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VOL. 30 NO. 1 www.seabreezepublications.com JANUARY 2022
fundraiSing event
The Arc Raises $77,650 With WILD Pants Party
The Arc of Palm Beach County
puts the “fun” in fundraising. On
Dec. 2, supporters and clients
celebrated the finale of the annual
WILD Pants fundraiser with a rowdy
runway show at Gehring Group in
Palm Beach Gardens. The party
celebrated individuality, innovation,
and community spirit, and raised more
than $77,650 to support programs for
people with disabilities.
Throughout the fall, advocates
for The Arc used social media and
personal outreach to show off their
outrageous pants and compete for the
title of top fundraiser. At the finale,
Kate Eagleton, Teca Sullivan, Tamra FitzGerald, Michael Albanese, Shelli
Fundraising Event on page 4 Lockhart, Chris Curtland Julie Menitoff, Melissa, Aaron Menitoff
Southern Profile Southern SPotlight
Hundreds Of Palm Beach Zoo & Spirit Of Jupiter
Conservation Society Supporters High School
Enjoyed The Annual Do At The Zoo Marching Band
Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society kicked off the Wins Title
Palm Beach social season with its highly anticipated annual
al fresco evening for wildlife, Do at the Zoo – A Culinary
Social Under the Stars, on Dec. 2. The Spirit of Jupiter High School Marching Band had
More than 300 guests began their zoo adventure with something to prove.
a welcome by Wilbur the celebrity sloth and Perus the Missing the last two year’s state band competition
precocious hyacinth macaw. Strolling farther into the seasons after they were called off because of the
culinary social celebration, guests enjoyed delectable bites pandemic, the Spirit of Jupiter was eager to compete for
from a variety of top-rated local restaurants while sipping the first time since 2019.
festive cocktails, and coming nose-to-whiskers with some
of the zoo’s most fascinating animals.
Other highlights included live music and exclusive access
to Zoo Lights, Palm Beach Zoo’s eco-friendly holiday
lights tradition presented by Florida Power & Light (FPL)
Luis, Lillian and Alfonso Fernandez SolarNow .
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Funds raised at Do at the
Zoo help save wildlife in wild
places and provide care for the
zoo’s animal residents, many
of which are rare, endangered
or orphaned. Chairmen of this
successful event were Ruth
Baum, Dr. Dan Comerford,
and Cy and Lulu Ryan.
Southern Spotlight on page 6
Southern Profile on page 2
