FPRA Treasure Coast installs new president Sue-Ellen Sanders, WPSL Radio Talk Show Host and community editor/activist and writer, was installed as President of the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA)  last month. At the meeting Sue-Ellen was also honored as FPRA Member of the Year, an award presented to a member [...]

Martin County Office of Tourism & Marketing wins Shining Example Award for marketing efforts     The Martin County Office of Tourism & Marketing has received the coveted "Best Marketing" Shining Example Award (Category 3) at the Southeast Tourism Society's annual Connections conference, held last week in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The team won the top prize [...]

Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Foundation receives gift to continue glioblastoma research      Family and friends of Lenny Schelin, Jr. recently presented Cleveland Clinic Martin Health with a gift in the amount of $50,000. The funds will continue to help support research into glioblastoma, an aggressive form of malignant brain tumor. Schelin Jr. passed away in 2018 [...]

Association for Healthcare Philanthropy's 2021 40 Under 40 List recognizes CFRE     The Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation today announced that Annual Giving Officer Ashley Haughton, CFRE, has been named to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy's (AHP) 2021 40 Under 40 list. The 40 Under 40 recognition program celebrates future leaders within the healthcare philanthropy community. [...]

Port St. Lucie is in the top cities where Hispanic and Latino Americans fare best economically nationwide.     Hispanics and Latinos make up almost 19% of the U.S. population (~62.1 million out of more than 332 million) and they are becoming an increasingly important economic force. The number of Hispanic homeowners rose by more than 700,000 [...]

Bank of America partners with Habitat for Humanity to increase access to affordable housing     Bank of America announced September 28, a partnership with Indian River Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity of Martin County, and St. Lucie Habitat for Humanity to expand the reach of each organization's affordable housing programs serving Treasure Coast [...]