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Peter Mayer Rides 200 Miles, From Boca Raton to Key West, Within 22 Hours

Woman Makes Strides To Feed Her Boca Raton Neighborhood

Manatee Lagoon provides unique learning opportunities during COVID-19

Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Boca Postponed to Nov. 15 due to Weather

Lynn programs expand and adapt to prepare graduates for high-demand, health and tech-focused careers The COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses worldwide, leaving many people out of work and some organizations reinventing their business models to meet a newfound demand—while other fields are thriving.

The Wall Street Journal reported in March that “the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the fastest reallocation of labor since World War II, with companies and governments mobilizing an army of idled workers into new activities that are urgently needed.”

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Thanksgiving Community Based Food Distribution at Palm Beach Outlets A Thanksgiving Food Distribution will take place at Palm Beach Outlets (PalmBeachOutlets.com) in partnership with Schumacher Auto Group and The Tree of Life Resource Center this Friday, November 13, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

All vehicles should enter through the Congress Avenue entrance, where staff, volunteers and local officers will assist in distributing on a first-come, first-served basis.

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What’s growing on your face mask?

COVID-19 has significantly increased public use of face masks to protect others from the wearer’s respiratory droplets as well as the wearer from airborne contaminants. After each wear however, bacteria from even a healthy wearer’s own respiratory droplets collect on the inside of a mask as well as the outside, which could contain airborne pathogens capable of living on its surface.

Although proper sanitization is imperative, many people reuse masks and other face coverings many times without sanitizing them. That is likely because current sanitization methods can be cumbersome.

To address the many pitfalls of sanitizing all types of face masks from N-95s to cloth and surgical masks, a scientist from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine has come up with an innovative solution.

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• Peter Mayer’s bike wasn’t the only thing that got him through a 200-mile ride from Boca Raton to Key West in under 24 hours. The 23-year-old Boca resident used determination and passion to make what began as a joke among friends, into a meaningful challenge.

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• Yvette Drucker, a community volunteer who has served on such panels as the Historical Society and Junior League of Boca Raton, got three votes and was voted the temporary Council Member. Drucker, who had already announced plans to run for Rodgers’ seat in the March 2021 municipal election, will begin her temporary term the night of Nov. 10 when the council meets again in full session.

She may be sworn in earlier, or at the start of that session.

• Bowlero, the nation’s largest Bowling operator, has agreed to a long-term lease for 62,000 square feet in Boca Raton, Florida. According to Register and Cashion, this is the largest retail deal completed in Palm Beach County so far this year. Bowlero is targeting a 2021 opening for the new facility.

• Martine Pierre-Paul has just joined Boca Helping Hands Board of Directors. She is a Vice-president, Market Manager for Valley Bank and is the Founder and CEO of The Academy of Modern Etiquette and Leadership, LLC, a modern consultancy coaching children, young adults and professionals on social graces, dining and business protocol.

• Florida Atlantic University followed along with other schools in the state and canceled spring break in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic noted an article by WPTV. • The student-directed “Four Families in Mafraq” documentary, which follows the stories of four Syrian refugee families living in Jordan, has been nominated for a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award.

• MSD Partners and Northview Hotel Group, owners of the Boca Raton Resort & Club, have announced plans to donate the 130-acre Boca Country Club to the City of Boca Raton.

As a result of this donation, the Boca Country Club, which includes an 18-hole championship golf course, tennis courts, a clubhouse and

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pool, is proposed to become a publicly owned and operated facility in October 2021.

• While Nov. 3 is officially Election Day in the US, the electorate in Florida can begin casting ballots via early voting starting Monday, Oct. 19. Voters will cast ballots for president, Congress, local House and Senate, county commissioners, judges and other posts and six referendum questions.

• The Florida Department of Health Investigation has been sending the Delray Beach warning letters about the city’s water utilities program, causing Palm Beach County to have to investigate the matter. According to WPTV, Inspector General John Carey said that he has received several complaints about water issues in Delray Beach from multiple different city residents. Carey also said that he would like to resolve this water issue by the end of this year as it is a priority to him.

• Florida Atlantic University moved up in the U.S. News & World Report list of “Top Public Schools,” to No. 136 in this year’s ranking of the nation’s best universities. FAU ranked No. 140 in 2020. “Recognition in the U.S. News & World Report annual list of top universities is an honor and proves that the hard work of the entire FAU community is paying off,” said FAU President John Kelly. “Using our strategic plan as a guide, we continue to build on our successes and focus on key areas of improvement.”

• Palm Beach State College has received a $3 million federal grant to improve retention and completion rates of Hispanic and low-income students. The Title V grant, awarded under the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic- Serving Institutions Program, will provide $600,000 a year over five years for the College’s Pathways to Success initiative.

• A total of 34 Florida Atlantic University High School students have been named semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Competition. These high school seniors will now have the opportunity to compete for 7,600 National Merit scholarships worth more than $30 million. FAU High is No. 1 out of all public and charter schools in the state for national merit semifinalists.

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COMMUNITY Lynn’s academic programs expand and adapt to prepare graduates for high-demand, health and tech-focused careers

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses worldwide, leaving many people out of work and some organizations reinventing their business models to meet a newfound demand—while other fields are thriving.

The Wall Street Journal reported in March that “the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the fastest reallocation of labor since World War II, with companies and governments mobilizing an army of idled workers into new activities that are urgently needed.”

Lynn University programs were already

positioned to prepare graduates for a postpandemic job market.

As social gatherings, classes and most in-person interactions moved online around the country, Lynn’s clinical mental health counseling program was one of the first to pivot their curriculum to equip students with essential skills.

Dr. Ali Cunningham, associate professor and academic program coordinator, helped shift Lynn’s program in March 2020 so that students received a telehealth certification training before they began fieldwork. “Students who graduate with coun-

seling degrees require telehealth skills that weren’t always a part of their work before the pandemic. The innovation of telehealth technology will continue to impact our field in the next five years—with a lot of exciting growth that makes counseling more widely available to those who need it,” she said.

Meanwhile, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Gary Villa prioritized developing a master’s degree in biological sciences.

The specialization’s study of life, living organisms and the environment includes aspects of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. Students can choose a one-year option with courses focused on health and medical or a two-year research-based option with a biotechnology focus.

The advanced degree in biological sciences, expected to begin in Fall 2021, will prepare students for careers in medicine, biotechnology or research. Students who complete it also can pursue a doctoral degree in medicine, health, biomedical, biological sciences and other related areas.

In August, career site Indeed listed 15 in-demand jobs with “the most anticipat-

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ed growth rates for the next five years.”

The report emphasized careers in health and technology.

A career as a medical technologist, a path for a biological sciences grad, ranks No. 5 with an average salary of $56,368.

Web and software developers, as well as information security analysts, are three of the top-five highest paying jobs on the list.

Lynn’s College of Business and Management programs in cybersecurity, data analytics and web development—in partnership with coding boot camps—prepare students for these lucrative and in-demand job roles.

Additionally, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in healthcare management support a career in health services administration— No. 9 on the list.

“Meeting employer needs by preparing graduates who are job-ready is what we do at Lynn University,” said Dr. RT Good, College of Business and Management dean.

“Students gain technical skills to deliver high quality work, as well as critical thinking abilities to lead and foster innovation.

Our graduates are ready for business!”

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PBA Psychology Alumna Thrives Offering COVID-19 Resources Globally

Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Boca Postponed to Nov. 15 due to Weather By: Megan Mandatta

Rita Rivera’s PBA studies prepared her for a calling: to honor God by serving others through psychology, a field that has attracted new attention in light of COVID-19 mental health crises.

Rivera recently published two articles in the American Psychological Association’s Psychological Trauma journal related to mental health and COVID-19. The first article was about providing both survivors and perpetrators of interpersonal violence with digital resources to help regulate stress and emotions when in-person support may not be available. The second article was about distinguishing between normal COVID-19 prevention measures such as handwashing and clinical obsessive compulsive disorder or illness anxiety.

Rivera, who graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic in 2018 with degrees in psychology and English, is working toward a Doctor of Psychology degree from Albizu University in Miami. She has served as chair of the Florida Psychological Association Graduate Student Division since July 1. Upon completing her degree, Rivera aspires to teach at the university level while working in a practice with trauma patients.

Already, Rivera provides telehealth to people in her home country of Honduras, and she plans to travel there in the future to volunteer her services.

“You can see, now more than ever, we need psychologists and mental health practitioners,” Rivera said.

Earlier this month, the World Health Organization reported the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 percent of countries, while the demand for mental health is increasing.

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ed to COVID-19 and interpersonal violence. People from around the world join those recorded conversations on Facebook Live, Rivera said. Her goal is to start translating such resources into other languages, such as Spanish.

Psychology is more than providing therapy or assessing patients, Rivera said, describing her double major in English and psychology “the best decision I could have made.” Her work requires her to draft meticulously-written legal documents, she said. Practicing psychologists have commented on her ability get her reports right the first time, which spares her from writing numerous drafts.

Rivera’s excellent grammar, punctuation and people skills can be attributed partly to her experience working as a tutor in PBA’s Center for Writing Excellence, she said. Additionally, her English professors urged her to present at conferences and submit her work for publication.

Rivera credits professors such as Dr. Donald McCulloch, along with a practicum course at PBA, for motivating her to pursue a graduate education in psychology. For the practicum course, she provided art and music therapy to dementia patients at Lourdes McKeen Residence, always under the supervision of nurses and medical personnel.

Her real-world experience at the retirement community a short walk from campus also gave her a competitive edge in her graduate studies. Many of the residents there had the neuropsychological disorders that she now studies, she said. Rivera also completed Workship hours there.

“Par t of the PBA experience is lear ning how to volunteer a n d g i ve b a c k t o y o u r c o m m u n i t y, a n d t h a t h a s s t a y e d w i t h me ever since. I’ve always wante d t o s e r ve o t h e r i n d i v i d u a l s,” R i ve r a s a i d . “ I t h i n k t h a t ’s t h e b e s t w a y w e c a n h o n o r G o d .”

This decision comes from The Alzheimer’s Association citing severe weather might damper “participant experience”, noted in a statement by Stefanie Mardar, Boca Raton Walk to End Alzheimer’s director.

It is encouraged for participants to walk as individuals or in small groups instead of large numbers due to COVID-19 and the effort for social distancing.

“This year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be everywhere,” commented Wendy Vizek to The Sun Sentinel, vice president of constituent events for the Alzheimer’s Association. “The pandemic is changing how we walk, but it doesn’t change the need to walk.”

The walk is going to take place everywhere for this year’s event and parts will

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be virtual. Participants are being encouraged to walk on sidewalks, trails, and tracks throughout Boca Raton.

The new app “Walk Mainstage” can be used to track each participant’s total distance, follow a virtual Walk path, show information from the Alzheimer’s Association, walk sponsors, and manage Facebook fundraising pages.

“A l z h e i m er’s is not taking a hiatus during COVID-19, and neither are we,” Mardar said to The Sun Sentinel. “We must continue to Walk to End Alzheimer’s, and we are working with all participants to ensure they have a powerful and moving experience that is felt when we are together.”

The opening ceremony for Boca Raton Walk to End Alzheimer’s begins at 9 a.m. on November 15. More information and registration can be found here alz.org/walk

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6 - Edition 487 The Boca Raton Tribune EDITORIALS & LETTERS East/West Boca Raton, FL

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EDITORIAL By: C. Ron Allen

Kamala Harris Makes Last-Minute Push in Final Days of Presidential Kamala Harris Makes Last-Minute Push in Final Days of Presidential Campaign With the pandemic-altered campaign in its closing days, Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris stopped in Lake Worth Beach over the weekend to energize and appeal to voters during the final days of early voting.

The California senator and former state attorney general did not waste time outlining her intentions at an outdoor drive-in rally on the campus of Palm Beach State College.

“We want to make sure everybody votes. We are three days away from directly changing the course of the history of our country,” she told the maskwearing, socially-distanced, drive-in rally for invited supporters. “There is so much at stake. I don’t have to tell you guys.”

Sounding like the prosecutor she used to be, Harris opened her remarks by attacking President Donald Trump’s coronavirus pandemic response.

“Over 225,000 Americans, in just the last several months, have died. Many, so sadly, without their family members being present because of the nature of this virus. Over nine million people have

contracted this virus with long-term health consequences,” she said.

She did not mince words on the president’s response to the global public health crisis, noting Bob Woodward’s reporting that Trump reportedly knew COVID-19 would be deadlier than the flu before it reached the United States and downplayed the threat.

“Palm Beach, it didn’t have to be so bad. It didn’t have to be this way,” Harris told the throng of honking vehicles, which have replaced applause at the drive-in events lately because of the pandemic.

“He knew, on Jan. 28, about the seriousness of this virus when he was told it is five times more deadly than the flu. He was told it would impact people of every age, he was told it was airborne and lethal ... and he sat on it. He covered it up. He told the people that it was a hoax.”

Harris during her speech also criticized the Trump administration on the economy and unemployment. She presented statistics showing that one in nine families across Florida describe their households as having been hungry, one in seven households are unable to pay their rent and one in four small business are out of businesses or are unlike-

ly to reopen.

“You ask Joe Biden, ‘How is the economy doing?’ You know what Joe Biden asks, ‘How are working people doing? How are working families doing?’” she said. “On the other hand, you got Donald Trump, who when asked about how the economy is doing, ask about ‘How the stock market is doing?

Ask about how rich people are doing?’”

The half an hour speech was the nightcap of her daylong tour of the Sunshine State just three days before Election Day. Earlier in the day, she campaigned in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

With new polls forecasting a neck-and-neck race for the state’s 29 electoral votes, Harris and several warm-up speakers — including State Senators Lori Berman and Bobby Powell — urged those in the crowd not only to vote early but to also take family, friends, neighbors and others to the polls.

The crowd also heard from Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner, Commissioner Mack Bernard and Boynton Beach City Commissioner Christina Romelus.

She gave shout-outs to U.S. Reps. Ted Deutsch and Lois Frankel, while onstage.

Several Trump supporters, many in pickup

trucks with flags flying, and others waving signs, were confined in parking lots on the outer edges of the campus.

The first Black woman on a major party’s presidential ticket, Harris also charged Trump with coddling white supremacists. She encouraged the racially diverse audience to “honor the ancestors” by voting. She invoked the memory of the late civil rights legend, longtime Rep. John Lewis, “who shed his blood on that Edmund Pettus Bridge for the right for us to vote, in particular for black folks to vote.”

“John Lewis realized that the fight for people’s right to vote is a civil rights fight, which is why in the course of his life, John Lewis was front and center in the fight for marriage equality, he was front and center in the fight the dreamers because John Lewis realized that all these issues are connected,” she said to honking horns.

“Let’s honor the ancestors. Those suffragettes who 100 years ago got us the passage of the 19th Amendment,” she added. “Let’s always speak truth, Black women couldn’t vote until 1965.”

C. Ron Allen can be reached at crallen@Delraybeachtribune.com or 561-665-0151.

POSITIVE LIVING By: Dr. Synesio Lyra

Do You Know Where You Are Going?

A challenging question once posed to me was: “Where will you be when you get where you’re going?” I quickly recognized that it had much more to do than with geography only. It could entail a location but, more importantly, it related to where one will be physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, spiritually, and in other life dimensions as well.

Far too often, people only let life happen to them instead of being pro-active in attempting to shape the way things need to go and to be. Many people never measure consequences nor think of the results of their own choices and actions.

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move in a forward direction, based on previous impulses they had received, still maintaining motion which, unfortunately, won’t lead nowhere!

There is no need for anyone to wake up suddenly to an unpleasant new reality when a positive, enduring accomplishment could’ve been planned in advance. Unfortunately, many dreams are never realized simply because they are constantly being altered by the dreamer. You cannot reach a destination by checking in the wrong map!

The healthy challenge is for one to seize each moment, not necessarily to remain there, but to continue moving farther ahead while grasping impacting, new realities. Maintenance of the status quo will nev-

er produce satisfaction; moving in the wrong direction will never lead to the right place.

People often wake up too late to recognize that their life was wasted for lack of proper planning, and on account of gross neglect of what brings lasting results and permanent fulfilment.

Avoid inaction and illegitimate action if you wish to get somewhere. Don’t count on time alone, which may never be sufficient, or even available, nor on a future that is still so uncertain! The consequences of inaction, or of delayed action, can be destructive of life itself!

Don’t just make plans! Rather, begin to execute them as quickly as feasible; take

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the necessary steps to see ideas fleshed-out, plans made concrete! Never stop in pressing on toward the mark. Forbid yourself to live aimlessly for lacking good direction!

Live each new day with a clear aim, and what you desire for yourself will come to pass in far greater measure than your expectations!

The life you may count on living, and more fully enjoying, is a life of action and of urgency, before it can become a life of legitimate leisure. You can’t control the outcome of much that happens, even as a result of your best efforts. But you can control your behaviour, your reactions, your judgments! Your attempts, which can lead to enduring satisfaction, must begin with the right step!

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Robert Weinroth

Trusting in God’s Direction, No Matter What

FPL and Palm Beach County Partner to Deploy Broadband to Address the Digital Divide

A big thank you to our corporate partner, FPL, for supporting the county’s broadband initiative (made more urgent by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and commerce).

At today’s meeting, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a donation agreement with Florida Power and Light Company, providing 1,000 utility poles for usage within the School Board COVID Broadband Project.

Palm Beach County has an Interlocal Agreement with the School District for antenna placement on School Board communications towers to support virtual (distance) learning.

This “Digital Divide Donation” will be used to provide Internet access to “gaps” in Palm Beach County where WiFi is not currently available.

FPL has graciously donated 1,000 wooden poles to facilitate the School Board’s objectives related to students’ off-campus learning (during the pandemic and beyond). Speaking on behalf

of the County, Commissioner Weinroth noted, “It is gratifying to see the county, school board and business community to collaborate in a way that will benefit our residents during the pandemic and into the future as we enhance the broadband network throughout Palm Beach County.”

The “digital divide” is the disparity created between those who have access to computers and the Internet, and those who lack access.

This disparity has been made more glaring as the pandemic has forced many within our community to rely on broadband access to continue working, virtually, and students (at all educational levels) who lack the ability to continue their studies. A lack of access during the COVID-19 outbreak has posed a significant threat to the health of our most vulnerable residents. Residents within our most disconnected neighborhoods must overcome severe handicaps to maintain connectivity to learn and live within our community.

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When Larry was CEO of an information systems company, someone filed an unwarranted lawsuit against the company.

Along the way, even though Larry’s company was innocent of any wrongdoing, many people urged him to settle the lawsuit. The cost of mounting a defense, even if unjustified, as well as the time defending the case would require, made an out of court settlement the most reasonable course of action, they contended.

Rather than conceding to those recommendations, Larry prayed for wisdom and direction. As he did that, God impressed upon Larry that rather than settling, he should defend the company because it was innocent. The prolonged legal process did cost millions of dollars in legal fees, but the company was ultimately vindicated and cleared of the wrongful claims.

In the meantime, God blessed and prospered the business so much that the legal fees became insignificant in size. Reflecting back on that troublesome and stressful time, Larry concluded that the fact his company had thrived in the midst of great adversity was a reflection of God’s favor for obedience.

Repeatedly in the Scriptures we read that we should seek God-inspired counsel when confronted with difficult decisions.

For instance, Proverbs 15:22 states, “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” However, that does not guarantee that all the advice we receive is necessarily correct. We need to consult the Lord directly, and when He leads us in ways contrary to the counsel we have received, we

still must do as He instructs.

Close, trusted friends are an asset, without question. But they can never replace and should not supplant the counsel of the One we should trust the most. Jesus spoke to His followers and admonished them about the importance of remaining close to Him: If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you” John 15:7). The Bible often underscores the importance of having complete trust in God: Trust even when we don’t understand.

Sometimes God calls us to act in counterintuitive ways, as Larry did in rejecting the recommendation to settle the unwarranted suit.

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight”(Proverbs 3:5-6).

Trust even when we fear disaster. Emotions may cause us to seek the fastest, seemingly easiest solutions to pressing problems.

However, belief that God has our best interests at heart should encourage us to look to Him, rather than at our circumstances. “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (Jeremiah 29:11).

Trust even when God’s way doesn’t seem practical. If God is leading you to take a stand, trust in Him, even when others disagree. “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun” (Psalm 37:4-5).

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Peter Mayer Rides 200 Miles, From Palm Beach County Library System Boca Raton to Key West, Within 22 Kicks Off 17th Annual Families Hours Reading Together Campaign By: Brianna Smith Mayer, who had never ridden as a hobby, took on the idea of accomplishing this goal not only for himself but mainly for his late brother who had committed suicide close to two years ago. He thought it would be a good way to raise awareness for Mental health and Suicide Prevention.

The group of friends were able to raise a total of $12,000 which the proceeds will go to Mayer’s brothers Memorial Foundation, an amount they were not expecting.

“It is going to the Nick Mayer Memorial Foundation in memory of my brother,” Mayer said to WPTV’s Miranda Christian.

Nick Mayer’s memorial fund assists children in playing hockey, something that

Mayer’s brothers shared and tied them even closer together.

Not only does the money go towards Nick’s foundation, but a portion goes to Suicide Prevention and Awards.

Mayer’s friend group drove behind him his entire ride and live-streamed it for, mostly, the entire way on Facebook.

Some of Mayer’s friends doubted he would be able to make the stretch within 24 hours, but realized that anything could be accomplished with a strong will.

“It is amazing how much awareness this raised, how many eyes this opened for things going on in our own friend’s group,” Anthony Kanaris said to WPTV. Mayer says that it is his wish for this to have encouraged people, struggling with their mental health, to seek help if needed.

Thanksgiving Community Based Food Distribution at Palm Beach Outlets

A Thanksgiving Food Distribution will take place at Palm Beach Outlets (PalmBeachOutlets.com) in partnership with Schumacher Auto Group and The Tree of Life Resource Center this Friday, November 13, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

All vehicles should enter through the Congress Avenue entrance, where staff, volunteers and local officers will assist in distributing on a first-come, first-served basis, one Thanksgiving Meal, (10-14 lb. turkey and sides) along with a box of produce, non-perishable foods, dairy, and diapers to 500 families.

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the attendee must remain in their vehicle and open their trunk when it is their turn in line to receive items. No walkups please.

The resource center is one of Tree of Life Foundation International’s 22 branches offering grocery assistance and other resources to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional event sponsorship by Schumacher Auto Group (SchumacherAuto.com) with items from Farm Share’s The Big Red Truck and donations from Cotton Bottom Diaper Bank. For more information about receiving food or services, please contact: Tree of Life Resource Center 561-656-5601 or visit: TreeofLifefi.org.

Palm Beach County Library System Kicks Off 17th Annual Families Reading Together Campaign The Palm Beach County Library System is kicking off its 17th annual Families Reading Together campaign, virtually.

The Families Reading Together campaign is sponsored by the Friends of the Palm Beach County Library System.

Through the use of an online program called READsquared, children ages birth to 17 and their families can take part in a variety of reading missions and log the books they have either read or have had

read to them during the month. Completing missions will earn them virtual badges and points.

Members can sign up for Families Reading Together online at PBCLibrary.

ReadSquared.com or on the READsquared app.

READsquared offers members the chance to earn points by reading or completing missions which include tasks such as drawing a picture or playing an online escape room.

For more information, visit PBCLibrary.org/frt2020.

PBA Names Orlando Campus Executive Director Joe Sharp has been named executive director of Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Orlando Campus.

Sharp has served as the director of graduate, evening and online admissions for the University since May 2016. In that role, he oversaw recruitment activities for all programs designed for adult learners and those interested in pursuing their graduate degrees. He has pioneered new community partnerships and connected non-traditional students with resources to help them finish their degrees.

Sharp joined PBA as dean of admissions in 2008, after serving as executive director of adult and continuing education enrollment management for another university. Vice President for Admissions Tim Worley said Sharp has faithfully served PBA for more than 12 years, offering professional and spiritual leadership to the Admissions team.

“We are excited for Joe as he steps into this very critical role for PBA,” Worley said. “Joe’s experience in leading teams and his unique knowledge of the adult learner make him a great selection to lead the Orlando Campus.”

The campus is in the modern Millenia Lakes One building, just off I-4 near Florida’s Turnpike in South Orlando. In Sharp’s role, he will oversee day-to-day operations, including

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Admissions, Marketing and Community Outreach. Sharp said he’s excited to work with the faculty and staff, who have a well-deserved reputation for how much they care for students.

“They really embrace students and make them feel like part of a family,” Sharp said. “We’ve got a wonderful foundation on which to build. We have to make more people aware of that.”

PBA Orlando offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees with the same exceptional quality, personal attention and Christian worldview of the University’s other programs.

Bachelor’s degrees include ministry, Christian studies, psychology, organizational leadership and an online RN to BSN degree. Master’s programs include mental health counseling, school counseling, leadership, divinity and Christian studies.

For Sharp, a highlight of adult higher education is seeing how students benefit both professionally and personally from achieving their goals.

“When we can be a part of that, there’s nothing better,” Sharp said.

Sharp earned his bachelor’s degree from Northeast Louisiana University, now University of Louisiana at Monroe, in 1981. He earned his Master of Business Administration at Indiana Wesleyan University in 1991.

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Woman Makes Strides To Feed Her Boca Raton Neighborhood PERFECT HOLIDAY

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By: Brianna Smith The probability of one going hungry in America is crystal clear. About 41 million people live within food deprivation and a local Boca Raton resident is working towards reducing that number, even if it means by starting off in her own community first.

Children and adults, the same, need food to be efficient to be instrumental parts of their communities, which is why Summer Faerman used the approach of the “little free library” and turned it into a “little free pantry.”

“I am the person who wants to save the world with each and every project. This is just one of my projects,” Faerman said to WPTV. Faerman sees it this way: there is so much food, yet she sees so much waste.

Providing these free little pantries makes room for less people down the street from her to go without another meal or something to eat.

The way it works is if you take something, leave something– if possible. It’s not to say you have to go grocery shopping and fill the pantry, but a small act of kindness

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“It’s such a beautiful, beautiful thing and we know that we are helping and you don’t have to spend $500 at the grocery store,” Faerman said.

There are three pantries within the city of Boca, currently, and three more are waiting to be put up on Nov. 13 in correspondence to World Kindness Day. You can find the, already standing, pantries by the Salvation Army on Southwest Second Ave., East Yamato by the Advent Early Childhood School, and the other at 200 Ruby Street.

Long time resident of Boca Raton, Faerman regularly partakes in different types of projects. This wasn’t just a project for her, but a means of assuring that children and adults in her community don’t lay down at night or go to school without nourishment to their bodies.

“A child is going to have a full belly to do school or they’re going to be able to put their head on their pillow at night and they’re not going to be having a bedtime story of a rumbling tummy,” Faerman said to WPTV’s Erica Rakow.

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What’s growing on your face mask?

By: Gisele Galoustian COVID-19 has significantly increased public use of face masks to protect others from the wearer’s respiratory droplets as well as the wearer from airborne contaminants. After each wear however, bacteria from even a healthy wearer’s own respiratory droplets collect on the inside of a mask as well as the outside, which could contain airborne pathogens capable of living on its surface. Although proper sanitization is imperative, many people reuse masks and other face coverings many times without sanitizing them. That is likely because current sanitization methods can be cumbersome.

To address the many pitfalls of sanitizing all types of face masks from N-95s to cloth and surgical masks, a scientist from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt Col-

lege of Medicine has come up with an innovative solution. Patrick Grant, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical science, has designed a compact and portable sanitizing device for masks and other items that can be used at home or at work.

The “portable hanging rack device” has been designed as an enclosed chamber that comes in two forms – a plastic container with a handle and a stainless steel compartment. The hanging rack and an ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light source is placed within either of these enclosed chambers and is capable of sterilizing up to six masks simultaneously and quickly, killing bacteria, yeasts, mold spores, and viruses. The masks are positioned vertically on the internal rack. To prevent the UV light from harming a user’s skin and eyes, the light source is shielded within the

housing enclosure. When UV-C radiation contacts the mask, the surface of the mask is subsequently sanitized as the radiation deactivates the biological components of pathogens. The UV-C light source delivers uninterrupted UV-C radiation to the mask surfaces and uses a UV-C bulb that produces limited ozone.

Grant has tested a number of microorganisms using this device and has shown its efficacy against pathogens including the highly-contagious E-coli, which was eradicated within the device in about one minute. FAU recently filed a provisional patent application for Grant’s novel invention with the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

“People only have access to a limited supply of masks and often don’t have the option of disposing of them after a single use,” said Grant. “Those who wear cloth masks may sanitize them by washing them, but the washing and drying process is often too time-consuming to sustain washing after each wear. Moreover, washing is not an option for those who wear medicalgrade masks, and using disinfectant sprays can cause skin irritation or damage the fibers of the mask designed to catch particulates. That’s why I created this device as a time-efficient way to sanitize facial coverings without damaging their effectiveness and enable wearers to safely reuse them in their daily lives.”

Although there are commercially-available UV-C treatment devices, many of the devices permitting sanitization of multiple

objects are of a commercial size that is too large for household use. Furthermore, these devices frequently utilize larger UV bulbs, which are not only costly, but also produce ozone, resulting in an unpleasant odor. In addition, current portable devices are not suitably adapted to sanitize the entire surface of multiple masks at once – a concern for families using multiple face coverings on a daily basis.

While handheld-UV wands exist, these wands increase exposure to UV rays and often require the user to hold the wand for a lengthy period of time to properly sanitize the desired surface, increasing the user’s risk of skin burns and damage to the corneas of the eyes. Studies also have shown users of hand-held devices are unable to hold the devices at the angle and for the length of time necessary to generate a stable UV directional output and effectively sanitize a surface. Moreover, open-air UV devices risk UV exposure to commonly found household surfaces such as plastics, which may damage the integrity and appearance of these materials.

When fully developed, this apparatus will effectively sanitize masks as well as other objects such as keys and smart phones in a way that is safe, affordable, odor-free, and suitable for household use.

Grant anticipates the cost of the plastic portable container and the steel container to be under $100 and to provide cost savings from an extended life of masks and from potential savings from reducing preventable infections.

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FAU’s Diplomacy Team wins second National Title at Model The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University recently competed in the virtual National Model United Nations competition and finished first overall out of 43 competing universities and received seven awards. This is the second national title for the program.

The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program, which trains students in world affairs, dispute resolution and debate, was established in 1996 and is a unit of the Pe a c e, Ju s tice & Human Rights Program. To date, the program has won 45 national and international awards for academic excellence.

“This is a delegation of students who

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started preparing for nationals in April, working throughout the summer and into the fall,” said Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D., director of the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program. “Their commitment to excellence paid off with a record number of competition awards.

They are welldeserving of this top-place finish.”

In 2017, the program was named to honor the diplomatic legacy of Leon Charney, who played a key role in the 1978 Camp David Accords. Morton and Annette LaRocco, P h . D. , a r e both political science professors and direct the program, which will next compete in nationals in New York City in April.

Free Virtual Event Featuring Musical Performances and Silent and Live Auctions to Support South Florida Artists and Businesses

The Symphonia, South Florida’s premier chamber music orchestra, has partnered with regional artists, local galleries and area businesses to create ‘Symphonia of HeARTs,’ a virtual performance and art auction event taking place on Thursday, December 3 at 7 p.m.

Honorary Chairs for the event are Harvey and Virginia Kimmel. The Kimmels have been involved with The Symphonia for a number of years and have played an instrumental role in expanding the orchestra’s free after-school program, Building a String Orchestra and Self-Esteem, that benefits kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Delray Beach.

The Symphonia has also announced that David Kim, violinist and renowned Concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra, accompanied by his daughter on the piano during the virtual event.

Over 80 items will be available during the virtual fundraiser, including works by internationally known artists and local artists, trips, dinners and jewelry. Local favorites, Yaacov Heller of Gallery 22 and Sal Principe of The Gallery Lounge, will each have multiple artworks available during the evening’s auction.

The free, online event will feature performances by the orchestra’s talented musicians; a live, fine art auction facilitated by well-known auctioneer, Janice Hamilton; and a chance to [virtually] meet some of the featured artists. A silent auction will debut on November 19, remaining live through the conclusion of the December 3 event.

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tional programs, community outreach and, of course, its music – beating, while highlighting and benefiting local artists.

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by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro and Peter Max, as well as many contemporary artists, will also be available for purchase.

Local artists are invited to contribute one item for the silent and/or live auction and submit up to five additional items on consignment with minimum bid proceeds going directly to the artist. In addition, area restaurants, hotels, spas and other ‘experiential’ type businesses are invited to donate items for the cause. To learn more, click HERE. “Everyone in the arts has been challenged this year,” says Annabel Russell, The Symphonia’s executive director. “That’s why we are thrilled to make this a communitywide celebration and involve not just musicians, but other artists, as well.”

Just in time for the holidays, the virtual silent and live auctions will also provide a way for guests to support local artists while giving friends, family and loved ones a oneof-a-kind item, hand-crafted with heart.

Guests interested in attending ‘Symphonia of HeARTs’ event can register at https://e.givesmart.com/events/iMa/ Sponsorships are available and additional information can be found at https:// thesymphonia.org/sites/symphonia/assets/PDF/SponsorshipAuction.pdf For more information about ‘Symphonia of HeARTs,’ visit www.thesymphonia. org or call (561) 376-3848.

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New Waterfront Restaurant to Open in January

Elisabetta’s Ristorante, Bar and Pizzeria, led by Big Time Restaurant Group’s Corporate Culinary Director Lisabet Summa, will open its second location in early January on the West Palm Beach waterfront. The first Elisabetta’s opened in July 2019 on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.

The 300 seat, 10,000 square foot restaurant, located at 185 Banyan Boulevard in West Palm Beach, includes a massive multi-tiered patio overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway. The patio will feature a regulation size bocce ball court, a 25’ tall fireplace, an indoor/ outdoor bar, a 19th century gelato cart, an outside pizza oven, and two vintage gazebos. In addition, the restaurant will feature a 12-seat private dining room.

Elisabetta’s Executive Chef will be Andris Salmanis, a Big Time Restaurant Group veteran who most recently served as the executive chef at the Delray Beach location. The General Manager will be Drew Shane who also joins the restaurant from Elisabetta’s in Delray Beach.

As a “sister” restaurant to Louie Bossi’s, Elisabetta’s has a scratch kitchen and the menu features many of that restaurant’s classic dishes, like in-house dry-aged steaks, but also includes expanded seafood, chicken and salad options, as well as housemade pasta dishes.

Everything at Elisabetta’s will be made from scratch including all pasta, breads, sauces, baked goods and gelatos. Elisabetta’s dry ages its steaks in house and cure its own salumis. The restaurant features three pizza ovens made in Naples, Italy, two located inside the restaurant and one outside. The restaurant will offer 70 wines by the glass and a 400 bottle wine list featuring classic and less known but great value Italian wines and proseccos. The bar will serve classic Italian cocktails from Negroni’s to Aperol Spritzes. Elisabetta’s makes all breads and desserts in house, November 13 - November 19, 2020

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including several kinds of gelato.

Menu items will include the Roman Lunch, a pizza hearth baked bread with burrata and prosciutto di parma, the Cacio e Pepe, and a white pizza topped with Pecorino Romano. Gelato toppings include honeycombe, salted Marcona almond and chocolate brittle.

Elisabetta’s interior features a salumi bar faced with cool Calacatta marble, two gold tiled beehive shaped Neapolitan pizza ovens.

The dining room features a beamed wood ceiling above rustic basket weave brick walls. The bar tops are pewter, where guests can sink into their drink on red or gold leather custom bar stools.

The restrooms are graced with spectacular entry doors with hand molded glass panels and feature Italian mosaic terracotta floors. The women’s restroom is donned with ornate vintage mirrors and a hand-painted textured wall covering.

The original tableware was commissioned for Elisabetta’s and designed by Sarah Campbell of Collier & Campbell.

The restaurant’s interior was designed

by Karen Hanlon along with Big Time partner/co-founder Todd Herbst.

The beverage director for Elisabetta’s is Ervin Machado. He is a level 2 sommelier with a deep knowledge of Italian cocktails and liquors. He also serves as beverage director for Louie Bossi’s.

The restaurant will ser ve dinner seven nights a week, lunch MondayFriday, and brunch with unlimited mimosas, Aperol Spritzes, Bloody Mary’s and Froze, served Saturdays and Sundays. Elisabetta’s will offer valet parking and is also within 100 feet of three public parking garages. The restaurant will have all of the latest sanitizing equipment and will operate beyond what the CDC requires to be Covid safe.

Elisabetta’s Ristorante and Pizzeria is located at 185 Banyan Boulevard, West Palm Beach. For more information, visit Elisabettas.com.

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Manatee Lagoon provides unique learning opportunities during COVID-19

By: Mamie Barnhardt The gates to the Manatee Lagoon parking lot are closed. There are four vehicles parked inside, but nobody is walking to and from the building. The inside lights for the gift store are out, and the balcony to view the water is empty. No tourists asking questions or school groups in the classroom.

The online manatee cam is unstirring.

Come mid-November, speed limit signs along the water go into effect along with the no-wake zone in front of Manatee

Lagoon. And as the water cools in the surrounding areas, manatees migrate to Florida, beginning Manatee Season. Discharge water from the nearby Next Generation Clean Energy Center comes out 10 to 15 degrees warmer than when it went in, Kylea Perrin, a biology major at FAU and “Manatee Master” at Manatee Lagoon noted. She says that they joke that manatees are the original snowbirds.

“When it does get really cold in Florida and the manatees don’t have anywhere else to go they will either go to natural places

FAU Tech Runway to Celebrate Virtual Maverick Reception By: Brittany Sylvestri FAU Tech Runway® will host the 2020 Maverick Reception virtually on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 7 p.m. The reception will celebrate six years of innovation and the launch of South Florida’s next generation of global entrepreneurs.

The keynote speaker and honoree for the event is Dr. Maurice R. Ferré, chief executive officer and chairman of INSIGHTEC, an innovator of incisionless surgery.

Ferré brings more than 20 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur in the medical technology industry. Prior to INSIGHTEC, Ferré served as chief executive officer and co-founder of Mako Surgical Corporation, a transformational robotic surgery company acquired by Stryker Corporation for $1.65 billion in 2013.

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The recipients of the Maverick Reception awards include Johny Delvar, Jerry Desamours and Christopher Mundy (Maverick Venture of the Year); Maria Hernandez (Maverick Mentor of the Year); and Don Kiselewski (Maverick Aviator Award recipient).

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like springs or they will come to Manatee Lagoon,” Perrin says.

Manatees have a low metabolic rate and can have as little as 10% body fat.

“68 degrees Fahrenheit is critical for them and they can’t survive under that, at least for very long… if it’s 68 everywhere else it’s 78 in Manatee Lagoon,” Perrin continues.

At Manatee Lagoon, they are warm, safe from boats, and if they are sick or injured the organization has the means to get them the help they require.

For decades, Florida Manatees sought out warm water produced by Florida Power and Light’s energy center, and locals would gather in the parking lot to see them. In 2014, FPL opened the revamped Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean Energy Center, and that same year FPL also revealed plans to build an FPL Eco-Discovery Center, which is now Manatee Lagoon.

What began as locals gathered in an empty lot trying to catch a glimpse of a manatee, turned into an education center that strives to inspire the community to learn about wildlife and protect Florida’s environment. After opening its doors in 2016 Manatee Lagoon became a popular destination for a wide variety of people and has since continued to grow.

“Maybe [we would] have a tour here and there, but we have really built on [our] programming since,” spokesperson for Manatee Lagoon Brittany DiLoreto said about their initial opening.

People visit from all over the country, even internationally, and often have never seen a manatee before. Prior to COVID-19, they offered yoga, a series of lectures, movie nights, a back to school event, an annual Manatee Fest, and featured exhibits to keep repeat visitors engaged.

Although Manatee Lagoon is currently closed to the public due to COVID-19 the staff have not only persevered in their mission but continued to develop their programming through virtual learning. They partnered with Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Lion Country Safari, the Museum of Discovery and Science, and Zoo Miami to produce their Wild About Wildlife virtual summer camp. The summer camp had thousands of registrants and was an opportunity for Manatee Lagoon to develop new relationships with other local wildlife and educational centers.

“We were all in the same boat,” DiLoreto stated. “We were all really trying to continue to educate the public…about all the great work we do with wildlife and the environment.”

Manatee Lagoon also recently launched its Marine Science Series, which will run through December 18, teaming up with the Reef Institute. The series is for 5thgrade students and is aligned with Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. The live lessons are led by an educator from either Manatee Lagoon or the Reef institute.

There are two Manatee Masters assigned to teaching the series and DiLoreto says that the Manatee Lagoon classroom has been turned into a studio. Although virtual learning does pose many obstacles she was glad

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to see how well the Manatee masters have adapted and how all these organizations have come “together during this challenging time to…offer something for the greater good of the community.”

Manatee Lagoon also has a series of educational videos supplemented with worksheets and at-home activities, which have been created on an ongoing basis since the facility closed its doors to the public.

The series is filmed by the Manatee Masters at home.

Then of course there is always the Manatee Cam. While it is quiet right now, when the waters cool the Manatees will come, with December and January generally being the densest. During Manatee season the Manatee Masters take count twice a day.

Perrin says that since she’s been working there the greatest number they have counted was close to six hundred. Using Manatee Lagoon’s Manatee Cam you can watch them from the comfort of your own home.

Not only has its expansion further into the online world during COVID-19 created new partnership opportunities, but it has also allowed them to reach a wider audience.

“Being open to the public [we] would only get people visiting the area, but now we can reach people from their homes all the way across the U.S.,” Perrin says. Perrin was impressed with the interaction the students had not only with the hosts but with each other during the Wild about Wildlife summer camp.

One event coming up is their annual Manatee Fest, marking the 5th anniversary of Manatee Lagoon this February.

The event is traditionally an in-person free event. Multiple community partners and environmental groups set up tents and provide activities for participants. Last year participants could make an environmental pledge and even take pictures at a selfiestation. In 2021, Manatee Lagoon plans to continue that tradition virtually.

“We are in the beginning stages of planning it…but we definitely still want to celebrate our anniversary and give the community the opportunity to experience that right from home in a safe way,” DiLoreto says. They will be announcing the details for that in the next couple of months on their website.

Currently, there is no set date for their opening, but they are following COVID-19 developments closely and will continue to keep us posted.

And even after they open to the public, online learning is here to stay, DiLoreto says. “[We] are super excited for the day that we can open our doors to the public in a safe way…when we do reopen we will definitely continue the virtual learning opportunities just seeing how many people we have reached outside of this immediate area…we are going to keep the virtual programming, I think it’s been a huge success,” DiLoreto commented. “In the next couple of months we will be launching some new virtual opportunities, we hope to do virtual tours of the center, and are open to any and all possibilities, so we will definitely be doing it long-term.”

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SPORTS Boca West Country Club’s Pam Elders Recipient of South Florida PGA Development Award “Pam is the consummate golf profesBoca West Country Club’s Director of Golf Instruction, Pam Elders, is the sional and we are so fortunate to have a 2020 recipient of the South Florida PGA player of her caliber leading the instrucPlayer Development Award. The Player tion at Boca West. Our members love Development Award recognizes a PGA training with Pam and value her guidance and her Professionpassion for al who has g o l f ,” s a i d made extraorBrad “JR” dinary contriFriend, Direcbutions and tor of Golf at achievements Boca West. in player deM s. E l velopment. ders said, “I T h i s awa r d have been a considers the member of professionthe PGA for al’s growth of more than the game and 25 years and leadership as a female it commitment wasn’t easy in at both the the beginning.

Section and Breaking the National levglass ceilels, plus the ing has been impact he/ a long proshe has made cess, but havat their own ing watched facility.

Suzy Whaley M s. E l work her way ders, a Class up the ladder A PGA Prohas been an fessional, has inspiration to been with Bomany of us, ca West since especially me.

2002. She has It gave me the received nuconfidence to merous honactively fill ors over the years including Florida State high school out the forms for these awards knowing state champion and All American 1977 and that I had a real chance to win.”

Elders is continually trying new ways Junior College individual champion 1978.

She graduated from the University of Mi- to attract first-time players as well as keep ami (Education), serving for three years her long-time students coming back to on the golf team. She missed qualifying the game. She thrives on using innovative for the LPGA tour by just one shot. She methods to teach the game. While at Boca coached the St. Thomas University (Miami) West, Elders has been involved with several programs inmen’s golf team for cluding Get Ready two years and was Golf, PGA HOPE, named the head Ms. Elders, a Class A clinics for both jugolf professional at niors and memthe Club at Emerald PGA Professional, has bers and Golf Hills at age 25. been with Boca West Boot Camp, which “ We a r e s o aims to reach playthrilled that Pam since 2002. ers looking to learn has received this beyond the driving very worthy disrange. tinction. She is a Boca West Country Club features beloved member of the Boca West family and our staff and members are proud four championship 18-hole golf coursof this achievement,” said Matthew Lin- es designed by Pete Dye, Arnold Palmer derman, CCM, President, COO and Gen- and Jim Fazio, as well as a new $50 mileral Manager of Boca West Country Club. lion golf and activities center.

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Owls Basketball Ink Carroll to Letter of Intent

Florida Atlantic University head men’s basketball coach Dusty May has announced the signing of Tre Carroll to a National Letter of Intent.

Carroll, a 6-foot 7-inch forward from Punta Gorda, Fla. is currently a senior at Charlotte High School.

“We are very fortunate to add Tre to our Florida Atlantic basketball program,” May said. “Tre comes from a great family as well as very successful high school and AAU programs. Tre is a proven winner with a high ceiling and makes everyone around him better. Because of his character, versatility and team-first mentality, he will be major asset to our program.”

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Carroll is among the top 175 players in the nation, coming in at No. 172 in 247 Sports’ rankings. He is also listed as the No. 20 player in the State of Florida and the No. 28 power forward in the nation by 247 Sports.

Carroll averaged 24.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a junior last season for Charlotte High School. He was named the HTPreps Boys Basketball Player of the Year by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He was also named to the Sun Preps All-Decade team by the Sun newspapers, covering Charlotte and Sarasota counties.

Carroll will be a freshman with the Owls for the 2021-22 season.

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FAU Men’s Golf Signs Dual-Sport Athlete The Florida Atlantic University men’s golf team signed Florida Tech graduate transfer Evan Thompson on Thursday. A dual-sport athlete for the Panthers, Thompson will make his Owls golf debut in the spring of 2021.

“We are really looking forward to having Evan join our squad for the spring season in 2021,” FAU golf coach Ryan Jamison said. “We have a lot of goals that we want to accomplish in the spring and Evan will help us reach these.

He has showed tremend o u s g rowth at Florida Tech under head coach Chris Saltmarsh a n d we look forward to watching him develop over the next two years and beyond.”

Over the 2017-18 season, Thompson played a total of six rounds across two tournaments for the Panthers. The senior and Clermont, Florida native notched a 77.5 scoring average.

Thompson also stood out for Florida Tech’s now defunct football program. In 2019, the linebacker earned NCAA Division II All-American honors after posting 89 tackles, 5.5 sacks, a forced fumble and interception. He was 120 tackles away from becoming the program’s all-time leading tackler.

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Staying in the game while staying at home Locker rooms, fields, courts and pools across campus sat empty as spring seasons were placed on hold and players and coaches headed home. Athletes accustomed to high-fiving after a well-played game and sharing rooms, apartments and meals with their teammates were suddenly left hoping they could soon practice the sports they loved.

With COVID-19-driven guidance forbidding teams from gathering to practice, Lynn University Fighting Knights athletic coaches took “coaching” to a new level, inspiring players to work on intangibles while at home.

“We didn’t ask anyone to physically train during social distancing,” said Lynn Director of Athletics Devin Crosby. “We took this time off the court and field to connect with our student-athletes on a deeper level.”

Because actively training is 50% of the team’s experience, Lynn coaches pivoted to emphasize training on mental preparedness and established new ways to connect with players. They kept the spirit alive through regular check-ins over Amazon Chime, Zoom, text message and more; some planned virtual events to recognize season and year-end achievements.

Others went even further.

“We started a book club soon after we left campus,” said Women’s Basketball Head Coach Julia Huddleston Tucker.

“It gave us a chance to focus on topics we never had time to discuss as a team.”

Huddleston Tucker’s team tackled a book about the intersection of practical leadership and business skills. The team

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met virtually every two weeks to address questions and discuss lessons from their readings. She encouraged players to start meaningful conversations and interact with each other offline, too.

“Many of our athletes were upset about leaving each other so abruptly,” said Huddleston Tucker.

“In a way, this experience has made us even closer as a team than before.”

As players and coaches continued to meet virtually, the face time helped students become more comfortable addressing topics and having conversations typically not discussed in an athletic setting.

“One of the topics we all appreciated was that of gratitude,” said Andy Walker, head men’s golf coach. “By exploring what good came out of the pandemic, we all learned that together we could find gratitude at a time when it was hard to see anything positive.”

The shift to virtual training on mental toughness and grit helped team camaraderie remain high. That familial togetherness is crucial in producing high-performing teams, and the pandemic allowed coaches to help students to rise above and through difficult times—becoming stronger women and men in the process.

“Lynn’s Fighting Knights live by three words: spirit, service and strength. In today’s world, these words are important on and off the court and field,” said Crosby. “Coaches worked hard to teach our student-athletes how to be resilient through this experience.”

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