Join The Glades Initiative for their Holiday Potluck and bring your favorite dish. Come mingle and have fun! Following our tradition, we'll be having a gift exchange. If you would like to participate, please bring a $10 value gift suitable for a male or female. Please RSVP if you would like to attend. 

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The Anquan Boldin Foundation will have its Annual Thanksgiving Giveaway at Anquan Boldin Stadium in Pahokee. 

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The City of Belle Glade's Parks and Recreation Department will be presenting a series of events during Thanksgiving week. All events are free of charge and children ages 7 to 15 are invited to attend. See below for full schedule:

Family Movie Night

For more information contact the City of Belle Glade Parks and Rec Department at 561-518-0101, or visit the city's website at www.bellegladegov.com

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The Glades PATCH (Planned Approach To Community Health) is a program designed to help the community evaluate, plan and implement health education and disease prevention and intervention programs. PATCH helps promote the health of the community to include social, emotional and physical well-being of its citizens. PATCH is a partnership of concerned citizens and organizations. This partnership provides a forum for identifying health problems affecting the community and mobilizing the community to plan, conduct and evaluate intervention services. The meeting is open to all who wish to join.

The Glades Interagency Network's regularly scheduled meeting is as follows:

Meetup Group: "Lake Okeechobee is the site of one of the most fatal hurricanes to hit the United States. This is a little known piece of history due to the fact that most people who died were black immigrant farmers who were, for the most part, not counted in the official death toll until 2003. The day after Thanksgiving, we are going to pay homage to those that were never fully honored. We'll start off at the Port Mayaca Cemetery learning about the history of the area and of the Hurricane and then take a quick 2.5-mile hike along Lake Okeechobee itself. So on Black Friday, please #OptOutside and join us in enjoying the beauty of nature and reclaiming our black history to keep it alive."

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November 25 is the 8th annual celebration of Small Business Saturday, a day expressing support for and patronage of small businesses across the country. We encourage you to join us in this celebration of Small Business Saturday by shopping at independently owned businesses in your community and spreading the word to your family, friends, network and clients.  (To support the Small Businesses of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach SCORE is offering FREE registration to all of our educational workshops. You must register between Thanksgiving Day and midnight Sunday, November 26, 2017.)

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Please read the Hearing Information Sheet for the 2018 Legislative Session if you are interested in being placed on the official agenda of a delegation hearing. One of the hearings will be held at Palm Beach State College in Belle Glade. 

Belle Glade Legislation Delegation Meeting

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This year, the Young Singers of the Palm Beaches' Choir in the Glades will join with the children and adult choirs to present, "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," under the direction of Carol Schmidt. Bring your family to share in the joys of the season in this traditional Glades holiday classic! Prior to the show, enjoy 20 beautifully decorated trees and wreaths in the Dolly Hand's 12th Annual Festival of Trees! Twenty local businesses, schools and organizations have contributed to the success of this event by providing the decorations and the manpower to put those decorations on the trees and wreaths!

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U.S. Sugar will be holding a hiring event at West Technical Education Center in Belle Glade. 

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The Alliance of Women Executives (AWE) proudly offers scholarships to young women graduating from a Palm Beach County high school who choose to continue their college education locally in Palm Beach County. Our mission is to provide an opportunity for executive women to share business experience and knowledge, as well as promote higher education for the next generation of women through academic scholarships. 

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Please note that the Lawrence E. Will Museum (LEWM) will be closed for the entire week of Thanksgiving. We will resume normal hours of operation on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. 

LEWM's normal hours of operation are:

Wednesday - Thursday, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Fridays - Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact the museum at 561-853-4443

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Housing affordability continues to be a pivotal challenge for municipalities throughout South Florida and beyond. How do we create new affordable housing opportunities when land is scarce, budgets are tight and the pool of funding sources keeps dwindling? ULI Southeast/Florida Caribbean has assembled a group of key players in the affordable housing sector to offer real and attainable solutions. A panel of experts will address topics including the market needs for affordable and workforce housing; successful case studies that can be replicated elsewhere and incentive and tax credit opportunities

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Marketplace Open Enrollment for coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2018 starts November 1, 2017, and ends December 15, 2017. Licensed Navigators and Certified Application Counselors (CAC) are located throughout the county to help you, including a site in Belle Glade. They can help you find and explain the right plan that fits your needs. 

Open Enrollment Navigators in the Glades: 

For more information, or to make an appointment, call 1-888-880-8242, or visit www.enrollpbandtc.org

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We are now accepting nominations for Executive Women of the Palm Beach's 35th Annual Cynthia Allen Gracey Women In Leadership Awards (WILA) to be presented at our annual WILA Luncheon scheduled for April 18, 2018 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Cohen Pavilion. Each year four women are carefully selected from a pool of highly qualified applicants in Palm Beach County to be honored at the WILA Luncheon. These women demonstrate excellence in their chosen careers or professions or have made a significant difference in Palm Beach County through their volunteer work. We challenge you to nominate an exemplary Palm Beach County woman who you believe is worthy of this prestigious award and should be recognized for her achievements.

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