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Boca Helping Hands Honored Long Time Supporter Arthur J. Remillard, Jr. at October 20 Celebration

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Gillum, Scott Hold Narrow Leads Heading to Election Day

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Parker is the new leader of the Council of Presidents

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PBA’s Sanchez, McMahon Repeat As SSC Announces Men’s Soccer Awards

Boca Helping Hands recognized past and present friends, donors and volunteers at their CELEBRATION event on October 20th at the Boca Raton Marriott. The organization gave special recognition to Arthur J. Remillard, Jr. who made the Boca Helping Hands Remillard Family Resource Center possible.

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FAU TO HOST 27TH ANNUAL BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR BREAKFAST Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business will host the 27th annual Business Leader of the Year breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 at 8 a.m., at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino Real, in Boca Raton. This year’s program celebrates the accomplishments of Fabiola “Fab” Brumley, Bank of America’s market president in Palm Beach County.

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• With early voting underway, I want to encourage all of you to exercise your right and vote.

There are many important issues and I encourage all to make an educated opinion and vote.

• Impact 100 Palm Beach County held a reception for members and prospective members hosted by Neiman Marcus Boca Raton. It was an evening to meet other members while sipping champagne, wine and lite bites (graciously provided by NYY Steak at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek). The most impactful part of the evening came when two previous recipients of $100,000 grants spoke about the organization’s mission and how the grant from Impact 100 PBC had supported that mission.

• MSNBC’s popular early talk show “Morning Joe’’ will be broadcasting live from Boca Raton on Friday. The show will be live from Rocco’s Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar Boca Raton, according to the cable television network.

• We at the Boca Raton Tribune are thrilled to announce that Jon Carter will start writing a weekly column for the online edition of our paper titled “Carter Talks” where the FAU student will write about anything and everything. If you have any ideas on what he should talk about, reach out to him or email us at news@bocaratontribune.com, welcome Jon! • The competition is already heating up for “what’s cooking” at the fourth annual Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl Great Chefs Tailgate Showcase & College Football Spirit Night set for Wednesday, November 14 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel, 2000 N.W. 19th St., Boca Raton, FL. That is when the area’s top restaurant, country club, hotel, cooking school and celebrity chefs and mixologists will once again ‘bring on’ their culinary and cocktail A-game to rally Bowl fans and raise funds to support Spirit of Giving’s annual year-end holiday gift drive.

• Just in time for Halloween, Florida Atlantic University’s John D. MacArthur Campus Library is featuring 89 spooky Zombie films.

Since 1932, zombies also known as the “walking dead,” have terrified movie-goers. The collection, which features an array of classics from “Night of the Living Dead” to “Zombieland,” is available for free to the public with a valid SEFLIN One Library Card. The films are available at 5353 Parkside Dr., John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.

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Boca Raton’s Congregation B’nai Israel is ready to paint Boca Raton gold as they present gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman as part of their annual CBI Inspires Speakers Series. A limited number of event tickets are still available for sale – priced from $18 to $90. Those seeking to attend are urged to call (866) 846-6328

• Boca Raton’s Congregation B’nai Israel is

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GENERAL INFORMATION (561) 393-7700 ready to paint Boca Raton gold as they present gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman as part of their annual CBI Inspires Speakers Series.

Raisman is celebrated for her top medal level performances, competing against the world’s best in London in 2012 and again four years later in Rio De Janeiro. She served as US team captain and under her leadership, her squads took the team gold medals in both sets of games. A limited number of event tickets are still available for sale – priced from $18 to $90. Those seeking to attend are urged to call (866) 846-6328 • Fright Night at the South Florida Fairgrounds returns this fall. The events will run from Oct. 11-13, Oct. 18-20 and Oct. 25-27.

Midway hours are from 6 to 11 p.m. (midnight on Fridays and Saturdays).

• This Friday, Oct. 19, two leading organizations are teaming up to help students with autism. For children on the spectrum, technology is one field in which they can excel, yet many do not know or receive the training. But LexisNexis Risk Solutions, one of the leading tech employers in the area, wants to change that and is teaming up with Florida Atlantic University’s iRISE2 Mentoring Program to host a learning camp for local students from SouthTech Academy who are on the spectrum.

• Even though Palm Beach County is known for its vast wealth, one in six residents do not know where their next meal will come from according to the Palm Beach County Food Bank. Since the majority of Palm Beach State College students are residents of the county, they too may be struggling to get enough to eat. To help ensure they have this basic need met, the College has relocated and expanded its food pantry, now called Panther’s Pantry.

• Officials at Boca Raton Regional Hospital (BRRH) today announced the appointment of Dana Jacobs, MD; Izdean Mufleh, DO and Carlos Victorica, MD to the Hospital’s BocaCare® Physician Network.

• Art enthusiasts can expect to be moved this fall by three exhibits that cover a range of topics including sexual assault and its effect on victims. The exhibits, which will be displays at The Art Gallery at Eissey Campus and The Gallery at Lake Worth Campus, showcase stories, ideas and perceptions through paintings, drawings, photography, graphic design and more. They are free and open to the public and feature artwork created

by PBSC students and community artists.

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COMMUNITY Boca Helping Hands Honored Long Time Supporter Arthur J. Remillard, Jr. at October 20 Celebration

Boca Helping Hands recognized past and present friends, donors and volunteers at their CELEBRATION event on October 20th at the Boca Raton Marriott. The organization gave special recognition to Arthur J. Remillard, Jr. who made the Boca Helping Hands Remillard Family Resource Center possible.

Arthur J. Remillard, Jr. was instrumental in making the Boca Helping Hands Remillard Family Resource Center a reality. In 2009, when the search was on for a new location, Remillard told the board chairman with a smile, “Hurry up and find a building.

You know, I don’t have that much time.”

Through his generous gift, Boca Helping Hands was able to transition to the building that now houses all of its programs including Job Training and Job Mentoring, as well as its Food Center and Warehouse.

“Boca Helping Hands does such important work in the community and it’s much more than a soup kitchen. Boca Helping Hands also provides job training and job placement so people can have an occupation,” Arthur J. Remillard, Jr. said.

Remillard has always been a strong supporter of non-profits. He was involved with a variety of community causes when he owned and ran an insurance company in Sutton, Massachusetts.

“When I moved to Boca, I typed in the words ‘food pantry’ and Boca Helping Hands came up. That was about 10 years ago and that’s how I became involved in the organization,” Remillard said.

In South Florida, Remillard supports other non-profits, including For Kids, Place of Hope, and Habitat for Humanity.

“It was not expected. It’s a very nice thing, “ Remillard said of his honor at the Celebration event.

Also recognized at the event was Mel Lazerick who volunteers at Boca Helping Hands three times a week and distributes

bags of food to their clients. The 100-yearold, who has volunteered at BHH since its inception, says his commitment to those he serves is unwavering.

CELEBRATION was chaired by Yasmine and Scott Coleman.

Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a community-based non-profit located at the Remillard Family Resource Center, 1500 NW 1st Court, Boca Raton. They feed those in need, provide job training, job mentoring, distribute medical and dental vouchers and provide limited financial assistance to qualified Boca Raton residents in crisis.

The Food Center serves a hot meal six days a week with a family night dinner on Thursdays. Meals are also delivered to homebound disabled and elderly individuals. Boca Helping Hands opened its Resource Center in April 2002 with an emphasis on providing help for Boca Raton residents in crisis situations (e.g., eviction, utility cancellation).

With an increased focus on client self-sufficiency, Boca Helping Hands continues to promote and highlight its Job Training Program, which offers free classes in Hospitality, Home Health Aide, CDL (Commercial Truck Driving), Customer Service Representative and IT Help Desk Technician.

The Job Mentoring Program provides coaching and guidance designed to help individuals who are seeking employment opportunities. These services complement the Boca Helping Hands food and resource programs in a continuing effort to help its clients become self-sufficient.

Boca Helping Hands has partnered with Genesis Community Health to bring medical and dental services to the local community. Medical and dental vouchers are available to qualifying, uninsured individuals for first-time visits.

Charity Navigator awarded Boca Helping Hands a Four Star Charity for the 12th Consecutive Year.

Gillum, Scott Hold Narrow Leads Heading to Election Day

With two weeks left before Election Day, Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott leads incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson by less than two points in Florida’s critical U.S. Senate race, while Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum maintains a narrow lead over Republican nominee Ron DeSantis in the battle to be the state’s next governor, according to the statewide survey by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI).

Since the last FAU survey five weeks ago, Scott has seen his lead increase slightly, from less than one point in September to 42.3 percent over Nelson’s 40.6 percent in this latest poll, with 13.1 percent undecided. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 3.6 percent.

Scott has a slight edge in overall job approval, with 42.9 percent of voters approving Scott’s performance as governor and 35.8 percent disapproving. Nelson’s performance as senator earned him a 36.4 percent approval and 34.7 percent disapproval.

In the gubernatorial race, Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, garnered 41.4 percent of the vote, while DeSantis, a former U.S. representative, has 36.7 percent, with 17.5 percent undecided. That’s a slightly larger margin than the September poll, which showed Gillum up 41.3 percent to 38.5 percent. Young voters could be a major factor in the governor’s race, as 18 to 34 year olds favor Gillum 46.3 percent to 24.7 percent.

“This election will be a test of the youth vote,” said Kevin Wagner, Ph.D., professor of political science at FAU and a research fellow of the Initiative. “If young voters turn out in high numbers, it could carry the Democratic ticket.”

A ban on assault weapons was supported by 42.7 percent of voters, down eight points from the September survey, while 33.6 percent oppose and 23.7 percent are undecided. Gun control policy again ranked fourth among the most important issues to voters in the upcoming election.

Healthcare jumped to No. 1 among the

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most important issues with 30.8 percent, followed by immigration at 23.9 percent, the economy in general at 13 percent, and gun control policy at 10.3 percent. An August survey had immigration polling two points above healthcare at the top of voters’ most important issues.

When asked whose policies they believe are most responsible for the algae problem along Florida’s coasts, 35.3 percent of voters said Scott as governor is most responsible, while 19.9 percent said Nelson as U.S. Senator was most responsible, and 44.7 percent said they don’t know.

“Perhaps holding Scott back is the algae problem in the state,” said Monica Escaleras, Ph.D., director of the BEPI. “Voters are nearly twice as likely to blame him as they are Nelson.”

Roughly one-third of Floridians (33.4 percent) rated the state of Florida’s evacuation planning and process prior to Hurricane Michael making landfall as excellent, while 40.6 said it was good, 23.6 percent fair and 2.4 percent poor. Scott’s response to Hurricane Michael was rated excellent by 38.8 percent of voters, while 32.1 percent rated it good, 24.6 percent rated it fair and 4.5 percent rated it poor.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating improved more than five points from 38.7 percent in last month’s poll to 44.5 percent in the latest survey, while his disapproval rating fell to 42 percent.

Party breakdown among the survey respondents was 37 percent Democrats, 35 percent Republicans and 28 percent Independents.

The survey was conducted Oct. 18-21 and polled 704 Florida registered voters who said they are likely to vote. The survey was conducted using an online sample supplied by Survey Sampling International using online questionnaires and via an automated telephone platform (IVR) using registered voter lists supplied by Aristotle, Inc. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 3.6 percentage points. Responses for the entire sample were weighted to reflect the statewide distribution of the Florida population. The polling results and full cross-tabulations are available at www.business.fau.edu/bepi.

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PBSC Employee Campaign Aims Parker is the new leader of the to Transform Students’ Lives Council of Presidents

Chuck Zettler knows the value of higher education. That’s why for the past 16 years, he has made a commitment to give to the Palm Beach State College Foundation’s annual Success Circle initiative, a PBSC employee giving campaign which launches on Monday, Oct. 15.

“I really understand how education changes someone’s life,” Zettler said. “I have had a wonderful career thanks to my education and PBSC. In two years, I will be retiring. This would not have happened without higher education.”

The monthlong campaign, which supports student scholarships, runs until Nov. 16.

Zettler, a first-generation college student whose parents never completed high school, has been giving each year to help this group.

“I’m a big supporter because not only do I know what it’s like to be this type of student, I know many students who without having received a scholarship would have never finished college and gone on to positively impact our economy and community,” Zettler said.

This year, his gift will go even farther as every $1 donated to First-Generation scholarships is matched by the state with $2, tripling the impact PBSC employee contributions have on the lives of students.

“The 2 to 1 match is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to make a difference. Just $1 a pay check over a 12-month period means $72 for First-Generation scholarships,” said David Rutherford, vice president of Institutional Advancement. “The collective efforts of our PBSC colleagues can lead to over $100,000 in First-Generation scholarships. Together, we can transform the lives of the students we serve.”

It’s not only first-generation students that the campaign aims to help but students in all areas, especially those who are struggling

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financially. This is what prompts many employees such as Fred Francois to give.

Francois, who has increased his donation every year since his arrival to PBSC in 2015, hears firsthand about the financial challenges students face.

“I see these students every day and hear about their struggles,” said Francois, a financial aid advisor who donated $700 last year to the campaign. “It hurts me when they say they can’t find enough money to pay for their books or that they can’t afford a bus ride to class. After hearing this, how could I not give.”

To show appreciation to employees like Francois and to say thank you to those who participated last year, the Office of Institutional Advancement is hosting “Thank You!” events on each campus. These events, which are open to all employees, will also provide an opportunity for other employees to join the Success Circle and support scholarships for students. Emails will be sent out with more details about each campus event soon.

There will also be campus competitions, where the campus with the highest percentage of employees that participate through payroll deduction will claim The Provost Cup prize. That campus will also get funding to hold a campus celebration and will have bragging rights for a year. The Belle Glade and Loxahatchee campuses took the honor in 2017. The Provost Cup will be presented at a Success Circle Donor Appreciation event on Feb. 15, 2019.

The goal of the campaign is to get 100 percent employee participation. Employees can sign up to support Success Circle through payroll deduction, online donations or by check made out to PBSC Foundation (all contributions are tax deductible).

For more information, visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/SuccessCircle, or contact Danielle Sylvester at sylvestd@palmbeachstate.edu or call 561-868-3543.

Palm Beach State College President Ava L. Parker, J.D., hosted her first business meeting this month as the new chair of the Council of Presidents.

The Council of Presidents includes the leaders of the 28 state and community colleges comprising the Florida College System, which serves more than 800,000 students. Parker was passed the gavel for the top leadership role for the 2018-2019 year after serving one year as chair of the COP’s Policy and Advocacy Committee.

For her first meeting held on the Palm Beach Gardens campus Oct. 4-5, she secured time with Gubernatorial candidates Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis for open conversations about priorities relating to the Florida College System, which is seeking more than $220 million in additional funding for the 2019 legislative session.

“It’s such an honor to have this opportunity to serve my colleagues, the Florida

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College System and our students in this capacity,’’ she said. “Ultimately, we want to continue to raise awareness and ensure that the public and our legislators understand the tremendous role that our system plays in providing paths for anyone who desires to attain a credential in higher education or workforce training.”

As chair, Parker presides over all meetings, serves as spokesperson of the Council of Presidents, appoints members to serve on the Council of Presidents committees and is liaison to the Chancellor of the Florida College System, the Commissioner of Education and State Board of Education.

“It is a tremendous task to lead the Council, and I’m thankful to have the support of my colleagues who elected me to this role.”

Parker became Palm Beach State College’s fifth president and first female at the helm in July 2015.

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By C. Ron Allen

Agent of Change: Revered Retired Judge Edward Rodgers dead at 90 Retired Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Edward Rodgers, who was the county’s first black prosecutor, black judge and developer of the county’s specialty courts for those with addiction issues, died on Saturday. He was 90.

Mandatory retirement forced the trailblazer to step down in 1995 after 22 years on the bench.

But instead of relaxing, he quickly got immersed in his community. He served as a council member and mayor on the Riviera Beach City Council and as the first chair of the county’s ethics commission.

Judge Rodgers had an insightful vision for our treatment courts. He understood to end the cycle of recidivism, the criminal justice system had to change. He was that agent of change and in 1991, he formed the first Drug Court in Riviera Beach. He later replicated it in Delray Beach and West Palm Beach.

That specialty court program has changed and saved countless lives through tough love and compassion.

I first met Judge Rodgers in the late 1980s, when he was one of a handful of black judges on the bench; I was a news reporter

for one of our local dailies. The late Justice Marvin Mounts, who was instrumental in the founding of KOP Mentoring Network, introduced us after he saw our “some shared synergy”.

Judge Rodgers, who also was my fraternity brother, was always ready to offer sage advice.

He served as the chief judge in the early years of KOPMN’s annual Black History Brain Bowl competition, a jeopardy-style competition, which quizzed students in the tri-county area on African American history.

At the inception of KOPMN, he was among three men who met at the old Delray Beach Fire Department on the third Saturday mornings each month to speak some sense to a group of rambunctious boys.

Whenever I ran into him in the courthouse or gatherings, he would give me his trademark smile and “How are you, young brother?” greeting.

When I was president of one of the Rotary Clubs in Delray Beach, he once cautioned me of the importance to “create some balance in” my life. (I was wearing a few hats simultaneously - reporter, active mentor, ac-

tive fraternity member, active masonic lodge member, and naval reservist).

“You have to make sure you are fit and charged to be able to do for others, young brother,” he cautioned me. “We need you to be here to help save these young boys from the streets, a rehab center or the grave.”

The Pittsburgh native served the country bravely in uniform as a corpsman in the Navy Hospital Corps during World War II and later attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. It was there he met his future bride, Gwendolyn Baker, of West Palm Beach. The newlyweds made Palm Beach County their new home in 1950.

Judge often shared stories of how he sold insurance for the Afro-American Life Insurance Company, the only company that served blacks then. He also worked as a shop teacher and a guidance counselor at the newly opened black Roosevelt High School.

Angst by the low pay teachers were receiving and the injustices he witnessed firsthand, he applied to law school.

The University of Miami’s law school accepted him but rescinded the offer after learning

of his pigmentation, he often shared.

He was however accepted at Florida A&M University law school in 1960, from where he graduated top of his class of six.

The fierce young lawyer took on some establishments, among them the West Palm Beach Police Department, Good Samaritan Hospital and then the Children’s Home of Juvenile Court, today called Children’s Home Society.

He fought to desegregate the hospital and Children’s Home Society.

In 1964, then State Attorney Mounts appointed Judge Rodgers the county’s first black prosecutor and, in 1973, Gov. Reubin Askew appointed him to the bench.

Several of his former colleagues, including some whom he mentored, said they will long remember him for his sharp legal mind, independence and integrity.

I am profoundly saddened but will always be so proud to have had not only a fraternity brother and friend beyond compare, but a man of honor and service to so many in this county.

Rest in peace, my brother.

POSITIVE LIVING

By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.

Seeking Understanding and Peace!

Confusion reigns around the globe in many forms, already for quite some time since the human race decided to follow its own devices, instead of recognizing the divine regulations for their varied affairs.

Without the directives which they could enjoy, humans react to the manifold changes that occur, never knowing for certain whether they will be for good or for ill, until they actually happen. Even then, many remain confused, not sufficiently persuaded of what their course of action should be!

Opinions vary according to cultures, religions, political ideologies, and the human capability to interpret

what they see around them is also most diverse, on account of what they rejected, and the uncertain foundations upon which they chose to build their reality, and operate in the world, further promoting a complete lack of certainty about basic life factors!

Although change has been a consistent occurrence on earth from ages immemorial, (as it will continue to be) its occurrence profoundly affects every area and manner of living. Furthermore, these are also matters that are fully established in all cultures, in every climate, and among peoples of all colors, shapes, and languages, even though the rate of

change, and its unique nature will vary from place to place, and on account of manifold factors!

Yet, the feebleness of human nature, the immense ignorance of countless rational earth dwellers, besides the contrary disposition of individuals or peoples, even in the face of what’s real, still much confusion remains, and many persons prefer to act according to their own impulses and preferences, rather than to what is conventionally accepted as the way one should go, in a variety of life situations!

The entire globe can be enriched through more interaction among the peoples of earth, especially now

that it has become more possible than ever before, on account of rapid and varied ways of travel and of communication, beside devices which considerably accelerate rapid, effective, and illuminating human interactions, not to mention the faster ways of traveling around the earth.

Without the imposition of life-styles, religions, and cultural habits unique to certain peoples, human interaction among citizens of different nations can contribute to better understanding among all human dwellers, as they jointly advance through new routes to mutual cooperation and peace!

Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Florida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level. He is a writer, a sought-after conference speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having received his education in four of them. When he resided in southern California, he wrote a weekly column for the daily “Anaheim Bulletin,” which was carried for about six years, until he moved to south Florida.

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COLUMNISTS BOCA SOCIETY HAPPENINGS

FAITH

By Charlotte Beasley

By Robert J. Tamasy

Go Pink Luncheon with Rita Wilson The Go Pink luncheon was held at the Boca Resort this past week with Rita Wilson, a Hollywood breast cancer survivor as the speaker. A very large crowd enjoyed listening to Mrs. Tom Hanks tell her story. Several other cancer survivors spoke as well along with Dr. Louise Morell of the Christine Lynn Wellness Center.

Time: Friend or Foe? In the business and professional world, as well as other areas of life, time is somewhat of a paradox. When facing an inflexible deadline, time seems to move incredibly fast, escalating our stress levels.

But when we are anxiously awaiting an important decision - perhaps a job promotion, or a potential client deciding whether to sign a contract - the pace of time can seem to slow down significantly.

During a recent trip to Italy, I observed what occurs in much of Europe. Businesses, including retailers and restaurants, often close during the midafternoon hours to allow everyone to take a rest and become refreshed. It is not uncommon for individuals in Europe to take several weeks, even a month, off from work during the summer months.

Americans, by contrast, often seem enslaved by time. Many are reluctant to take vacations, for fear a competitor will gain an edge on them or, perhaps, their boss will find someone else to fill their position while they are gone. Some workers even gobble down lunches at their desks, afraid of falling behind in their job demands.

Just weeks ago, I underwent a second heart surgery, which presented me with a different perspective on time. This surgery, to replace a damaged aortic valve, was accomplished through a much less invasive procedure than my open-heart surgery nearly 12 years ago. So the recovery has been much easier and faster; but the seriousness of the operation still helped to put things in perspective.

From a job standpoint, the work I do, although I believe it is important, would quickly be done by someone else if I were no longer able to do it. Some of the things

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I do simply would no longer be done at all.

But from the standpoint of relationships I have - with my wife, children, grandchildren, friends, and the men I meet with in mentoring/discipling relationships - that is where my absence would be felt the most.

So the question is: Moving forward, where is my time best invested? Not to say I should not continue to do the work I enjoy and feel called to do, but not at the expense of time I should be spending with the important people in my life.

In the Bible, it admonishes us to “redeem the time for the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:16). This does not mean time is inherently bad, but the passage of time continues relentlessly, whether we attempt to use it wisely or not. I recall the classes in time management I attended years ago. In reality, “time management” is a misnomer because we cannot “manage” it. We cannot put it into a safety deposit box or a self-storage unit for later use. It is not a commodity we can preserve; we can only resolve to utilize it as effectively and meaningfully as possible.

Another biblical passage on time, Ecclesiastes 3:1-18, offers the perspective. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven….”

To me, this means there are times for focusing my attention and energy to meet critical deadlines, but also there are times for being with my family, pursuing favorite pastimes or hobbies, or simply seeking to restore myself physically, mentally and spiritually. As someone has said, it is unlikely anyone on their deathbed has sincerely announced with regret, “I wish I had spent more time at work.”

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Boca Raton Rabbis To Join Largest Rabbinic Gathering to Honor Victims of Pittsburgh Massacre Ten Boca Raton Rabbis including Rabbi Zalman Bukiet the Executive Director of Chabad in Boca Raton and Rabbi Moshe Kramer, of Chabad of Boca Raton’s west location, will join 5,600 rabbis and communal leaders from all 50 U.S. states and more than 100 countries, hailing from as far away as Laos and Angola, Ghana and Uzbekistan, at the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim) in Brooklyn, N.Y. The annual event, the largest Jewish gathering in North America, comes just days after the horrific anti-Semitic shooting in Pittsburgh that left 11 dead and as the Chabad-Lubavitch movement marks nearly ten years since the murder of Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg, directors of ChabadLubavitch of Mumbai, in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

“It is important to gather and reflect on what has happened and to become stronger from it,” says Rabbi Kramer. “Which is why we are gathering in New York to show that we are strong; Am Yisrael Chai!”

The rabbis - each embracing multiple roles and responsibilities - will explore relevant issues, and learn from professionals and colleagues with years of experience. The topics covered run the gamut of their concerns: combating antisemitism; counseling and guiding congregations in the aftermath of the Pittsburgh attacks;

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synagogue security; the opioid epidemic; mental health; stemming the tide of assimilation; counseling troubled relationships; inclusion; and a conference within the conference for rabbis who serve students on college campuses, ensuring a lasting impact on the next generation.

They continue the legacy of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, who spearheaded a global Jewish revival after the Holocaust.

Universally known simply as the Rebbe, Rabbi Schneerson is considered the most influential rabbi in modern history.

Although he passed away 24 years ago, the Rebbe’s legacy remains as vibrant as ever.

His teachings continue to be a guiding force as a new generation of both Jews and non-Jews seeks to positively change the world for the better.

The conference will include a memorial for the victims of the Pittsburgh Massacre.

In Boca Raton, the Pittsburgh Massacre will be commemorated at Chabad of Boca Raton’s central location, 17950 N Military Trl, Boca Raton, FL 33496 on Wednesday evening, Oct 31s with a Memorial Service in honor of the victims.

For more information about the Chabad of Boca Raton, including upcoming events or to speak with a Rabbi, visitwww.chabadboca.com, email rabbikramer@ chabadboca.com or call 561-487-2934.

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FAU to Host 27th Annual Business Leader of the Year Breakfast

Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business will host the 27th annual Business Leader of the Year breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 at 8 a.m., at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino Real, in Boca Raton. This year’s program celebrates the accomplishments of Fabiola “Fab” Brumley, Bank of America’s market president in Palm Beach County.

“Fab Brumley’s accomplishments as

County, and also holds positions on the executive board of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, on the Board of Directors of the United Way of Palm Beach County, and on the Board and Executive Committee of the Florida Bankers Association. Brumley leads the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) committee for the FBA, and also served as a member and chair of the Governing Board of West Boca Raton

a business leader in our community and across her seven-state southeast region have been exceptional,” said Daniel Gropper, Ph.D., dean of FAU’s College of Business. “She exemplifies characteristics we want our students to learn from and model in their careers — integrity, intelligence, work ethic and humility. Her leadership has been recognized by many others, including most recently as an Ultimate CEO by the South Florida Business Journal, and we are pleased to recognize her as our FAU Business Leader of the Year.”

As market president, Brumley serves as Bank of America’s enterprise leader in Palm Beach County, working across the region to connect Bank of America’s business lines to deliver integrated financial services to individuals, families and businesses. She also leads Bank of America’s corporate social responsibility work in the region, which leverages the capabilities of the company to help partners, people, communities and a broad client and customer base more effectively address a wide range of issues.

In addition to her market president role, Brumley is the Southeast Region Business Banking executive for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, responsible for a seven-state region in the southeastern U.S. Business Banking serving small to mid-sized U.S. companies with $5 million to $50 million in annual revenues. Since beginning her career in 1982, Brumley has served in a variety of roles, including controller, chief financial officer, commercial lender, client manager, market manager and market executive. She has also held the position of Palm Beach County president since April 2007.

Brumley is a member of the executive committee and past chair of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach

Medical Center, as a member and chair of the Board of the Palm Beach Black Business Investment Corporation, and held board positions with the Executive Board of the Gulfstream Boy Scouts of America, the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of Bank of America’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Council, Women’s Exchange and is the co-executive sponsor of the Asian Leadership Network and former executive sponsor of the South Florida Chapter of LGBT. She has served as a Bank of America Global Ambassador for emerging women leaders in Brazil, a program in partnership with Vital Voices.

Brumley earned a Master of Business Administration degree and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from FAU’s College of Business. She also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Sponsorships for the event are available, including a corporate table and event admission at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. A portion of the sponsorship dollars raised from the Business Leader of the Year event will provide scholarships to FAU students. These awards are granted to students enrolled in the College of Business at FAU who have strong academic achievement and demonstrate leadership qualities.

Since 1991, FAU’s College of Business has presented the Business Leader of the Year award, honoring the work of outstanding contributors to the overall business climate of the southeast region of Florida and the state. Brumley joins other honored recipients of the award, including Colin Brown, Heiko Dobrikow, Naren Gursahaney, Jeff Stoops, Jordan Zimmerman, Wayne Huizenga, Jim Robo, Mike Jackson, Ronald Assaf, Alexander Dreyfoos, Jim Moran, Carl DeSantis, Pat Moran, Jeb Bush, and Alan Levan. www.bocaratontribune.com

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SPORTS PBA Volleyball Up to Second in NCAA South Region Rankings

Palm Beach Atlantic volleyball has moved up two points in this week’s NCAA Division II South Region Rankings, as the ‘Fish are up to No. 2 in the second set of rankings this season. The ‘Fish are up from their No. 4 ranking last week after big road wins over Tampa and Barry who were the top two teams in last week’s rankings.

Tampa is on top of the rankings for the second consecutive week as the Spartans are 25-2 on the season and 19-1 in

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region matches. Barry and Florida Southern follow the ‘Fish in the top half of the rankings and the top-eight is rounded out

by West Florida, Embry-Riddle, Saint Leo, and West Alabama.

The Sailfish will return to action this weekend as they will host two regionally ranked teams. Saint Leo will visit Rubin Arena for a 7 p.m. start on Friday, Nov. 2 and Florida Southern will face off with PBA in the last Sailfish home match of the season on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m

PBA’s Sanchez, McMahon Repeat As SSC Announces Men’s Soccer Awards Palm Beach Atlantic men’s soccer had five student-athletes named to the All-Sunshine State Conference team as well as taking home the Defensive Player of the Year award and the Coach of the Year award for the second straight year.

Juan Sanchez earned the Defensive Player of the Year award for the second straight year as the senior helped the ‘Fish register 10 shutouts during the season. The Madrid, Spain native played in 16 matches this season and logged 1127 minutes in helping PBA allow only 11 goals on the season.

Mac McMahon was named the league’s Coach of the Year for the second straight year as the Sailfish claimed their second straight SSC Regular Season Title. The Sailfish posted a 9-1 mark in league play and are 18-1-1 inside the SSC since joining as a full member prior to the 2017 season. PBA closed out the regular season with a 17-1 overall mark.

In addition to Sanchez on the All-SSC First Team, junior forward Claudio Rivadeneira and junior goalkeeper Elliott Barker were also named to the first team. Rivadeneira is tied for the team lead in goals with seven while leading the team in assists (7) and points (21). He tallied game-winning goals against Auburn-Montgomery, Barry

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and Eckerd. Barker made 15 starts in goal for the ‘Fish, allowing 10 goals and a 0.71 goals against average, which led the conference. He totaled 37 saves and six shutouts which tied him atop the SSC. Seniors Alex Stoiljkovic and Callum Chapman-Page were also named to the All-SSC second team. Stoiljkovic started 15 matches during the season and scored three times as a midfielder while ChapmanPage notched two goals and an assists in 12 matches as a defender.

Barker and Sanchez were named to the first team for the second straight year while Chapman-Page was a repeat honoree on the second team. Stoiljkovic was named to the 2017 first team.

McMahon becomes the first repeat coach of the year in the conference since 1993-94 when Fran Reidy was the back-toback recipient. Sanchez is the first repeat defensive player of the year since 2008-09 and just the third in history.

The No. 3 Sailfish will take on Nova Southeastern in the SSC Semifinals on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Rinker Athletic Campus. The winner advances to Sunday’s championship match. If the Sailfish win on Thursday they will host the Barry-Lynn winner on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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FAU Women’s Soccer Places Two on Boca Raton FC to Forgo 2019 APSL Summer Season C-USA All-Academic First Team

In a season with many firsts, records broken, and plateaus reached for the first time in over a decade, the Florida Atlantic University women’s soccer team achieved another, off the field: having two of its players earn All-Academic First Team honors from Conference USA and InTouch Credit Union.

The team’s two middle pillars on the defensive line, centerbacks Alex Maxson and Ebba Blomqvist, not only have started all 20 matches this season and tallied - out of 1,826 possible minutes - 1,785 and 1,780 minutes, respectively, but each have both set remarkably high standards in the classroom.

Maxson, a junior from Naples, Florida, was a Second Team honoree a year ago.

She holds a 3.914 GPA as a double major, in finance and international business.

Blomqvist, a senior, is in her second year with the squad. The Skovde, Sweden native has a 3.822 GPA in biological science.

“I’m so honored to be recognized once again by Conference USA for my academic achievements off the field,” said Maxson.

“I have been fortunate to receive such great support here at FAU from the athletic and academic staff as well as from my teammates. I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to all of them. The success I’ve had in the classroom coupled with the team’s success on the field has made for yet another great year.”

“I am honored to receive this academic recognition,” said Blomqvist. “The winning mentality in our team is a consistent part of the work both on the field and in the classroom, thus it is extremely rewarding for myself, but also the program, to receive this award.”

Since joining Conference USA in 2013, FAU has been represented every season on the C-USA All-Academic Team. Maxson joins Claire Emslie are the only other multitime honoree (with Emslie recognized in

2013, 2014, and 2015). This year’s duo also becomes only the second and third ever First Team members, as Emslie was voted as such in both 2014 and 2015. Here is the full list of Owls to earn this prestigious achievement: 2013 – Emslie (Second Team), Courtney Zwetsch (Second Team) 2014 – Emslie (First Team) 2015 – Emslie (First Team) 2016 – Erica Burt (Second Team), Sydney Drinkwater (Second Team) 2017 – Maxson (Second Team) 2018 – Blomqvist (First Team), Maxson (First Team) “We are excited to see Alex and Ebba recognized for their academic accomplishments this year by Conference USA,” said Head Coach Patrick Baker. “Alex was a Second Team member last fall and so deserving of greater recognition this year.

Most know of them through their soccer accomplishments and never really see the quality of their school work. Alex and Ebba both - like so many of our players - work hard in their majors and have found a good balance of academics and athletics at Florida Atlantic University. I am very thankful that Ebba chose to transfer to FAU last year and become part of our women’s soccer program. Alex was a key piece in our 2016 recruiting class that was so highly-touted and she has been a key contributor to our team since her arrival on campus two years ago. They have excelled in the classroom, on the soccer field and have been tremendous leaders for this year’s team. The All-Academic Team award is a great honor and we are excited to have these two players recognized by C-USA.” The Owls are currently in the midst of the Conference USA Championship, with the semifinal round on tap Friday evening.

They take on Southern Miss at 4:30 p.m. in Norfolk, Virginia.

In order to focus on the National Premier Soccer League tournament in the summer of 2019, Boca Raton Football Club has elected to not participate in the upcoming American Premier Soccer League (APSL) 2019 Summer Championship.

“Over the last two seasons, we played both competitions during the summer of 2017 and 2018 and we did not reach the level of success we had wanted to,” said club president Douglas Heizer. “In order to focus on the 2019 NPSL season, we will forgo the 2019 APSL Summer Championship.”

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2015 and 2016, and reached the semifinals in 2017 and 2018.

The Club remains committed to the APSL and plans to participate in the 2019 APSL Fall Season.

The commitment to local soccer continues for Boca Raton FC who are currently fielding two teams in local competitions. Boca Raton FC’s Florida Gold Coast League team currently holds a 2-1-0 (W-L-T) record, while the Boca Raton FC Beaches Adult Soccer League holds a 2-3-1 record.

“Our commitment to local soccer remains,” added head coach Jim Rooney.

“But the rigorous NPSL schedule makes it very difficult to field two teams for games that sometimes are at the same time.”

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