VOL. 17 NO. 12
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DECEMBER 2025
Back And Brighter Than Ever: Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade Returns! The parade supports Toys for Tots and Little Smiles through toy donations at designated locations on land and along the parade route. The 31st Annual Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade was an unforgettable night of festive cheer and dazzling boats! Presented by the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County (MIAPBC) and Lessing’s Hospitality Group, this holiday tradition set sail on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. As many as 80 boats lit up the Intracoastal Waterway from North Palm Beach to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. Returning radio favorites, Mo and Sally from KOOL 105.5, served as the Grand Marshals, with a special guest appearance by Santa Claus. The parade was led by a traveling Zambelli fireworks display as boaters competed across a range of categories, including “Best of Parade,”
“Fan Favorite,” and “Corporate,” with more than $10,000 in cash and prizes on the line. This year, the parade debuted a new award category for newcomers, “Rookie of the Year,” featuring a custom award, $250 cash, and more. A panel of judges evaluated each vessel based on the lights displayed, enthusiasm, and themed décor. “The Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade is a great way to give back to our community while spreading holiday joy on the water,” said MIAPBC Executive Director Alyssa Freeman. “We’re celebrating our boaters in new ways this year with raffles, prizes, and waived deposits for early registrants. Exclusive perks for those who registered by Nov. 19 included entry into raffles for VIP Palm Beach International Boat Show tickets and $500 cash.” Jupiter Lighthouse (Photography by Susan Speaks McGirt)
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Jupiter Law Center’s 20th Annual Fundraiser Benefiting The Aicardi Syndrome Foundation Roars! to Zoot Suit music while enjoying Speakeasy cocktails and food at Tequesta Country Club. With the support of the firm’s friends, Jupiter Law Center topped the $700,000 mark in total donations to the foundation since its inaugural event in 2005. The annual event is a passion project for Jupiter Law Center’s principal attorney, Adam Gumson, and his wife Lissa, whose oldest daughter, Ava, was diagnosed as an infant with Aicardi Syndrome, a rare congenital neurological seizure disorder affecting almost only girls which inhibits the normal development of motor skills, sight and speech, causing mild to profound developmental delays. When she was diagnosed, the Gumsons were informed that Ava’s life expectancy was no more than two years. The seizures are managed through a variety
Jupiter Law Center hosted its 20th Annual Costume Party to benefit the Aicardi Syndrome Foundation, a 501(c)(3) volunteer-based nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research and family conferences to raise awareness of Aicardi Syndrome and improve the lives of Aicardi children and their families. This year’s Roaring Twenties theme Ava Shaye Gumson (21) brought out gangsters, bankers, jailbirds and a bevy of beautiful flappers who danced
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Palm Beach Rowing Association Unveils $1.3 Million Fred Emerson Boathouse To Support New Program With Urban Youth Impact Palm Beach Rowing Association and Urban Youth Impact to launch a free, new rowing program for inner-city youth in West Palm Beach.
The Palm Beach Rowing Association (PBRA) has completed a $1.3 million boathouse expansion designed to broaden access to rowing for inner-city youth and keep pace with the sport’s rising popularity in West Palm Beach. In cooperation with local nonprofit Urban Youth Impact (UYI), PBRA will offer a rowing program at the new boathouse for inner-city middle school students. The program will introduce students to rowing and utilize educational resources to help them achieve academic success. Developing such a program has been a long-term goal of PBRA, but it lacked the scale and resources needed to make it a reality. UYI will bring both the rowers and the academic oversight to assure that the participants focus on
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