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Fish & Wildlife Foundation Of Florida Celebrates Conservation

“A Night for Nature” southern Africa. The Robin About Fish & Wildlife Foundation Of Florida
gala celebrates everything Hood Foundation, which he The Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida is a nonprofit
wild! So, follow your founded, is New York City’s organization dedicated to supporting the Florida Fish
instincts to the Pelican Club largest poverty-fighting and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and other
in Jupiter on Friday, April 3 organization working to public and private partners, to conserve Florida’s native
for an event to benefit the improve the living standards animals and plants, and the lands and waters they need
Fish & Wildlife Foundation for 1.8 million low-income to survive. Since its founding in 1994, the Foundation has
of Florida. Bask in the glow residents. Both Jones and raised and donated $43 million to conservation and outdoor
of the Jupiter Lighthouse Nicklaus are devoted recreation and education. More information can be found at
as you help to protect our outdoorsmen. wildlifeflorida.org.
state’s natural beauty. “Fishing, diving,
As a highlight of the boating, seeing all our
gala, the Fish & Wildlife iconic creatures in their Paul Tudor Jones - Photo
Foundation of Florida natural habitats – these are courtesy of Paul Tudor Jones
will honor the lifetime Jack Nicklaus - Photo courtesy the reasons we love living
conservation efforts of Jack of Nicklaus Companies in Florida,” said Laura Coburn Russell who is co-chairing
Nicklaus and Paul Tudor the event with Tucker Frederickson and John Lacy. “The
Jones. Foundation makes sure we can continue to enjoy our outdoor
A golf icon, Nicklaus has designed hundreds of golf pursuits and protect those areas for future generations.”
courses around the world, always promoting conservation Since 1994, the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida
while trying to be a good steward of the land and environment. has raised $43 million to restore Florida’s coral reefs and
He and his wife, Barbara, have helped children locally and other natural habitats, while helping protect panthers, black
globally through myriad efforts such as The First Tee and bears, and other iconic Florida species. The Foundation is
the establishment of the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care also Florida’s largest private funder of outdoor education for
Foundation. children.
Jones cofounded the Everglades Foundation and has led Tickets are $450 each, with a minimum purchase of two Tucker Frederickson, Laura Coburn Russell, John Lacy -
protection of important wildlife areas in the Serengeti and tickets. You can find out more by calling (941) 809-7805. Photo by Tracey Benson Photography

Jupiter Law Center Hits Another Home Run from page 1 underwrites the cost of wheelchairs and equipment that up entirely of volunteers (mostly the affected families and
otherwise may not be obtainable for some families and their extended family and friends).
through the end of 2019. The event is a passion project for aids families in attending the biannual Family Conference To learn more about Aicardi Syndrome or Ava Shaye
Adam and Lissa Gumson, whose oldest daughter, Ava Shaye where Aicardi families from all over the world gather to Gumson or the other Aicardi girls, log on to www.
Gumson, was diagnosed as a baby with Aicardi Syndrome, a exchange information. This, in turn, enhances each family’s aicardisyndromefoundation.org and/or www.ouraicardilife.
rare congenital neurological seizure disorder which inhibits ability to care for their own Aicardi child. Since only 1,000 org or contact Jupiter Law Center at (561) 744-4600 if you
the normal development of motor skills, sight and speech, girls worldwide are afflicted with the syndrome, there is have any other questions about Aicardi Syndrome or about
causing mild to profound developmental delays. When she very little money for research and the foundation is made how you can help support the Aicardi Syndrome Foundation.
was diagnosed, the Gumsons were informed that Ava’s life
expectancy was no more than two years. Ava is now 15, in
10th grade, and although she is nonverbal, severely delayed
and has multiple daily seizures, she is a happy, happy girl
who attends the Learning Academy on the campus of the
Els Center of Excellence. As the MVP of the night, she
welcomed guests with high 5s before calling it an early
evening.
What started as a small party with friends and family held
at the Gumsons’ home for the first 10 years has blossomed
into a major annual event held at the Tequesta Country Club.
In its fourth year of hosting this party, Tequesta Country
Club brought its “A” game, serving a host of stadium-type
food (pizza, ribs, sliders, hot dogs, tacos and shrimp kabobs,
to name a few of the delectable treats) and beer and other
libations. If only watching sports at home was this much fun!
The $420,000 raised since 2006 thus far helps the
foundation to fund research grants at both Baylor University Jamie and Mike Average Joes
and the University of California at San Francisco,
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