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Wounded Veterans Relief Fund
Fourth Annual Dive For Freedom Shark Dive
Wounded Veterans Relief
Fund is a nonprofit organization
which exists to provide
emergency financial support
to qualified disabled veterans
living in Florida. Saving lives
and keeping families together is
our mission. On Independence
Day, Wounded Veterans Relief
Fund took combat and purple
heart veterans out for the fourth
annual “Dive for Freedom” shark
dive with the “shark addicts”
located in Jupiter, Fla. The Palm
Beach Sheriff’s Department did
a fly by with their helicopter to
Tequesta Spotlight on page 2 Mike under water with the American flag
loggerhead News ChariTy News
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Invests In Susan G. Komen
Its Leadership To Support Long-Term Florida Recruiting
Planning For The Expanded Campus BigWigs Campaign
Center Appoints Jack E. Lighton As Senior Advisor And
Promotes Caitlin Farmer And Tim Hannon As Co-Interim CEOs It’s all about having
fun and raising funds
As Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) prepares to class sea turtle and ocean and Susan G. Komen
open its newly expanded facility in early 2021, the center conservation institution,” F lorida’s BigWigs
has announced investing in its leadership to enhance said Lynne L. Wells, LMC campaign does both
operations and focus on the institution’s strategy and Board chairman. “Jack is while helping in the
vision. Effective July 1, Jack E. Lighton will be appointed methodical and passionate fight against breast
as senior advisor and Caitlin Farmer and Tim Hannon will about our future and I look cancer. The organization
be promoted as co-interim CEOs. forward to working with is proud to once again
“We entrusted Jack with our center’s mission nearly eight him to deploy his proven host their BigWigs
years ago, and in that time, he has completely transformed expertise for our long-term fundraising campaign
LMC. Thanks to Jack’s leadership, LMC is now a world- success. and invites area business
and community leaders
t o j o i n i n r a i si ng Chief Michael Gregory
awareness and funds
Jack E. Lighton during a friendly competition that runs from
September 21 through Oct. 31.
U nder Lighton’ s Throughout the competition, BigWigs will work
leadership, the nonprofit has to encourage friends and colleagues to support
experienced catalytic growth their efforts of raising funds for lifesaving breast
and has become the world’s
Charity News on page 3
Loggerhead News on page 2