Page 2 - Hobe Sound Reflections - July '20

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25 United Cleans Up from page 1
2020 Bigs And Littles from page 1 Amiyah. After Amiyah
Martin County Fire Rescue Chief Bill Schobel and his graduated, Emily
entire emergency management team also helped facilitate • Little Sister: Cynteria was matched with a
the effort. • Teen Big of the Year: Emily Osborn new Little, Amiyah’s
On Sunday, June 15, the displaced families and volunteers • Little Sister: Janiya younger sister, Janiya
enjoyed brunch at Harry & The Natives in Hobe Sound. • Volunteer of the Year: John Sedwitz and continues to
Afterwards, volunteers returned to the site to finish the last • Little Brother: Erick mentor her today.
of the work. Although they weren’t the national awardees, the Volunteer of the
One meal, one nail, and one day at a time, 25 United is life-changing effects these Bigs have on the lives of Year John Sedwitz,
committed to restoring hope and life back into communities in the their Littles make them winners in anybody’s book! a retiree, is a Big
aftermath of disaster and destruction. To learn more, visit www. Lawrence Howell, a Big Brother, has been matched Brother in the school-
25united.org or www.facebook.com/25UnitedDisasterRelief. with Little Brother Zakai since 2017. In 2019, he was based mentoring
also matched with Zakai’s brother, Zamir. Lawrence program at Hobe
has his own young children, but an important part of Sound Elementary and
his life is spent with the brothers, fishing and going to has been matched with
church together on Sundays. Little Brother Erick
Jessica Grassi is a Big Sister and has been matched since 2019. John was
with her Little Sister Cynteria since 2017. Jessica there for his Little
and Cynteria have volunteered at the Taste of Martin during some difficult
County. The duo is always doing something fun around family times and has
town. tried activities from Lawrence Howell with Zakai
The Teen Big of the Year, Emily Osborn, is at model dinosaurs to and Zamir
the Pinewood Elementary School-based mentoring painting to Legos to
program. She has been a Big for almost three years, help Erick to open up.
starting her mentoring in 2017 with her first Little, Worldwide, the mentoring program has been in
effect for 110-plus years, creating and supporting one-
to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power
25 United volunteers stripped everything from the flooded and promise of youth. BBBS has been serving Martin
homes – including toilets. County youth since 1986 and since 2010 in Palm Beach.
Littles are aged six through high school age and
need a Big to spend quality, one-on-one time with them;
someone to have fun with, someone they can confide in.
Matches are made by utilizing a questionnaire
with children, parents and mentors that includes
considerations such as location, interests, skills,
hobbies and other information key to selecting the
best matches.
Contact Kristine Gunn at (561) 727-3450 for
information on becoming a “Big” or “Little.”
For more information, visit www.mentorbig.org.
John Sedwitz with Erick

25 United volunteers remove drywall and other debris from
the flooded houses. Wear The Bear from page 1 Care.” campaign will help the hospital to continue its
critical work, while safeguarding patients, their families
“This pandemic has reminded us of the things we hold and health care workers.
dear, our families and our health,” said Barbara Nicklaus, The “Wear the Bear. Show You Care.” campaign will
founder and chair of the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care continue through the crisis and as long as the need for PPE
Foundation. “As the threat continues, we want to make exists. Donations can be made on the Nicklaus Children’s
sure the professionals who risk their health to care for us Health Care Foundation website at nchcf.org/wearthebear.
have the protective equipment they need to stay safe. We Jack and Barbara Nicklaus founded the Nicklaus
have to pull together to get through this challenge.” Children’s Health Care Foundation in 2004 to provide
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is currently spending world-class, pediatric care to children in Palm Beach
$20,000 a week to provide PPE for the staff. This expense County and beyond – raising more than $125 million to
is expected to increase as the hospital implements a date. The foundation supports Nicklaus Children’s Hospital,
universal mask policy to protect patients, workers and which has helped children from every state in the union and
visitors. Funding from the “Wear the Bear. Show You 119 countries.
300 25 United volunteers cleaned up nine houses in only
nine hours.

25 United volunteers clean up a flooded home in Hobe Heights.

Photos provided by 25 United.

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