抖M女仆 Pine Jog Hosts Environmental Education Center鈥檚 Benefit
recently hosted its annual benefit event, 鈥淧ine Jog @ Night: See What Comes Out at Night.鈥 A self-supporting unit of 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Education, the Center serves more than 40,000 individuals annually with 60 percent from culturally diverse and underserved populations. Proceeds from this event help to underwrite the Center鈥檚 youth programs.
The event took place at the Center and included dinner by the bite, live music and dancing, as well as silent and live auctions. Special guests representing 抖M女仆 included Daniel Flynn, Ph.D., 抖M女仆 vice president of research; Anton Post, Ph.D., executive director of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute; and Valerie J. Bristor, Ph.D., 聽dean of 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Education. Additional special guests included Erica Whitfield, member of the School Board of Palm Beach County and Jeff Pegg, central instructional superintendent for the Palm Beach County School District.
The Center wishes to thank its sponsors, auction donors, guests, volunteers and everyone that helped to make the event a success. Sponsors for the event included the Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation, platinum star sponsor; and Florida Power & Light; Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County; Lewis, Longman & Walker, PA; Moss and Associates, LLC; Wantman Group, Inc.; and Mr. Jeff Koons, star sponsors.
抖M女仆 Pine Jog Environmental Education Center announced its 2017 Environmental Leadership Awards at the event. Recipients included: 聽
- Environmental Educator of the Year 鈥 Megan Harris, River Center
- Environmental Education Program of the Year 鈥 Adventure Awaits Program Series, Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
- Environmental Organization of the Year 鈥 The Garden Club of Palm Beach
- Environmental Business of the Year 鈥 Green Dwellings, LLC
- Environmental Visionary of the Year 鈥 Jeri Muoio, mayor of the City of West Palm Beach
- Lifetime Achievement Award 鈥 Chuck Shaw, chairman of the School Board of Palm Beach County and member of the Board of Trustees, 抖M女仆 Pine Jog Environmental Education Center.
聽鈥淲e are so excited and humbled by the overwhelming turnout and support demonstrated at this year鈥檚 event,鈥 said Ray Coleman, the Center鈥檚 executive director. 鈥淣ot only was this event a tremendous amount of fun, but the nearly $40,000 raised will assist Pine Jog Environmental Education Center to continue our critical work teaching children and adults to conserve, protect and enjoy our natural world.鈥
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