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‘Eclectic bunch’ graduates from Chamber’s Leadership Boca program By: Dale King Contributing Writer
lenges facing the community.
Thirty additional civic-minded individuals have joined the ranks of community-oriented men and women educated in the workings of Boca Raton through the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Boca program.
The Chamber’s effort to make sure that local leaders possess the knowledge to help them meet the challenges of the future came to an official end with a luncheon and certificate presentation June 14 at Boca Country Club.
The two-and-a-half dozen participants in Leadership Boca’s Class of 2017 received certificates last month for completing the eight-week course designed to help citizens develop an awareness of business issues and chal-
“We have an eclectic bunch here,” Lloyd Comiter, co-chair of Leadership Boca 2017 and an alumnus of the Class of 2016, told the audience during the mid-day event. “You are now informed, and ready make a difference in your community,” he added.
Seventh Annual “White Coats-4-Care” reception to benefit FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College Of Medicine set for next month Staff report
coat has served as the pre-emixnent symbol of physicians, and our White Coats-4-Care event is a wonderful way to memorialize this tradition while welcoming our newest medical students to the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and to this community,” said Phillip Boiselle, M.D., dean of FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.”
Help the newest class of Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine during the seventh annual “White Coats-4-Care” donor appreciation and fundraising reception. Co-chaired by Kaye Communications principals Bonnie and Jon Kaye, the event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the Delray Acura Club in the FAU Stadium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The goal is to “dress and equip” the college’s incoming class each year for success. The “thank you” reception is hosted for those who underwrite white coats for the 2017 class and donate scholarship funds to equip students with the tools they need to begin their medical education and launch their careers. Reception admission is invitation-only for those who pledge or donate a minimum per-person gift of $200 to dedicate a white coat for a new medical student or a choice of other contribution opportunities, including:
This year the reception will be held the night before FAU’s College of Medicine’s coveted White Coat Ceremony so guests will meet second and third year students as well as incoming students who have received scholarships and their parents.
Standing from left: Dr. Sarah K. Wood, Bryan Drowos, Mary Katherine Morales, Jon A. Kaye, Bonnie S. Kaye, Doreen Alrod, Robert Alrod, Jo Ann Williams, Dr. Stuart Markowitz.Seated from left: Lynn Ouslander, June Gelb, Dr. Phillip Boiselle, Dr. Michael Dennis, Bonnie Halperin, Constance Scott, Debbie Leising, Elizabeth Markowitz.
• $200 White Coat
• $2,500 Dean’s Fund For Excellence
• $500 Medical Student Scholarship Award In Memory of Founding Dean Michael L. Friedland, M.D.
• $5,000 “Named” Medical Student Scholarship Fund
• $1,000 Named Seat in The June and Ira J. Gelb, M.D., Auditorium
The event has raised more than $250,000 since its inception. “For more than a century, the white
Attendees will also experience the latest high tech, high touch demonstrations with FAU medical students and faculty focusing on health and wellness, research and community outreach programs. For more information about “White Coats-4-Care”, pledge a gift to attend the event, or make a contribution, contact Yael Matan at the FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, at ymatan@health. fau.edu or 561-297-4452. Online registration is also available at https://fauf.fau. edu/WhiteCoats.
A ‘Grand Night’ honors one singular sensation – Jan McArt at McArt’s Little Palm Theatre, where their son, Kevin, and daughter, Ellen, received their introduction to the performing arts. [FROM PG 1]
“She is a very special human being,” Ross said. “And she has done so much for the culture of South Florida.” Jessica Quigley, who graduated in May with a drama degree, spent 10 days in Ireland in 2015 to present a musical with the Lynn theater department. She said the students who receive the Jan McArt Scholarship will be transformed by Dublin. “It was the best trip of my life,” she said. “I was doing what I loved surrounded by another culture. The drama kids over there were giving us insight into how they grew up in
the theater and how they learned acting. They showed us around the city and taught us the local lingo.” Quigley said she was moved by the culture and by the thrill of performing in a place so rich in theatrical history. The Irish campus is close to events like the Wexford Drama Festival. It is even closer to buildings rooted in the Irish theater tradition. The childhood home of dramatist, writer and bon vivant Oscar Wilde, in fact, serves as the campus’ cultural center. “Ireland has things to offer in terms of performance, study, atmosphere and history that you just can’t get anywhere else in the world,” McArt said. “It makes a wonderful education in the performing arts for our students.”
As she drank in the events of the evening, Jan remarked: “How can you pay tribute to someone who loves what they do and does what they love?” “A Grand Night for Singing,” including the trip for the Dublin performers, was fully paid for by McArt’s friends and admirers. All proceeds from the evening benefit the Jan McArt Scholarship. Annie Green, Christine Lynn, Debbie Lindstrom and Patricia Toppel chaired the event, with Elaine Johnson Wold – who donated the money to build the performance center named for her and her late husband, Keith C. Wold -- -was honorary chair.