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VOL. 31 NO. 6 www.seabreezepublications.com JUNE 2023

Southern Profile

Ninth Annual Live Like Jake 5K Raises Over $100,000 For

Drowning Prevention During National Water Safety Month

Over 1,100 runners helped The Live Like Jake Crux Coffee and Trader Joe’s;
Foundation, a local nonprofit created in memory of Jake opening welcome from Live
Roarke Morrison, raise over $100,000 during the Ninth Like Jake founders Keri and
Annual Live Like Jake 5K on April 29 in downtown Roarke Morrison and the 7:30
Abacoa. a.m. runner’s start. Following
The huge crowd of participants, which included families the race, participants refreshed
who have lost a child from drowning, Infant Self Rescue with hydration stations and
(ISR) instructors, school groups and sponsors were excited snacks while children enjoyed
to return once more to the downtown Abacoa bandshell face painting, games, bubble
in support of Palm Beach County’s 2023-voted No. 1 machines and entertainment
nonprofit. Runners and their families helped the local from Supreme Events. The
nonprofit raise funds that will go directly to supporting awards ceremony began with
children and their families whose lives have been impacted a reading of the names of
by drowning incidents, as well as to provide scholarships children who lost their lives
for self-rescue swim lessons for families in need. from drowning, followed by
The day included a prerace warmup provided by
HEW Fitness Boynton Beach; continental breakfast from Southern Profile on page 4 Runners line up for the start of the Live Like Jake Annual 5K (courtesy Elizabeth Dashiell).

Charity event Southern SPotlight

Bachelor Auction For Blood Cancer Bright Colors

Is A HUGE Success And Bold Prints

The 12th Annual Took Center Stage
Bachelor Auction
for Blood Cancer At The Arc’s
hosted by Valerie
Fiordilino Maslow WILD Pants Party
held on April 20
at Joscō Garden in
Tequesta brought Bigger than life
in one of its most personalities hit the
successful nights runway and struck a
ever! This year’s pose in their most WILD
event raised nearly pants. On Friday, April
$200,000 to benefit 28, The Arc of Palm
The Leukemia Beach County hosted
and Lymphoma Honored hero Ava McKellip and Vincent Fiordilino, Angela Pirrone, Francesca Fiordilino, their annual WILD
Society in memory Valerie Fiordilino Maslow Melissa Fiordilino, Valerie Fiordilino Maslow Pants “fun-raiser” at
Loggerhead Marinelife
of Valerie’s father, Leo Center to raise money
who passed away in 2009 for children and adults
from a battle with chronic with developmental
lymphocytic leukemia disabilities. Maria Marino, Kimberly
(CLL). The night was “We put the party McCarten
emceed by Virginia Sinicki in fundraising, and it’s
of the KVJ show and Josh heartwarming to see the overwhelming support and
Cohen of ESPN West Palm.
Southern Spotlight on page 2
Charity Event on page 6