By Amy Woods
A mojito bar, a cigar roller and a Cuban coffee station will highlight the sixth annual fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach.
The theme of this year’s Cocktails for the Club is “Havana Nights,” and organizers of the Dec. 10 party are doing their best to bring the vibes of the island nation to the St. Andrews Club.
“Aside from being a fantastic night with amazing food and entertainment, I think it’s an opportunity for attendees to really feel like they are giving back on a very local level,” said Virginia Kinsey, event co-chairwoman. “I feel so grateful to be such a big part of this — and the Boys & Girls Club in general.”
Kinsey said she and the other event co-chairwomen — Hannah Childs, Laura Compton, Whitney Garner and Jenny Streit — are “upping the ante with regard to the pomp and circumstance” of the end-of-the-year gala.
An elaborate exhibition of photographs taken in Cuba by professional artist James Knill will be on display courtesy of the Amanda James Gallery.
“We do our absolute very best to underwrite and limit the costs so that the maximum amount of money can go back to the Boys & Girls Club,” Kinsey said. “The impact will be exponential for the club.”
An anticipated 200-plus attendees are expected to raise close to $300,000 to help the club with its mission of enabling youths to realize their full potential.
“For me personally, I think the Boys & Girls Club is one of those organizations that desperately needs to be supported in a bigger capacity,” Kinsey said. “A lot of these children need a place to go after school. Sometimes it gets taken for granted that kids always have a safe and supportive environment. The Boys & Girls Club offers those services to the Delray community.
“Our kids need to be actively engaged with other individuals,” she continued. “Where we are slowly losing everybody to technology, for these children to have a club to go to is an absolute imperative.”
If You Go
What: Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach’s Cocktails for the Club
When: 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 10
Where: St. Andrews Club, 4475 N. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach
Cost: $195
Information: 561-676-5472 or
bgcpbc.org/event/
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