Page 4 - Boca Exposure - November '23

Page 4, Boca Exposure
Boca Raton Public Library Presents The Art Exhibit,

‘Plant Portraits: Weeds To Wildflowers’ By Kim Heise

Oct. 23 To Dec. 31, Downtown Library

The Downtown Library in Boca Raton presents indiscriminate pesticide use
a new watercolor exhibit, “Plant Portraits: Weeds to and include these plants in
Wildflowers” by Kim Heise, who delights in painting landscaping. Her illustrations
some of the most common Florida native plants that are are also used by Bound by
culturally known as weeds. Notes Heise, “They appear Beauty to create field guides
in lawns, tenaciously sprouting from sidewalks or in and educational materials for
manicured exotic landscaping seemingly from nowhere. the public.
This also means that they are the most accessible of our “Plant Portraits: Weeds to
native species. Not only that, but the chosen species also Wildflowers,” a free exhibit,
host butterflies, showing that there is magic even in the will run from Oct. 23 to Dec.
weeds you step over daily.” 31, in the front lobby of the
In 2021, Heise began painting Florida native plants Downtown Library at 400
with the Miami nonprofit, Bound by Beauty. The goal of N.W. 2nd Ave., Boca Raton.
this project was to increase understanding and appreciation The Boca Raton Public Library provides outstanding Raton, FL 33432, 1501 N.W. Spanish River Blvd., Boca
of these native species, make native plants accessible to a library services, resources, and programs that meet the Raton, FL 33431, (561) 393-7852, www.bocalibrary.org.
wider audience, and encourage homeowners, homeowner educational, recreational, cultural, and informational needs
associations and those in charge of public spaces to end of the Boca Raton community. 400 N.W. 2nd Ave., Boca

Boca Helping Hands from page 1 means that people who would not otherwise be able to sit
down for a holiday meal can enjoy one with their family.”
“We understand the challenges many families are Although there has been tremendous community
facing, and the Falcone Group is proud to support the support for the Thanksgiving Box Brigade program, food
Thanksgiving Box Brigade again this year,” said CEO insecurity remains a problem year-round – especially now
and Chairman Art Falcone. Other Thanksgiving Box with inflation stretching families’ budgets even thinner.
Brigade supporters include Bob and Anita Kriensky, the The organization recently surpassed 10,000 pantry bags
Grife Law Firm, AvalonBay Communities, Verizon, and distributed in a month for the first time in its history. As
Vertical Bridge. consumer food prices and housing costs remain higher
Boca Helping Hands will distribute the turkeys and than usual, BHH expects that more families will need
Thanksgiving meal boxes to current Pantry Bag Program to utilize their pantry bags of groceries and hot meal
clients the weekend before Thanksgiving (Nov. 18 and program to help make ends meet.
19) at its five drive-through distribution locations in east To help, please visit BocaHelpingHands.org/
Boca Raton, West Boca, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Thanksgiving and donate the cost of a Thanksgiving box.
and Lake Worth. Any contributions that exceed Thanksgiving expenses
“We are so grateful to the community each year for will be used toward our food programs throughout the
their food drives and Thanksgiving box donations,” said year, helping to support the 181,000 families in Palm
BHH Executive Director Greg Hazle. “Their generosity Beach County facing food insecurity.

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