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Boca West Children’s Foundation And Boys & Girls Club

Made Holiday Dreams Come True For Local Kids

11th Annual Old Navy with a turkey, fresh vegetables and all the fixings for a and with the continued support of the Boca West Children’s

Shopping Trip, Santa Gift, holiday meal assembled by Michael Sneider and his team Foundation, our kids were able to enjoy the magic of the
of volunteers.
holidays,” said Eric Roby, director of marketing and public
Breakfast And Food Basket due to the pandemic, but our holiday traditions must survive. relations for Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.
“Our club members have sacrificed so much this year
For Holiday Meal By making some adjustments to this beloved annual event, Holiday Dreams on page 2

Boca West Children’s Foundation and the Boys &
Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County held the 11th annual
holiday shopping trip, at which 20 local kids, ages 6 to 13,
shopped at Old Navy in Boca Raton on Saturday, Dec. 4.
An additional 175 kids from the Boca Raton and Delray
Beach Clubs received a $50 gift card to purchase clothing
for themselves in the store at their convenience.
Later that morning, all 195 of the kids enjoyed a holiday
brunch at the Boys & Girls Clubs. The brunch featured a
DJ, gifts and food catered by The Lord’s Place, all provided
by Boca West Children’s Foundation. Each child returned
home with a toy from Santa and a harvest basket filled
Boca West Children’s Foundation’s Eighth Annual Golf

Challenge Raised $400,000 For Local Children’s Charities

Boca West Children’s Foundation (BWCF) held its “owner” of the duck landing closest to the hole winning
Eighth Annual $100,000 Golf Challenge, on Nov. 22 at $2,500. The event also featured boxed breakfast, gifts for
Boca West Country Club, raising more than $400,000 for each golfer and boxed lunch stops featuring lobster rolls,
its local children’s charity partners. sirloin sliders, sandwiches and more.
The golf challenge served as a fundraiser for each of Participants were able to purchase raffle tickets with
the foundation’s 31 participating charity partners. Earlier prizes including a $7,000 shopping spree from Saks Fifth
this year, the foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary Avenue Boca Raton, a weekend at the Boca Raton Resort
and the granting of more than $10 million for projects & Club with a round of golf, and a “celebrity cruise on
that serve at-risk youth. the fly,” in which the winner can choose from a variety of
The event highlight was the annual duck drop in
which 600 toy ducks were dropped from a crane with the Mark Schneider (blue shirt), Bill Rebman (pink hat) BWCF Eighth Annual Golf Challenge on page 4
Boca Raton 16-Year-Old Maya Blatt, Founder Of ‘Beads

Can Feed,’ Makes Contribution To Boca Helping Hands

Boca Helping Hands’ Annual Matching Campaign was doubled by their end-of-the-year matching campaign. annual matching campaign,
has just received a donation from Saint Andrews School In trying to address global hunger in a meaningful visit bocahelpinghands.org/
sophomore Maya Blatt, class of ’23, and her mother Renée. fashion, Maya and her mother created their own line of annualmatch.
The Blatts founded Beads Can Feed in May of last year, high-end, Czech-glass beaded bracelets and necklaces over About Boca Helping
with 100 percent of proceeds going to three charities: Boca the summer, selling them both online and in a pop-up shop. Hands
Helping Hands, No Kid Hungry and the World Central While the business began during summer break, Beads Boca Helping Hands
Kitchen. They have raised more than $18,000 so far, and Can Feed is far from a summer fling. Maya continues to (BHH) is a community-
they recently donated $7,250 to Boca Helping Hands, which craft and create even as the school year moves forward based nonprofit that
and has recently launched a provides food, medical
collection of beaded jewelry and financial assistance
for the fall. to meet basic human needs
To learn more, visit as well as education, job
Instagram @BeadsCanFeed. training and guidance to
For more information create self-sufficiency.
on Boca Helping Hands, Through its programs,
contact Karen Swedenborg at BHH supports over 27,000
Karen@BocaHelpingHands. people annually.
org or (561) 417-0913, and
to learn more about their Maya Blatt on page 2 Maya Blatt