Page 6 - Boca Exposure - September '21

Page 6, Boca Exposure
Boca Helping Hands And FAU Launch Tackle Hunger

Cereal Drive During Hunger Action Month

Boca Helping Hands (BHH), in collaboration with the About Boca Helping Hands
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Athletics and Cereal4All, will Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a community-based nonprofit
commemorate September’s Hunger Action Month by holding that provides food, medical and financial assistance to meet basic
the Tackle Hunger Cereal Drive during the FAU versus Georgia human needs as well as education, job training and guidance
Southern football game. The game is taking place on Saturday, to create self-sufficiency. Through its various programs, BHH
Sept. 11 at 3:30 p.m. at the FAU Stadium, 777 Glades Road, assists over 27,000 people annually.
Boca Raton, FL 33431. Those who donate one or more cereal BHH distributes more than 80,000 pantry bags each
boxes will get into the game for free. Unopened cereal boxes year at five Palm Beach County locations and serves
can be dropped at the stadium (Gate 1) on game day. over 90,000 hot meals annually, six days per week. The
“This is a great way to see your favorite football team play organization expands access to affordable medical,
while helping to fight hunger in our community,” said Greg dental and behavioral care through its partnerships with
Hazle, executive director of Boca Helping Hands. “Breakfast Genesis Community Health (serving clients at clinics in
food is one of the least donated items to food banks across the Boca Raton and Boynton Beach) and Florida Atlantic
country, which means underserved kids and families do not University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
always have daily access to breakfast in their home.” Community Based Clinics (serving residents in West
Cereal4All was started by twin brothers Jett and Luke Justin Palm Beach). In addition, BHH
of Boca Raton, now 13 years old. After volunteering at Boca sends weekend meals home with
Helping Hands with their parents, Jett and Luke organized their food-insecure elementary school
first cereal drive for BHH at their school in 2016 when they were students via the BHH Backpacks
just 8 years old. The boys have since expanded the program to Program and assists working
10 more schools in the area. families with the rising cost of
“We want to live in a world where every kid and family has childcare through the Children’s
daily access to breakfast food in their home,” Luke Justin said. Assistance Program (CAP).
“We want to be part of the fight against food insecurity.” With an increased focus
FAU’s Community Service Club was the first college on client self-sufficiency, BHH
organization to participate in Cereal4All, and they collected awards scholarships for qualified
more than 400 pounds of cereal in April. In addition, club candidates to attend accredited
members will volunteer on game day to collect cereal and vocational training classes that
hand out free football game tickets. prepare them for careers in the
To learn more, visit bocahelpinghands.org/ healthcare, information technology,
tacklehunger. For more ways to get involved during construction, and transportation
Hunger Action Month, visit BocaHelpingHands.org/ industries. BHH also offers free
HungerActionMonth to explore volunteer opportunities, English as a Second Language
food drives, fundraisers, and educational information. (ESOL) classes, courses in nutrition,
and other life skills. In addition, staff
and volunteer mentors counsel the
unemployed and underemployed in
basic workplace skills and help them
polish resumes and search for jobs.
Boca Helping Hands is a partner
agency of The Town of Palm Beach
United Way. Since 1945, the Town
of Palm Beach United Way has
been committed to improving lives
and building strong communities
throughout Palm Beach County by
focusing on programs and priorities
that promote education, health, and
financial stability.
Charity Navigator named Boca
Helping Hands a Four-Star Charity
Live Comedy Series from page 1 for the 15th consecutive year in June
2021. Boca Helping Hands is located
Alan Alda, Jessica Lange, Steve Buscemi and Edie Falco at 1500 N.W. First Court, Boca Raton,
on Horace and Pete. He is best known for his work FL 33432. For more information,
on Inside Amy Schumer, where he earned two Emmy please visit BocaHelpingHands.org.
nominations and one win. He has appeared on Comedy
Central’s Roast Battle, @Midnight, The Nightly Show with
Larry Wilmore, This Is Not Happening, Late Night with
Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Knockout, What’s Your F@#King
Deal!?!, The Approval Matrix, and more. He also wrote
for Chappelle’s Show, The Jim Norton Show, Dave’s
Old Porn, Ugly Americans, the Comedy Central Roasts,
and numerous award shows, including the MTV Movie
Awards and the Spike TV Video Game Awards. His hour
special, White Precious, is available on Comedy Central.
Friday, Nov. 26 (two shows) – 6:30 and 9 p.m.
– Opening Act: Dave Seigel. Headliner: Christian
Finnegan. A staple of the New York City stand-up
comedy scene, Christian Finnegan has starred in two of
his own Comedy Central stand-up specials and as one of
the original panelists on VH1’s Best Week Ever. Many will
always know him as Chad, the lone white roommate in the
classic Chappelle Show sketch, “The Mad Real World.” In
addition to headlining comedy clubs across the country,
Christian was also a co-star on TBS’s Are We There Yet?
and Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.
Friday, Dec. 10 (two shows) – 6:30 and 9 p.m. –
Headliner: Ted Alexandro. Ted Alexandro is every
comedian’s favorite comedian. During the week, he’s in
the regular rotation at the world-famous Comedy Cellar
in Greenwich Village, but he has also traveled the world
as the opening act for both Jim Gaffigan and Louis CK.
Ted has had two of his own Comedy Central specials, and
has made numerous appearances with David Letterman
and Conan O’Brien.
For tickets and more information: www.
comedyonthegreen.org.