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Children’s Health On The Weekend from page 1
President’s
Rotary can package and deliver them weekly to the Florence
Fuller Centers. Each Friday morning, Rotary Club members Day
volunteer to pack and deliver these meals to the centers.
According to its cochairs, the C.H.O.W. program Monday,
initially served 35 families, and due to the food insecurity
needs in our community has increased the number to 50 February 17th
families per week. Additionally, small new, never-opened
wrapped personal items donated by individuals and
businesses, such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and
shampoo are also provided.
“We are currently serving 50 students, 52 weeks of the
year, with a family size of four, serving 10,000 during a
year in our community with this weekend family program.
With more funding we can continue to grow C.H.O.W. to
support more than 2,600 families annually,” said Kaye.
Florence Fuller Development Centers’ CEO Ellyn
Okrent reported that “On the weekends, right here in
our community, many struggling families are unable to
provide adequate nutrition for their children. The Rotary
Club Downtown Boca Raton fills this gap for many of the
neediest children and families in Southern Palm Beach
County and we are grateful for its partnership.”
“During weekdays, our centers provide two meals and From left: Bill Miller, C.H.O.W. Cochairs Alan Kaye and
a snack per day to more than 600 children, ensuring that Tabitha Stambaugh, Shenika Moraldo
two-thirds of children’s nutritional needs are met daily,
and now C.H.O.W. meets a need that would otherwise be Section 501(c)(3) with EIN# 46-0790021. To learn more
overlooked,” added Okrent. Currently, based on C.H.O.W. and/or make donations, visit www.chowrotary.com, email
funds, 50 children have been selected by the centers’ staff, chow@rotaryboca.org or to pay online visit https://tinyurl. Providing expert specialized care
based on need, to be provided with a weekend food bag, com/RCDBRchow. To arrange for delivery of personal for over 25 years
filled with healthy food items. items, contact Deborah Freudenberg at chow@rotaryboca.
The program works on a confidential basis, in which org or (561) 299-1429. • Commitment to Treatment and
the recipients receive the packages in bags which are not The award-winning Rotary Club Downtown Boca
visible to other students. The food is handed to the parent Raton (www.rotarydowntownbocaraton.org) founded July Diagnosis of Retina, Macula and
prior to child pickup so the children do not have to feel 2012, is dedicated to impacting the Boca Raton community Vitreous
ashamed in front of their peers for a “hand out,” and can through the efforts of Rotary International’s philosophy
retain their dignity. of “Service Above Self.” As the club works to achieve
“The ability to keep confidentiality allows the recipients the main mission of improving health and wellness in its • Personalized Patient Care
not to feel shame or embarrassment when they receive community, it has been named Rotary District 6930 Club
assistance,” shared Rotary Club Downtown Boca’s of The Year 2014-2015; 2017-2018; 2018-2019, received
C.H.O.W. cofounder and cochair Tabitha Stambaugh. “At the Rotary International Platinum Citation 2018-2019 and • Several Locations for Patient
that age of the recipients, this is of utmost importance.” District 6930 Governor’s Citation 2018-2019 and it is a Convenience
Businesses And Individuals Can Help C.H.O.W. 100 percent Paul Harris Fellow Club. For more information
Fill The Hunger Gap For More Families about the club, visit www.rotaryboca.org or email info@
With its goal to continue to grow this program in rotaryboca.org. • Advanced Treatment for Macular
perpetuity, or as long as there are food insecurity needs in Rotary International is a global network of community Disorders
the community, the challenge for the C.H.O.W. program is volunteers. The 1.3 million Rotary members are business,
its need of funding to support more families. While the club professional, and community leaders who provide
welcomes donations at all denominations, individuals and humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, • Advanced Surgical Techniques
companies can make a substantial, direct impact in their and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are
community by donating: over 34,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and
• $375 to feed one family each weekend for one year; geographical areas that initiate service projects to address • Affi liation with “State-of-the-Art
• $3,750 to feed 10 families each weekend for one year; today’s challenges, including illiteracy, disease, hunger, Surgical Center”
• $7,500 to feed 20 families each weekend for one year. poverty, lack of clean water, and environmental concerns.
Gifts are tax deductible as allowed by the IRS for the For more information about Rotary International, visit
Rotary Club Downtown Boca Fund, Inc., a certified, federal www.Rotary.org. Lauren R. Rosecan,
tax exempt, charitable organization under the IRS Code
M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.

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