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The Northern Palm Beach Chapter

Of The American Business Women’s Association

Awards Impact Scholarship To Melanie Martinez

The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of the American ABWA’s national therapy for those with special needs. In addition to being
Business Women’s Association (ABWA) awarded an educational fund, a full-time student, Martinez is also working full time as a
impact scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to Melanie is one of the most veterinary technician/receptionist and has discovered she
Martinez. The scholarship is funded through the Stephen highly respected also has a passion for teaching. Melanie states, “I live for
Bufton Memorial Education Fund (SBMEF). SBMEF, grant and sharing my experiences with others, and I want to continue
scholarship funds to share my knowledge as a professor one day.”
in the country.
Commissioner’s For over 60 years, The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of ABWA is part of a
national network of business women. Founded in 1949, ABWA
ABWA has helped
has thousands of members in chapters and express networks
Update women achieve nationwide providing business skills training and networking
opportunities for women of diverse occupations to enhance
their business Melanie Martinez, scholarship
and professional recipient
success through career advancement and personal development. ABWA has
dedicated more than half a century to women’s education and
Yard Sense educational scholarships. Since its inception, more than provided workplace skills and career development training for
17,000 women nationwide have been awarded more than more than 545,000 members.
By Commissioner 17 million dollars in scholarships. The mission of the American Business Women’s Association
Hal Valeche A resident of West Palm Beach, Martinez is currently is to bring together business women of diverse occupations
Hurricane season a student at Keiser University with a 3.6 GPA pursuing a and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and
signals a time for bachelor’s degree in biomedical science. In 2018, she was others grow personally and professionally through leadership,
planning and preparation. on the Presidential List with a 4.0 GPA. While pursuing education, networking support and national recognition.
Staying vigilant can help her associate degree, she was the vice president of the For more information on the American Business Women’s
us minimize property Veterinary Technology Association educating students from Association, contact Chapter President Loretta Remy at (561)
damage and make our high school who were interested in the veterinary field, 317-3227 (or Loretta.spalady@gmail.com). Website: https://
neighborhoods safer in the visiting elderly homes with pets and providing comfort and northernpalmbeach.abwa.org/.
event of a storm.
If you have not already
complete your major vegetation and tree trimming. Once Experience Dentistry with a Woman’s Touch
done so, now is the time to

a storm threatens, it is too late. Haulers cannot guarantee
debris pickup when a storm is approaching because there is
not enough staff, equipment or time to collect and dispose of Cosmetic & Comprehensive Restorative Dentistry
large amounts of debris; and, as wind speeds increase, trucks
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Palm Beach County’s Solid Waste Authority (SWA)
recommends that your trimming include cutting back trees Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation Available
and weak branches that could contact buildings. Also, thin
your foliage so that the wind can flow freely through the
branches, decreasing the chance that trees or plants will Joanne Green, D.D.S.
uproot. Keep in mind that in the unincorporated areas, six
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at the curb, and that major land clearing or tree removal debris Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
is not eligible for collection at the curb and must be taken to
a SWA facility for disposal. If you hire a lawn care or tree (561) 622-2815 • www.joannegreendds.com
trimming service, consider contracting with them to haul
away the debris. If you live within a municipality, check with Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry - Cum Laude
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When you have the vegetation squared away, clean your Boston Brigham and Women’s Dental Group - Staff Dentist
yard of any items that could pose a danger in hurricane force
winds such as old lumber or broken lawn furniture and place
it at the curb on your bulk waste collection day.
In 2017, Hurricane Irma left almost 3 million cubic yards
of vegetative debris on the ground, which took three months CAMPBELL AND KARLIK, P.A.
and cost more than $30 million to collect and dispose. If we
can keep up with regular yard and tree maintenance, it will ATTORNEYS AT LAW
help lessen the amount of debris that must be collected and
deposited following a storm and shorten the time of recovery
efforts.
SWA coordinates with the Emergency Operations Center Wills • Trusts • Estate Planning • Probate
to monitor a storm’s potential path to decide if facilities
have to close or if they have to suspend collection services. Taxation • Real Estate • Corporations
The authority offers hurricane information to help residents
understand best practices, addressing priorities after a storm
passes, and other valuable tips at: https://swa.org/408/For-
Residents.
Additionally, Palm Beach County’s Cooperative
Extension Service provides guidance on trimming and
pruning techniques, restoring trees after a hurricane and
designing a more wind-resistant landscape. Links to this
information, as well as phone numbers for asking hurricane-
related and other landscaping questions, are available at
http://discover.pbcgov.org/coextension/horticulture/Pages/
Hurricanes-and-Your-Landscape.aspx.
I hope that these tips will help you stay prepared. For
overall hurricane preparedness recommendations, visit www.
ReadyPBC.org.
As always, if there is any way I can assist you, please
contact me at (561) 355-2201 or by email at hvaleche@
pbcgov.org. Remember, stay safe and be prepared.
Diane L. KarLiK

Tel: (561) 625-5220
3450 Northlake Boulevard Suite 210 Fax: (561) 625-5201• Mobile: (561) 797-5004
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33403 EMail: dlkarlik@aol.com