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Habilitation Center Sixth Annual

BloomFest Luau In The Garden

Raised Funds To Help

Nonprofit Continue Their
Mission Of Helping Adults

With Disabilities In Our
Community Thrive

The Habilitation Center
(HabCenter) hosted the Sixth
Annual BloomFest Luau in
the Garden on April 7, on HabCenter Board President Steve Pollart, with Ruth
the lush landscape of the DiRocco, Bob DiRocco, executive director, and Joe Rengen,
HabCenter Plant Nursery in operations manager Cindy Walker LaRoche, Advisory Committee, with guests
Boca Raton. Presented by
Moraca Builders, Inc., the Guests of the evening enjoyed the Hawaiian luau of “This annual event is our major fundraiser of the year,”
Sixth Annual BloomFest Luau the year, filled with drinks, food, raffles, and a Hawaiian said Susan C. Rode, director of advancement at HabCenter.
in the Garden raised funds to luau show and pig roast. There was also live entertainment “We are thankful for all our community support and
help HabCenter achieve its including clowns, Hawaiian hula dancers and a fire corporate sponsors who helped make this event such a
mission to equip adults with dancing performance Those in attendance also heard smashing success. Their support is essential to helping
disabilities with the necessary Fire show performed by the from two HabCenter clients who shared their gift of song
skills to lead productive lives. Aloha Islanders during two solo singing performances. BloomFest Luau on page 2
Boca Helping Hands Hosted 16th Annual

MONOPOLY Event And Casino Night On April 30
®

Supporters of Boca Helping Hands (BHH) passed
go at the 16th annual MONOPOLY Event and Casino
®
Night on Saturday, April 30 at The Royal Palm Yacht &
Country Club. The fundraising event, chaired by Rochelle

Dr. Karen Chambers, Leonard – Mr. Monopoly – Wierzbowski, Left to right: David Dweck, Nicole Chaness, Lisa Borg and
Sharon McDougall and Joy Fuller BHH Board member Dean Borg

LeCavalier, attracted more than 150 guests, with Mike
Wohl crowned MONOPOLY champion.
Boca Helping Hands’ Board President Gary Peters,
also a two-time National MONOPOLY Champion, served
BHH Board President Gary Peters, Haley Peters and as the MONOPOLY tournament mediator. “This event is
Mike Smith so much fun and so unique,” Peters said. “Think about
how you loved Monopoly
as a kid. This event is a way
to enjoy the game and give
back to our community.”
Proceeds from the event
will help assist 27,000
people in the South Florida
community through BHH’s Left to right: Dan Brede, Debbie Rapka, Colleen Currier
various programs, including and Steve Constantine
hunger relief, job training,
®
healthcare, emergency MONOPOLY Event And Casino Night on page 3