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Loggerhead Marinelife Center Wins Large Nonprofit

Of The Year At Eighth Annual Hats Off Nonprofit Awards

Loggerhead Marinelife
Center (LMC) has been
recognized as the Large
Nonprofit of the Year at
the Eighth Annual Hats
Off Nonprofit Awards.
This prestigious honor was
presented by Nonprofits
First during a reception Gui Proença accepting
and awards ceremony at Andy Dehart award for Loggerhead
the Kravis Center for the Marinelife Center
Performing Arts on Wednesday, October 30.
The annual Hats Off Nonprofit Awards celebrates and CEO of Loggerhead
dedicated nonprofit organizations, staff, and volunteers Marinelife Center. “We are grateful for everyone who shares
in Palm Beach County who are committed to making a our mission, and together, we’ll continue to build a safer Loggerhead MarineLife Center
positive impact in the community. The inspiring event world for our turtles and our oceans.”
showcases nominees across 14 categories, with one LMC is dedicated to conserving ocean ecosystems, four decades, the center has worked tirelessly to rehabilitate
honoree recognized in each category. specifically targeting threatened and endangered sea turtles. sick and injured sea turtles, striving to return them to their
“As a donation-based facility, we are grateful for everyone With the goal of becoming a leading authority in ocean natural habitats as swiftly as possible.
who supports our mission, and those that come to the center conservation at both local and global levels, LMC focuses Photos courtesy of Capehart Photography
to see our patients firsthand,” said Andy Dehart, president on rehabilitation, research, conservation, and education. For and Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Benzaiten Center For Creative Arts

South Florida Studio

Showdown

Benzaiten Center For Creative Arts
For more information call (561) 508-7315
www.benzaitencenter.org
We are kicking off our 10th Anniversary Season with
our own version of the Netflix show, Blown Away. We
call it the great South Florida Studio Showdown. This
is where we bring together all the top glassblowers who
are living and working in South Florida from both coasts.
Participating will be international artist, Rob Stern and
Brenna Baker who both appeared on Blown Away!
All the artists will work on their own individual
pieces, and then they will all be assembled to make one
large, impressive piece. Last year’s work had an ocean
theme. See pictures at right showing the front and back
of the piece.
We are continuing with our holiday classes and
workshops in Fused Christmas Ornaments, Glass-blown
Christmas Ornaments, and Flameworked Christmas
Ornaments, as well as our Fused Glass Menorah Workshop.
Besides all these seasonal workshops we conduct our
normal classes in glassblowing, flameworking, fusing
and welding. As for our fun, two-day welding workshops,
where else in Palm Beach County can one sign up for a
two-day workshop to play with sparks?
And please think of us for all your other holiday gift-
giving needs. We have unique and affordable items in our
gift shop that are perfect for office gifts as well as friends
and family. Also, our gift certificates make great gifts and
there are a lot of different options. Call the center to find
out about them.
By being on our mailing list you will always be up
to date about our class offerings as well as our much-
anticipated visiting artist events. We have a stellar lineup
of glassblowing artists this year, so we don’t want you
to miss out. If you have never been to one of our “artist
blow-outs,” you are really missing a great opportunity to
see some of the best glassblowers from around the world
perform in real time. Besides a three-hour fiery, muscular
glassblowing demonstration by our visiting artists, we
pump up the action by providing live music from some of
our most talented, local musicians. We also provide tasty
nibbles and two drink tickets (you can purchase more).
All these events were sold out last year. So this year, we
have been forced to raise the reservation price to $25 per
person, and extra to reserve front row seating.
Check out their website for all the fun classes,
workshops, visiting artists’ events and fundraisers planned
for this upcoming season. Do not miss out on the fun!
www.benzaitencenter.org
(561) 508-7315
Hours
Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Find Us
1105 Second Avenue South, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460
GPS doesn’t always get you here: Exit I-95 at Sixth
Avenue and go east. Take a left at the blue Kwik Stop
Store and then a right on Third Avenue South. Park in
our parking lot or anywhere on the street.