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An Independent Newspaper Serving Broken Sound & Bocaire

VOL. 18 NO. 7 www.seabreezepublications.com JULY 2024

For Boca Centennial, BocaConnect,

Residents Invited to City’s New Shuttle Service,

Create “Zip Odes to Boca” Launched June 17th

Celebrating City in Poetic Verse Boca Raton’s new on-demand

shuttle service, BocaConnect,
started service on Monday,
In preparation for the city’s centennial celebrations in 2025, the City of Boca Raton June 17th, with a ribbon-cutting
is partnering with the poetry organization O, Miami, on a year-long campaign to capture ceremony that included members
residents’ love for their city through the creation of an “Ode to Boca,” or a short poem of the City Council, city leadership
based on their zip code. and staff and partners in attendance.
An original form of poetry invented by O, Miami, in partnership with WLRN, these The new service provides
short poems known as Zip Odes are designed to transform a zip code into an occasion for first-mile-last-mile transportation
place-based, lyrical celebration. needs, making it easier for
Within this poetic form, residents create a five-line ode to where they live, written in residents and visitors to travel
the form of their zip code. The inventive format has made poetry more accessible –so much within and around Downtown
so that South Floridians have submitted 17,000+ of them since the initiative launched in Boca and beyond, including those
2015, including these two about Boca Raton: arriving at the Brightline train station and nearby mobility hubs.
3 In my town The city is partnering with Circuit Transit, Inc. to operate BocaConnect, with the launch
3 where I grow, marking a significant step toward enhancing connectivity and multimodal transportation
4 among parks and schools. options.
8 From the ocean tides to the highway rides, Mayor Scott Singer emphasized the service’s importance, “BocaConnect is a vital step
6 I awake each day with pride. towards enhancing our city’s transportation infrastructure. It not only offers convenience and
- Nick Kalpakjian connectivity but also supports our sustainability goals by reducing traffic congestion and
lowering emissions.”
For Boca Centennial, Residents Invited on page 4 BocaConnect on page 3
Broken Sound’s “A Night at Annual White Coats-4-Care

Coney Island” Brings Fun to FAU Medical Scholarship

Members, Funds to Charity Fundraiser Set for July 31st

The elegant Illuminations
Ballroom of Broken Sound’s Annually drawing civic and business leaders, healthcare professionals and community
clubhouse was magically advocates to welcome and “dress and equip” the incoming class of medical students, Florida
transformed into a replica of the Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine (CoM) will host its 14th annual
famous Coney Island boardwalk White Coats-4-Care (WC4C) major scholarship fundraiser for its incoming Class of 2028 on
for the evening of June 22nd, Wednesday, July 31st. The event will be held at 6:00 p.m. on FAU’s Boca Raton campus in the
thanks to the creative idea of the Owls Nest in the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence.
club’s Boca Friends Chapter of
Pap Corps, which saw the event Annual White Coats-4-Care on page 4
as an opportunity to add to the
charitable organization’s already
donated total of more than $110
million to cancer research.
It was an ideal summer
evening of nostalgia for Broken
Sound members who were
born and raised in The Bronx,
Brooklyn and Queens, and a
treat for those who wanted a

“A Night at Coney Island” (Left to Right): Terrie Meyer, Jen Geller, Jody Appelman,
on page 6 Jill Knopf, Lisa Helfant

Seated: Dr. Michael T.B. Dennis, WC4C Co-Chairs Bonnie and Jon Kaye, Alisa Cohen; Standing:
Medical Students; Maurice Plough, Jr.; Arlene Herson; Interim Dean Dr. Curtis L. Whitehair;
Robin Trompeter; Constance Scott; Alan Kaye; Dr. Nathan Nachlas, and Dr. Jaclyn Klimczak

Broken Sound Adds
Two Golf Pros to Club Course – See page 3