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38th Annual Kiwanis Club Of Delray

‘Swing For The Kids’ Charity Golf Classic Will Benefit

Achievement Centers For Children And Families

The Kiwanis Club of Delray will host the 38th Annual About Achievement Centers For Children And Families
Kiwanis “Swing for the Kids” Charity Golf Classic to benefit At Achievement Centers for Children & Families
Achievement Centers for Children and Families (ACCF) on children are involved in Early Learning (Toddler and
Saturday, Nov. 7 from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Karl Litten-designed Preschool), After School, Teen and Summer Camp programs
Westchester Golf and Country Club in Boynton Beach. The that help prepare them for academic and social success
event will include a four-person “Guaranteed Par” Best Ball and inspire them to discover their talents. Our families are
starting at $100 per golfer. There will be two $10,000 hole served through our Family Strengthening and Economic
in one cash prizes. Entry fee includes cart and green fees, Stabilization services which benefit the community by
range balls, goody bag, refreshments, barbeque lunch, team stabilizing families in crisis; supporting them to serve as
photo and fun contests. the foundation of their child’s growth. Family strengthening
The tournament will feature a $50,000 shootout, first, second services are embedded within our four core programs of
and third place team awards, $50 Men and Women’s Longest Early Learning, After School, Teen and Summer Camp.
Drive, $50 Closest to the Hole on selected par-3s, and $25 Gift ACCF serves 900 local children and families each year
Cards for closest to the line, as well as more other fun “On- from three locations in Delray Beach; Nancy K. Hurd
Course” contests. Sponsorship opportunities are available. the Delray Beach community and their ability to pivot their Campus, Village Academy, and Pine Grove Elementary.
Raising money for Achievement Centers for Children services during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide critical For more information, call (561) 266-0003 or visit www.
and Families (ACCF) is critical now more than ever due to educational, health, financial and food services to local achievementcentersFL.org
the effect that COVID-19 has had on our community. As children and their families. About The Kiwanis Club Of Delray Beach
the beneficiary of Kiwanis of Delray’s “Swing for the Kids” For more information on Sponsorship Opportunities or to The Kiwanis Club of Delray Beach is part of a worldwide
Charity Golf Classic, ACCF has been chosen for the third register a foursome please visit www.Kiwanis-Swingforkids. organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world
year in a row because of their rich 51-year history of serving com or email Jessica Hall at Events@accffoundation.org. one child, one community at a time.
Boca Helping Hands Needs Help

Providing More Thanksgiving Dinners Than Ever Before

Boca Helping Hands 2,000 turkeys and Thanksgiving meal boxes. This year,
is seeking help from having expanded to four locations and with the additional
the community for its families that have registered for food assistance due to
2020 Thanksgiving COVID-19, the organization estimates it will need 2,500
Box Brigade program, turkeys and filled boxes.
which provides turkeys Boca Helping Hands will have empty boxes available,
and a box filled with which can be reserved now for pickups starting the first
everything a family week of October. Each 10” x 10” x 10” box must contain:
needs to prepare a • 1 box (6 ounces) Stove Top stuffing mix
holiday meal. Members • 1 container (10.5 ounces, no glass) canned gravy
o f t h e c o m m u n i t y • 1 container (1.56 ounces) powdered drink mix its food distribution locations. To participate, clients must
can fill a box with • 4 cans (15 ounces) vegetables register between Oct. 1 and 31.
Thanksgiving dinner • 2 cans (15 ounces) canned fruit or fruit cocktail The Saturday before Thanksgiving (Nov. 21), a drive-
essentials or host a Fall • 1 containers (4 ounces) instant mashed potatoes mix through distribution will take place at the West Boca
Food Drive to benefit • 1 can (29 ounce) canned yams and Lantana locations. The Sunday before Thanksgiving
Boca Helping Hands. • 1 can (14 ounces) cranberry sauce (Nov. 22), drive-through distribution will happen at Boca
Alternatively, the cost of a box this year is $27.20, • 1 can (15 ounces) pie filling Helping Hands main East Boca location and its Boynton
and that can be donated at BocaHelpingHands.org/ • 1 9-inch ready-made graham cracker pie crust (non- Beach location.
Thanksgiving. All filled boxes must be received at Boca perishable) For more information, please contact Suzan Javizian at
Helping Hands by Monday, Nov. 16. “We are so grateful to the community each year for Suzan@BocaHelpingHands.org or (561) 417-0913 Ext. 204.
Each year, Boca Helping Hands normally distributes their food drives and Thanksgiving box donations,” said About Boca Helping Hands
executive director Greg Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a community-based
Hazle. “Their generosity nonprofit that provides food, medical and financial
means that people who assistance to meet basic human needs as well as
would not otherwise be education, job training and guidance to create self-
able to sit down for a holiday sufficiency.
meal can enjoy one with BHH distributes more than 80,000 pantry bags each
their family.” year at four Palm Beach County locations and serves
This year, Boca Helping over 55,000 hot meals annually, six days per week. The
Hands will distribute organization expands access to affordable medical,
Thanksgiving boxes to
current clients at all four of Boca Helping Hands on page 4