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VOL. 21 NO. 7 www.seabreezepublications.com JULY 2019

Seventh Annual Martin County Healthy

Treasure Coast Bonito Blast Start Coalition Annual

Fishing Tournament Meeting And Luncheon

Port Salerno/Stuart, Aug. 16 To 17 By Beverly Bevis Jones
Three young babies were special guests at the Healthy Start luncheon this year. For
This Fun-Filled Family Event Allows Us To Give Back To Florida’s an organization whose mission is to offer support and education to pregnant women
Disabled Veterans For Their Sacrifices and infants, these guests are the living embodiment of its daily work. Dancing with the
The Seventh Annual Treasure Coast Bonito Blast (TCBB) works with various Treasure Stars 2017 winner Dr. Brian Moriarty brought his 11-month-old daughter, Emma, to
Coast businesses to create an event that brings our quaint town and city (with a fishing the luncheon, showing his talented parenting skills. Chief Executive Officer Samantha
problem) and community together in appreciation and support of our Wounded Warriors Suffich’s daughter Nora, 7 months old, comes to work with her mother every day and
of South Florida. The event includes $2,500 in prize money, dinners, live music, auction was enjoying her first annual luncheon. Rounding out the trio was Otis, 16 months old,
items and a raffle for a state-of-the art Flying Fish Paddleboard, complete with a carbon fiber the son of Aubrey Campbell, manager of operations.
paddle! The charitable donation to support the Wounded Veterans Relief Fund (WVRF) for
this paddleboard is only $5 per ticket or 5 tickets for $20.

The TCBB is the largest one-day tournament on the Treasure Coast. The bonitos are
always biting at this time of the year! To date, the tournament has raised over $300,000 for
the WVRF, which has provided assistance to approximately 130 veterans (https://wvrf.org).
Please do your part to give back to those who gave so much by supporting the TCBB. This
is our way of giving back, especially for those of us who did not serve.
The WVRF was founded in 2009 to assist qualified disabled post 9/11 veterans transition These working mothers and fathers demonstrate how it’s possible to juggle work and
into civilian life. The organization provides immediate emergency financial support to caring for a baby and handle their feedings as well. In 2018 the nonprofit established
these much deserving veterans. More than 85 percent of all funds donated to WVRF goes their own parental leave policy for their employees, providing six weeks of paid leave

Seventh Annual Treasure Coast on page 3 Martin County Healthy Start Coalition on page 2
Bart’s Blue Star Foundation

Awards Grants To Treasure Coast Organizations

Bart’s Blue Star Foundation recently awarded two grants to two Treasure Coast
nonprofit organizations. The foundation awarded $3,000 to Childcare Resources of
Indian River County and $2,750 to the YMCA of the Treasure Coast.
The foundation’s mission is to support families, children, and adults working with
children through programs that promote social-emotional growth and the development
of emotional intelligence. Its focus is on offering support to entities using strategies

Bart’s Blue Star Foundation on page 4

YMCA Executive Branch Director Elisha Stoecklin, YMCA Childcare Services Director
Robert Griggs, Ginny and Jack Luther