Seacoast National Bank to dedicate Memory Field in honor of child abuse victims.
STUART, FL
Seacoast National Bank will host a dedication for the 2013 CASTLE Memory Field on Tuesday, February 26th at 5:30 p.m. in its Colorado branch lobby. The public is invited. The Memory Field is installed annually at Seacoast National Bank’s headquarters on the corner of Colorado Avenue and US 1. Each flag represents a child who died at the hands of abuse or neglect in Florida last year. This year’s memory field will fly 126 flags.
“Seacoast is proud to sponsor the Memory Field and support CASTLE’s efforts to prevent child abuse,” said Tom Wilkinson, Seacoast National Bank’s Treasure Coast President. “This is a memorial for the entire community to embrace. It serves as a somber reminder of the high cost of child abuse – a problem that exists right here on the Treasure Coast.”
CASTLE is an acronym for Child Abuse Services, Training and Life Enrichment. The organization’s mission is to improve the quality of family life by providing community education, support and resources for parents in need of assistance. Seacoast National Bank has hosted the Memory Field since its inception seven years ago.
Seacoast National Bank is the operating arm of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ: SBCF). With over $2 billion in assets and 34 branches from Orlando to Palm Beach Gardens and south central Florida, it is one of the largest community banks headquartered in Florida. For more information, visit the bank’s website at http://www.SeacoastNational.com
Denise Ehrich, Chief Marketing Officer, Seacoast National Bank.
Congratulations to Eula Clarke, our new mayor of Stuart!
Ms. Clarke became mayor after commissioners selected her for the post and was sworn in on December 12, 2012. She served as vice mayor beginning Dec. 2011, and is in her second term as city commissioner. Ms. Clarke lived in Martin County since 1985 when she came to Stuart to work with the Board of County Commissioners as a Senior Planner. She has lived in the Stuart City limits since 1988 in the same home.
Ms. Clarke graduated from the University of Florida Law School in 1996, and now operates a private practice in Stuart.
She obtained numerous certificates and training in Urban Planning, Highway and Transportation Planning, Community Development, Economic Development/Analysis and Community Revitalization, Fair Housing Matters, Various HUD Programs and Community Development Program seminars, Community organizing, Florida Back Yard Landscaping, Ethics, Budgeting, Financing and Legislative involvement for community development.
Photo: Helen Kagan, PhD, a holistic therapist and artist presents her painting to the new mayor of Stuart Eula Clarke at Osceola32 Gallery in Stuart, Dec. 20, 2012
Current occupation/work history of Ms. Clarke:
January 2011- Present- Stuart City CommissionerVice Mayor since December 2011.
2002 to present- Attorney -Solo Law Office, Stuart, Florida - Marital and Family law, Dependency Law, Probate, Guardianship, Corporations, Criminal, Personal Injury. Wills and Civil Matters;
2000-2002- Law Office of Aubin W. Robinson, Royal Palm Beach, Fl - Family Law and Civil Matters;
1999-2000 - US Census Bureau-Department of Commerce - Partnership Specialist- Coordinated with various community groups, individuals, government agencies, media, etc, to encourage persons to participate in the 2000 Census. (Left her position to work with the Census Bureau to ensure a good count for our community to have a good data base to work with for the start of the 2000's);
1998-1999- Florida Rural Legal Services, Fort Pierce, Florida -Family law matters;
1997 - Legal Internship and part time work with Attorney Ted Guy and Attorney David Chesnut, Stuart, Florida;
1993-1996- Attend Law School, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL;
1985-1993- Senior Planner, Growth Management Department-Martin County Board of County Commissioners, Stuart, Florida. Participated in Long Range Comprehensive Land Use Planning and also in Development Review; Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Planner and prepared Airport and Transportation Plan Element for Comprehensive Plan. Participated with the Local Planning Agency, Technical Advisory Committee; Planning and Zoning Board and various committees generated through her work with the Martin County Growth Management Department;
1982-1985- Planner-City of Ocala, Florida- Transportation, Housing and Land Use Planning.
Salute to our Veterans: "The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall" and "The Moving Tribute"
On Thursday, October 25th through Sunday, October 28th , 2012, "The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall" and "The Moving Tribute" by Some Gave All, Inc was on display at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart, FL. "Reflection on Vietnam" featuring "The Vietnam Travelling Memorial Wall" was proudly sponsored by Charlie’s Bar & Grill, a locally owned establishment by a Vietnam combat Veteran and many other local, generous businesses. The Wall is a 3/5 scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC, it stands six feet tall at the center and covers almost 300 feet from end to end.
This Traveling Memorial stands as a reminder of the great sacrifices made during the Vietnam War. It was made for the purpose of helping heal and rekindle friendships and to allow people the opportunity to visit loved ones in their hometown who otherwise may not be able to make the trip to Washington. For more information, please visit: http://www.travelingwall.us/
The President of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter # 1041 (Martin County) Jerry Smith explains the conception of the "Prisoner of War(P.O.W.) and Missing in Action (M.I.A.)" Table.
The President of Some Gave All, Inc Kenneth "Bill" Cox and members: Norma Fox, Bonnie Gatewood and Leo Gatewood infront of "The Moving Tribute" for our fallen troops of Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Beirut, Afganistan, Iraq and others lost in our Global War on Terrorism.
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