Palm Beach Perspective

Talked with Brittany Grimshaw Houghtlin, MS, Palm Beach County Youth Services and Oshane Lawrence, Palm Beach County Parks "Get Your Green On" about  May's Mental Health and Trauma Informed Care awareness.  Youth Services provides free therapy/counseling for children up to 22 years old.  There are multiple locations in Palm Beach County, including a residential facility. Listeners can go to pbc.go...

Talked with Andy McAusland, CEO and Jennifer Sellars, Chief Programs Officer, Mental Health America of the Palm Beaches.  MHAPB, mission is to create a supportive community where all people can flourish.  They offer programs including Clubhouses where members build skills, relationship and increase their confidence.  At Peer Place Well Being Center they offer a less structured setting  than the cl...

Talked with Barbara Abernathy, CEO, Pediatric Oncology Support Team (P.O.S.T.).  They have been providing support for families with children who are receiving cancer treatment for twenty-six years.  "POST provides counseling services, case management, financial crisis stabilization, support groups, hospital visits, educational planning, services for siblings and bereavement care."  The services ar...

Talked with Emilie Travis, Okeeheelee Nature Center (ONC) and Alissa Koch, Daggerwing Nature Center about upcoming Earth Day events and programs they offer.  Okeeheelee is having their Earth Day celebration on Saturday April 20th from 10am to 3pm.  They are starting the day off with several walks. 10am Guided Bird Walk, ONC & Audobon Everglades, 10:30am Guided Nature & Deer Walk, ONC &...

Talked with Lauren Jenkins, Environmental Education Coordinator and Tessa Roberts, Senior Environmental Community Outreach Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator from Oxbow Eco Center. They are getting celebrating Earth Month and getting ready for their 20th St. Lucie Earth Day Festival.  Admission is free and they have multiple locations for parking with free shuttle service.  Music is provided by Ne...

Talked with Bill Hayes, Producing Artistic Director of Palm Beach Dramaworks.  "Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional nonprofit theatre company that engages, entertains and educates audiences with provocative and timeless productions that personally impact each individual."  Their Dramasworkshop is a lab for encouraging developing new plays and assisting playwrights to nurture their work.  They...

Talked with Greg Quattlebaum, CEO, Quantum House.  Their mission: "Quantum House is a caring and supportive home that lessens the burden for families whose children are receiving treatment in Palm Beach County for a serious medical condition."  And for the month of March, Quantum House has teamed up with Jersey Mike's restaurants in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast for a month long fundras...

Talked with Campbell Mobley, Curator, Flagler Museum and Elizabeth Dashiell about the Flagler Museum. The mission of the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum is to preserve and interpret Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s legacy, and America’s Gilded Age, in ways that inspire every generation to perpetuate and emulate the traditions and values that have made America the most prosperous and generous nation in his...

Talked with Erick Gill, Director Communications Division St. Lucie County Florida. They have a wide variety programs for residents and visitors to enjoy. These are available at the Fenn Center • Monday, March 11 @ 9 a.m. – Heart Health Walk • Monday, March 11 @ 9 a.m. – Open Recreation - Pickleball & Basketball • Monday, March 11 @ noon & 6 p.m. – Zumba Classes • Tuesday, March 12 @ 9 a.m....

Talked with Antoinette Giamalva, Library Supervisor, Adult Services, Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach. Mandel is offering a wide variety of programs for the community during Women's "Herstory" month. Listeners can enjoy Women of Opera on Friday March 8th from 12:30-1:30pm, JASNA Presents Jane Austen and Being a Female Writer in Her TIme on Saturday March 16th from 2-3pm, The Power of the P...

Talked with Lowell Van Vechten, Co-Founder and Michael Broday, volunteer working at the marina for the free boat rides, Boating and Beach Bash for People with Disabilities. "It's their 15th Annual Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilities – the nation’s largest, free, one-day event for people with disabilities, both seen and unseen – will again welcome back families who love the beach,...

Talked with Jen Scott and Elizabeth Dashiell about the upcoming 30th Annual Lake Worth Streeet Festival. It's put on by the City of Lake Worth for community engagement. Artists sign up ahead of time and get approved by going to https://spf.lakeworthbeachfl.gov/. This year it's on February 24th and 25th . Over 600 artists use the pavement as their canvas for art and masterpiece reproductions. Liste...

Talked with Dana Munson, Marketing Dir., Kravis Center and Elizabeth Dashiell about the upcoming 18th African American Film Festival that happening at the Rinker Playhouse from February 15-18. The whole 6 show series is $70 (a savings of $30). The theme this year is Inventing Beauty, curated by Terri Francis and all films have a panel discussion following the screening. "Dr. Francis and her specia...

Talked with Laura Issac Norton from Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. FAU Harbor Branch has a wide variety of programs for the community including their newest addition, a life size humpback whale that listeners can actually walk inside and check out the inner workings. On Friday and Saturday they have the "Discovery" boats tours of the Indian River Lagoon. From Fe...

Talked with Scott Simmons, Public Relations Manager, Norton Museum of Art. The Norton has a wonderful variety of programs/exhibitions running now. Artists in Motion (Impressionist and Modern Masterpieces) is running now through February 18th. And Presence (the photography collection of Judy Glickman Lauder) is on view through March 10th. Coming up on Saturday Feb 10th the Norton will offer Free Ad...

Talked with Misty Stoller, Assoc. Director of Marketing & Communications, Mounts Botanical Gardens and Kevin Box, Artist for Origami in the Garden. "Mounts Botanical Garden is Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden. With a mission to inspire and educate through nature and a history spanning more than 40 years, Mounts Botanical is hidden gem located in the heart of the Palm Bea...

Talked with Elizabeth Dashiell, Elizabeth@dashiellcommunications.com about all the holiday/new year events around Palm Beach and the Treasure coast including: Kravis Center, upcoming shows, Mounts Botanical - origami in the garden, LakeWorth Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, The Flagler Museum and their exhibitions, The Wick, Armory Art Center, Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Cox Science Center an...

Talked with Meghan Buser, Community Relations & Event Planning Consultant for Lights4Hope. "Lights 4 Hope, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization created to help bring happiness and hope to families in need. Their mission is to spread joy and to help local families whose child is suffering from terminal illness or from a life changing physical change. They work with local hospitals and comm...

Talked with Pamela Weinthrop, Executive Director, Barbara Steller, Board Member and Linda Schaps, Board Member, Children's Founation of Palm Beach County. The Children's Foundation's mission is to identify and fund projects at charities in Palm Beach County to aid "at-risk" children and their families. They have worked with over 30 charities to help feed, clothe, provide medical/dental care, provi...

Talked with Allison Jimenez, MS, MHC, Director of Programs and Lindsey White, CFRE, Chief Advancement Officer from Hanley Foundation. Their mission is one of eliminating addiction always in their purview, with their targeted and time-tested approach incorporating four primary mission areas: Prevention, Advocacy, Treatment and Recovery Support. Learn more about Hanley Foundation’s mission and visio...

Talked with Arlene Lazzaro, 2nd Vice President, Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches. Their mission is "to gather people of the Palm Beach Area who enjoy gathering, cutting, displaying and studying rocks, shells, artifacts and other object of interest and to promote community interest in these objects. Their 56th annual Gem and Mineral Show is on November 18-19, 2023 at the South Florida Fa...

Talked with Gabby Barbarite McHenry, Ph. D., Director of Outreach & Engagement Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. They are one of the 71 exhibitors at this years Indian River Lagoon Science Festival. It's going to be from 10am - 3pm on November 18th at 600 N Indian River Drive, Ft. Pierce, FL. The IRL Science Festival is a free event that's designed to bring a v...

Talked with Greg Hazle, Executive Director, Boca Helping Hands. Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a community based non-profit that provides food, medical, financial, educational, job training, mentoring services to help create self-sufficiency for it's patrons. They help nearly 35,000 people/year. BHH is celebrating is 25th birthday. As the holidays get closer they are doing the "Thanksgiving Box Briga...

Talked with Georgia Boyer, Communications and Brand Manager, American Humane. American Humane has been promoting the welfare and safety of animals since1877. They have a wide variety of programs. One that most folks see is the Humane Hollywood, "No animals were harmed in the making of this movie" or safety seals on eggs, etc at the store. They just finished the voting on the Hero Dogs and their He...

Talked with Owen O'Neill, Matt Lincoln and Messiah Boisson from Clinics Can Help. Clinics Can Help is "a nonprofit agency based in Palm Beach County, Florida that collects used durable medical equipment so that it can be distributed to those who need it most. We are proud to be Florida’s largest not-for-profit organization that recycles and re-uses medical equipment." They work with local agencies...