environment to build their social support network, create new memories and remain connected as a family. “ Wo r k i n g with community partners is an essential part of the Family Fun Day program,” said Maureen Kohler, Executive Director of Deliver the Dream. “We have a wonderful relationship with Flamingo Gardens, who waived entrance fees for our families and showcased a private animal encoun-

ter show. Little Smiles donated lunch, drinks and all the craft items needed for the creative bugthemed activities.”

T he Family Fun Day was themed around David Rogers’ Big Bugs exhibit at Flamingo Gardens this summer. “There were a total of 11 families in attendance; with one family driving down from St. Cloud to join us,” said Kohler. “T his was our first inperson program in over a year and a half. Everyone was so excited to get together. We hope to host another Family Fun Day next month–the Fall Family Fishing Classic!”

Nonprofit Community Breaks Records in Nominations at Annual Awards Nonprofits First proudly announces the record-breaking number of nominations to honor local nonprofit organizations of Palm Beach County reaching 172 for the Fifth Annual Nonprofit Hats Off Awards Tuesday, October 5 inside the Cohen Pavilion at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Nominations were accepted in 11 categories for Nonprofit of the Year (small, medium, and large); Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year; Nonprofit MVP, Nonprofit Professional of the Year; Nonprofit Executive of the Year; Lifetime Achievement; Hats Off to Heroes Award; Community Collaborators Award and the newly added Nonprofit Innovation Award.

Awards for Best Hat, Best Mask and People’s Choice will be awarded the night of the event.

Chaired by Natalie M. Alvarez, of Key Private Bank, the Fifth Annual Hats Off Nonprofit Awards celebrates and honors nonprofit organizations in Palm Beach County who contribute and dedicate themselves to making our community “nonprofit” strong and who so deserved to be recognized. As part of the evening, the honorees from the past Hats Off awards will also be recognized.

“As event chair for the past two years, it has been an honor and a privilege to witness the remarkable accomplishments of nonprofits and individuals in all corners of our community. Please join us in celebrating their great work,” said Ms. Alvarez.

The fun evening will kick off with cele-

bratory musical vibes by the nonprofit organization, Digital Vibez. The party continues with a special surprise guest emcee. Attire is business to cocktail. Guests are encouraged to wear a hat of any kind and masks are required.

Tickets include an open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres catered by The Breakers, and parking in the covered garage is complimentary.

Nonprofits First is implementing COVID-19 protocols for the safety of the attendees and staff to gather as safely as possible. Plans include the requirement of wearing masks, seating capacity has been reduced, tables will be placed at a distance with only 8 people, and there will be contactless check-in.

Guests will have to be temperature checked before entering.

“Safety protocols will be in place to ensure our guests feel safe. These are unprecedented times we’re living in. Masks on and hats off is our unofficial theme this year!” said Jessica Cecere, CEO of Nonprofits First.

Fifty-two sponsors will support the event including four top sponsors: The Palm Beach Post; M&T Bank Wilmington Trust; FPL, and Key Private Bank.

Tickets for the Hats Off Nonprofit Awards are on sale now at www.hatsoffawards.org for $100 per person, tables of eight are $1,000 and sponsorships are available at all levels. The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.

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South Florida Hooters Contributes over $30,000 to Self-Help International As part of their recent efforts, South Florida Hooters is contributing $30,609 to Self Help International. The donation comes from online fundraising efforts of seven local Hooters Girls and a donation match from South Florida Hooters. South Florida Hooters has supported Self- Help International for more than a decade.

“The support began because of the late Dave “Lags” Lageschulte, founder of South Florida Hooters who was from the same small town in Waverly, IA, where Self Help International was founded. Lags and his family supported Self Help from its inception. Hooters has sent local Hooters Calendar Girls to the “Give a Hoot Weekend” every year for the past 10 years but due to travel restrictions we were unable to this year, so we started an online fundraising campaign in addition to matching the donations raised,” said LTP Management Director of Marketing Kristi Quarles. “We want to thank everyone who donated to support this great cause,” added Quarles.

The seven local Hooters Girls who participated in the online fundraising efforts for Self -Help International ‘s work to empower women are 2021 Miss Hooters Gianna Tulio (Boca Raton), Danielle Magda (Sarasota), Sloan Miavitz (Sarasota), Madison Novo (Weston), Lisa-

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es. Self Help works to support women business owners in rural communities by providing low interest micro-loans.

Oftentimes, women in these small communities are not eligible to receive loans through formal banks and sometimes end up taking loans with predatory lenders. By having access to capital through Self-Help, women are able to start and invest in their businesses.

In tandem with providing micro-loans, Self Help offers training sessions to help women improve their business practices so they can grow their incomes. Women are powerful agents for changes, and when you invest in them, they are able to lift up their families and communities. Economically empowered women empower others. They also have a children’s feeding program that feeds breakfast and lunch to children under the age of 5. In addition to the micro loans and the feeding program Self Help International teaches farmers the best techniques to reap the largest, best and most produce which in turn helps to feed the farmers, their families and allows enough extra to sell and make a profit. With the economic uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s crucial to help women invest in their businesses. For more information on Self-Help International visit selfhelpinternational.org.

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SPORTS FAU Baseball Adds Kirkpatrick to Staff The Florida Atlantic University baseball team and head coach John McCormack are proud to announce the hiring of pitching coach Brady Kirkpatrick to the staff for the upcoming 2022 season.

“The culture and winning tradition that Coach McCormack and his staff have created in Boca Raton is special,” said Kirkpatrick. “The passion for baseball, development and building relationships is outstanding. I am incredibly honored and very excited for this opportunity to join the FAU family.”

Kirkpatrick comes to FAU most recently having coached at Harvard University for the past three years. That includes helping lead the team to the 2019 Ivy League Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance, each the program’s first since 2005. The Crimson’s 27 wins that year was also the most since 2005.

Prior to Harvard, he coached for two seasons at Monmouth University, where the Hawks were 2018 MAAC regular season champions, and that year, set the singleseason program strikeout record. Before that, he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Rochester University, and coached two summers with the Mountain West College Summer League as well.

Kirkpatrick’s playing career began at the University of Maryland, for three seasons, including being part of the Terrapins’ first ever Super Regional team in 2014, and he also pitched in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2012. He finished his college career at the University of San Diego, and began coaching there as well, in the fall of 2015 as a volunteer assistant.

“Brady is one of the brightest young minds in the pitching game,” s a i d M c C o rmack. “He also has the people skills to match.

I am excited for him to get to work with our guys. I look forward to working alongside him.”

The Eugene, Oregon native earned his undergraduate degree in criminology and criminal justice from Maryland, and his master’s degree from San Diego in global business leadership. At Maryland, he earned the Scholar Athlete Award for three consecutive seasons, and he was a SAAC representative at both schools, as well as for the West Coast Conference while at USD. Kirkpatrick takes the place of David Kopp, now an assistant at the University of Florida, who replaced Jason Jackson, currently pitching coach at the University of Alabama.

Lynn University names DJ Slifer assistant coach for women’s basketball Lynn University Women’s Basketball Head Coach Julia Huddleston Tucker?has appointed DJ Slifer assistant coach.

P r i or to joining Lynn, Coach Slifer served three seasons as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Texas A&M UniversityKingsville (2016-19), where he coached four all-conference players. In his first season at TAMUK, the Javelinas won nine more games than the year prior.

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In 2015, Slifer joined the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he spent one season as an assistant coach and coached two allconference honorees.

Before beginning his journey as a coach, Slifer played basketball at the University of Central Missouri from 2008 to 2013. During that time, he helped lead the Mules to a 116-36 overall record, four MIAA conference championships and three NCAA Division II tournament appearances, including one Final Four berth in 2009 and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2010.

The Fighting Knights will begin the regular season at home on Monday, Nov. 15 against Thomas University at 5 p.m.

Sailfish Women Soccer Team Fall at Nova Southeastern

The Palm Beach Atlantic women’s soccer team suffered its first loss of the season, 2-0 against Nova Southeastern Wednesday night.

The Sailfish struggled to generate offense early in the match. With under 18 minutes left in the first half, freshman Ansleigh Crenshaw weaved her way through defenders and blasted a shot that was saved

by NSU goalkeeper Natalie Robayna. Robanya finished the game with five saves.

Both teams went back and forth in a stalemate before the Sharks struck first.

With under four minutes left in the first half NSU midfielder, Chama Silva stole the ball and capitalized on an open net for a 1-0 NSU lead. Silva would finish the game with one goal and one assist.

The Sailfish outshot the Sharks 17-

13 but failed to find the net. Not much changed for PBA in the second half as the Sharks would tack on one more in the closing five minutes. Silva delivered a pass to Deja Homa on a breakaway bringing the Shark lead to 2-0.

PBA goalkeeper Madison Chiola made her first start of the season in the net. The redshirt senior made three saves. Additionally, Jaycie Tate made her first appearance of the season, anchoring the backline for the Sailfish. Crenshaw led PBA with five shots with three on goal. Kylie Meola was right behind with four shot attempts while freshman Alicia Drott tallied three shots with two on goal.

Up next, the Sailfish take on Delta State at home, Friday, Sept. 9. The match at the PBA Soccer Field kicks off at 6 p.m.

Medina Wins National Player of the Week Award Sophomore defensive specialist Darlenis Medina won the Division II Defensive Player of the Week Award presented by the NJCAA for the week of August 29-September 4.

Darlenis had an outstanding week which saw her accumulate 75 DIGS, including a 50-DIG performance against Florida Gateway College in the first game of last week’s road trip.

This is the first national award for volleyball this season.

Previously, Medina and Natalie Faulkner were named Region VIII Players of the Week for their performances last week.

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Faulkner & Medina Win Regional Sailfish Basketball Adds Assistant Coach Awards Freshman setter Natalie Faulkner and sophomore defensive specialist Darlenis Medina were recognized as the FCSAA Division II setter of the week and defensive player of the week, respectively.

This is the first weekly regional award for either athlete and the first weekly regional accolade for the volleyball team this season.

Fa u l k n e r ’s season has started off with a bang. She leads the region in assists and has been a solid contributor in all four games played. Two performances have been especially noteworthy: a 46-assist performance against South Florida in the season’s opening game and a 51-assist performance

this past weekend against Florida Gateway.

She earned weekly honors with her performance as previously mentioned against Florida Gateway followed by a solid showing against FSCJ with 34 assists.

Medina, who appeared in 11 games last season, has already surpassed her DIG total from a year ago. A bottle of energy on the back end, Medina’s defensive presence can be felt on a nightly basis. Darlenis’ best performance to date was a 50-DIG performance in the season’s first road game against Florida Gateway College this past Friday. She followed that up with a 25-DIG performance in Saturday’s win over FSCJ.

USF Next on the Docket for the Owls The Florida Atlantic University women’s soccer team travels to Tampa Thursday, to tangle with USF on the road at 7 p.m.

The game will be streamed live, with a subscription, on ESPN+.

The Owls (2-31) split the weekend, as they were edged out Friday night on an overtime goal by Murray State, but bounced back Sunday in Jacksonville with a 2-0 win over Troy. Bri Austin and Jodi Smith notched goals in the victory, and FAU outshot their Trojan counterparts, 17-2.

The last two weeks has seen USF (32) drop two of three, all against SEC opponents. LSU defeated them, 2-1; the Bulls

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flipped that score with a 2-1 win over Kentucky; and the string ended with a 2-0 loss to Tennessee. Still, Tuesday, the team received votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25, and are coming off a 10-1-2 spring, with their only loss coming in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Bulls hold a slight 9-6-2 advantage all-time, with a 3-0 USF win last February marking the first time the teams had met since 2014.

This Sunday, the Owls host Florida Gulf Coast at FAU Soccer Stadium, a 4 p.m. kickoff.

The Sailfish basketball program has a new addition to the coaching staff as Tabor Shadowen will be an Assistant Coach for the upcoming 2021-2022 season.

Before he arrived at PBA, Shadowen was one of 22 Graduate Assistants selected from across the country to participate in the TopConect Leadership Academy. The eight-week program was managed by Stanford University Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Rob Ehsan focused on leadership and professional development through industry-related wisdom shared by athletic directors, basketball coaches, and other successful leaders.

“I am beyond blessed for the opportunity that Coach Rose has given me in joining his program at PBA,” said Shadowen. “His ability to build impactful relationships and create a culture of success give me complete confidence in what he is building here. I cannot wait to be a part of it, and I look forward to fulfilling my role in serving the Palm Beach Atlantic family!”

Shadowen graduated from the University of Kentucky in May of 2021 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. Over the last two years, the Kentucky native has served a variety of

roles for the longest-running skills basketball camp in America, Hoop Group. During the summer of 2021, he oversaw the dayto-day operations as the Director of Camp Facilities. Additionally, he assisted with the recruitment of future campers nationwide while he built a nationwide network with college, high school, and AAU coaches.

Shadowen was an Assistant Basketball Coach at Model Laboratory School from 2019-2021. In 2017, he was brought on by Lee University’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach Marty Rowe as a Student Assistant.

He has experience recruiting in Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

“We are thrilled to be able to add Tabor Shadowen to our coaching staff,” said head coach Cole Rose. “Tabor has a bright future in this profession and already has an impressive start to his coaching career by accumulating experience at the college and high school levels and gaining a reputation as a relentless worker. I’m excited to see the impact he brings to our players and program.”

Shadowen will continue his education at PBA to earn a Master’s of Leadership through the MacArthur School of Leadership.

FAU Baseball Receives Largest Gift in Program History A $1 million gift commitment to the Florida Atlantic University baseball program – the largest gift in Owls’ baseball history – has been made anonymously.

Funds f rom thi s gift will be ear marked for the Future of FAU Baseball Fund, which is dedicated to improving the program’s facilities.

“We are incredibly grateful for this gift and the generous philanthropic support,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White said. “We greatly appreciate the belief in our vision for the future of our baseball program. Head coach John McCormack has done a tremendous job building an incredibly successful program.

We are looking forward to seeing the impact a gift like this will have on the baseball program’s facilities.”

McCormack leads an FAU baseball program that has won six conference championships and made six appearances in NCAA postseason play in his 13

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years as head coach. All-time, the Owls have produced players who have earned 20 All-America and 48 all-region honors.

“This is a transformational gift that will immediately help our prog ram,” Coach McCormack said. “This gift will be the centerpiece of a larger effort to upgrade the entire baseball facility. The family that is making this first step possible are wonderful people who want to invest in our players and the program. I can’t thank them enough for their generosity.”

This is the 20th six- or seven-figure gift and the sixth gift of $1 million or more to FAU Athletics since March of 2018. In addition, the anonymous donor now becomes the 15th individual or family donor to reach $1 million or more in lifetime giving to FAU Athletics. To contribute to the Future of FAU Baseball Fund, contact Michael Graffin, Senior Associate AD for Development, at 845-499-3428 or email him at mgraffin@fau.edu.

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