More than 300 attended the Civic Association Annual Meeting held at the Flagler Museum Monday. Here’s a recap.
Palm Beach Civic Association President submitted his Annual Report during the 2016 Annual Meeting. See below:
At the Civic Association's Annual Meeting held Monday, the organization elected seven new members to the Board of Directors.
What a Season! The Civic Association held over 20 major events in the 2015 - 2016 Season.
UPDATE WITH SHANNON DONNELLY REPORT & VIDEO: Civic Association Honors its Boss Bob Wright. Usually, when Bob Wright takes the microphone at the Palm Beach Civic Association’s annual underwriters dinner and luncheon, it’s to introduce the evening’s guest of honor. But, at this year’s event, Mr. Wright was the guest of honor.
Steve Ross, Civic Association director, Chairman and founder of Related Companies, and Miami Dolphins owner, sat down for a Q & A session with Civic Association Director Bob Nederlander in front of a live audience of over 150 members Monday morning.
Civic Association directors participated this week in a tour of the Everglades given by our corporate partner, the Everglades Foundation.
The restored Memorial Fountain and redesigned Town Square were dedicated and celebrated by town leaders on Sunday. The Civic Association donated $10,000 toward the cause with other donors across Palm Beach.
Michele Kessler, a Civic Association Director and member of the Executive Committee, opened her home for a Women’s Luncheon featuring leaders of Good Samaritan Medical Center. Over 35 Civic Association members attended.
Image: Michele Kessler & Mark Nosacka, CEO Good Samaritan
Mrs. Kessler made welcome remarks and told the group about the strength of the Good Samaritan Hospital and how well it serves the residents of Palm Beach. She said, “We are fortunate to have a medical center such as Good Sam in our own backyard” and shared her families own personal experience when needing emergency medical assistance.
Mark Nosacka, Good Samaritan CEO, introduced two doctors from the hospital: Dr. Jeffrey H. Kotzen, Chief Medical Officer at Good Samaritan Medical Center and Dr. John Rimmer, the lead surgeon at the Good Samaritan Breast Institute.
All three talked about the expanding services at the medical center and how the hospital has been serving Palm Beachers since 1919, almost a hundred years.
They described their three institutes, one for cancer, cardiovascular and digestive disease treatment; a full-service, around-the-clock emergency department; the da Vinci® Robotic Surgery System; a surgical weight loss center; and comprehensive women’s healthcare services.
Mr. Ned Barnes, Palm Beach Civic Association president thanked Good Samaritan hospital for the service to our community and their corporate partnership with the Civic Association. ““Our partnership with Good Samaritan on critical issues involving health care and promoting greater citizen involvement in the community is a great success,” said Mr. Barnes. “We’re looking forward to more events and working together as the season continues.”
The Civic Association regrets to announce that the Civic Association - Garden Club Tour to be held on Thursday, January 28, 2016 is CANCELLED due to weather. Forecasters are predicting a 90% chance of today's storms to continue through Thursday.
