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HappeninGs
Harbour Ridge Mah Jongg Current sponsors include
Tournament Will Benefit EFMC Sandhill Cove Retirement
Living, the Arati Hammond
By Jackie Holfelder Team at Keller Williams Realty,
The Harbour Ridge Mah Jongg Tournament had a smashing and Myrna Bennett.
debut in 2020 under the expert guidance and leadership of For information about how
Lois McGuire, a resident of the upscale community and you can sponsor or play in the
longtime supporter of Education Foundation of Martin County tournament, call (772) 600-
(EFMC), the recipient of monies raised at the event. 8062. Make plans to join other
Did you know that Mah Jongg is so popular around the players who believe that good
world that it has its own special day of recognition on Aug. friendships are like Mah Jongg
1? And that even though it’s called National Mah Jongg Day, – easy to play, hard to win.
it is – in fact – celebrated internationally? To l e a rn m ore a bout
After a one-year hiatus, the daylong fundraiser will Education Foundation of Annette Theriault, Lois McGuire
return to the same venue on March 4. Registration and Martin County, visit www. (tournament director), and Carolyn Susan Russell, Marilyn Sages, Ginna Salamy,
continental breakfast kick things off at 9:30 a.m., followed educationfoundationmc.org. Caiola at the 2020 Mah Jongg and Stacy Rosen at the 2020 Mah Jongg
by rules review and morning play at 10:30 a.m. Photos by Liz McKinley Tournament Tournament
A sumptuous lunch prepared by the skilled Harbour
Ridge chefs will be served from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. and Two “Bigs” Honored by Big Brothers Big
play resumes at 1:30 p.m.
An awards ceremony wraps up the day’s events at 3:45 p.m.
The $75 entry fee includes cash prizes, breakfast and lunch, Sisters of PB and Martin Counties
soft drinks all day, awards and valet parking at the clubhouse.
Enrollment is limited to 100, with no cancellations
accepted (substitutions will be accommodated). By Jackie Holfelder
The event supports The Education Foundation of Two men who’ve given their time,
Martin County and its many educational enrichment talent and treasure to Big Brothers Big
programs which benefit teachers and students in the Sisters of Palm Beach & Martin Counties
Martin County’s public schools. (BBBS) were recently honored by the
nonprofit as they retired after decades of
LocaL service.
Bill Bee spent 18 years with the
organization, during which time he
was President/CEO, CEO Emeritus
Government and advisor to senior staff and Board
of Governors. And, of course, he was a
beloved “Big.”
His accomplishments include guiding
First Year Review, Thank the expanding of services into Palm
Beach while coaching the next generation
You of leaders for BBBS.
After retiring in 1999 from a successful
January 5, 2022 career on Wall Street, he moved to Florida
Today marks my and found a second success while leaving Left to Right: Richard Levine - Past Chairman, Patrick Coolidge - “Little
one-year anniversary his inimitable and indelible mark on BBBS. Brother” to Bill Bee, Bill Bee - President Emeritus.
as your Martin County Richard Levine, the second honoree, marketing, branding and planning youth shopping events
Property Appraiser. I was a Campaign Chair at United Way of Martin County. He with Macy’s even though he’s lived in Broward County
would like to thank you began volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters 15 years ago. for the past nine years.
for allowing me to serve During his time at BBBS, Richard served as trustee, The staff, board, and volunteers of BBBS of Palm Beach
you this past year. It has former chair of the Board of Governors and treasurer of and Martin Counties are grateful for their big hearts and the
been a whirlwind and I BBBS of Palm Beach and Martin Counties. combined thousands of hours given to this organization.
have thoroughly enjoyed The retired vice president/general manager of Macy’s Thank you for your service, leadership, and guidance. We
working on behalf of the has continued to mentor staff in developing HR policies, can never thank Bill and Richard enough for all they’ve done.
property and business
owners of our great community!
During this first year, my priority was laser focused on
customer service and implementing a robust community
outreach agenda. Our goal was to educate property and
business owners regarding property exemption benefits,
website tools, and helpful resources available for them.
To accomplish this, we partnered with print and digital
publications to distribute monthly articles, expanded our
social media platforms with daily informational postings,
reached out to numerous organizations who invited us to
speak with their members, produced monthly educational
videos that now appear on our new YouTube channel, and
made dozens of enhancements to our website to better
serve you.
Utilizing our new Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal
(CAMA) system, my office blazed new trails of efficiency
in all aspects of property appraisal. For example, we
implemented a software application called Just Appraised,
which automatically uploads changes in ownership
information when a property sells. This software
significantly reduces manual data entry time, creates
workflow efficiencies, and displays sales information
much sooner on the Property Appraiser’s website.
I will continue to deliver outstanding customer service
that you deserve and expect. I will be accessible to you and
will stay committed to helping our community understand
the property valuation process.
I am proud to work alongside my talented professionals.
Through hard work, knowledge, and dedication, we
accomplished so much in a short amount of time to better
serve you!
I hope everyone has a happy,
healthy, and blessed new year.
Sincerely,
Jenny Fields, CFA,
Martin County Property Appraiser