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Black Tie International:
Elmo Welcomes Early Learners at the
South Florida Science Museum |
Elmo
Welcomes Early Learners at the South Florida Science Museum
Museum partners with PNC Financial Services Group and its PNC Grow Up Great initiative to
Bring One World One Sky Planetarium Show to Palm Beach County
Photos by Lucien Capehart Photography
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Susie
Dwinell,
vice
president
and client
and
community
relations
director for
PNC Bank
with
Elmo |
Ciara Solorzano and Alyssa Kewley |
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Craig
Grant,
president
of
PNC
for
Florida
and
Rachel
Docekal,
chief
development
and
marketing
officer
for
the
South
Florida
Science
Museum
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Jose
Mazariegos,
SVP,
Florida
Corporate
Banking
/
Corporate
Finance
Corporate
&
Institutional
Banking
with
his
wife
Sheri
Mazariegos
and
daughter
Sofia
Mazariegos.
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(WEST
PALM
BEACH)
–
More
than
400
children
and
families
gathered
at
the
South
Florida
Science
Museum
recently
to
catch
a
glimpse
of
Elmo
and
to
hear
about
the
Museum’s
first
early
learning
programs
made
possible
through
PNC
Financial
Services
Group’s
Grow
Up
Great
initiative,
a
10-year,
$100
million
investment
in
early
childhood
education.
The
science
programs
were
unveiled
during
a
special
evening
event
that
included
entertainment
by a
balloon
artist,
a
magician
and
science-related
activities
for
guests
to
enjoy.
“The
Museum
was
packed
with
children
and
families
excited
about
science,”
said
Dr.
Rachel
Docekal,
chief
development
and
marketing
officer
at
the
Museum.
“We
are
thankful
for
PNC
for
underwriting
this
event
and
for
their
funding
of
One
World
One
Sky:
Big
Bird’s
Adventure.
It
was
the
perfect
audience
to
share
news
about
our
new
early
learning
programs
that
will
provide
children
with
experiences
designed
to
spark
a
lifetime
love
of
science.”
In
addition,
One
World,
One
Sky:
Big
Bird’s
Adventure,
made
its
Florida
premiere
that
evening.
Through
the
lens
of
astronomy,
children
joined
Elmo,
Big
Bird
and
Hu
Hu
Zhu,
a
Muppet
from
the
Chinese
co-production
of
Sesame
Street,
to
explore
the
night
sky.
The
show
was
created
by
Sesame
Workshop
with
major
funding
from
the
PNC
Foundation,
which
receives
its
principal
funding
from
PNC
and
the
National
Science
Foundation.
Mark
Stevens,
EVP
and
managing
director
for
PNC
Wealth
Management
and
Sonja
Abrahamsen
with
Olivia
and
Emily
Sommerer
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“PNC
is
pleased
to
partner
with
the
South
Florida
Science
Museum
to
bring
early
childhood
programming
to
Palm
Beach
County
and
help
secure
a
better
future
for
area
children,”
said
Craig
Grant,
president
of
PNC
for
Florida.
The
Museum’s
early
learning
program,
“Museum
&
Me,”
is
for
children
18-months
to
four-years
of
age
and
begins
April
27th,
28th
or
29th
at
10
a.m.
or 1
p.m.
The
sessions
will
be
held
once
a
week
for
seven
weeks
and
each
class
is
75
minutes.
The
cost
is
$75.00
per
child
along
with
a
parent,
grandparent
or
caregiver
for
the
session.
The
next
session
begins
the
week
of
June
21st.
Through
the
“Museum
&
Me”
program,
children
will
be
introduced
to
chemistry,
biology,
physics,
and
geology
through
play-based,
hands-on
activities
that
stimulate
thought
and
teach
cause
and
effect.
Each
session
is
infused
with
age
appropriate
activities
that
challenge
and
entertain
children
while
sparking
a
love
of
learning
about
the
world
around
him
or
her.
The
South
Florida
Science
Museum
provides
curious
minds
of
all
ages
with
an
entertaining
and
educational
journey
through
science
and
technology.
Located
at
4801
Dreher
Trail
North
in
West
Palm
Beach,
the
museum
features
more
than
50
hands-on
exhibits,
a
digital
planetarium,
freshwater
and
saltwater
aquariums,
as
well
as
natural
history
exhibitions.
Each
year
the
museum
welcomes
more
than
120,000
visitors
and
reaches
more
than
40,000
students
through
workshops
at
the
museum
and
outreach
programs
to
local
schools.
Established
in
1961,
the
museum
is a
non-profit
organization
dedicated
to
exciting
curiosity
and
furthering
the
understanding
and
appreciation
of
science
and
technology.
To
sign-up
or
for
more
information
on
the
“Museum
&
Me”
early
learning
program
or
other
South
Florida
Science
Museum
offerings,
please
call
561-832-1988
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Front:
Angelique
Pottash
and
Katherine
Pottash,
middle:
Afsy
Pottash,
Amelia
Pottash
and
Charlize
Szeto,
back:
Elaine
Szeto,
SVP,
treasury
management
sales
manager
for
PNC
Bank.
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www.sfsm.org
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