AT2 Celebrations
The COASTAL STAR
July 2015
Celebrations Groundbreaking
Sunflower Creative Arts, Delray Beach – May 22
Nearly 50 children, families and supporters of Sunflower Creative Arts gathered with hard hats and shovels to kick off construction of a new facility in Delray Beach. The nonprofit learning center has been in operation for 22 years in Boca Raton. The center is moving to accommodate a growing student population and expand its arts and nature curriculum. ABOVE: (front, l-r) Ilysia Shattuck, Kali Lee, 1, Dahlia Charbonneau, 2, Gavin Lee, 4, Everest England, 2, (middle) George McMurrain, Barbara Marshall, Marlene McKay, Debbie Bathurst, center founder Susan Caruso, Suzie Greenberg, 10, (back) Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein, Cari Flaherty, Dana Bathurst, Denise McMurrain, Board President Jennifer Ligeti and Bill Bathurst. Photo provided
Representatives from the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization begun in memory of a fallen 9/11 firefighter, paid a special visit to Cheryl Barnard at Barnards Carpet One in Delray Beach to personally thank the business for supporting the foundation’s Building for America’s Bravest program. The program develops high-tech ‘smart homes’ for service members returning from war who have been injured. ABOVE: Barnard (center) with Delray Beach firefighters (l-r) Travis Franco, Capt. Joseph Falcone and Anthony Parlamento. Photo provided
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About 150 guests turned out for the Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program event that raised $70,000 to benefit at-risk girls in 25 public high schools in the county. ‘We are truly elated with the success of the dinner and our community’s overwhelming support of Women of Tomorrow,’ Co-Chairwoman Dr. Krista Rosenberg said. ‘The evening was so vibrant from start to finish.’ Added Co-Chairwoman Robbin Newman, ‘We are thrilled that the important work of Women of Tomorrow was so warmly received and recognized through this fundraising dinner.’ During the evening, program graduate and Yale University junior Dara Huggins spoke about how the mentoring and scholarship she received impacted her life. ABOVE: (l-r) Jim and Fran Sharon, Catherine Rappaport and Dr. Krista and Paul Rosenberg. Photo provided by Janis Bucher
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton – April 20
Barnards Carpet One, Delray Beach – June 5
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New York Prime, Boca Raton – May 18
Ambassador of the Arts Program
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The Advisory Board of the School of the Arts, along with President John Kelly and Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Dean Heather Coltman, celebrated a reception and performance by Elisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of Baron and Maria von Trapp of Sound of Music fame. The event was underwritten by Jim and Marta Batmasian, with all proceeds benefiting the school. ‘Through the Ambassador of the Arts Program, we hope to raise awareness in the community about the wealth of arts and cultural programming we have at FAU,’ Marta Batmasian said. ‘We are looking for community members who understand the value of the arts and know the importance of supporting education, as we hope to raise our numbers to 100 members.’ ABOVE: (l-r) Bernise Kaminski, Marny Glasser, Margo Green, Marta Batmasian, Elisabeth von Trapp, Carol Snyder and Bea Knopf. Photo provided
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Colony Hotel & Cabana Club, Delray Beach – June 17 Jestena Boughton, owner of the landmark downtown hotel, continued a family tradition that began more than eight decades ago by giving back – this year, to the Delray Beach Historical Society. Boughton presented a $10,000 gift that will help the society in its mission to educate the community about the city’s history and ensure maintenance of archives. ‘This gift and those we’ve received in the past are really gifts to our town and future generations who, through our exhibits and our archives, will gain a better understanding of how Delray Beach came to be what it is today,’ society President Leslie Callaway said. ABOVE: (l-r) Hotel Managing Director Hilary Roche, Boughton, Callaway and society Treasurer Howard Ellingsworth. Photo provided