Page 6 - Waterways - July '20

Page 6, Waterways
PBG Woman’s Club Parade
Loggerhead Marinelife Center from page 1

Since opening its
facility in 2007, the GFWC Palm Beach
center has treated and Gardens Woman’s
released thousands Club joined clubs from
of threatened and District 10 in a “Thank
endangered sea turtle You Parade” for District
patients back into 10 leadership. District
the ocean. However, 10 is comprised of
the current hospital Women’s Clubs from
water system does Palm Beach, Martin, St.
not provide inbound Lucie, Okeechobee, and
water filtration for Indian River counties. Jeanne Takeda with Paula Rosen,
its patients. Over the Carol Renick, from incoming District 10 director,
past decade, Florida’s Palm Beach Gardens, 2020-2022
coastal waters served as District 10
have suffered from director and Jeanne Takeda, from Jupiter-Tequesta, served as Jeanne Takeda, District 10
dangerous levels of: District 10 junior director for the 2018-2020 term. The parade Carol Renick with cards and junior director, receives
- Blue-green algae was to honor and thank these volunteers for their service and gifts of appreciation and thanks thank you cards and gifts.
- High bacteria counts outstanding leadership. Members welcomed Paula Rosen as
from watershed new District 10 director for the 2020-2022 term.
- The recurrence of Lynne Wells (LMC Board Chair) and Palm Beach Gardens Woman’s Club is a nonprofit volunteer
deadly red tide Jack E. Lighton service organization benefiting numerous community, state,
The center’s current Photo by Tracey Benson Photography national, and international projects and is part of the Greater
water system cannot Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC). The club hopes to
properly screen these toxins out of the hospital water, resume monthly meetings beginning Sept. 16. Meetings are held
harming their patients’ chances for recovery. With its the third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at PBG Lakeside
world-class mission of sea turtle and ocean conservation, Community Center. All are welcome. For more information, visit Carol Renick is surprised as the car parade drives in
the center has worked with global water quality experts to pbgwomansclub.org. her neighborhood.
blueprint, design, and install the world’s most advanced
sea water filtration system ensuring its mission will move
forward uninterrupted.
In addition to providing state-of-the-art patient
protection and redundancy, the system will provide guests,
students and collaborators with an exciting immersive
opportunity to see water filtration and hydrology in action.
The center’s new water quality “bunker” will offer an
exhibit-quality learning experience for students interested
in water quality, technology and engineering. The center’s
educators will use the water quality system as a “show
site” to its 90-plus global collaborators should other
organizations want to replicate the system internationally.
“Sea turtles are the ocean’s canary in the coal mine. Three generations of GFWC Clubwomen volunteers - Carol Doris Karlik, 50 year club member, greets Carol Renick.
The health of our oceans and beaches go hand-in-hand Renick (center) with granddaughter, Sarah, and daughter,
with the health of our sea turtles,” said Jack E. Lighton, Stephanie Vasbinder
LMC President and CEO. “Our center’s mantra is, ‘The
sea turtle tells us the health of the ocean and the ocean
tells us the health of our planet.’ This 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 campaign. We are honored to
work with the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation to amplify
our impact together and invite the community to join us
in this dollar-for-dollar matching gift opportunity.”
The Expansion Will Enable The Center To: Carol Renick welcomes incoming District 10 Director Denise Hensel, driver; Carol Renick, District 10 director,
- Double the sea turtle patient capacity Paula Rosen. receives thank you card from parade.
- Deploy a cutting-edge clean water filtration system
- Add in more than six times the amount of educational
programming spaces Mother Nature’s Pantry
- Double the size of its research laboratory
- Debut a new marine life gallery, interactive exhibits
and a new auditorium Serving The Community For 40 Years
- Offer large-scale event and symposium venues for up
to 400 guests
- Open a large outdoor ocean-view café Everything you need for a healthier lifestyle
The expansion’s groundbreaking kicked off in April of
2019 and will be complete in early 2021. H Sandwiches & Wraps
For more information on how you can get involved in H Homemade Soups
this dollar-for-dollar matching gift opportunity, please
contact President and CEO Jack E. Lighton at jlighton@ H Garden Fresh Salads
marinelife.org or call (561) 627-8280, Ext. 100.
About Loggerhead Marinelife Center H Smoothies
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is a nonprofit sea
turtle research, rehabilitation and educational institution that H Healthy Shakes
promotes conservation of ocean ecosystems with a focus on H Energy Drinks - Juices
threatened and endangered sea turtles. The center features
an on-site hospital, research laboratory, educational exhibits
and aquariums, and operates the Juno Beach Pier, which We carry a complete line of Solgar,
hosts world-class angling and sightseeing. Situated on one
of the world’s most important sea turtle nesting beaches, New Chapter, Garden of Life, Natures Plus,
Loggerhead Marinelife Center is open daily and hosts
over 350,000 guests free-of-charge each year. The center’s and many more
conservation team works with 90 local and international
organizations across six continents to form partnerships
and share conservation initiatives and best practices that We Will Meet Any Competitor’s Price
are core to its mission of ocean conservation. The center is
expanding and has broken ground on its Waves of Progress
capital expansion campaign, designed to accelerate and 4513 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL
amplify LMC’s conservation and education impact. When
complete, the facility will offer one of the world’s most On the corner of PGA and Military Trail
advanced and unique experiences for guests and scientific 561.626.4461
partners. For more information, visit marinelife.org or call
(561) 627-8280.