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Please join us in welcoming this month's newest members!
Business Members
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Even though we are not meeting at this time, it doesn't mean you can't utilize your member benefits!
At this time all our workshops and meetings will be virtual.
Scroll down to register for our upcoming webinar!
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WEBINARS: WORKING AT HOME - TECHNOLOGY TRAININGS
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The Dog Days of Sheltering In Place
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Liam and Molly are ready to get back to the office!
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During the past month all of our lives have changed. It has been difficult for many people in our community, and we know that is an understatement.
The bright spot has been each of you. As a community we have stepped up to help each other through this crisis and we know you will continue to do so.
When we asked for our members to tell us something good, they did! Read below the stories of what your membership is doing to support the hardest hit part of our community. If you can help or support these efforts, reach out to them. They need it.
Thank you for giving in this time of need.
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Automotive Group
will be sponsoring a Community Food Distribution on Tuesday May 5th.
10 am - 1 pm
Dreher Park
5683 Dreher Trail N.
West Palm Beach
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We’ve been hard at work 3D printing PPE for local healthcare workers. You can find the story on our website
here
and a link to photos
here
. We will continue to do this for other local hospitals as long as the need is there.
We will continue to "Open Every Mind to Science" by offering the following on our Facebook page*:
You can find links to our videos
here
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We don't know when the COVID-19 pandemic will end, or what things will look like at that time. But you have helped us see the silver lining. We have seen the commitment from our amazing community, the strength of our staff and clients, the creativity of our friends, and the good in every one of you. SleepIn for SleepOut was an incredible success, and we reached - and surpassed - our goal. Our partners stood by us and supported us from start to finish, and we are so grateful!
Outreach and Engagement Team
distributes shelf-stable food, while maintaining social distancing.
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Harvey Oyer, Historian of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, local historian and author, has collaborated with the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum to produce a historical video based on his book The Last Egret.
Charlie Pierce Adventures videos were made to enhance the Florida History learning experience for Palm Beach County Fourth Graders at home.
The first video –
“The Last Egret”
– can be accessed and shared by clicking on this Vimeo link:
The Last Egret Video
.
Enjoy!
It's perfect for the whole family!
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- Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens Virtual Tours
For those wishing to take a serene “walk” through the Gardens, there are three virtual tours available via the
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
website. The first, “The Story of Ann Norton” was produced when Ann Norton was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2019. The second, “The Tour of the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens” is from an Art Loft episode that aired on South Florida PBS last year. In addition, a serenity garden tour is currently in the works. All three video tours will be available on
www.ansg.org
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"Everyone around the country is grappling with a ‘new normal,’ while navigating ways to stay connected with family, friends and colleagues,” continued Horgan. “Until we can open our doors again, we hope these new virtual offerings from the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens will help our members, students and faculty, and those in the community feel engaged, empowered and educated.”
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PTC Distance eLearning Success
Path to College
is hosting virtual meetings for our fellows and all other high school students. Each Tuesday we offer one session from our 4-week interactive
College Advising course
, on Wednesday's we tackle
SAT Prep
with our expert tutor! #YOURFUTUREISNOTQUARANTINED
We know this is not an easy time and there is so much uncertainty with work, school, life and community. Our hope is that you continue to reach out to friends and family, find resources when you need them, and be the helper when another needs to lean on you. The local PBC chapter of
National Alliance for Mental Illness
(NAMI), like us, has decided to pivot and offer services virtually. Their weekly support groups, peer mentoring, and family support groups are available to those who
connect via their Zoom meetings
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Friends of Palm Beach
is still cleaning our beaches! "I am happy to report 3 of my crew are making it happen! We have collected over 1,000 pounds of incoming marine debris off our beaches since April 7
th
" stats Diane Buhler. Friends of Palm employees youth from Vita Nova, Inc. She is thrilled to report that "these individuals are keeping their road to independence and making a difference in our environment and their lives! "
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A collaboration of chamber members have started up an organized effort to collect donations and donate lunch to local hospitals 2 days a week….
Carolyn Roy (Gil Walsh Interiors), Julie McMahon (First Florida Development and Construction)and Breda Kellner (Kellner & Co.)
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Vita Nova,
one of the few non-profits directly helping older foster and homeless youth in the county with supportive living services, has teamed up with Dare 2 Care Mobile Showers to offer weekly showers, hygiene products and clean clothes to change into.
Neighbors in need are welcome to stop by Vita Nova’ the Spot (2724 North Australian Ave., WPB, FL 33407) from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For more information about this weekly service at Vita Nova’s the Spot (every Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) please contact Clarice at 561.725.2348.
Vita Nova’s mission is to end youth homelessness.
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SERVPRO
held an event for local first responders here in West Palm Beach. The event was a hit! They serviced about 300 first responders from 4 different counties, 10 different cities and federal highway officers all the way from St. Lucie County to Miami.
Anything ranging from ladder trucks to K9 unit cruisers, they applied hospital grade disinfectant to vehicles , as well as passing out 12oz hand sanitizers and giving the first responders a tour of the SERVPRO facility.
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Although we weren’t able to gather together this year for
The Royal Poinciana Plaza
Easter Egg Hunt, we were excited to still support our annual Easter Egg Hunt charity partner, Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County, and make a donation to their COVID-19 Hunger-Relief Initiative which provides fresh good to children and their families.
To thank those on the frontlines helping our Palm Beach community, we organized Royal food drop-off’s from our tenants to Town of Palm Beach Fire, Town of Palm Beach Police, Town of Palm Beach Public Works, and the Emergency Department at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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The Town of Palm Beach United Way
has created a COVID-19 Emergency Fund to help nonprofit agencies in Palm Beach County continue to provide vital social services for individuals and families in need during this public health emergency. With the help of several dollar-for-dollar matching gifts from the Palm Beach community, we have raised more than $1 million. We have awarded grants to numerous nonprofit agencies in Palm Beach County that are providing food, counseling, telehealth services, medical supplies, childcare, diapers, financial assistance and other services to help our community overcome this crisis.
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Palm Beach Catering
decided to give some hope to all of the struggling workers that usually serve you at your favorite Restaurants or Catering events.
They are providing free refrigerated meals in front of their office every Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 11.30 to 12.30
"Seeing grateful smiles from each person walking up to pick up their food makes us want to keep going as long as possible" Palm Beach Catering Staff.
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Since the shut downs and massive unemployment, the need for food to feed the hungry has never been greater.
The Palm Beach County Food Bank
with the help of the County, Publix and many supporters has been able to double the amount of food going to our local food pantries and to the schools to be distributed to students and those in need. The Palm Beach County Food Bank has also just recently been blessed with a $1M donation from Lois Pope for the Food4RKids program, which will now be named “Lois’ Food for Kids”.
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At
Little Smiles
our mission has always been to help kids be kids during difficult times, and to also look out for those who take care of our kids. Since March 21st we have been providing 780 meals weekly to a local shelter for victims of domestic abuse that has 48 children onsite. It is also not uncommon for us to send meals to our nurses and medical teams at the 11 area hospitals we serve, and with COVID that need has increased exponentially. In March we provided meals to over 500 nurses and doctors.
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JPMorgan Chase
continues to support its clients, communities, businesses and employees during these unprecedented times. The firm announced last month a $50 million global philanthropic commitment to address the immediate public and long-term economic challenges from the COVID-19 global pandemic. Locally, JPMorgan Chase has contributed to the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties to support local COVID-19 relief efforts.
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Cancer Alliance
disbursed $36,000 in meals and food cards to local cancer patients in Palm Beach County. Janet and Mark Levy provided the meals from Cucina Palm Beach. Thanks to the grants we received from Children Services Council and The Health Care District of Palm Beach County, we were able to provide 130 families with a $200 food card during their time of need.
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The Ben
offered our First Responders in the area (medical professionals, fire department, etc) a special hotel rate to assist them with bringing on extra labor or protecting them from their families if needed. We have reached out to National Guard, FEMA, Traveling Nurse Programs and more to let anyone coming to West Palm Beach to assist that The Ben is here to do our part in our community.
They also started a Grocery Shopping Service by pinpointed condo buildings in the general area of the hotel and offered their concierge desks our grocery menu of items available through their purveyors. The Ben does this as a community service to help local patrons that helped launch their business when it opened in February and the local first responders.
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SandyJames Fine Food has gone from a catering company to a take out food restaurant. They wanted to be able to continue to serve their customers culinary needs. This week they delivered 1,600 lunches to a corporate clients employees as a way of saying thank you for continuing to go to work everyday!
To help out the laid off catering staff, SandyJames has provided lunch and groceries to those in need.
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Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
is very appreciative of our supporters, volunteers and staff. There has been such a great amount of support from foster volunteers. Over 400 animals are now in foster care. In a time where people are at home and feel a need for companionship, adoptions are also going strong! Peggy Adams is waiving adoption fees for all cats and dogs that are 1 year old or older. The adoption center is open daily by appointment. To schedule a time, please email
adoptions@peggyadams.org
or call 561-686-6656. All available animals can be viewed online at
PeggyAdams.org
Peggy’s Pantry, a free pet food bank for local residents struggling financially, has also seen a large influx of clients. The Pantry is open by appointment Tuesday – Saturday. Cat and dog food donations are also urgently needed. For more information, please visit
PeggyAdams.org/Peggys-Pantry
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The Scout Guides
mission is to help support local, independently owned businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of our community and now more than ever, they need our support! We are focusing on three main initiatives during this time to support our members:
1.
#STAYCONNECTEDPALMBEACH
The purpose of this social media campaign is for those in palm beach county to show how they are supporting local!We encourage our followers to tell us 5 ways they are supporting local for a chance to win a $200 AMEX gift card to use at small businesses around town!
Visit @tsgpalmbeach on instagram to learn more!
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Complimentary product placement opportunity
All TSG members have had the opportunity to submit a product at our new online store at
thescoutguide.com
launching early May to help increase exposure and drive traffic to their websites.
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Online Sales of Guides
ALL online sales from our guides will be donated to
The
GoFundMe.org
small business relief fund
through April 30th.
The small business relief fund is part of the Small Business Relief Initiative: a program supported by GoFundMe, Yelp and Intuit QuickBooks. The Small business relief Initiative will supply financial assistance and support to businesses across the country by providing grants, tools and resources to help during this crisis. To date they have raised $1.6M.
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The Salvation Army is providing rent and utility assistance, food boxes, childcare, and shelter to some of the most vulnerable of our country. Hundreds have recently been assisted via The Salvation Army drive through food distributions. The need to feed the hungry is extreme and so many more people now depend on our support.
Volunteers have jumped in to help in many ways, including sewing reusable masks for residents at our Center of Hope.
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Speak Up for Kids
, the nonprofit dedicated to the
Palm Beach County Guardian ad Litem Program
, is working diligently to spread hope among children and families involved in the foster care system during this time of uncertainty. Since COVID-19 began to impact our community, SUFK has funded many requests for basic needs such as food, clothing, and utilities. With a priority for normalcy, SUFK delivered holiday treats to children placed in relative care, foster homes, and group homes- all to ensure “our kids” still get to celebrate their Passover or Easter tradition.
As a proud Member of the Palm Beach Chamber,
Speak Up for Kids
values collaboration among all industry sectors within our community. We invite each of you to engage in
virtual volunteer opportunities
with our nonprofit during this time of social distancing. Even now, you can help
make a difference in a child’s life
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Become a Helper
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” -Aristotle
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With the new challenges brought about by COVID-19,
MorseLife
has quickly adapted with an innovative spirit and great compassion for all its residents. Technology has provided many opportunities to engage isolated and uneasy older adults, providing a human connection in their daily lives. From the introduction of a Learn & Share streaming class series to a virtual Passover Seder, MorseLife is exploring new avenues to keep residents and community members thriving during a difficult time.
When COVID-19 became a concern to the community, MorseLife went to work developing safety protocols while simultaneously familiarizing residents with new technology platforms like Zoom, Facebook Live and FaceTime so that they could stay in close contact with loved ones. The staff also made sure to help residents’ access online games, shopping sites and more in order to keep them engaged and entertained.
MorseLife, with funding from The Commonwealth Project (TCP), recently wrapped up its eighth program of a new Learn & Share virtual series, with television personality Suzanne Boyd. Program content has included enlightening educational discussions about selling collectables, creating the perfect cup of tea and the benefits of CBD, as well as interactive chair yoga and cooking classes.
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Check out these inventive ways members are staying connected!
Park Limousine drivers are grocery shopping and delivering food to their clients! 561-832-2222
Bonnie Roseman, BLT is doing a live fashion show everyday at 3:00 pm!
Artist Sandra Thompson has put together a video on how to do an art project at home!
Tree of Life Project
Good To Know:
All Brand Vacuums has N95 Masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, air purifiers, toilet paper and germicidal bleach and soap!
305 S. County Rd.
Palm Beach
561-967-3575
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CDL
’s Lou Cohen, Nancy Margagliano and Shelly Price delivered care packages to St. Mary’s Medical Center & Palm Beach Children’s Hospital staff in West Palm Beach during the pandemic.
The care packages contained soup, water, cookies, candy, snacks, stress balls, earbuds and messages of thanks and gratitude from CDL team members and their families.
“Hospitals and accounting firms like CDL are considered essential businesses and remain open during the pandemic,” said CDL’s President and Shareholder Lou Cohen. “For many of these doctors and nurses, they may be working non-stop hours to protect us all. We are extremely grateful to St. Mary’s staff and want to show our sincere appreciation for their extraordinary service to the community.”
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During this challenging time in our nation and abroad, as we face the threat of COVID-19, the
YMCA of the Palm Beaches
, following the lead of YMCAs across the state of Florida, is committed to providing emergency child care services to the children first responders, medical personnel, government employees, and other essential workers. Below is a list of the services The Y is providing to our community:
• All-day emergency child care services for children ages 2-12.
• Well-check calls to local seniors to help in connecting with needed resources, including food and home supplies.
•Hosting community blood drives in our parking lot, as supplies have grown low through the COVID-19 pandemic.
•Permitting local first responders to utilize our property for training purposes.
The YMCA is one of the largest providers of child care in the nation and across the state of Florida which makes it uniquely suited to meet the needs of these children, whose brave parents need our help. The YMCA of the Palm Beaches has set up a COVID-19 Relief Fund to help ensure they have the staff and resources necessary to deliver these critically important emergency child care services to our community’s heroes, so they can continue to be on the front lines to end this crisis.
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Thanks to our faithful supporters,
WAY-FM
is giving people a place to go for encouragement during these trying times.
Listening Options:
- Download the WAY-FM app to your smart device
- Listen to online streaming at wayfm.com/listen
- Listen on a smart device such as Alexa or Google Home
Prayer Wall:
G
od hears your prayers! Use the form at wayfm.com/prayer to add your prayer request. We also encourage you to scroll down the page to pray for others. Click, “I prayed for this,” to let a fellow listener know that they are not alone.
wayfm.com/prayer
Free Bibles:
We would love to send you a free copy of the Help Finder Bible. It’s written in the easy-to-understand New Living Translation and it’s a fantastic resource for people who have questions. Request your bible today!
wa
yfm.com.bible
Chat:
Next time you find yourself in a bad place or just need to talk to someone, you can do it at wayfm.com/chat. There are spiritual coaches available to chat with you 24/7. Our partners at Groundwire are pretty cool. They really care about helping people through hard times, so why not see how they can help you out?
wayfm.com/chat
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Luxury Home Magazine is helping out local businesses and non profits by providing advertisement through their next addition of the magazine and direct mail!
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Keep up with the News Releases posted to our website. Our incredible members are keeping you up to date with relevant information on Covid-19 and the workplace.
News Release
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As a provider for home health care in Palm Beach with
Senior Nannies/Senior Advantages
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We have mobilized our employees, volunteers and connected families to safely focus our efforts together. It is my belief, that our overall contribution to the community is very small. However, we also feel that if everyone who is able to assist our community, contributes with small acts of kindness and support, the overall effects will prove to be quite tremendous.
Thus far, we have donated over 400 homemade, washable, sterile and reusable masks to 6 small residential community assisted livings and 4 local hospitals to protect their staff, social workers, administrators, patients and residents. We have also provided 100s of meals for multiple small home communities and caregivers providing assistance for our most vulnerable populations.
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Cardinal Newman High School
is working hard together as a family for ALL our Crusaders! One of our happy moments tho is focused on our Seniors...
We are posting Senior Standouts and Spring Athletes on Social Media and our Senior Signs..Cardinal Newman sponsored 123 signs for our Crusaders and then a few of our faculty and staff members surprised them by placing them on their front lawns...some were spotted, some got away. All in all, it was a very special moment for both our students, their parents and our faculty/staff to see each other and air hug keeping to the social distancing rules!
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DEO Provides Reemployment Assistance Update as of 4/28
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced that last week, the department paid almost $412 million to Floridians, which is an increase of almost 600% over the prior week. As of April 27, DEO has verified 824,412 unique claims and paid 392,051 claimants a total of more than $523 million. You can see daily reemployment assistance updates on the
Reemployment Assistance (RA) Claims Dashboard
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NEW UPDATES:
· The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program provides unemployment benefits to those that may not otherwise be eligible under Florida’s state Reemployment Assistance program, including independent contractors and individuals who are self-employed. Individuals who have been impacted by COVID-19 and believe they may be eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, can visit
www.FloridaJobs.org
and select "File a Claim" to apply and be considered for PUA.
About DEO
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity combines the state’s economic, workforce and community development efforts, expediting economic development projects to fuel job creation in competitive communities and promote economic resiliency. For more information, including valuable resources for employers and job seekers, please visit
www.FloridaJobs.org
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ADDITIONAL UPDATES:
· DEO will be conducting nightly maintenance to the CONNECT system to process claims and payments faster. CONNECT will be available from 8 a.m. to 7:59 p.m. daily. This schedule does not affect individuals that wish to file a new claim. Individuals can file a new claim 24 hours a day, seven days per week at
www.FloridaJobs.org
and select "File a Claim."
HOW TO APPLY FOR REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE:
DEO has a mobile-friendly online application for individuals filing a new Reemployment Assistance claim available
here
. For a step by step guide on how to apply read more
here
. For the Reemployment Assistance Resource Guide which includes frequently asked questions, please click
here
. For additional information about Reemployment Assistance benefits visit
www.FloridaJobs.org/COVID-19
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We promised we wouldn't inundate you with daily missives and we want to keep our word. For accurate, up to date information, please consider viewing these sites:
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Your 2020-2021 Season Table Sponsors
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We are looking forward to the upcoming season. We will continue to keep you updated on the new "normal" procedures and how we will all go about staying safe as we gather for breakfast and other events.
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Programming for 2020-2021 Breakfast Season
September: THE ELECTIONS
Presenter, Rick Asnani
October: AGRICULTURE
Presenter, Pepe Fanjul, Jr. moderator
November: FINANCE
Presenter, Dan Weil
December: REAL ESTATE:
The Island's Economic Driver
Presenter, Darrell Hofheinz, moderator
January: ENERGY - FPL
February: TOURISM
Presenter, Glenn Jergensen, TDC
March: FRANCHISING
Presenter, John Hayes, PBAU
April: SPORTS
Presenter, George Linley
May: AWARDS
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The 2021 Guide is in the Making
The cover will be a throw-back to 2006 with Bruce Helander creating a collage of things Palm Beach - past and present.
The office will be calling to make corrections and additions to your listing(s). Every business automatically has two free listings in the guide - the alpha section with your name, phone number, contact person and category listing(s) in the back section. Additional listings are $50.00 each.
Passport Publications & Media will be calling on you to consider tacking an ad. This guide doesn't just sit on a shelf - it TRAVELS - and the delivery plan expands each year, reaching a new area of potential customers and clients. It goes to: all Palm Beach households, the El Cid area, Lost Tree Village, Frenchman's Creek, hotels and restaurants AND it gets mailed to any and all who call from all over the country.
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Visit Our Website - and experience the colorful, informative video prepared for 4th graders by Harvey Oyer - you look forward to his historic talks - here's an opportunity to learn more.
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