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Hundreds Volunteered

During First Annual Boca West Country Club Hope Week

Hundreds of volunteers from Boca West Country Club
participated in the First Annual Hope Week, Jan. 23 to
Feb. 5. Several local charities were recipients of the Boca
West members’ time, including Boca West Chapter of
The Pap Corps, Gilda Mallin Boca West Hadassah, Fuller
Center, Habitat for Humanity South Palm Beach County,
Place of Hope, Boca Helping Hands, Tri-County Animal
Rescue and Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional
Hospital. A total of 243 members volunteered, donating
over 8,000 hours.
“Boca West is dedicated to serving our local
community and Hope Week gave our club members
the opportunity to learn about a number of charitable dogs and visited cats at Tri-County Animal Rescue and
organizations and make a difference,” said Matthew children, then went outside with them to “Chalk the helped cancer patients paint tiles for the Wall of Hope at
Linderman, CCM, president, COO and general manager Walk.” The kids were encouraged to draw chalk creations Lynn Cancer Institute. At Habitat for Humanity, members
of Boca West Country Club. “Club members often ask on a nearby park’s sidewalk. helped build homes and volunteered at the ReStores.
how they can serve the local community around us and Volunteers knitted hats and blankets for babies in Board Chairman Dr. Philip Edwards, Jeanine Banks,
they were so gratified with this opportunity to participate the NICU at Hadassah Hospital and donated materials first vice president and Hope Week Steering Committee
in Hope Week.” for get well cards. For Pap Corps, volunteers collected chairman, developed the concept for Hope Week,
Each nonprofit identified a unique member engagement items and assembled them for Chemo Care Bags for encompassing charities the club partners with and
opportunity so club members could become more familiar Sylvester Cancer Center. Volunteers organized donated supports.
with each organization. For example, at Boca Helping baby clothing and diapers for children and families in Hope Week Steering Committee members included
Hands, club members packaged food in bags for the crisis and restocked the food pantry for families living at Boca West Country Club staff members Matthew
underserved. At Fuller Center, volunteers read to the the Rinker Campus of Place of Hope. Members walked Linderman, CCM president, COO and general manager;
John Collings, assistant general manager; Christina
Guilianti, director of activities; Kathy Kohlhepp, director
of communications and marketing; along with Boca West
Children’s Foundation, Pamela Weinroth, executive
director and Richard Zenker, foundation chairman and
members Laurie Bernstein, Lisa Carlin, Linda Goldsmith
and Robin Shulman; and Janet D. Dymtrow, Lynn Cancer
Institute/BRRH representative.
About Boca West Country Club
Located in the heart of Boca Raton, Fla., Boca West
Country Club is a private, resident-only, luxury country
club community. With four championship golf courses,
an award-winning USTA tennis facility, a luxurious
spa, seven renowned restaurants, and an active social

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