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VOL. 21 NO. 12 www.seabreezepublications.com DECEMBER 2020

Elev8Hope’s Gift Of Thanksgiving

By Jackie Holfelder
Elev8Hope has grown to serve the community in
ways no one could have imagined when students Trevor
Shpiruk, Devon Shpiruk, Mitchell Shpiruk and Myah
Shpiruk founded it in 2012.
The program is run through Martin County school
clubs, churches, homeschools and preschools, giving
youth a platform to lead and make positive changes in
their hometown.
Elev8hope instills youth engagement and
empowerment. Students are aware of the issues the
community is facing and get involved in finding solutions.
The boots-on-the-ground nonprofit’s Thanksgiving
Sharing Event is but one example of what happens
when students, families, businesses, other nonprofits,

Elev8Hope on page 3 Redeemer Lutheran Church and School students
Little Smiles Expands Holiday Toy Drive

To Help More Local Children Than Ever Before

For The First Time Little Smiles

Toy Drive Will Benefit Local

Children In Need Year-Round

Little Smiles plans to bring big smiles to more children
than ever before this holiday season and beyond. For the first
time this year, to meet the rising demand, Little Smiles plans
to use donations from its annual toy drive to help local children
all year long!
“Our role in the community is more important now than
ever before,” said Nicole Mercado, executive director of Little
Smiles. “With the global health crisis and kids quarantined

Little Smiles on page 2
Shoot For The Moon Raises Funds For SHARE Foundation

By Jackie Holfelder For the second year,
On Friday, Oct. 9, the Mark Garwood SHARE Foundation Shoot for The Moon was
hosted its fourth annual Shoot for the Moon Sporting Clays presented and sponsored by
Competition at the South Florida Shooting Club in Palm City. Audi Stuart, Infiniti Stuart,
The event raises funds for the foundation’s Phoenix Maserati of Stuart and Alfa
Scholarship program, which over the past six years has Romeo Stuart.
awarded more than $185,000 in educational grants to 32 A total of more than 175
local men and women who are battling back from the effects attendees, including 124
of substance use disorder. participants in the shoot,
The scholarships go to individuals working to get their
lives back on track, actively involved in structured recovery Shoot For The Moon
programs and wanting to initiate or resume their education. on page 4

2021 scholarship winners: Kathryn Hovey, Dominique Bartko, Lorraine DeAmicis,
Niki Tartal, Karen Reese, Amber Scott and Russell Wetjen, Erica Garwood. Photo by
Melissa Fuller