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Humane Society’s Christmas • Call a humane society Christmas elf at (772) 600-
In July To Celebrate The 3216 to make a Christmas in July donation over the phone.
• Donate in-person at the Palm City shelter or one of

Spirit Of Giving For Shelter the thrift stores.
“The purpose of this creative campaign is to celebrate

Animals the spirit of giving that brings us so much joy and
happiness, while providing valuable and necessary care to
From July 1 to 31, the Humane Society of the Treasure homeless and helpless animals at our community’s open-
Coast will be celebrating the spirit of giving by featuring a access, no-kill shelter,” said Sarah Fisher, the humane
“Giving Tree” at its two thrift store locations in Stuart and society’s communications manager.
its Palm City shelter. Additionally, from July 6 to 31, the For more information, visit www.hstc1.org/Christmas,
stores are encouraging shoppers to get a jump on Christmas or call (772) 600-3216.
buying by featuring items related to the Dec. 25 holiday. About The Humane Society Of The Treasure Coast
The Giving Trees feature tags that represent a specific The Humane Society of the Treasure Coast (HSTC)
need and corresponding donation amount at the humane Volunteers Chris Cauvin and Sandy Lund are preparing for is a no-kill animal welfare organization located at 4100
society’s Palm City shelter, 4100 S.W. Leighton Farm Ave.; the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast’s Christmas in S.W. Leighton Farm Ave. in Palm City, Fla. Since 1955,
Thrift Store Central, 2585 S.E. Federal Highway, Stuart; July campaign. it has been the leading advocate for animal protection
and Thrift Store North, 1099 N.W. 21st Street, Stuart. and well-being in the Martin County area. A 501(c)(3)
There are several ways for the public to participate: • Shop the humane society’s Amazon Wish List private, nonprofit organization, the HSTC is independent
• Pull a tag from one of the trees at the shelter or one at https://amzn.to/3xAuRZR. When supporters shop and locally operated and relies on donations to support its
of the thrift stores. from the humane society’s Amazon Wish List, Amazon programs and services. Follow the HSTC on Facebook at
• Visit the virtual Giving Tree online and donate at automatically ships their order directly to the shelter. https://www.facebook.com/humanesocietyTC and Twitter
www.hstc1.org/christmas. • Donate a wrapped present to be placed under the at https://www.twitter.com/hstc1. For more information,
• Shop at either of the humane society’s thrift stores. Christmas in July tree at the shelter or thrift store. visit https://www.hstc1.org or call (772) 223-8822.
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Martin County Tax Collector tailored toward providing a customer-centric approach natural, a local mitigation strategy, incident support plans
and the best possible customer service to handle their to include post-disaster recovery and redevelopment, a
Readiness Is The Key To Response needs. dedicated re-entry plan, section coordinating procedures,
Aside from providing services to the taxpayers, the program plans, a defined methodology of the authority,
By Ruth “Ski” leadership at the tax collector’s office works diligently in scope, responsibility, and emergency directive.
Pietruszewski, CFC directing their focus and attention on the independent task To remain vigilant and act in response, we have
The Martin County and coordination of creating an effective comprehensive assigned and outlined specific job duties, responsibilities,
Tax Collector’s Office is emergency management plan. This plan is an integral part and tasks to office leadership to help aide in the efforts of
an agent for the Florida in the key to response and readiness for emergency crisis an emergency declaration. This type of preventive measure
Department of Highway management. This type of plan is critical in establishing is imperative in a swift response in preventing any loss
Safety and Motor Vehicles, and executing a standard operating procedure known to or damage to critical assets and damage to the interior
the Florida Department of be effective in providing a swift response and proactive structure. Our emergency action plans have proven to be
Revenue, Florida Fish & approach in incident response. The purpose of this an act of a catalyst for an unannounced crisis. We pride
Wildlife Conservation, the procedure is to protect the safety and security of the office ourselves in being prudent in the condition of readiness
Department of Agriculture staff, the integrity of taxpayers’ data and instill a sense to avoid any possible disruption in daily operations. We
& Consumer Services, of safety within the business practice. continue to review, redevelop, and enhance our response
Florida Department of Transportation, CFX and tolling We have developed a purpose of the comprehensive plans and procedures to be deployable and ready at a
authorities, Florida Department of Vital Statistics, and emergency management plan which is to guide the whim. This year we’ve added AED devices at every tax
Homeland Security. We strive to provide a multitude employees on operation and mitigation efforts to prepare, collector location and have staff trained on their use and
of services ranging from issuing credentials, collection respond and recover from any emergency declaration, CPR to guarantee the health and medical safety of our
of taxes, concealed carry license and far more. These from hurricanes, floods, and fires to active shooters. This staff and our constituents. With our continued efforts in
services are impactful to the residents of Florida as is made possible by deploying effective approaches and coordinating, planning, and directing, we look forward
they provide a means of freedom, independence, and methods tailored towards maximizing response efforts to continued efforts to revolutionizing the response plan
functionality in their everyday lives. The services are and minimizing loss. This includes, but is not limited to, and procedures in emergency crisis management.
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