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JFK Medical Sta, Jupiter Medical Center, WellingtonRegional Medical Center Medical Sta, South FloridaRadiation Oncology, Jules & Shirley Arkin, LKD CertifedPublic Accountants, Raymond James Financial PalmBeach Guia Brown and Chung Wong, Les Rosen, M.D.- Dermpath Diagnostics, Medical Sta o West PalmHospital, and the Medical Sta oJupiter Medical Center.

The Physicians Talent Showcaseis part o Kretzer Pianos

ongoing Music orthe Mind concert series

beneftting childrens charities

and music education. Be sure tojoin us next August or anothernight o wonderul entertainment!

Celebrating

30Y E A R S

2 Late Summer 2013

Special thanks to FPL andits employees, Ofce DepotFoundation, Pace Americas and

The Lane Spa or their generous

donations o school supplies.

Thanks to these donations, kids

in our Project Grow program

and housing programs had thesupplies they needed or a great

start to the school year!

Kudos to AAF client,Christine, who shared herstory o how she and her two

children became homeless, with

more than 300 guests at the

Physicians Talent Showcase.

Christine is a beautiul example

o how lives are changed or the

better through Adopt-A-Family.

Thanks to the participantso the City o Palm BeachGardens Gardens Gives Back

Community Service Camp who

put together more than 100

birthday bags flled with

toys and candy. The Project

Grow sta will be giving them

out throughout the year as the

kids celebrate a birthday.

Thinking about yourholiday giving and howyou can help others? We have

two holiday programs that wil

allow you to do just that! OurSanta Shoppe, held in early

December, is a party or our

amilies where each child gets

a chance to visit with Santa

and receive a personalized

git rom him. You can help by

purchasing much-needed gits

or the children or making a

monetary donation. We also

have our Holiday Adopter

Program where you can

adopt a amily and provide

presents or a amily that need

assistance as they work toward

sel-sufciency. Full details on

how to help will be in our all

newsletter.

Were now on Twitter!Follow us at @AAFPBC

NotablesTalent Showcase (Cont.)

Dr. Jack Zeltzer

Dr. Jeronimo Guzman

Dr. Kenneth Fuquay

Dr. Linda Kiley

Dr. Richard Wayne

Dr. Robin Shecter Dr. Robin Sykes

Dr. Thomas Rowe Dr. Tim Abou

Dr. Xavier Garcia

Emily Rynasko

Jessica Taylor

Entire cast

Kathi KretzerWaking up is hard to do Wendy Tippett Young Singers -

Cantana

PhotosTracey Bens

Photograp

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New Board President Takes The Lead

Adopt-A-Family is proud toannounce that Lynda M. Murphy,Esq. is our board president or 2013-

2014. Lynda has chaired our Housing

Committee since 2010. Under her

leadership, Adopt-A-Family has

successully completed its participation

in the Neighborhood Stabilization

Program (NSP2) by developing 41

housing units or low and moderate-

income amilies in Lake Worth. For her

tireless devotion to Adopt-A-Family

and its mission, Lynda was awarded

the Presidents Award by then Board

President, John Castronuovo in 2011,

and in 2012, Board President Tequisha

Myles awarded Lynda with the Crystal

Castor Award.

Lynda received her L.L.M. rom Harvard

Law School and her J.D. degree rom

the University o Caliornia, Berkeley

Law School (Boalt Hall). Prior to joining

the Carter Administration, Lynda was

in private practice in San Francisco,

Caliornia and Paris, France. In both the

Carter and Reagan Administrations, she

was the Director o the Ofce o State

Agencies and Bond Finance Programs

at the United States Department o

Housing and Urban Development.

As the Tax Policy Advisor to HUDs

Undersecretary, she worked with the

Treasury Department and the Joint Tax

Committee to develop the regulations

or the Single Family Tax Exempt Bond

Program. She was also sta to President

Reagans Housing Commission.

Lynda

has been

in private

practice in

Washington

D.C. or over

30 years.

Her practice

includes a

specialization

in housing fnances, as well as an

expertise in advocacy or clients beore

state and ederal agencies. Lynda

ounded, and was the Executive Director

o the Multiamily Housing Counsel. She

is, and has been, the owner and operator

o companies in the communication

and advertising industry. Currently,

Lynda resides on Singer Island with her

husband Jon Boisclair.

Amy

Amy is a 21-year-old single motherraising a one-year-old boy. She wasstaying with relatives in a home that wasunsae and not meant or habitation. Shehad never lived on her own, and neededassistance in acquiring the tools necessaryor sel-sufciency. With the help o herFamily Advocate, Amy was able to locateaordable housing, and she and her sonmoved into their new home within twoweeks o coming to Adopt-A-Family. Theagency assisted in paying the security

deposit, frstmonths rent, andutility deposit.The FamilyAdvocate assistedin acquiring urniture donations or theamily. Ater obtaining stable housing, Amywas able to return to school and obtainedher CNA license. Amy has remained stablyhoused, and has stated that she is eternallygrateul or the assistance and support thatshe has received rom Adopt-A-Family.

Celebrating

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Late Summer 2013

Save the Date . . .

Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches29th Annual Tree Lighting CelebrationEd & Ruth Hennessy, Honorary Chairman

Beth Hennessy, ChairmanCocktails - Seated Dinner

Silent & Live Auction

Tuesday, December 3, 20136PM Sailfsh Club, Palm Beach

Contact Chere Brodi at 561-253-1361, ext. 101

Adopt-A-Family was born to addressa need. In 1983, Lucy Runyon, JayneEllison and Kay Mansolill were threePalm Beach County women who sawtoo many new, poor olks who weretemporarily down on their luck and toomodest to ask or help, according toLucy Runyon.

The frst amily they helped wasmentioned on a local radio station. Aamily o our had moved rom Texas insearch o a brighter uture or the atherin the computer feld. They had packedup the amily and their modest savings,and just beore reaching Florida, one othe children became quite ill, requiring

hospitalization. With all the savingsgoing to hospital bills, the amily wasdestitute. When they arrived in WestPalm Beach with no place to live, theymoved under the Royal Palm Bridge.When they heard the story, the ladiespromptly sought the amily out, andmoved them into a motel. Runyon, anemployee at the First National Bank inPalm Beach, conerred with their Boardo Directors, and called her lawyer.Twelve hours later, the frst Board o

Directors or Adopt-A-Family o thePalm Beaches was born. The bankadopted the amily, the ladies helpedthem fnd an apartment and two weekslater, got the ather a job. Their initialsuccess was contagious, and ueled theienergy to help more amilies. Mansolill,Ellison and Runyon developed acatalog o amilies to adopt, andshopped local CEOs. With persistenceand determination, 50 amilies wereadopted in the frst year. Their salespitch was that keeping donated

dollars at home and investing in yourcommunity is a solid, smart businessdecision.

Thirty years later, we have stayed trueto the dream o our ounders, and overthe years have helped more than 39,000amilies attain sel-sufciency.

Did you Know . . .

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NON-PROFIT

ORGANIZATION

U.S. Postage

PAIDWest Palm Bch., FL

Permit No. 529

Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches, Inc.1712 Second Avenue NorthLake Worth, FL 33460-3210Phone: (561) 253-1361www.adoptaamilypbc.org

LATESUMMER2013

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the lives o homeless amilies and their

children by contributing the ollowing:$ ______________.

Make your tax-deductible contribution to

Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches

Please mail to:

1712 Second Avenue North

Lake Worth, FL 33460

You can also give securely online at

www.adoptaamilypbc.org

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Please remember Adopt-A-Family in your will and be sure to let us know so we can thank you.

Celebrating

30Y E A R S

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