Palm Beach Day Academy's China Partnership

 


As the CEO and creative director for clothing wholesaler startup Harmen & Co., Trey Sned is responsible for everything from branding to product sourcing. When he isn't busy developing the West Palm Beach, Florida-based business, Trey Sned focuses his efforts on raising money for area school Palm Beach Day Academy (PBDA).

A K-9 school with a focus on community, PBDA also emphasizes the importance of students being world citizens, open to and respectful of all cultures. One particular program that stresses the world citizen ideal is PBDA's China Partnership, which was launched in 2010.

Every two years, PBDA students are afforded the opportunity to travel to Hong Kong, Xian, Beijing, and Shanghai to experience firsthand the differences in culture and lifestyle. In 2015, students visited the Great Wall and toured Beijing's Hutong district, among other activities. The next trip is scheduled for March 2017. More than 75 students have taken part in the exchange program, while PBDA has welcomed several Chinese students from partnership schools in Hong Kong and Beijing. In addition to biennial trips, students from partnered schools connect frequently through Skype and social media.

Jack Nicklaus' Success at the Majors

Trey Sned is the vice president of William H. Sned & Company in West Palm Beach, Florida, and a principal and broker with Sned Realty and Development, also in West Palm Beach. Beyond his professional activities, Trey Sned enjoys staying active through golf; he has achieved a 4.5 player’s index and won his local club championship.

Jack Nicklaus, the most decorated golfer in the history of the sport, won his first major championship at the 1962 US Open. He had previously finished as US Open runner up in 1960 and as winner of the US Amateur Championships in 1959 and 1961. The 1962 US Open would be the first of seven majors won that decade by Nicklaus, including three Masters Tournament titles, wins at the 1963 PGA Championship and 1966 The Open Championship, and a second US Open title in 1967.

The 1970s proved even more successful for Nicklaus. He won multiple titles at three of four major tournaments and secured two seasons of multiple major victories. In total, Nicklaus won eight major tournaments between 1970 and 1979, bringing his career haul to 15.

For the fifth time in his career, Nicklaus won two majors in 1980. He remained at 17 majors for some time, finishing runner up at the 1982 US Open and 1983 PGA Championship before failing to contest a major final in both 1984 and 1985. Nicklaus won his final career major at the 1986 Masters Tournament, his sixth.

Palm Beach Day Academy: Empowering Children Since 1921

Trey Sned, vice president of West Palm Beach property management company William H Sned & Co, is an active volunteer with the Palm Beach Day Academy. As an alumnus of the academy and a member of its golf tournament committee, Trey Sned has raised thousands of dollars for the school.

The mission statement from the Palm Beach Day Academy is to educate each child so that they are challenged to excel, empowered to act, and prepared to lead. It’s a mission statement that the academy has strived toward since its inception in 1921. Initially two schools, the Palm Beach School for Boys and the Palm Beach School for Girls, the academy went through several incarnations before eventually merging as one, the Palm Beach Day Academy, in 2006. Today, the academy has two campuses: one that serves children age two to third grade, and one that serves fourth grade to ninth grade.

For more information about the Palm Beach Day Academy, visit: www.pbday.org.