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June 2021 Viewpointe, Page 21

From The Desk Of Vice Mayor Weinroth

Vaccine Update • Always swim with a buddy; never swim alone. Emergency Broadband
• Young children should never be left unattended near water.
There are plenty of • Have young children or inexperienced swimmers wear life Benefit
vaccines available in our jackets around water.
area. To find a convenient • If you have a pool, secure it with appropriate barriers. Many The federal government is now offering monetary
location, use the CDC children who drown in home pools were out of sight for less than assistance through the Emergency Broadband Benefit for
vaccine locator website at five minutes and in the care of one or both parents at the time. households struggling to afford internet service in response
www.vaccines.gov/search/ The county’s Drowning Prevention Coalition offers various to the COVID-19 pandemic.
that provides vaccine and programs including free/reduced-cost swimming lessons. Other The program offers up to $50 a month towards broadband
provider choices based on programs include free water safety seminars to audiences of all service for eligible households. In addition, the program
your zip code. ages; traveling safety displays, and more. For more info or to also provides a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase
The Pfizer vaccine has schedule a presentation for your group of 10 or more, or call a computer, or tablet from participating providers (if they
recently been authorized for 561-616-7068. contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the
persons’ age 12 and up. The Also, the Red Cross offers free online and in-person programs purchase price).
Moderna and J&J vaccines are authorized for persons’ age such as CPR and First Aid training and certification. For more For more details on the program, visit www.
18 and up. All individuals under the age of 18 receiving a details, visit www.redcross.org. GetEmergencyBroadband.org or call 833-511-0311.
vaccine must be accompanied by a guardian.
Currently, only 45% of those over the age of 16 have Warning: Lithium-ion Volunteers Needed for
been fully vaccinated in the county. Consequently, a large
percentage of our 1.5 million residents remain unprotected. Batteries Traced to Fires Gleaning
Health experts have indicated that in order to reach herd
immunity, 70-85% of the population needs to be vaccinated. Throwing rechargeable batteries in a recycling bin or Gleaning is the process of harvesting leftover produce from
garbage puts property and lives at risk since they are known grower’s fields after the commercial harvest. The produce is
Drowning Prevention/Water to ignite spontaneously. They need to be disposed of at one then donated to the Palm Beach County Food Bank and other

Safety of Solid Waste Authority’s (SWA) designated centers or at food relief partners, for distribution to individuals and families
major retailers who have drop-off locations.
countywide.
County residents can dispose of rechargeable (non- CROS Ministries is a local non-profit agency that holds
With year round sunshine and warm weather, swimming alkaline) batteries at any of the SWA’s seven home chemical annual gleaning events at local farms and is always in
remains one of our areas most popular activities. Unfortunately, and recycling centers. need of volunteers. It’s a great way to spend time outdoors
drowning accidents are far too frequent and the number one cause Regular alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt) while helping provide fresh produce to those in need. For
is unsupervised water activity. In 2019, over 50 people drowned can be placed in your garbage. more information, contact Keith Cutshall at kcutshall@
in an avoidable accident in Palm Beach County. It only takes a To see a full list of household hazardous wastes, visit crosministries.org.
minute for the unthinkable to occur, so please take some time to www.SWA.org/HCRC. For more information on county programs including
review the following information. COVID-19 resources such as vaccine locations and more,
• Make sure everyone in your family learns to swim. visit www.pbcgov.com.
• Swim in designated areas, preferably supervised by Please contact our office if you require assistance at 561-
lifeguards. 355-2204 and/or email me at rweinroth@pbcgov.org. 
Clowning 101 – Come And Join Us!

By Harriet Rubin, bunch of amateurs can look so professional! attended over the past 6 years. Also, our web site lists about 50
aka Florabelle the Clown I am so happy to announce our first gig since March, 2020. places we have gone, so you might see your favorite charity
We are taking part in The National Senior Health & Fitness listed!
Welcome Summer! It’s Day on May 26th at the YMCA of Boca Raton. Our purpose in Thanks for taking the time to read my ramblings, and
been a “short” but “long” attending this is to advertise our services to the community. Our remember, wave when you see a clown on property! 
winter/spring! I don’t know hope is that 1) we may pick up some interested potential trainees,
anyone who doesn’t complain and 2) find some new organizations who would like us to attend
that the time is fleeting by, and their functions. Needless to say, we are all so thrilled to have an
feeling like nothing is being opportunity to: apply our make-up, dress up and show off our
accomplished. But it’s getting skills!
better! I know I am repeating myself; however, some requests
My May article brought in one male resident who is getting are on-going! We are seeking places to service!! If you have a
trained as you read this column. Our invitation to join us for a club, organization, school, pre-school, after-school, non-profit
summer of fun remains open, so please call or e-mail me for group, religious affiliation, nursing home, assisted living facility,
more information. independent living facility, day care center for adults or children
Many of you who read this article may not realize we have – we can contact any of these and see if they want us to: visit?
a beautiful web site and I urge you all to take a few minutes and perform? be part of an event?, etc. etc. When in doubt, give me
watch it. – bocapointeclownsoncall.com – Our hysterical show a call and I will follow up.
“Wiggles and Giggles” has 23 minutes of the performance on For this reason, the photos I have chosen for this article
the web site and if you want to see how talented your Boca Ponte demonstrate (in a brief way) the various types of events we have
clown neighbors are- take a look! We are very proud of how a Performance of “Wiggles and Giggles” at Valencia Isles
during Christmas week

Please Help

Prior to COVID, Boca Pointe residents were donating
their extra clothing to the homeless. The homeless shelters
are now able to accept clothing again. Please bring any
clean clothing that you would like to donate. The drop
off location is the BPCA office located at 6909 SW 18th
St. Suite A120 in the Boardwalk shopping plaza. Due to
the generosity of Boca Pointe residents, many homeless
have been given very much needed clothes. Let’s continue
helping those less fortunate. Thank you!! 
Bike safety event at the Delray Beach Library Clown week at Florence Fuller summer camp