Boca Police detectives are looking for a purse-snatching suspect who struck around midnight May 23. A woman had just left a restaurant and was walking back to her car when the man approached from behind and grabbed the purse out of her hand. The woman was not injured. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Scott Hanley at 561-338-1344 or Crime Stoppers at 800-458-8477.

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District Gov. Betsy Owen, 2009 Opal Awards Event Producer and Public Relations Director Jon Kaye, Rotary Club President Craig Richman and 2009 OPAL Awards Co-Chairmen Alan Kaye and Neil Saffer.
There are 33,000 Rotary Clubs spanning 200 countries boasting a global membership of more than 1.2 million, and the Boca club was recently awarded the Rotary International Significant Achievement Award. The award is in recognition of the club’s 2009 Outstanding People And Leaders (OPAL) gala that funds scholarship programs for local students, and it is the first time in the club’s 53-year history they received the honor. “It is an amazing honor and quite an achievement. I cannot recall any other club in the district receiving this prestigious award,” said District Gov. Betsy Owen. District 6930 is comprises 49 clubs and covers Titusville south to Boca Raton, and Owen said the award is given based on several criteria.
“The project must address a pressing community need, involve most of the club’s members, and it must be a project that other clubs can emulate,” she said. 2009 OPAL Award co-chairman Neil Saffer said the OPALs are designed to recognize Boca’s unsung heroes. “Some people do a tremendous amount of good in the community that goes somewhat unnoticed. The program is designed to honor those citizens, and anyone can be nominated,” he said.
The five award categories are education, healthcare and medicine, civil service, private sector and community service.
“I find that most times people involved in these activities or those giving back to the community rarely do so for the accolades. Being able to recognize these individuals, while also funding local students’ education is a great program,” said Mayor Susan Whelchel.

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Boca’s Promise was formed in 1998 to address the needs of local children and families, and they have been meeting with community leaders recently to discuss the depleted Summer Activity Fund. The fund was established in 2006 and provided $45,000 over the last three years to qualified families for safe summer activities, but the fund is now depleted.
“We really need help from the community, and there has never been such a need. It is time for people to take their heads out of the sand and realize we are all in this together,” said executive director Rita Thrasher.
There have been four meetings this year at Palm Beach Community College, and representatives from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, YMCA, PBCC’s Summer Youth College and other providers of youth services discussed options and needs.
“In some instances, it is not a lack of funds, but a lack of available space. PBSO has the staff in place, but they need sites for activities,” said Thrasher.
For more information, visit www.bocaratonspromise.org or call 561-981-5330.

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Boca Raton-based Quality Swimming and Discovery Preschool recently hosted the inaugural Summer Child Safety Day, and local families received instruction on how to keep their children safe during the summer months.
“The Summer Safety Day was a great experience for all of the parents and children who attended the event. Children were able to learn realistic tools for water safety, while parents were taught lifelong tips on CPR, car and home safety,” said Quality Swimming owner Andy Broido.
Representatives from the Red Cross and Palm Beach County’s SafeKids were also on hand providing useful first aid and safety tips.
“This event was a great way to help educate families on the importance of safety at home and on the roads. Accidental injuries still remain the leading cause of death for children birth to 14 years of age with drowning and motor vehicle crashes in the lead,” said Palm Beach County SafeKids program director Kelly Hamilton. For more information about safety programs, visit www.qualityswimming.com or www.usa.safekids.org.

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Blue Martini, 6000 Glades Road, is hosting a party to benefit Forgotten Soldiers Outreach at 6 p.m. May 24. Celebrity bartenders will mix all the favorite concoctions, and all tips will be donated to the nonprofit organization.
“This is going to be a truly memorable event, and we are so delighted that Blue Martini Boca is hosting this special day for us. We hope that everyone comes out to enjoy a fabulous evening and give thanks to the men and women who serve our country," said Lynelle Chauncey Zelnar, executive director and founder of Forgotten Soldiers Outreach. Attendees are also encouraged to bring care packages including nonperishable food items, hygiene products, phone cards, socks and other comfort items. For more information about the event or suggested items, visit www.forgottensoldiers.org.

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The Peter Blum YMCA, 6631 Palmetto Circle South, is hosting the inaugural Relay For Life for the Boca Del Mar area May 30 to 31, and the goal is raise $35,000 to fund further cancer research. J
essica Moreno is the American Cancer Society’s community representative for the South Palm Beach Unit and said it was time to bring the event to central Boca.
“We have established relays that have been going on for five years or more in East and West Boca. The American Cancer Society looks at all the data, and it made tremendous sense to have an event in the area,” she said.
Moreno said that administration and teachers from Del Prado Elementary School have been instrumental in getting the event together.
“They have done such an amazing job and put in a lot of work. Now it is just a matter of getting the word out to the community to let them know about the event,” she said. Lenae Herman has been at Del Prado for 20 years and said the disease spares nobody. “We’ve had so many parents and staff through the years afflicted with cancer, and some have been fortunate while others have not. The children have parents, grandparents and relatives who have battled the disease, and they are very sensitive to the issue even at such a young age,” she said.
For more information, call Jessica Moreno at 561-394-7751 ext. 5309 or visit www.relayforlife.org/bocadelmarfl

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Dr. Robert D. Willix, Jr. has been a physician for 40 years, but the former board-certified cardiovascular surgeon put down the scalpel in 1981 after growing tired of patients not heeding advice. Willix has little love for the pharmaceutical industry or the dominant medical paradigm, and the 67-year-old is currently the CEO and CMO of Boca’s Cenegenics Medical Institute. The institute is predicated on age management and preventative health care through proper nutrition and sustained exercise.
“I hosted a conference recently with close to 200 physicians, and I asked them how many have an exercise physiologist or nutritionist on staff. About five raised their hand, but when I asked how many of them exercised regularly and ate properly, about 95 percent of the hands went up,” he said.
Willix also said today’s children will be the first generation that will not outlive their parents and that people should boycott the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Guide Pyramid.
“Those adhering to the antiquated food pyramid are doing themselves much more nutritional harm than good. It is unconscionable that with all the science-based information we have, the USDA food pyramid is still used as the standard by major, dominant organizations,” said Willix.
The Cenegenics food diamond prioritizes eating organic fresh fruits and vegetables, lean and hormone free proteins, healthy fats in small quantities and plenty of water. Willix said it is time for physicians to go back to their roots and serve as teachers and examples.
“Physicians must be teachers and examples of health. The future of medicine is about slowing the effects of aging with exercise, nutrition, meditation and optimum levels of bio-identical hormones,” he said. For more information, visit www.cenegenics-br.com.

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A new drugstore recently opened in East Boca that caters to diabetics. Family Drugstore, 4060 N. Dixie Highway, carries all diabetic prescription medications and over-the-counter products, and owner John Reinbergs said the store meets all needs.
“Our goal is to provide everything and anything that our diabetic customers could ever want or need. Whether it be prescription medication, a diabetic cookbook, diabetic testing equipment, diabetic foods and snacks, cold care products and skin care products, diabetic shoes or socks, our goal is to be a one-stop shop for the diabetic community,” he said.
The drugstore’s pharmacist is also a diabetic and is available during business hours to answer any questions. For more information, visit www.familydrugstore.com or call 1-866-321-5010.

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Dr. Alan J. Bauman, Bauman Medical Group
www.baumanmedical.com

1. You were recently named Small Business Leader of the Year by the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, the first ever for a physician. Were you surprised?
Very much so. I found out a few hours before it was April 1 and had to make sure it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke of some kind.

2. How long have you been practicing in Boca?
For over 15 years, and we recently expanded and doubled the size of the practice.

3. How has the field of hair restoration evolved?
Advances come rapidly, and I attend conferences continually to stay up to speed. There is bad work out there, and some people think that is the norm.

4. What are some of the common myths?
That it is a painful process, takes a long time or it is apparent you’ve had the work done. There are no stitches or pain, and you just sit back and relax while watching a movie or sipping a beverage.

5. What are a few of the latest developments or procedures?
We offer a range of cutting edge services including eyelash transplantation, body contouring and facial rejuvenation to name but a few.

6. Even in a languishing economy, your business is thriving. How do you account for such success?
I stay very involved with patients, and it’s not just coming in for a procedure and then we send you on your way. We have so many services to offer both men and women, and I think the personal approach is key to our success.

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Boca Raton resident Jan Stuart is a long-time entrepreneur, and he recently launched a new initiative to serve the needs of local businesses while also helping to employ students and seniors. Seniors and students pair up to solicit businesses to join Jansdeals.com, a Web site featuring discounts and special promotions that participating clients can edit in real time.
“Small businesses join the site for a sign-up fee of $199 that covers the entire year, and they can post their specials or discounts and also change or edit these posts from their own page,” said Stuart.
Instead of bulky coupon clippings, consumers simply log on to the site for free, check out deals and mention Jansdeals at the participating location.
“It’s a perfect venue for any small business looking to target consumers. Let’s say you have a restaurant and you want to offer free soup with any meal. You post it on the site, and if you happen to run out of the item, you can log on and remove or update that post immediately,” he said. For more information, visit www.Jansdeals.com

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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office conducted Operation Medicine Cabinet on Jan. 17 and 24 in an effort to collect and destroy unused prescription medication, and they will be at several Palm Beach County locations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 30 for another collection. Flushing unused or outdated medication taints the water supply, and pharmaceutical agents collected 61,735 pills during the January operation. CVS and Walgreens will also provide $5 gift cards to those dropping off medication. The locations are as follows:
Boca Raton Town Center Mall, 5800 Glades Road (by the main entrance off Glades Road in the north parking lot)
The Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N. Congress Ave
CVS in Lake Worth, 4998 10th Ave. N.
Walgreens at the Wellington Mall, 11936 Forest Hill Blvd.
PBSO District V Office in Belle Glade, 38840 State Road 80
For more information, call 561-688-3000.

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F: Lorry Herdeen and Kelly Sobolewski. R: Valentine Emeric, Sariah Ali, Ertha Ministre and Jayde Jean Charles.
Bank of America donated $10,000 to the Florence Fuller Child Development Center recently to support its summer camp program. The center provides support for economically disadvantaged families, and executive director Lorry Herdeen said the gift will bolster educational opportunities.
“This generous grant will enable us to offer children from low-income families an enhanced program, allowing them to experience the wealth of cultural, scientific, educational and recreational opportunities that abound in Palm Beach County. These are locations they would otherwise be unable to visit,” she said.
For more information call 561-391-7274 ext. 111 or visit www.ffcdc.org.

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