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By Angelo T ulimierl
George Delacorte, who recently donated funds to
particularly proud of his wife, who was a famous
the Village of North Palm Beach (NPB) for a
actress in Budapest prior to the Nazi take over. In
community center, was presented an award by the
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recent years she has been a painter. Many of her
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP),
paintings hang in their home, and they are quite
NPB County Chapter No. 2976'. It was presented to
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him April 3 in the privacy of his ocean front home by
AARP President, Arthur Loreto and Vice President,,
The new building provides the Village with a place
to have a community center. It was proposed that it
John Ridgway, both residents of the Village of NPB.
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be called the "Delacorte Building, but . Delacorte
The NPB County Chapter has nearly 300 members.
declined the offer in favor of the name "North Palm
"To serve and not be served is the philosophy of
Beach Community Center. " The building was
the AARP,'' Loreto said, as he handed the award to
formall opened Mar y p ch 3;1, and is located on
Delacorte. "We appreciate what you have done, and
Prosperity Farms Road, just north of Burns Road. It
there should be more Delacortes, " Loreto added.
has a basketball, court and a stage. Also on the
Delacorte thanked the gentlemen, and the AARP,
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property is an outdoors fitness center, and a jogging
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saying, With government slipping out of
trail. Aside from basketball, plays by the Village
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philanthrophy, its going to be up to individuals to
Players, NPB's theatre group, club meetings by
make, the difference." Delacorte, 93, is an
AARP and others, can be held in the spaciousness of
entrepreneur from New York, and was once the
the facility. For further information about the use of
owner of the Boston Celtics, among other business
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the center, call the NPB Recreation Department at z
ventures. has many anecdotes, and is
845-6088.
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH!
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