Boca Beat ed. 602nd – 02/17/2023
- The City of Boynton Beach will host a two-day Career Fair on Friday, March 3 (9 am – 5 pm) and Saturday, March 4 (10am – 2 pm) at the Boynton Beach Arts & Cultural Center (125 E. Ocean Ave.) in Downtown Boynton. Eighty positions are available in a variety of departments, including Public Works, Utilities, Finance, Development, the Police Department and more. Qualified applicants may be hired on the spot (via a conditional employment offer) upon successfully passing an interview and any related practical test given on site.
- Noel Guillama has been a resident of Palm Beach County since he was a child, attending elementary, middle and high school in Lake Worth, where he enrolled in Palm Beach State College. Since 1984, he has been in real estate, construction, health care and technology as a lifelong entrepreneur and serves as president/CEO of Guillama, Inc. and OXIO Health, Inc. He has been recognized as an innovator with over 20 patents issued in his name by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Delray Medical Center is the first hospital in Florida to treat an Alzheimer’s disease patient using non-invasive focused ultrasound technology as part of a groundbreaking study being conducted in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University’s Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health).
- The Fuller Center has been named a $100,000 beneficiary of the Brain Bowl Volunteer Committee Project, in conjunction with the Volen Center. The announcement was made by Pam Higer-Polani on February 8 at the 9th Annual Brain Bowl Luncheon at Boca West Country Club. The funds will finance an intergenerational program, supported by Fuller Center and the Volen Center, and will establish a community room where seniors and children will interact, play, thrive and enhance each other’s lives. The project will benefit the community by expanding the opportunity for 28 more children, ages 3-5 years, to access needed child-care at a time when affordable care is difficult to find.
- B’nai Torah Congregation, the largest conservative synagogue in Southeast Florida, is pleased to announce that it will present the 2023 ‘Star Light Star Bright’ Gala on Saturday, February 25 at 8:00pm. The event will take place at the synagogue located at 6261 SW 18th Street in Boca Raton, Florida, and will honor the congregation’s Senior Cantor Magda Fishman. Register here: https://www.btcboca.org/gala/
- The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, a not-for-profit organization that leads partnerships with donors, nonprofits and community members to solve the region’s chronic and emerging issues, today announced the appointment of Pamela Rauch to its Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Board of Directors.
- LSN Partners, LLC (“LSN”) proudly announces its continued expansion. Steven Abrams joins LSN as Managing Partner of the Palm Beach County practice. Abrams will also focus on the Transportation and Emergency Management practice groups.
- Boca Helping Hands (BHH) has named Dr. Safiya George to its Board of Directors to support the nonprofit’s work. Dr. George’s impressive background in higher education will enable her to contribute significantly to the organization.
- The National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security have named Palm Beach State College a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense through 2027. The CAE Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation is awarded to regionally accredited academic institutions that offer quality cybersecurity-related degrees and/or certificates and meet rigorous requirements to prepare students for the nation’s cybersecurity workforce.
- The year 2023 will mark extraordinary milestones for Lou and Edith Bluefeld of Boca West Country Club; they will both turn 102 (Lou on January 9 and Edith on August 4) while also celebrating their 82nd wedding anniversary on February 23.
- The National Society of Arts and Letters of Florida (NSAL) is thrilled to announce the annual Star Maker Awards Dinner will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at The Addison in Boca Raton. The dazzling event supports the Boca Raton-based nonprofit’s mission of providing scholarships, competitions, and mentoring for local performing and visual artists. Join the city’s foremost arts and culture advocates for an enchanting evening of performances by an array of talented students and enjoy a heartfelt celebration honoring this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Arlene Herson. The event chairs for this year’s ceremony are Dr. Ronald Rubin, Alyce Erickson, Shari Upbin and Kirsten Stephenson, and the honorary chair for the evening is Andrea Virgin. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities visit www.nsalflorida.org/events.
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