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From The Desk Of Mayor Weinroth
Tourism Up/Unemployment Guide to Palm Beach County of buses to transport seniors to medical appointments and
Additionally, the Volen Center maintains a large fleet
Low Services other crucial destinations at an affordable cost. Each year,
they average over 85,000 trips!
The county recently The Palm Beach County Guide to Services is a For more information on the organization, visit https://
received the single largest comprehensive guide providing brief descriptions volencenter.com/.
Tourist Development Tax and contact information for services provided by
(TDT) remittance totaling municipalities, county, state and federal government offices History Corner
$9.7 million. Clearly, our and local agencies, including nonprofits. It also includes an
tourism industry is on the entertainment and leisure section and much more. As reports of beautiful Lake Worth reached the North,
rebound and remains a top To download the guide, visit https://discover.pbcgov. hotels were built to accommodate the first winter tourists.
industry in the county. org/pdf/publications/guide_services.pdf. In 1880, Elisha and Ella Dimick added eight rooms
TDT funds reduce the to their house to accommodate visitors who managed the
tax burden on our residents Nonprofit Spotlight: The difficult journey from Jacksonville to Palm Beach. They
and are reinvested in our gradually enlarged the island’s first hotel to 50 rooms.
community in areas such as Volen Center The Cocoanut Grove House (using the old-fashioned
beach renourishment, infrastructure and tourism-related spelling of coconut) was located on the site that is now the
marketing. The Volen Center (Center) is a local nonprofit Flagler Museum. The hotel was fully booked each season,
Additionally, the county’s unemployment rate was dedicated to supporting South Florida seniors through and some years they housed guests in tents in the yard.
reported at just 2.6% for March, well below the national health care and supportive services that meet their If you require assistance, please contact our office
and state averages. physical, emotional and social needs. at 561-355-2204 or email RWeinroth@pbcgov.org.
According to CareerSource Palm Beach County, there Throughout the pandemic, the Center was an agent
are more job openings than unemployed for the ninth of change by mobilizing its meal site programs, serving
consecutive month – 40,134 job openings vs. 19,235 nearly 3,000 senior residents.
unemployed people.
This is an important milestone for the county;
we are only witnessing new and better job opportunities One For The Good Of All!
traditionally, summer is a slow season for employment, but
for our residents!
By Steve Handwerker Creating climate safe/sustainable buildings, using
Senior/Veteran Discounts efficient renewable practices is a vital component. We
To do good in the need to make conservation a focus in utilizing empty
The county’s Parks and Recreation Dept. offers world we need to be spaces and also congested areas. Greener and more
senior and veteran discounts for recreational programs able to work together accessible transportation (increase miles traveled
and services at Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, and work with allies by passengers on public transit by 25%) is another
waterparks, and pools. Additionally, all fees are waived aligned with our values useful way to focus on creating a MOVEMENT TO
in Senior Softball Leagues! of sustainability, peace CHANGE. More tree coverage (at least 30%) in
Moreover, Environmental Resources Management, and the most good for populated areas would also significantly impact a
in partnership with Veteran Affairs, hosts fishing events the most number. The green strategy. Simple ways to improve our planetary
and guided kayaking tours for veterans free of charge at planet has seen an average 68% drop in mammal, bird, presence and have less of a footprint is to purchase
Pine Glades and Cypress Creek natural areas. fish, reptile and amphibian populations in the last 50 foods grown locally and organically and waste less and
For more information on these events, visit https:// years! The loss is fundamentally caused by resource less of it in consumption practices. Conservation and
discover.pbcgov.org/erm/Pages/default.aspx. misuse and habitat destruction due to unsustainable sustainability involves a restorative process not just
consumption, and agricultural practices and deforesting. with the land but with our hearts and minds as well so
Biodiversity losses range from 94% in Latin America and we as humans are more connected to our environment
the Caribbean to 24% in Europe and Central Asia. We and the land that is so precious and limited!
must change the ways we produce and consume foods
Attention by making agriculture and life styles more sustainable, Steven E. Handwerker Ph.D. D.div, RM
Board Certified Licensed Psychologist
reducing waste, and adapting and adopting to healthier
All Residents! more sustainable diets. We all need to cultivate, in 50 years experience
www.IAAHW.org. REVISED. II
each of our lifestyles, A MOVEMENT toward change.
Please keep Groundwork ORV is one example you can check it out. Books and Blogs
garage doors closed.
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