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Jupiter Senior Softball Association Seeks Players

The Jupiter Senior Softball Association (JSSA) is profit corporation and the website has information on how
seeking additional players to fill team rosters for games individuals and businesses can become “JSSA Patrons,”
the remainder of the year and for the 2022 winter league whose financial support helps the organization to defray
that opens next January and runs through March. costs of softballs, other sports equipment, uniforms and
Players 55 and older and of all skill levels are welcome. insurance that go toward helping seniors remain active
Games are every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and engaged in life.
mornings at Jupiter Community Park at 8:30 a.m. JSSA
President Tom Cosentino said, “We’ve finalized the rules
for the winter league and everything is going great.” In
addition to pickup games, a fall season featuring four
teams opens Oct. 18 and runs through Dec. 13. Besides
being able to play a game they love, players cite as
benefits the camaraderie of teammates and exercise that
helps keep them in shape. Current players include Russell
Perlman, 69, who began playing ball in several different
leagues after his wife Susan died of cancer in 2008. At
first, he said he didn’t know what to do but friends urged
him to get out and play, which he finally did, sometimes Russell Perlman, 69, survivor of two heart attacks and open-
four days a week. Then, in 2012 he suffered two heart heart surgery blasts a hit to right field. Ron Seely, 84, says playing softball helps him keep in shape.
attacks and underwent open-heart quintuple-bypass
surgery in November of that year but was able to resume
playing the following January. La Posada 17th Anniversary
Perlman, a retired financial planner, was featured
in a February 2013 Palm Beach Post story headlined,
“Active lifestyle saved bypass patient.” “My doctor said For almost two decades, La Posada,
if I hadn’t been playing and in such good shape I would a Kisco Senior Living community, has
have died on the table.” He began playing in the Jupiter touched the lives of many, and those
Senior Softball League last year and is enjoying every who live and work there are proud of
day, he said. the success shared by all. This pride
Ron Seely, 84, another Jupiter senior softball can be seen on display daily, but is
enthusiast, has been playing since he retired in 2000 and especially visible as the community
had to undergo aortic heart valve replacement surgery in celebrates its 17th anniversary, providing
2015. He credits softball with aiding his recovery from a unique opportunity for everyone at the
surgery and for helping him keep physically fit afterward. community to look back and celebrate
He noted that on days when he plays ball he has lost 2 the successes that make La Posada what
pounds. “And if I get a hit or two and and make a play, is today.
that’s nice,” he said. Located in the heart of Palm Beach
To register or for more information go to www. Gardens, La Posada offers full-service
leaguelineup.com/jssa. The JSSA is a 501(c)(4) not-for- senior living that affords an enriched lifestyle. With a unique an independent lifestyle. At all levels, trust and transparency
approach and a philosophy centered on giving residents peace are key components of providing residents and their loved
of mind, the community focuses on providing residents with ones with confidence. La Posada continues to proactively
Solid Waste Authority from page 1 five-star service in all areas. As a resort-style community, prepare, plan, and protect against outside threats to ongoing
residents have access to a variety of amenities, including chef- service delivery. The community follows best-in-class
disposable lancets, may carry prepared meals, concierge services, state-of-the-art wellness protocols and continues to set the standard for keeping its
infectious diseases and can pose programs and so much more. residents and associates comfortably safe and sound.
a danger to solid waste workers
or anyone who accidentally
comes in contact with them.
The SWA does NOT accept
sharps or biomedical waste
through the trash, in recycle
bins, or at any home chemical
and recycling center.
To find an appropriate needle drop-off location in Palm
Beach County, call the Florida Department of Health in
Palm Beach County at (561) 837-5900.
Remember, pollution prevention starts at home. Visit
SWA.org/HCRC or call (561) 697-2700 or toll-free, (866)
SWA-INFO (792-4636), to learn more about the Solid “At La Posada we have a reputation for excellence and “At La Posada,
Waste Authority of Palm Beach County’s Home Chemical quality service, and that’s a badge of honor we take great pride we are focused
and Recycling Centers. in,” said Brad Cadiere, executive director at La Posada. “One on continuous
*Businesses that generate biomedical waste are thing that sets us apart is the strength of our staff and their improvement in all
regulated by both the Florida Department of Health (DOH) tenure, with several of our executive staff having more than that we do to provide
and Florida Department of Environmental Protection a decade of experience at our community and over a dozen exceptional service
(DEP). The DOH has primary authority and responsibility staff members who have been here 15-plus years.” for those who call our
for facilities that generate, transport, store or treat According to Cadiere, the community is focused on community home,”
biomedical waste through processes other than incineration. providing an atmosphere that is more like that of a family said Cadiere. “We
The DEP has primary responsibility for biomedical waste than a business, focusing on making sure that residents and understand that there is
incineration and final disposal. associates alike are known and cared for individually. This much to be considered
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is a can be seen in how La Posada celebrates each moment, big in choosing a senior living community, and our aim is
Dependent Special District that was created by the Florida and small, as well as finds opportunities to show one another to ensure daily that our residents know we are diligently
Legislature in 1975. Since then, the SWA has developed honor and respect. This level of commitment to its people focused on providing them with service that enables them
an award-winning integrated solid waste management is what continues to set the standard. to live and enjoy an independent lifestyle.”
system to handle the county’s waste and recyclables. We “Service is engrained in everything we do, and we want Featuring 193 luxurious independent living apartments
call ourselves AWAY: whether you throw it, recycle it or to be the best,” said Paulina Jacobs, associate executive and 11 independent living cottages, in addition to assisted
flush it AWAY, we put your waste to work. Each year, we: director. “We have a well-established culture that defines our living apartments, memory care suites and private rooms for
• Process more than 100,000 tons of recyclables services and how we engage with our community, and this is short-term rehabilitation and skilled nursing, the community
• Combust approximately 1.8 million tons of trash to something that we are committed to and always looking to provides opportunities to strengthen the mind, body and spirit
generate electricity at renewable energy facilities improve. We know that the little details make the difference, at all levels of community life.
• Produce enough electricity to power approximately and finding those opportunities to support the community is “At the end of the day we’re special not because we’ve
74,000 homes, about the number of homes in Boca Raton what makes us successful.” been here for 17 years, but because of the incredible
and Palm Beach Gardens One area La Posada’s commitment to those who live and individuals who live and work in our community,” said Jacobs.
• Recycle more than 150,000 tons of wastewater treatment work at the community can been seen is through safety and “Over the years we’ve had many experiences that have led to
residuals (sludge from flushes) into environmentally- security. Both have always been an integral aspect of La where we are today, but what defines us now and always will
friendly fertilizer Posada’s philosophy, and the community’s team members is our dedication to providing a community where everyone
• Safely dispose of more than four million pounds of home are trained to ensure that all the worry is taken out of living has the ability to thrive and live life well.”
hazards
• Collect water off of the roofs of Renewable Energy
Facility 2 and store it in a two-million gallon cistern, which Now is the right time to consider the invigorating environment La Posada offers.
is used as part of the energy making process Call (561) 277-0680 to schedule a tour and experience La Posada for yourself.
For more information please visit swa.org.