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Men’s Health Day Wine Is A Universal

Event Is Wednesday, Dec. 11
Over the last seven years, the Frenchman’s Creek community Language…
has raised $1,945,000 for Jupiter Medical Center through Men’s
Health Day.
Jupiter Medical Center’s Frenchman’s Creek Digestive By Laura Berrio, and we gathered from the group that it was at least a
Health Center offers patients a timely diagnosis of their Freelance Writer/ two-hour wait.
condition as well as individualized, ongoing care for the entire Blogger Then something unexpected happened. The owner, a
continuum of gastrointestinal disease. When I was in my big, boisterous man, that was also the chef, came over
The renovated Frenchman’s Creek Digestive Health Center, early 30s I embarked on a to us and pointed to a table in the middle of the open-air
located on the second floor of the main tower at Jupiter Medical backpacking trip through restaurant.
Center, was made possible by the generous philanthropic Europe with a friend. He was cooking in what looked like a huge fireplace.
support of the Frenchman’s Creek Men’s Health Day. Although backpacking To our delight he sent a waiter over with a bottle of
March 19, 2018, Jupiter Medical Center Foundation only described my Cabernet Sauvignon. We noticed that every time a table
announced a $1.5 million gift from the Frenchman’s Creek luggage of choice (I was served wine, all the waiters and the owner would
Men’s Health Day Golf Tournament to support the Anderson stayed in hotels and ate cheer and take a drink. This was a very happy and tipsy
Family Cancer Institute at Jupiter Medical Center. well!). staff!
The Center for Excellence in Digestive Health at Jupiter One stop on our adventure was Bruges, Belgium. We We sat back with our glass of Cabernet and just
Medical Center offers a variety of treatments for a number of stayed in a quaint bed and breakfast owned by a couple enjoyed the ambiance. The chef would cut a piece of
digestive disorders. that only spoke Flemish. In playing charades to try and everything he was cooking for various patrons, and put
The Frenchman’s Creek Men’s Health Day event, organized communicate, they pointed to two bicycles and then in it in front of us. To this day, I can’t tell you what we ate.
by a committee of members from Frenchman’s Creek Beach and the direction of town. The food and the wine were perfect, but the best part
Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, has donated the proceeds It was dusk as we rode under the large arc of the city was the once in a lifetime experience shared by everyone
from its annual golf tournament to Jupiter Medical Center. gate. It was like something out of an American Express there. All these years later, I think of this night every
“We have tremendous support within the community for commercial. We were entering a different time and place. time I have a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon. We may not
Jupiter Medical Center. It’s a great hospital, and we’re just The cobblestone streets were lined with buildings and have spoken the same language, but the language of
delighted to be associated with it,” said Bernie Herman, cochair churches from the 12th century. I realized nothing I wine was truly universal!
of the Men’s Health Day Committee. would ever see at home would seem old again! ~Cheers!
“The event started 10 years ago because one of our members, We found a restaurant that all the locals were heading ~Keep the conversation going and the wine flowing!
Steve Weinberg, suggested that we do something for men’s to for dinner. The line was wrapped around the square Follow the Vine @ www.VineVibeUncorked.com.
health and, more specifically, for prostate cancer. The first two
years we supported Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. After that, we
considered it more appropriate to support the local hospital. We
really came to believe in the mission that Jupiter Medical Center
had established and the seriousness with which they dealt with
medicine in our region,” added Steve Weinberg, the event’s
founder and cochair. Dreaming Up the
The Men’s Health Day Golf Tournament, which now brings Ideal Retirement
in more than $350,000 annually, pledged $1.5 million to the
Anderson Family Cancer Institute. Is Your Job. Helping
“Every year, we’ve been more successful than the year You Get There Is Ours.
before. Hopefully, that trend will continue,” said Herman, who
has cochaired the event since its founding with fellow committee To learn more about why Edward
members Weinberg and Richard Fleisher. Jones makes sense for you, call
A few years ago, according to Weinberg, the committee or visit my o ce today.
began making multiyear commitments to support Jupiter
Medical Center’s ambitious strategic projects such as the
Anderson Family Cancer Institute. Frenchman’s Creek’s
previous multiyear commitments have gone toward the creation
of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and the Frenchman’s Sally S Stahl, AAMS® www.edwardjones.com
Creek Center for Digestive Excellence, which opened last Financial Advisor M e m b P I S r e C
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The Frenchman’s Creek Men’s Health Day Golf Tournament
will continue to help Jupiter Medical Center advance its
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