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(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) - April 22nd marked the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, and Devonshire celebrated by planting a tree! Staff and residents were joined by CBS12 meteorologist Jeff Berardelli who shared a presentation on climate change and helped to plant an orchid tree on the grounds of the community. Members of the community's leadership team, resident council, and garden club joined together for the event.
Jeff Berardelli joined CBS12 in September 2013 as a Weather Expert for the StormTrac Weather Team. The Brickman Group, which provides landscape management and property maintenance services, generously donated a...
(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) – On April 20, residents of Devonshire at PGA National enjoyed a visit to WPBF25, the ABC affiliate in West Palm Beach. The visit featured a tour of the station, including the studio, the newsroom, the control room, and the weather center, as well as a viewing of the live noon newscast. Residents also had the opportunity to meet WPBF meteorologists Cris Martinez and Sandra Shaw, as well as news anchor Tiffany Kenney.
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As the world awaits the impending arrival of the next Royal Baby, Devonshire at PGA National staff member Paula Rich shares her experience working with the Royal Family as a teenager
(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) - Paula Rich, a Royal Palm Beach, Fla., resident and staff member at Devonshire at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., grew up in Old Windsor, England. Her childhood home was located by the back gate of the entrance to the home park of Windsor Castle. Both her mother and sister worked for the Royal Family as banquet servers...
Devonshire at PGA National resident Polly Sherk attends the golf tournament each year with members of her family
(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) – Each spring, The Honda Classic golf tournament returns to the Champion course at PGA National Resort & Spa. This year, according to the Palm Beach Post , more than 160,000 people descended onto the grounds of PGA National to watch the tournament, which came to a close on March 2. Among those golf fans were Devonshire at PGA National resident Polly Sherk and ten of her visiting family members. She noted that...
(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) - On January 26, Dance Alive National Ballet performed a repertory ballet entitled ‘Sincerely’ to a full house at Devonshire at PGA National, an Erickson Living retirement community located in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. ‘Sincerely’ pays homage to the music of the 1950s and 1960s; according to the Dance Alive website , “memorable melodies and beautiful dance create a fun experience for dancers and audience alike.” Dance Alive National Ballet is located in Gainesville, Fla., but the company regularly tours nationally and internationally.
(Palm Beach Gardens, FL) - On Sunday, January 11, residents at Devonshire at PGA National enjoyed a performance by some special guests who traveled all the way from New York! The Colgate Thirteen, an a cappella group from Colgate University, serenaded residents to a variety of classic and contemporary songs.
According to the University’s website, The Colgate Thirteen is the school’s first all-male a cappella group. Since 1942, they have been traveling across the country and even internationally entertaining audiences. The Colgate Thirteen’s own website, http://www.colgate13.org/ ,...
Dedication of the new garden will take place on December 5
(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) - Devonshire at PGA National residents Carol Teichman and Polly Sherk are the masterminds behind the newest addition at the community; a brand new herb garden. The garden features a variety of herbs, flowers, and fruit trees as well as walking paths throughout. The new garden will be formally dedicated at the community on Friday, December 5.
Devonshire’s Carol Teichman moved to the community just this year and she brought with her a very experienced green thumb! Previously, Teichman had served...
(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) – On November 21, the Devonshire at PGA National retirement community in Palm Beach Gardens officially introduced a new smoke-free program for employees of the community. The initiation of this program coincided with the Great American Smokeout, promoted by the American Cancer Society, and reinforces a focus on health and wellness for the staff at the Devonshire.
According to the American Cancer Society, the Great American Smokeout is meant to encourage smokers “to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day.” They cite that while tobacco use...
Devonshire at PGA National resident, Muriel Kaplan, has sculpted portraits of U.S. Presidents, foreign leaders, and military heroes, including local WWII hero Captain David McCampbell
(Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) - She called him one day, out of the blue, after having seen him on television. That’s how Palm Beach Gardens sculpture artist, Muriel “Mickey” Kaplan, first met World War II hero, Captain David McCampbell.
Kaplan was one of the invited guests and speakers at a dedication ceremony at Palm Beach International Airport held in October for Captain McCampbell, a Navy aviator and Medal of Honor...
The Devonshire at PGA National retirement community will host a special multi-generational commemoration on Tuesday Tuesday, November 11 | 10:30am
WHAT: At least one-quarter of Devonshire at PGA National’s residents are military veterans. Many of the veterans had truly historic careers, including Stanley Wilner, a WWII vet who survived building the bridge over the River Kwai.
On Tuesday, the community will host a special commemoration honoring veterans; special features of the program will include:
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