Sunday, March 30, 2014

The Read Together Campaign

Let's Read:
The Read Together campaign is an initiative of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County in partnership with other libraries, businesses, and organizations throughout the county. To find out more about Read Together or the Literacy Coalition, please visit http://www.literacypbc.org/programs/read-together-palm-beach-county/


If you submitted an application for SHIP funding, please be advised that the County is repeating the Intake Process. Please check our website and the newspaper for a new file submission date 

ONLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS WILL ACCEPTED
PLEASE READ APPLICATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS  CAREFULLY.


Prior to submission: Please request from your employer and financial institutions that they complete the verifications included in your application packets and send directly to the County via e-fax 561-656-7553 or email HCDVerify@pbcgov.org .
Our Mission is to advance community sustainability by increasing economic competitiveness and improving the elements that create a high quality of life for Palm Beach County's residents.

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Friday, March 28, 2014

VETERAN Needs YOUR Help!!!!! Please make time for this event!

Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County News
March XX, 2014
Contact: Willie Puz, Public Affairs and Recycling, 561-640-8914 (o); 561-379-2405 (c)

Volunteers Needed To Make An Impact On A Soldier’s Life On March 29
The Solid Waste Authority, Palm Beach Troop Support, and Rebuilding Together of the Palm
Beaches are looking for volunteers to help prepare the property of a local disabled veteran
in Lake Park for his new home. Volunteers are needed at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 29.

As a volunteer, you can expect to help by:
• Paint
• Landscape
• Property clean-up

Those interested in volunteering to make a difference in this veteran’s life should contact
Joanna Aiken, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, at 561-697-2700, ext 4701.
Come help out and be a part of something great. All materials and safety equipment will be
provided. Community service hours can also be earned through this volunteer effort.
To get the materials needed for projects such as this, RTPB partners with local businesses
and governments. The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is proud to provide
recycled paint for the repairs and improvements, and coordinate the volunteers. Many
local businesses help to fund the RTPB program and make it possible to purchase the items
needed to make the repairs to homes in Palm Beach County.

About Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches
Rebuilding Together is the nation's leading nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable
homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by providing extensive rehabilitation and modification
services to those in need at no cost to those served. With the help of everyday citizen volunteers,
skilled trades people, the support of local business and major corporate partners, Rebuilding Together
affiliates in America’s largest cities and smallest towns make life considerably better for thousands of
low-income homeowners and the communities in which they live by completing 10,000 projects per
year. Rebuilding Together has programs dedicated to, energy efficiency, veteran’s housing, aging in
place.

About the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is a Dependent Special District created by the Palm
Beach County Solid Waste Act, Chapter 2001-331. We provide an economical and environmentally
conscious integrated solid waste management system, and have done so since our creation almost 40
years ago. This award-winning, world-renown integrated system of facilities includes 7 Home Chemical
& Electronics Recycling Centers, 6 transfer stations, 2 landfills (Class I and Class III), 1 renewable
energy facility (with another one to come online in mid-2015), 1 vegetation processing facility, 1
materials recycling facility, 1 biosolids pelletizer, and more than 300-acres of a greenways and trails
system that includes a bird rookery.

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Do YOU Recycle at work?

Lourdes is such a wonderful leader in Palm Beach County in making a difference and from all of us with NHNP we Salute Lourdes Ferris and the Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful Team!

You may want to show staff this website put together by Keep America Beautiful   http://recyclingatwork.org

Lourdes Ferris, Executive Director
Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful, Inc.
1920 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 210
West Palm Beach, FL  33409

"Bromeliad Blossm"

"Bromeliad Blossom" - Osceola County, Florida - Signs of spring are emerging in The Northern Everglades. This bromeliad brings color to the gray leafless cypress forests. I was fortunate to find this early blooming bromeliad as the cypress trees will be begin growing new leaves very soon and the bromeliads will get hidden in the bright green forest.
This image was taken on a private conservation land in The Northern Everglades which I have been given the opportunity to explore and photograph over the next couple months. Hopefully many more images to come from this hidden landscape in Central Florida. Follow me on Facebook as I explore the wildlife and unique, undiscovered scenes from The Northern Everglades.
 
Upcoming Events and Fine Art Festivals 2013/14:
 
Thanks for following,
Brent Anderson

Hold the PRESSES! Mayor is leading an Adopt-A-Spot Event!!!!

Email from Joanna to Mayor Walkes:  CHEERS for Pahokee and forward thinking Mayor making a difference!

Hi Pastor Patti and Mayor Walkes,

I have a great group that wants to paint the home of Isabel McKinstry at 186 North Elm Street in Pahokee on April 3 2014. Holly's group from Career Source PBC has a training session for weeks in the Glades and they participate in PYHO as Community Service for the students to get out and help others.

Deputy Quinn has been so great with finding those homeowners that we want and need to assist.

We will need the house pressure cleaned before the event and the windows need to be caulked . If there are any suggestions of who can do these items we will be ready to paint. I have not called the homeowner yet until I hear from all involved. Our homeowners sit by the window and watch for us to come so I don't want to call here with the details yet.

I will be waiting to hear back from each of you. I have the paint and supplies to paint the house and need your support .... and blessings.

I would like to announce that Mayor Walkes has become the first Mayor in PBC to take the leadership role for the SWA Adopt A spot program. He will be leading his City in the fight against litter. Thank you Mayor Walkes.....


Always Grateful,



Joanna Aiken
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
Community Service Coordinator
7501 N Jog Road
West Palm Beach, Fl 33412
(561) 697-2700 ext 4701

Painting and Clean Up in Palm Beach Gardens this Saturday

Paint Your Heart Out will be on the 3000 Block of Dunes Avenue in Palm Beach Gardens Saturday Morning from 9AM to 1PM for a Painting and Cleaning event.

Volunteers needed to help with the project and for more information please contact:

561-358-2163
Jaiken@swa.org

Leave a message if you want to join this event or Email Joanna for directions!

Happy Painting!

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Project

Neighbors Helping Neighbor Project in Partnership with PBSO District 6, The City of Lake Clark Shores, Lantana Cascades and Seminole Manner.  Along with many other volunteers and organizations such as SWA and Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches, made a huge dent in a dangerous situation.

The Water pipes crossing the lake that separate's Lantana Cascades and Seminole Manor is used by kids to cross on their way to school.

Through the partnerships, neighbors coming together and volunteers a huge task was knocked out in the middle of hours on one Saturday Morning.  The next even to continue this clean up with be with:

THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN UP - through KEEP PALM BEACH COUNTY BEAUTIFUL
http://www.keeppbcbeautiful.org/

Please sign up at the site for our Volunteer Event for THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN UP and be a part of bring safety to two neighborhoods at one time.

Lantana - SATURDAY, APRIL 12th @ 9:00am (Early Birds Welcome - SETUP at 8am)
*Seminole Manor and Lantana Cascades
6330 S. Congress Avenue, Lantana
Meet at Lantana Cascades Clubhouse and Waseca Drive for Seminole Manor
Volunteer Coordinator:  Robert Waples (561) 909-8708
Managed by Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Email me or call and leave a message including your name and phone number and how many people will be with you.  The scope will include a large litter clean up, removal of non-native vegetation and instilling a community spirit and volunteer movement to reclaim this lake and the wildlife it serves.