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VOL. 28 NO. 11 www.seabreezecommunications.com NOVEMBER 2023

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Get Into The Spirit Of The Season!

Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade And Toy Drive Returns

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

Charity event Singer SPotlight

Fun, Food And Philanthropy Live Like Jake Sixth Annual

Take Center Stage At ‘Be The Light’ Gala Raises Over

Highballs & Hibiscus Event $150,000 Towards Preventing

Annual Celebration Raises Funds For Women’s Childhood Drowning

And Children’s Services At Jupiter Medical Center
During One Enchanted Evening

It’s official – the social season
has started with Jupiter Medical Live Like Jake, the local
Center Foundation’s sold-out foundation created in memory of
Highballs & Hibiscus event. The Jake Roarke Morrison, raised over
12th annual fundraiser, held for $150,000 during their sold-out
the second consecutive year at Sixth Annual Be the Light gala
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, on Oct. 14 at Lady Jean Ranch.
is known as a festive and fun They welcomed 200 guests to
celebration of philanthropy. The support the foundation’s mission
event was chaired by Jessica and of providing scholarships for self-
Nicholas Mastroianni III, along rescue swim lessons and financial
with Honorary Chairs Aliya and support to families who have a
Justin Howard. Jay Cashmere, child with critical care needs due
Christopher Laroche, Rebecca Brown, Amanda Gomez, to a drowning accident.
Charity event on page 2 William Gomez Emceed by Mike McGann
the Enchanted Evening-themed
event featured a sumptuous
appetizer buffet, open bar, dinner,
silent auction, 360 photo booth, Live Like Jake Founders, left to right, Roarke and Keri
dancing, and the special Be the Morrison with daughters Julia and Josie Morrison
Light award which was presented
to Eric Lupton with Life Saver Pool Fence. Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) presented
their Wave award to ISR Instructor Stacy Van Santen and Life Saver Pool Fence President

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