Published On: Sat, Aug 3rd, 2019

If it’s August it Must Be Time for the Boca Chamber Festival Days!

By: Robert S Weinroth

Boca Chamber Festival Days got off to a great start as a packed house cheered on the eight finalists in the 2019 Built Ford Tough Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl Idol talent competition presented by Marshall Grant, PLLC at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus.

The event was part of the month-long Boca Chamber Festival Days and helping to support the Bowl’s Charity Partner, Spirit of Giving and its annual Back to School Bash.

After performing live in two rounds, Evelyn and Raphael Martins, a sister/brother duet triumphed. In addition to a handsome trophy and tickets to the Bowl game where they will have the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the 2019 bowl on Saturday, December 21 at FAU Stadium.

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Chosen through an open-to-the-public round of online voting, the eight finalists ranged in age from 13 to 44 from Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hobe Sound, Port St. Lucie and Wellington.

Each finalist performed a song of their choice for the live audience and a combination of audience votes and judges’ selections determined the top three.

The top three who made it on to the final round of the competition to perform the National Anthem for the judges to determine the reigning champion were:

Hannah Crampton-Thomas, 20, a vocalist from Boca Raton. She sang “They Just Keep Moving the Line;”

the winning team of Evelyn Martins, 31, and Raphael Martins, 28, a vocalist duet from Deerfield Beach who sang “Speechless;” and

Emily Rubino, 15, a vocalist from Boca Raton who sang “Don’t Rain on My Parade.”

The winners of the 2019 Built Ford Tough Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl Idol talent competition presented by Marshall Grant, PLLC at BRIC are eager to perform the National Anthem during opening ceremonies prior to game kick-off.

So what’s next? There’s a full calendar of events to bring you out this month:

Boca’s Got Talent – August 5th from 5:30 – 8PM (Part of BCFD – Benefitting Faulk Center for Counseling)

As part of Boca Chamber Festival Days, Crazy Uncle Mike’s will host this year’s “Boca’s Got Talent,” sponsored by Laureen Pannullo (Confident Bookkeeping Services), and John McClaskie (Leading Edge Mortgage Corp). The event will feature local professionals who sing, dance and perform other unique acts to benefit the Faulk Center for Counseling–a nonprofit mental health organization, providing free and low-cost mental health counseling to uninsured and underserved individuals in our community.

Tickets: $35 per person – includes one drink and appetizers and can be purchased via this link.

9th Annual White Coats-4-Care – August 5th from 6 – 8PM 

This year’s WC4C donor reception will again have an emphasis on scholarship funding as the event continues to celebrate the first and only medical school in Palm Beach County and the strides of its prior seven classes, embrace the incoming class of Florida’s future physicians. Donations for white coat sponsorship and scholarships are required to attend the White Coats-4-Care Appreciation Reception on Monday, August 5th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Delray Acura Club in the FAU Stadium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton.

Unable to attend but would still like to make a contribution?  Please click here to make a donation. 

Following 9th Annual White Coats-4-Care  … don’t forget:

August 7:  FondueRaiser for Lynn Cancer Institute at The Melting Pot

August 8:  Soleil Warriors:  a performance featuring aerial and acro yoga as well as singing and a salute to patriotism for Connected Warriors at the Wick Theater

August 10:  Guided Tour of the Historic Boca Raton Resort for the Boca Raton Historical Society and Museum

August 12:  Back the Blue:  police equipment and technology demonstration for the Boca Raton Police Foundation at Prezzo’s

August 13:  Feed Your Funny Bone:  a comedy show for Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services at FAU College of Business Atrium

August 14:  Bingo for a Cause for American Association of Caregiving Youth at Strikes@Boca

August 16:  Caribbean Dreamin’ Party for Be Like Brit Foundation at 50 Ocean in Delray Beach

August 18:  Beer and Bingo Bash for ChildNet at Maggiano’s Little Italy

August 19:  Margarita Monday for KidSafe Foundation at Rocco’s Tacos Boca Raton

August 20:  Midsummer Cosmos Party:  Come and view Carol Prusa’s recent sculptures and drawings. This is a reflection on the subject of cosmology and deep space in the form of light-speckled domes, 3D glowing orbs, and silverpoint drawings. The Party will benefit and be held at the Boca Raton Museum of Art

August 23:  Battle of the Bartenders for Best Foot Forward to be held at the Boca Raton Marriott

August 24:  Wine and All That Jazz for the Golden Bell Education Foundation at the Boca Raton Resort

August 25:  Bowling for Bread for Boca Helping Hands at Strikes@Boca

August 26:  Sips and Sushi for Place of Hope Rinker Campus at Benihana’s

August 27:  Lip Sync Battle for Nat King Cole Generation Hope to be held at Crazy Uncle Mike’s

August 28:  Taste of the City for FAU’s Center for Autism & Related Disabilities to be held at Center State Bank.

The fun doesn’t stop in August! Come on out and support a great cause while having fun this summer.

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