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Commissioner’s Update Town Of Jupiter
Honoring And Supporting War, has made it her life’s mission to raise awareness of
lands to pay respect for their loss. She works with U.S. News
Gold Star Families and install memorial markers on public
Our Veterans
Army officials to sponsor these markers and organizes
By County Commissioner community commemoration events. By Ilan Kaufer,
Maria Marino Jupiter-based Renewal Coalition is a nonprofit charitable Jupiter Vice Mayor
Every Veterans Day, organization whose mission is to assist wounded service I hope you are having a
we honor the brave and members and their families in their transition from great start to December and
dedicated men and women military to civilian life, or back to active duty by offering had a fun Thanksgiving.
who have served the a retreat at Florida residences. The intent is to provide My family and I wish
public at the highest level military families with a relaxed, pleasant and welcoming you and your family a
in our Armed Forces. In environment. Volunteers provide all transportation, food, wonderful and meaningful
this community, we are lodging, activities, and entertainment. holiday season. Please find
fortunate to have many PGA Hope (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is the below some recent updates.
avenues through which we flagship military program of the PGA of America, and Police Staffing Update
can support our veterans all locally through the South Florida PGA Foundation. This As you know, I have
year round, and I have had the privilege to learn about and program introduces golf to veterans with disabilities to long advocated for all budgeted police department positions to
work with several local programs. enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well- be filled. I am pleased to report that the police department has
Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County is now being. It is 6 to 8 weeks in length, and includes expert now been authorized to fill all budgeted positions. This will
an affiliate for Veteran Build, an initiative to engage instruction from PGA professionals. Funded entirely by the include filling vacancies that were created due to retirements,
military service members, veterans, and their families in foundation, it is offered free of charge to military veterans as well as budgeted positions that were not previously being
their mission of building homes, communities and hope. and their families. filled. Based on this most recent development, all sworn law
Habitat believes that every veteran deserves to be welcomed Additionally, the annual Palm Beach Gardens Mayor’s enforcement positions in the department are or will be in the
home with dignity, honor, and respect. They are committed Veterans Golf Classic raises funds to help local families process of being filled. I am glad to see that this will occur
to serving those who serve by providing safe, decent, served by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. in the near future.
energy-efficient, and affordable housing to veterans in this Residents in our North County community also work Public safety will continue to be my top priority. I will
county. Additionally, in partnership with the Home Depot with the Missing in America Project, a national effort to continue to advocate to ensure that all budgeted police
Foundation, Habitat developed the Repair Corps program to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of positions be filled and ensure that Town staffing levels are
offer critical home repairs to military veteran homeowners. American veterans through the joint efforts of private, state adequate to maintain the high level of service our residents
Gold Star Family is a term coined from the Service and federal organizations. The program provides honor and deserve and expect.
Flag – flags or banners flown by families during World respect to those who have served this country by securing Thank you to the public for their support on this issue and
War I. They bore a blue star for every immediate family a final resting place for these forgotten heroes. to all our Town employees for their hard work and dedication
member serving in the United States Armed Forces during Palm Beach County’s Division of Veterans Services to our community.
any period of war or hostilities engaging our troops. If assists and counsels former and current members of the Town Manager Update
that loved one died in combat, a gold star replaced the Armed Forces who reside in the county. Services include In November, the Town separated with our Town manager.
blue star and informed the community of the price paid assistance in preparing and filing claims for federal, The public testimony from our Town employees and the
by that family in the cause of freedom. Our nation now state and local benefits, for which they, dependents concerns from our police department is something I took
recognizes Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day on the and survivors may be eligible. For more information very seriously. It was clear that the situation was no longer
last Sunday in September. Gold Star Spouses Day is April visit https://discover.pbcgov.org/communityservices/ tenable, and it was important to move on to new leadership.
5. Just this year, the U.S. Senate designated Aug. 1 as humanservices/Pages/Veteran-Services. I voted against the severance package concerning the Town
Gold Star Children’s Day. Your comments are welcome, and as always, please
Lauren Berkson, a District 1 resident whose father contact me if I can be of assistance to you by calling (561) Town Of Jupiter News on page 8
Joseph Berkson was an Army Ranger killed in the Vietnam 355-2201, or by email to mmarino@pbcgov.org.
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