2019 Christmas Tree Lighting
A special thanks to Chair Ned Lehrian and her team for all their hard work in making this year’s Tree Lighting a success.
Congratulations to Dusty Hopkins, publisher, and Marcy Shortuse, editor, of The Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Magazine: Honorary Tree Lighters for 2019. EACH YEAR THE WOMAN’S CLUB HONORS AN INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY FOR SERVICE TO BOCA GRANDE. IN AN ERA OF DIMINISHING LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE, THE COMMUNITY OF BOCA GRANDE IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF DUSTY AND MARCY VIA PICTURES AND THE WRITTEN WORD ABOUT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. WHETHER AT HOME OR AWAY, WHETHER IN AGREEMENT OR NOT, WE ARE ALL ABLE TO REMAIN INFORMED IN A TIMELY FASHION ABOUT HAPPENINGS ON OUR SPECIAL ISLAND. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, THANK YOU DUSTY AND MARCY, FOR YOUR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.