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NEWS BRIEFS Wellness Festival Silver Sponsors Announced The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has announced that Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness and My Community Pharmacy have been named as silver sponsors for the 2012 Summer Wellington Health & Wellness Festival. The event will take place Saturday, June 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. near Whole Foods Market in Wellington. Dr. Randall Laurich of the Wellness Experience of Wellington is chairman and presenting sponsor of the event. This goal of the event is to create awareness of the many dimensions of wellness through experiential booth exhibits. It will showcase a variety of specialties including chiropractic care, state-of-theart pharmacy services, live yoga, fitness and karate demonstrations, weight-loss programs and services, health screenings, cuttingedge fitness trends, integrative and holistic medicine, pet therapy, massages and food samples. Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness offers safe and sensible medically supervised weight-loss programs,
as well as nutritional products, that assist individuals to easily and rapidly achieve their proper weight and improve their lifestyles. Founded by Dr. Charles Goldsmith in 1994, Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness has 18 years of experience helping over 85,000 patients lose more than one million pounds. Unlike most weight-loss programs where one size fits all, the Dr. G’s program is an individualized physician-supervised medical weight-loss plan that provides a sense of ease, freedom and instant gratification that dramatically changes patients’ lives. Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness uses its proprietary software and a full medical evaluation, including blood work, EKG, metabolic rate, body composition and behavioral history, to create customized plans for safe and effective weight loss. Plans may incorporate a combination of FDA-approved medication and herbal supplements to help clients reach their weight-loss goals. My Community Pharmacy is a hometown community pharmacy, providing special, individualized care. Whether you need a simple prescription, a specially made medication just for you or your pet, or
even a walker, cane or crutch, My Community Pharmacy has what you need at reasonable prices. Other services include compound medications, home infusion drug therapies and a variety of medical equipment and assistance products to make it easier to cope with illness or disability. For more about the June 9 event, call the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at (561) 792-6525.
Family Fun Fest This Sunday At CityPlace Just in time for summer, CityPlace is launching Family Fun Fest, a series of free monthly events that will keep children and their parents engaged and entertained on Sunday afternoons. The event series kicks off with a sports festival Sunday, June 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. and will continue on the second Sunday of each month with a variety of themed, interactive activities, charity partnerships and exclusive promotions at the CityPlace plaza and throughout the property. Guests at the first festival will interact with the Miami Dolphins,
Florida Panthers and representatives from Roger Dean Stadium during exciting, live demonstrations, plus there will be more than 15 types of sports-themed entertainment. Activities include baseball pitching and swinging tests, ice skating on a miniature rink, mini putting areas for golf, child-safe archery, gymnastics, martial arts training and more. In addition to sports, music will keep the party going all afternoon, along with stations for temporary sports fan tattoos, games outside B.B. King’s Blues Club and giveaways. The Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida will also be on site to raise awareness for its physical fitness programs. Parents and children who show their Family Fun sticker at participating businesses will get even more treats with shopping and dining incentives throughout CityPlace. Children eat free at B.B. King’s Blues Club with the purchase of two adult entrées, and guests can receive a free regularsized Italian ice from Rita’s with the purchase of another regular or large menu item. Gap, Macy’s and White House Black Market all have extra discounts for the whole family.
For more information about CityPlace, visit www.cityplace.com or call CityPlace Guest Services at (561) 366-1000.
Food Drive At Muck City Fest June 9 For the second year in a row, Feeding South Florida has joined forces with Tampa Bay Buccaneer and former Glades Central Raider James Lee, the James Lee Children’s Foundation, the Tyler McLellan Foundation and the City of Belle Glade to provide nutritious food for families who are facing hunger. During the James Lee Children’s Foundation’s Muck City Fest on Saturday, June 9, Feeding South Florida will have a mobile pantry on site with 20,000 pounds of food for those who are food insecure. Several NFL players will be distributing food at the event, which is open to the public and takes place at Lakeshore Park in Belle Glade. Food distribution will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Players will arrive and distribute food between 1 and 1:30 p.m. Muck City Fest is an annual
sponsored day of family/community activities, free health screenings, information booths, giveaways and fun for all ages hosted by Lee and several of his NFL friends. The event includes food, T-shirts for the first 300 children registered, music, bounce houses, a fire truck from the Belle Glade Fire Department and more — all at no cost to local residents. In an effort to provide those who are food insecure in underserved communities with nutritious foods, Feeding South Florida operates a mobile food pantry truck throughout South Florida. “Last year, we had our single largest mobile food pantry event at the Muck City Fest. We distributed about 18,000 pounds of food to approximately 1,000 people,” said Francisco “Paco” R. Vélez, CEO of Feeding South Florida. “We’re happy that the mobile food pantry made a tremendous positive impact on those in need in the area, and we hope to achieve that again this year.” Lakeshore Park is located at 1224 SW Avenue E Place in Belle Glade. For more information about Feeding South Florida, call (954) 518-1818 or visit www.feeding southflorida.org.