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Good Works from page 9 The first collaboration planned by the programs was a UCF- other facilities through events, activities, and gifts. Little Smiles
themed Tailgate Party for an Okeechobee patient. Since the teen’s has partnered with more than 35 pediatric facilities from Fort
For 50 years, FAU Harbor Branch has been at the plans to attend college have been put on hold, the Little Treasures Pierce to Miami, serving close to 50,000 individuals throughout
forefront of ocean science, pursuing discoveries to benefit Team wanted to do something special to lift his spirits. With the the region in 2021.
society and profoundly shape our future. The research support of Little Smiles, this young student enjoyed a “game-day About Treasure Coast Hospice
conducted at FAU Harbor Branch depends on strong experience” at his home surrounded by family and friends. Celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, Treasure
partnerships with our supporters. From marine ecosystem About Treasure Coast Hospice’s Little Treasures Program Coast Hospice is a nonprofit community organization of
conservation to global food security to cancer research, we Little Treasures is Treasure Coast Hospice’s specialized skilled professionals and dedicated volunteers whose mission
can only make a difference together. For more information pediatric program. The goal of the program is to improve the is to provide access to compassionate, caring, expert and
on becoming a part of the FAU Harbor Branch family, quality of life for children and teens with life-limiting illness by professional hospice and grief support services to patients and
please visit https://www.fau.edu/hboi/support/. supporting the entire family with palliative and hospice care. families at the end of life. Founded in 1982, Treasure Coast
About Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute By surrounding patients and their families with individualized Hospice has grown to serve more than 4,000 patients annually
Founded in 1971, Harbor Branch Oceanographic care and support, the interdisciplinary Little Treasures Team in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties. Thanks to the
Institute at Florida Atlantic University is a research addresses the medical, psychosocial and spiritual concerns of generous support of our community, the Treasure Coast Hospice
community of marine scientists, engineers, educators and those they care for by providing intensive pain and symptom Foundation is able to fund comprehensive hospice and grief
other professionals focused on Ocean Science for a Better management along with counseling, guidance and education. support programs for Treasure Coast Hospice, including three
World. The institute drives innovation in ocean engineering, About Little Smiles Of Florida inpatient units for those who need a higher level of care, the
at-sea operations, drug discovery and biotechnology from Little Smiles of Florida, a nonprofit organization based in specialized pediatric program Little Treasures, music therapy,
the oceans, coastal ecology and conservation, marine Palm Beach County, helps kids from Fort Pierce to Miami be massage therapy, virtual reality experiences, individual and
mammal research and conservation, aquaculture, ocean kids during difficult times. Founded in 1999, the organization group bereavement services, and Camp Good Grief for children
observing systems and marine education. For more brings smiles to the faces of children in hospitals, shelters, and who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
information, visit www.fau.edu/hboi.
About Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961,
officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public
university in Florida. Today, the university serves more
than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across
six campuses located along the Southeast Florida coast.
In recent years, the university has doubled its research
expenditures and outpaced its peers in student achievement
rates. Through the coexistence of access and excellence, Est. 1926
FAU embodies an innovative model where traditional The Heart of Hobe Sound
achievement gaps vanish. FAU is designated a Hispanic-
serving institution, ranked as a top public university by
U.S. News & World Report and a High Research Activity We Wish Our Northern Friends A Safe Journey WE are YOUR Community
institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement When They Return To Their Northern Homes Church
of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
THANKS... TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE All Visitors Welcome
INVOLVED IN OUR DINNERS... We Invite You to Worship with Us
(those who are buying it as well as those who prepared it) Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
IT REALLY HELPED WITH OUR WE ARE ON FACEBOOK LIVE
CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION, WE MADE every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.
OVER $23,000 WITH ... MORE DINNERS TO
COME... THANKS ALL Give us a call or visit our
website for more information.
GROWING NEW MEMBERS: WE HAVE BEEN
BLESSED TO HAVE 7 NEW MEMBERS JOIN OUR (772) 546-5043
CHURCH...THIS WITH THE 6 WE HAD LAST MONTH... www.heartofhobesound.org
WE HAVE HAD 13 NEW MEMBERS JOIN US
SINCE THE FIRST OF MARCH
MONTHLY DINNERS
Monthly dinners to help offset some of the almost $350,000 in
renovation cost to our Church – Dinner will be held on the 2nd Friday
of the month at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person
Panel discussion featuring (from left to right) moderator JUNE 10-Fried Chicken • JULY 8-Ribs Barbeque
Anthony Westbury; and from FAU Harbor Branch: John Reed,
M.Sc., research professor; Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., research 11933 SE Juno Crescent • Hobe Sound, Florida 33455
professor; Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., research professor; Dennis
Hanisak, Ph.D., research professor and director of education;
and Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., executive director
Treasure Coast Hospice And
Little Smiles Of Florida

Partner To Bring Joy To

Pediatric Patients NoN-Toxic cancer immunotherapy

Treasure Coast Hospice announced recently that it has
partnered with Little Smiles of Florida to help bring smiles and Available NoW
special moments to the children and teens receiving care through
Little Smiles of Florida, a nonprofit organization based in Safe and Effective!
its Little Treasures Pediatric Care Program.

Palm Beach County, helps kids from Fort Pierce to Miami be
kids during difficult times. Founded in 1999, the organization This is the Original Immunotherapy that
brings smiles to the faces of children in hospitals, shelters, and
other facilities through events, activities, and gifts. balances and optimizes your immune system to
“Treasure Coast Hospice is honored to be the first hospice fight almost any type of cancer.
organization to partner with Little Smiles of Florida,” said
Director of Grief Support & Pediatric Services Jacki Nardone.
“Our team is trained to provide the specialized care that Hundreds of successes over the years.
pediatric patients need but it’s the extra things that they choose
to do for our Little Treasures and their families that make their Continuously available since 1977
work so rewarding. Partnering with Little Smiles will give us
more opportunities to create special moments that will become in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
cherished memories for our pediatric families.”
“It is my pleasure to announce Treasure Coast Hospice as
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care for children and teens facing life-limiting illnesses and
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