Children & Parents Day to
celebrate Florida's 500th anniversary
by Jan Engoren
February 27, 2013
Delray Forum/Boynton Forum
Sun-Sentinel
It's a pineapple party with a purpose, said Lori Durante, executive director of the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History, of the eighth annual Children & Parents Day, featuring interactive workshops, arts and crafts and cooking demonstrations, with a focus on the pineapple, a fruit with a long history in Florida.
Sunday's event, inspired by National Nutrition Month and sponsored by Target and the museum, celebrates the 500th anniversary of Florida.
Target has a long history of community involvement and, according to its website, supports the arts and is slated to give more than $1 billion toward education by the end of 2015.
The day is an official community event partner for Viva Florida, a statewide initiative led by the Florida Department of State to mark the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Juan Ponce de León to the land he named "La Florida" in 1513.
"It is great that for the 500th anniversary of the state of Florida, local families and especially children can learn about the historical development of their hometowns with such a fun and relatable hands-on experience," said State Rep. Lori Berman of District 90.
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Sunday, March 3, 2013 is the 8th annual Children & Parents Day celebrating the Pineapple Fruit for National Nutrition Awareness Month and Florida's 500th Anniversary
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Activities will take place at the historic Boynton Woman's Club, an Addison Mizner building from the 1920s, and will include cooking demos and classes, pineapple-themed arts and crafts, souvenir photos in the pineapple patch, a personal appearance by pineapple farmer Patty, entertainment, music and an all-you-can eat farm-to-table lunch catered by the Secret Garden Café.
"The pineapple theme is incorporated into all aspects of the event from its history to art-making and cooking demos," Durante said. "Local chefs, including Chrissy Benoit of the Little House, Phillip Herman of the Secret Garden Café and Suzanne O'Neil of the South Tech Culinary Academy and Bonnie Brown of Bonnie's Best Bites will give hands-on cooking classes for children and parents."
Benoit said she loves the idea of children getting more in touch with their food.
"I will create a fresh pineapple salsa that was featured on the TV show, 'Diners Drive-ins and Dives' with Guy Fieri," she said. "It's a wonderful fresh salsa that is great on food or with tortilla chips."
She said she will create her restaurant's signature dish, a pineapple upside down cake. "I hope this event empowers people with their food and brings out their creativity," Benoit said.
A specially designed pineapple fruit-shaped cake created by pastry chef Lara Fisher of Cakes by Lara will be served for dessert and Kingston & Associates, a produce distributor with storage and shipping facilities in Pompano Beach, are donating their Costa Rica Sugar Pine pineapples.
Local artists Rolando Chang Barrero of ActivistArtista, Barb Lentz of Art-Sea Living, Inge Behrens of CIB Gallery and Nadine Hamil of Artful Dreamers in Boynton Beach will facilitate hands-on workshops.
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Children & Parents Day is set for Sunday, March 3rd at the historic Boynton Woman's Club in Boynton Beach, Florida. The theme is celebrating the Pineapple Fruit for National Nutrition Awareness Month and Florida's 500th Anniversary
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Kingston & Associates MD2 Gold fresh Pineapples for the March 3rd Children & Parents Day celebrating the Pineapple Fruit for National Nutrition Awareness Month and Florida's 500th Anniversary
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**ALL activities will be held INSIDE the historic Boynton Woman's Club**
Complimentary valet parking will be provided
Complimentary valet parking will be provided
Discount Admission Prices (for advance ticket purchases before March 3, 2013)
$15 per person; free for children under age 3 (discounted rate for ticket purchases made before March 3rd)
($20 per person; free for children under age 3 for same day/On-site payment)
Fees include all food, all-you-can-eat buffet, activities, arts & crafts, cooking classes, entertainment, music and souvenir photos.CREDIT CARD Payments are ONLY accepted ON-LINE
Check payments to the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History should be mailed to: P.O. Box 6127; Delray Beach, Florida 33482
For more information, call 561-243-2662 or e-mail Pineapple@ChildrenParentsDay.org
Click here for TargetClick here to download the Children & Parents Day flyer.
Go here to purchase tickets on-line.
**ALL activities will be held INSIDE the historic Boynton Woman's Club**
About Children & Parents Day:
The pineapple fruit will have a starring role at the 8th Children & Parents Day set for Sunday, March 3, 2013. Sponsored by Target stores and presented by the non-profit Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History, Children & Parents Day is celebrating the pineapple fruit for National Nutrition Awareness Month and Florida's 500th anniversary. The Master of Ceremony is Virginia Sinicki of the KVJ Show on Wild 95.5.
The event will feature pineapple fruit-infused cooking demos, Make-Me-A-Pineapple kids cooking classes, pineapple-themed arts and crafts, souvenir photos in the pineapple patch, a personal appearance by the Pineapple Farmer Patty, entertainment; music and an all-you-can eat farm-to-table lunch. The event will held at the historic Boynton Woman's Club in Boynton Beach.
The Florida Farm Bureau Federation and the Palm Beach County and Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau are now confirmed to participate in the event where they will be hosting an information and farm-related activity station pertaining to farming in the State of Florida. The Florida Farm Bureau Federation was established in 1941. The Florida Farm Bureau Federation's mission is "to increase the net income of farmers and ranchers, and to improve the quality of rural life." The vision of the FFBF is "Florida Farm Bureau will be the most effective, influential and respected Farm Bureau in the nation. To truly be recognized as Florida's Voice of Agriculture.
Famed Chef Chrissy Benoit of The Little House will conduct a cooking demo and kids cooking class highlighting the use of the fresh pineapple fruit.The cooking demo line-up includes baker Bonnie Brown of Bonnie’s Best Bests; and Chef Phillip Herman of the Secret Garden Café. Under the leadership of Chef Suzanne O’Neil of the South Tech Culinary Academy, her students will assist the chefs with the kitchen management, demos and kids cooking classes. Sugar Pines pineapples are sponsored by Kingston & Associates.
A special designed pineapple fruit-shaped cake by Pastry Chef Lara Fisher of Cakes by Lara will be unveiled at the March 3rd Children & Parents Day.
The all-you-can-eat farm-to-table health lunch is being catered by the Secret Garden Café with fresh produce for the Urban Farm and food ingredients from Target grocery store. Pineapple fruit smoothies are prepared by the Java Juice Bar.
Pineapple fruit planting demos will be showcased by the Boynton Garden Club.
Pineapple-themed arts and crafts will be the fun interactive experience for the children and their families.Art-making studios will be provided by ActivistArtista, Art-Sea Living, Artful Dreamers Studio and Inge Behrens Fine Art of CIB Gallery. Students from American Heritage School of Boca/Delray are the official student volunteers for the arts and craft stations.And, the American Heritage National Honor Science Society is presenting an activity at Children & Parents Day.
Sugar Pines MD2 Gold Fresh Pineapples are sponsored Kingston & Associates
The 8th annual Children & Parents Day is an official community event partner for the 500thanniversary of the State of Florida, Viva Florida. Pineapple fruit farming had a major historic impact during the agricultural development of the State of Florida.Pineapple Farmer Patty will be making a personal appearance at the event. And, souvenir photos will be offered in the Pineapple Fruit Patch.
Sugar Pines MD2 Gold Fresh Pineapples are sponsored Kingston & Associates
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Kingston and Associates Marketing was founded by David O. Kingston, Owner and CEO of the Company. Over the past forty years, our mission has been to grow, pack and ship the freshest high quality produce possible to our food service and retail customer partners across the United States. Although Kingston began in the volcanic soils growing famous Idaho potatoes, we have steadily grown our customer-driven offerings to a produce portfolio of over 30 fresh programs sourced from all over North and South America. The key to this success has been in providing the highest level of customer service and, throughout the years, staying true to our brand promise: “a relentless commitment to quality and food safety.” At Kingston, we live this promise everyday and truly love what we do! This promise is made a reality by our integrated supply chain, enabling Kingston to control each step of the process and deliver added value to our customers. We find that retail customers and foodservice distributors alike enjoy the benefits of working with a seasoned provider of quality programs where quality food programs are supported by food safety, transportation & logistical capabilities, and state of the art warehouse facilities. Together, we offer true “Planting to Plate” service and dependability.
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Children & Parents Day is an official Community Event Partner for Florida's 500th anniversary
Purchase tickets in advance for discounts. Children & Parents Day will be hosted at the Boynton Woman's Club, 1010 S. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach. The Boynton Woman's Club is an original Addison Mizner building that is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Complimentary valet parking will be provided.
Additional support has been provided by The Palm Beach Post, the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund; and Boris & Edith Rueger Fund.Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
Additional support has been provided by The Palm Beach Post, the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund; and Boris & Edith Rueger Fund.Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
Discount Admission Prices (for advance ticket purchases before March 3, 2013)
$15 per person; free for children under age 3 (discounted rate for ticket purchases made before March 3rd)
($20 per person; free for children under age 3 for same day/On-site payment)
Fees include all food, all-you-can-eat buffet, activities, cooking classes, entertainment, music and souvenir photos.CREDIT CARD Payments are ONLY accepted ON-LINE
Check payments to the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History should be mailed to: P.O. Box 6127; Delray Beach, Florida 33482
For more information, call 561-243-2662 or e-mail Pineapple@ChildrenParentsDay.org
The purpose of this festive program is to provide a fun-filled day of family adventures with arts, crafts and history education activities for children.
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