Page 4 - Jupiter Spotlight - March '21

Page 4, Jupiter Spotlight

Recent Hats Off Awards from page 1

Bill Bone, Esq., 2020 Hats Off Lifetime
Suzanne Cordero and Georgia Anderson, El Sol Achievement Award Honoree and Jessica Zach Bell and the Buccan Provisions Team receive the 2020 Community
Cecere, Nonprofits First CEO Collaborators Award from Jessica Cecere, CEO of Nonprofits First.

Chaired by Natalie M. Alvarez of Key
Private Bank, the Hats Off Nonprofit
Awards night was also made possible by its
sponsors, including The Palm Beach Post,
FPL, The Jim Moran Institute for Global
Entrepreneurship, Valley Bank and IT
Solutions of South Florida.
“What was unique and fantastic about this
virtual event was the viewership,” said Ms.
Alvarez. “We had more than 425 viewers on
the YouTube live stream and more than 200
in the live Zoom audience,” which is more
Sharon L’ Herrou, CEO, 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, than could have attended in person.
Hats Off to Heroes Award Honoree and Jessica Cecere, Funds raised from the evening benefit
Nonprofits First Nonprofits First educational programs.
These programs focus on professional
development, leadership, and training
that nonprofit community volunteers and
employees need to lead and succeed.
Since 2005, Nonprofits First, Inc. has
been the leading resource for strengthening
the administrative and operational
capacity of nonprofit organizations in the
community. Comprised of experienced
professionals, consultants, and volunteers, Nonprofit of the Year–Large, The Lord’s Place CEO Diana Stanley and staff,
the vision of Nonprofits First is a Nonprofits First CEO, Jessica Cecere
community in which all nonprofits achieve
their highest level of desired impact. Photos by Capehart Photography

Sharon L’Herrou and Gabriel Herrera from 211 Palm Beach/
Oxbridge Academy To Add Seventh
Treasure Coast

Jupiter Police Foundation from page 1 And Eighth Grades In Fall 2021

The money raised from the donations and online auction
of this event online go directly to support the Jupiter Police
Department. The foundation has used similar funds to What does an acclaimed
purchase six drones and are in the process of helping secure independent high school – known
a remotely operated submersible vehicle for underwater for instilling values, building
investigations and recoveries. This will help the police character, and emphasizing
department protect the community and the police officers diversity – do when it reaches its
themselves. The funds raised at Back the Badge will also 10-year milestone? In the case
support the Jupiter Police Department community events. of Oxbridge Academy in West
This 60-minute special will be chaired by Lauren Palm Beach, it adds seventh and
Lomangino and emceed by Felicia Rodriguez from eighth grades so students can
WPBF News and Emily Pantelides from Pantelides PR benefit earlier from its world-class
& Consulting. The event starts promptly at 7 p.m. online curriculum. Oxbridge Middle is set
but be sure to check out and bid on all the auction items to open in August 2021.
starting March 12. “When we began planning
Sponsorships are still available and the foundation is for our 10-year anniversary and
grateful to: Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath and Via identified ways to build on our
Productions for their generous support of this event. For strong foundation, a middle school
more information and to become a sponsor please visit: was a big part of the conversation,”
www.jupiterpolicefoundation.org/events. explained Oxbridge Head of School
The Jupiter Police Foundation and its volunteer Board Ralph Maurer. The school’s 10-
of Directors raise money for the purpose of supporting the year milestone also coincided with
Jupiter Police Department, its community programs and several other important factors:
officers in need. It is through donations and fundraising, more families moving into the area and an increasing school facilities. They will receive the same high-caliber
that we are able to support our mission of procuring demand for private school education. The timing is right, academic experience provided to students in grades 9-12.
equipment, materials, supporting community involvement and so is the mission. In addition, middle school students will be encouraged to
activities, youth programs, education and charitable “Adding middle school grades means preparing create or join clubs and participate in community outreach
activities to keep the officers and our community safe. students at a younger age to be world citizens and efforts, becoming fully integrated into the school’s “culture
future leaders who are caring, confident, compassionate of kindness.”
critical thinkers unafraid to tackle and solve 21st-century They also will have access to Oxbridge’s state-of-the-art
problems,” Maurer said, adding that, “It gives younger health and wellness facilities and gourmet dining services –
students from all walks of life the opportunity to benefit but enjoy lunch separately from the upper grades. Students
from our culture of kindness that nurtures and instills values who are advanced in math and languages will be eligible
such as integrity, honesty, respect, and gratitude. It will help to take upper level courses. They will be encouraged
them develop character and discover their passions at an to participate in sports – Oxbridge fields 29 teams. The
earlier age, and prepare them for a seamless transition to school’s financial aid program will also be available to
our high school.” middle school students.
Middle school students will have classes in a separate For more information about the Oxbridge Academy
wing of the north building on the beautiful 54-acre Middle School, contact the Admissions Office at
Oxbridge campus and will have access to many of the high admission@oapb.org or (561) 972-9826.
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