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VOL. 15 NO. 12 www.seabreezepublications.com DECEMBER 2021

Steven Alker Wins TimberTech Tournament in 16th Annual

PGA Tour Champions at Broken Sound’s Old Course

By Rebecca Seelig
Tournament Promotes Steven Alker isn’t the most well-known
Environmental Sustainability golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, but that’s
about to change. The New Zealand native won
Environmental Sustainability: Going green was the focus at this year’s TimberTech the TimberTech Championship at Broken Sound
Championship. TimberTech officials, along with tournament staff, have worked the past Club with the kind of superlative golf he has
several months going over trash that comes from the tournament site to design a plan for displayed since turning 50 in late July.
ways to recycle, reuse, compost or donate the waste. The plan allowed the tournament Alker birdied two of the last four holes
to take advantage of an on-site composter at Broken Sound, a club with a long-standing to outduel Jim Furyk and win by two shots
commitment to sustainability. With the on-site composter, tournament officials were over Furyk and Miguel Angel Jimenez. Alker
able to return organic matter and nutrients to the soil and even grow wildflowers to help finished at 17-under 199 after a final-round 68.
the 22 beehives that are constantly professionally maintained as part of Broken Sound’s It was Alker’s first victory since 2014, but not
globally recognized year-round environmental program under the leadership of General surprising; it was his eighth top-10 finish in nine
Manager/VP, Operations John Crean. starts since becoming eligible for the PGA Tour Steven Alker winner of the PGA golf
Champions. tournament. Photo by Scott Halleran
Tournament Promotes Environmental Sustainability on page 3
Steven Alker Wins TimberTech Tournament on page 3
Sixth Annual Mayors Ball Presented by Rotary Club Downtown

Benefits Health and Wellness Needs of Boca’s Nonprofits

The Sixth Annual Boca Raton Mayors Ball, the first black-tie charity event held at The Several rounds of applause filled
Boca Raton this season, drew 450 guests to celebrate the city’s long, rich history and legacy the room as the George Long Prism
while raising monies for the Rotary Club’s Grant Program that serves the health and wellness Awards were presented to those
needs of Boca Raton’s nonprofits. who have long championed the
The evening, presented by the Rotary Club Downtown Boca, recognized Boca Raton’s tradition of bringing visionary ideas
mayors, city, business and community leaders who have exemplified Rotary International’s and transformation to Boca Raton.
motto, “Service Above Self,” which serves as the theme of the grant program. The highlight Recipients were (non-profit) Boca
of the evening was the annual presentation of the George Long Awards to three visionaries Raton Historical Society & Museum,
who have elevated the community. accepted by executive director Mary
The 2021 George E. Long Awards—named for the City’s first appointed mayor in 1924— Csar; (for-profit) Office Depot,
designed by Tiffany & Co. and sponsored by Florida Power & Light, were presented by club accepted by Alex Price, National
members and Co-Chairs Ingrid Fulmer and Jonathan Whitney, and Jon Kaye, whose firm George Long Award Recipients- Arlene Herson, Mary
Kaye Communications PR & Marketing produced the Mayors Ball. Sixth Annual Mayors Ball on page 4 Csar, Alex Price: Photo Credit: Gina Fontana.
Two Last-Minute Opportunities for Lovers of Live Theater:

Agatha Christie’s “A Spider’s Web” in Delray Beach,

Jackie Kennedy Play at Mizner Park Cultural Center

With final performances of both plays to take their stages on Sunday, December 19th, reviewer greeted it with the following comment:
matinee at 2 p.m., you have very little time remaining to order tickets for two excellent “Suspense, anyone? The old-fashioned kind? Who’s for good, clean fun? One is Agatha
local live theater experiences that were scheduled too late to be included in the last issue Christie’s 1954 puzzler, A Spider’s Web.”
of Boca Club News. That play just opened the current season at the Delray Beach Playhouse with two
The first of these is Agatha Christie’s second longest-running success, an intricately weeks of performances that ends on December 19th, so there’s not much time left to
plotted mystery with comedic overtones, which involves discovering a hidden treasure of contact the theater for available seats. Tickets are $38 and can be purchased online at
unsuspected value, a young girl’s fascination with witchcraft and a hostess who must keep delraybeachplayhouse.com, or by phone at (561) 272-1281. Performances are: Friday at
a murder from interfering with an important diplomatic conference. The New York Times 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m.
After Clarissa Brown convinces her husband, a Foreign Office diplomat, and his two
colleagues to help her hide a murdered body, the conference begins. But it is soon interrupted

Two Last-Minute Opportunities on page 6

One of Palm Beach's Premiere Social and
Charity Events: Fashion Show and Luncheon,

January 24th. See page 8