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VOL. 21 NO. 7 www.seabreezepublications.com JULY 2020

‘Wear The Bear. Show You Care.’ Campaign Extended

Initiative Has Raised $150K the program to continue golf” and their foundation have renewed their commitment

For COVID-19 Relief raising money for the to help protect health care workers, while sharing a message
COVID-19 Relief
of hope and healing.
Fund at Nicklaus The Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and
Helping children is not Children’s Hospital. their headwear partners at AHEAD USA created a limited-
seasonal, and efforts to bring The campaign edition hat embroidered with the iconic Golden Bear wearing
pediatric care to families in has already raised a protective face mask and the words “Wear the Bear. Show
need certainly does not end $150,000 for the You Care.” The popular hat is part of an initiative to fund
after a holiday. So, after COVID-19 Relief the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other
successfully launching the Fund at Nicklaus needs for front-line health care workers.
“Wear the Bear. Show You Children’s Hospital. As For every $100 you donate, the Nicklaus Children’s
Care.” campaign just prior more states, including Health Care Foundation will match your donation, sending
to Father’s Day, Jack and Wear the Bear Hat (Photo Florida, report record- $200 to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. As a gesture of
Barbara Nicklaus and the courtesy of Nicklaus setting daily numbers heartfelt thanks, you will receive the special hat.
Nicklaus Children’s Health Children’s Health Care of COVID-19 cases, Jack and Barbara Nicklaus (Photo
Care Foundation will extend Foundation) the “first family of by Tracey Benson Photography) Wear The Bear on page 2
2020 Bigs And Littles Of The Year For BBBS

Of Palm Beach And Martin Counties

By Jackie Holfelder After nominees are selected by local staff, their names
Every year, Big and stories are submitted to a state association chair, who
Brothers Big Sisters ultimately selects the state’s winning pair in each category.
(BBBS) honors two These designees then go on to the national conference,
outstanding matches: where the annual winners are chosen.
Big Brother/Little In addition to these two important selections, BBBS of
Brother and Big Sister/ Palm Beach & Martin Counties also nominates a Volunteer
Little Sister of The Year. of the Year and Teen Big of the Year.
The pairs are nominated In the local BBBS of Palm Beach & Martin Counties
to illustrate how chapter, the 2020 winners are:
mentoring relationships • Big Brother of the Year: Lawrence Howell
help Littles achieve their • Little Brothers: Zakai and Zamir
biggest possible futures • Big Sister of the Year: Jessica Grassi Emily Osborn with Janiya
and makes a long lasting Photos provided by
affects the Big, too. Jessica Grassi with Cynteria 2020 Bigs And Littles on page 2 BBBS of Palm Beach and Martin Counties
25 United Cleans Up Hobe Heights After Flooding

By Jackie Holfelder More than 300 people took only nine hours to clean Martin County Commissioners Ed Ciampi, Sarah Heard,
25 United is a nonprofit organization that was born up nine affected homes, removing waterlogged furniture, Stacey Hetherington and Harold Jenkins; State Senator
out of the Treasure Coast Relief effort in the Bahamas taking out ruined appliances and cabinets, stripping Gayle Harrell and U.S. Representative Brian Mast.
after Hurricane Dorian wreaked its havoc. drywall and baseboards, pulling up carpeting and padding
Under the leadership of Stephen Leighton, 25 United is and getting each house down to essentially pad and studs. 25 United Cleans Up on page 2
dedicated to providing worldwide relief to areas impacted A group of concerned
by a disaster, whether natural or man-made. local political leaders
Within the last several weeks, they didn’t have to travel have been involved with
far, as the Hobe Heights neighborhood was basically the cleanup and will be
devastated by heavy rainfall and flooding in early June. focusing on the fragility
Between 11 to 12 inches of rain fell in the area. of Hobe Heights’ drainage
Just a few days later – on June 11 – 25 United volunteers problems going forward.
showed up in response to a shoutout issued by Leighton. Included in the group are

Some of the 300 25 United volunteers who responded to the call to action in Hobe Heights