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Edgewater At Boca Pointe Celebrates

Acts 50th Anniversary Gala

By Lisa Sileo

Residents of Edgewater at Boca Pointe celebrated their
organization with a 50th anniversary gala. The community
went all out to decorate for this extraordinary night with
breathtaking floral arrangements, beautifully decorated
tables, a silent auction, and delicious food. Residents
dressed up for the fun
celebration to recognize
an incredible milestone
for Acts Retirement-Life
Communities and its
mission to serve seniors.
“The celebration About 250 people attended the celebratory gala on In the early 1970s, a group of visionary church leaders in
was fabulous; everyone May 18. Residents also raised money towards Acts Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, opened a retirement community
looked so beautiful,” said Legacy Foundation, with monies raised going towards for senior members of their congregation which began the early
Frankie Ross, a resident of community enhancements and programming. concept of a life care community where older adults can enjoy an
Edgewater who attended “It’s absolutely fantastic! This organization has been active and purposeful lifestyle with peace of mind for the future.
the event. “The food was on the map for 50 years and going strong,” said Alice Acts expanded to Florida and built Edgewater at Boca
absolutely wonderful and Stroh, an Edgewater at Boca Pointe resident who is on Pointe, then-called Edgewater Pointe Estates, in 1983.
the flowers and décor the community’s gala committee. “It shows the stability Today, Acts has 26 resort-style communities, including two
were magnificent. The of Acts and the confidence for residents to be part of an in Boca Raton, with the added benefit of assisted living and
community did a great job, everything was gorgeous!” organization that’s been around for half a century.” skilled care if it’s ever needed. 
Clowns On Call

By Harriet Rubin, know their success will be
aka Florabelle the Clown overwhelming. So if anyone
reading this has a contact
Summer is here! with a children’s group from
Hurricane season is upon pre-school to 3rd grade,
us! The Clowns are ready and you like the idea of our
to perform! clowns visiting the class and
Red Nose Readers is reading a story, please let us
turning into a fabulous know. Of course there is no
program for our “Call Us charge for our services.
Clowns” group. J.J. and I The Summer Camp at the
went to Florence Fuller East in May to entertain their Club will start on June 6. At
pre-schoolers and did we have a great time! There were this time we are scheduled to
about 30 of the cutest kids, all well behaved, and so teach a 1 hour session twice
happy to see us. We had not been there before so we came a week. Needless to say, we
without make-up and costume and turned ourselves into are all looking forward to
clowns in front of their very eyes. It was so exhilarating a new adventure in clown Cutie Pie, Florabelle, Twinkle Toes and Juggles with some of PBSO finest!
to witness the astonishment and joy those kids exhibited. training. Hopefully we will
Their response was unlike anything we have experienced be able to have a shortened version of our show “Wiggles International Clown Week is the first week in August.
and we left there on a real high! The book we read was and Giggles” on the final day of camp, and show how Clowns all around the world volunteer to perform and
written by J.J.’s niece, and is beautifully illustrated. The much can be accomplished in a short time. entertain for groups to promote the joy of Clowning and
moral is accepting someone new, and the kids, as young we hope to schedule several events during that week. Due
as 4, were able to talk about being left out, feeling hurt, to the pandemic, no clowns have really been able to take
and the importance of being nice to someone who is part in this wonderful week since 2019, when we did 7
different from you. A simple magic change bag trick performances of “Wiggles and Giggles”! If you know of a
elicited wonderment in their eyes! It was GREAT! J.J. and group who would like us to entertain with our 40 minute,
Juggles are going back to Florence Fuller East in early very funny, show, please contact me at 561-362 -6695.
June, to perform for the rest of the pre-schoolers and I That’s all for now. Don’t forget to wave when you see
a clown on campus! 

Current Events

Group

The Current Events Group meet every Monday from
10am-11:30am at the BPCA office. The members consist
of both men and women and all Boca Pointe residents are
invited to attend. If you would like more information or
to sign up, please call 516-835-2670. 

J.J. and Florabelle at Florence Fuller east Cutie Pie and Twinkle Toes at the Boca YMCA