Scene Maker: Boca interior designer gears up for Boating & Beach Bash

Between being a busy wife and mom, running an interior design business and singing in her synagogues choir, Sandra Gottfried doesnt have a lot of time to spare.

The Boca Raton woman, who moved to Florida from Colombia in the late 1990s, runs Space Adaptability, an interior design firm that helps people plan or adapt space to make homes or businesses more accessible. She is also vice chairwoman of the City of Boca Raton Advisory Board for People with Disabilities.

Recently, she persuaded the county to make Sugar Sand Parks playground, near Palmetto Park Road and Military Trail, universal in design.

But lately, her focus is on the sixth annual Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilities at Spanish River Park. The event, this Saturday, allows those who dont get out much to enjoy a barbecue, boat rides, live entertainment, therapy ponies and exhibits. And its all free although donations are needed for the Bash, organized and run by volunteers and financed through private donations and sponsorship.

Gottfried, 40, designs the layout for the Bash and produces a handout map for attendees.

Working on the Bash, she said, is hard work. It is very intense making 6,000 people (the expected attendance) happy.

Favorite place to sing:

Any place is a good place to sing. If Im not singing, Im whistling. When you sing, you have music in you. My favorite place to sing with a choir is Bnai Torah in Boca. I sing there every Saturday.

Bnai Torah Congregation, 6216 S. W. 18th St., Boca Raton, 561-392-8566, http://www.bnai-torah.org

Favorite lunch spot:

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Scene Maker: Boca interior designer gears up for Boating & Beach Bash