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Men’s Health Day

Event Is Wednesday, Dec. 11 The Frenchman’s Creek Men’s Health Day event, to the Anderson Family Cancer Institute.
Over the last seven years, the Frenchman’s Creek organized by a committee of members from Frenchman’s “Every year, we’ve been more successful than the year
community has raised $1,945,000 for Jupiter Medical Center Creek Beach and Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, before. Hopefully, that trend will continue,” said Herman,
through Men’s Health Day. has donated the proceeds from its annual golf tournament who has cochaired the event since its founding with fellow
Jupiter Medical Center’s Frenchman’s Creek Digestive to Jupiter Medical Center. committee members Weinberg and Richard Fleisher.
Health Center offers patients a timely diagnosis of their “We have tremendous support within the community for A few years ago, according to Weinberg, the committee
condition as well as individualized, ongoing care for the Jupiter Medical Center. It’s a great hospital, and we’re just began making multiyear commitments to support Jupiter
entire continuum of gastrointestinal disease. delighted to be associated with it,” said Bernie Herman, Medical Center’s ambitious strategic projects such as the
The renovated Frenchman’s Creek Digestive Health cochair of the Men’s Health Day Committee. Anderson Family Cancer Institute. Frenchman’s Creek’s
Center, located on the second floor of the main tower at “The event started 10 years ago because one of our previous multiyear commitments have gone toward the
Jupiter Medical Center, was made possible by the generous members, Steve Weinberg, suggested that we do something creation of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and the
philanthropic support of the Frenchman’s Creek Men’s for men’s health and, more specifically, for prostate cancer. Frenchman’s Creek Center for Digestive Excellence, which
Health Day. The first two years we supported Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. opened last spring.
March 19, 2018, Jupiter Medical Center Foundation After that, we considered it more appropriate to support the “There’s an old cliché that says you can’t have a strong
announced a $1.5 million gift from the Frenchman’s Creek local hospital. We really came to believe in the mission that community without a strong hospital,” said Weinberg. “We
Men’s Health Day Golf Tournament to support the Anderson Jupiter Medical Center had established and the seriousness think Jupiter Medical Center is that strong hospital. They’re
Family Cancer Institute at Jupiter Medical Center. with which they dealt with medicine in our region,” added the real deal, and we’re happy to partner with them.”
The Center for Excellence in Digestive Health at Jupiter Steve Weinberg, the event’s founder and cochair. The Frenchman’s Creek Men’s Health Day Golf
Medical Center offers a variety of treatments for a number The Men’s Health Day Golf Tournament, which now Tournament will continue to help Jupiter Medical Center
of digestive disorders. brings in more than $350,000 annually, pledged $1.5 million advance its excellence in cancer care.
Encouraging Wildlife Into Your Backyard Topic

Of PBGGC November Meeting

The Palm Beach Gardens Garden Club (PBGGC) be purchased at specialty nurseries. Invasive or nonnative Garden Clubs (FFGC) and the National Garden Clubs. In
invited Laurie Albrecht, extension agent of environmental plants may have negative effects on birds and butterflies. addition it belongs to Mounts Botanical Gardens. While
horticulture in the Palm Beach County Extension Office, Another suggestion to attract wildlife into your yard was to monthly meetings are ways of educating its members and
to speak at its Nov. 6 meeting held at the Gardens Branch provide birdbaths or birdhouses. However, they must be kept socializing, the club uses its raised money through dues and
Library. Choosing a subject that she is passionate about, clean to prevent mold and in a safe location from predators fundraising to donate money for scholarships such as FFGC’s
Albrecht shared a PowerPoint slide show about encouraging such as cats, so at least 10 feet from low shrubs or predator scholarship fund and the FFGC’s Wekiva Camp.
wildlife to our backyards and porches. cover. Coral honeysuckle, coral bean, and other plants will The garden club is open to anyone wanting to learn more
Most of the slides were about birds and butterflies that bring hummingbirds, when grown, near windows for viewing. about gardening, the environment, helpful insects, flower
either fly through our region or live here permanently. Resources for making your property “wildlife friendly” arranging, etc. The topics always change but are subjects that
Suggestions were made about the plants that grow in our starts with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: birds.cornell. encourage a mixture of interests and discussions. Meetings
yards for them to live in, hide behind, or nourish themselves edu or auduboneverglades.org, and books by authors like are the first Wednesday of the month through May, and all are
from, but the greatest reason for planting the correct Dr. George Rogers from Palm Beach State College. welcome to attend. Please contact Carol Davis, president, by
landscape is to be able to sit and watch the wildlife that visits In December the club will be celebrating at the home email: carolhd48@gmail.com or by phone: (561) 319-0981
outside your home. They can entertain your pets, too, when of a member with a holiday party. The next meeting will for more information.
you’re not there. be on Jan. 8, 2020 in the
The important link that Albrecht made was for native Gardens Branch Library
landscaping and wildlife. It is proven that wildlife survives on Campus Drive in Palm
better around native plants because this vegetation protects Beach Gardens at 7 p.m. The
our vital ecosystem, and its diversity supports both residential public is welcome to attend
animals and seasonal visitors including the pollinators. and see the PowerPoint
Even dead trees called snags provide cover for nesting and presentation on his favorite
foraging. They depend on each other for survival. plants by member Michael
The circle of life includes the pollinators who help the Pusin.
plants but may also be part of the 25 percent of insects The Palm Beach Gardens
that birds eat. There are good snakes that eat the birds, and Garden Club is a member
larger birds that eat the snakes. Without a healthy native of District X. PBGGC is As tempting as it looks, this Brazilian pepper A photo by speaker Laurie Albrecht explains
plant environment the circle stops. Passion flowers, fogfruit, also under the umbrella of plant has killed many birds that have eaten the importance of native plants for local
goldenrod, eupatorium, and firebush and native plants can the Florida Federation of its berries. wildlife.

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