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Stay At Home And Give:
The Lord’s Place Palm Beach Non-Event Commits
Every Dollar Raised Directly To Ending Homelessness
Up To $100,000 Will Be Matched Until March 31
No need for a party dress. Kick off those high-heeled shoes.
Leave off the coat and tie. The Lord’s Place 11th Annual Palm
Beach Event is a “non-gala” for the second consecutive year.
No event means no expenses; so, 100 percent of every donation
goes directly to ending homelessness in Palm Beach County
and will be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000.
With the event theme centered around “Destination:
Home,” all are invited to stay at home and give. The
funds raised will help clients on their way to their hopeful
destination: their own home. In 2021, The Lord’s Place served
1,747 men, women, and children experiencing homelessness.
With increased community support, more people in need will
benefit from the programs and services necessary to reach their
destination: home.
All donations pledged or received by March 31, up to Julie Fisher Cummings, Pamela McIver, cochair of
$100,000, will be matched thanks to the generosity of 10 cochair of The Lord’s Place The Lord’s Place Destination:
life-changing couples and friends of The Lord’s Place: Julie Destination: Home non-event Home non-event
Fisher Cummings and Peter Cummings, Marianne and Tony
Ehinger, Rosemary and Carlos Ferrer, Laura Landro and Richard chairman of the board – has been as life-changing for me as
Salomon, Pamela and Brian McIver, Mary Quick and James the programs are to the clients,” commented McIver.
Daras, Betsy and Paul Shiverick, Cornelia and Dick Thornburgh, All donors and sponsors who give $2,500-plus will be
Sue and Jeffrey C. Walker, and one anonymous couple. thanked publicly in a print ad in the Palm Beach Daily News
“We are so grateful to start 2022 with hope and promise, in April. To make a donation to help bring more people to
knowing we have the support of loyal friends by our side,” stated their Destination: Home, visit: thelordsplace.org/palm-
Diana Stanley, chief executive officer of The Lord’s Place. beach-gala-non-event.
This year’s non-event is being chaired by Julie Fisher About The Lord’s Place
Cummings and Pamela McIver. McIver has been chairing the For more than 40 years, The Lord’s Place has been All donations pledged or received by March 31, up to
Palm Beach event since its inception in 2012 when it was held working to break the cycle of homelessness for men, women, $100,000, will be matched thanks to the generosity of 10
at the Royal Room, the former cabaret room at The Colony and children in Palm Beach County, Fla., through innovative, life-changing couples and friends of The Lord’s Place:
Hotel. Over the last 11 years, the Palm Beach event has raised compassionate and effective services. It provides supportive Julie Fisher Cummings and Peter Cummings; Marianne
more than $2 million for The Lord’s Place. and graduate housing at 10 locations; operates social and Tony Ehinger; Rosemary and Carlos Ferrer; Laura
“We are honored to chair this event so the life-changing enterprises including three Joshua Thrift Stores, Joshua Landro and Richard Salomon; Pamela and Brian McIver;
programs and services for those who are homeless can continue Catering, and Joshua Treasures; provides job training and Mary Quick and James Daras; Betsy and Paul Shiverick;
to grow. I, personally, have been supporting The Lord’s Place placement services, clinical and care coordination, and Cornelia and Dick Thornburgh; Sue and Jeffrey C. Walker;
for close to 20 years. The work that The Lord’s Place does community engagement services; and has a highly-successful and one anonymous couple. Pictured here include left to
changes lives every day. Being a volunteer – meeting and reentry program helping men and women transitioning from right: Cornelia Thornburgh, Pamela McIver, Laura Landro,
working with the clients, serving on the board, now past incarceration. For more information visit thelordsplace.org. and Richard Salomon.
CommiSSioner’S uPdate
Waste Really Matters
By Commissioner Maria Marino
The Board of County either at the source or by recovering materials from mixed without significant disruption, and rids the road right-of-way
Commissioners serves as waste prior to disposal, and turning those products materials of large mounds of waste that attracts rodents and vermin, and
the Solid Waste Authority into commodities. eliminates impediments to visibility and passage over roads,
(SWA) Governing Board. The • Combustion – Using municipal solid waste as a fuel source and interruptions to storm water drainage systems.
SWA is an Integrated Solid to create renewable energy, while significantly reducing the We all know how rapidly vegetation grows in South Florida
Waste Management (ISWM) volume of waste to the landfill. and that is why it is essential that we maintain our trees and
System. Through this system, • Landfilling – The final disposal option for anything vegetation on a regular basis. Do not wait until hurricane
the ultimate goal is to reduce that cannot be recycled or combusted. season to prune your yard. Staying on top of it will save you
the amount of waste that It is no exaggeration to say that SWA facilities are state- time, money, and aggravation. If you live on a large parcel or
goes to landfills for disposal, of-the-art, most notably the Renewable Energy Facility 2 have to perform extensive pruning that will exceed six cubic
while being environmentally (REF2), which is the cleanest and most advanced waste-to- yards, you must either store the excess on your property or
responsible and fiscally sound. energy power plant in North America. While reducing waste hire a company to remove it. The SWA will provide a removal
Elements of the ISWM System include: going to the landfill, the REF2 generates 100 megawatts of estimate to you based on a contract rate of $8 per cubic yard.
• Source reduction – Lessening the amount of waste electricity, enough to power an estimated 44,000 homes and If you live within a municipal boundary, the municipality’s
that reaches SWA through educational efforts and incentive businesses. Both REFs 1 and 2 combined produce enough contract with your hauler governs the frequency of collection
programs. energy to power nearly 74,000 households. The electricity and accumulation allowed. Whether you live in a city or in
• Recycling – Separating materials from the waste stream, is sold to FPL, and these revenues help offset the disposal the unincorporated area, in a zero-lot-line home or on a large
costs to the taxpayer, keeping your disposal assessments low. rural residential parcel, every residential property owner pays
With the continued increase in population and the same rate for garbage and debris disposal services. This
development in the county, the SWA has kept pace with is the non-ad valorem assessment at the bottom of your tax
best practices in methods of waste collection to improve bill levied by SWA.
Captain’s was established in 1980 servicing efficiencies while maintaining a high level of service and The authority is committed to transparency and
Palm Beach County and is a privately protecting the health, safety, and welfare of our residents. accountability for every taxpayer dollar used to provide waste
owned and managed company. The Garbage and Waste Collection Ordinance of Palm Beach management services. For example, our recycling program
Captain’s is committed to providing County, Fla., No. 2019-022 regulates garbage collection, enables SWA to sell the recycled materials at market rate and
dependable, reliable and professional partner with municipalities as part of the Recycling Revenue
ground transportation to and from all container requirements and placement, and maximum
South Florida Airports and Seaports. PBCVH212 allowable yard waste. Share Program. For more information on recycling, visit
To reserve your vehicle: Yard waste, a matter of particular interest to many residents, https://www.swa.org/198/Where-to-Recycle.
561-798-2180 or 800-634-7890 www.captainsairport.com is limited to six cubic yards or less a week in the unincorporated Let me know how I can assist you by contacting my office
areas. This limitation allows the hauler to service their routes at (561) 355-2201, or by email at mmarino@pbcgov.org.