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Children’s Health On the Weekend from page 1

for children and their families at Florence Fuller Child coordinates with Pan-Florida Challenge, a Naples, Florida Businesses and Individuals Can Help C.H.O.W.
Development Centers, some who are homeless or on the company that provides the Super Power Pack food packages, Fill the Hunger Gap for More Families
verge of homelessness. and Boca Helping Hands, which stores the food so that Rotary With its goal to continue to grow this program in perpetuity,
Co-chaired by the Rotary Club’s Founding President, can package and deliver them weekly to the Florence Fuller or as long as there are food insecurity needs in the community,
Alan Kaye, and Board Member Tabitha Stambaugh, the Club Centers. Each Friday morning, Rotary Club members volunteer the challenge for the C.H.O.W. program is its need of funding
to pack and deliver these meals to the Centers. to support more families. While the Club welcomes donations
According to its co-chairs, the C.H.O.W. program initially at all denominations, individuals and companies can make a
served 35 families, and due to the food insecurity needs in our substantial, direct impact in their community by donating:
community has increased the number to 50 families per week. • $375 to feed one family each weekend for one year;
Additionally, small new, never-opened wrapped personal items • $3,750 to feed 10 families each weekend for one year;
donated by individuals and businesses, such as toothbrushes, • $7,500 to feed 20 families each weekend for one year.
toothpaste, soap and shampoo are also provided. Gifts are tax deductible as allowed by the IRS for the
“We are currently serving 50 students, 52 weeks of the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Fund, Inc., a certified, federal
year, with a family size of four, serving 10,000 during a year tax exempt, charitable organization under the IRS Code
in our community with this weekend family program. With Section 501(c)(3) with EIN# 46-0790021. To learn more
more funding we can continue to grow C.H.O.W. to support and/or make donations, visit www.chowrotary.com, email
more than 2,600 families annually,” said Alan Kaye. chow@rotaryboca.org or to pay online visit https://tinyurl.
Florence Fuller Development Centers’ CEO Ellyn Okrent com/RCDBRchow. To arrange for delivery of personal items,
reported that “On the weekends, right here in our community, contact Deborah Freudenberg at chow@rotaryboca.org or
many struggling families are unable to provide adequate (561) 299-1429.
nutrition for their children. The Rotary Club Downtown The award-winning Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton
Boca Raton fills this gap for many of the neediest children (www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.org) founded July, 2012, is
and families in Southern Palm Beach County and we are dedicated to impacting the Boca Raton community through
grateful for its partnership.” the efforts of Rotary International’s philosophy of “Service
“During weekdays, our centers provide two meals and a Above Self.” As the Club works to achieve the main mission
snack per day to more than 600 children, ensuring that two- of improving Health and Wellness in its community, it has
From left: Bill Miller, C.H.O.W. Co-Chairs Alan Kaye and thirds of children’s nutritional needs are met daily, and now been named Rotary District 6930 Club of The Year 2014-2015;
Tabitha Stambaugh, Shenika Moraldo C.H.O.W. meets a need that would otherwise be overlooked,” 2017-2018; 2018-2019, received the Rotary International
added Okrent. Currently, based on C.H.O.W. funds, 50 Platinum Citation 2018-2019 and District 6930 Governor’s
children have been selected by the Centers’ staff, based on Citation 2018-2019 and it is a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club.
need, to be provided with a weekend food bag, filled with For more information about the Club, visit www.rotaryboca.
healthy food items. org or email info@rotaryboca.org.
The program works on a confidential basis, in which the Rotary International is a global network of community
Captain’s was established in 1980 servicing recipients receive the packages in bags which are not visible to volunteers. The 1.3 million Rotary members are business,
Palm Beach County and is a privately other students. The food is handed to the parent prior to child professional, and community leaders who provide humanitarian
owned and managed company. pickup so the children do not have to feel ashamed in front of service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build
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To reserve your vehicle: assistance,” shared Rotary Club Downtown Boca’s C.H.O.W. illiteracy, disease, hunger, poverty, lack of clean water, and
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