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Northern Palm Beach County Girls Attend

AAUW Florida Tech Trek Camp In Jupiter

American Association of University Women (AAUW) The Northern Palm Beach County Branch of
through state organizations with local AAUW branch AAUW raised funds to sponsor six middle school
support operate Tech Trek Camps around the United States girls to attend Florida AAUW Tech Trek camp this
to give middle school girls hands-on opportunities to be year. From left, Mc Kenzie Williams, Bak Middle
exposed to science, technology, engineering and math School; Jordan Guarneri, Jupiter Middle School;
(STEM) at a time when the girls will soon be making high Makayla St Hilaire and Maia Ortega from W. B
school class and eventual career choices. The goal is to Duncan Middle School attended Florida Tech Trek
position more women into higher paying STEM careers held on the John D MacArthur campus of Florida
where the pay equity gap between men and women may Atlantic University in Jupiter, Fla. Not shown are
be reduced. Alicia Bickel and Kaitlyn Nicholson also from
The Northern Palm Beach County branch meets Northern Palm Beach County who will attend
September through May with most meetings held on AAUW Florida Tech Trek – North to be held on
the third Monday, at 6:30 p.m. in the North Palm Beach the campus of Stetson University in Deland, Fla.,
Library. Guests and prospective members are always later this summer.
welcome. AAUW Northern Palm Beach County is
celebrating 60 years in the local community and will hold
the 40th Annual Benefit Luncheon on Saturday, Feb. 8, Attention Dog Owners
2020 at Sand Hill Crane Golf Club to provide resources It is your responsibility to pick up after your dog. It’s the law. Some of you have been negligent in
for Tech Trek camp and local scholarships next year.
AAUW has been empowering women as individuals doing so. Please keep our PGA Community beautiful!
and as a community since 1881. For more than 130
years, we have worked together as a national grassroots
organization to improve the lives of millions of women
and their families. The Singles Scene Column ©
For additional information please check out our
branch, state and national websites: https://techtrek-fl.
aauw.net/, northernpalmbeach-fl.aauw.net, aauw-fl.aauw. How to Hire a Matchmaker Questions to ask your future matchmaker:
net, aauw.org.  Will I be able to see photos of my dates before we
By Kelly Leary, meet and who takes the photos? (Naturally, it is best if the
M.S., THE Florida photos were taken by your matchmaking team to verify
Matchmaker validity). If there are no photos offered, I would run.
The sun is about to set  What is your matchmaker’s education level?
on the summer of love  How many years has he or she been a recognized
2019, and it did “happen matchmaker?
so fast.” Our children will  Where is the office located? How long has he or she
be going back to school been in that location? Is it a respectable, upbeat office and
and that leaves more time environment or a temporary suite? After all, location is
for us parents! As I like everything. The more visible a matchmaker is, the more
to say—“back to school, clients she is destined to attract. If it is an out of state
back to you!” August is headquarters, it is NOT a good option for you. You will
the sunset of summer. It be disappointed and they will not have enough members
marks the ending of the season. It is an eye-opener too, for you in the local area. This is just common sense.
don’t you think? I love sunsets personally, in fact, our  Does he or she offer private events? Are they
70-year-old family business in Vermont carries the name connected in the charity community? If he or she does not
“sunset” so the word resonates love for me. As I get a have parties as an add-on option—it is likely because they
little older myself (which does happen to the best of us), I don’t have enough members and can’t put them all under
have learned to appreciate the passage of time. At a certain one roof.
age, time becomes more precious and it certainly moves  Do they meet with all of their clients in person, or do
quickly! That being said—in the blink of an eye—it will they sign-up clients over the phone? If it is only a phone
be Halloween, then Thanksgiving, and then the BIG interview, I would opt-out. This is not a good sign. If it’s
Holy Holidays. Another year will have come and gone. a skype interview, I would also opt-out.
The bells of 2020 will be ringing, and all of us will be  Do they check identification in person and run
wondering about our future and how we want to live and background checks?
love more.  How often will you get a possible introduction? If
Singles who have been sitting on the bench are likely to it is super limited, like one every month or a total of 5
be thinking about their romantic future. The summer love dates in X amount of time, those are low odds and I would
possibilities are fading and hopefully, you will feel the recommend finding a matchmaker with ample resources.
urge to springboard into action. He or she is not going to  Are there guarantees? Here is the tricky part. Is there
come knocking on your door. If you are lonely--or feeling a guarantee that marriage will last forever? I wish there
a little blue--do something about it. You do have control was, but in life and love, the responsibility lies within us.
over your romantic odds. If you have been online dating We need to co-create our future and set ourselves up for
for a period of time, and it’s not working, it is time for a success, just like we do on the job. However, doing nothing
change. Don’t let another season go by alone. The world will make you older and less likely to venture out. Grab the
F airway control. You’ve got this! I know you don’t want to spend Looking forward to meeting you soon in my office!
is really in your hands more than you know. You have bull by the horns, take a deep breath and thank me later.
the holiday season solo, so get moving and leave your
Much Love and XoXo, Kelly
#D ontLetTheS unG oD ow nO nY ou
comfort zone! It’s that simple.
Physical TheraPy
If you are reading this column, you are definitely #LeaveYourComfortZone #Yolo #TellYourFriends
thinking about change, either for yourself or a friend. In #SunsetLove
an age of “online dating-itis” and “textual relationships,”
Brett Richman, PT Owner
single people have become more and more guarded, Kelly Leary has 28 years in the dating industry and
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