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Your LINK to the Heart of Ocean Reef
January 2022 Issue
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A CUP OF COFFEE
By Richard Weinstein, President & COO
Ocean Reef Community Foundation
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I don’t drink coffee. When most people hear that they think it is some diet related, health conscious, perhaps even cultish movement but it so happens I just don’t like the taste. However, I have always been fascinated with the idea of coffee. I even love the smell and over the years have learned to appreciate that others (most of the entire population on the planet) cannot live without it. “We Serve Coffee” is certainly a welcome sign in any restaurant window, especially early in the morning and late afternoon. It also happens to be the very clever tag line for the National Coffee Association that supports all things related to the coffee business. But coffee has not always had such an easy time. It's the new kid on the block compared to tea. Tea has been around for some 3000 years, so coffee is relatively new, dating back to 800 or 900 AD depending on the source. Seems that Yemen is the likely origination but popularity stemmed from Ethiopia. | |
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AS YOU LIKE IT
By Yurianna Mikolay, Executive Director, Ocean Reef Community Foundation
People have their preferences and getting to enjoy things your way makes life more pleasant. As this E-Link brought to mind, not everyone wakes up with a thirst for coffee. Lots of folks are now participating in Dry January or abstaining from alcohol all together. Dietary requirements are common and complicated. I hear some of us are now even fasting well into the day. With a hopeful eye to the future, it made me wonder how community preferences might help us plan better events. Please click "Read More" below to give us your opinion.
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN
SO MANY WAYS
By Gail Wheeler, Medical Center
ORCF Recipient Partner
The Medical Center’s mission statement is to “provide caring and professional medical services and health education to the Ocean Reef community.” The Medical Center offers a variety of health care options all under one roof: something unique for any private community.
The menu of services includes primary care by four seasoned board-certified practitioners, after hours response, physical therapy and sports medicine...
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BECOME AN ALL CHARITIES PATRON DONOR
AND WIN A SUNSET CRUISE
Have you heard about this special opportunity to support the Ocean Reef Community Foundation’s All Charities Gala Weekend as a Patron Donor? For only $1,000 you can participate in this important event that supports many of the non-profit organizations at Ocean Reef as well as numerous charitable organizations in the surrounding communities. With your donation you will be helping the Medical Center, Cultural Center, Academy, Art League, ORCAT and the OR Conservation Association with their efforts to serve our community. At the same time you will be supporting the amazing work of so many charities outside the gates as seen in our most recent issue of the Link.
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Knowing you are making a difference is often enough but with your minimum donation of $1,000 you will be listed in the Ocean Reef Press as a Patron Donor following the event in February. In addition, all Patron Donors will be entered into a raffle and the lucky winner along with seven of their closest friends will enjoy a sunset cocktail cruise. But this is not just any cruise. On April 26th you will board Preferred Partner Barton & Gray’s 40’ Hinckley docked in the Fishing Village. Enjoy a two hour cruise past The Point and celebrate another day’s finale while watching the smoldering orange sun drop ever so slowly into the sea. Enjoy that cruise back under the stars knowing it’s all for a good cause!
Contact the All Charities office to become a Patron Donor at (305) 367-5996 or allcharities@oceanreef.com. The winner will be randomly drawn at the Friday night wine tasting on February 11th, 2022.
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NOT JUST TIME SAVED, BUT TIME WELL SPENT
by Brian Reid, Executive Vice-President, Wheels Up
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Wheels Up connects flyers to private aircraft – and one another – to deliver exceptional personalized experiences that are measured not only in time saved, but time well spent. Wheels Up empowers individuals, families, and businesses, first-time private flyers, long-time private flyers, and whole aircraft owners, to experience private aviation in an extraordinary way. With our marketplace of 1,500+ aircraft and world-class safety and service, Wheels Up offers unrivaled private aviation solutions to fit the personalized travel needs of our members and customers. READ MORE>> | |
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COME TALK TRAVEL WITH HAUTE EXPLORE
by Sandy Schwab, Co-Owner, Haute Explore
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Haute Explore, an All Charities Preferred Partner, is hosting a Meet & Greet on January 31, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Everglades Patio. There will be free raffle drawings for some exciting travel experiences and you must be present to win. Haute Explore is a global luxury travel & lifestyle consultancy that operates 24/7 in a highly personalized, discreet manner to meet all of your unique needs and ever-changing demands. We have cultivated a rich operating culture that is designed to deliver a highly personalized level of service and expertise. We cater to simple as well as complex requests and our specialty extends to servicing the high net worth and ultra-high net worth communities. READ MORE>> | |
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JOIN US FOR THE DOM PERIGNON VINTAGE GOLF CLASSIC & DINNER, MARCH 6, 2022
by Richard Weinstein, COO and President, ORCF
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We are excited to announce the return of the most popular event from the 2021 Ocean Reef Community Foundation’s All Charities Gala Weekend! The Second Annual Vintage Golf Classic presented by John & Mary Lee, Fine Wine Society and Dom Pérignon benefitting All Charities will be held March 6th, 2022. This fantastic event brings together members for memorable golf and countless champagne toasts, a testimony to the magic that happens when you combine philanthropy and fun. We hope you will join us again for this celebration that hopefully will become another tried and true All Charities tradition. READ MORE>> | | | | |
