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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 along the parade route that
Palm Beach County (MIAPBC) is excited to announce will make convenient
the return of the Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade and dockside pickups. Simply
Toy Drive, Palm Beach County’s most treasured tradition. wave a flashlight when
Presented by Intracoastal Yamaha of Jupiter, the parade you see a boat with
will benefit Toys for Tots and Little Smiles. toy drive signage, and
On Dec. 2 at 6 p.m., a floating Zambelli fireworks display will lead the boat parade on the uniformed Marines and
Intracoastal Waterway, starting in North Palm Beach and navigating to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. volunteers will pull right
The free, family-friendly event will feature up to 80 boats of all sizes decked out with fun up to your dock to collect
decorations and thousands of holiday lights. Radio personalities Mo and Sally with KOOL 105.5 your donations. Last year,
will return as Grand Marshals of the boat parade, with a special guest appearance by Santa Claus. MIAPBC received more
MIAPBC will collect toys by land and by sea for Toys for Tots and Little Smiles. than 14,000 toys.
During the first 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 Tequesta Profile on page 4

ChariTy evenT TequesTa 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
Highballs & Hibiscus event. The of Jake Roarke Morrison,
12th annual fundraiser, held for raised over $150,000 during
the second consecutive year at Eau their sold-out Sixth Annual
Palm Beach Resort & Spa, is known Be the Light gala on Oct. 14
as a festive and fun celebration of at Lady Jean Ranch. They
philanthropy. The event was chaired welcomed 200 guests to support
by Jessica and Nicholas Mastroianni the foundation’s mission of
III, along with Honorary Chairs providing scholarships for
Aliya and Justin Howard. Jay self-rescue swim lessons and
financial support to families
Charity Event on page 6 Mary Lynn Magar, Dr. Amit Rastogi, Robert Stilley who have a child with critical
care needs due to a drowning
accident.
Emceed by Mike McGann
the Enchanted Evening-themed Live Like Jake Founders, left to right, Roarke and Keri
event featured a sumptuous Morrison with daughters Julia and Josie Morrison
appetizer buffet, open bar,
dinner, silent auction, 360 photo booth, dancing, and the special Be the Light award
which was presented to Eric Lupton with Life Saver Pool Fence. Infant Swimming

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