Page 8 - The Jewish Voice - August '21

Page 8, The Jewish Voice

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Term Care Director Jennifer Escobar. “We are grateful to the
Kind Kitchen and the dedicated volunteers who made it all
possible.”
“As our country prepared to celebrate its freedom, Alpert
JFS celebrated the volunteers who delivered gifts of tasty
meals to our clients,” said Alpert JFS Director of Volunteer
Leadership Belinda Lasky. “They looked forward to seeing
the smiles on the faces of clients as they wished them a good
holiday weekend, and were not disappointed!”
“Truly free people study and fulfill the commandments,
starting with ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself,’” said Kind
Kitchen’s Chani Ezagui. “Thanks to the supporters and
volunteers who displayed acts of lovingkindness.”
Instructors Shannon Murray and Libby Faber (both in black Students participating in Dance for Fluidity Class
Ballet Palm Beach Announces pants) with students in Dance for Fluidity class
‘Dance for Fluidity’ with “For years I’ve been interested in the benefits of dance About Ballet Palm Beach

Ballet Palm Beach (BPB), the professional ballet company
Mind, Music, and Movement for people living with neurological diseases,” said Colleen of the Palm Beaches, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) ballet company
Smith, artistic and executive director. “I’m thrilled to have
dedicated to preserving the art of classical ballet, cultivating
Foundation made a connection with Beth Elgort and the Mind, Music and new visions in choreography, impacting the next generation
Movement Foundation to offer these classes at Ballet Palm
through the discipline of dance, and enriching the community
To Benefit Those Living with Beach.” through this universal art form. Established in 2001, the
Neurodegenerative Diseases The foundation also offers The Voices of Parkinson’s company has become a fixture in Palm Beach County. Each
chorus every Thursday at 1 p.m. in the studios. year BPB produces main stage ballets as well as outreach
Ballet Palm Beach, For more information or to register for the Dance for shows, both locally and abroad. For more information about
the professional ballet Fluidity or The Voices of Parkinson’s chorus sessions, please the professional company or its school, Ballet Palm Beach
company of Palm go to www.m3f.org. You can also email info@m3f.org or call Academy, or to support BPB’s outreach efforts call (561)
Beach County, is (561) 336-0902. 630-8235 or visit www.balletpalmbeach.org.
pleased to announce
a collaboration with
the Mind, Music and ATTENTION READERS
Movement Foundation
to launch Dance for
Fluidity. This class is This Jewish Community newspaper is monthly direct mailed
for people living with
neurodegenerative to 8,000 homes. Please support your Jewish businesses and
diseases as well as
all people wanting to newspaper by advertising and sending your events and photos!
improve their balance
and flexibility. Dancers-Instructors Shannon We appreciate your business.
“I was thrilled Murray and Libby Faber with Beth
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Dancers-Instructors Shannon Murray and Libby Faber with
Beth and Steve Elgort (center)

Smith,” said Beth Elgort, founder and CEO of Mind, Music
and Movement Foundation. “It was a true blessing. I realized
instantly that together we would be helping our community
with these amazing classes that support fluidity for the mind,
body, and soul. The instructors embraced our first class with
professionalism, kindness, creativity, and joy. It was a huge
success for the Mind, Music and Movement Foundation
programming.”
Aligning with both foundations’ belief that “Dance is
for Everyone,” Ballet Palm Beach and Mind, Music, and
Movement Foundation’s first class, Dance for Fluidity, was
held on Monday, June 21 for people living with Parkinson’s
and other neurodegenerative diseases. Dance has been proven
through research to improve balance and stability for all
people as well as those living with neurological disorders. The
professional dancers and instructors teaching these classes are
Shannon Murray and Libby Faber from Ballet Palm Beach.
The classes will take place weekly on Mondays at 1 p.m. in
Ballet Palm Beach’s Palm Beach Gardens studios. The first
class is free.

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