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Good Afternoon Valued Chamber Member,
While it appears that Palm Beach County will not experience a direct impact from Hurricane Ian, please remain vigilant and prepared. This is a large and powerful storm that will bring outer rain bands and strong winds to our region. Be sure that your business and your home are ready to withstand these weather impacts. Our thoughts are with our fellow Floridians who are in the path of the storm. To monitor Hurricane Ian, click here.
Given the weather we are already experiencing today from the storm, we have canceled this evening's monthly networking event - Live After Five at the Delray Beach Market.
The Palm Beach County School District has made the decision to close all District operated schools and offices tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28. To monitor any School District closings, click here.
One of our most important resources and partners during hurricane season is Florida Power & Light (FPL). We are fortunate that FPL has created new technology to help reduce the time customers are without power. More than 40,000 smart devices, located within the state, collect and report data into a state-of-the-art facility at FPL’s Distribution Control Center. Utilizing this new smart technology, the devices talk to each other and determine where there is a fault – reducing the need for crews to take a physical look at the power lines. What used to take days can now be done within a matter of hours. Every address in the County can be located on screens inside the control center providing information on when power is out as soon as lights flicker. Thank you FPL for your continued innovation and relentless pursuit of service to your customers and the State of Florida.
On Saturday, the community rocked out at Season 4 of the Golden Bell Battle of the Bands! – sponsored by Truist! Local business leaders made up four bands rocked the stage at their official musical debut on the campus of Lynn University at the Count and Countess deHoernle Sports and Cultural Center Gym. This rock concert event is the Golden Bell Education Foundation's annual fundraiser to support our local Boca Raton public schools. This year's bands and their participants included:
Six on the Beach
Band Manager: Donna Biase
Joe Biase – Urology Center of South Florida
J.C. Perrin - Seacoast Bank
Shoshana Davidowitz – Delray Beach Playhouse
Ivan Baron – Delray Beach Open
Genie Lieberman – Boca Raton Regional Hospital
4 Chicks & A Dude
Band Manager: Valentina Moretti
Yojany Vargas – Wyndham Boca Raton
Mandy Forrester – On Target Digital Marketing Agency
Mario Bai – Summit Law Group
Jill Glanzer – Signature Real Estate Finder, LLC
Tracie Swanson – The Swanson Real Estate Team
49 Fingers
Band Manager: Debbie Levine
Michael Nathanson – Nathanson Brothers Real Estate Team
Travis Bryan – Boca Raton Airport Authority
Brianna Silva – Peter Blum Family YMCA
Katie Vaughan – Plum Productions
Samir Changela – RaRa’s Pizza and Wings
Emotional Damage
Band Manager: Stephanie Hicks
John Schwencke – Lavalle, Ronan, Brown & Schwencke
Emily Lawless – Allegiance Home Health
Tim Grajko – Morgan Stanley – Harbor Financial Group
Brittany Parish – Habitat for Humanity of South PBC
Michael Mohl – Senior Helpers
Thank you to all this year’s participants, volunteers and attendees who made this event the wicked assume night it always is! A special congratulations to the winning band - 49 Fingers and top fundraising Rockstar - Shoshana Davidowitz. To learn more about Golden Bell Battle of the Bands, click here.
Save the date for October’s Membership Breakfast, sponsored by Baptist Health, on Thursday, October 13. Please note this breakfast will be held at the Polo Club of Boca Raton. For more information or to register for this event, click here.
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Below is a list of our upcoming activities:
10/4 – 12:00 p.m. International Business Alliance Roundtable
For more information and to register, click here
10/7 – 8:30 a.m. PRIME Professionals Roundtable
For more information and to register, click here
Each year, the graduates of the Chamber's Annual Leadership Boca Program select a local non-profit to support through their class project. The Class of 2022 has selected the Fuller Center. The mission of the Fuller Center
is to “embrace, educate, and empower hardworking, under-resourced families and children to achieve their full potential”. The 2022 Leadership Boca Class will adopt a Fuller Center class and support the students by raising $1,500 for supplies and special projects to enhance their learning experience. They will also visit the classroom to work alongside the students and teachers, while maintaining relationships with the students throughout the year. If you would like to join the Leadership Boca Class of 2022 fundraising efforts, click here.
Together, we continue to Move Business Forward in South Palm Beach County, making our region the best place to Live, Work, Learn and Play!
Moving Business Forward,
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