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PBSC and School District partner on initiative to enhance cybersecurity training

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FAU Schools Awarded $3.1 Million in U.S. Department of Education Grant

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New Tenants Coming to Boca Raton’s Shadowwood Square Terranova Corporation, a leading commercial real estate firm, and President Mindy McIlroy represented Shadowwood Square, a power center in Boca Raton, in its recent signing of two new tenants – Carter’s Retail Inc. (NYSE: CRI) and The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill. Carter’s Retail Inc., the largest branded marketer of baby and children’s clothing in the U.S., will occupy 4,442 square feet at 9831 Glades Road. The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, a trans-generational Mediterranean dining experience, which will occupy 2,700 square feet at 9961 and 9963 Glades Road.

Over the last couple years, South Florida has seen an influx of high-end restaurants, businesses and retailers relocating.

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Nominees Announced for 35th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon The Junior League of Boca Raton (JLBR) has announced the 36 local women who have been nominated for the 35th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year. Nonprofits from across South Florida have nominated one of their top volunteers to be considered for Woman Volunteer of the Year.

The award recipient will be named at the annual luncheon on Friday, November 4 at Boca West Country Club.

The Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon celebrates outstanding women in the community nominated by nonprofit organizations throughout Palm Beach County and Northern Broward County for their dedication and expertise as volunteers, as well as the work they do to further the missions of the organizations they serve. Proceeds benefit the Junior League of Boca Raton.

Throughout the year, JLBR members will contribute more than 35,000 volunteer hours and donate more than $250,00 0 to support our mission of training volunteers, developing the potential of women and improving the South Florida community. To learn more about the JLBR, please contact the JLBR office at 561-620-2553 Continued on Page 8

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• Terranova Corporation, a leading commercial real estate firm, and President Mindy McIlroy represented Shadowwood Square, a power center in Boca Raton, in its recent signing of two new tenants – Carter’s Retail Inc. (NYSE: CRI) and The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill. Carter’s Retail Inc., the largest branded marketer of baby and children’s clothing in the U.S., will occupy 4,442 square feet at 9831 Glades Road.

The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, a trans-generational Mediterranean dining experience, which will occupy 2,700 square feet at 9961 and 9963 Glades Road.

• Family-owned Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth will welcome moviegoers back to the big screen with discounted admissions to kick-off National Cinema Day on Saturday Sept. 3. Sponsored by the Cinema Foundation in 3,000 locations, the one-day event will feature exclusive previews and in-theater promotions for no more than $3 a ticket.

• Palm Beach State College is expanding its partnership with the School District of Palm Beach County to enhance cybersecurity and information technology instruction and prepare more students for the growing workforce needs, thanks to a more than $1 million grant from the Florida Department of Education.

• Two Florida markets hampered by dramatic rent increases over the past year finally appear to be getting relief, but much of the nation remains in the cross hairs of a crisis, according to the latest monthly analysis by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and two other schools.

• Generating a record-breaking $1,029,800 in scholarship funds to support the incoming class of medical students at Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine, the College’s annual White Coats4-Care (WC4C) major scholarship fundraiser was hosted this week at the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence.

Lake Worth campus effective Tuesday, Aug. 16. Cipriano has served as PBSC’s associate dean of Public Safety since 2007 and will continue in her oversight of Public Safety until an interim is appointed.

• The Junior League of Boca Raton (JLBR) has announced the 36 local women who have been nominated for the 35th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year. Nonprofits from across South Florida have nominated one of their top volunteers to be considered for Woman Volunteer of the Year. The award recipient will be named at the annual luncheon on Friday, November 4 at Boca West Country Club.

• Temple Beth El of Boca Raton will present a noteworthy 3-part series on antisemitism featuring guest authorities in this topic: Dara Horn, Jonathan Greenblatt and David Friedman. All programs are in person at the temple’s Schaefer Family Campus in east Boca Raton, beginning in September with our Selichot service and running through December 2022.

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COMMUNITY New Tenants Coming to Boca Raton’s Shadowwood Square

Terranova Corporation, a leading nesses migrating to Boca Raton, a growing, commercial real estate firm, and President family-oriented neighborhood.”

Carter’s Retail Inc. has been a trusted Mindy McIlroy represented Shadowwood Square, a power center in Boca Raton, in its baby and children’s clothing vendor since recent signing of two new tenants – Cart- its inception in 1865, having instilled a er’s Retail Inc. (NYSE: CRI) and The Great culture of care and quality. The compaGreek Mediterranean Grill. Carter’s Retail ny seeks out opportunities to positively Inc., the largest branded marketer of ba- impact the communities their stores are by and children’s clothing in the U.S., will rooted in, finding ways to give back and occupy 4,442 square feet at 9831 Glades ensure no product that could be used by Road. The Great Greek Mediterranean a child is wasted.

Similarly, The Great Greek MediterraGrill, a trans-generational Mediterranean dining experience, which will occupy 2,700 nean Grill is known for its heritage of trasquare feet at 9961 and 9963 Glades Road. dition and togetherness, qualities sought Over the last couple years, South Flor- after by family-friendly communities like ida has seen an influx of high-end restau- Boca Raton. Founded by two third-generation restaurateurs, rants, businesses the company has and retailers relocatestablished an ating their headquarOver the last couple mosphere of genters or expanding erational love while into the market. years, South Florida making patrons feel Boca Raton, known has seen an influx of right at home, crefor its reputation ating a dining exas a luxurious city high-end restaurants, perience based on ranked on the IRS’s their own childtop 100 wealthiest businesses and hood memories U.S. cities list, has retailers relocating spent with family become an increasand friends. ingly attractive optheir headquarters or The 220,426 tion for companies expanding into the square foot retail seeking to make the center is convemove. market. niently located in “We are thrilled West Boca at the to grow the Boca northeast corner of Raton community with the perfect additions of Carter’s Retail US-441 and Glades Road, a high traffic loInc. and The Great Greek Mediterranean cation seeing up to 82,000 cars passing daily.

These tenants join Bed, Bath & BeGrill to Shadowwood Square,” Stephen Bittel, founder and chairman of Terrano- yond, Best Buy, Old Navy and Regal Cineva, said. “With many businesses seeking to ma, among others, at Shadowwood Square, make their mark in the tri-county area, we continuing to expand Boca Raton’s comare seeing an influx of family-focused busi- mercial real estate landscape.

Last Family-Owned Movie Theaters in Palm Beach County Join National Cinema Day on Sept. 3 Delray Beach, FL – Family-owned Movies of Delray and Movies of Lake Worth will welcome moviegoers back to the big screen with discounted admissions to kick-off National Cinema Day on Saturday Sept. 3.

Sponsored by the Cinema Foundation in 3,000 locations, the one-day event will feature exclusive previews and in-theater promotions for no more than $3 a ticket.

National Cinema Day celebrates a summer of record-breaking moviegoing with a sneak peek of upcoming titles from such major studios as Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony Pictures Classics, Universal, and Warner Bros., only on Sept. 3.

Showing these trailers in a more intimate setting, Movies of Delray in the Villages of Oriole Plaza on Atlantic Avenue at Hagen Ranch Road features five screens; Movies of Lake Worth at 7380 Lake Worth Road has six screens. “We show the same blockbuster movies as the big chain theaters, but we have the ability to show art and other films that deserve to be seen on a big screen,” said Rochelle Walters, going into her 20th year as the second-generation of movie theater owners.

Fresh popcorn, and beer and wine on the snack menu are always popular with their moviegoers. But going to Movies of Delray or Movies of Lake Worth is a whole different experience, like a family restaurant vs. a chain where nobody ever knows your name.

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us,” Walters said from her lobby office between interruptions by satisfied customers.

And that’s not the only difference.

Their movie menu is mostly for grownups, and include the Metropolitan Opera’s live stream of performances. Lake Worth offers more children’s fare for a different demographic.

Their auditoriums range from 60 seats to 250.

“Our seating is conventional and comfortable,” Walters said. “I have a customer who used to be a basketball player. He commented on how much legroom we have. We also provide wheelchair access.”

The owners know their audiences expect them to keep up with the times. “We just installed a new sound system and of course we offer free headsets for the asking,” Walters added.

They even throw private parties in their lobbies.

“We host groups, fundraisers, events, parties, and charity events, as well as red carpet events, and film festivals. Both locations have been in the community for so many years and the community has been there for us.”

Cinema Foundation president Jackie Brenneman sees National Cinema Day as way to encourage returning to the Big Screen: “We wanted to do something to celebrate moviegoing. We’re doing it by offering a ‘thank you’ to the moviegoers that made this summer happen, and by offering an extra enticement for those who haven’t made it back yet.”

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FAU Study: Rent Growth Slowing Palm Beach State and School in Two Florida Markets, but District partner on initiative to enhance cybersecurity training Affordability Remains a Persistent Problem Nationwide

Palm Beach State College is expanding its partnership with the School District of Palm Beach County to enhance cybersecurity and information technology instruction and prepare more students for the growing workforce needs, thanks to a more than $1 million grant from the Florida Department of Education.

College and school district officials formally announced the Palm Beach Collaborative Cyber Pathway Project at a kickoff event in the Center for Bachelor’s Programs on the Lake Worth campus Aug. 25 that also included remarks by CareerSource Palm Beach County and industry leaders who are partners in the initiative. The one-year project will align the school district’s curriculum with that of PBSC, enhance technology in some high schools and provide professional development and resources for K-12 teachers and PBSC professors.

“This is the kind of collaboration that really makes things work,’’ said Ava L. Parker, J.D., president of PBSC. “We are starting with students early and we are continuing with them in a way that their high school experience makes sense because they can continue that experience in college.”

Mike Burke, superintendent of Palm Beach County schools, spoke about his excitement for the grant because it will help students stay up to date on cybersecurity/IT issues and solutions. Before becoming superintendent, he was responsible for the district’s information technology division as its CFO. “As the former CFO, I recognize the value and importance of cybersecurity/IT,” said Burke. “We are heavily dependent on all of our IT systems. We really can’t operate our schools without them. In cybersecurity, the work is never done. You have to continually invest and reinvest to make sure you’ve got the right staff and the right hardware and software, and I appreciate the state making this type of investment.”

The Palm Beach Collaborative Cyber Pathway Project is one of 24 funded through a joint endeavor of the FLDOE and the Florida Center for Cybersecurity, housed at the University of South Florida. It was selected from 67 proposals vying for a piece of $15.6 million allocated by the Florida Legislature this year to prepare more students to pursue careers in cybersecurity and address state and national workforce needs.

“We owe an immense amount of gratitude to the governor and the Legislature for appropriating these funds,” said Henry Mack, Ed.D., senior chancellor for the Florida Department of Education where he oversees the Divisions of Career and Adult Education, Florida Colleges, Blind Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Commission for Independent Education. “The most exciting thing is the alignment of the curriculums across the sectors to ensure seamless transfer and provide an accelerated pathway into the workforce for the students in Palm Beach County.”

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get workers into the pipeline for these critical fields. Palm Beach County is a major cybersecurity IT center and a cluster of more than 600 technology and support businesses employing more than 15,000 workers. Employment outlook data indicates that Palm Beach County will have over 2,500 job openings over the next three years in IT fields.

Among the goals of the Palm Beach Collaborative Cyber Pathway Project are to increase the number of students enrolled in the program and the number of industry certifications and degrees earned by school district and PBSC students by 5% percent by fall 2023.

“When we get a job order at CareerSource now even in the agriculture industry every job order asks for knowledge in computer software,” Dattalo said.

“There are so many apps out there. We are shopping on apps, we are working on apps. We’ve gone from an eight-hour day in the workplace to a remote workforce and that means technology has to follow us. With that technology comes problems like malware and cybersecurity attacks. We have to protect our information, and we need people to help us do that.”

Deana Pizzo, PBSC alumna and CEO of I.T. Solutions, is a member of the PBSC Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Programs Advisory Board. She brought two of her interns, Collin Passmore and Gavin Pizzo, to the celebration. The project will help her hire more interns like Passmore, a junior network engineer at I.T. Solutions for the past two and a half year, and get them into the workforce.

“I could not be prouder to be the voice and represent our local business community and work with the College to figure out what we need,” she said. “It’s a fast-growing community, and I’m happy to be here representing that.”

Passmore, who graduated from PBSC with an Associate in Arts degree this year, took speech and computer technology classes at PBSC and says what he is learning in the classroom helps on the job.

“Those classes were great because the things I was learning such as how to install desktop software and how to better speak to clients, I was able to directly apply to my job at I.T. Solutions.”

Collin has been working at I.T. Solutions alongside Gavin Pizzo, who is also pursuing an Associate in Arts degree at PBSC and applying what he is learning in classes to his job as the company’s junior network engineer and media coordinator.

Nikki Cabus, PBSC alumna and CEO of South Florida Tech Hub, a nonprofit organization that provides resources for tech development, lauded the partnership.

“Every single company that comes to us is asking for talent and how they can educate that talent and find their students opportunities for internships and apprenticeship programs, which is why it is so important for us to support this grant that will help us provide them that,” said Cabus.

Shortage of Units Gives Leverage to Landlords Boca Raton, FL – Two Florida markets hampered by dramatic rent increases over the past year finally appear to be getting relief, but much of the nation remains in the cross hairs of a crisis, according to the latest monthly analysis by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and two other schools.

In July, Fort Myers and Miami continued to lead the U.S. in the largest yearover-year rent increases at 25.22 percent and 24.61 percent, respectively. But over the past six months, Fort Myers’ average rent rose only 7.05 percent, while Miami’s average was up just 8.39 percent, indicating the worst of the rent hikes occurred more than six months ago.

“Annual rent growth in these two areas is coming back in line with traditional increases, so renters renewing leases aren’t as overwhelmed as they were last year,” said Ken H. Johnson, Ph.D., an economist in FAU’s College of Business. “Regardless of these shifts, consumers across the country look to be in for a prolonged period of unaffordable rental prices.”

Along with Fort Myers and Miami, Sarasota-Bradenton, Jacksonville and Port St. Lucie have benefited from cooling rents over the past six months. But other parts of Florida and markets across the nation haven’t been as fortunate.

In Knoxville, Tennessee, the average rent rose 12.29 percent, up from 7.67 percent in the six months prior. On a sixmonth basis, rent gains also have increased in New York (10.52 percent vs. 8.55 percent) and Charleston, South Carolina (10.16 percent vs. 6.18 percent).

“In these metros, rents are escalating far beyond normal rate increases, with no sign of a let-up,” said Shelton Weeks, Ph.D., of Florida Gulf Coast University’s Lucas Institute for Real Estate Development & Finance.

Johnson, Weeks and Bennie Waller, Ph.D. of The University of Alabama, use leasing data from Zillow’s Observed Rental Index to determine existing rents and statistically model historical trends from 2014.

The Waller, Weeks and Johnson Rental Index covers the entire rental stock of homes and apartments.

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The July rankings show that Florida markets have eight of the 10 largest annual rent increases in the U.S.: Fort Myers; Miami; No. 4 Sarasota-Bradenton (19.71 percent); No. 5 Daytona Beach (19.69 percent); No. 6 Port St. Lucie (19.42 percent); No. 7 Orlando (19.25 percent); No. 9 Melbourne (18.79 percent); and No. 10 Lakeland (18.66 percent).

Traditionally, rents have increased only 3 to 5 percent a year, an indication of how far off the norm recent increases have been.

Florida also dominates the rankings of the largest rental premiums – the percentage above the area’s long-term rental trend that renters must pay. Miami leads the nation at 21.07 percent, followed by No. 3 Fort Myers (18.61 percent); No. 4 Sarasota-Bradenton (17.48 percent); No. 5 Tampa (16.77 percent); No. 8 Daytona Beach (15.19 percent); No. 9 Lakeland (15.04 percent); and No. 10 Port St. Lucie (14.98 percent).

“Population movements and rentalunit shortages appear to be the two big drivers of rent increases,” said Waller of UA’s Culverhouse College of Business. “Simply put, folks are moving to areas that are lagging in the development of rental units. The resolution will probably take some time as the lag in inventory supply catches up in the Sun Belt states.”

About Florida Atlantic University: Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses located along the southeast Florida coast. In recent years, the University has doubled its research expenditures and outpaced its peers in student achievement rates. Through the coexistence of access and excellence, FAU embodies an innovative model where traditional achievement gaps vanish. FAU is designated a Hispanic-serving institution, ranked as a top public university by U.S. News & World Report and a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.

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12th Annual White Coats-4-Care Reception Raised a Record $1 Million in Student Scholarship Funds to “Dress and Equip” Generating a record-breaking $1,029,800 in scholarship funds to support the incoming class of medical students at Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine, the College’s annual White Coats-4-Care (WC4C) major scholarship fundraiser was hosted this week at the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence.

“This year’s resounding success was due to the combined respect and advancement of the Schmidt College of Medicine, the community’s embrace of its mission and the deep commitment of generous donors invested in growing a strong, vital healthcare community,” shared Co-chair Bonnie Kaye, who with Kaye Communications (KCOMPR) partner Jon Kaye has co-chaired WC4C for 12 consecutive years since its inception.

“What began as a small community-raiser 12 years ago for a new yet little-known medical school, Jon and I are pleased to see that White Coats-4-Care has grown to become the College’s major annual fundraiser that has provided numerous students with scholarship funds.”

With the average cost of a medical education reaching $250,000 in-state to $400,000 out-of-state, 80-85 percent of the College’s talented students require financial assistance.

Heavy debt often impacts both a student’s choice of medical school as well as their medical specialty based on its income po-

tential to repay loans.

“Scholarship monies raised through the annual White Coats-4-Care initiative give students the ability to follow their hearts, not their debts, into lifelong medical careers,” noted Co-chair Jon Kaye. Since its inaugural reception, White Coats-4-

Care has raised more than $2 million.

This year Ann and John Wood doubled their commitment from the previous year to $800,000 to support 20 deserving medical students in the Class of 2026 through for all four years as part of their Robert A. Wood FAU Medical Scholars Fund they established in memory of their son. This is in addition to the $28 million transformational gift this past spring from Ann and John Wood to help reach the College’s eventual goal of “doctors without debt.”

“Right now, South Florida, as well as communities across the country, are facing

a significant shortage of healthcare professionals. FAU continues to aid in the charge of educating and training doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers to reduce these gaps in accessible and quality healthcare for all,” shared Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., dean and vice president of medical affairs, Schmidt College of Medicine.

Dean Pilitsis added that the College’s 12th class of 72 new medical students was selected based on both their academic accomplishments and humanistic attributes and that community remains at the forefront of the College of Medicine. In recent graduating medical school classes 50 percent of women and 30 percent of students historically underrepresented in medicine remained in Florida for their residency. White Coats offers the first step in welcoming the new students into the college.

WC4C co-chairs Bonnie and Jon Kaye are supported by a dedicated committee, including Patricia Anastasio, M.D. and Thomas Mersch, Esq.; Melissa Azrack; Alisa Cohen and G. Richard Cohen, M.D.; Florida State Senator Lori Berman and Jeffrey Ganeles, D.M.D.; Phyllis and Michael T.B. Dennis, M.D.; Bryan and Joanna Drowos, D.O.; June Gelb; Bonnie Halperin; Arlene Herson; Allen B. Konis, D.D.S.; Deborah Leising; Natalia Margolis; Elizabeth and Stuart Markowitz, M.D.; Keith Myers; Lynn and Joseph Ouslander, M.D.; Ronald L. Rubin, D.M.D.;

Constance Scott; Robin Trompeter and Palm Beach County Mayor Robert Weinroth.

Launched in 2010, FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine became the 134th allopathic medical school in North America and has swiftly become nationally recognized for its innovative curriculum. With an emphasis on teamwork and collaboration, the college is dedicated to addressing healthcare disparities in the community. Schmidt College of Medicine recently graduated its 8th class with many going onto esteemed residency programs including Northwestern McGaw/Lurie Children’s; Emory University School of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center; University of Chicago Medical Center; University of Michigan Hospital – Ann Arbor; and UCLA Medical Center.

The college offers M.D./Ph.D., M.D./ M.B.A., and M.D./M.H.A. programs. A new Research Distinction Track, the first LCME approved track for the college, offers a parallel curriculum for medical students. Additionally, a Genomics and Predictive Health Certificate prepares students for careers in personalized medicine, biotechnology and population health.

To learn more about the White Coat Society or other gift options, contact Assistant Vice President for Development David Green, at (561) 297-4243 or davidgreen@ health.fau.edu.

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EDITORIAL By: C. Ron Allen

It Only Takes One Dedicated Mentor to Shape a Child’s Future ‘The children are our future.’

We often say those words, but what if a child takes a wrong turn in life, becomes ensnared in crime, drug-addiction or suicide and selfdestruction? If children are truly our future, then we adults owe them a helping hand in shaping it.

We can do so through mentoring.

As a children’s advocate and founder of the KOP Mentoring Network here in Palm Beach County, I believe every young person needs a caring adult mentor to provide encouragement and support to succeed in school and in life. Many of us have the power to truly impact their future by simply showing up as a caring friend and mentor.

We have seen the benefits of mentoring in addressing our schools’ graduation rates, which, have been increasing in recent years here in South Florida and

across the nation. In what can only be described as good news, the Palm Beach County School District again has a graduation rate that has outperformed other large school districts in Florida. More public-school students are graduating than ever as the district’s graduation rate rose from 90 percent in 2017 to 91.7 percent in 2018.

The improvement is due in part to adult volunteers who have come forward to help poorly performing students stay on track academically. Nationally, one-third of all high schools provide mentors to their students, which amounts to one in 10 high school students, according to an U.S. Department of Education analysis. The study showed “some significant evidence” that suggests programs that provide high school students adult volunteers may help students

stay in school.

At KOP Mentoring Network, we see the fruits of mentoring in our Oratorical, STRE2AM2, and Wealth Building and Entrepreneurship programs. Some of our students come from homes that have incarcerated parents or guardians. Without intervention these children are more likely to follow that same path. While our mentors help build student academic skills, the underlying theme for us is making our students see that someone cares enough to be there and expects the best from them.

Our mentors are ordinary people who serve as advisers and teachers. They are motivators and role models, who believe in the students we work with. We see the potential and work hard in helping students get to where they want to go. The youngsters participating in

the KOP Monitoring Network are less likely to use drugs and alcohol and less likely to skip school.

They are more confident in their academic performance, and they are better able to get along with their families. In short, our mentors are making a difference, a real impact in the lives of the youngsters they serve.

The children are our future, but to quote another well-known adage about the harvest being plentiful but the laborers are few. There are still far too many of our young people who lack the support and the tools to succeed in school and in life. Despite the best efforts of the many men and women who serve as mentors and the agencies that support them, much more can be accomplished with the help of more dedicated volunteers. It only takes one caring mentor to shape a child’s future.

POSITIVE LIVING By: Dr. Synesio Lyra

Wisdom is More Than Accumulated Information A wise person is a well-informed individual. Yet, the mere accumulation of information does not necessarily constitute wisdom. You may go to school for many years and learn all kinds of important and legitimate facts; you may devour important books and benefit from what you find in them. But wisdom is acquired differently and it entails other factors!

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of true wisdom!

By the same token, I’ve also met quite a few people who had no academic credentials; some had not even finished elementary school. Nevertheless, in their dealings, in their demeanor, and by the results of many of their transactions, they demonstrated what wisdom entails.

Ultimately, wisdom is the preferred path one should follow, the most important possession for one to acquire. It is reached through careful thinking, followed by sound choices led by that process. It entails gains as well as losses, additions but also subtractions!

One cannot accept whatever is said or written without first analyzing those ideas through a pre-established grid. Wisdom is reached by intelligent comparisons and contrasts; it demands solid discernment between a variety of options; it can never be attained without a prior understanding of the potential consequences of every action taken!

Wisdom needs not to be limited to a small segment of the human race. It is available to any person regardless of age, anyone who seeks it diligently throughout life, and is eager to incorporate it in all the deci-

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sion-making processes, and in every aspect of one’s daily living, in things great or small!

The Author of Life is also the Giver of Wisdom which He does not deny to anyone who diligently seeks it from Him. Like most products we utilize, it must be followed in accordance with the prescriptions offered, lest it ceases from being wisdom. It enables its practitioner to view life more realistically and to arrive at conclusions never before imagined. Among all credentials anyone could ever display, wisdom is the most essential and absolutely necessary!

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COLUMNISTS ROBERT’S COMMUNITY REPORT

FAITH

By: Robert Weinroth

Benefits of Full Disclosure

Around Palm Beach County with Mayor Weinroth - On Aug. 2, 2022, Mayor Weinroth joined the county’s emergency management team to discuss hurricane preparedness with residents of Hunters Run in Boynton Beach. The team also included volunteer members of their Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) who play significant roles in their communities during an emergency. CERT volunteers receive training in fire safety, light search and rescue and disaster medical operations. With this training, they help first responders in providing immediate assistance to victims and organize volunteers at disaster sites. Disasters can strike anywhere and anytime, and CERT volunteers receive basic safety and disaster skills training that can make the difference between life and death.

- On Aug. 2, 2022, Mayor Weinroth spoke to members of the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowners Association at the Boca Raton Community Center. The mayor provided an update on numerous county issues including the 2023 proposed budget challenges and initiatives addressing the affordable and workforce housing crisis. He also provided an update on a number of local road projects including intersection, paving and safety improvements. The federation was created to represent and serve as the community voice for homeowners in Boca Raton and actively participates in local government issues.

- On July 30, 2022, Mayor Weinroth attended the annual Back to School Bash at Village Academy in Delray Beach and the Convention Center in West Palm Beach. These events are held countywide and coordinated by the county’s Community Revitalization team in collaboration with 60 local nonprofit agencies, donors, sponsors and vendors. More than 400 volunteers worked with these agencies in providing over 4,000 local children with school supplies, clothing and sneakers in preparation of the upcoming school year. Kudos to everyone for such a successful and important event!

- Joined by fellow county commissioners, Mayor Weinroth recently attended the 2022 National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference in Adams County, Colorado. NA-

Co unites over 40,000 county officials nationwide in advocating priorities in conjunction with federal policymaking.

The conference featured various seminars and workshops addressing common challenges such as affordable housing, transportation, infrastructure and emergency management. Guest speakers included U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta.

- On July 17, 2022, Mayor Weinroth attended a Special Spaces bedroom makeover reveal for Caedyn, a local 4-year-old boy diagnosed with brain cancer. The volunteer-based design team created a police-themed bedroom since Caedyn wants to be a police officer when he grows up. To make the day even more special, deputies from Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office and The City of West Palm Beach provided Caedyn with a fun-filled day with lots of activities including a ride in the police car and boat. The mayor presented Special Spaces, based in Boca Raton, with a Certificate of Commendation for their 38th bedroom makeover in the county.

- On July 14, 2022, Mayor Weinroth joined fellow commissioners, assistant county administrators and Palm Tran and Parks and Recreation staff for the debut of Palm Trans’ bus celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department (PBC Parks). The bus features wonderful landscapes of our local parks and beaches. For 50 years, PBC Parks has provided diverse, safe and affordable recreation services and opportunities for our residents to live healthy and happy lives. Today, PBC Parks is the 11th largest parks and recreation agency in the country, operating 110 parks covering over 8,000 acres in amazing locations from the ocean to the Everglades.

Each of our parks is unique and offers something for everyone!

- On July 13, 2022, Mayor Weinroth attended the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce Trustee Council Breakfast at Eastpointe Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens. Mayor Weinroth provided an overview of current county priorities related to the business community and economic development initiatives.

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A friend I will call Tim made a critical mistake during his process of hiring a key executive. After the hiring proved to be a failure, Tim admitted that in this situation, he had neglected to adequately communicate his organization’s purpose and values during the recruitment and interview process.

After six months, it had become evident the new executive, despite very impressive professional credentials, did not fit the established culture of Tim’s company. When the executive was resigning, he told Tim, “I know your faith was mentioned during my interview, but I did not take it seriously. Had I better understood, I could have told you then that it would not work.”

Tim either presumed the interviewee would understand the faith-related values that served as a foundation for the company’s operations, or in perceiving this executive had the job expertise and experience the company needed, he chose not to emphasize them.

Many companies have found it prudent to express and reinforce their corporate values on mission and values statements. These serve as reminders for employees of what the organization stands for and what it holds as top priorities. In the hiring process, particularly for key individuals, it can be very helpful to introduce these written documents and briefly review them.

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ones that he or she can support.

This does not mean prospective employees must be aligned spiritually with company owners or leaders, such as in a privately held, family-owned business. In many instances, laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of religious belief. However, if a job applicant cannot embrace corporate values such as integrity, fairness, customer service, quality, honesty and excellence, it is best to determine that before a hiring mistake is made to the detriment of everyone involved.

Jesus Christ addressed this when He said in Mark 4:21-22, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.”

Again describing beliefs and values in terms of light, Jesus also said, “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden…. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:14-16).

A highly effective, harmonious corporate team not only has people of different talents and abilities working together, complementing one another. They also ascribe to similar values and share a common sense of mission. If you expect your staff to model company values and represent them appropriately to customers and suppliers, it would be wise to emphasize them clearly during interviews. In articulating and impressing values on members of any organization, there is no better place to start than at the beginning.

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Barbara Cipriano selected as provost Nominees Announced for Junior of the Lake Worth campus League of Boca Raton’s 35th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon

Barbara Cipriano has been selected as the new provost of Palm Beach State College’s Lake Worth campus effective Tuesday, Aug. 16. Cipriano has served as PBSC’s associate dean of Public Safety since 2007 and will continue in her oversight of Public Safety until an interim is appointed.

She is an experienced leader with more than 27 years in education. She has worked in both public and private sector organizations, including the City of Hollywood, Fla., Broward College and Fortunoff in N.Y. Her strong background in economic development incorporates business expertise with academics and campus operations.

Cipriano joined PBSC in 2005 as associate dean of Corporate and Continuing Education. She is actively engaged with community partners and stakeholders to support the success of students by identifying opportunities for collaboration through internships, sponsorships, scholarships and donations.

She works to provide the most emergent technologies to create environments that are flexible and responsive to the needs of the workforce.

“Barbara has a positive can-do attitude, a great sense of humor and thrives in a challenging environment,” said PBSC President Ava L. Parker, J.D. “She has been an outstanding leader who has shown great commitment to the success and growth of the College, and we congratulate her on her new role.”

Cipriano is a graduate of Leadership Palm

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Beach County, Leadership Palms West, and the Chair Academy. As a certified program planner, she has been selected to serve on many projects.

Barbara is the PBSC liaison working with the School District of Palm Beach County to align pathways, enhance efficiency, and identify opportunities in this partnership.

Cipriano is also involved in community organizations and chambers supporting the College, and has served as the United Way College representative, West Palm Beach Education Advisory committee member, Boca Raton Police Foundation Board of Trustees member, ACE Women’s Network representative, and on the Fire Diversity Committee of Palm Beach County. She has also served as the chair for Leadership Palm Beach County Public Safety Day and was nominated for the Giraffe Award by the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County. The award recognizes women who have “stuck their necks out” for other women in the community.

Born in Poland and fluent in Polish, Cipriano grew up in New Jersey and is a first-generation college graduate. She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from St. Peter’s University, a Master of Science degree in Higher Education Administration from Barry University and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership at Florida Atlantic University. Cipriano also earned a Certificate in Emergency Management from Palm Beach State.

Boca Raton, FL – The Junior League of Boca Raton (JLBR) has announced the 36 local women who have been nominated for the 35th Annual Woman Volunteer of the Year.

Nonprofits from across South Florida have nominated one of their top volunteers to be considered for Woman Volunteer of the Year.

The award recipient will be named at the annual luncheon on Friday, November 4 at Boca West Country Club.

The nominees for Woman Volunteer of the Year are: Tracy Lautomne, SOS Children’s Villages Florida; Carly Yoost, Child Rescue Coalition; Dr. Sarah Lochner, Boca Helping Hands; Nancy Hooker, Caridad Center; Jesse Barrass, Boca Ballet Theatre; Deanna Wheeler, Lynn University Friends of the Conservatory; Dr. N’Quaveh R. Velasquez, National Society of Arts and Letters of Florida; Dyana Kenney, Spirit of Giving; Zoe Dulaney, Marine Education Initiative; Chiara Clark, Delray Beach Public Library; Esther Perman, Dress for Success Palm Beaches; and Kristin Foret Viets, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Nominees also include Laura Wilborn, CROS Ministries; Heather Shaw Fairs, Florence Fuller Child Development Center; Kelly Fleming, George Snow Scholarship Fund; Olga Lucia Gaviria, Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative; Barbara Richardson, Holy Ground PBC; Ashley Craig, The Diaper Bank—Covering South Florida; Linda Gunn Paton, YMCA of South Palm Beach County; Wendy Elliott, Brain Bowl Events; Kirsten Stephenson, Boca Raton Historical Society; Margi Cross, Junior League of Boca Raton; Maria Timmins Fife, Friends Of…; Anita Detert, Best Foot Forward; Carin Friedman, JARC FL; Marci Shatzman, American Association of Caregiving Youth; Dr. Leighan Roberts Rinker, Place of Hope; Summer Faerman, Achievement Centers for Children & Families; Christen Ritchy, Women’s Executive Club of Boca Raton; Doris Gillman, Sweet Dream Makers; Phyllis Melman, Israel Cancer Association USA; Wendy Dohner, Speak Up for Kids; Maggie Rosenberg, HomeSafe; Holly Schuttler, Impact 100; and Dr. Donna Holland, Eda and Cliff Viner Community Scholars Foundation.

Kathy Assaf has been named honorary chair and Reilly Glasser, Amy Procacci and Ashley Huxhold Cole will serve as event co-chairs, as announced by JLBR president Jamie Sauer.

“These incredible nominees have made such a vast difference for our community. We are looking forward to honoring these truly deserving women,” Jamie Sauer, President of the Junior League said.

The JLBR is honored to partner with the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation and Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute as the Award Sponsor. Bloomingdale’s will produce a state-of-the-art runway show that will entertain and inspire guests during the luncheon. BRIC is hosting this year’s kickoff event.

Oceans 234 sponsored the nominee meet and

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greet. The media sponsor is Boca Raton Magazine.

The Woman Volunteer of the year Committee members include Darina Bowerman, Mindi Brown, Donna Capparelli, Maria Fadeeva, Gwenn Feliciano, Reilly Glasser, Clarissa Gleichenhaus, Pattie Goldenberg, Ashley Huxhold Cole, Brooke Kaplan, Gina Lowy, Cheryl Marcus, Nicole Miranda, Anne Moody, Fabiola Padernacht, Tara Patton, Amy Procacci, Tracey Sommers, Alana St. John, Tracie Swanson, Lisa Talley, Sarah-Antonia Tkalec, Paige Gantt, Michelle Silverstone, Blair Wallace, Colleen Walls and Michelle Worthington Hillard.

The November 4 event will start with a noon social and 11:30 a.m. luncheon at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton.

Diamond tickets are $200. Diamond tickets include general seating. Champagne provided upon arrival. Wine, beer and lunch included. Platinum tickets are $300. Enjoy upgraded seating near the runway. Champagne provided upon arrival. Wine, beer and lunch included.

After party tickets are available for $100.

The event includes an open bar, appetizers, and a DJ. The luncheon includes a silent auction and a raffle. Notable items include a stay at a private condo in Mexico and jewelry from Diamonds Direct.

Chandelier Table raffle tickets are available for $25. The raffle winner and their entire table will be moved to an elevated chandelier table and served a premium-plated lunch. Each person at the table will receive a $500 luxury swag bag from Bloomingdale’s and other partners.

Get the Bag raffle tickets are available for $100 each. Purchase a chance to win a Saint Laurent large Logo Mix Matelassé leather satchel designer handbag in stone grey with a retail value of $2,290 donated by Saks Fifth Avenue.

Tribute Program ads are available, as well as tables and sponsorships. Tickets are available at jlbr.org. For more information, email wvoy@ jlbr.org or visit jlbr.org or call 561-620-2553.

The Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon celebrates outstanding women in the community nominated by nonprofit organizations throughout Palm Beach County and Northern Broward County for their dedication and expertise as volunteers, as well as the work they do to further the missions of the organizations they serve. Proceeds benefit the Junior League of Boca Raton.

About the Junior League of Boca Raton The Junior League’s focus areas are Child Welfare and Community Support.

Throughout the year, JLBR members will contribute more than 35,000 volunteer hours and donate more than $250,00 0 to support our mission of training volunteers, developing the potential of women and improving the South Florida community. To learn more about the JLBR, please contact the JLBR office at 561620-2553 or visit www.JLBR.org. Connect with us on facebook.com/JuniorLeagueBocaRaton, or twitter.com/JLBocaRaton Community

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How to Get a Handle on Overdraft Fees (StatePoint) When your bank account balance is low, life can be stressful. For example, when it’s time to pay large expenses that can’t wait, like car loan payments or monthly rent, it’s all too easy to overdraft a bank account.

In fact, U.S. consumers pay billions of dollars a year in overdraft fees for covering all types of purchases, both large and small.

There is no doubt that overdraft fees serve as a pain point for many consumers, and as the issue of overdraft continues to be discussed and debated, several banks have taken different approaches in response.

Some have taken steps to address overdrafts, mostly by eliminating fees or eliminating the ability to overdraft completely.

Alternatively, PNC Bank now offers a solution that provides customers with greater control in these circumstances. Low Cash Mode, a tool that offers transparency and choices to help customers avoid fees by managing low-cash moments or mistimed payments, is a feature available in the PNC

Virtual Wallet account through the PNC Bank Mobile app. The feature notifies you when your available balance is near or below zero and gives you at least 24 hours (and often more) to bring a negative balance to at least $0 through a deposit or funds transfer before incurring a fee. It also gives you the choice of whether to pay or return certain pending checks and electronic payments when your balance is near-

ing negative territory.

The Value of Overdraft The ability to choose to overdraft can help consumers avoid bigger repercussions like credit impacts and loss of access to banking that unpaid bills or late payments can cause. Allowing customers to make their critical payments – albeit for a small fee – sometimes makes a difference that helps allow them to stay

in the banking system.

For example, if you opt to pay your rent or car payment – and avoid a penalty or a negative impact to your credit score by simply paying an overdraft fee – then the option to overdraft has provided a value.

“Removing the ability to overdraw an account doesn’t address the fact that many customers need to pay bills, even during temporary cash shortfalls,” says Alex Overstrom, head of Retail Banking at PNC Bank. “The key is that the consumer should be making the decision to incur or avoid fees, not just the bank.”

Control Pays Off This level of control has demonstrated real results. PNC reports that 64% of customers who have a negative-balance event cure their account in time to avoid incurring a fee.

“Sometimes people just need a little more time to cover important expenses,” says Overstrom. “And in these moments, they should have choices to make things right.”

5 Ways Traditions Help Us Stay Healthy and Happy StatePoint) Health experts say that establishing and maintaining family traditions can boost overall well-being and vitality, especially as we age.

“As children become adults and move out of the house or away, the family traditions that bind us can sometimes get lost in the process,” says Aparna Abburi, president of Medicare and CareAllies with Cigna, which provides insurance to hundreds of thousands of older adults through its Medicare plans.

“Forming new traditions or reigniting old ones can keep us connected to loved ones, ultimately helping us feel more fulfilled, happier and healthier.”

Here are some insights into the importance of traditions to well-being and vitality as we age, along with tips for keeping those connections going in your own circle of family and friends: Traditions help combat loneliness: According to a 2020 survey by Cigna, 61% of adults reported being lonely – a 7 percentage-point increase from 2018.

That feeling was likely exacerbated by the pandemic that followed. Traditions can help to combat feelings of isolation.

Consider setting up weekly video calls or trading letters and notes with relatives who live far away. Regular trips to a favorite destination, such as a lake or beach, or celebrating important holidays together every year, can provide meaningful time together.

Plus

Traditions pass on family values: Having shared values can help us feel connected to one another. Telling stories from the past or practicing cultural,

spiritual and religious traditions are great ways to pass these values down from one generation to the next.

Traditions can make us feel young

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again: From cooking and gardening to sports and games, family traditions often evoke old memories and make us feel young again. Sensory memories can be particularly powerful. Whether it’s a cookie bakeoff, ballpark peanuts and hot dogs, or a singalong around the piano, family rituals that include special sights, sounds and aromas are often the ones we think of most fondly.

Traditions strengthen communities: Traditions are not just for families; they can also strengthen ties among friends and communities. Consider getting a group of neighbors together for morning walks or meeting friends for shopping excursions. Make visiting the farmers market, attending free concerts in the park, playing community center bingo and gathering for other recurring local events part of your routine.

For more information about how to stay healthy while aging, visit www.cignamedicare.com.

As you embrace the rituals that matter most to you, remember that traditions don’t need to be rigid or set in stone.

“Just as you might modify a family recipe to suit your dietary needs or switch from weekly phone calls to weekly video calls, don’t be afraid to tweak and expand on older traditions so they’re relevant and interesting today – and for years to come,” says Abburi.

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Temple Beth El of Boca Raton Presents 3-Part Series Boca Raton, FL (August 26, 2022) Temple Beth El of Boca Raton will present a noteworthy 3-part series on antisemitism featuring guest authorities in this topic: Dara Horn, Jonathan Greenblatt and David Friedman. All programs are in person at the temple’s Schaefer Family Campus in east Boca Raton, beginning in September with our Selichot service and running through December 2022.

SELICHOT GUEST SPEAKER: DARA HORN Selichot with Dara Horn, Saturday, September 17, 2022, 7:30 pm In person at the Schaefer Family Campus. All are welcome. No fee/No registration is required. As part of our meaningful Selichot service leading up to the High Holy Days, join special guest, Dara Horn, author of “People Love Dead Jews,” for a startling exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to flatter the living.

GUEST SPEAKER: JONATHAN GREENBLATT Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 7:00 pm, In person at the Schaefer Family Campus. All are welcome. Registration is required at: https://tbeboca.shulcloud. com/event/ anti-semitism-series-jonathangreenblatt.html. Jonathan Greenblatt is the Chief Executive Officer of, Anti-Defamation League. Author of It Could Happen Here: Why America Is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable – And How We Can Stop It. $36 Priority Seating – Includes It Could Happen Here: Why American Is Tip-

ping from Hate to the Unthinkable – And How We Can Stop It, by Jonathan Greenblatt, $10 General Admission. Free to Students with I.D. GUEST SPEAKER: DAVID FRIEDMAN David Friedman is the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and a member of the team

responsible for the Abraham Accords. He is the author of Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East. Thursday, December 1, 2022, 7:00 pm, In person at the Schaefer Family Campus All are welcome. Registration Required at: https://tbeboca.shulcloud.com/event/ anti-semitism-series-david-friedman.html $36 Priority Seating – Includes Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East, by Da-

vid Friedman. $10 General Admission Free to Students with I.D. The Anti-Semitism Series is part of Project Nuremberg, underwritten by Jay and Marilyn Weinberg to provide Holocaust, Law and Ethics programming. For more information about this informative series or any of our events, programs and services, please visit tbeboca.org/events or call 561-391-8900.

Guest Speaker Bios Dara Horn: Dara Horn is the award-winning author of six books, including the novels In the Image (Norton 2002) The World to Come (Norton 2006), All Other Nights (Norton 2009), A Guide for the Perplexed (Norton 2013), and Eternal Life (Norton 2018), and the essay collection People Love Dead Jews (Norton 2021).

Her books have been selected as New York Times Notable Books, Booklist’s Best 25 Books of the Decade, and San Francisco Chronicle’s Best Books of the Year, and have been translated into eleven languages.

Her nonfiction work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Smithsonian, and The Jewish Review of Books, among many other publications, and she is a regular columnist for tablet. Horn received her doctorate in Yiddish and Hebrew literature from Harvard University.

Jonathan Greenblatt: Jonathan Greenblatt is CEO of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the world’s

leading anti-hate organization with a distinguished record of fighting antisemitism and advocating for just and fair treatment to all.

Jonathan joined ADL in 2015 after serving in the White House as director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. Before that, he cofounded Ethos Brands, the company that launched Ethos Water, founded All for Good and served as a senior executive at realtor.com.

David Friedman: As the United States Ambassador to Israel from March 2017 until January 2021, Ambassador David Friedman successfully guided unprecedented diplomatic advancements in the US – Israel relationship, including moving the United States Embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He also is among a small group of American officials responsible for the “Abraham Accords” — peace and normalization agreements between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco — for which he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021. Ambassador Friedman was recognized in each of the past five years by the Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world, coming in first in 2020. He also was named one of the 20 Most Impactful Persons of the Past Decade by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Ambassador Friedman is the Founder of The Friedman Center for Peace through Strength which works to build upon the Ambassador’s achievements in strengthening the US-Israel relationship.

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I served alongside and collaborated with Susan Whelchel for decades—she was deputy mayor when I was mayor; I was mayor when she was a school board member; she was mayor when I was county commissioner. A friend of hers called us “mayors-in-law.”

I was a city kid from Philadelphia, Pa., and she grew up in rural Starke, Florida.

But we both ended up in Boca Raton as did mostly everyone from our generation who moved here from somewhere else.

And so we shared a vision, knowing that the next generation was growing up in Boca Raton together, and offered a new cohesive dynamic for our city, if they stayed!

And we knew for that to happen, we had to promote good educational and job opportunities, and Susan, with her characteristic determination and perseverance, set about doing just that.

That is her lasting legacy—not just the parks and schools and the other things—and she will be missed terribly by me and by our community.

Mayor Susan Whelchel YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY. YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. JUNIOR LEAGUE OF

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Late Boca Mayor Whelchel leaves ‘legacy of love’ to friends, family, at funeral

By Dale King Friends and family of the late Boca Mayor Susan Whelchel paid final respects to the two-term chief executive and loving wife, mother and grandmother at a funeral service Thursday in her favorite house of worship – Grace Community Church on West Camino Real.

Whelchel, 77, who occu-

pied the big chair at City Hall from 2008 until she was term-limited in 2014, passed away Aug. 5, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

The wife of John Whelchel, mother of four and grandmother of 10 would have marked her 78th birthday Aug. 13.

The hour-long memorial that began at 4 p.m. in the church formerly known as First Presbyterian, included prayers, messages, tributes from her children and grandchildren and recollections from her immediate predecessor, former Mayor Steven Abrams.

A graveside ceremony was held prior to the funeral service, said the pastor, the Rev. Jason Whitener.

Among those in the nearly filled-up pews of the simply designed brick church were current Mayor Scott Singer and two other former Boca mayors, Susan Haynie and Bill Smith.

A large photo of Mayor Whelchel was projected on a screen above the altar while cascades of flowers ringed a framed copy of the

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same portrait below. On that same screen, late in the ceremony, a video showing the life of John and Susan Whelchel during their 52 years of marriage was projected.

Throughout the solemn ceremony that included many breaks for lighter comments, speakers told how Susan Whelchel made Jesus the center of her life.

Her obituary on the Babione Funeral Home webpage said: “Susan put Jesus and family first. She was a long-time member and leader at Grace Community Church. She served as a deacon and elder and served on various committees within the church.”

“Like her sisters, Joanne and Flora, she believed life was an amazing journey and participated passionately in everything that held her interest. As a child she was an amazing water skier and had a love of horses.”

“She was a competitive tennis player at Boca Del Mar, Boca Bath and Tennis and Royal Palm Country Club. She loved books, learning, had a love for dogs, was a marathon bridge player, enjoyed her investment ‘Blush Group’ and played golf to keep in line with her husband, John’s, passion. She [also] enjoyed entertaining and hosting numerous parties.”

Speaking to the audience, Abrams noted that Gov. Ron DeSantis had ordered flags to be posted to half-staff in her honor. Mayor from 2001 to 2007, Abrams said he and Ms. Whelchel took part in some “fierce battles,” but he admired her “perseverance, sincerity and loyalty.”

He recalled how one of Susan’s friends from the town of Starke, Florida, had defined Abrams as Ms. Whelchel’s “mayor-in-law.”

Calling upon her love and admiration for education, Susan Whelchel “was single-handedly responsible” for creating the Don Estridge High-Tech Middle School in Boca Raton, on land once occupied by IBM – and named for one

of its executives, said Abrams. He also commended her for working to make Boca Raton a place where high school and college graduates wanted to return home, work and raise a family.

After a few other comments, he offered a sincere “goodbye, Susan. Your legacy lives on.”

Son Matt Whelchel recalled how his mother immediately became active in the community when she and husband John arrived in Boca Raton in 1978. At the time, he said, the city had little to keep young people from moving away after finishing high school. He said his mom, through the years, helped improve upon local opportunities.

Son Jay Whelchel said folks have asked him why his mother got involved in community service around the time she was a teacher at Boca High in the mid-1990s. That position came close to the conclusion of her 30-year career as an educator.

“She had a vision to bring quality education, excellent medical facilities, higher learning opportunities, adequate recreational facilities, public parks and nature centers to the city. She helped Boca achieve its goal in 2015 when Boca Raton was named the 11th best city in the country.”

After recounting her many accomplishments, Jay repeated the question, “Why did my mother get involved in the community?” He paused, looked out to the audience and said, calmly, “She did it for you.”

And he added: “She gave her all to things she believed in, and in laying the groundwork for the next generation.”

In her time, Whelchel has been both a Boca Raton City Council member, head of the Community Redevelopment Agency, a Palm Beach County School Board member and mayor.

During her 2011 mayoral campaign, as covered by this writer, the city’s chief executive put job creation and economic recovery at the top of her list of priorities. Mayor

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Whelchel also staunchly refused to raise taxes and fought to responsibly cut the municipal budget in response to the national economic downturn of 2008-2009.

“We have proven that a back-to-basics approach works in this new economic reality, and I will continue to drive a bold, common-sense agenda for the next three years,” she told this reporter in 2011.

By that same time, she had long been a supporter of environmentally sustainable or “green” technology, particularly in the construction of buildings and use of green space around the city.

Daughters Joanne Jackson and Kristy Hartofilis offered a softer, gentler side of “Mom” at Thursday’s ceremony, remembering her excitement for “special Christmas things” and how the Whelchel house “exploded” with holiday cheer during December.

“Our Christmas tree has been up for six years,” commented Joanne.

Kristy, the youngest daughter, remembered how her mom returned to church after the pandemic, tearing up as she talked of her mother’s difficulties with Alzheimer’s. Still, ‘Mayor Grandma’ held firm. “She loved the church, and she loved the Lord.”

The pastor said Ms. Whelchel attended church practically every Sunday. “She was here on Easter,” he noted.

The late afternoon rite quickly became a family affair.

Grandson Nick Hartofilis, with dad at his side, recited the Matthew 11:28-30 verse. Granddaughter Makayla Whelchel sang “Waiting on an Angel,” accompanying herself on the guitar. Everyone stood to sing “Amazing Grace.”

All 10 grandchildren – Haley, Davis, Makayla, Mary, Jack, Maddie, Caroline, Vivi, Nick and Mira – recited a poem, “Legacy of Love” as they stood in a line across the stage.

Each one spoke a verse.

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Susan Slade Whelchel: a Valued, Trusted Leader who Fought for the Residents By: C. Ron Allen

Susan Slade Whelchel, the citizen mayor who died recently at age 77, will best be remembered as a tireless public servant who volunteered thousands of hours with a laundry list of civic organizations.

The 30-year educator turned politician was a fierce advocate for all the residents of her beloved city. It is an understatement to say that civic commitment was at the heart of her political life and much of her personal one.

She became more immersed in community service nearing the twilight of her career by volunteering with non-profits and other organizations.

The longtime volunteer with the Junior League of Boca Raton was honored as the organization’s 2016 Woman Volunteer of the year.

She is credited as being one of the 14 founding members of the Spirit of Giving Network, a nonprofit that partners with more than 90 nonprofits and focuses on children and families in South Palm

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Beach County.

In 1998, during a break at a city meeting, she pulled me aside and told me about the newly founded Spirit of Giving. She knew I was founder of the then Knights of Pythagoras Mentoring Network, which held an annual back to school giveaway event. She used words like “better together” as she explained the power of collaborating “to reach and touch more” in a manner, which I could not say no.

Shortly after, the then executive director of the organization and I met, and we collaborated and brought the Back-toSchool Bash to the Boys and Girls Club in Delray Beach.

In politics, Mayor Whelchel was tough, determined, and unrelenting in what she believed was best for Boca Raton.

Not one to mince her words, she was candid and at times colorful. Whenever she disagreed with my reporting, she would either call me or pull me aside in City Hall and share her disappointment, al-

most like an elementary teacher would.

Matching Mayor Whelchel’s intensity was her compassion for all, especially for those who were vulnerable. She made it her quest to make Boca Raton a world class community.

In her early campaign for office, she pledged to improve the quality of the city’s schools and make higher education more attractive.

(She served four years as a board member on Florida Atlantic University Research Park after she retired from politics).

She wanted to make sure Boca Raton kids would return home after completing college and university. She worked hard to establish the Don Estridge Middle School, a hightech choice public school on land once occupied by IBM off Spanish River Boulevard.

Lindy Harvey, executive director of the Spirit of Giving, had reservations about sending her children to Boca Raton High until Mayor Whelchel, who was then on the school board, assured her that everything would be fine.

“She said, ‘I can’t tell you why, but I promised you it’s going to be ok,’” recalled Harvey, who enrolled all her children in the school. They previously attended private school.

“All three of my children attended Boca High all because she told me it is going to be ok.”

After capping a 30-year teaching career, she entered politics in 1995 when she was elected to the Boca Raton City Council. She easily was re-elected twice and was term-limited from running again. However, she continued public service when former Gov. Jeb Bush appointed her to a two-year term on the Palm Beach County School Board.

Mayor Whelchel returned to

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the City Council, serving two more terms before her election as mayor in 2008, a position she held until she retired in 2014. Still her work did not end after retirement. She was instrumental, the following year, in Boca Raton being named the 11th best city in the country.

To her credit, she is responsible for creating thousands of jobs by enticing Office Depot, ADT Security Services, Lord & Taylor and other companies to the area.

Her legacy extends beyond the city of Boca Raton since she affected many lives through her years of teaching and serving on the School Board.

“She was so committed to this community and did everything she could to make it” a first-class community, Harvey added.

Farewell Mayor. Job Well Done!

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FAU Schools Awarded $3.1 Million in U.S. Department of Education Grant Florida Atlantic University Schools (FAUS) recently was awarded the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program Grant to increase the number of students from underserved groups, including students with disabilities, who apply for and are accepted to FAUS. The grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Education, is worth $3.1 million over five years and will serve to identify, recruit and develop underserved students for FAUS. It also will go toward Supporting Talent through Recruitment, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (STRIDE), which will serve 825 unduplicated underserved high school students, 75 middle and 180 elementary students, as well as 145 teachers over the five-year grant period.

“While A.D. Henderson and FAU High School continues to redefine public education in the United States, we are excited for the opportunity to further evolve our early college model,” said Joel Herbst, Ed.D, superintendent of FAUS. “The Jacob K. Javits

Gifted and Talented Students Education Program allows our students, who are often underrepresented, to access top-tier education, research and social resources at Florida Atlantic University.”

FAUS is affiliated with FAU’s College of Education and this grant builds on FAUS’ nationally ranked model, FAU High School – with campuses in Boca Raton and Jupiter – and A.D. Henderson University School, which is built on the premise of access and affordability.

FAUHS and ADHUS equips all students, regardless of financial circumstances, gender or race, with the necessary skills for an ever-evolving job market.

The Department of Education’s Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program awarded only 13 projects nationwide that support evidence-based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities that enhance elementary and secondary schools’ capacity to identify gifted and talented students and meet their unique educational needs.

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Music at St. Paul’s presents the Trillium Piano Trio Delray Beach, FL – On Sunday, September 18 at 3pm, the Trillium Piano Trio will perform for Music at St. Paul’s in a concert featuring Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio in one movement in B-flat, D. 28, Beethovens’s Piano Trio No. 3 in c minor, Op. 1, No. 3, and Antonin Dvoák’s Piano Trio No. 3 in f minor, Op. 65, B 130. Made up of pianist Yoko Sata Kothari, violinist Ruby Berland, and ‘cellist Cornelia Brubeck, the Trillium Piano Trio has been a fixture on the Music at St. Paul’s series for several years.

“As we begin our 34th Season,” says series artistic director Dr. David Macfarlane, “we are very happy to present the Trillium Piano Trio, one of our regular performing ensembles. Having worldclass performers living among us in Palm Beach County is a real asset to the classical music scene.

I hope that everyone comes out to hear this local treasure.”

Tickets are $20 (18 and under FREE) and are available at the door on the day of the concert. Music at St. Paul’s concerts are projected live on a big screen for maximum audience visibility. For more information on this concert and Music at St. Paul’s 30th Anniversary Season, visit www.musicstpauls. org. St. Paul’s is handicapped accessible.

About the performers…

Born in Tokyo, pianist Yoko Sata Kothari began her performing career by winning the Northern Japan Classical Piano Competition at the age of eight. She continued to collect top prizes in Japan, such as the Japan Young Pianist Award and the Machida Piano Competition. Since moving to the United States, she has continued to earn awards for her performances, including second place in the Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition, the Kathleen McGowan Piano Scholarship Award, a prize for her outstanding Bartok performance in the Ibla Grand Prize International Competition in Italy, as well as being chosen as one of the finalists in the Simone Belsky International Competition. In May 2017, she won first place in the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition in New York and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall.

As an active solo performer, Ms. Kothari has been making international appearances, including televised broadcasts in China and a series of performances in Italy, which received high praise. She has released 4 CD recordings, with her latest receiving a glowing review: “Ms. Kothari is both a sensitive and strong pianist…her performance of Lyapunov’s ‘Lesghinka’ is almost note-perfect and effective.” (American Record Guide) Ms. Kothari holds a performing arts degree from the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo, Japan. Her teachers include Takako Maeda, Miwako Tsukada, as well as Dr. Roberta Rust and Phillip Evans at the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. Aside from her performing career, together with her husband, Dilip, a classical guitarist, Ms. Kothari teaches at her private studio in North Palm Beach.

Ruby Berland began her violin studies at the age of 6 at the Bergen Conservatory of Music in Bergen, Norway. At the age of 14, she made her orchestral debuts with the Chautauqua Festival Orchestra and Florida Orchestra. Since then, she has appeared as a soloist with various orchestras, and performed in numerous recitals throughout the U.S. and Germany.

She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s de-

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gree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Berl Senofsky and Victor Danchenko. Later, she went abroad to Germany to study with Andreas Röhn at the Musik Hochschule für Musik and Theater in Hamburg. During her time in Germany, she frequently played in the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra under the directions of Christoph Eschenbach and Günter Wand. She played with them on numerous international tours and festivals, including the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Lübeck, the Pablo Casals Festival in Puerto Rico, and the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. She also participated in the commercial recordings of Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 and Schnittke’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with Gidon Kremer and Christoph Eschenbach.

Currently, Ms. Berland is assistant principal of the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra and the Palm Beach Symphony, and she is also a member of the Boca Sinfonia Orchestra. More recently, she has been producing a series of recitals consisting of chamber and solo works through her company, Musica con Animé.

Cornelia Brubeck is one of the most active cellists in the South Florida area and frequently performs in numerous venues, including classical and pops orchestra, opera, musical theater, chamber music and recording sessions.Currently Ms. Brubeck is the principal cellist with the Palm Beach Pops and assistant principal for the Palm Beach Opera. In addition Ms. Brubeck serves as the adjunct professor of cello at the Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. For the past decade she performed with the Atlantic Classical Chamber Orchestra, seven of those years as principal.

Ms. Brubeck was the co-founder of the Manchester chamber players, a piano quartet, with whom she toured the states, frequently performed at Carnegie’s Weill Hall and recorded for the Janus and MNF labels. While residing in the northeast, she was a member of the Albany, Vermont and Berkshire symphonies and served on the faculty of the Manchester music festival and green mountain college. Born, raised and educated in Germany, Ms Brubeck now holds a masters degree in cello performance from the University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana.

UPCOMING 2022 CONCERTS AT MASP October 2, 2022, 3pm: Clarinet Quintet-athon Con Brio Quartet with Stojo Miserlioski, clarinet October 30, 2022, 3pm: Strings and Keys Delray String Quartet with Marina Radiushina, pianist November 6, 2022, 3pm: Fauré “Requiem” for All Saints The Choir of St. Paul’s, Dr. David Macfarlane, director; chamber ensemble Sunday, November 27, 2022, 3pm: German Romantics Duo Beaux Arts: Catherine Lan and Tao Lin, pianists December 11, 2022, 3pm: A Festival of Lessons and Carols for Christmas The Choir of St. Paul’s, Dr. David Macfarlane, director St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – 188 S. Swinton Avenue * Delray Beach, FL 33444 561-278-6003 * www.musicstpauls.org Contact: Dr. David Macfarlane davidm@ stpaulsdelray.org Community

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SPORTS Owls Race Past Charlotte in Season Opener

The Florida Atlantic Universi- ther cemented the Owls grip. Zuty football team cruised to a 43-13 beri Mobley would later punch in win over Charlotte to open the 2022 a one-yard run to put the Owls up season at home on Saturday night. over 40 points for the night. Suarez Charlotte opened the scoring tacked on two more second half on the first drive of the game. A field goals.

Hagerty Family Head Football 52-yard pass from Chris Reynolds to Grant DuBose briefly quieted a Coach Willie Taggart “I’m proud of our football team raucous FAU Stadium crowd. The Owls offense didn’t take long to and the way we went out and perrespond though. On the ensuing formed today. I was proud of how drive, Larry McCammon III broke we went out and took care of busioff a 52-yard run and hit paydirt to ness in all three phases. I’m really pleased with our tie it at 7-7. guys and how we A f t e r t wo responded after Morgan Suthe first toucharez field goals A 30-yard touchdown down that Charand a two-yard lotte scored.

N ’ Ko s i Pe rpass from Perry to T h a t ’s s o m e r y touchdown Je’Quan Burton on thing that we’ve run, the Owls talked about all were in control. the first drive of the training camp, It was the dehow to deal fense, however, third quarter further with adversity that struck for cemented the Owls and when things the game-changdon’t g o our ing play just begrip. way. We haven’t fore halftime. As been good with 49ers quarterthat in the past, back James Fosso that is someter was forced from the pocket, his intended pass thing that we needed to overcome. to his tight end was too high. It It was great that they hit us early in bounced off the receiver’s finger- the game, but our guys responded. tips and into the hands of a wait- I’m really pleased with that and how ing Justin McKithen. The sopho- the guys played overall.”

Taggart on getting a win on his more returned the interception 63 yards to the house. With 17 seconds 46th birthday “I think that was probably the left before halftime, the Owls had a best birthday present I’ve ever recommanding 26-7 lead.

A 30-yard touchdown pass from ceived out of the 46 birthdays that Perry to Je’Quan Burton on the I’ve had. That was the best birthday first drive of the third quarter fur- that I’ve had.”

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PBA Draws With Pace 2-2

After 90 minutes, the Palm Beach Atlantic women’s soccer team tied with the Pace Setters 2-2 on Wednesday. The Sailfish moved to 1-1-1 on the season.

In the first half, the Sailfish out-shot the Setters 13-1. The ‘Fish struck first in the 34th minute when Alyana Gonel raced to the right side of the net. Gonel evaded the Pace goalkeeper, and kicked a bounce shot into the net. The goal marked Gonel’s first in a Sailfish uniform as PBA had a 1-0 lead at halftime.

Michaela Boyd notched her first goal of the season. Off a PBA goal kick, a pass from Gonel connected with Boyd in stride. Boyd took the ball on a breakaway opportunity and found the back of the net off her right foot. The Sailfish extended their lead to 2-0 with 31 minutes left in the game.

The Setters didn’t go away. A Sailfish handball resulted in a penalty shot

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for Pace in the 68th minute. PU’s Cecilia Puentes buried the penalty to bring Pace within 1.

With time winding down Pace pressured offensively. With under three minutes left in the game, the Setters capitalized on a free-kick opportunity near the box. PU’s Allison Carr connected with Amber Bosser near the left side of the net. Bosser shot was the equalizer as Pace tied PBA 2-2 with 2:18 seconds left.

The Sailfish had one last opportunity with time winding down. Sydney Brewer took one last shot that rolled right as time expired for the 2-2 tie. Alexis Agramonte made her second start for the Sailfish this season. She made five saves in the second half.

Next, PBA hits the road for the first time this season. The Sailfish travel to Mississippi for a matchup against Delta State on Friday, Sep. 2.

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Florida Atlantic University sophomore cornerback Justin McKithen and redshirt freshman kicker Morgan Suarez open the 2022 season as Conference USA Football Players of the Week selections, as voted upon by members of the media and announced by C-USA today.

The duo both had game-changing and momentum generating plays in last Saturday’s 43-13 win over C-USA foe Charlotte.

McKithen intercepted a tipped pass and saw nothing but green down the Florida Atlantic sideline, a sideline that he followed 63-yards and into the end zone with 0:17 left in the first half. The score put the Owls up 267 and sent FAU into the halftime locker room in control of the game. The Owls would rattle off 33 unanswered points and outscore Charlotte 36-6 following the two teams first drives and a 7-7 tie.

McKithen and FAU’s defense would hold the 49ers to 217 total yards. McKithen accounted for the games’ lone turnover, a de-

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fensive score and added three tackles, including two solo. McKithen, along with FAU offensive lineman Chaz Neal, earned profootballnetwork.com first team national recognition for his efforts.

The story is similar for Suarez. Suarez battled for kicking duties throughout the offseason and well into the final week of practice, in fact the group was challenged by Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Willie Taggart during game week preparation.

Suarez responded by connecting on each of the three field goals attempted, including two from 40 plus yards. His first attempt was a 43 yarder that put the Owls up 10-7. His second, a 19-yarder, gave FAU a 207 lead, and his third proved his first was no fluke by sailing through the uprights from 42 yards out. Suarez made good on four extra point attempts to bring his game total to 13 points. On Sunday, he earned profootballnetwork.com second team national recognition for his efforts.

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