Page 17 - Southern Exposure - September '19

Southern Exposure, Page 17

iN your CommuNity

Carrier Interns Donate School Supplies To

Riviera Beach Prep Academy On National Intern Day

With the upcoming school year right around the corner, Employees who work at the Center for Intelligent
Carrier interns at the Center for Intelligent Buildings in Palm Buildings assembled 100 backpacks filled with school
Beach Gardens celebrated by giving back to the community. supplies including binders, notebooks, pens, markers, glue
In recognition of National Intern Day on July 25, interns sticks and more. Employees were also encouraged to
at Carrier’s world headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, include a personal note of encouragement to the backpack
organized a backpack building event and weeklong school recipients.
supply drive encouraging the hundreds of employees sitting These interns are completing a summerlong internship
at Carrier’s world headquarters to donate supplies to benefit with Carrier, a business unit of United Technologies, in
students in need. These backpacks will support four classrooms various focus areas including finance, digital technology and
at Riviera Beach Preparatory Academy. communications. Carrier understands importance of giving
Nearly 70 percent of schools in Palm Beach County back to the community, working with local organizations
are designated as Title 1 schools, meaning, 70 percent or including Habitat for Humanity, Loggerhead Marinelife
more of their student population participate in the free and Center, Place of Hope and more.
reduced priced lunch program and are living at or below Carrier, a business unit of United Technologies, opened
the federal poverty line. Carrier interns assembling backpack materials its world headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens in April 2018.

Interns from left to right include: Hannah Schmitz, Jack O’Connor, Lexie Webel, Alex Gureck,
A Carrier intern at the backpack building event Julia Malave, Anna Pasquale and London Davidson.

Pet Matters

For The Love Of Animals

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends Adoption,
Clinic & Ranch
“For the Love of Animals” features
real stories happening at Furry Friends in
Jupiter. We are The Humane Society of
Greater Jupiter/Tequesta and the only no-
kill shelter open to the public in northern Animals like Cookie and Piper (with volunteers Cayden and
Palm Beach County. We’ve been rescuing, Caleigh) are waiting for you to take them home. Please come visit
rehabilitating, and re-homing the homeless them and the many others at our Palm City Ranch and Jupiter
animals in our community for more than 30 Adoption Center!
years. Our not for profit 501c3 organization
consists of our Jupiter based Adoption Center, Veterinary Clinic Rebecca with Kiki and Sophie Reese waited for her new daddy for
(open to the public), Thrift Boutique, and Palm City Ranch. a long time!
Thirty-three adoptions! Monroe, Sunny, & Luce are just a few
to name. What a tremendous “Clear the Shelter” adoption day we Blue, now
had at our Jupiter Adoption Center & Palm City Ranch on Saturday, Graysea Blu,
August 17. This was a record breaking one-day adoption number is pretty in
for our organization. We are thrilled that so many deserving dogs, pink in her
cats, puppies & kittens found their forever families! new home!!!
One lucky dynamic duo trotting out the door was Sophie and
Kiki, an older, bonded sibling pair surrendered to us in April after
their owner passed away. They sat in our shelter for more than four
months, hopeful that someone kind would pick up on their own kind, Furry Friends’ new Adoption Center & Veterinary Clinic,
loving ways. These two are so special, never barking or behaving located at 100 Capital Street in the Jupiter Commerce Park, will
poorly in the midst of what can often be a chaotic life… shelter life. be completed in October 2019. If you would like to be a part of
Patiently they waited. You would pass them by in their pen, our new beginning, please contact us. Like each nail, block, & tile,
meeting their soulful, hopeful eyes or watching them snooze away every donation, no matter how small, will help make our dream
the day together. August 17 was the answer to their prayerful paws come true… All for the Love of Animals.
when Rebecca walked in, having followed the status of the two on Please visit www.furryfriendsadoption.org or call
our website for several weeks. Rebecca lives in an apartment so 561.747.5311 ext. 1 for more information. Ask for Pat Deshong,
she was looking for an older quiet dog who would lounge on the President, or Curry Krasulak, Director of Development.
couch. When she saw Kiki and Sophie, she thought, “Why not two? This is what Furry Friends is all about…rescuing, rehabilitating,
They’ll keep each other company when I’m away from home.” and giving homeless companion animals their best future… no
We are thankful to Rebecca and all of the adopters who decided matter how long it takes to find it. We have many wonderful
to rescue a life on August 17. We are thankful to all adopters for dogs and cats at our Jupiter Adoption Center and Palm City
opening their hearts and homes, giving the voiceless their new Ranch. We invite you to come visit us! Our website is www.
beginnings. At Furry Friends, we cannot rescue, rehabilitate and furryfriendsadoption.org.
re-home needy dogs and cats if there is no one willing to help us Furry Friends depends on the generous support from donors
complete the circle of our mission. like you. Without Furry Friends, the future of the many animals
When considering adding a furry family member to your family, we save would be uncertain. Thank you for donating and helping
please come see us. There is no better feeling than when you save us continue our animal saving mission.
a life! Ways to donate (tax ID #59-2111273):
Blessings to you for your support and faith in us… all for the 1. Mail a check made payable to Furry Friends to 401 Maplewood
LOVE of animals! Drive, Ste. 8, Jupiter, FL 33458.
2. Visit www.furryfriendsadoption.org
3. Call us with your credit card information at 561.747.5311 ext. 1
“Your donation creates the possibilities to make miracles
Patricia Deshong, President happen for our Furry Friends”
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