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$80M Mixed-Use Project The Pierce Receives Approval in Boynton

FAU’s Maria De Los Angeles Ortega To Lead Nursing Clinical Care

B’nai Torah Congregation Welcomes Rabbi Evan Susman to Energize Programs

PBA Art Students Paint Paradise Scene for Boca Raton Mall Mural

Fuller Center Affected by High Fuel Costs, Inflated Food Costs

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PBA Student-Athletes Named To 2022 SSC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Charna Larkin Donates $1.6 Million to Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University recently received an estate gift of $1 million from longtime benefactor Charna Larkin. This generous scholarship gift will establish the Alan B. and Charna Larkin Student Opportunity Fund within FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

“I understand the importance of FAU to our greater community,” Larkin said. “I want to ensure young people are given every opportunity to be successful and attend college regardless of their humble beginnings.”

This generous scholarship support is in addition to a $617,000 gift from Larkin to construct and name the Alan B. and Charna Larkin American Presidential Study on the third floor of the S.E. Wimberly Library at FAU’s Boca Raton campus. The premier space will house the Alan B. and Charna Larkin American Presidential Letters.

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Congratulations to the West Boca Youth Baseball Team! The 8 and Under All Star team just earned the title of 2022 ROOKIE FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONS.

• Farm Share, one of Florida’s leading food nonprofits and the state’s largest food bank, is distributing food to food-insecure Floridians in the Miami area. Recipients will receive fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, distributions are drive-thru only to minimize contact and to help ensure the safety of all parties, and attendees must wear a mask and arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.

• B’nai Torah Congregation, the largest conservative synagogue in Southeast Florida, announced today that Rabbi Evan Susman has joined the B’nai Torah community. Rabbi Susman will assist Senior Rabbi David Steinhardt with all rabbinical responsibilities at the synagogue. He will specifically focus on young adult and family programming, alternative Shabbat services, pastoral care, and creating new and exciting ways to engage with B’nai Torah beyond the synagogue campus. Rabbi Susman will also co-lead an introduction to Judaism class and program at B’nai Torah for Jews and non-Jews looking for a Jewish learning experience.

• Congratulations to the West Boca Youth Baseball Team! The 8 and Under All Star team just earned the title of 2022 ROOKIE FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONS. • Florida Atlantic University recently received an estate gift of $1 million from longtime benefactor Charna Larkin. This generous scholarship gift will establish the Alan B. and Charna Larkin Student Opportunity Fund within FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters.

• AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership, the corporate foundation of AmeriHealth Caritas, brought the dynamic and educational Healthy Hoops® program to Palm Beach County, holding events in collaboration with five Palm Beach County Boys & Girls Clubs from June 13 to June 16.

• Fuller Center, a not-for-profit organization focused on empowering children and families through education and family support, has appointed Jamie Serino as Senior Director of Philanthropy.

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• On July 1st, 2022, Attorney Louis “Buck” Vocelle, Jr. takes the reigns of Governor of Rotary District 6930. This district covers 46 current Rotary Clubs from Titusville to Boca Raton and out west to Pahokee and Okeechobee.

• Attorney Gary S. Lesser, Managing Partner of West Palm Beach-based Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC, was sworn in today as the 74th President of The Florida Bar. More than 500 Bar members attended the ceremony, which took place this morning at the Bar’s Annual Convention at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek & Waldorf Astoria.

• Florida Atlantic University has announced Linda Marie Golian-Lui, Ed.D., as its new dean of university libraries, effective Aug. 15. She will be charged with directing all functions and services of the libraries across the University’s multiple campuses.

• Boynton Beach City Commission has voted unanimously to approve all agreements between the City, the Boynton Beach CRA and Affiliated Development in order to advance highly anticipated mixed-use, mixed-income workforce housing project, The Pierce.

• Inspired by the commitment and care provided by the hospital’s nurses, Debbie Newman Bernstein has made a $1 million gift to Keeping the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

• Florida Atlantic University’s María de los Ángeles Ortega Hernández, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CDP, FAANP, FAAN, is at the forefront of clinical care for the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing .

Since 2014, she has served as director of the FAU Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center, which provides a comprehensive array of personalized services and programs of care, support, research, education and community outreach.

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COMMUNITY Farm Share Distributes Food to B’nai Torah Congregation Food-Insecure Floridians in Miami Welcomes Rabbi Evan Susman to Area Energize Young Adult and Family Programs

. Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 9:00 Farm Share, one of Florida’s leading food nonprofits and the state’s largest food a.m. until supplies last . Location: 26740 SW 138th Ct., Homebank, is distributing food to food-insecure Floridians in the Miami area. Recipients stead, Fla. 33032 Event: Farm Share distribution with will receive fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods. Due to the COVID-19 Town of Medley . Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 7:00 pandemic, distributions are drive-thru only to minimize contact and to help ensure a.m. until supplies last . Location: Medley Town Hall – 7777 the safety of all parties, and attendees must wear a mask and arrive in a vehicle with a NW 72nd Ave., Medley, Fla. 33166 With more than 3.9 million families trunk or cargo bed.

Event: Farm Share distribution with suffering from food insecurity throughThe City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez out Florida, Farm Share meets the everyday hunger needs of Floridians by work& Commissioner Christine King . Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from ing hand-in-hand with local farmers to recover and redis9:00 a.m. until suptribute produce that plies last would otherwise be . Location: RoMore than 3.9 million thrown away due to ber to Clemente aesthetic imperfecPark – 101 NW families suffer from tions.

34th St., Miami, Fla. food insecurity in Fa r m S h a r e 33127 currently serves all Event: Far m Florida.

67 counties in FlorShare distribution ida. Since its incepwith The Village of tion, Farm Share El Portal Police Dehas distributed more than 751 million partment . Date: Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 9:00 pounds of food, with a value of more than 1.9 billion dollars. In 2020 alone, Farm a.m. until supplies last . Location: Horace Mann Middle Share distributed more than 104 million School – 8950 NW 2nd Ave., Miami, Fla. pounds of food and served more than 86 million meals to Floridians. For more in33150 Event: Farm Share distribution with formation about Farm Share, visit FarmShare.org.

Commissioner Alex Díaz De La Portilla Farm Share distributes food to the . Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 9:00 community through its network of soup a.m. until supplies last . Location: Curtis Park – 1901 NW kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, churches, and senior centers across Florida, 24th Ave., Miami, Fla. 33125 Event: Farm Share distribution with free of charge. To find a food distribution Lighthouse Power & Praise Cathedral In- near you, please visit www.farmshare.org/ farm-share-find-agencies-food-pantries. ternational, Inc.

B’nai Torah Congregation, the largest conservative synagogue in Southeast Florida, announced today that Rabbi Evan Susman has joined the B’nai Torah community.

Rabbi Susman will assist Senior Rabbi David Steinhardt with all rabbinical responsibilities at the synagogue. He will specifically focus on young adult and family programming, a l t e r n a t i ve Shabbat services, pastoral care, and creating new a n d e xc i t ing ways to engage with B’nai Torah beyond the synagogue campus. Rabbi Susman will also colead an introduction to Judaism class and program at B’nai Torah for Jews and non-Jews looking for a Jewish learning experience.

Rabbi Susman was ordained at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, California. The school was conceived to train a new generation of Conservative rabbis to address the spiritual needs of a changing North American Jewry. Rabbi Susman has spent the past

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few years serving as Youth Director/Rabbinic Intern at Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills, CA, and as Rabbinic Youth Intern at Shomrei Torah Synagogue in West Hills, CA. His personal experience working with young adults and children will energize the growing young presence in the B’nai Torah community.

“My goal is to demonstrate how Judaism truly meets the spiritual, educational, humanitarian and personal fulfillment needs of young adults and families,” said Rabbi Susman. “I’m excited to work under the esteemed Rabbi Steinhardt who shares my passion for Jewish life and culture.”

“Judaism is a vibrant religion that has adapted to meet the needs of countless generations over thousands of years,” added Rabbi Steinhardt. “On behalf of the entire B’nai Torah community, I welcome Rabbi Susman’s enthusiastic perspective on Jewish life in a changing world.”

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West Boca Youth Baseball Team Wins States, Headed to Regionals

Congratulations to the West Boca Youth Baseball Team!

The 8 and Under All Star team just earned the title of 2022 ROOKIE FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONS. They are now headed to the Cal Ripken Regional Tournament in Virginia next week. Their first game is July 13.

This will be the team’s first time going to an out-of-state tournament and BIGGEST opportunity yet for the West Boca Panthers.

The winners of the regional tournament will go to the Cal Ripken World Series!

Good luck boys!

AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership Brings Healthy Hoops Program to Palm Beach County AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership, the corporate foundation of AmeriHealth Caritas, brought the dynamic and educational Healthy Hoops® program to Palm Beach County, holding events in collaboration with five Palm Beach County Boys & Girls Clubs from June 13 to June 16.

The four days of activities attracted over 1,200 Boys & Girls Clubs summer camp participants throughout Palm Beach County. Staff volunteers from the AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership, the Boys & Girls Clubs, and the community-led the young participants in basketball clinics and provided educational and entertainment opportunities.

The program educates local children on the challenges associated with asthma and how to adopt healthy lifestyles. According to Florida Department of Health 2021 data, approximately 10% of the state’s middle and high school students currently

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have asthma.

Healthy Hoops is a community-focused, hands-on program that teaches children and their families how to manage asthma and its related health conditions.

Using basketball as a platform, Healthy Hoops provides a fun, active learning environment for children ages 3 to 18. At the same time, it encourages them to adopt healthy lifestyles and behaviors, helping them to better understand their asthma, reduce or eliminate chronic diseases, and take charge of their health — on and off the court.

At each of the five local events, kids learned useful health information and received hands-on basketball advice from coaches. The children also received Healthy Hoops items, including basketball hoops, t-shirts, reusable water bottles, basketballs, sports bags, and basketball pumps.

Charna Larkin Donates $1.6 Million to Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL – Florida Atlantic Uni- a digital component that will provide links versity recently received an estate gift of to all presidential libraries and homesteads, as well as $1 million a platform from longfor digital time benehistory stufactor Chardents to dena Larkin. velop exhibThis generits using art, ous scholarphotos and ship gift will documents establish the to feature Alan B. and a particular Charna Larpresidential kin Stuera. dent Op“The portunity A l a n B. Fund withand Chari n FAU ’s na Larkin Dorothy American F. Schmidt PresidenCollege of tial Study Arts and reflects the Letters.

“I understand the importance of FAU evolving vision of the modern academic to our greater community,” Larkin said. “I library and the transformation of library want to ensure young people are given ev- spaces to meet the needs of today’s stuery opportunity to be successful and attend dents,” said Christopher Delisio, FAU vice college regardless of their humble begin- president for Institutional Advancement and CEO of the FAU Foundation. “This nings.” generous philanThis generous thropic gift builds scholarship support upon our histois in addition to a “I want to ensure ry and legacy of $617,000 gift from community collabLarkin to construct young people oration to advance and name the Alan are given every k n ow l e d g e t h a t B. and Charna Larhelps us all.” kin American Presiopportunity to be FAU began its dential Study on the successful and attend relationship with third floor of the the Larkin family in S.E. Wimberly Licollege regardless 2007 when Charna brary at FAU’s Boca of their humble Larkin, along with Raton campus. The her family, made premier space will beginnings.” a $1 million donahouse the Alan B. tion to FAU in honand Charna Larkin or of the late Alan American Presidential Letters Distinguished Collection, mak- B. Larkin to establish an endowment to ing the letters available to the larger univer- fund an annual symposium on the Amersity and the general community. Among the ican presidency. The Alan B. and Charna items that will be housed in the presiden- Larkin Symposium on the American Prestial study are 45 letters signed by American idency provides up to three distinguished presidents ranging from George Washing- scholars each year with the opportunity to present papers that may be contributed to ton to Donald Trump.

This distinctive space also will serve books, scholarly journals, essays and othas a historical archive of the Alan B. and er publications. The fund also supports Charna Larkin Symposium on the Ameri- graduate fellowships and undergraduate can Presidency, as well as a student study scholarships for students in the Dorothy and gathering space, an educational site on F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters the American presidents, and a community who demonstrate an interest in the Amerengagement location for small lectures, re- ican presidency.

“We are so grateful for these two genceptions and other special programs.

“This gift reflects the generosity of erous gifts, the presidential study and the the Larkin family and their commitment scholarship endowment,” said Michael to making an impact on the lives of our stu- J. Horswell, Ph.D., dean of the Dorothy dents and community, as well as improving F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. access to important historical information,” “Charna’s philanthropic vision elevates the said FAU President John Kelly. “This gift profile of our college and university while providing students unique access to the hiswill give for generations to come.”

Additionally, the gift supports a collab- torical record of the American presidency oration between the S.E. Wimberly Library and to the financial support to pursue their and the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts studies at FAU in the arts, humanities and and Letters. The Larkin Study will include social sciences.”

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Fuller Center Appoints Jamie Serino as Senior Director of Philanthropy

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Fuller Center, a not-for-profit organization focused on empowering children and families through education and family support, has appointed Jamie Serino as Senior Director of Philanthropy.

“We are delighted that Jamie has joined our team as he has such a strong background in both the non-profit and for profit sectors,” said Ellyn Okrent, CEO of the Fuller Center. “He will make a tremendous difference for the underserved children and families we help.”

Prior to joining Fuller Center, Serino served as president of The Alliance in St. Petersburg and prior to that,

Rotary District 6930’s 2022-23 Governor Louis “Buck” Vocelle Vero Beach, FL – On July 1st, 2022, Attorney Louis “Buck” Vocelle, Jr. takes the reigns of Governor of Rotary District 6930. This district covers 46 current Rotary Clubs from Titusville to Boca Raton and out west to Pahokee and Okeechobee.

Buck’s granddad, James T. Vocelle, was a Rotarian in the Vero Beach Club from the mid 1920’s. Mr. Vocelle was a force to help found Indian River County.

Dr. Pat Ottuso was a Sunrise Rotary Vero Beach member and thought Buck, a Kiwanian, would enjoy Rotary so invited him to a meeting in 2008 and that is the beginning of a great Rotarian. Buck quickly moved up thru the ranks and in 2015-16 was club president.

The District took notice of his dedication to Rotary and asked him to apply for Governor. Three years ago (and during COVID) he began his road to the Governor’s role thru many trainings both live and virtual.

His Rotar y ”ahh haa” moment, when you become a tr ue Ro t a r i a n , wa s during a club international trip to the Dominican Republic. The club has been going since 2011 and doing water and literacy projects. The committee that goes stays in a resort and every day is picked up to

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was Executive Director of Take Stock in Children in Manatee County. Before that, he was Director of Business Development and Coastal Restoration and Sustainability Programs at Shaw Environmental. He has also worked at the South Florida Water Management District as Director, Everglades and Florida Bay Research and Restoration Division.

For more information about the Fuller Center and ways to support the children, faculty, and staff, please email Mary Coleman, Director of Communications & Marketing, at mcoleman@fullercenterfl.org.

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go to a Village in the mountains to do a project..this time they were completing a water aqueduct piping that feed a village with water for the first time (prior to this water was carried by buckets from the river). One of the resort staff, Tiny (and he was about 350lbs) came over and gave the committee including Buck a big hug, Buck speaking some Spanish, understood what he said…”Thank you for bringing water to my village my home”. These moments are why Rotarians do what they do… Anytime you can give to your community locally and internationally and see the impact that It has on others lives thru Rotary and other Civic organizations..it is so fulfilling.

The Theme for Rotary this year set by incoming (first time ever a woman) Rotary International President Jennifer Jones is “Imagine”…This year the 8 Florida Governors have been given the title Explorers, last years district theme was “Obsessed”. Buck has chosen to follow with “Imagine it…Explore it…Commit to it!”

Find a Rotary Club in your area and visit..there are cocktail, breakfast, lunch & e-clubs. Get involved, it will make you feel better.

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6 - Edition 571 The Boca Raton Tribune EDITORIALS & LETTERS East/West Boca Raton, FL

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FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK By: Mayor Scott Singer

Making Boca Raton the Best Place to Do Business Like many strong organizations, the City of Boca Raton regularly reviews and sets long-term goals as part of a strategic planning process.

Last month, the City held its 2022 planning sessions where the Mayor and City Council, senior management, department heads, and the public all weighed in on key goal areas. One common theme that resonated was ensuring that we capture the unprecedented economic opportunities facing our city. The City Council set as one of its high priority goals of establishing Boca Raton as the best place to do business. Let’s dive into more of what that means.

First, we residents already know that Boca Raton has an unparalleled quality of life. We have the finest public safety professionals and safe neighborhoods, with crime rates continuing to drop, even as other cities see increases in crime. We have strong partnerships with our community institutions, such as our school district, as we near completion of a brand-new Blue Lake Elementary School, which will open on August 10th. We have lush and abundant green space, with 47 parks, with the new Wildflower Park due to open in the fall to increase our total, along with pristine beaches. We invest in infrastructure, with hundreds of millions in ongoing infrastructure improvements, all without a tax increase. And speaking of taxes, we have one of the lowest tax rates of any full-service city in South Florida, which helps maintain our property values. Indeed, Boca Raton has the highest property valuation of any city in Palm

Beach County, and the tax base grew by an impressive 13 percent this year.

Adding to all these wonderful attributes is the business presence of a much larger city. In business, we punch above our weight class, as Boca Raton is home to more than half of the corporate headquarters in all of Palm Beach County. Since the pandemic began, we’ve seen even more corporations decide to make Boca Raton their home, and professionals from all levels and in varied industries choosing to work here, especially with telecommuting increasing. The flight from high taxes, high rents, and crowded cities has created an inflection point where companies are flocking to South Florida.

Boca Raton is getting our share, and the coming Brightline high-speed rail station continues to be seen as a game changer for our city and ability to attract businesses.

Even with all these strengths, we will not rest on our laurels. We realize that the landscape in South Florida is more competitive, with many companies looking for the first ticket out of their failing cities. That is why we are setting the ambitious goal to ensure that Boca Raton becomes renowned as the best place to do business. Here are some of the initiatives that underlie this lofty goal: We will improve the perception of doing business in Boca Raton. We’ve already completed 14 substantial streamlining efforts to our complex land development code and were one of the first cities to implement electronic permitting and plan review. This has substan-

tially lowered time for permits, but we will continue to work to improve our reality. That will help improve the perception. In addition, we are adding concierge-style services for larger investments in our city.

We will ensure predictability in our process and timelines. When key moments arise, like the opportunities for the new public school and Brightline, it took hustle to work with stakeholders, overcome challenges, and complete complex plans on tight timelines. I’ve been fortunate to work with my colleagues on these successes, which were unprecedented a few years ago. We want to bring that certainty to attract the new set of great companies or to provide opportunities for investment in community facilities, including some of the proposals for culture and recreation coming from non-profit entities.

We will address the infrastructure needs of businesses. We already have the municipal infrastructure to more than support our city, and we are working at partnerships to grow the talent base and build on the burgeoning high-tech ecosystem in Boca Raton. We have launched an Innovation Office, partnered with businesses incubators and accelerators, and debuted the Endeavor Lab project to provide training, mentorship, and connectivity to local start-ups.

We will fill any gaps in our quality of life and build on our existing strengths. This will require a thorough and candid look of why businesses might prefer other places. Are there amenities for offices – like vibrant walkable areas – that site

selectors would favor? Can we offer new construction opportunities for contemporary Class A offices and does our zoning code need to be reviewed for what it will take for the next generation of companies and professionals?

As you can imagine, we will not complete all these initiatives in the coming year, but we plan to make substantial headway as part of a multi-year effort. The next few years, as we approach our centennial in 2025, can lead the way to a new century for Boca Raton and success that will continue to make Boca Raton the best place to live, work, learn, and play.

We are fortunate that with our safe and successful city, our priorities are all focused on positives and enhancements. Issues like failing infrastructure and dying industry that some cities face are fortunately not issues in Boca Raton, because of the type of long-term planning at our core mission. We can feel grateful to live in an outstanding community with nearly 2,000 City employees serving with excellence. I am running in the upcoming March 2023 mayoral election to help see more of these goals to completion, including ensuring a thriving economic base so that my children and all young people in Boca Raton will feel that they have the opportunity to find great careers in our city. I’d love to hear your thoughts on what we can do together to reach our goals. Please share your comments, by email at ssinger@myboca.us, and stay connected for more news @ScottSingerUSA on all social media platforms.

POSITIVE LIVING By: Dr. Synesio Lyra

Finding Alternatives There is hardly any situation or challenge you face in life which does not offer you an alternative or more, to accomplish what requires your attention. If you are truly attentive, and prepared to employ discernment, you can succeed.

That’s why it’s always wise for people to have different plans for the accomplishment of most tasks. If plan A fails one can turn to plan B, then C, and so on! Someone went as far as to suggest that “when everything is falling part, it is a good sign that everything is about to come together.”

Sadly, many individuals are so calcified in following procedures by doing them in just one way that they cannot think of taking any unknown July 8 - July 14, 2022

path, or tackling anything differently from what they’ve been accustomed to do.

Yet, even in occasions when you can still achieve your purposes with what you have and know, you may also find more creative and efficient ways of getting to where you need to go, or desire to arrive!

As I read somewhere, “anything worth doing is worth doing, period.” In other words, whatever legitimate way you can find to achieve your objectives, just follow it; don’t limit yourself to what has been a common practice in the past. Improvements are invented everyday and whatever may have functioned so well in times past now has nov-

el and more efficient manners of achieving the same in record time, and often with better results!

There is an old, true story about a couple of generations of housewives in the same family which, every time they had a fish fry for the family, they would remove a chunk of the fish and throw it out. That procedure one day was finally questioned by a young female member of the third generation. She asked her mother why did they do it that way? The mother simply responded that they had always done it that way. The girl then posed the same inquiry to her grandmother who was able to explain the reason sought. She said, “The only reason we did

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that was because the frying pan was not large enough to accommodate the entire fish.” Yet, all along they could have utilized other alternatives, either by buying a larger frying pan or cutting the fish into several portions which would fit the frying utensil!

There’s hardly any situation in life which leaves us without additional paths to follow; you can find better alternatives to embrace. Be sure you never become passive to just one way of doing things, when several others are equally available, and some are far more efficient! You need not be a slave to a sole manner of doing things, especially when it makes no sense at all!

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ROBERT’S COMMUNITY REPORT

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By: Robert Weinroth

Are you Election Ready?

Palm Beach County Mayor Robert Weinroth is asking all county residents to ensure they are “election ready for the upcoming 2022 Primary and General Elections.

The 2022 Primary Election is scheduled for August 23rd, 2022, and the General Election will be on November 8th, 2022.

Every voter’s voice matters. That is why we encourage all eligible Palm Beach County voters to take this opportunity to make an election plan and be ready to vote.

If you haven’t registered to vote or would like to change your party affiliation, the deadline for the upcoming Primary Election is July 25th, 2022.

For those wanting to work the polls in the upcoming elections, please read on to learn how to become an Election Worker.

There are 3 safe, easy, and convenient ways to vote in the 2022 Elections in Palm Beach County: By mail, at a designated Early Voting location, or at your polling place on Election Day. The Palm Beach County Elections Office will mail military and overseas Voteby-Mail ballots to voters who request a mail ballot 45-days before Election Day, which, for the August 23rd Primary, is July 8th.

They will mail domestic Vote-by-Mail ballots to voters who request a mail ballot between the 40th and 33rd day before the election, in accordance with Florida Law. Registered voters in Palm Beach County can look up their voting status and update voter information online. Simply visit the “My Status” page at VotePalmBeach. gov to review and update your voter registration information, find out where you vote on Election Day, check your Vote-byMail requests, and more.

Primary Election REGISTRATION DEADLINE JUL 25th, 2022 – The last day to register to vote or change party affiliation.

EARLY VOTING AUG 8th – 21st, 2022 • 10AM – 7PM. Vote at any of our 21 Early Voting locations during voting

hours. Visit VotePalmBeach.gov for Early Voting location information and wait times.

VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT REQUEST DEADLINE AUG 13th, 2022 • 5PM. The last day to request that a Voteby-Mail ballot be mailed to you is 5PM on the 10th day before Election Day. If you miss the deadline, you may pick up a ballot in person at any of our four offices until 5PM the day before Election Day. ELECTION DAY AUG 23rd, 2022 • 7AM – 7PM. On Election Day, you must vote at your assigned polling location. The polls open from 7AM – 7PM on Election Day! It is also the last day to return your Vote-by-Mail ballot.

General Election REGISTRATION DEADLINE OCT 11th, 2022 – The last day to register to vote.

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Being Prepared For Such A Time As This Years ago, while on a flight in South Africa, I met a young lady named Emma. At the time she was an event planner, and spoke enthusiastically about her career, although uncertain about where it eventually would lead.

I enjoy meeting with people who are excited about their work and callings.

Recently I noticed her name on the LinkedIn online networking site. According to her profile, she is now vice president of marketing in China for a significant international company. When I sent a message to congratulate her, Emma responded by telling me that five years ago, she sensed that God would use her career “to serve kings” if she would trust Him. I suspect she was referring to the Bible verse that states, “Do you see a man (or woman) skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men” (Proverbs 22:29). God obviously has made those words become true. Emma now holds a pivotal and influential role in a country with many millions of people desperately needing the hope of Jesus Christ.

How God will use Emma in that position remains to be seen, but He clearly has opened opportunities for her to not only do her job well, but also to serve as His representative, as it says in 2 Corinthians 5:20, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” Whether starting a new job or remaining in one we have had for a while, we are inclined to view it as a way to pay our financial obligations and acquire things we want. But God sees our vocations – even our careers –

in a much broader way. They are an important part of our “calling,” what the Lord wants us to do during our time on Earth, participating in His divine purposes.

We find an excellent example of this in the Old Testament book of Esther. Also known as Hadassah, Esther was a beautiful young Jewish woman who, through a series of events, was brought into the harem of King Xerxes of Persia and Media. She became a favorite of Xerxes, in line to become the future queen.

Her cousin, Mordecai, had learned of a plot by one of Xerxes’ subordinates to destroy all the Jews in that region. Since Esther had become an “insider” in the king’s court, Mordecai entreated her to intercede on behalf of her fellow Jews. He understood that in her position, she could exert unique influence on King Xerxes to somehow reverse his fearful decree.

Initially Esther was hesitant, knowing that to approach Xerxes on any matter, without being invited to do so, put her life at risk. But then Mordecai challenged her with this question, “Who knows but that you have come to your royal position for?such?a?time?as?this?”

(Esther 4:14). The story goes on to tell the king did listen to Esther, and a way was found to overcome the murderous scheme.

Thankfully, most of us do not need to fear a “death sentence” for approaching people in authority at work. However, often God places His people in circumstances where – like Emma – they can represent Him in redemptive ways. Never underestimate what the Lord can do: He can turn even humble beginnings into incredible opportunities. So, pray and obey, trusting Him for the results.

VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT REQUEST DEADLINE OCT 29th, 2022 • 5PM. The last day to request that a Voteby-Mail ballot be mailed to you is 5PM on the 10th day before Election Day. If you miss the deadline, you may pick up a ballot in person at any of our four offices until 5PM the day before Election Day. ELECTION DAY NOV 8th, 2022 • 7AM – 7PM. On Election Day, you must vote at your assigned polling location. The polls open from 7AM – 7PM on Election Day! It is also the last day to return your Vote-by-Mail ballot.

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West Palm Beach Attorney Gary S. Lesser Sworn In as 74th President of The Florida Bar Attorney Gary S. Lesser, Managing Partner of West Palm Beach-based Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC, was sworn in today as the 74th President of The Florida Bar. More than 500 Bar members attended the ceremony, which took place this morning at the Bar’s Annual Convention at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek & Waldorf Astoria.

Lesser is a longtime leader of the Florida Bar, having served for more than a decade on its Board of Governors. He served as Chair of the Bar’s Legislation Committee for three years; has served on the Executive Committee for four years; has served as the Chair of Strategic Planning and was Chair of the Professional Ethics Committee.

“It is an extraordinary privilege to work on behalf of Florida’s lawyers, the Court System and the public we serve,” Lesser said “My top priority is to support and protect the independent judiciary and legal profession. We are making a big push to increase great access to legal services, which is a national issue, and launching a statewide mentoring program for younger lawyers, which will be very beneficial for their career paths. These initiatives are already underway and will give newer lawyers practical results to help Florida’s citizens have professional legal counsel for important issues in their lives.”

Lesser has outlined his priorities for the 2022-2023 Florida Bar cycle as follows:

• Protect the properly funded, independent judicial branch and the vibrant independent legal profession • Create the best mentoring program in the country for younger lawyers who are solo practitioners or in small firms • Increase access to legal services for Floridians who may have believed that they could not afford or did not require legal representation for life’s legal challenges • Promote professionalism and ethics in the legal profession.

“I have known Gary for decades personally and professionally, and I am proud of his reaching this position of leadership for Florida lawyers and judges,” noted Tod Aronovitz, Lesser’s former employer and frequent co-counsel, who served as President of the Florida Bar from 2002-2003. “He has been a Florida Bar leader for 24 years and is committed to helping Florida’s lawyers and the public we serve.”

Lesser received his undergraduate degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University, and his law degree from the University of Miami, where he was editor-inchief of the law school newspaper. Lesser has held leadership positions with the Economic Council, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and the Parent Television Council. He was admitted to the Florida Bar and became a member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association in 1992.

Teachers Treated to Dress for Success Dress for Success Palm Beaches (DFSPB) is offering local female teachers an unbeatable back to school bargain: a free top-to-bottom workplace outfit.

Committed to the empowerment of women, the nonprofit is hosting its second annual Teacher Appreciation Shopping Experience which pairs a DFSPB personal stylist with those educators who are looking to give their work wardrobe an added look. Reservations are required for the individual pampering appointments that will be available Tuesday, July 26, Friday, July 29, Saturday, July 30, Tuesday, August 2 and Wednesday, August 5, at the DFSPB “boutique,” 2459 South Congress Avenue, Suite 204; or at its Belle Glade branch, 1089 South Main Street, on Monday, July 25, Wednesday, July 27, Monday August 1 and Wednesday, August 3.

“The tireless dedication our teachers have shown on the frontlines, especially throughout the pandemic, is deserving of this recognition and our gratitude,” said DFSPB executive director Joe Ann Fletcher. “Our Dress for Success racks and bins are brimming with clothing, handbags, jewelry, makeup and other accessories generously donated by members of the community, and, while our priority is servicing women who are preparing for job interviews or about to begin a new job, we want to share this abundance with the workforce of teachers who play such a vital role in the welfare of our kids and families. It’s small thanks for the gigantic job they do.”

To reserve an appointment, teachers should call 561.249.3898. For more information visit, https://www.dressforsuccesspb.org/.

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5 Ways to Get Kids Excited About STEM Learning (StatePoint) The events of the past couple of years have shown how important scientists are to making the world a better and safer place.

According to an independent research study, 91% of people believe that scientists are critical for our future well-being, and 89% say that science brings hope for the future. Here are five ways to get kids, the next generation of scientists, excited about STEM. 1. Widen access. All kids should have access to STEM education opportunities, at school and outside of the classroom, whether it’s through an after-school program, science camp, competition, or at home. Fortunately, online learning tools have made it possible for more children to access such programs.

Today, there is a wide variety of free resources available to families and students looking to expand STEM learning outside of the classroom. Websites like youngscientistlab.com and 3M.com/ ScienceAtHome feature fun and engaging projects for grades K-8, along with tools for parents and teachers to guide kids through the experiments.

2. Connect science to something your child already loves. We often think of science in a silo, but the application of science is all around us. Connecting science to something your child already loves can help broaden their conception of what a

future in STEM could entail. For example, kids who play sports may be interested in exercise science or sports medicine. Kids who love building toys may find engineering an exciting career path. Introducing kids to science kits, experiments, and other hands-on activities can help fast-track learning, make the subject more fun and engaging, and demonstrate firsthand how science fits into the activities and interests they already love.

3. Promote gender equity in STEM education. Gender should never affect a child’s goal to pursue STEM. Yet, young girls often feel limited in their ability to excel in STEM-related activities due to the gender gap in the sciences and a lack of relatable representation. We can help shift antiquated thinking that science is not for girls by instilling confidence in

them to challenge these stereotypes and by exposing them to the valuable work of women inventors, doctors, mathematicians, and scientists, so they can start to see themselves in these positions.

Sign them up for extracurriculars like math team and coding camp, visit math and science museums together, and talk about the contributions of and need for girls and women to solve real-world challenges.

4. Diversify STEM. Science is not tied to one gender, race, ethnicity, or nationality. Young kids in minority groups need to understand that they can be involved in STEM careers so that our future workforces reflect our diverse societies.

Shaking up the way we approach science and technology could be one way to help do this. Without a real-world connection, it’s too easy for kids to feel lost or like “this” is not for them. If we expose kids to different career landscapes in ways they can connect to, they can better understand the importance of learning these subjects, build self-awareness around their unique attributes, and open them up to envision themselves in future STEM careers.

5. Bring science to life. Hands-on projects help bring science to life. Look for science competitions and programs that allow young minds to explore and develop real-world experience. For example, the 3M

Young Scientist Challenge, a national science competition for students in grades 5 through 8 created with Discovery Education, asks students to identify a problem and come up with a unique innovation to solve it. It can be something they’re already passionate or curious about. The best part is anyone can get involved; all you need is an idea to get started.

Last year’s winner, 13-year-old Sarah Park, started with the idea to create a treatment to help people with mental health disorders. During the competition and a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity to work with a 3M scientist, she went from idea to prototype developing a new solution called Spark Care+, a personalized music therapy treatment that uses artificial intelligence, galvanic skin response, and photoplethysmography.

Bring learning into the real world of innovating by actively presenting STEM learning opportunities to your budding scientist. Learn more about this year’s competition, the chance to win $25,000, and the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist” at youngscientistlab.com.

As we confront 21st century challenges like climate change and community health crises, scientists, engineers, and doctors will be the heroes on the frontlines. For a brighter future for everybody, give your child the resources and encouragement needed to pursue STEM.

Tips for Travelers to Save Money and Stay Connected this Summer (StatePoint) After more than two years of pandemic-related restrictions, Americans are ready to break free and travel again.

According to Expedia’s 2022 Travel Trends Report, more than two-thirds of Americans say they’re planning to “go big” on their next trip. But planning and budgeting for a trip can be stressful. With inflation rising, many people are watching their wallets more closely, so finding ways to save money and stay connected while traveling this summer is more important than ever.

Here are some of the latest travel tips to make your next getaway more affordable: • Book Flights Like a Pro: According to NerdWallet, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the best days to travel when flying within the United States. NerdWallet also suggests booking domestic airline tickets one to three months in advance. The more flexible you can be with your desired timeframe, destination, and airport, the better. Be on the hunt for exclusive partnerships that offer travel discounts, like T-Mobile TRAVEL with Priceline, a new site with travel deals of up to 40% off hotels and select rental Plus

cars, available exclusively for T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers.

• Bring it, Don’t Buy it: If you’re looking to save a few dollars while traveling, bring your own snacks and reusable water bottle. Many airports have refillable water stations available. Having a designated travel charging kit in your luggage with charging cables for your smartwatch, phone, computer and more will save you the added and often inflated cost of buying on the go.

• Maximize Your Phone Plan Internationally: When traveling overseas, purchasing a local SIM for that designated country will save you roaming charges and fees.

An international SIM card is another option for those traveling to multiple countries for short periods of time. Make sure to check with your wireless provider for what’s included in your plan. For example, T-Mobile customers get 5GB of free highspeed data each month with no interna-

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tional data-roaming charges, with up to 5G speeds where available, in more than 210 countries and destinations on the provider’s most popular plan, Magenta MAX, and on the Business Unlimited Ultimate plan.

• Road Trip Smarter: Even though gas prices are soaring, those with large families, pets and a love for singalongs often still prefer to travel the open road when vacationing. Finding the best gas prices is easy with apps like GasBuddy and Gas Guru, which provide updated gas prices in your area. You can also save money at the pump leveraging other rewards programs, such as those offered by your phone provider. TMobile teamed up with Shell and the Fuel Rewards program to offer customers on qualifying plans an exclusive 25 cents off per gallon of gas this summer through the week of Labor Day via T-Mobile Tuesdays.

With the price of everything on the rise, you’ll want to tap into benefits and cost-cutting opportunities where you can to stretch your dollar further, and take the amazing vacation you’ve been planning for so long.

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Florida Atlantic University has announced Linda Marie Golian-Lui, Ed.D., as its new dean of university libraries, effective Aug. 15. She will be charged with directing all functions and services of the libraries across the University’s multiple campuses.

Golian-Lui brings more than 30 years of experience in academic libraries and an extensive publication record in library administration, management and higher education, most recently as the associate dean of libraries at Kennesaw State University. She also previously worked at the FAU libraries, first as a serials librarian, then as serials department head and a librarian professor, and held other positions within the academic libraries at Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

“I am overwhelmingly humbled, grateful and excited to be given this opportunity to return to the FAU nest,” Golian-Lui said.

“FAU libraries provided me with an excellent professional foundation that launched my academic librarianship career. In the workplace, I believe in finding the positive in everything. An exceptional academic library system is about creating inviting spac-

$80M Mixed-Use Project The Pierce Receives Approval in Boynton Boynton Beach City Commission has voted unanimously to approve all agreements between the City, the Boynton Beach CRA and Affiliated Development in order to advance highly anticipated mixed-use, mixed-income workforce housing project, The Pierce.

Located in west of Federal Highway between Ocean Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard, The Pierce will offer 16,800 square feet of restaurant and commercial space, a minimum of 236 apartment units and a parking garage that will include 150 public parking spaces. Affiliated Development was the only proposer that had an agreement with longtime Boynton Beach restaurant, Hurricane Alley, which secured the business’ future in Boynton Beach.

Fort Lauderdale-based Affiliated Development outbid 4 other firms that responded to a RFP in Decemeber 2021 issued by the Boynton Beach CRA, including Related Group. Negotiations have been ongoing since that time and all agreements have been finalized and approved by the CRA Board and City Commission.

“We are community builders and have a track record of working alongside our City and CRA partners to create a transformative projects that increase the quality of life for the city’s residents,” says Jeff Burns, CEO of Affiliated Development.

“We have had our eye on Boynton Beach

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es, both physical and virtual, collecting desired resources, providing efficient access to the information, and nurturing and developing learning communities.”

FAU libraries services more than 30,000 students over five campuses and is home to close to 4 million items in its collections. It also houses the Rubin & Cindy Gruber Sandbox, one of the few artificial intelligence labs in American academic libraries, as well as the Jaffe Center for Books Arts, Recorded Sound Archives, and Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection of manuscripts and pamphlets dating back to the 16th century.

“We are excited to welcome Linda back to Florida Atlantic to support our community of scholars,” said Michele Hawkins, Ph.D., interim provost at FAU. “Under her leadership, the libraries will continue to be key to FAU’s success in expanding our research enterprise and in graduating record numbers of students.”

A two-time alumna, Golian-Lui received an Ed.D. and an Ed.S. from FAU, as well as a master’s degree from Florida State University, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami.

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for a while and strongly believe that Boynton Beach is poised to reach its full potential.”

With housing affordability at unprecedented levels, The Pierce will offer 50% of the project’s units at varying workforce housing levels in order to accommodate the overwhelming demand for Class A living at attainable rents. The Pierce’s 8-story apartment building will offer luxury finishes, features and amenities including a resort style pool with private cabanas, state of the art fitness facility, cowork collective and keyless Bluetooth door entry. The Pierce will be built and certified to national green building standards.

Boynton Beach leaders have been setting the stage for this moment for many years. The CRA had assembled over 2 acres of property and received many unsolicited suiters over the years. Instead of moving forward with those proposals, the CRA underwent a competitive process that not only vetted the merits of the project, but the strength of the developer. Affiliated Development specializes in public-private-partnership development and has several completed projects in Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

Affiliated Development’s next step is to begin the land use entitlement process. “If all goes smoothly, we anticipate getting underway during the mid 2023,” says Burns.

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Debbie Newman Bernstein Contributes $1 Million to Boca Regional’s Keeping the Promise Capital Campaign Inspired by the commitment and care provided by the hospital’s nurses, Debbie Newman Bernstein has made a $1 million gift to Keeping the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

“My father was in Boca Regional in August of 2017, August of 2018 and then returned again in 2019,” said Ms. Bernstein.

“Each time, the nurses delivered exceptional care, and made us feel comfortable and safe. I fell in love with this hospital’s nurses, then, and will be forever grateful for their care of my father.”

Ms. Bernstein’s gift, officially made through her parents’ William and Anita Newman Foundation, brings the total of seven- and eight-figure donors to the campaign to 45. It is Ms. Bernstein’s second gift to the campaign. Her first occurred last fall with a generous contribution to the Ron and Kathy Assaf Center for Excellence in Nursing. The Keeping the Promise capital campaign has already raised more than $230 million toward its goal of $250 million.

“When a donor makes two significant gifts in less than a year with the same intentions, it’s truly a measure of their passion,” said Lincoln Mendez, CEO of Boca Raton Regional Hospital. “Ms. Bernstein is grateful for our nursing care, and we are equally gratified for her generosity and her wish to honor them.”

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family members were cared for in hospital intensive care units including her father, William Newman, who was last in Boca Regional two-and-a-half years ago. Her gift will be celebrated by recognizing her parents’ memory, her own commitment to Boca Regional and the community, and her appreciation of nurses supporting critical-care

patients. The William and Anita Newman Foundation Nurses Station, in the Medical Stepdown unit of the new Gloria Drummond Patient Tower, is both a functional and symbolic cornerstone to Keeping the Promise.

“I would not be in this position if it were not for my parents,” added Ms. Bernstein. “Their foundation – The William and Anita Newman Foundation – is the greatest legacy they could have left me.”

“The impression our nurses made on Ms. Bernstein is the sort of hallmark this hospital has featured for much of our 60-year history,” said Stan Barry, co-chair of Keeping the Promise. “We are pleased they made an impact, and commend them, as well as Ms. Bernstein, for their efforts to further our mission of care here. The new facilities, technology and equipment are all key ingredients to the future of healthcare, but it is, after all, the people who care and give that really make the difference.”

The $250 million Keeping the Promise Campaign is the largest fund-raising initiative in Boca Regional’s history and is supporting its most ambitious period of growth and expansion. The campus redevelopment plans include at the centerpiece the new Gloria Drummond Patient Tower.

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tient rooms exceeding the latest safety standards for patient care. In the current hospital building, all existing rooms will be converted to private in a comprehensive renovation of all patient units including maternity, oncology, and orthopedics. An expansion of the Marcus Neuroscience In-

Ms. Bernstein’s gift, officially made through her parents’ William and Anita Newman Foundation, brings the total of seven- and eightfigure donors to the campaign to 45. stitute is well underway with emphasis on neurovascular/stroke, central nervous system tumors, spine, and epilepsy/seizure disorders. The 972-car Schmidt Family Parking Facility will be connected to the Marcus Neuroscience Institute once the new tower construction is complete.

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FAU’s Maria De Los Angeles Ortega Join Hooters Girls and Give a Hoot for Self-Help International To Lead Nursing Clinical Care Florida Atlantic University’s María de los Ángeles Ortega Hernández, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CDP, FAANP, FAAN, is at the forefront of clinical care for the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing . Since 2014, she has served as director of the FAU Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center, which provides a comprehensive array of personalized services and programs of care, support, research, education and community outreach.

Ortega’s newest role as associate dean of clinical practice now places her at the helm of clinical care for both the Green Memory and Wellness Center and the FAU and Northwest Community Health Alliance’s Community Health Center (FAU/NCHA CHC), operated by the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. She will collaborate with FAU/NCHA CHC executive director Karethy Edwards, Dr.PH, APRN, professor and associate dean for academic programs; and clinical director Desiree’ T. Weems, APRN, a certified nurse practitioner.

At the Green Memory and Wellness Center, Ortega oversees programs in memory, wellness, cognitive and neuropsychological testing, driving evaluations, caregiver programs and support, behavioral health (mental health, counseling, and psychiatry), and an adult day program for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). In addition to the services provided, the center conducts research on best practices in care for individuals with ADRD as well as family caregiver support.

During the pandemic, the program successfully transitioned almost all services offered pre-COVID-19 to virtual telehealth and telemedicine-based platforms and telesocial work services. In addition, the program opened access to include out-of-state and out-of-country participants. In the last two years, the program has expanded to include behavioral and mental health services for patients and caregivers, integrating psychiatry and psychotherapy consultations and treatment. The project also has expanded to meet the needs of individuals who are unable to come to the facilities and those who are uninsured.

At the FAU/NCHA CHC, advanced practice nurses in collaboration with other health care providers offer an array of pediatric, adult and geriatric services. FAU was the first university in Florida to be designated by the United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as a “Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike.” An FQHC is a clinic that provides comprehensive primary, behavioral health and preventive care to patients of all ages in underserved and rural areas. The purpose of FQHCs is to serve Community

communities that may have financial disadvantages, language barriers, geographic barriers, or other specific needs.

Among the FAU/NCHA CHC services include mental health assessments, medication management, and behavioral interventions focused on restoration of function and quality of life; pediatric services, immunizations, and screenings; and adolescent services including physical exams, screenings, and education regarding highrisk behaviors. The center also provides gynecological prenatal and obstetric services.

Other services include geriatric care as well as routine sick and health maintenance, preventive care and chronic disease management for adults 18 and older.

As an American Diabetes Association “Diabetes Certified Education Center,” services at the FAU/NCHA CHC also include diabetes patient and family education.

“All of our programs in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing are grounded in caring to create a healing and supportive environment for the patients and families we serve throughout South Florida and beyond,” said Ortega. “I am excited and honored to expand the scope of my responsibilities and services to help our patients achieve their best physical, social and emotional health and well-being.”

Ortega is a board-certified gerontological and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner who continues her practice as a clinician and specializes in caring for the older adult. She is nationally certified as a dementia practitioner. Her work focuses on transforming health care environments by providing person and family centered care, interprofessional, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate evidence-based interventions, opening and increasing access to dementia specific care and supportive services for diverse populations living with ADRD and their family caregivers. Ortega’s practice experience encompasses nursing rehabilitation facilities (skilled nursing, post-acute, and long-term care) and memory disorder clinics. The focus of her doctoral work was aimed at enhancing care in skilled nursing facilities through excellence in clinical practice and care coordination.

“Dr. Ortega is at the forefront of clinical care, leadership, teaching, research and policy development to advance health care for our most vulnerable populations throughout this region,” said Safiya George, Ph.D., dean, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. “In her latest role as associate dean for clinical care, she will bring a wealth of knowledge, innovative thinking and compassionate care to spearhead our clinical and outreach programs, which are nationally recognized for providing timely, high-quality and patient-centered care.”

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When shoppers approach a busy entrance to the Town Center at Boca Raton, they are greeted by a panel of murals, including a seaside sunset scene painted by Palm Beach Atlantic students.

Five students in Professor Heather Couch’s crafts class painted the “Welcome to Boca” mural.

Stella Costin’s peers elected her to coordinate the project, and Lexi Timbinaris provided artistic leadership to the team that included Kaelin DeNeui, Jeremy Garrett and William Shell.

For her winning design, Timbinaris drew inspiration from “the beach and the beautiful sunsets that we have here.” She wanted to make something that “looked like a postcard” to serve as a photo op for people, she said.

Students from Professor Heather Couch’s crafts class work on a mural designed by Lexi Timbinaris.The design fits with Boca Raton and “the Florida area, which is paradise,” said Costin, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, who is studying studio art with a minor in education and business.

The students completed the mural over the course of five class periods this spring, each about two hours long.

A rain shower interfered with the students’ work only once or twice, and in the

heat, the paint sometimes dried faster than they could blend it, Costin said.

Timbinaris, a junior from Los Angeles studying graphic design, said she gravitates toward drawing with pencil and wanted to get more practice with painting. Her PBA class emboldened her to explore the possibilities, she said.

“This is good practice for me.

I had never painted on a canvas that big, so that was pretty cool,” Timbinaris said.

The mural was only one of the students’ projects.

They completed other projects, including calligraphy and copper enamel assignments, Costin said.

Costin and her mom and Timbinaris and some friends are planning a trip back to the mall to see the finished mural.

“It’s so exciting, being able to be a part of something that’s going to be there for so many years that people are going to see on a daily basis,” Timbinaris said.

The students had fun working together on the mural and are contemplating another in the fall, Costin said.

“We were very excited when it was done and very proud of what we accomplished,” Costin said. “It’s really fun knowing that a piece of art I worked on is for everyone to see.”

FAU Recognized as Military Spouse Friendly School Florida Atlantic University has earned the 2022-2023 Military Spouse Friendly® Schools designation status award for the efforts by FAU’s Military a n d Ve t e r a n s Student Success Center in creating sustainable and meaningful education paths for military spouses and the service member community.

This is the first time FAU has appeared on the Military Spouse Friendly School® list.

The Military Spouse Friendly School® designation status recognizes institutions that have instituted policies to address the concerns and needs of military spouses and their families.

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FAU’s Office of Military and Veterans Student Success Center serves as an advocate for military and veteran students and their eligible dependents. The center also helps streamline processes to ease students’ transition from military to campus life. “ FAU h a s constructed our admissions, retention, career counseling, and mentoring programs to help alleviate the difficulties faced by military spouses. There are flexible learning options and degree continuation programs that are designed to accommodate deployments and relocation,” said Donald Gabriel, director of FAU’s Military and Veterans Affairs.

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Fuller Center Affected by High Fuel Costs, Inflated Food Costs Fuller Center, a not-for-profit organization focused on empowering children and families through education and family support, is facing a serious challenge hitting both average Americans and childcare centers especially hard.

“The cost of the Center’s food and supplies that keep our facilities going has spiked by over $15,000 a month,” said Ellyn Okrent, CEO of the Fuller Center. “The cost of fuel for the buses that transport our children to field trips and to our afterschool programs has increased by more than $2,000 a month.

How could any nonprofit childcare center budget for such unusual circumstances?”

News reports have shown that inflation and supply shortages have impacted nearly everyone, from consumers to businesses. However, unlike a for-profit business where increased costs are often passed along to the consumer, the 600 families that depend on Fuller Center, who are essential workers keeping local businesses and economy open,are already stretched to their limits. Putting additional costs on them is simply not an option.

Fuller Center ser ves over 1,000 meals and snacks a day to over 700 children – often the only wholesome and nourishing meals they get. During the school year, Fuller buses pick up more than 200 children from 12 local elementary schools so that parents can work

sticker shock is severe. Basic needs like groceries, healthcare, and shelter are going unmet. These unmet needs are linked to higher rates of mental health problems for children in their most critical developmental stages. Their experiences now – like constant hunger and the toxic stress and risks of growing up in poverty – can have profound and lasting effects that often result in anx-

“The cost of the Center’s food and supplies that keep our facilities going has spiked by over $15,000 a month,”

while having peace of mind knowing their children are being fed and tutored in an enriching environment. Over the summer, Fuller Center buses are on the road every day taking the children to field trips they would otherwise not have access to.

Elen de Paula Graduates from Leadership Boca 2022 Fuller Center’s Deputy Director has graduated from Leadership Boca 2022, a program of the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce that educates civicminded individuals in the greater Boca Raton area on issues and concerns facing the community through a 10-session program. The future of our community depends on well-informed and involved leaders.

“The knowledge that Elen gained by attending and graduating from Leadership Boca will definitely help shape our organization,” said Ellyn Okrent, CEO of the Fuller Center, “T he connections that she made during the 10-week program will make a difference for us as well.”

Prior to joining Fuller Center, de Paula was with Arvorie as Business Development and Partnership Director. Before that, she was Executive Director of United Way in São Paulo, Brazil. She was also General Manager of The Caryle Foundation and Program Manager of Communidade Educativa Cedac, both in Brazil.

For more information about the Fuller Center and ways to support the children, faculty, and staff, please email Mary Coleman, Director of Communications & Marketing, at mcoleman@fullercenterfl.org.

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“With food and fuel costs skyrocketing, these essential services risk being reduced – in other words, children in our community may go hungry, and many may have nowhere safe and supervised to go after school,” said Okrent.

“For already low-income families, the

iety, depression, emotional/behavioral difficulties, and more, well into adulthood.”

For more information about the Fuller Center and ways to support the children, faculty, and staff, please email Gabrielle Aleksinko, Executive Administrator, at galeksinko@fullercenterfl.org.

JFS Continues Its Partnership With Fau’s Schimidt College Of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program Since 2020 JFS developed a strong partnership with Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Schmidt College of Medicine to bring third and fourth year psychiatry residents to JFS. Now JFS has added four new psychiatry residents to JFS’ Counseling and Mental Health Services Department from the class of 2024. The six total residents within the psychiatry program enable JFS to provide services to more clients including children, adolescents, and adults.

JFS clients will continue to benefit from the passion and innovation of the psychiatry residents, including the experience of psychiatrist Dr. Ashley Beattie, who specializes in children and adolescents, as well as general psychiatry. Dr. Beattie will be working under the guidance of Dr. Gavin Rose, Assistant Professor, of Integrated Medical Science, who will also be supervising the psychiatry program.

This psychiatry program since inception has been able to enrich, serve and care for over 350 clients. All of JFS’ clients will continue to benefit from the years of experience of our psychiatry team. Dr. Ashley Beattie stated, “The team at Jewish Family Services has been so supportive and really created a great teaching and training environment for our residents. Since 2020, we’ve been able to build up a great patient

population that has created a very well rounded clinical experience for our residents as well, and we’ve been very happy with this new venture together.”

JFS is one of the only non-profits serving Palm Beach County that offers fees on a sliding scale, providing those with and without insurance, much-needed access to affordable mental health services.

This combination of academia and practice helps ensure the veracity of care provided by JFS Counseling & Mental Health Services.

Danielle Hartman, JFS President & CEO recently had the opportunity to speak to one of the graduates of the Psychiatry Class of 2022. “I had the privilege to talk to Dr. Negar Haghighimehmandari, she told me that her experience at JFS was so wonderful because it exposed her to so many different types of clients and she felt adequacy prepared to move into the next phase of her career.”

Recently celebrated was the FAU Psychiatry Residency Graduation Dinner for the Class of 2022. These third and fourth year residents, were the first residents in the program, and the first residents of the JFS psychiatry expansion. Their contributions were instrumental in developing the protocols and clinical documentation now used

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by new residents. Thus setting the precedence for all new residents to follow.

Rales JFS welcomes the new third and fourth year residents, who will continue their incredible work in the field, and provide Psychiatric Consultation and Treatment for JFS clients.

JFS offers counseling and mental health services to children and adults, psychiatric assessment and medication management, psychological testing and a free drop-in center for adults living with persistent mental illness and/or developmental disabilities. Families living in Boca Raton, Delray Beach or Highland Beach can learn more about psychiatric services, counseling and mental health services. For program details visit ralesjfs.org or sign up for services at intake@ralesjfs.org or call 561.852.3333.

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SPORTS Clark Named Head Softball Coach PBA Student-Athletes Named To 2022 SSC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

During her first year with the BuckFlorida Atlantic University has named Jordan Clark as head coach of the Owls’ eyes, Clark primarily worked with the insoftball program. FAU Vice President field, outfield and slappers. The Buckeyes and Director of Athletics Brian White turned 29 double plays and had a .967 fielding percentage, both improvements from made the announcement Friday.

Clark comes to FAU after a success- the previous season. She helped lefty slapful four-year stint as an assistant coach per Bri Betschel earn NFCA third team All-Midwest Region and second team Allat Ohio State.

“I am thrilled to welcome Jordan to Big Ten honors after increasing her batting FAU,” White said. “She brings high-level average by more than 100 points.

With Clark’s tutelage, Niki Carver was coaching experience and is clearly prepared for the opportunity to lead this program. a first team All-Big Ten selection and hit We were very impressed by her passion for .415 in 22 conference games with a leaguethe sport, commitment to the student-ath- best .581 on-base percentage in 2022.

Prior to her time at Ohio State, Clark lete experience and vision for FAU Softball. We are very excited about the future was a volunteer assistant at Arkansas for of the program under Jordan’s leadership.” three seasons, where the Razorbacks took part in two NCAA “I am incredRegionals (2017, ibly humbled and 2018) as well as honored to be During Clark’s tenure an NCAA Super named head coach Regional in 2018. at FAU,” Clark said. on the coaching staff, Clark was a mem“To follow in the the Buckeyes were ber of an NFCA footsteps of a legRegional Coaching end like Joan Joyce 104-63 and advanced Staff of the Year is a task that I do to two NCAA Softball with Arkansas in not take lightly. The 2018. legacy that Coach Regionals.

Clark played Joyce left on this collegiate softball program and on the at Miami (Ohio) sport of softball is immeasurable. I am excited to get to Bo- and finished her playing career with topca Raton and to continue to build the pro- five program rankings in at-bats, runs, gram into a contender in both our confer- hits and walks. She was a two-year team ence and on a national stage. I would like captain, two-time All-Mid-American to thank Brian White, Andy Seeley and Conference performer and the 2012 reMary Giardina for this opportunity. I am cipient of the MAC’s Nan Harvey Sportsmanship Award. Clark helped Miami to pumped to get to work. Go Owls!”

During Clark’s tenure on the coach- a pair of MAC Tournament titles and ing staff, the Buckeyes were 104-63 and NCAA Tournament berths both in 2009 advanced to two NCAA Softball Region- and 2012.

Prior to her time at Arkansas, Clark als. For the past three seasons, Clark was largely responsible for the Ohio State of- spent two years as an instructor with Diafense, which finished No. 4 in the Big Ten mond Athletics, where she provided onein batting average and top five in both on-one lessons and organized skills clinhome runs and slugging percentage last ics. She also has high school and travel ball coaching experience. season.

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Palm Beach Atlantic University had 90 student-athletes named to the 2022 Sunshine State Conference Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll presented by Barnes & Noble. 10 Sailfish athletes between men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, baseball and softball finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The awards were announced Tuesday, June 28, by Commissioner Ed Pasque.

The Sunshine State Conference recognized a record 1,616 student-athletes named to the 2022 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

A total of 354 student-athletes carried a perfect 4.00 grade-point average for the spring semester in the conference.

The 10 student-athletes who were recognized for earning a perfect GPA are David Chenoweth (Baseball), Justin Lovell (Baseball), Frida Alsterhem (Women’s Tennis), Maria Benitez-Zayas (Women’s Basketball), Zack Figura (Men’s Lacrosse), Roberto Binaghi (Men’s Tennis),

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Juan Fernandez (Men’s Tennis), Emma Gipson (Softball), Katie Caras (Women’s Lacrosse), and Anna Laskeris (Women’s Lacrosse).

To be eligible for the Spring SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, a student-athlete must post a minimum grade-point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00. Participants in the sports of men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s rowing, baseball, and softball are eligible for the spring honor roll.

Having won 117 Division II National Championships since the league was founded in 1975, SSC’s student-athletes have proven successful in competition in addition to the classroom. SSC student-athletes achieved an 88-percent Academic Success Rate (ASR) for 2020-21, breaking a 10-Year streak of 86-percent Academic Success Rates. The SSC ranks second among NCAA Division II conferences in 2020-21 ASR and has never fallen below that mark in the metric’s 16-year history.

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Luette named CoSIDA Academic FAU’s American Move Officially Set for 2023 All-American

Daniel Luette has been named by CoSIDA as an Academic All-American for his work both in the classroom and on the field in 2022. The Aviation Management major from Orlando, Florida was previously named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team.

After posting a perfect 4.0 GPA, Luette lands on the At-Large Third Team, as one of 45 players selected from the sports of lacrosse, swimming,

golf, rowing, skiing, wrestling and tennis. Luette was one of eight lacrosse players chosen, and one of just two representing the Sunshine State Conference.

The 6-1 defenseman becomes the third Fighting Knight in men’s lacrosse program history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America status. The others to accomplish this feat were Conrad Rhein and Cody Bartusiak.

Florida Atlantic University athletics will officially become members of the American Athletic Conference in July of 2023.

Florida Atlantic will formally notify Conference USA of its intention to leave the conference following the 2022-23 academic year.

“We are incredibly excited about our future in the American Athletic Conference,” said FAU President John Kelly.

“Florida Atlantic has gained national recognition for academic and athletic excellence, and membership in The American will help propel the university to the next level. We look forward to welcoming our new conference rivals and their fans to beautiful Boca Raton.”

“Florida Atlantic Athletics has an extremely bright future,” FAU Vice President & Director of Athletics Brian White said.

“Today, we have more clarity on that future, which is exciting to everyone associated with the Owls. We look forward to our final year in Conference USA, while also continuing our diligent work in preparation to join The American.”

Florida Atlantic’s men’s soccer and men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will serve as affiliate members of The

American this fall.

The exposure afforded the university through athletics will showcase the university on a national stage. The American’s partnership with ESPN’s family of networks includes 40 conferencecontrolled football games and 60 conference-controlled men’s basketball games airing on ESPN linear outlets per year.

Upon the move to The American, FAU will have the opportunity for exposure in four of the top 10, seven of the top 25 and 12 of the top 51 Nielsen media markets. The Owls will face four teams from the state of Texas, two in North Carolina and one each from Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama.

Additionally, for the first time, the Owls will travel to face conference foes in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Oklahoma and Kansas, as well as competing against in-state foe USF. The move is another example of the university’s efforts to ascend as one of the nation’s top athletics programs. FAU began competing as an NCAA division I institution in 1993-94 and first held membership with the Atlantic Sun Conference, then known as the Trans America Athletic Conference, moved to the Sun Belt in 2004 and then to Conference USA in 2013.

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