Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 4432 West Palm Beach Fishing Club foundation news Board Expands Scholarships Life’s better when we’re connected® Luther Andrews Group David Luther, CFP® Assistant Vice President Financial Advisor 561.650.7388 Merrill Lynch 249 Royal Palm Way Palm Beach, FL 33480 Investment products: Are Not FDIC Insured Are Not Bank Guaranteed May Lose Value CFP® is a certification mark owned by the Certified Financial Planning Board of Standards, Inc., and is awarded to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements. Merrill Lynch Wealth Management makes available products and services offered by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a registered broker-dealer and member SIPC, and other subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation (“BofA Corp.”). The Bull Symbol, Merrill Lynch and Life’s better when we’re connected are trademarks of Bank of America Corporation. © 2014 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved. | ARTRNKJD | AD-11-14-0338 | | 11/2014 The Fishing Club’s charitable affiliate, the Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation (PBCFF) has created two new scholarships at local schools in our community. The PBCFF Board of Directors has approved a $1,000 annual scholar- ship at the Jupiter High School Environmental Academy to assist a deserving student's cost to participate in an an- nual field study program in the Florida Keys. “Each year we have several students who cannot afford to pay for the trip, so we have to find sources to help meet this financial need. This annual donation will go a long way to help our program continue providing all students the opportunity to learn about our environment through these first hand experiences,” said Environmental Academy coordinator Neal White. The PBCFF has also established two $500 ‘Rising Star’ scholarships at the Riviera Beach Maritime Academy for accomplished students returning for their senior year. In a related action, the PBCFF board has in- creased the foundation’s annual scholarship awarded to a marine biology student at Palm Beach Atlantic University from $1,250 to $2,000. “It was time for us to step up, as tuition costs and living expenses have increased so much since this scholarship was first established over twenty years ago,” said PBCFF chairman Pete Schulz. The PBCFF also annually provides a graduate scholar- ship in the amount of $2,500 at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science in memory of Capt. Al Nathan and a $500 scholarship at Forest Hill High School’s Gale Academy of Environmental Science and Technology in memory of Leah Schad. The Fishing Club also supports the City of Riviera Beach Scholarship pro- gram with a $2,000 donation each year following the Palm Beach County KDW Classic fishing tournament, which is headquartered at the city's municipal marina. Since 1994, the PBCFF has donated over $70,000 to area schools and scholarship programs intended to mentor and assist the next generation of environmental stewards. The Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation (PB- CFF), has donated $5,000 to Palm Beach County’s Moor- ing Buoy Program. County Commissioner Hal Valeche accepted the contribution in front of a standing room only crowd during a recent club meeting. Commis- sioner Valeche is the current Chairman of Palm Beach County’s Artificial Reef and Estuarine Enhancement Committee. The Mooring Buoy Program was initiated in 2009 by the Palm Beach County Department of Envi- ronmental Resources Management and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission to protect near shore reefs from the harmful effects of boat anchoring. Since the program’s inception over thirty mooring buoys have been placed at popular boating, diving and fishing locations between Jupiter and Boca Raton. The buoys allow boaters PBCFF President Tom Twyford (l) presents County Commissioner Hal Valeche (r) with a $5,000 donation at a recent club meeting. to conveniently tie their vessels to a mooring buoy instead of dropping anchors on the reef. The PBCFF has been an advocate of the county’s Mooring Buoy Program from the beginning. The PBCFF made a previous donation in 2011 to help expand the number of buoys in the program. The recent donation will be used for buoy maintenance. The PBCFF’s financial support is provided through a special Coral Reef Conservation fund that was established in 2009 in response to a barge cable-dragging incident off Palm Beach that impacted a popular local reef. In recent years the PBCFF has also provided financial assistance for reef monitoring dives and efforts to reduce impacts from invasive lionfish. Foundation Donates to Mooring Buoy Program