HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital welcomes first patient to new Level III NICU
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, a 435-bed full-service acute care facility and part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in the state, recently welcomed the first patient to its recently opened Level III NICU...Read More >>
Group Homes seek hurricane supplies
An updated hurricane report from the experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicates the rest of the 2023 hurricane season will be active. So, we all need to be prepared. Most veteran Floridians already know the drill - make an emergency plan, locate your evacuation route, find, and safely store important papers, and build an emergency kit. Now think of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live in group homes. Who takes care of them, where do they go, and who collects and purchases the supplies they need to survive a hurricane?... Read More >>
Farm City Luncheon 2023 celebrates Martin County agriculture
Gloretta Hall is a born and bred city girl. Wes Carlton is a farm guy through and through. Meeting each other for the first time at last year’s Farm City Luncheon, the two Martin County residents found themselves seated at the same table, discussing a wide range of topics on which they agreed and many they both wanted to learn more about... Read More >>
Cancer patients wrapped in warmth, love, and relief
<A diagnosis of cancer is every family’s worst nightmare, and getting through the shock of the diagnosis and the grueling courses of treatment can leave even the strongest individual or family feeling fragile and in need of a warm, fuzzy hug. For the past two years, Dyer Subaru in Vero Beach has been partnering with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) and local cancer treatment centers to provide gifts of warm blankets and encouraging messages of hope for patients undergoing treatment. They’ve joined with other Subaru dealerships throughout the country to help support nearly 300,000 cancer patients... Read More >>
Nonprofit News
Dancing with the Martin Stars on September 23
Tangos, sambas and waltzes will take center stage at the Lyric Theatre on September 23 as the 2023 Dancing with the Martin Stars competition thrills the audience with fancy footwork.Dancing with the Martin Stars is now in its 12th year of supporting the Martin County Healthy Start Coalition and its mission to ensure that every baby in our community is born healthy, every mother receives support, and every father is involved...Read More >>
The Source presents 'Hidden Faces'
The community is invited to a special event that will please the palate with delicious food and drink, be entertained by great music and mingle with good friends. Most importantly, the event is designed to offer a moving, yet uplifting look at what happens Behind the Scenes at The Source, the non-profit organization that works closely with the most vulnerable of individuals residing in our community…the Needy and the Homeless in Indian River County. 'Hidden Faces,' will be held on Thursday evening, October 19 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at The Heritage Center, 2140 14th Ave. in the Heart of Historic Downtown Vero Beach. The event will demonstrate what The Source does and the people they help...day after day...Read More >>
