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VOL. 24 NO. 3 www.seabreezepublications.com MARCH 2022
WeDoGood Changes Lives Again
“One Good Deed Can Change Everything” is their a basket of toys and
motto. Making the maximum positive impact for families a golf bag and clubs
of fallen veterans, healthcare workers and first responders, stuffed with all
and police officers is their goal. We are talking about the necessary golf
WeDoGood.org, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charity accessories and
organization with their base offices in Stuart, Fla. comes with monthly
Their latest good deed helped the family of West Palm golf lessons for
Beach police officer and military veteran, Anthony Testa, him and his mom
who passed away on Sept. 25, 2021. Officer Testa was by top local golf
a United States Army veteran and served two tours in professionals.
Afghanistan and was a police officer in his community Along with their
for four years. He is survived by his wife Janine and signature Blueline
5-year-old son James. Golf Tournament, WeDoGood hosts an annual
WeDoGood.org raised money for the family of Officer Healthcare Heroes golf tournament and a Fallen
Testa through their first, annual Blueline Golf Tournament Veterans golf tournament. The charity was
held at The Fox Club in Palm City on Feb. 21. With 132 founded by Charles Dame nearly two years
golfers playing, they were able to raise enough money to ago, who is also a veteran and served with the
present his family with a $10,000 check right there at the
golf tournament. His son, James, was also presented with WeDoGood on page 3 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 Dogs will have an opportunity to have fun in a
is $35 and the 10K race is $45. The timed races include lure course.
an event T-shirt.
Radio personality Jennifer Ross of Sunny 107.9 will emcee ever-competitive canine costume contest with
the festival, which will feature a morning walk with pets around local celebrity judges. Prizes will be awarded to
the park. Rev. Jude Denning of Unity of Stuart will conduct a the funniest, cutest, most original and best overall.
blessing of the animals before the leisurely walk begins. Dogs also will have the opportunity to run a lure
The event also will give attendees an opportunity
to shop at the flea-“less” market and participate in the Mutt March Festival on page 3 The Mutt March includes a leisurely walk around Memorial Park.
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 Selected and featured in a bright string of white tents Feb. 12 to
culinary arts, thousands converged in Downtown Stuart for 13, it was an eclectic presentation of expert artistry, in colorful
ArtsFest 2022, hosted by MartinArts, in grand celebration display and wide variety of mediums. Painting, sculpture,
of its 35th year! ceramics, drawing, glass, wood, fiber, mixed media, found
Each year, ArtsFest, a juried, competitive show, invites objects, and more delighted visitors who met and mixed with
artists to apply for the opportunity to exhibit works for sale. the artists, and took home their original works.
Adjacent to the fabulous
runway of artists, Gazebo
Park set the stage for
the jovial audience, who
enjoyed an exciting array of
delicious food, refreshments,
and musical performance.
Taking home top honor with Best of Show was Paul Shampine,
MartinArts Celebrates 35th of Newtown, Conn., for his collection of mixed media;
Year on page 7 pictured with Neil Capozzi, event chair of ArtsFest 2022.