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                                                         Honda Classic from page 1                           In addition to The Glades Initiative - which includes
        Loggerhead Marinelife Center from page 1                                                           the Glades Area Food Bank, Nutritional Education and
                                                         celebrate this success, our hearts and prayers go out to   Residential Navigational services – The Honda Classic
          The  center’s                                  everybody suffering through these tough times and we   continued to make a special effort in Western Palm Beach
        c ur re n t  wa t e r                            don’t want to overshadow the tremendous need of those   through additional grants to  The Literacy Coalition,
        system cannot                                    people and their families.”                       Young Singers, Student Aces and Hope Symphony.
        properly  screen                                   “We hope that this $5.35 million touches a great number     Honda Classic Cares will be aligning with educational
        these toxins out                                 of them. We were fortunate that we were able to hold our   initiatives throughout Palm Beach and Martin County
        of the hospital                                  tournament two weeks before the world shut down.”  through Adopt-A-Family, Artist Showcase, Boys and
        water, harming                                     The $5.35 million being awarded includes a grant   Girls Clubs of Martin County, Busch Wildlife Sanctuary,
        their patients’                                  of $1.4 million to the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care   Education Foundation, Els for Autism, Hobe Sound Early
        chances for                                      Foundation, the fifth-consecutive year the foundation has   Learning Center, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, TGR-
        recovery. With                                   received more than $1 million from Honda Classic Cares.   Tiger Woods Foundation, Suits for Seniors and Urban
        its world-class                                    “That’s fantastic,” Jack Nicklaus said. “Honda is the   Youth Impact.
        mission of sea                                   longest-running sponsor on the PGA TOUR and has been     “The continued support we receive from the Palm
        turtle and ocean                                 such a great sponsor. We are all indebted and appreciate   Beach County community, our sponsors led by American
        conservation, the                                everything that The Honda Classic does year after year.”  Honda, the longest-standing sponsor on the PGA TOUR
        center has worked                                  “The Honda Classic moving to Palm Beach County   and the players who embrace our event and our volunteers
        with global water                                was the catalyst to us starting the Nicklaus Children’s   continues to allow us to extend our charitable reach each
        quality experts to                               Health Care Foundation,” Barbara Nicklaus said. “We are   year,” Kennerly said. “This year’s virtual Honda Classic
        blueprint, design,                               so proud to be involved. More than $1 million for each of   Cares Week gives us a platform to celebrate our grant
        and install the                                  the last five years has impacted a lot of families through   recipients and view the powerful impact that we are
        w orld’s  mos t                                  the foundation and will continue to do so.”       making on the lives of children in the local community.”
        advanced sea  Lynne Wells (LMC Board Chair)        The Honda Classic Cares mission of giving back to     The growth of the Honda Classic’s charitable donations
        water filtration  and Jack E. Lighton            the children of the community is reflected by more than   is a testament to American Honda’s 39 years as the
        system  ensuring  Photo by Tracey Benson Photography  80 percent of all distributed funds being allocated to   longest-standing title sponsor on the PGA TOUR as well
        its  mission  will                               improving pediatric services.                     as partnerships with PGA National Resort & Spa, PGA
        move forward uninterrupted.                        Along with the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care   of America, Palm Beach County, the City of Palm Beach
          In addition to providing state-of-the-art patient   Foundation grant, Bella’s Angels, Cystic Fibrosis   Gardens and the PGA TOUR along with the support
        protection and redundancy, the system will provide   Foundation, Florida Outreach Center for the Blind,   from Founders Club sponsors Tire Kingdom and United
        guests, students and collaborators with an exciting   Healthy Mothers & Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm   Technologies  and  more  than 200  other  community-
        immersive  opportunity to see  water filtration and   Beach County, Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization,   minded local sponsors.
        hydrology in action. The center’s new water quality   Pediatric Oncology Support Team (P.O.S.T), and Quantum     While the tournament strives to provide Palm Beach
        “bunker” will offer an exhibit-quality learning   House are also receiving grants in that category.   County with a premier professional sporting event, the
        experience for students interested in water quality,     Needs that evolved because of the pandemic were   ultimate goal is to positively impact youth in need and
        technology and engineering. The center’s educators   not a criteria for funds from The Honda Classic, but the   create a brighter future for our community.
        will use the water quality system as a “show site” to its   tournament was able to provide a separate gift of $62,500      The growth of this year’s Honda Class Cares grant
        90-plus global collaborators should other organizations   to Palm Beach County Schools to help fund the purchase   allocations was fueled by expanded sponsor and charity
        want to replicate the system internationally.    of laptops for children studying at home, in addition to the   participation at the 2020 tournament where 22-year-old
          “Sea turtles are the ocean’s canary in the coal   $205,077 provided to The Glades Initiative in Belle Glade   South Korean golfer Sungjae Im won his first PGA TOUR
        mine. The health of our oceans and beaches go hand-  through a grant and the Birdies for Children program.   event. Im is currently the top-ranked player in the PGA
        in-hand with the health of our sea turtles,” said Jack   Those funds are helping Glades Initiative manage its   TOUR FedEx Cup standings.
        E. Lighton, LMC President and CEO. “Our center’s   growing needs which include weekly food distribution to     The 2021 Honda Classic will be played March 18 to
        mantra is, ‘The sea turtle tells us the health of the ocean   more than 200 families in the Belle Glade area impacted   21, 2021 at PGA National Resort & Spa.
        and the ocean tells us the health of our planet.’ This   by the coronavirus pandemic.
        extraordinarily generous two-million-dollar matching
        gift will transform our center’s lifesaving mission,
        expand our educational offerings, and help us put the
        keystone of fundraising in place for our expansion   Get a second opinion on
        campaign. We are honored to work with the Cornelia
        T. Bailey Foundation to amplify our impact together    your financial health.
        and invite the community to join us in this dollar-for-
        dollar matching gift opportunity.”
        The Expansion Will Enable The Center To:           Schedule a complimentary, face-to-face
          - Double the sea turtle patient capacity
          - Deploy a cutting-edge clean water filtration system  meeting with a Financial Advisor.
          - Add in more than six times the amount of educational
        programming spaces
          - Double the size of its research laboratory                                Kevin Prazenica, AAMS®  Terrence Burns, AAMS®, ChFC®  Timothy Lynch
          - Debut a new marine life gallery, interactive exhibits                     Senior Vice President – Investment Officer Senior Vice President – Investment Officer Financial Advisor
        and a new auditorium                                                          3399 PGA Blvd., Ste. 400  3399 PGA Blvd., Ste. 400  3399 PGA Blvd., Ste. 400
          - Offer large-scale event and symposium venues for                          Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410  Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410  Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
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        up to 400 guests                                                              kevin.prazenica@wellsfargoadvisors.com  terrence.burns@wellsfargoadvisors.com  timothy.lynch@wellsfargoadvisors.com
          - Open a large outdoor ocean-view café                                      wellsfargoadvisors.com  wellsfargoadvisors.com  wellsfargoadvisors.com
          The expansion’s groundbreaking kicked off in April
        of 2019 and will be complete in early 2021.
          For more information on how you can get involved in   Investment and Insurance Products:   NOT FDIC Insured   NO Bank Guarantee   MAY Lose Value
        this dollar-for-dollar matching gift opportunity, please
        contact President and CEO Jack E. Lighton at jlighton@  Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.
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        marinelife.org or call (561) 627-8280, Ext. 100.
        About Loggerhead Marinelife Center
          Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is a nonprofit
        institution that promotes conservation of ocean  Experience Dentistry with a Woman’s Touch
        sea turtle research, rehabilitation and educational
        ecosystems with a focus on threatened and endangered
        sea turtles. The center features an on-site hospital,
        research laboratory, educational exhibits and                   Cosmetic & Comprehensive Restorative Dentistry
        aquariums, and operates the Juno Beach Pier, which
        hosts world-class angling and sightseeing. Situated on                State of the Art & Same Day Restorations
        one of the world’s most important sea turtle nesting
        beaches, Loggerhead Marinelife Center is open daily                  Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation Available
        and hosts over 350,000 guests free-of-charge each year.
        The center’s conservation team works with 90 local
        and international organizations across six continents         Joanne Green, D.D.S.
        to form partnerships and share conservation initiatives
        and best practices that are core to its mission of ocean            10887 N. Military Trail, Suite 6
        conservation. The center is expanding and has broken               Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
        ground on its Waves of Progress capital expansion
        campaign, designed to accelerate and amplify LMC’s         (561) 622-2815 • www.joannegreendds.com
        conservation and education impact. When complete, the
        facility will offer one of the world’s most advanced and      Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry - Cum Laude
        unique experiences for guests and scientific partners.   Hospital of the University of Penn - General Practice Residency Training
        For more information, visit marinelife.org or call (561)             Harvard Dental School - Former Instructor
        627-8280.                                                     Boston Brigham and Women’s Dental Group - Staff Dentist
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