JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC. “Boys Town Basket Brigade” to be held Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 Partnership with Junior League Helps Brighten Thanksgiving for the Needy
Robbins Foundation and Accurate Glassworks, has partnered with Boys Town South Florida to help assemble Thanksgiving baskets for needy children and families in the local community. This year, the cost of feeding one family is around $35. According to the Boys Town South Florida Website, “Every dollar raised is used to purchase food; costs associated with assembling the baskets are kept to a minimum as more than 150 volunteers donate their time and skills.” Volunteers, including Junior League members, will be helping to assemble baskets, as well as deliver them throughout the area. Last year, Boys Town was able to feed more than 600 families in our area who were unable to provide a Thanksgiving meal for themselves—and they are aiming to break that record this year.
“Boys Town South Florida provides a model of care that works,” states Amy Simpson, Executive Director of Boys Town South Florida. “With the high cost of essential items like food, gas and housing, many families are unable to keep up, so they give up. Now, America’s families need us to work harder, especially during these trying economic times. We must raise hope for children and families whose struggles seem too difficult to overcome, especially at the holidays.” The rapid fire, assembly line style system of compiling each Thanksgiving basket will take place this Saturday at Boys Town South Florida Headquarters, located at 3111 S. Dixie Hwy Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL, 33405 from 9 until 11 a.m. Delivery drop-off locations are divided into South County (Lantana, Lake Worth, Green Acres), Central County (Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, West Palm Beach), and North County (North Palm Beach, Lake Park, Jupiter). Donations are still being accepted at the Boys Town website, which can be visited at https://secure.boystown.org/donate/?id=10.
The Junior League of the Palm Beaches is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Our purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.