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From The Desk Of Palm Beach County Mayor
Robert S. Weinroth: Scam Alert!
Robert Weinroth, a former Public Transportation: with the county’s Community Emergency Response Team
member of the Boca Raton • Take Tri-Rail to the West Palm Beach station, 203 S. (CERT). Participants receive training in fire safety, light
City Council, was elected Tamarind Ave., and get a complimentary ride to the airport search and rescue and disaster medical operations.
as a Palm Beach County through Uber or Metro Taxi. The county has partnered with Palm Beach State
Commissioner to replace School Zone Warning. Palm Beach County public College to offer this 24-hour free training to residents
Steven Abrams, who retired schools are officially open. Remember, 20 mph is the in order to provide critical support to first responders,
due to term limits requirements. maximum speed for school zones, and fines are doubled immediate assistance to victims, and organize volunteers
According to the Clerk (up to $400) for illegally passing a stopped school bus at disaster sites.
of the Circuit Court & displaying a stop signal. For more information on how to volunteer to become part
Comptroller’s office, Palm Drivers convicted of a second offense within five years of a CERT team, please call (561) 712-6400.
Beach County residents could have their license suspended. Also, be aware of the Nonprofit Spotlight: The Palm Beach County Food
should be aware of scammers “no texting while driving” law that has a fine and potential Bank. The Palm Beach County Food Bank donates food
attempting to solicit money or personal information from local points. to nearly 200 partnering agencies, including food pantries,
residents by claiming they have missed jury duty. Disc Ball. Disc ball is a growing trend in parks soup kitchens, residential facilities, and other social service
If you receive one of these calls or texts, obtain as nationwide. With rules similar to golf, players use a Frisbee organizations right here in our county.
much information as possible and contact the Clerk’s (or disc) instead of a golf ball and clubs. With the addition of their facility in Lake Worth
office at (561) 355-2996. The disc is thrown from a tee-off area and, instead of a Beach, the organization is able to distribute more than
PBI Parking Tips. Parking and shuttle options at Palm Beach hole in the ground, players aim for an elevated metal basket. 11 million pounds of food annually, reaching nearly
International Airport are convenient and easily accessible. The county offers courses at Okeeheelee Park and West 300,000 county residents.
Park Your Car: Delray Regional Park. The Food Bank is always in need of volunteers, donations
• Premium parking is right outside baggage claim and Palm Beach County’s award-winning park system and food for their pantry. For more information, please call
costs $30 a day. includes over 8,000 acres of parkland and 110 park (561) 670-2518.
• Short-term and long-term parking are a little further properties, with a wide range of amenities including sports, If you are interested in having Mayor Weinroth speak
away for $13 to $17 daily with direct access to the terminal. fitness, environmental and cultural activities. at a community, condo or homeowner association event,
• Economy parking for $7 a day provides a shuttle Emergency Volunteers Needed. Volunteers play an please contact our office at (561) 355-2204 or email
there and back. essential role when disasters hit, especially in conjunction RWeinroth@pbcgov.org.
Council Corner: Budgeting Time,
And Our Holiday Meetings Schedule
By Monica Mayotte, who To obtain more information on hurricane preparedness, portion of the budget is based on these priorities. The good news
was re-elected to another visit the city’s website at https://www.myboca.us/1106/ is, the millage rate is not increasing for the new year. Our final
term on the Boca Raton City Hurricane-Information. budget hearing is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. at the
Council, and who is CRA The Brightline station construction is well underway. I’m city’s 6500 Congress Avenue building. I hope to see you there.
chair. Mayotte has been a excited to announce we had the parking garage “topping off” Our next set of council meetings will be held on Sept.
resident of Boca Raton for ceremony a few short weeks ago. We are hoping the station will 28, which is not a normal day for meetings, due to the
more than 20 years, active be open before the end of the year … fingers crossed! All aboard! Rosh Hashanah holiday. The Community Redevelopment
in the community both in our We are currently in the midst of our annual budgeting Agency (CRA) meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m., followed
local schools and as a city process. This is the time of year when we review the by the City Council Workshop directly after the CRA
advisory board member. city’s financial situation and determine projects that can meeting. The regular City Council meeting will begin at
As we enter the peak of be funded for the coming fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 6 p.m. that evening. All of these meetings will be held in
hurricane season, we all must 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023. the city’s 6500 Congress Avenue building.
continue to stay vigilant and ensure our homes and families During our strategic planning sessions back in May/June, Finally, I wish all who celebrate Rosh Hashanah…
are ready for a storm. Hurricane season lasts until Nov. 30. the city council set policy priorities for the coming year. A major Shana Tova!
Entrepreneurs Launch Professional Career Services
For Adults With Autism
Approximately 80 percent of adults who have autism development company; UnKommon Revolution; executive application process, while effectively communicating their
spectrum disorder (ASD) are unemployed, which was the exact leadership at Royal Caribbean and BrandsMart USA; and skills and abilities to prospective employers. Additional career
statistic that propelled two entrepreneurs, Kathryn Kerrigan the founder of Kathryn Kerrigan Footwear, one of the first development services provided by Work Force Match include
and Michael Atkins, to create Work Force Match, Inc. Work .com fashion footwear companies. Given her technology detailed assessment, career coaching, access to webinars,
Force Match, Inc. is an innovation solution combined with background, Kathryn recognized many of her team members candidate profile, career planning and general employee
professionals that provides job and career support for those fell somewhere within the spectrum. development, training, and mentorship.
with autism while in parallel, increasing the rights for those After meeting Michael Atkins, executive chairman of Work As stated by Atkins, “We want to encourage candidates with
with autism (or who may be on the spectrum). By consulting Force Match, Inc., the idea came to fruition. His background ASD to enter the workforce in a supportive way that develops
corporations, Work Force Match assists employers to meet the includes chairman and CEO of Amaxven, a Hobe Sound-based their confidence. We all have brilliant talents – let’s use them.”
organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs while management consulting and investment firm. Their like-minded Work Force Match is recruiting candidates and
also providing an opportunity for those with ASD to be part business attitudes developed Work Force Match. Atkins recalled employers in the South Florida region. To learn more about
of the community. a family member working in the school system and recalls the company or to sign up as a candidate or employer, please
The idea has been a goal of Kathryn Kerrigan’s for many the brilliance and tragedy of unsupported autistic students. visit WFMatch.com.
years and is based on her own personal experience in the field Atkins advises boards of directors, executives, and investors Employment Statistic For Autistic Adults
and countless friends’ as well. Kerrigan, once diagnosed with in transition. He developed and managed executive transition The National Autism Society statistics show that about 16
Asperger’s (outdated terminology), always knew she was a bit services, staffing and recruiting systems for global organizations, percent of autistic adults, including people with Asperger’s
different in social and work settings. “Most people are shocked SWIFT banking network and Lockheed Martin aerospace. syndrome, are in full-time paid employment and only 32 percent
when I mention it,” says Kerrigan. As CEO of Work Force Work Force Match provides solutions that support are in paid work, but 77 percent of unemployed autistic adults
Match, Inc., her background includes CEO of AI software autistic job seekers navigating the employment search and want to work. Our mission is to improve this situation.
PSA Test Remains Appropriate Prostate Cancer
Screening For Many Men
While there’s debate over the need for the prostate- early. PSA testing along with a digital rectal exam are the but do not have prostate cancer. In addition, low levels of
specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for prostate cancer, initial screening tests for prostate cancer that help determine PSA don’t necessarily rule out the possibility of cancer.
doctors at Cleveland Clinic Florida say PSA testing is still whether or not a prostate biopsy is needed. Cleveland Clinic Florida urologists frequently use new
appropriate for many men. Generally, the PSA screening is encouraged in men tests to determine the need for prostate biopsy.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and between the ages of 40 and 75, and in men with an increased Discuss your risk factors with your primary care physician
the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the risk of prostate cancer. Since PSA testing was introduced in so you can determine if a PSA test should be performed.
United States. Approximately one in eight men are likely 1987, deaths from prostate cancer have dropped 40 percent. To learn more or download a free prostate cancer
to be diagnosed in their lifetime. The PSA test is not perfect and it doesn’t tell the whole treatment guide, visit ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/
Survival rates are high when prostate cancer is diagnosed story. That’s because many men have elevated PSA levels, ProstateCancer today.