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Local Bakery Launches purchase the gratitude loaf for a discount, and The Good Loaf
will deliver it free of charge.
Special Product For Foster “Foster parents open their hearts and homes to take in
Parents abused, neglected and abandoned children,” Natalizio said.
“Let’s come together as a community to give back to those
who have given so much to our community.”
Denise Natalizio knows foster care; she’s made a life Like many people trying to fill their time during the
supporting local people who open their hearts and their homes lockdown of 2020, Natalizio began baking bread for her
to children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned. friends and neighbors during the COVID pandemic. And last
Natalizio is the Martin County director and director of year, she started baking sourdough.
foster parent licensing for Communities Connected for Kids, She opened The Good Loaf Bakery this July.
the nonprofit organization that oversees the child-welfare “I really loved giving away bread, and seeing how that
system in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast. makes people feel,” she said. “I started following micro-
When she decided to open her own cottage industry – The bakery women online and thought, ‘Hey, I can do that.’”
Good Loaf Bakery – foster care was still first in mind. Natalizio’s orders increased from about two to 15 loaves
Indeed, she debuted the gratitude loaf, a sourdough per bake day in just the first month.
recipe dedicated to foster parents, within weeks of opening. “We’ve had a great response from the community,
Customers who order the bakery’s signature Perri bread can people sharing their bread stories, and I really love seeing

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my neighbors order bread to share with one another,” she
said.
Natalizio’s own story began with her mother, Pierrette, for
whom the baker named her signature loaf, the Perri. The original
sourdough bread is a “well-balanced combination of tangy
deliciousness, a chewy texture and crispy crust,” she said.
“My youngest memories are of my brother and me sitting
in the back seat of the car after a stop at our local bakery.
Mom would pass a warm loaf to us in the back seat, and it
would be gone before we got home.”
Natalizio hails from a family of entrepreneurs and has
herself forged her own path through the business world in
the past, having run her first business in her 20s as the co-
owner of two car stereo retail stores and as an independent
contractor teaching English in the Dominican Republic.
Natalizio said her next business goal is to increase
production and expand into farmers markets when the cooler
season begins. And to raise awareness for the Gratitude Loaf.
So far, she has delivered loaves to 10 local foster families.
She also delivers to La Haia, a homeless camp in Martin County.
All menu items are pre-ordered through the HotPlate.com/
goodloafbakery.

Club news

Finding Cause Of Death

With The Martin County
Genealogical Society
ADVANCED Do you know or ever wonder how your ancestors

CANCER CARE died? Was it an infectious disease, a chronic illness,
an injury or some other cause? At the Martin County
Genealogical Society’s (MCGS) November meeting,
genealogists Janet Mar and Janene Zaccone will present
When faced with a cancer diagnosis, the “Cause of Death: Past, Present and Future.” They will
Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at explain how our ancestors’ deaths can tell us about their
Cleveland Clinic Martin Health will be with you every lives, lead us to new sources of information for our
genealogy research and even alert us to our own risk of
step of the way. Our team of surgeons and cancer developing heart disease, diabetes or cancer.
Mar is a retired nurse practitioner and university
specialists deliver the care that’s best for you, professor. Much of her nursing career focused on medical
from personalized therapies and comprehensive research, specifically the study of investigational drugs
support services to robotic surgery and for FDA approval. She became interested in medical
breakthrough treatments. genetics after a relative’s sudden death, and she has
applied her research skills to her family genealogy.
Zaccone has been conducting genealogy research
Complete cancer care is close to home. for most of her life. She has a Bachelor of Science in
journalism and a Master of Arts in history. A member
of the MCGS board of directors, she currently serves as
chair of the Communications Committee.
Learn more at ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/Cancer the Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road in Stuart,
Free and open to the public, the meeting will be at
or call 877.463.2010 to schedule an appointment. from 1 to 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15. The meeting begins
with social time followed by a business meeting; the
presentation is at 2 p.m. If you can’t attend the meeting
in person, it will be available on Zoom. For registration
details, go to mcgsfl.org/events.
The Martin County Genealogical Society offers a
variety of services at the Genealogy Room in the Blake
Library including an extensive research library, access to
several genealogy websites and assistance from MCGS
volunteers. For more information about membership,
activities and services go to mcgsfl.org.