Strong Start for Children Dialogue Group: Kindergarten Readiness
Bridges at Belle Glade is excited about your participation in its annual, Strong Starts for Children, community dialogue group. This year's focus is Kindergarten Readiness. Your strong voice and creative ideas will help Bridges at Belle Glade raise awareness about the need for children to receive early learning skills that make them eager and ready to learn before entering school in the Belle Glade community. The sessions are scheduled each Wednesday beginning on January 30. This will be our time to open up and share information that will provide the platform for community wide action and allow us to create a tool that will promote kindergarten readiness within our city.The 6 sessions will lead to planning for an action event that will require additional meetings and we will decide those dates during the last meeting. Please call or email if you plan would like to be a part of the dialogue group. You must RSVP before January 22, 2015
WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Bridges at Belle Glade (Little Hands Plaza), 816 W Canal Street South, Belle Glade
For more information contact Bridges at Belle Glade: (561) 992-8210
View link for more details: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/01.26.15/BridgesatBelleGladeKindergartenReadiness.pdf
Gaither Singer David Phelps at the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center
A graduate from Baylor University, David Phelps is credited among today's most spectacular voices. His seemingly endless vocal range, which extends more than three octaves, coupled with his gift for communicating a song, has brought the house down in the world's most prestigious venues. As a member of the Gaither Vocal Band, David has received Dove Awards, Grammy Awards, and multiple platinum-selling projects. As a soloist, he received 2009 Dove Award nominations for Male Vocalist of the Year and Long Form Video for the Christmas DVD, "O Holy
Night", to add to his many awards and honors.
WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center, 1977 College Drive, Belle Glade
Belle Glade City Wide Clean Up 
Litter and debris is unwelcomed in our communities. Your help is needed to make Belle Glade Litter FREE!
WHEN: Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Meet in front of Belle Glade City Hall
For more information contact PBSO: 561-992-1265
Resident Education to Action Program (REAP)
Palm Beach County's Office of Community Revitalization (OCR) is proud to once again offer the Resident Education to Action Program (REAP), a five-week, hands-on educational program providing community revitalization and civic leadership development training. This program is intended to help residents who are interested in improving their neighborhoods. REAP supports the formation of neighborhood associations and empowers residents to seek a better quality of life. Through this course, residents will gain knowledge of innovative ways to solve neighborhood issues. Participants will be eligible to apply for a grant through the America's Next Top Neighborhood Award grant program.
WHEN: Thursday, February 5 - March 5, 2015 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Pahokee Wellness Center, 306 E. Main St., Pahokee
The Doo Wop Project at the Dolly Hand
The Doo Wop Project (DWP) begins at the beginning, tracing the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys singing tight harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today. Throughout the show DWP takes audiences on a journey from foundational tunes of groups like the Crests, Belmonts and Flamingos through their influences on the sounds of Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, and the Four Seasons all the way to Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz and Amy Winehouse. Featuring current and former stars of Broadway's smash hits Jersey Boys, and Motown: The Musical, the Doo Wop Project brings unparalleled authenticity of sound and vocal excellence to recreate-and in some cases entirely reimagine-some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history. $25 Adults * $21 Seniors * $10 Children & College Students/Staff
WHEN: Monday, February 9, 2015 at 7:30 PM
WHERE: The Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center, PBSC, Belle Glade
Covered Dish Dinner (prior to Doo Wop Project) Monday, February 9, 2015 * 5:30-7:00 PM
Tickets: $15 Adults * $8 Children under 12 (Not included with Series Ticket)
Sample all of your favorites at this traditional covered dish dinner which will feature food prepared by the finest cooks in the Glades!
Rock Legends: People's Choice
Rock Legends: People's Choice is part rock concert...part rock tribute...all rock n' roll. Rock Legends combines all of these elements to create ashow that is the only one of its kind. In this unique rock and roll revue created by audience favorite Billy McGuigan (of Yesterday & Today: The interactive Beatles Experience and Rave On: The Buddy Holly Experience), audiences are given the opportunity to vote, through the power of their applause, for the songs and music they want to hear. Rock Legends' musical choices take audiences on a journey from the 50s rock and roll of Elvis, Buddy, and Patsy Cline, to the psychedelic 60s of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin. They'll hit the groove of the
 70s with the Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles and the piano men - Billy and Elton and even dabble in the music of the 80s with the likes of Tom Petty, U2 and more! Rock Legends takes on the personality and taste of the audience making each show unique! WHEN: Thursday, February 19, 2015 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. WHERE: Dolly Hand Cultural Art Center, 1977 SW College Drive, Belle Glade For more information call the box office: 561-993-1160 View link for more details: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/01.26.15/RockLegends.pdf
Glades Stop The Violence and Crime Prayer Walk
"Let's spread the message of love and peace amongst our community"
The Glades communities will unite in prayer and agreement on Saturday, February 21, 2015, for the "Third Stop the Violence and Crime Prayer Walk." In an effort to make this event a great success, we are asking dedicated community organizations to join us and by being a vendor. This will be a great opportunity for the residents to learn about the valuable resources available in the Glades as we are hoping to draw residents of all ages. Following the walk, residents will meet at Lyons Park in Belle Glade where they can enjoy refreshments and visit your vendor tables. We are asking that all participating vendors be set up no later than 1:30 p.m. on the day of the walk. Please bring your table, chairs and tent, if you need one.
Pre-walk Gospel Singing event
WHEN: Friday, February 20, 2015 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Lyons Park
Stop The Violence Crime Prayer Walk
WHEN: Saturday, February 21, 2015 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: United Methodist Church (next to Dixie Fried) ending at Lyons Park
For more information and for vendor registration contact Marcia Bahia: bahiam@pbso.org
View link for more details: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/01.26.15/GladesStoptheViolenceWalk.pdf
Call for Action: Farm Share to distribute USDA/TEFAP Food to all in Florida
We urge all community members to contact Commissioner Adam Putnam and let him know that you want Farm Share to be able to distribute USDA/TEFAP food to all in Florida. His contact information is: E-mail: adam.putnam@freshfromflorida.com
Address: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service Plaza Level 10, the Capitol 400 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800 Phone: 1-800-435-7352 Fax: 1-850-617-7744
Please Complete the Florida Rural Legal Services Survey 
Florida Rural Legal Services conducts periodic assessments of the legal needs of low income individuals residing in our service area. The information obtained is used to determine how we can best utilize our limited resources to meet those needs. To that end, we attempt to poll clients, attorneys, judges, social service agencies, governmental agencies, private groups and staff as to their assessment of the frequency and importance of various civil legal problems to people in poverty. In an effort to obtain your opinion, we have designed the following short survey. We welcome your input. It will take less than 5 minutes to complete. If you would like to forward this survey to others please do not forward this email.
View link to complete survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FRLSsurvey
Leadership Glades Class Raising Funds To Benefit the Lawrence E. Will Museum
Leadership Glades, Class of 2015 has a vision and a goal; to raise as much money as possible to support the Lawrence E. Will Museum in Belle Glade. After learning the museum has been closed for quite some time and was struggling to reopen, they made it their class project.
They are raising the funds by raffling off a 125-quart Yeti cooler, valued at over $600 and donated by Everglades Farm Equipment. Class representatives Barnie Walker and Regina Bohlen and their classmates are selling tickets for $10 each. Tickets are also available at the Belle Glade and Pahokee Chambers of Commerce. For more information call 561-924-5579 or 561-996-2745.
Gove Elementary School's Annual Career Week
Gove Elementary School's annual Career Week is on the horizon. We hope that you will volunteer to share your professional experiences with our students to make this week truly rewarding.
We are looking for community members to volunteer to speak about their profession at Gove. You will be asked to give a short 20 minute presentation about your job, education, training, and how you made the transition from school to your current occupation. You will be giving the same presentation approximately three times to three different groups of students.
WHEN: Monday, May 11, 2015
WHERE: Gove Elementary School, Belle Glade
We are also looking for volunteers to share their work vehicle with the students on
WHEN: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Please be prepared to give a brief presentation regarding your profession and vehicle.
For more information please contact Michelle Riker at Michelle.Riker@palmbeachschools.org or 561 993-8726.
Job Opportunities
Glades Areas: 
New Hope Charities ~ Afterschool Group Leader:
Other Areas:
15th Judicial Circuit Job Opportunities:
Digital Court Reporter: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/01.26.15/DigitalCourtReporter.pdf
Foreclosure Case Manager: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/01.26.15/ForeclosureCaseManager.pdf
Receptionist/Video Hearing Technician: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/01.26.15/Receptionist-VideoHearingTechnician.pdf
Certified Spanish Court Interpreter: http://www.gladesinitiative.org/downloads/01.26.15/CertifiedSpanishCourtInterpreter.pdf
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lobby. The meeting is open to the public. During this time, members of the community will be able to hear updates and ask questions of our Board of Trustees Members as well as Dr. Gallon. We want to extend an invitation to all members of the Glades communities to attend.
Symposium. Students meet experts for career exploration, including: physicians, dentists, scientists, nurses, technologists, therapists, insurance and hospital executives/administrators, pharmacists and directors from many programs area universities. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cato T. Laurencin.
