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November 2024

30 Years Of Holiday Magic from page 21

MIAPBC will collect toys by land and by sea for Follow the boat parade virtually using the free GPS
Toys for Tots and Little Smiles. During the first week of app KnowWake! KnowWake maps coastal waterways for
November, donation boxes will be placed throughout the both Android and iPhone users. Simply download the app,
county for toy drop-offs. A “toy fleet” of boats traveling create an account, and track the parade as it makes its way
along the parade route will offer easy dockside pickups to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse.
for your donations. Simply wave a flashlight when you Light up the holidays this year with MIAPBC!
see a boat with toy drive signage, and uniformed Marines For more information about the Marine Industries
and volunteers will pull right up to your dock to collect Association of Palm Beach County, please visit marinepbc.
your donations. Last year, MIAPBC collected more than org.
15,000 toys. Photos courtesy of Tom Serio Photography and Susan
“We’re thrilled to sponsor this year’s Holiday Boat Speaks McGirt Photography
Parade and help bring the magic of the season to life First Place Boat #41 Suits Us Too – Tom Serio Photography
on the water,” said Michael Lessing, CEO of Lessing’s
Hospitality Group. “It’s an honor to be part of a cherished
tradition that brings joy to so many!”
This year, the boat parade and Charlie & Joe’s at Love
Street will be featured in an upcoming holiday movie,
Christmas Overtime, which will be released digitally in
December and land on the streaming service NBC Peacock
in the early spring.
The MIAPBC invites local businesses to join us as
sponsors of the parade, with packages starting at $500.
Package benefits vary and include business exposure
through television, radio, print, digital, social media, and
public relations. A sponsorship guarantees access to the
MIAPBC’s exclusive VIP Viewing Party, with premium Marines – Tom Serio Photography
views of the boat parade, along with entertainment, food,
and drinks. This year, the parade’s top sponsors include Blue Heron – Lighthouse – photography by Susan Speaks
Lessing’s Hospitality Group, Amazon, 1000 NORTH, McGirt
The Clubhouse, The Twisted Tuna, Town of Jupiter, Safe
Harbor North Palm Beach Marina, Harbourside Place,
Florida Blue, Freedom Boat Club, and All My Sons
Moving and Storage.
Register your boat today to join this festive tradition!
A panel of judges will assess each entry based on lights,
enthusiasm, and themed décor! Participating vessels are
eligible to receive up to $10,000 in cash and prizes.
All vessels must be registered by Tuesday, December
3. Boat registrants are also required to attend the 6 p.m.
Captains’ Meeting on December 3 at The Twisted Tuna in
Jupiter, Fla. Entry is free with a $50 refundable deposit.
For more information, visit palmbeachboatparade.com or Mo and Sally – Tom Serio Photography Boat #19 Nauti Kitty – photography by Susan Speaks McGirt
call (561) 863-0012.

inSIGHT Through Education Is

The Backbone Of The Holocaust Studies

Program For Palm Beach County Schools

inSIGHT Through Education is a nonprofit,
nonsectarian organization with a mission to inspire
and educate, encouraging kindness, acceptance,
U.S. Marines – Tom Serio Photography and respect for all, using lessons learned from
the Holocaust and genocides worldwide, to
recognize and oppose antisemitism, hatred, and
bigotry. inSIGHT is the backbone of Holocaust
Education in Palm Beach County schools, which
is mandated in Florida, along with the study and
prevention of antisemitism. Last school year,
inSIGHT reached new audiences and doubled its
impact, reaching 40,000 students and hundreds of
educators. inSIGHT knows that education is key
to change and is committed to opening the hearts
and minds of young people, our future leaders. Traveling cattle car classroom
inSIGHT provides age-appropriate resources,
speakers, and programs for students at every level, saved Jews during the Holocaust, participants attend a
and funds professional development for teachers and rigorous program led by Holocaust scholars, becoming
First Place Boat #30 Nailed it – Tom Serio Photography administrators. Principals and assistant principals Alfred Lerner Fellows. These fellows are committed to
may attend the Principal’s Field Study in Washington, sharing their knowledge with schools and communities,
D.C. With local Holocaust Survivors, they visit the thus promoting Holocaust education and the values
United States Holocaust Memorial and Museum and of courage and compassion. Palm Beach County has
the National Museum of African American History a cohort of 20-plus Lerner Fellows who share this
and Culture. Participants are profoundly impacted, knowledge with their peers. This impact ripples through
enhancing their support for Holocaust and antisemitism schools, fostering understanding and remembrance of
education. At the Centropa Summer Academy (CSA), the Holocaust.
70-plus educators from 15-plus countries convene for Since the tragedies of October 7 and the significant
a 7-day program. They use the city of Berlin as their rise in antisemitism, organizations worldwide have
classroom and collected stories to learn history and acknowledged the need for education from an early age.
its implications today. Key to the CSA is the active inSIGHT has done this for 14 years. Looking ahead to
participation of teachers, who share good practices and inSIGHT’s 15th year, we remember the vision that unites
work on lesson plans and cross-border projects together. us: to create a generation of future leaders who are kind,
At the JFR Lerner Institute, a prestigious program empathetic, informed critical thinkers with the courage
aimed at advancing educators’ knowledge of Holocaust to stand up for themselves and the rights of others.
First Place Boat #40 Time Out – Tom Serio Photography history and the legacy of Righteous Gentiles who More information: insightthrougheducation.org.

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