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VOL. 23 NO. 7 www.seabreezepublications.com JULY 2021

Ninth Annual Treasure Racquets For Recovery

Coast Bonito Blast Fishing Benefits Local Nonprofit

Tournament By Jackie Holfelder
The Mark Garwood SHARE Foundation held its first Racquets For Recovery
This Fun-Filled Family Event Allows Us To Tennis and Pickleball Tournament at North River Shores Tennis Club in Stuart
on Saturday, May 22. All proceeds benefited the nonprofit’s Phoenix Scholarship
Give Back To Florida’s Disabled Veterans For program.
Women’s doubles tennis and pickleball and men’s doubles tennis and pickleball
Their Sacrifices games all saw spirited but good-natured competition as participants were reminded
of the reason for the event by moving and emotional speakers.
The Ninth Annual Treasure Coast Bonito Blast (TCBB) works with various Treasure Coast Volunteers Dr. Juan Giachino and Fern Giachino roasted a succulent pig, which
businesses to create an event that brings our quaint town and city (with a fishing problem!) and was part of a delicious picnic lunch enjoyed by over 175 participants and guests.
community together in appreciation and support of the Wounded Veteran’s Relief Fund (WVRF). Jessie Ewing, the first of 32 recipients to be awarded a Phoenix Scholarship by
The event includes substantial prize money, dinners, live music, auction items and raffle. the nonprofit, shared with attendees it was not only being given the financial means
The TCBB is the largest one-day tournament on the Treasure Coast. The bonitos are always
biting at this time of the year! To date, the tournament has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars
for the WVRF, which has provided assistance to hundreds of veterans (https://wvrf.org). Please
do your part to give back to those who gave so much by supporting the TCBB. This is our way
of giving back, especially for those of us who did not serve.

Ladies’ 3.5 tennis winners Carol Kushner, Kathy Gall, Maureen Holley, Brigite Babine,
Sue Whittington, Nancy Pribble and Joyce Costopolous

Racquets For Recovery on page 3
Bonito Blast Fishing Tournament on page 4
Sandhill Cove Foundation Presents

2021 Scholarship Awards

By Jackie Holfelder Arroyo, Daria Behrens, Bonnie Burandt, Matt Burgos, Laine Campbell, Cameron Cardona,
The awarding of the sixth annual Sandhill Cove Foundation Scholarship Awards took Belgine Desir, Suzzlie Desir, Clifford Dominque, Kindred Dominique, Vanessa Dominique,
place in its beautifully redecorated pavilion on Wednesday, June 9. Brandon Duclaux, Shannon Dugan, Stacy Duphren, Cheyenna Duphren, Ivan Escobar, Kerry
Forty-four employees of Sandhill Cove Retirement Living and/or their children were Exantus, Gage Fanslau, Kara Francois, Tianna Francois, Jasmine Gamez, Mark Godkin, Essence
selected to receive scholarships that totaled $139,500. Hammond, Maria Hernandez, Cortni James, Demetrius Johnson, Rosie Julmis, Savoya Levers,
The foundation is an independent, tax-exempt public charity, set up by Sandhill Stady Ann-Marie Lewis, Beverly Ann Louissaint, Jeannie McCall, Stefanie Pineda Mijares,
Cove residents in accordance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service. Elmanny Mondesir, Caleb Nonnombre, Shantia Reid, Jonathan Resendiz, Alexis Simms, Alton
It reserves 98 percent of income for qualified awardees.
Mary Antaya, foundation president, welcomed the scholars and attendees, stating,
“The foundation, started by a few forward-thinking residents, renews our sense of
purpose. We become emotionally involved in the lives of these young people, we cheer
them on in their successes and are ready, sometimes, too often, to offer advice.
“Their energy and dreams take us back to earlier times in our own lives. We give,
but we also receive.”
Dr. Timothy Moore, president of IRSC was keynote speaker, encouraging the
scholarship recipients to pay it back and help someone else, as residents of Sandhill
Cove have done for them.
Scholarship recipients are Ashley Abaunza, Monica Adelphonse, Anthony Armstrong, Aaron

2021 Sandhill Cove Foundation Scholarship recipients

2021 Scholarship Awards on page 4