Though it wasn’t yet July, Boca Helping Hands spent the final $40,000 it budgeted for food purchases in 2025 on 38,000 pounds of canned goods — about a six-day supply — to fill empty shelves at its warehouse.
The organization, like many similar nonpr
Boca Helping Hands supporters dressed the part and danced the Charleston at the sold-out event with a 1920s theme. Donning flapper dresses and pinstripe suits, they enjoyed an unforgettable evening of music, auctions, cocktails, dinner and the crowni
Eat Better Live Better in Delray Beach is worried about filling all the bags it needs to supply the 1,500 households it serves each month. ‘We were able to come up with June, but we’re not sure about July,’ says board member Jackie Ermola. ABOVE: Vol
Andy Hagen is the new executive director of Boca Helping Hands after volunteering there for years. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Andy Hagen, the senior pastor at Advent Life Ministries in Boca Raton, donned a new hat on June 1: “I’m moving from
April 26: The annual fundraiser for Boca Helping Hands gives guests chances to roll the dice at gaming tables and Monopoly and to enjoy music, cocktails, dinner and more. Time is 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $250. Visit bocahelpinghands.org/monopoly or call
The Butterfly Boutique is a newly opened thrift store on southbound Federal Highway at Northeast Fifth Street in Delray Beach. The store benefits Wayside House, which helps women overcome addiction. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
Bargain hunters now c
Billi and Bernie Marcus. Photo provided
An unprecedented $32 million gift from the late co-founder of the Home Depot has been made to the Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
One of the last acts of generosity personally d
Boca Helping Hands received 548 boxes of cereal that were donated before the FAU game against Florida International. Donors to the Cereal4All campaign got to see the football action for free. ‘We were so pleased that so many people came out from the
In 2023, Cason United Methodist Church hosted its inaugural Thanksgiving dinner. It brought together more than 100 congregants, the underserved in the community and the Seekers ministry to enjoy donated turkeys and food prepared by the Caring Kitchen
Scott Lawlor (far right) with (l-r) his wife, Elena, and their children, Marian, Bobby, Kaylie, Cassie, Nina and Scottie. The kids have all volunteered at Boca Helping Hands. Photo provided
By Hannah Spence
“In my view of the world, folks who are abl
Supporters of Boca Helping Hands passed go at the sold-out event where guests enjoyed games, music, dancing, auctions, an interactive art installation, cocktails, dinner and, of course, the crowning of the 2024 Monopoly champion, Keith Nassetta. ‘The
Boca Helping Hands distributed turkeys and Thanksgiving food boxes to South County clients at its five drive-through locations, in east Boca Raton, west Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Lake Worth. In all, the organization provided meals
The community-based nonprofit that provides food and financial and medical assistance to people in need welcomed more than 60 guests to the Heart & Spirit Society Open House. The Heart & Spirit Society is a group of Boca Helping Hands ambassadors ded
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new station at 651 Linton Blvd. included (l-r) John Scherer of contractor Gulf Building, Delray Beach Public Works Director Missie Barletto, Commissioner Adam Frankel, City Manager Terrence Moore, Commissioner Rob
Special Olympian Margie-Lee Rodriguez created a collection of Holiday Joy cards. Photo provided
The Arc of Palm Beach County is offering a creative collection of handmade holiday greeting cards crafted by its talented clients.
Proceeds from sales of
Cereal4All founders Luke and Jett Justin. Photo provided
During September’s Hunger Action Month, Boca Helping Hands in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University and Cereal4All organized the Tackle Hunger cereal drive.
In its third year, the driv
Boca Helping Hands’ annual event welcomed 150 adults and children to an afternoon of bowling, food and prize giveaways. Several charities — all serving local youths — benefited from the fundraiser, and enough money was generated to provide 31,000-plu
The Rev. Ray Simms has been appointed provisional pastor and moderator at Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches. Photo provided
Three P’s we all seek — purpose, pleasure and peace — are the topic of a workshop offered by Unity of Delray B
Donations of $1 million each from three couples — (l-r) Hilary and Matthew Rosenthal, Debra and Michael Coslov, and Toni and Martin Sosnoff — have helped the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation meet its fundraising goal for the hospital’s expansi
The stained glass windows and sweeping roof line help to define the interior of the Church of the Palms. Photo provided
Church of the Palms is repairing the stunning stained-glass art in its sanctuary and narthex that has decorated the church since t
