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Page 6, Viewpointe February 2025
Boca Pointe Pap Corps “Let The Good Times Roll”

While Raising Funds For

Cancer Research

By Gail Meddoff

On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, Mardi Gras came to
Mizner Country Club in Delray Beach when the Boca Pointe
PAP Corps hosted its annual fundraiser Card Party. Balloons
and decorations in festive purple, gold and green -- Mardi
Gras colors – greeted 200 guests as they entered the Mizner
Clubhouse lobby.
Many of the women adhered to the Mardi Gras theme by Linda Pavlov, Card Party Chair Gail Meddoff, PAP Corps
sporting purple, gold or green garb. They posed, with or without Many attendees had lots of fun getting into the Mardi Gras Board Member Nancy Goldstein, Chapter President Belinda
props, for pictures in front of the Mardi Gras photo wall. groove, masks and all. Coon, and Raffle Committee Chair Denise Siegel.
Shoppers happily shopped at the stylish boutiques
featuring a variety of beautiful jewelry, clothes, accessories Attendees enjoyed Chair Gail Meddoff, PAP Board Member Nancy Goldstein
and more. Jackie Silberglied’s table of artistically designed a Continental Breakfast and Felice Rosen, Denise Siegel and Linda Pavlov.
greeting cards was also a hit. Of special interest were the raffle along with morning Additional crucial workers include Treasurer Allan
tables, which held decorative Mardi Gras-themed baskets and afternoon Canasta, Wickstein, Email Blast Coordinator Dee Zwickau, Ann
filled with a fabulous array of prizes, including a Grand Prize Bridge, and Mahjong Rhodes, Joann Whalen, Joan Samitt, Lynn Berman, Arlene
Raffle basket valued at more than $1,000. Raffle ticket sales games played in rooms Fischer, Kathy London, Agie Winthrop, Ann Pfeffer, Lois
exceeded expectations. named “St. Ann Street,” Friedman, Jane Guterman, Jayne Chapman and Jill Angelino.
“Bourbon Street” and photographers: Ronni Ratsprecher and Andrew Meddoff for
Much appreciation also goes to the event’s talented
“Canal Street” after
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email blast will be sent out when all the lovely photos become
locations. Posters of court
(FS 316.126) jesters juggling playing available for viewing and downloading.
A final big THANK YOU to all of you who attended. The

cards pointed the way.
In the “French Felice Rosen and Barbra
money you so generously spent may help save a life.

Quarter” dining room, Goldberg posing pretty in front Regrettably, due to space constraints at Mizner Country Club,
By Elyse Weintraub attendees savored a of the Mardi Gras photo wall. we were unable to accommodate everyone who wanted to attend.
Brown, Community delicious entrée and a We urge you to make your reservations early for future events.
Education Specialist, special Mardi Gras-motif dessert. Jeweled and feathered In closing, attendees at the recent Boca Pointe PAP Corps
Palm Beach County Fire masks served as glittery centerpieces, and attendees received Mardi Gras Card Party enjoyed a day of food, shopping,
Rescue feathered masks and colorful Mardi Gras beads as souvenirs. games and fun as they followed the Mardi Gras motto
(561) 616-7051 or “The feedback from the women attending the Card Party “Laissez les bons temps rouler” which translates to: “Let
ewbrown@pbcgov.org has been fantastic,” says Boca Pointe PAP Corps President the good times roll.” And they did.
Belinda Coon. Noting that It takes a village to coordinate a All proceeds from this PAP Corps event go to
This message is large event, she applauds the chapter’s many enthusiastic support the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at
brought to you by your organizers and workers. Key were the following principal the University of Miami, where doctors and scientists
friendly Firefighters organizers whose attention to detail and tireless work over undertake innovative research searching for cures to
from Palm Beach several months helped make this event a success: Card Party eradicate many kinds of cancer. 
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