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August 2023
FPL’s Manatee Lagoon Invites Families
To Explore, Learn And Enjoy Fun Summer Programming
Free Activities And
Experiences Inspire Visitors
To Discover And Learn
About Florida Manatees
Manatee Lagoon – An FPL Eco-Discovery Center
®
is now offering a mix of indoor and outdoor summer
activities that celebrate Florida’s favorite marine mammal
and encourage fun family time. This summer, visitors
can enjoy educational programming, arts and crafts,
interactive simulations, outdoor games and new exhibits.
“At Manatee Lagoon, our goal is to create an interactive,
entertaining and educational environment to inspire
people to preserve and protect Florida’s ecosystems,”
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said Zack Greenberg, leader at Manatee Lagoon. “There’s
something for everyone, and rain or shine, visitors can
expect to have fun while learning about manatees in the
wild and what they can do to help protect them.”
This summer, the facility offers visitors a variety of
exhibits and programs that are either brand-new or back
by popular demand, including:
• Play, stretch and enjoy the fresh air: Upon arrival
at Manatee Lagoon, visitors will discover new outdoor
games like cornhole, tic-tac-toe and Connect 4 for the
entire family. Adults can work on the mind, body and spirit
every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:45 p.m. and Saturday
at 8 a.m. with yoga classes led by certified instructors,
taking place outside against the calming backdrop of Lake
Worth Lagoon for a low cost of $5 per person, per class.
• Learn something new: Manatee Tales Story Time
returns this summer to immerse our youngest minds in
learning all about the Florida manatee. Every Saturday
at 11:30 a.m., a manatee master will read a marine-
themed book in Manatee Lagoon’s classroom. After
story time, children can play with giant puzzles and
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Attention:
PGA Residents Of Mellowing Years
A single phone number may help you to live
confidently and gracefully in your own home.
Now there is a volunteer senior ambassador
within PGA community who is well-schooled in
resources available to help with problems of elders.
The Alpert family and Children’s Services has been
helping seniors do just that for many years.
• You have questions? We may have answers.
• You don’t know where to go? We can guide you.
• You don’t know what you need? We’re well-
versed in that problem.
• Do you know a neighbor who needs help?
Don’t wait. Call now. Dorothy Weiss, 624-4035.
Let’s keep connected with each other as a community.
All you need is the desire to live comfortably in your
own home.