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VOL. 20 NO. 11 www.seabreezepublications.com NOVEMBER 2019

Dancing With The Martin Stars

Reaches For The Stars And Raises $177,500

By Beverly Bevis Jones can include sponsorships
September was a dramatic month with Hurricane Dorian from businesses, soliciting
roaring up the coastline. While the storm made fundraising family and friends and
more difficult for this year’s contestants, an unexpected hosting special parties and
donation three days after the show, brought this year’s total events to raise funds. And
to a new all-time high. for the grand finale, they
If you’ve never been a part of the excitement that is perform onstage in front of
Dancing with the Martin Stars presented by Martin County 500 friends and strangers.
Healthy Start Coalition, you are missing out on a spectacular That requires bravado.
evening. This year’s event was held on Sept. 28 at The Lyric Local philanthropist David
Theatre with a sponsors’ reception at Flagler Place before Smythe attended the show
the event. and was very impressed by
In my opinion, this event is the equivalent of an Ironman what he learned about Healthy
Competition. Each contestant must learn how to dance Start. David’s love of children
ballroom style using current music. Dances performed and his generosity motivated Left to right: Dancing with the Martin Stars 2019 cast of instructors and star dancers: Laura
included the Argentine Tango, Fox Trot, West Coast Swing, him to donate $50,000 several Crawford and Bob Murray, Amy Snow and Brian Spector, Megan Acosta and David Bradford,
Salsa, Disco/Cha Cha and Jazz/Hip Hop. Marianella Tobar and Eddie Arguelles, Overall Winners Travis Scott and Maggie Slobasky,
In addition to mastering the dance routine in three months, Dancing With The Martin Fabi Gonzalez and Faith Mary Angela, Dean Lopes and Bimika Salois, Craig Calvin and
the stars are committed to fundraising for Healthy Start. This Stars on page 2 Kim Brisky. Photo by Liz McKinley
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Big Taste Of Martin County

Raised Attendance, Awareness,

Community Outreach And

Money For Local Kids’
Mentorship Programs

Known as the Big Taste of Martin County, this annual
fundraising event for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach
and Martin Counties was held at The Stuart Jet Center on
Tuesday, Oct. 15.
This premier food and wine festival of the Treasure Coast

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ on page 3 Doug Capen, Christie Capen, and Kim and Jeff Capen Matt and Lainey Meunich with Amy and Bob Thornton
Audi Stuart Hosts Mark Garwood SHARE Foundation

2020 Phoenix Scholarship Night

By Jackie Holfelder After John and Erica
The Mark Garwood SHARE Foundation gives recovering Garwood of Stuart lost
addicts a much needed boost – financially, emotionally and their athletic, gregarious
socially – to get their lives back on track. 24-year-old son Mark
That’s accomplished with the annual awarding of to complications from
scholarships that are game-changers. As former scholarship a five-year battle with
recipient Christopher Collins says, “Getting sober is easy.
Building a life is hard.” Audi Stuart on page 4

Mindi Fetterman and Erica
Garwood at the Mark Garwood
SHARE Foundation 2020 Erica Garwood and former scholarship winner Christopher
Phoenix Scholarship Night. Collins at the Mark Garwood SHARE Foundation 2020
Photo by Jackie Holfelder Phoenix Scholarship Night. Photo by Liz McKinley