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Auction to support nonprofit
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For Hometown News TREASURE COAST - Tantalize your taste buds and open your wallets for the third annual March of Dimes Signature Chefs auction set for Nov. 14 at The Moorings Club in Vero Beach. The event promises supporters an evening of culinary delights produced by 22 of the Treasure Coast's finest chefs, along with irresistible live and silen...
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Business association presents grants
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For Hometown News PORT ST. LUCIE - The Port St. Lucie Business Women presented community action grants to deserving organizations at its Oct. 6 meeting. Because of the widespread and unfortunately increasing issue of food insecurity on the Treasure Coast, the following charitable organizations received Business Women's 2011-12 community action gr...
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Nonprofit names Case Manager of Quarter
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For Hometown News ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Esther Clark-Moore, a dependency case manager in St. Lucie County, was awarded the United for Families Case Manager of the Quarter award Sept. 29, during a community training about the developmental consequences of child abuse and violence. Ms. Clark-Moore, who was nominated by her peers, received a $250 bonu...
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Agency gets grant for sea turtle project
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For Hometown News ST. LUCIE COUNTY - The University of Florida/ Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension office received funding from the Florida sea turtle grants program, which is funded by the sales of the sea turtle specialty license plate. The extension office received the $4,900 grant to support the...
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Center receives award from nonprofit
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For Hometown News ST. LUCIE COUNTY - The WalMart Distribution Center in Fort Pierce received the 2011 Community Hospice Heart Award at the annual Treasure Coast Hospice corporate appreciation luncheon, held at the Thomas Counseling Center in Fort Pierce. Joe Wallace, operations manager of the WalMart Distribution Center, accepted the award from L...
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Music day to be held Nov. 12
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For Hometown News MARTIN COUNTY - A second Therapeutic Music Day on Nov. 12, will follow the first successful event in April. "We received a lot of positive feedback from the performers and the audiences last time, and this encouraged us to double our efforts," said Terry Barber, president of Artists for a Cause. More than 1,000 people in as ma...
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Soccer player selected for development program
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For Hometown News PORT ST. LUCIE - Lauren Yudin, from the Port St. Lucie Soccer Club has been chosen to participate in the Florida Youth Soccer Association's Olympic development program. On Oct. 15-16, Lauren attended regional trials in West Palm Beach, along with many of the best soccer players in South Florida. She will now begin training and c...
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Attorney gets back to the basics
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For Hometown News ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Robert J. Kulas attended a national conference in San Diego during October hosted by the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys to learn more about current estate planning matters and the inevitable impact those matters could have on clients. Mr. Kulas received training on financial and legal management...
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Obituaries
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Sandra Maragh Sandra Maragh, 51, of Port St. Lucie, died Oct. 13, 2011. She was born in Jamaica and moved to Port St. Lucie in 1992. She was preceded in death by her father, Raphael. She is survived by her husband, Vishnue; a son, Rajendra; a daughter, Sharmila; her mother, Jessie; three brothers, Roy, Granville and Rohan and four sisters, Elouis...
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Instructor gets Teacher of Month honors
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For Hometown News PORT ST. LUCIE - Adrianne Mendoza, an eighth-grade teacher at Southport Middle School in Port St. Lucie was named Treasure Coast Teacher of the Month on Oct. 21, by 93.7 The Breeze and attorney Steve Hoskins of the law firm Hoskins, Turco, Lloyd & Lloyd. The Breeze honors a teacher who has made a difference with an official "Tea...
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Clubs & Classes in the Port St. Lucie area
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Clubs and organizations . AD/HD Support Group: The meetings are at K.C. Chung Tae Kwon Do, Darwin Square, 3211 S.W. Port St. Lucie Blvd. For information, call (772) 879-1011. . Air Force Sergeants Association: Treasure Coast Chapter 564 meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the DAV Hall, 1350 S.W. California Blvd., Port St. Luc...
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Port St. Lucie Community Notes
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Society seeking members The Singletarian Society of Martin and St. Lucie counties are looking for new members between 57 and 70. Members must be widows, widowers or divorced. Meets second Thursday of every month. Call (772) 398-2345 for more information. Library continues art program The Morningside Branch Library hosts the "Walls of Art" progr...
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Clubs & Classes in the Fort Pierce area
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Clubs and organizations . AARP senior community service employment program: The employment program offers free training and assistance in getting a job for qualifying seniors who are 55 or older on a limited income, and living in Martin or St. Lucie counties. Call (772) 223-2653 or (772) 462-6149. . American Legion Post 40: Hall rental is availab...
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Fort Pierce Community Notes
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Society seeking members The Singletarian Society of Martin and St. Lucie counties are looking for new members between 57 and 70. Members must be widows, widowers or divorced. Meets second Thursday of every month. Call (772) 398-2345 for more information. Class for dads The Nurturing Father's class is offered free to all St. Lucie County men b...
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