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VOL. 25 NO. 12 www.seabreezepublications.com DECEMBER 2023

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Big Taste Of Martin County

Returned To The Stuart Jet Center In Person

Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Palm Beach and Martin
Counties held their annual Big
Taste of Martin County on Oct.
12 at the Stuart Jet Center as
the first in-person event of the
season.
Known as the premier food
and wine festival of the Treasure
Coast, this year the in-person
event had 600 attendees raising
money for mentoring programs.
The new outdoor layout was a Alex Petry, Dr. Fernando Petry and Diana
big hit with guests who ate and Chiong Dan Prinzing, Cathy Glover and David Hall
drank from popular restaurants
and beverage companies located in Martin County. Big Taste Of Martin County on page 3 David and Carla Gubernick with Barney and Susan Majette
Shoot For The Moon Shatters All Records

By Elizabeth Farrar
The Mark Garwood Foundation hosted its Seventh Annual
Shoot For The Moon Sporting Clays Charity Event, presented
by Audi, Infiniti, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo of Stuart, on Nov.
3 at the South Florida Shooting Club.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Mark Garwood
Foundation and its Phoenix Scholarship program.
Erica and John Garwood hosted 45 teams and over 70
guests for lunch at this year’s event, breaking all previous
attendance records.
Representative Toby Overdorf and Martin County Chief
Deputy Sheriff John Budensiek joined John Garwood
in welcoming participants before they headed to the
competition courses. Toby Overdorf, Erica Garwood, John
After a BBQ lunch expertly prepared by the Martin Garwood 2024 Phoenix Scholarship recipients (back) Alec Zenner, Jenna Stoddard, Alex
County Sheriff’s Grill Team, Phoenix Scholarship recipient Smith, Destiny Ferguson, Casey Cook, Nicole Blackburn, Molly Williams, (front)
Alexandria Dennison told her story of overcoming substance Shoot For The Moon on page 7 Walter Laseter, Heidi Zuckerman
Champions Of Change: United Way Of

Martin County Celebrates Community Leaders

United Way of Martin County celebrated the kickoff of its meet their basic needs and build better, more stable lives for
annual campaign with the Community Leaders’ Celebration themselves and their families.
Luncheon held at Sailfish Point Country Club on Oct. 20. Bryan Garner, senior marketing and communications
The event served as a platform to honor the outstanding director for NextEra Energy/FPL, served as event emcee.
achievements of the past year while highlighting the “Although we’ve experienced a lot of turmoil this past year
organization’s goals for the future. At the luncheon, which causing unexpected world changes, one thing that stays consistent
was attended by nearly 200 people, United Way thanked the is United Way,” Garner said. “Regardless of the situation, local
dozens of organizations and thousands of individuals who raise United Ways play a critical role in communities by providing help
millions of dollars every year to help Martin County residents and hope for residents to get back on their feet.”
During the luncheon,
United Way announced
Martin County’s top 10
most generous workplaces
and communities that make No. 1 most generous community, Sailfish Point. Left to right:
our community investment Amy Bottegal, United Way of Martin County past campaign
possible: chair; Dennis Longstreet, Sailfish Point resident and United
Way of Martin County Tocqueville Society member; and
Champions Of Change Noreen Fisher, Sailfish Point resident and United Way of
on page 6 Martin County Tocqueville Society cochair