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Delray Beach Police<br />
Department - 14th Annual<br />
Awards Banquet<br />
The Delray Beach Police Department<br />
is comprised of 156 sworn officers and<br />
60 civilian support staff. These men and<br />
women are dedicated to their profession<br />
and their community. This year the police<br />
department is recognizing four of their<br />
members who have crossed a significant<br />
milestone in their career. That milestone<br />
is the achievement of more than 20 years<br />
of dedicated service to their community.<br />
In addition, they will recognize the Police<br />
Officer and Employee of the Year for 2016.<br />
The Fourteenth Annual Employee Awards<br />
Dinner is scheduled for <strong>April</strong> 28, <strong>2017</strong>, at<br />
the Delray Beach Marriott. This special<br />
evening will include dinner, entertainment,<br />
and award presentations.<br />
All donations are by check made out to<br />
Delray Citizens for Delray Police and sent<br />
to the police station.<br />
For more information and to learn<br />
about sponsorship OR advertising in the<br />
program book for this event please contact<br />
Chuck Halberg – chalberg@bellsouth.<br />
net or call 561-809-1266.<br />
help them along in achieving their goals.<br />
Knowing that there are almost 80,000<br />
people in Palm Beach County with special<br />
needs and over 150,000 visitors to Miller<br />
Park in Delray Beach each year, the vision<br />
for the grant became obvious: an unrestricted,<br />
boundless, and inclusive playground<br />
and garden area to be built adjacent<br />
to The Miracle League Field. The new<br />
playground will include a shaded space<br />
with wide pathways, level play areas, seating,<br />
and green space with accessibility for<br />
wheelchairs and other adaptive equipment.<br />
Most importantly, it will be an allinclusive<br />
area allowing participation, providing<br />
perspective, and reducing prejudice<br />
for those with differing needs.<br />
Delray Beach Home Tour<br />
Raises A Record $125,000<br />
For The Achievement Centers<br />
For Children And Families<br />
“Impact 100 Men’s Grant<br />
Giveaway”<br />
The first Impact 100 Men’s grant of<br />
$50,000 went to the Miracle League of<br />
Delray Beach. It was felt the money would<br />
make the biggest impact with a program<br />
that would affect the most amount of children,<br />
along with the passion that the founders<br />
of the Miracle League, Julia and Jeff<br />
Kadel show at every game and the energy<br />
and love they show for the children. The<br />
other two finalists The Milagro Center and<br />
Junior Achievement South Florida received<br />
a grant of $3,000 each which will hopefully<br />
Nearly 800 guests enjoyed the 16th annual<br />
Delray Beach Home Tour hosted by<br />
the Achievement Centers for Children &<br />
Families Foundation on March 9th. Ten<br />
beautiful homes and over 130 volunteers<br />
raised a record $125,000 for the agency’s<br />
programs and services providing early<br />
education and child care to low-income<br />
children and families in Delray Beach.<br />
The Home Tour began in 2002 and<br />
has become a widely popular event attracting<br />
people from South Florida and<br />
beyond. The <strong>2017</strong> event was held in the<br />
North beach area of Delray and showcased<br />
homes with a variety of design styles.<br />
Everything from old Florida cottages to<br />
stunning oceanfront estates, the homes<br />
catered to everyone’s tastes and interests.<br />
Unique Trolley Service transported guests<br />
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<strong>April</strong> <strong>2017</strong> | www.<strong>Atlantic</strong><strong>Ave</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.com
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