7960525494?profile=originalJaene Miranda, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Susan Mullin, chairwoman, and Michael Mullin. Photo provided

By Amy Woods
    
Everything from cake balls to clothing, holiday ornaments to home décor and something called Popsicle pearls will top the tables of the Naoma Donnelley Haggin Boys & Girls Club’s Holiday Trunk Show.
    The Delray Beach nonprofit’s signature event enters its 12th year Dec. 1 through 3 at the Seagate Hotel & Spa, featuring more than 30 vendors.
    “They’re pearls for hot girls,” Holiday Trunk Show Chairwoman and Gulf Stream resident Susan Mullin said of the Popsicle pearls. “You literally put them in the freezer. They’re a riot.”
    This year’s fundraiser promises to be bigger and better because of the fresh assortment of merchandise Mullin and her 20-plus-member committee have selected.
    “We’ve got toys for kids,” she said. “We’ve got gifts. We have a wonderful shoe company. We have just a ton of new vendors. I think everyone will be very surprised and pleased.”
    Last year’s Holiday Trunk Show raised more than $109,000. The preview cocktail party, which drew about 200 shoppers/supporters, takes place Dec. 1, and the show is open to the public Dec. 2 and 3.
    Proceeds benefit the club’s programming efforts, which focus on six core areas: career and education development; character and leadership development; fitness, recreation and sports; health and life skills; technology; and the arts.
    Proceeds also help fulfill the club wish list. Among the items to be checked off are a 15-passenger van, flat-screen television, laptop computers and an LCD projector.
    The club’s Family Liaison Initiative, a monthly educational and family-fun night for parents, will receive a boost, as well.
    “We’re always looking to take in more kids to our club, but it costs money to do that,” Mullin said.
    The septuagenarian has chaired the Holiday Trunk Show for most of its 12 years and now involves her husband, Michael.
    “Michael and I were looking to find a worthwhile charity to volunteer for and give our time to, and the Boys & Girls Club just seemed to be a natural venue because we know so much about it,” Mullin said. “I really enjoy it.”

If You Go
What: Holiday Trunk Show
When: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 1; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3
Where: The Seagate Hotel & Spa in Delray Beach
Cost: $85 Dec. 1; free Dec. 2 and 3
Information: Call 683-3287 or visit bgcpbc.org
Sponsors: The 2014 event will be sponsored by the Seagate Hotel & Spa, Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart and Shipley, and Lang Realty.

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