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Boca West Children’s Foundation Gala,

Featuring Jay Leno, Raised $1.1 Million For Local Kids

Boca West Children’s Foundation raised $1.1 million for
projects serving at-risk youth at “An Evening with Jay Leno,”
on Jan. 8 at Boca West Country Club. Since its founding, the
organization has donated $18 million. The event featured
entertainment by acclaimed late-night talk show host and stand-
up comedian Jay Leno. In addition, students from Dreyfoos
School of the Arts High School’s jazz band and dance department
performed, courtesy of Nat King Cole Generation Hope and
Dreyfoos School of the Arts. The evening featured an exciting
live auction and a call to the heart.
Event chairs were Michelle and Gary Gluckow, with
Yvonne and Don Ackerman serving as honorary chairs. FAU
Past President John W. Kelly, Ph.D., was honored for his role Michelle, Jennifer and Gary Gluckow with Jay Leno Pamela Weinroth, Mavis Leno, Robert Weinroth, Andrea Brenner
in supporting scholarships for first generation college students
through the Kelly Strul Emerging Scholars program. Marilyn and Leon Silverman, Pamela Higer-Polani – Attorney organizations. All of these monies have gone to projects and not
The event included a cocktail hour, seated dinner and a live at Law, Aggie and Jeff Stoops and Cowen, The Edwin A. Levy into general funds. The foundation has fed, clothed, provided
auction hosted by Neil Saffer. Raffle tickets, which were drawn Charitable Foundation, Edith Stein and Nancy and Chuck medical and dental services, kept abuse shelters open, sent at-
on Jan. 23, were sold at the event. The raffle prizes include two Rosenblatt. Boca Observer was the media sponsor. risk children to summer camp and much more.
tickets and Pregame Hospitality Tailgate to Super Bowl LVII, Funds raised at the gala will benefit at-risk children and Each year, Boca West Children’s Foundation serves more
seven to nine nights at the St. James Club & Villas in Antigua, their families in Palm Beach County. The organization funds than 9,000 children and its volunteers give 45,000 hours of
and two nights at The Breakers Palm Beach including dinner project-based programming at more than 30 local children’s their time each year to the more than 30 charities with which
and golf. Tickets are still available. organizations. Boca West Children’s Foundation volunteers the organization works.
“We were thrilled to commemorate our 13th anniversary and give more than 45,000 hours of their time annually to its partner For more information, call (561) 488-6980 or visit www.
the significant impact the foundation has made in our community agencies with which the organization works. bocawestfoundation.org. 
by supporting local children’s charities,” said Pamela Weinroth, The gala’s steering committee members included notable
executive director/COO of Boca West Children’s Foundation. philanthropists and community leaders Jeri Caprio, Margi Cross,
“The generosity of our supporters at the gala was overwhelming.” Sharon DiPietro, Beverly Fisher, Jan Fisher, Arlene Herson,
Sponsors included Sally and Aubrey Strul, Mithun Family Bonnie Kaye, Jon Kaye, Elizabeth Marchese, Joseph Marchese,
Foundation – Marcia and Doug Mithun, Aw Property Co., Sharyn Cecy Martinez, Marcia Mithun, Doug Mithun, Ed Moskowitz,
and Stuart Frankel, Phyllis and Howard Boilen, The RADCO Harriet Moskowitz, Linda Paton, Elena Peroulakis, Ted
Companies, GL Homes, Hilary and Richard Cooper, Beth and Peroulakis, Pamela Polani, Tammy Pompea, Charlie Pompea,
Eric Schlager, Sky Alpha. Chuck Rosenblatt, Nancy Rosenblatt and Gloria Wank.
Advisors were ApexOne, Integrated Dermatology, About Boca West Children’s Foundation
Bonaccord Capital Partners, Arcan Capital, Batmasian Family The Boca West Children’s Foundation was initiated in 2010
Foundation, Lennar, Marilyn and Jay Weinberg, The Related as a not for profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, whose
Companies, Southern Management & Development, Shelly mission is to identify and fund projects in the Boca Raton and
and Arthur Adler, Jane and Richard Zenker, Barbara and Dr. Palm Beach County areas to aid at-risk children and their
Donald Janower, The Berger Family, Citi Private Bank, Florida families in need.
Atlantic University Foundation, Diane and Joel Macher, Barbara Since its inception, the foundation has donated more than $18
and Myles Wittenstein, Advanced EV, Florida Power & Light, million to fund specific programs of more than 30 local charitable Stewart and Sharyn Frankel with Jay Leno

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