The Boca Raton Tribune Yo u r C l o s e s t N e i g h b o r
Number 530 • Year XI COMMUNITY see page 4
Two New FAU Board of Trustees’ Members Appointed
COMMUNITY see page 11
The Racquet Center in Boca Raton Awarded Outstanding Facility Award
SPORTS see page 19
Palm Beach State Volleyball Knocks Off Top-20 Ranked Lake-Sumter in 5 Sets
East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL
September 17 - September 23, 2021
Junior League of Boca Raton Opens New Community Garden The Junior League of Boca Raton (JLBR) will unveil its new Community Garden on Saturday, October 16 at 10 a.m. at Meadows Park at 1300 NW 8th Street, Boca Raton with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. As part of the garden’s re-opening, the City will be celebrating Arbor Day with a tree giveaway for City residents. The trees will be native and fruiting trees. More information will be provided by the City in the coming weeks. “We were delighted to work with the City and Brightline to move the JLBR Community Garden,” Jamie Sauer, President of the Junior League of Boca Raton said. “This joint effort will enable the community to come together through gardening.” Continued on Page 3
Fuller Center Graduate Returns to participate in the Promise Program Fuller Center, a non-profit focused on embracing, educating and empowering under resourced children and families to achieve their full potential, will launch The Promise Program with 16 teenage participants this October. The Promise Program will provide teens with the opportunity to develop soft skills and good work habits, all necessary for future academic and employment success. One of The Promise Program teens is Felipe Gutierez, who attended Fuller Center (formerly Florence Fuller Child Development Center) as a baby through VPK. Now in his sophomore year at Atlantic Community High School, Gutierez, a Delray Beach resident, is returning to the Fuller Center as a teen leader and has been recruiting other teens from his school for The Promise Program. “As a kid, I loved the atmosphere at Fuller Center as well as the staff and counselors. They had a really good connection with all of the students and the field trips were amazing,” said Felipe Gutierez. “I always had a connection with the Fuller Center and I am confident that the Fuller Center will give me opportunities I need for later in life”. Continued on Page 10
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