Family Promise and Career Connect share success story

Family Promise and Career Connect share success story Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce new Career Connect program and Family Promise of Martin County are a match made in heaven. In January of 2022, the Chamber launched Career Connect Martin. The program supports both job seekers and employers: potential employees learn new skills and potential employers [...]

2023-08-03T10:23:32-04:00Aug. 3, 2023|

Healthy Start calls for diaper donations 

Healthy Start calls for diaper donations  Babies go through a lot of diapers in a month. That puts a real strain on the budgets of families who are already just squeaking by financially.  A new national report by the National Diaper Bank Network, the NDBN Diaper Check 2023, found that nearly one in two American [...]

2023-07-27T07:45:28-04:00Jul. 27, 2023|

Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary celebrates Christmas in July

Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary celebrates Christmas in July The Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary hosted its annual Christmas in July toy drive and fundraiser at the Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The island casual event raised over $5,600 and collected more than 160 toys for The Salvation Army's Angel Tree Christmas Assistance [...]

2023-07-27T07:37:15-04:00Jul. 27, 2023|

Back to school Barber-Q benefits Mustard Seed

Back to school Barber-Q benefits Mustard Seed Legit Cuts Barber Shop presents the eighth annual Back 2 School Barber-Q on Saturday, July 22 at the Parklet on Second Street. It's Christmas in July, and if you donate school supplies, you'll help give children the tools they'll need to succeed in the classroom. For every $10 [...]

2023-07-17T13:24:00-04:00Jul. 14, 2023|

Connecting youth to their community through local attractions

Connecting youth to their community through local attractions Through an exclusive partnership between the Children's Services Council and the St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce, youth participating in summer learning programs funded by Children's Services Council are having some amazing experiences through the Summer Passports program. Campers and local businesses have been brought together in [...]

2023-07-14T10:17:26-04:00Jul. 14, 2023|

Sandhill Cove residents share with local nonprofits

Sandhill Cove residents share with local nonprofits Mitzi Leyzer Mitzi Leyzer, a long-time resident of Sandhill Cove Retirement Living in Palm City, decided to change the world one bag at a time. One of the perks offered to residents of the upscale community is room service for their dinner, which is delivered in [...]

2023-07-06T13:32:10-04:00Jul. 6, 2023|

HBOI ‘Discovery’ boat tour

HBOI 'Discovery' boat tours Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute offers a new public boat tour of the Indian River Lagoon aboard "The Discovery," a 36-passenger pontoon. Tours depart every Friday at 10:30 a.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. from FAU Harbor Branch, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce. Explorers of [...]

2023-06-29T09:14:42-04:00Jun. 29, 2023|

Soroptimist of Stuart’s annual awards celebration

Soroptimist of Stuart's annual awards celebration Ava Martucci, Jasmine Nunez and Sela Rosen, 2023 Youth Service Award winners Soroptimist of Stuart's Awards Night is always an exciting and inspiring evening. This year's celebration took place on May 24 at the Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House in Jensen Beach. Five very special women will [...]

2023-06-19T21:16:59-04:00Jun. 15, 2023|
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