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Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl Drafts Team of Partners To

Build Safe, Affordable Habitat Home in South PB County

Creating an opportunity to give back to the Palm Beach
County community in which the annual collegiate Bowl
Game is played, the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl drafted
more than 40 Bowl Partner executives and employees to
help build a safe, decent and affordable home for a local,
hard-working, low-income Habitat Partner Family.
Collectively working to transform their community with
an inspiring “hand up, not a hand out,” the Bowl Partner
Builders hailed from Tire Kingdom, Crocker Partners and
GL Homes. They, along with 2017 Cheribundi Boca Raton
Bowl Champion FAU Running Back Gerald Hearns, raised
hammers and wielded power tools in carpentry-related
work. Together, they installed window boxes and windows
and completed a range of interior finishing work on the
future home for Ilomane, a housekeeper at Abbey Delray
South senior living community, and her daughter, Jessie,
an oncology nurse at Delray Medical Center.
The Bowl Partner Builders’ dedication, hands-on More than 40 executives and employees came out from Crocker Partners, GL Homes and Tire Kingdom to raise hammers
construction and team-spirited camaraderie helped to and wield power tools to help build a new home for a Habitat Partner Family.

break the challenging poverty cycle one family at a time, A Strong Collegiate Football Connection
making an indelible impact on the community. Among the with Habitat for Humanity
Partner Builders were: Crocker Partners Managing Partner When Habitat homeowners earn their homes through
Angelo Bianco; GL Homes President Misha Ezratti; Tire sweat equity programs and qualifying for interest-free
Kingdom executives; ESPN radio personalities Brian mortgages, it changes the trajectory of entire families for
Rowitz, producer and contributor of Josh Cohen & The generations because they are the first in their family line to
HomeTeam, and Jordan Sherwood, host of The Main Event. achieve homeownership and be in a position to contribute
Bowl Partners Coca-Cola provided beverages, Chick-fil-A back to their community.
provided breakfast, and Caesar’s Famous Ribs & BBQ--- Statistics have proven that children who grow up in Habitat
which was recently tapped as the official BBQ vendor of homes have a better chance to build successes in their lives.
this year’s Super Bowl---provided lunch. The collegiate football tradition and spirit of the Cheribundi
“Trailblazers in their industries, our Bowl Partners Boca Raton Bowl brings to mind Deshaun Watson---the former
recognize that sustainable community growth begins with a Clemson University quarterback, two-time Heisman Trophy
stable home foundation for families and children, and thus finalist and now Houston Texans Quarterback---who grew up
welcomed the opportunity to team up in our Partner Build,” in Gainesville, Ga., in a Habitat home.
shared Executive Director of the Boca Raton Bowl Doug “We thank the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl for
Mosley, who also serves as a Habitat for Humanity of South introducing its partners to Habitat for Humanity of South
Palm Beach County board member. “They understand the Palm Beach County in an engaging experiential way,” said
importance of building communities from the ground up, Randy Nobles, CEO & President of HFHSPBC, a 501(c)
(From left:) FHPSPC Director of Construction Jeff Fengler, just as they are building their companies. This is further (3) organization that brings people together to build homes,
with Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl Partners GL Homes evidenced by their embrace of, and investment in, the community and hope in the cities of Boca Raton, Delray
President Misha Errata, 2017 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl, Palm Beach County’s only Beach and Boynton Beach, Florida. The nonprofit depends
Champion: FAU Running Back Gerald Hearns, Crocker collegiate bowl that annually shines a national spotlight on upon volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money,
Partners Managing Partner Angelo Bianco. where they and their employees live, work and play.” materials, services and property to fulfill its mission.
Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Upcoming Exhibit,

“Tree of Knowledge,” Inspires $35,000 Grant

From National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting and the Banyan tree to the public, coinciding with
Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 that has become these creative sessions.
million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major a historical marker Now through July 31st,
funding announcement for fiscal year 2019. Included in this in this community guests will have the unique
announcement is an Art Works grant of $35,000 to the Boca settled by African- opportunity to be part of
Raton Museum of Art for the upcoming exhibition, Maren Americans. The this exhibition by creating
Hassinger: Tree of Knowledge. artist will work these branch-style elements,
Most interestingly, this is a unique exhibit in which the with the public in featured as part of Hassinger’s
public will be invited to participate in its creation! rolling newspapers large-scale installation.
Ms. Hassinger’s large-scale installation, Tree of Knowledge, in community-based The monumental Tree of
will be based on the historic Banyan tree that is located in the story-telling sessions Knowledge will be installed
historic African-American neighborhood nearby the Museum. to form the aerial from the high ceiling in the
During the month of July, the Museum is offering free roots of a vast “Tree Museum’s main gallery. The Maren Hassinger. Photo by
admission and inviting the community to create thousands of Knowledge” to exhibition will open to the Ava Hassinger, Philadelphia.
of 20-foot long, Banyan-style branches using rolled-up be installed from public on November 5th. Courtesy Susan Inglett
newspapers! These community creations will hang from the the ceiling in the These Community Gallery, NYC.
ceiling and will be part of the new art exhibition. Museum’s main gallery. For more information on this National Creation-Stations will be
Art Works is the Arts Endowment’s principal grantmaking Endowment for the Arts grant announcement, visit arts.gov/ staffed by Museum volunteers and will serve as a gathering
program. The agency received 1,592 Art Works applications news. place where the entire community can contribute to Tree of
for this round of grantmaking, and will award 977 grants in Officially designated as a “Historic Tree” by Boca Raton’s Knowledge. The long “branches” will be created by hand, by
this category. Beautification Committee in 1992, the Tree of Knowledge was twisting up strips of newspaper and then connecting them. The
“These awards, reaching every corner of the United originally planted by school children before the first World branches will extend over twenty-feet in length, and the art
States, are a testament to the artistic richness and diversity War. In the 1930s and 1940s, it was the gathering place for installation will require thousands of these twisted branches.
in our country,” said Mary Anne Carter, acting chairman of those who lived in the African-American community known Ms. Hassinger herself has provided an instructional video
the National Endowment for the Arts. “Organizations such as Pearl City. to teach guests how to create and combine these elements,
as the Boca Raton Museum of Art are giving people in their During the month of July, the Museum invites families, and will work with the volunteers in training for the creation
community the opportunity to learn, create, and be inspired.” students, seniors and all members of the community to be part stations. The community participants’ names will be collected
The Boca Raton Museum of Art is honored to be receiving of this exhibition by creating thousands of 20-foot long “aerial and will be incorporated within the exhibition.
support from the NEA,” says Executive Director Irvin roots” from rolled up, twisted newspapers. These forms will Organizations may schedule special group visits to the
Lippman, “and so pleased that this funding will support a represent the aerial roots that hang vertically from the branches Museum to participate in this fun art-making process by
project that takes the concept of ‘art in public places’ to a new of the Banyan tree. They descend and take root in the soil to contacting grouptours@bocamuseum.org, or (561) 392-2500,
level of engagement.” become new trunks. ext. 206. The Museum is also engaging the community via
Tree of Knowledge features a residency with sculptor The public will be hand-making these hanging shapes other outreach initiatives that have already started to help
and performance artist Maren Hassinger, who will create an during community-based storytelling sessions at the Museum. spread awareness of this installation, encouraging participation
installation inspired by Boca Raton’s Pearl City neighborhood During the month of July, the Museum offers free admission throughout the different Boca Raton neighborhoods.