Atlantic Ave Magazine - April 2020 Issue
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locals only | in the news<br />
George Gann was<br />
Featured Speaker at<br />
Delray Chamber’s<br />
Nonprofit Council<br />
George Gann speaking at Delray Beach Chamber’s Nonprofit Council<br />
George Gann, Chief Conservation Strategist for the Institute<br />
for Regional Conservation (IRC), was the featured speaker at<br />
the recent Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Luncheon.<br />
IRC is a nonprofit dedicated to the protection, restoration,<br />
and long-term management of ecological diversity.<br />
Mr. Gann spoke to all of the nonprofit representatives about<br />
IRC’s history, current projects like Restoring the Gold Coast and<br />
urged attendees to personally get involved with restoring biodiversity.<br />
“Native ecosystems provide a wide range of benefits, including<br />
habitat for native wildlife and rare plants, and ecosystem<br />
services that people rely on for strong economies and human<br />
wellbeing,” said Mr. Gann. “Ecological restoration practice is<br />
about repairing native ecosystems that have been destroyed or<br />
degraded by misuse.”<br />
Delray Affair <strong>2020</strong>:<br />
Cancelled<br />
The Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce announced<br />
today that the 58th Annual Delray Affair scheduled for <strong>April</strong><br />
3, 4 and 5 has been cancelled.<br />
Governor DeSantis held a press conference recommending<br />
that all municipalities consider limiting or postponing major<br />
events, “I am recommending local municipalities and private<br />
entities to strongly consider limiting or postponing mass gatherings<br />
in the state of Florida,” the governor said. “This is an<br />
opportunity, our health officials believe, where some of these<br />
large-scale events can be postponed and do it later.”<br />
“This event is near and dear to everyone’s heart in Delray<br />
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