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Boca Helping Hands will have empty boxes available,
which can be reserved now for pickup starting the first week
of October. Each 10”x10”x10” box must contain:
• 6 oz. Stove Top stuffing mix (1)
• 10.5 oz. canned gravy (1, no glass)
• 1.56 oz. powdered drink mix (1)
• 15 oz. canned vegetables (4)
• 15 oz. canned fruit or fruit cocktail (2)
• 4 oz. instant mashed potatoes mix (2)
• 29 oz. canned yams (1)
• 14 oz. cranberry sauce (1)
• 21 oz. canned pie filling (1)
• 9” ready-made graham cracker pie crust (1, nonperishable) With an increased focus
“We are so grateful to the community each year for their on client self-sufficiency,
food drives and Thanksgiving box donations,” said Executive BHH awards scholarships
Director Greg Hazle. “Their generosity means that people for qualified candidates to
who would not otherwise be able to sit down for a holiday attend accredited vocational
meal can enjoy one with their family.” training classes that prepare
Long-time supporter ADT will be providing volunteers them for careers in the
at the main East Boca location, as well as financial support healthcare, information
for the 2021 Box Brigade. “At ADT, we are a purpose-driven technology, construction,
company that believes in serving our communities,” said and t ransportat i on
Bob Tucker, director of Corporate Affairs at ADT. “We are industries. BHH also offers
pleased to partner with Boca Helping Hands to ensure local free English as a Second
families will have a happy Thanksgiving this year.” Other Language (ESOL) classes,
Thanksgiving Box Brigade sponsors include AvalonBay courses in nutrition, and
Communities, Office Depot and SouthState Bank. other life skills. In addition,
Boca Helping Hands will distribute the turkeys and staff and volunteer mentors
Thanksgiving meal boxes to current Pantry Bag Program counsel the unemployed
clients the weekend before Thanksgiving (Nov. 20 and 21) and underemployed in basic
at five of its drive-through distribution locations. workplace skills and help
To participate, current clients must register between them polish resumes and
Oct. 1 and 31 at one of five Boca Helping Hands pantry bag search for jobs.
distribution locations. Hours and addresses can be found at this Boca Helping Hands
online address: https://bocahelpinghands.org/tbbregistration. is a partner agency of The
To reserve empty boxes to fill with Thanksgiving dinner Town of Palm Beach United
essentials or donate the cost of a box, please visit https:// Way. Since 1945, the Town
bocahelpinghands.org/thanksgiving. of Palm Beach United
To learn more about Thanksgiving sponsorship Way has been committed
opportunities, contact Steve King, director of development, to improving lives and
at steve@bocahelpinghands.org. building strong communities
About Boca Helping Hands throughout Palm Beach
Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a community-based County by focusing on
nonprofit that provides food, medical and financial assistance programs and priorities that
to meet basic human needs as well as education, job training promote education, health,
and guidance to create self-sufficiency. Through its various and financial stability.
programs, BHH assists over 27,000 people annually. Charity Navigator
BHH distributes more than 80,000 pantry bags each year named Boca Helping
at five Palm Beach County locations and serves over 90,000 Hands a Four-Star Charity
hot meals annually, six days per week. The organization for the 15th consecutive
expands access to affordable medical, dental and behavioral year in June 2021. Boca
care through its partnerships with Genesis Community Health Helping Hands is located at
(serving clients at clinics in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach) 1500 N.W. 1st Court, Boca
and Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College Raton, FL 33432. For more
of Nursing Community Based Clinics (serving residents in information, please visit
West Palm Beach). In addition, BHH sends weekend meals BocaHelpingHands.org.
home with food-insecure elementary school students via the
BHH Backpacks Program and assists working families with
the rising cost of childcare through the Children’s Assistance
Program (CAP).
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