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VOL. 14 NO. 12 www.seabreezepublications.com DECEMBER 2019

Veterans Day Golf

Monday, Nov. 11 shelled that house and he was injured. That very day he of Wallonia in eastern Belgium, northeast France, and

became a prisoner of war and remained so for nine months. Luxembourg, towards the end of the war in Europe.
The second annual Veterans Day Golf event supports The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes According to the Department of Veterans Affairs latest
the West Palm Beach Veterans Suicide Prevention. With Counteroffensive, was the last major German offensive statistics twenty U.S. veterans per day commit suicide.
over 170 members participating, fifty were World War II campaign on the Western Front during World War II, and Our veterans account for more than 14 percent of all adult
veterans. At the luncheon, one gentleman spoke about his took place from Dec. 16, 1944 to Jan. 25, 1945. It was suicides in the nation. This is preventable. We want to help
experience in the Battle of the Bulge, where he and fellow launched through the densely forested Ardennes region
soldiers took an attacking position in a house. German tanks

Veterans Day Golf on page 2
Stuart Boat Show

Jan. 10, 11 And 12, 2020 Treasure Coast (MIATC). With operating expenses less to the promotion of pleasure boating and its related
than 7 percent, MIATC puts back as much as it can into industries through education of their members and the
For 46 years the the communities it serves. boating public. For the past 30-plus years, MIATC, along
Stuart Boat Show has Recent figures on recreational boating statistics from with the Marine Industries Association of Florida, lobbies
been one of Martin the National Marina Manufactures Association (NMMA) for recreational boating and water quality. They have been
County’s best events for shows the state of Florida generates $3.2 billion in annual instrumental in securing government and public support
boating enthusiasts and boating related sales resulting in an economic impact for to improve the water quality of the Indian River Lagoon.
families to attend. The District 18, which includes both Martin and St. Lucie MIATC sponsors three holiday boat parades, Saturday,
show, tucked under the counties, of $1.3 billion. Florida is a boater’s paradise Dec. 7 for Martin and St. Lucie counties and Saturday,
Roosevelt Bridge, has with 1,197 miles of coastline and another 11,000 miles Dec. 14 for Indian River County. All three boat parades
enjoyed tremendous success not just selling boats and of rivers and streams. are free to participate in and watch.
boating equipment but also success for the show’s owner, MIATC is composed of members in Martin, St. Lucie,
the not-for-profit, Marine Industry Association of the Indian River and Okeechobee counties who are dedicated Stuart Boat Show on page 2
Habitat For Humanity Of Palm Beach County

Kicked Off The Palm Beach Season

With ‘There’s No Place Like Breakers, Palm Beach. Guests were transported to an Oz-like
experience at this exciting and inspirational event. Heather
Home’ 2019 Habitat Gala and Stephen Atkins and Paige Lawrence served as cochairs
of this highly successful evening.
Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County (HFHPBC) With nearly 350 guests in attendance, the 2019 Habitat
launched the Palm Beach season with the 2019 Habitat Gala, There’s No Place Like Home, proved to be the most
Gala “There’s No Place Like Home” on Nov. 1, at The successful gala to date. Partygoers enjoyed a lively evening
beginning with cocktails and
a silent auction in the Circle
Room, followed by dinner
and dancing to the music
from Intermix in the Venetian
Ballroom.
There were also
some thrilling surprises Thomas Bean and Diane
throughout the evening – Jeremiah and Kassie Parisoe Rayne
including a dynamic act
by Wicked performance Habitat For Humanity on page 3