Page 18 - Talk of Tequesta - January '22

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Dear Friends: Coming To A Neighborhood New Veterans’ Mental Health
First, Happy New Year
to you and your family and Near You! Resource In Palm Beach
friends. I am hopeful that
2022 will be a very good After so many ups and downs over the course of the County
year as we return to some pandemic, we, like you, are excited to be back out in the
level of normalcy. community and returning to a “new normal.” Our team of Local veterans have a new resource to help treat
The new year typically community engagement ambassadors will be visiting Palm mental health issues. Connected Warriors, a 501(c)(3)
means declaring well- Beach County community events and associations in the nonprofit, has opened a new behavioral health center
intended resolutions. While coming months, and they look forward to seeing you there! in Boca Raton. Connected Warriors has been providing
not a traditional resolution, Some annual events, such as the Palm Beach Pride services for over 170,000 veterans nationwide the past
I always look forward to this Parade and Festival in Lake Worth Beach in March, and 11 years through partnerships with the Department of
time of year when the weather offers cooler temperatures Belle Glade’s Black Gold Jubilee in April, are open to Defense and Department of Veteran Affairs through its
and gorgeous sunny days, and I can commit to spending the public and all are welcome to attend. Our team will therapeutic yoga programs.
more time working in my garden. From planting and be there with educational materials and ready to answer The Connected Warriors Center will allow veterans
weeding to tending to my very productive honeybees, your questions about our services. Other outreach events of all eras faster access to licensed and professional
the South Florida winter months, with the lower humidity we participate in are held for smaller groups such as civic mental health treatment. The therapists are either veterans
and cooler temperatures, give me greater opportunity to or homeowners’ associations. themselves or are experts in the veterans’ culture. There is
enjoy the outdoors and my garden. If you are a member of an association that would benefit no cost to veterans and services are covered by the 2018
Gardening has always been a passion of mine and I from educational information from the Tax Collector’s Mission Act as well as local donations.
am so honored to have recently been appointed to the Office, reach out to us at www.pbctax.com/contact-us by The new center is designed to provide veterans the
Board of Directors for the Mounts Botanical Garden, choosing “Community Engagement Request” on the right- support necessary to overcome the trauma of war and
which is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical hand side of the web page. A member of the team will follow military service through customized treatment plans along
garden. If you, like me, share a love for the outdoors and up to see how we can best partner with your group. with their trauma conscious yoga practice. Treatment
the many native plants here in Florida, I encourage you Follow us on social media: @TaxPBC on Twitter and options include hyperbaric chambers, equine therapy,
to visit Mounts Botanical Garden at 531 North Military Instagram, and @PBCTAX on Facebook to see where we adaptive sports, aquatics training and yoga.
Trail, West Palm Beach. You can visit www.mounts.org will be headed next – perhaps to a neighborhood event Connected Warriors is located at 21301 Powerline
for more information and maybe I will see you there! near you. We look forward to seeing you soon! Road, Suite 106 in Boca Raton. If you or a loved one
Sincerely, need assistance, call (954) 278-3764 or email info@
Anne M. Gannon, connectedwarriors.com.
Constitutional Tax Collector,
Serving Palm Beach County Important Dates And

New Year Resolution: More Deadlines

You Time! Jan. 17 Martin Luther
King Holiday – Offices
Ou r a g e n c y Closed
wants to help you Jan. 31 Last day to receive
accomplish your 2 percent discount on
resolutions in 2022 property tax payment
by freeing up your
time. With the many
services we offer, we
expect at some point
you might need to schedule a visit to one of our service
centers or perhaps call our office for assistance. Here are
some tips to save you time.
Convenient Payment Options
We offer several convenient payment options, such as:
online e-check and credit card payments, mail, drop boxes
located in each of our services centers, self-serve kiosks
for vehicle registrations, and wire transfers. We don’t,
however, offer payments over the phone so we encourage
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for more information. 747-PALM

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Did you know that you can check the status of your
payment in five easy steps? Step 1. Visit our payment site
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wish to check the status of: Property Tax, Business Tax,
Tangible Tax, Tourist Development Tax. Step 3. Click the
drop-down to search by: Name, Account number, Address, Leaving Your Employer?
etc. Step 4. Once you find your information, click on the Understand Your 401(k) Options.
account number highlighted in blue. Step 5. Look at the
right-hand side under the text that says Collection Cart At Edward Jones, we can explain options for your
to see your payment status. 401(k), including leaving the money in your former
employer’s plan, moving it to your new employer’s
plan, rolling it over to an individual Retirement
Account (IRA) or cashing out the account subject to
tax consequences.
To learn more, call today.

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Financial Advisor www.edwardjones.com

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