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From The Desk Of Palm Beach County

Vice Mayor Robert S. Weinroth:

Smart Tips About Vaccines, Bike Safety And Hurricanes

Robert Weinroth, a former Skip the roads, ride a trail. Bicyclists and pedestrians major cutting/tree removal sooner rather than later. Some
member of the Boca Raton make up only 2 percent of the roadway users in Palm important tips are:
City Council, was elected Beach County, but they accounted for 30 percent of all • Arrange to cut back all trees and weak branches that could
as a Palm Beach County transportation-related fatalities between 2018 and 2020. contact buildings.
Commissioner to replace Unfortunately, what should be an activity that supports • Have your foliage thinned so wind can flow freely through
Steven Abrams, who well-being and health has too often resulted in injury or branches, decreasing the chance that trees/plants will be uprooted.
retired due to term limits death. One of the beautiful things about our county is • Clean your yard of any items that could pose a danger to you
requirements. that it offers more than 200 miles of designated bicycling or your neighbors in hurricane-force winds, such as old lumber,
Palm Beach County facilities where you won’t have to fret about cars on the broken lawn furniture, etc., and place curbside on your bulk
continues to receive a roadways. waste collection day.
robust flow of Moderna Skip the roads and take a ride at one of these parks Emergency officials advise that residents should be prepared
and Pfizer shipments, and that offer miles of bicycle paths: to survive on their own for at least 72 hours. Supplies sell out
approximately 5,500 people are receiving vaccinations • Pondhawk Natural Area; fast once a storm has been forecast, so it is imperative to be
daily. To date, over 50 percent of the county’s population • Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park; prepared, especially for a power outage.
ages 50-plus and 80 percent of seniors (65-plus) have • El Rio Trail; There are multiple emergency/hurricane resources, such as:
been vaccinated. In order to eradicate the virus, over 80 • American Homes Park. • PBC DART (app) – provides vital hurricane awareness
percent of the population needs to be vaccinated. For more information on safe places to cycle visit https:// information.
Currently, the primary focus is vaccinating everyone discover.pbcgov.org/parks/Amenities/Bicycling.aspx. • ALERTPBC – Sign up to receive emergency notifications via
between the ages of 18- to 44-year-olds, since this group Start preparing now for hurricane season. We urge phone calls, text messaging, and email.
has the highest percentage of positive COVID-19 cases everyone to take hurricane season seriously, secure your • Know Your Zone – to look up your hurricane evacuation zone.
and is transmitting it to others. The majority of COVID-19 homes, and make sure you have the necessary supplies. To download the PBC Dart app or access the other
hospitalizations are people between the ages of 25 to 34. All major cutting of vegetation (i.e., tree removal) hurricane resources shown above, visit the county’s Emergency
Moreover, medical experts are reporting individuals should be completed long before June 1, the beginning Management website at https://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/
in this age group are experiencing serious debilitating of hurricane season. We strongly recommend you do all dem/Pages/Hurricane.aspx.
long-term effects of the virus. Consequently, in order to
end this virus and avoid dangerous long-term side effects,
young adults are urged to get the vaccination. Bonnie S. Kaye Honored from page 1 In addition to chairing more than a dozen nonprofit
What to do with your vaccination card. When you fundraisers, she has served for 10 consecutive years as
receive your COVID-19 vaccine card, take a picture expertise in identifying, introducing and activating public/ cochair of the White Coats-4-Care Scholarship Fundraiser
of both sides to have a record of it. Don’t take a selfie private partnerships. for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, which
with your card and post it online, since it could result in KCOM-PR has won seven Gold Coast PR Council she and KCOM-PR partner (and husband) created to
identity theft. Also, don’t laminate the card; future booster Bernays Awards for PR and Marketing Excellence welcome the incoming classes of medical students. For
shots may need to be recorded. delivered in diversified campaigns, including a PR Star their efforts on behalf of the College of Medicine, Bonnie
For more information on COVID-19 vaccine locations Award for overall excellence. In 2019, the Palm Beach and Jon Kaye were presented a coveted FAU Board of
and other resources, visit https://discover.pbcgov.org/ Medical Society presented to the firm a Healthcare Heroes Trustees Appreciation Award.
coronavirus/Pages/default.aspx. in Medicine Award (Community Organization Category) Kaye, a native Miamian, is a graduate of the
for KCOM-PR’s blend of health and wellness client University of Florida’s College of Journalism and
representation, public education/community engagement Communications, where she earned a Bachelor of
campaigns, public/volunteerism and board leadership and Science Degree in Journalism (with split minor in
pro bono counsel. marketing and speech). She and her husband, Jon Kaye,
Kaye has served on the boards of the Boca Raton reside in Boca Raton. They have two sons, Mike and
Chamber, FAU Foundation, Florence Fuller Child Matt, who also work in the journalism and advertising
Development Centers, League for Educational Awareness fields, a daughter-in-law, Ariel, who is in healthcare
of the Holocaust, and Boca Raton Educational Television. placement recruiting, and a 2 year-old grandson who
Currently, she serves on the executive committee for the enjoys problem-solving and storytelling.
Boca Raton Bowl, the boards of Adolph & Rose Levis For more information about Kaye Communications,
Jewish Community Center and the Dorothy Schmidt FAU contact Bonnie S. Kaye at (561) 756-3099 or bkaye@
College of Arts and Letters. kcompr.com or visit www.kcompr.com.

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