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VOL. 23 NO. 3 www.seabreezepublications.com MARCH 2022

WeDoGood Changes Lives Again

“One Good Deed Can Change Everything” is their motto. Making the maximum positive
impact for families of fallen veterans, healthcare workers and first responders, and police officers
is their goal. We are talking about WeDoGood.org, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charity organization
with their base offices in Stuart, Fla.
Their latest good deed helped the family of West Palm Beach police officer and military
veteran, Anthony Testa, who passed away on Sept. 25, 2021. Officer Testa was a United States
Army veteran and served two tours in Afghanistan and was a police officer in his community for
four years. He is survived by his wife Janine and 5-year-old son James.
WeDoGood.org raised money for the family of Officer Testa through their first, annual Blueline
Golf Tournament held at The Fox Club in Palm City on Feb. 21. With 132 golfers playing, they
were able to raise enough money to present his family with a $10,000 check right there at the golf
tournament. His son, James, was also presented with a basket of toys and a golf bag and clubs
stuffed with all the necessary golf accessories and comes with monthly golf lessons for him and
his mom by top local golf professionals.
Along with their signature Blueline Golf Tournament, WeDoGood hosts an annual Healthcare
Heroes golf tournament and a Fallen Veterans golf tournament. The charity was founded by Charles

WeDoGood on page 6 Testa Family
Mutt March Festival Returns As A Live, In-Person Event

The 19th Annual Mutt March Festival is returning this year as a live, in-person event
after a two-year run as an online event due to the pandemic. The event, which benefits
the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, will be held on Saturday, March 26, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Memorial Park, 300 S.E. Ocean Blvd., in Stuart. Prior to that, 5K
and 10K races will be held. Registration and check-in begins at 7 a.m. and the races
will begin at 8 a.m.
The Mutt March Festival is free. The cost of the 5K race is $35 and the 10K race is
$45. The timed races include an event T-shirt.
Radio personality Jennifer Ross of Sunny 107.9 will emcee the festival, which will
feature a morning walk with pets around the park. Rev. Jude Denning of Unity of Stuart
will conduct a blessing of the animals before the leisurely walk begins.

Mutt March Festival on page 3 The Mutt March Festival will kick off with 5K and 10K races.
MartinArts Celebrates 35th Year

Of Bringing Artists To The ArtsFest ‘Stage’

To Build Audiences And Inspire Passion For The Arts

Amid a brilliant showcase of visual, performance, and culinary arts, thousands audience, who enjoyed an
converged in Downtown Stuart for ArtsFest 2022, hosted by MartinArts, in grand exciting array of delicious
celebration of its 35th year! food, refreshments, and
Each year, ArtsFest, a juried, competitive show, invites artists to apply for the musical performance. Kicking
opportunity to exhibit works for sale. Selected and featured in a bright string of white
tents Feb. 12 to 13, it was an eclectic presentation of expert artistry, in colorful display
and wide variety of mediums. Painting, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, glass, wood, fiber,
mixed media, found objects, and more delighted visitors who met and mixed with the
artists, and took home their original works.
Adjacent to the fabulous runway of artists, Gazebo Park set the stage for the jovial

Taking home top honor with Best of Show was Paul Shampine,
Community organizations of Newtown, Conn., for his collection of mixed media;
offered interactive family fun, pictured with Neil Capozzi, event chair of ArtsFest 2022.
like complimentary guitar
lessons. MartinArts Celebrates 35th Year on page 4