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Meet Your New Board Community Shred Event

Hi, I am Bob Greenstein, the newly elected Vice
Chairman of the Boca Pointe Community Association Our next community Shred Event will take
Master Board of Directors and have served on the board place on Wednesday, August 30th from
for the past six years. I am an attorney and have been
a member of the Florida Bar for the last 50 years. My 10am-1pm.
specialty was with cases that went to a court trial. Along
the way, I had been elected mayor of my community, For everyone’s safety, this shred event will be contactless. ALL DRIVERS ARE
which covered an area of 36 square miles and now TO REMAIN INSIDE THEIR VEHICLES. Please place shredding boxes/bags
has 80,000 residents; a graduate of the Detroit Police inside your trunk. When you pull up, please pop your trunk and an attendant will
Academy; Chief of Police; Judge; Chairman of the remove the items.
U.S. Federal Bock Grant Commission for the largest The event will be held at The Club at Boca Pointe (parking lot). For those residents
county in the state as well as numerous other offices and that do not live on the west side, you can enter into the main gate on Powerline Road
appointments. The Board has appointed me Chairman of the Access Control/Safety or through the gate on SW 18th St. and proceed to the guest lane with photo ID. Please
Committee and, with my experience and background, I hope to help bring a higher state that you are attending the Shred Event for entry. Follow the signs indicating where
level of safety and security to our great community. the MicroShred truck will be parked.
We have an almost completely new Board who listens to every idea, encourages Please note: Paper only, 5 boxes or bags per household. No plastic or metal, no
discussion, expanded our committees to include more homeowner involvement and media devices (hard drives, USB drives), no x-rays, CD’s, DVD’s
promises to be transparent. Our new President, Randy Raskin, is a lifelong business or cardboard.
executive who brings solid real-world thinking to the table along with the attitude of a true Let MicroShred destroy your
gentleman who encourages everyone to participate. Our Treasurer, Michelle Ricciuti-Carter unwanted personal documents
is a genius with numbers, the budget and expenditures. In the short time that she has been safely and securely! 
in office she has spent hundreds of hours putting the books on a clear, strong financial base
and improving our investments. We have many other wonderful people with great skills,
experience and knowledge who are now on our Board. All together, the Master Board of
Boca Pointe will accomplish great advances. I look forward to serving our community Open Call For Viewpointe
and moving forward with our new Board. 
Director Of Security Contributing Writers!

“Bank Jugging” writing an article or a column for the Viewpointe. You may be interested in writing
We are looking for volunteers, whether experienced or hobbyist, interested in
By Marcel Dos Santos, Director of Security just once, occasionally or on a regular basis. It’s a great way to sharpen your skills
or develop your talent while enlightening your community. Some themes we would
Bank jugging is when criminals watch customers entering like to include in the Viewpoint are as follows:
and leaving a bank, drive-thru, or ATM. They look for • Village Spotlight - write about your community. A different village will be
customers carrying bank bags or envelopes that seem to have featured each month.
a large amount of cash in them. The criminals will follow • My Story - featuring a member of the community with a unique or interesting
the victim to their next stop, and once an opportunity exists, story.
they burglarize the victim, stealing the withdrawn money • Student Life - High school students writing about school or a topic that interests
and valuables. The following are some helpful prevention them. Student writers will be eligible to earn community service hours.
tips that could keep you from becoming a victim: • Global Cuisine or Gourmet Recipes - share a special, gourmet recipe or a
• Be aware of your surroundings, if you see people recipe from our international community.
hanging around in the lobby, or parking lot of the bank, notify • Share an idea you may have for a new column or article.
bank personnel and notify Law Enforcement. A Meet & Greet event with refreshments will be scheduled for current and new
• Don’t be distracted while at the bank or ATM, i.e., stay off your cellphone. writers. Show your interest in joining the writing team by contacting Lisa Cammaleri
• Conceal your money before you leave the bank, credit union, or check cashing store. at lisa.cammaleri@fsresidential.com. 
• Don’t openly carry bank deposit bags, coin boxes, or envelopes as you enter and exit
the bank.
• Take your bank bag, envelope, or money with you to your next destination. Don’t hide Fire Rescue Station #56
it in your car.
• If you feel like you are being followed call 911.
I hope these simple tips were helpful and informative to everyone within the Boca Pointe Teamwork is when two or
Community. Thank you and stay safe!  more people work together to
complete a certain task. The
members of the team may
have different tasks, but they
cooperate and work toward
the same goal. The same
way that the Palm Beach
County Fire Rescue Station
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