The Boca Raton Tribune Yo u r C l o s e s t N e i g h b o r
Number 315 • Year VII
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Second Time is the Charm: Rescheduled Boca Bash a Hit
COMMUNITY see page 3
FAU Approved for Psychiatry Residency Program
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$1 Million Gift Creates Judi and Allan Schuman Center for Israel Engagement
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Local Lynn Freshman Plays in The Masters
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By: Nikki Colonna
Lake Boca was the hot spot Sunday, April 30 for members of the community to come and drop anchor as they celebrated Boca Bash, a week later than it was scheduled. Originally supposed to take place on April 23, Boca Bash got washed out by bad weather, but nothing was stopping the party the following week. Hundreds of boaters with friends and family members gathered in the water to participate in the annual event. Throughout the Intercoastal Waterway, hundreds of boats ranging of all different shapes, sizes and names. See page 3
Blind FAU Student Graduates With Music Degree
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When Ndjuma Joseph lost her eyesight at 7 years old, her mother often sang to her to make her feel better. Now Joseph, 28, is using her own voice to inspire others. On Friday, May 5, Joseph graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in music from Florida Atlantic University. She also becomes the first blind student to graduate from FAU’s Department
of Music within the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. Joseph’s life wasn’t easy from the beginning. She was born in New Jersey with hip dysplasia that left her wheelchair-bound her entire life. After an accident in elementary school caused her to lose all of her vision, there was nothing that could help her cope with this devastating setback, except for music. See page 7
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• For the second straight year, Palm Beach State College’s team of students was recognized as a top performer at the National Model United Nations Conference in New York. • The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program in Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters recently received the Distinguished Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations competition in New York City. • Lynn University broke ground Thursday, April 20, on the Christine E. Lynn University Center. The ceremony took place at the heart of campus and featured guest speakers, food and drink, a unique photo opportunity, virtual reality renderings, and remarks from the namesake donor, Christine E. Lynn. • Habitat for Humanity South Palm Beach County is seeking 100 empowered women leaders to join together to raise funds to build a safe, decent and affordable home for a local, hard working, low income family that the 100 will actually help build. • Mayor Susan Haynie and Councilman Robert Weinroth visited the new Cannon Headquaters in Boca Raton and presented a certificate of appreciation to the senior executives of Cannon for their commitment to our city - employing over 200 employees at their office at Broken Sound
•Boca Raton resident Dr. Patricia Cayne won her first title on the Jacoby Open Swiss Teams at the North American Bridge Championships. Cayne said in an interview that she had played bridge on and off for about forty years. (NABC) This was one of fifteen championship events held in Kansas City from March 9-19. • Ouzo Bay Boca Raton has opened in the former Jazziz space at the south end of Mizner Park with a menu heavy on fresh fish and seafood, meat and Mediterranean dishes with a Greek influence. Think spinach pie and stuffed grape leaves to a raw bar, a whole branzino fish to Dover sole and seabass and bone-in braised lamb shank with toasted orzo and seasonal vegetables. Open seven days a week, Ouzo Bay’s hours will cover lunch, dinner, happy hour, a late-night bar and Sunday brunch.. • Ten Palm Beach County schools will be getting promised construction upgrades starting this summer, Superintendent Robert Avossa said. The projects, funded by a penny sales tax increase that voters approved in November, include paving at Del Prado Elementary in Boca Raton and water intrusion repairs at Eagles Landing Middle, west of Boca Raton. Avossa said at a press conference he plans to provide quarterly updates on progress to the School Board and public. • Impact 100 Palm Beach County to award $100,000 grants to local nonprofits on Thursday April 6th from 5:30PM 9PM at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University.
•Lane Kiffin will make his official FAU debut in prime time in front of a national television audience. Conference USA announced on Thursday that the FAU season opener at home against Navy has been moved to Friday, Sept. 1 at 8PM and will air on ESPNU. It will be the second time in three years that FAU elected to move a Saturday game to Friday night in order to accommodate a national network. In 2015 FAU played Miami on a Friday night in a game broadcast on Fox More than $135,000 was raised for the Palm Sports 1. Beach State College’s STEAM initiative during the College Foundation’s annual Golf Classic • Signups for Camp Boca start at 8 a.m. held last Friday. March 27 for residents and April 10 for www.bocaratontribune.com
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Community Second Time is the Charm: Rescheduled Boca Bash a Hit By: Nikki Colonna
Lake Boca was the hot spot Sunday, April 30 for members of the community to come and drop anchor as they celebrated Boca Bash, a week later than it was scheduled. Originally supposed to take place on April 23, Boca Bash got washed out by bad weather, but nothing was stopping the party the following week. Hundreds of boaters with friends and family members gathered in the water to participate in the annual event. Throughout the Intercoastal Waterway, hundreds of boats ranging of all different shapes, sizes and names, came together and seemed to outnumber last year’s attendance. In the heart of the madness, college kids brought coolers, sunscreen and music to enjoy the day. Some rode out on jet skis or brought their paddle boards for some fun out on the water. Many swam out in open water and laid on floating to get their tan on. Of course the majority of parties took part on the boats themselves. Safety at this event is always a
priority and imperative. Security, paramedics and law enforcement lined all throughout the area to monitor that all was going smoothly and legally. No incidents were reported this past Sunday. Though no problems happened, it is believed that with the attendance increasing each year, the craziness and spunk of the party increases as well. Younger crowds celebrate with bottles of alcohol all day to celebrate the Bash. “I had such a great time this year with my friends on my pineapple raft, said Angie Simmons, Bash-goer who comes down from New Jersey every year. “There were definitely more people this year than last year, making the day so more fun. I can’t wait till next year.” The unofficial event is planned through social media each year is thought to be a fun way to celebrate the beautiful city of Boca in the month of April. Though this event is not planned by the city, it is a fun way to get the community together and enjoy the more reasons than one that we chose to live in Boca Raton.
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FAU Approved for Psychiatry Residency Program By: Gisele Galoustian Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received initial accreditation from the national Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for a University-sponsored residency program in psychiatry, in collaboration with its member teaching hospitals in the FAU College of Medicine Graduate Medical Education (GME) Consortium. This new program brings a total of four residency programs to FAU: internal medicine (launched in 2014); general surgery (launched in 2016); emergency medicine (launches this July); and psychiatry (launches in 2018). The four-year psychiatry residency program is based at Tenet HealthCare system’s Delray Medical Center, the primary site for the program, South County Mental Health Center in Delray Beach and Boca Raton Regional Hospital. The program has been approved for 16 positions and will participate in the National Resident Matching Program to welcome its inaugural class on July 1, 2018. “The United States faces a critical shortage of psychiatrists as the demand for mental health services at all levels continues to rise exponentially,” said Phillip Boiselle, M.D., dean of FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. “Working in concert with our outstanding hospital partners in our Graduate Medical Education Consortium we are committed to providing a strong health care delivery system in this region. The addition of our newest residency program in psychiatry is a testament to our continued commitment.” FAU’s psychiatry curriculum will include clinical neuroscience, psychotherapy, psychopathology and somatic therapies. The psychiatry residency is led by program director John W. Newcomer, M.D., a leading neuroscientist and psychiatrist, and a professor of integrated medical science in FAU’s College of Medicine. “We are proud to partner with Florida Atlantic University, our colleagues in the GME Consortium and leadership in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine to bring this important program to Palm Beach County,” said Mark Bryan, CEO of Delray Medical Center. “Our state-of-the-art psychiatric center provides high-quality inpatient programs and will give FAU’s psychiatry residents access to leading physicians and professionals in the field as well as an optimal environment to care for those with various psychiatric disorders and conditions.” In 2015, the National Institute
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of Mental Health estimated that 9.8 million Americans over the age of 18 suffered from a serious mental illness and an estimated 43.4 million adults aged 18 or older had a mental illness (AMI or any mental illness), representing 17.9 percent of all U.S. adults. A survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) found that 59 percent of psychiatrists are 55 or older, the fourth oldest of 41 medical specialties. In 2014, 45 states had fewer psychiatrists relative to their populations than they had in 2009. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), the total number of physicians in the U.S. increased by 45 percent from 1995 to 2013, while the number of adult and child psychiatrists only rose by 12 percent, from 43,640 to 49,079. “This new program will help to enrich psychiatry and general medical care at Delray Medical Center, South County Mental Health Center and Boca Raton Regional Hospital and will grow scholarly activity and research,” said Lee A. Learman, M.D., Ph.D., senior associate dean for graduate medical education and academic affairs, and designated institutional official. “Our psychiatry residents also will teach third and fourth year medical students at FAU to encourage career choices in psychiatry to help address the troubling projected shortages in this important medical specialty.” In fall 2011, the FAU College of Medicine GME Consortium was formed in partnership with FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Bethesda Hospital East, and Tenet HealthCare system’s Delray Medical Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center to establish residency programs in specialties that would serve their communities. FAU’s six-year general surgery training program is based at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, the primary site for the program, as well as Bethesda Hospital East, and Tenet HealthCare System’s Delray Medical Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center. The three-year emergency medicine training program is based at Bethesda Hospital East, the primary site for the program, as well as St. Mary’s Medical Center and Delray Medical Center. FAU’s first residency in internal medicine is based at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, the primary site for the program, with participation from Bethesda Hospital East and Delray Medical Center. All five hospitals are member teaching hospitals in the FAU College of Medicine GME Consortium.
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A Quarter Century of Recognizing Community Giants Twenty five years ago automotive legend Jim Moran saw the need to recognize members of south Florida’s black communities who were enriching lives, improving their communities and inspiring their neighbors. Oftentimes, they did this with limited resources and very little recognition. So he started the African-American Achievers awards observance, an evening where folks from the tri-county area would gather to celebrate the unsung heroes among them. He also wanted to inspire future generations. Ten years after his passing, Mr. Moran’s wish of continuing this tradition is still being honored. Over the years, an independent panel of judges – often past honorees and community leaders – have had the difficult task of selecting four winners from nominations submitted by area residents. This year they and I poured through nearly 300 entries and selected an educator, an accountant, a historian and an Oscar-winning actor/playwright. All four giants - Anthony Lockhart, Shaun Davis, Enid Curtis Pinkney and Tarell McCraney - uphold the ultimate spirit of perseverance and selfless
giving. One of the honorees, Anthony Lockhart, has a local connection. The former assistant principal at Spanish River High School and principal of Atlantic High School left his A-rated Atlantic to take over the hemorrhaging F-ranked Lakeshore Middle School in Belle Glade without hesitation. The school, which was among the lowest performing in Palm Beach County, was plagued with discipline problems, a high crime rate, exasperated faculty, recent revolving door of principals and an overall lack of purpose, according to school officials. It also was on the verge of being taken over by the state after receiving F grades for two consecutive years. Within one year, Lockhart moved it up to a C, which earned him the honor of the 2016 Palm Beach County Principal of the Year. Within minutes of meeting Lockhart one will see his passion for education. Whenever the minister enters a room, you can feel the increase in energy. He is so enthusiastic about everything he is involved with that you can’t help but get excited with him. Shaun Davis, founder and managing partner of S. Davis & Associates P.A.,
turned his dream into one of the largest African-American-owned certified public accounting and consulting firms in the southeast. He is a mentor for minorities considering a career in accounting and entrepreneurs seeking advice on starting their own companies. The community service honoree was Enid Curtis Pinkney, a historian who worked tirelessly for decades to document and preserve the history of blacks in Miami. “The Cemetery Lady,” as she is affectionately known, was instrumental in preserving several historical sites, including the historic Lemon City Cemetery, the Native American burial grounds downtown and the Hampton House Motel, one of the few places where black athletes, celebrities and entertainers could stay during the Jim Crow segregation era. The arts and culture winner was internationally acclaimed actor, playwright and professor Tarell McCraney, who inspires and mentors youth in Miami’s Liberty City area. He wrote a script from his work with youth that became the basis of his Oscar winning movie “Moonlight.” Each year, JM Family also recognizes a youth with a needs-based fouryear scholarship to Florida State University. The 2017 Jerome Edmund Gray Youth
Achiever Award winner was Phabie Jean of Atlantic Technical High School, a senior in the magnet program at Atlantic Technical High School in Coconut Creek. To date, the African-American Achievers awards has recognized 152 men and women and donated $564,000 on the recipients’ behalf to about 130 unique non-profit organizations throughout South Florida. In recognition of the 25th anniversary JM Family donated $25,000 each to the Urban League of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties to help further their work in their communities. Colin Brown, president and CEO of JM Family, puts it best when he says the awards program is their way to say thank you to the unsung heroes for their accomplishments and contributions to South Florida. “As we celebrate 25 years of this special program, we are grateful for the dedication of our past and present honorees,” he said. “Their continued determination and selflessness is an inspiration to our community and the next generation of leaders making a difference.”
POSITIVE LIVING By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.
Watch Out: You Are Being Observed! Wherever you go, there will always be people who will take notice of your presence. For a few moments, they make make you their “project” and pay attention to all your movements, just because they dispose of time, and you may appear “interesting” to them. Some may be attracted to good qualities you display, while others may consider you “suspicious” in some way, from the moment they set their eyes on you! Some of that may be due to whatever you may be wearing or carrying, or it may stem from the impression you may give of being lost at that location. It may be due to the pace of your walking which is different from the rate seen all around you, besides the countenance you display before the watching surroundings.
Reasons will vary everywhere, at any time of day or night, wherever you may find yourself. It’s not just in your neighborhood, or even in the seclusion of your own abode, that it can be said: “Big brother is watching you.” Obviously, some of those observation may be totally harmless, coming from people who have nothing else to do and, thus, just make it their pastime to pay extra attention to anyone who crosses their path at any public place where they happen to be. There’s also the danger posed by some who may be watching you, where you go, whatever you do, so as to follow you to the point of doing some harm to you. Your dressing may give them the impression of some wealth, the casual way you walk may
cause them to think you are lost, besides any other hint they take catch that can make you their prey. Besides, there may be some around, who may know you, somewhat, and are eager to find anything suspicious you may do, or any undesirable place you may enter, so as later to accuse you, or even bring any charges against you. Such attitudes don’t just affect celebrities, but also can rob anybody of their privacy and security. So, what can one do? How must a person act? Obviously, there is much one can’t avoid while in the public eye. There are plenty of malicious people in the world. Society abounds with evil people who don’t have anything better to do, who just spend their time looking for someone or some-
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thing they may wrongfully accuse of being involved in some unsavory activity that never happened, or in a suspicious action which is fully inaccurate. The only answer is to walk circumspectly at all times, to behave honorably everywhere, and in all circumstances. In a sense we owe no one explanation, but there are people around who are ready to paint an inaccurate picture of us and gossip about a conduct twisted by them, which we did not manifest in any way. People can see things one way and report them in another, or they may completely misread and describe something without a reasonable foundation. Just remember: quite often, the actual is not the real, and one’s point of view always depends on his or her point of viewing!
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$1 Million Gift Creates Judi and Allan Schuman Center for Israel Engagement
The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County President and CEO, Matthew C. Levin, has announced a gift of $1 million from Boca Raton residents and philanthropists Judi and Allan Schuman. The visionary gift has created the Judi and Allan Schuman Center for Israel Engagement at the Federation. “We are thrilled and grateful for Judi and Allan’s heartfelt and generous gift, which will go far to bring our community to Israel and Israel to our community by supporting missions, study and volunteering, expanding Israel programming, and more,” said Levin. “It has been deeply rewarding for all of us to be able to match their desire to make a major impact for our community and our people with Federation’s longstanding desire to significantly expand our Israel engagement. Together, we have created a vehicle to fulfill both our dreams.” Despite very modest upbringings, both Judi and Allan Schuman learned from their families the importance of helping their Jewish family. As a child, Judi walked her Brooklyn neighborhood with her tiny grandmother and a blue Hadassah tin. “All I knew was that we were collecting money to help Jews,” she remembers. Her husband, Allan, recalls the JNF tin in the small three-room apartment his family shared in the Bronx. “My father worked 12 hours a day in his butcher shop trying to make ends meet, but still my parents gave,” he recalls. Though they began married life in what Allan calls “the minus column,” as Judi puts it, “Helping just got into our blood and stayed there.” As their union thrived and prospered, they became able to help in ways they could not have imagined. And the most recent of these these ways is their gift to the Federation to establish the Center. Allan began his career at ECOLAB, working his way up to President, CEO and Chair of the Board, and relocating to the facility in Minneapolis/St. Paul. There, Allan chaired a partnership of 55 local CEOs dedicated to renewing St. Paul, and served on the University of Minnesota board – as Judi chaired Minnesota Orchestra Symphony Balls and St. Paul’s First Night New Year’s Eve
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festivals for 30,000, and raised funds for Sholom Senior Residence. Retired from ECOLAB, where a life size statue honors his achievements, Allan now serves on several corporate boards. Moving to Delray Beach in 2004, the Schumans are Prime Minister Council donors to the local Federation, and members of its Ketubah Society. Judi has endowed her Lion of Judah gift, and the couple has made a significant legacy gift to the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center. As leaders in Jewish South Palm Beach County, they’ve served in many capacities. At the Federation, they currently chair the King David Society, Judi is a Federation Vice Chair, and Allan chairs Federation’s Business & Professional Division’s INSPIRE mentoring program. Judi chaired Women’s Philanthropy at the Federation from 2014-16, and both serve on the Levis JCC Board. Allan also chairs the Florida Atlantic University College of Business board. The Schumans’ efforts have been recognized with the 2017 Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) National Endowment Achievement Award, the 2015 Levis JCC Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Crystal Award, and as Polo Club’s 2015 Volunteers of the Year. Yet, their proudest achievement is how their children and grandchildren have followed their footsteps into philanthropy and Jewish life. Missions to Israel and across the globe have been instrumental to the couple’s philanthropy. Joining Federation’s Israel & Overseas Task Force Mission last fall was pivotal for Judi. “After personally touching so much of our work in Israel and seeing so many opportunities to connect people with our homeland, our gift to create the Center for Israel Engagement really began to take shape,” she says. “We are deeply concerned with keeping new generations involved,” said Allan. “To help Israel remain thriving and secure, we must keep Jewish life thriving and secure, and vice versa. Federation does so much toward this, and is a terrific organization for our investment.” “I only wish that my parents could have seen and understood what our gifts will accomplish,” he added.
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Blind FAU Student Graduates With Music Degree When Ndjuma Joseph lost her eyesight at 7 years old, her mother often sang to her to make her feel better. Now Joseph, 28, is using her own voice to inspire others. On Friday, May 5, Joseph graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in music from Florida Atlantic University. She also becomes the first blind student to graduate from FAU’s Department of Music within the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. Joseph’s life wasn’t easy from the beginning. She was born in New Jersey with hip dysplasia that left her wheelchair-bound her entire life. After an accident in elementary school caused her to lose all of her vision, there was nothing that could help her cope with this devastating setback, except for music. “Music soothed me as my condition got worse and worse,” she said. “My mom would sing ‘Unforgettable’ by Nat King Cole and my worries would disappear.” After deciding to pursue a career as a music teacher, the Port St. Lucie resident reached out to FAU’s Student Accessibility Services (SAS) to see if they could help make her dream become a reality. After a year of research between SAS and the Department of Music, FAU found a way to teach Joseph by using Braille music notation and adapted all of her courses to that system. Through many extra hours of instruction and independent study, Joseph completed the music curriculum. Stacie Rossow, Ph.D., associate director of choral and vocal studies and a senior instructor in FAU’s Department of Music, said Joseph has been an inspiration not only to other students, but faculty as well.
“As her professor and the person who found a way to teach her music in Braille, I can honestly say that she has impacted my life and has opened my eyes to new possibilities,” she said. “I am forever grateful she chose FAU.” Joseph said Rossow was not only her instructor, but a friend and mentor. “Dr. Rossow didn’t know what she was getting herself into when she first reached out to me,” she said. “But she gave me everything I needed to be successful and never let me down.” Outside of the classroom, Joseph has been impressing audiences with her talented vocals, a trait likely passed down from her mother. She often sings in choral concerts on campus with FAU’s Women’s Vocal Arts Organization, and in 2015, she performed solo for the FAU State of the Student Body Address. She’s currently the music chair for Sigma Alpha Iota, a professional women’s music fraternity. She said her involvement in these organizations has helped to build up her confidence. “These women don’t treat me like I have a disability,” she said. “They have helped me with my self-esteem and taught me how to be more sociable.” Following graduation, Joseph will work with the Industry for the Blind and the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind to help other students who are visually impaired find the proper resources they need to follow their dreams. She hopes to eventually return to FAU and build a music program for the disabled, giving others the same opportunity she had. “FAU has given me everything and them some,” she said. “I’m ready to go out there and face life head on.”
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By: Nikki Colonna Local Boca hair salon, Everything Hair, hosted a “Sole Relief Program” for a charity event and welcoming party for everyone to come celebrate their opening as well as donate to a good cause. This charity promotes donating shoes to kids who don’t have any due to unsanitary conditions. Over 200 new or gently-used shoes were collected and distributed to impoverished countries and more and more are welcomed through the month of May. The Sole Relief Program was founded in September 2015 by a young boy, Andrew Cohen, who had a passion for helping others in need since age 12. “I first started [this program] for my bar mitzvah project for my temple and it really grew from there and we wanted to make it bigger,” Cohen said. He focused on a common problem in other countries such as transportation of those who do not have the means. Some of these people who must walk everywhere do not own shoes and problems can derive from walking around with the incorrect footwear, such as disease and illness. Some children who do have shoes may not be allowed in school, leaving them without an education and in poverty on the streets. With this issue in mind, Cohen came up with such an idea to help improve this situation and help make their lives better as a whole, one pair of shoes at a time. Everything Hair is coming up on their two year mark as an organization in July. As a company, they are happy to stay involved with this program in order to give back and help the cause. “Honestly, I love when kids do
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something to make a difference,” owner operator of Everything Hair Peyton Regalado said. “Our company has never told anyone no to helping because I love to give back to the community, so this kickoff party was a great way to celebrate our new location while helping a community charity.” The event lasted from 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. showcasing the new hair salon as guests and clients brought in donated shoes. Those who donated a pair were entered into a raffle that had grand prizes which were revealed at the end. Those who attended this event came to not only support a new business and celebrate over happy hour and food catered by local businesses such as The Sicilian Oven and Jersey Mikes, but to also meet new people in the community and spread awareness about this charity. Faces365 Spa also provided free massages for guests while they enjoyed the event. “I was so glad I went, it was a welcoming and fun time [to be a part of], said Laura Young, a guest from the event. “Sole Relief Program is a great cause to give back to and the event was organized very well. I can’t wait to come back to get my hair done.” This event brought the community together closer to introduce a new business over food and drinks while participating in showing much needed support for a wonderful organization. More events to come as the local business grows and expands. “I see us moving forward and being successful,” said Regalado. “This whole plaza is geared toward ladies and doing maintenance so I think this new spot will be good for the company. We can’t wait to franchise one day.”
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• Dr. Richard Staller and Advanced Dentistry-South Florida are sponsoring a fun fundraiser to freeze out childhood cancer April 29 from 2 to 5 pm at Ben & Jerry’s , 1155 E. Atlantic. Ave. Delray Beach to benefit The Anthony Rizzo Family (former Chicago Cubs first baseman) and P4 Foundations. Celebrity scoopers include Delray Mayor Carey Glickstein, FAU Head Football Coach and 850’s morning radio personality Rich Stevens. Money raised for these organizations go DIRECTLY to childhood cancer research and the families affected. Less than 3% of cancer funding today goes toward childhood cancer research… it’s alarming how little funding they get. Here is the link to the GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/freeze-outchildhood-cancer. Also on Facebook. • Boca Raton City Councilman Jeremy Rodgers is the new deputy mayor and re-elected Mayor Susan Haynie welcomed a second woman to the dais after a packed swearing-in ceremony in council chambers. Councilwoman Andrea Levine
O’Rourke took the seat vacated by former Deputy Mayor Mike Mullaugh. • The Diplomat Hotel and Spa has undergone a complete remodeling and a new name to the Diplomat Resort, adding a new restaurant and two suites, totaling 1,000, the largest in Palm Beach County. • Comcast is looking to hire 600 more technicians in the area. • Ten Palm Beach County schools will be getting promised construction upgrades starting this summer, Superintendent Robert Avossa said. The projects, funded by a penny sales tax increase that voters approved in November, include paving at Del Prado Elementary in Boca Raton and water intrusion repairs at Eagles Landing Middle, west of Boca Raton. Avossa said at a press conference he plans to provide quarterly updates on progress to the School Board and public. • Daggerwing Nature Center is breaking out the ladybugs for the annual free Earth Day bash billed as “Come Celebrate the Planet!” “This year our theme is reduce, reuse, recycle refuse,” said Sean Mallee.
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meaning to do whatever seemed appropriate at the moment for whatever goal or objective you desired to accomplish. Not much has changed today. Many people in the marketplace believe honesty and integrity are necessary only when it is expedient and serves their purposes. Is it any wonder that almost daily we hear or read news reports of gross ethical violations even at the top levels of some of our world’s most prestigious businesses and corporations? Without accepted standards for behavior and practice, everyone feels free to do what seems right in their own eyes. This is why the timeless teachings and truths of the Bible provide the most reliable guidelines: Wrongdoing will be punished. As Franzese discovered, believing one’s actions are justified does not give protection from consequences. “There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death”(Proverbs 14:12). “Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel” (Proverbs 20:17). God presents the ultimate standard. Our young people are being trained that truth is relative, that they should not judge others – and that others should not judge them. If we imagine communities filled with Machiavellians, we quickly see the flaw in that logic. “Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making” (Proverbs 16:11). Honesty and integrity provide security. If we strive to be honest in all our dealings, there is no need to conceal deceptions. “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity” (Proverbs 11:3).
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Sand Turtles Volleyball Introduces Kids to the Sport By: Nikki Colonna
Sand Turtles Volleyball Program hosts their clinics in Boca Raton’s Meadow Park as they introduce more and more kids to the basics of volleyball. They also have expanded their beginner and intermediate clinics to Lighthouse Point location in Dan Witt Park. Sand Turtles Volleyball is a program that teaches children ages 8-16 at beginner and intermediate levels the basics behind sand volleyball as well as fitness. Classes are twice a week from 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. The program is run by Mark Lewkowicz while his daughters Lauren and Julia Lewkowicz assist and help run things in different locations. They have grown up around volleyball and this has truly become a family business for them. Knowing how club volleyball is expensive, Sand Turtles Volleyball wants to fill that gap and provide quality classes for a very affordable price for those who do not have money or time to travel yet still want to learn volleyball. “Now that my daughters are grown up, I still enjoy seeing kids get better,” Mark said. “[In these clinics], there’s no pressure and it’s always a good time.” The main ideas behind Sand Turtles Volleyball is learn the basic skills, staying active in a fun way, and making new friends through the enjoyment of the sport. These classes are a good way to spark interest in the sport at a young age.
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Lauren runs the Coconut Creek location and Julia works as an assistant coach in Boca Raton when she is not playing beach volleyball for Florida Atlantic University. Both daughters love to relay their experiences and love for the game as players to kids just learning. “[We want] to give every kid that does not know how to play [volleyball], the opportunity to learn the skills to play,” Mark said. Starting the first location in Coral Springs in 2009, Mark built his foundation through free clinics and marketing through social media and word-ofmouth. The program spread quickly and grew bigger. When a program is started, Sand Turtles Volleyball starts with the beginners level and then develops the kids to an intermediate level. That way kids are able to learn at the pace they need and can move up when they feel comfortable and want to advance their game. “My hope for the future is to get college level kids helping me coach these youngsters how to play,” Mark added. “I would love to franchise the business and get it going all over the country.” Sand Turtles Volleyball’s next 12 lesson session is over a 6-7 week period and is set to begin on May 22. The oneday free clinic will be offered on May 18 at 6:45 p.m. in all locations. To register and for more information visit http:// www.sandturtlesvolleyball.com.
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sports Boca Raton FC and Non-profit Palm Beach Spartans Create Unique Partnership
Boca Raton FC and C. Square Foundation (dba Palm Beach Spartans) announced today a historic and unique partnership that will reap dividends for young soccer players in Palm Beach County. The symbiotic relationship will benefit both clubs with Boca Raton FC acting as a mentor and guardian of the non-profit Palm Beach Spartans by contributing both financially and with training help to create a pipeline for talented young players whose families may not have the financial resources to send their children to other local clubs. C. Square Foundation is a South Florida – based 501(c)3 [non-profit] youth development organization program, utilizing soccer, volunteering activities and mentorship programs, as a means of promoting social development among mainly our minority and disenfranchised population. The program serves youths in the Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Lake Worth, Greenacres and West Palm Beach communities, focusing on boys and girls all ages. Palm Beach Spartans programs are open to all without regards race, religion, creed or financial status.
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Cheddi J. Johnson, the Spartan’s President and Founder states the goal of the programs are, to empower and strengthen the young minds and bodies of our minority youth, so that they may see beyond their individual socioeconomic circumstances and strategically strive towards their dreams and aspirations with relentless conviction”. This team-based approach to total youth development will address certain key areas of development such as; academic enrichment, character and team building, leadership and teamwork, along with a steady focus on fitness and maintaining healthy lifestyles. These life lessons are geared towards creating a framework to assist our teens to become model citizens of tomorrow, guaranteeing the success of our future generations. All kids reaching goals and maximum potential. The programs help use soccer as a gateway to physical fitness and health for underprivileged kids. The Spartans have used soccer to galvanize a community toward a common goal and improve college readiness and financial stability.
Local Lynn Freshman Plays in The Masters
By: Zach Evans
Freshman sensation Tomas “Toto” Gana is not your typical 20-yearold college student. The protege from Chile played in his first Masters April 6 and 7 thanks to winning the Latin America Amateur Championship back in January. Playing in the tournament has been a lifelong dream of Gana’s as he was ready to represent Boca Raton and Lynn University with the support of his teammates and coach, Andrew Danna. “[Augusta] is the best place in the world, [The Masters] is the best tournament, also playing with the best people in the world was great,” Gana said. Among some of those people was Gana’s favorite golfer, Rory McElroy. “Seeing Rory McElroy and playing with him was amazing and he gave me a lot of advice,” Gana said Born April 17, 1997 in Santiago, Chile, Gana grew up playing golf from a very young age. He is the son of Alejandro and Claudia and has two siblings, Simon and Lucas. He is an international business major and loves to play ping pong in his spare time. None of his achievements or accolades would quite measure up to the one he made this past January. Gana was 285th in the world going into the tournament. Winning the Latin America Amateur Championship was by far the
greatest feat of his young career. On the final hole, it seemed like Gana was going to secure the victory, but he missed a 15-foot putt resulting in a three-man playoff. After that, Gana hit a line drive for 97 yards. The ball landed three feet away and was calmly put in on a birdie putt for the win, securing him a spot in the Masters. In the Masters, Gana had a score of 81 in the first round, making it to the second round and scoring an 80. Unfortunately he missed the cut for the final two rounds and ended his Masters debut with a score of 161. Although Toto Gana finished last he accomplished his goal of making it to the Masters. Being 93rd overall might not have been what Gana had in mind, but the experience he had will hopefully motivate him to want to get back to the Masters and be more able to compete for a better placing in the tournament. “I’m very proud of Toto, I think he did a great job, it’s the Masters he was just a couple shots off the cut line,” Danna said. “Just the fact he played in the Masters is a great experience for a 20-year-old young man.” “I did not play that well, many players told me that it was a difficult course and not to worry about it,” Gana said. “The experience is what was important, not the result.”
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