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VOL. 33 NO. 11 www.seabreezepublications.com NOVEMBER 2023

Get Into The Spirit Of The Season!

Palm Beach Holiday Boat MIAPBC will collect toys by land and by sea for
Toys for Tots and Little Smiles. During the first week of
Parade And Toy Drive Returns November, donation boxes will be placed throughout the
county for toy drop-offs. During the boat parade, there
’Tis the season! will be a “toy fleet” of boats traveling along the parade
The Marine Industries route that will make convenient dockside pickups. Simply
Association of Palm wave a flashlight when you see a boat with toy drive
Beach County (MIAPBC) signage, and uniformed Marines and volunteers will pull
is excited to announce the right up to your dock to collect your donations. Last year,
return of the Palm Beach MIAPBC received more than 14,000 toys.
Holiday Boat Parade and Toy Drive, Palm Beach County’s “The parade has become an honored tradition for so many
most treasured tradition. Presented by Intracoastal Yamaha of people throughout the years,” says MIAPBC Executive
Jupiter, the parade will benefit Toys for Tots and Little Smiles. event will feature up to 80 boats of all sizes decked out Director Alyssa Freeman. “With our toy fleet and donation
On Dec. 2 at 6 p.m., a floating Zambelli fireworks with fun decorations and thousands of holiday lights. boxes, we hope to spread a lot of holiday cheer to children
display will lead the boat parade on the Intracoastal Radio personalities Mo and Sally with KOOL 105.5 across South Florida.”
Waterway, starting in North Palm Beach and navigating will return as Grand Marshals of the boat parade, with a
to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. The free, family-friendly special guest appearance by Santa Claus. Get Into The Spirit Of The Season! on page 2
Fun, Food And Philanthropy Take Center Stage

At Highballs & Hibiscus Event

Annual Celebration Raises

Funds For Women’s And

Children’s Services At Jupiter
Medical Center

It’s official – the social season has started with Jupiter Medical
Center Foundation’s sold-out Highballs & Hibiscus event. The
12th annual fundraiser, held for the second consecutive year at
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, is known as a festive and fun
celebration of philanthropy. The event was chaired by Jessica
and Nicholas Mastroianni III, along with Honorary Chairs Aliya
Christopher Laroche, Rebecca Brown, Amanda Gomez, Lynn and Mike Menery, Dory and Brad Faxon, Marissa and
Highballs & Hibiscus on page 3 William Gomez Ryan McGovern
Live Like Jake Sixth Annual ‘Be The Light’ Gala Raises

Over $150,000 Towards Preventing Childhood Drowning

During One Enchanted Evening families who have a child with critical care needs due to
a drowning accident.
Live Like Jake, the local foundation created in memory Emceed by Mike McGann the Enchanted Evening-
of Jake Roarke Morrison, raised over $150,000 during themed event featured a sumptuous appetizer buffet, open
their sold-out Sixth Annual Be the Light gala on Oct. 14 bar, dinner, silent auction, 360 photo booth, dancing,
at Lady Jean Ranch. They welcomed 200 guests to support and the special Be the Light award which was presented
the foundation’s mission of providing scholarships to Eric Lupton with Life Saver Pool Fence. Infant
for self-rescue swim lessons and financial support to Swimming Resource (ISR) presented their Wave award
to ISR Instructor Stacy Van
Santen and Life Saver Pool
Fence President Eric Lupton
awarded their annual Life
Saver award to Alan Korn.
This year’s gala once again
included the hugely popular
Diamond Champagne Live Like Jake Founders, left to right, Roarke and Keri
fundraiser where guests Morrison with daughters Julia and Josie Morrison
purchased glasses of
champagne with the chance Live Like Jake on page 2