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The $100,000 Boca West Children’s Foundation’s

12th Annual Golf Challenge Will Raise Funds

For Local Children’s Charity Partners

Children’s charities throughout Palm Beach County registration and brunch. A duck drop will happen at 12:30 p.m. and Joel Macher, Phyllis and Howard Boilen, Barbara
will be granted funds raised from the Boca West Children’s when hundreds of plastic yellow ducks will be dropped from a and Dr. Donald Janower, Allied Private Wealth, AW
Foundation (BWCF) 12th Annual Golf Challenge. The crane for a chance to win $2,500. Golf play begins at 1 p.m. Property Co., The GEO Group, Moss Construction,
daylong event, which includes brunch, golf, a cocktail The golf challenge will be followed by a 5:30 p.m. Republic National Distributing Company, Nancy and
reception and dinner, takes place on Monday, March 25 at cocktail reception, dinner and live auction with exclusive Chuck Rosenblatt, Sensus Healthcare, Fifth Third Bank,
Boca West Country Club. Nonprofits that have foursomes items and experiences. Individual tickets are $750 and Workaway International, Richard Bowman, GL Homes,
playing will receive a portion of $100,000. include one duck and a cocktail reception ticket. Individual HomeSafe, Sam Wilcox, Berman, Greenspoon Marder,
More than 30 nonprofits that serve local children benefit tickets to the dinner are $150. Additional single ducks for LanConnect, CBIZ, Bonaccord Capital Partners, Joe
from the golf challenge. Funds from the golf challenge the drop are $50. DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Mo Wazir, FAU Music
support participating charities such as Boca Helping Hands Charities will vie for a portion of the $100,000 awarded Summer Band Camp.
(BHH) to grow its BHH Backpacks Program, which has during the tournament. Each charity will receive between Visit Bocawestfoundation.org to purchase tickets and
provided weekend meals to food-insecure elementary $3,000 and $15,000 depending on its team’s placement. Over ducks and learn about sponsorship opportunities.
students; as well as the Roots and Wings UpLift program the past 13 years, the foundation has granted more than $18 About Boca West Children’s Foundation
which provides free, intensive, small group after-school million for projects that serve at-risk youth. The Boca West Children’s Foundation was launched
reading focused on grades one to three for children attending “The golf challenge is an annual fundraiser and so many in 2010 and came about as a desire by the thousands
Palm Beach County Title One public elementary schools who people from the community participate in our shared effort of volunteers from the Boca West Country Club to give
are reading one or two grades below grade level. to support local kids,” said Pamela Weinroth, executive back to children in Palm Beach County. The foundation’s
More than 400 golfers will have the opportunity to play director of Boca West Children’s Foundation. “We expect, mission is to identify and fund projects to assist children
on courses that have been ranked among the best in the once again, that the event will sell out. Nongolfers can and their families in need in the area. Since its inception,
world, alongside St. Andrews, Pine Valley, Pebble Beach support the effort and join in the fun by attending the the foundation has raised more than $18 million for specific
and Pinehurst. The golf challenge is expected to sell out. cocktail reception and dinner.” programs for more than 30 charities.
The event takes place at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Sponsors include Ronnie and Allen Flicker, Shelly For more information, visit www.bocawestfoundation.org,
Boca West Drive, Boca Raton, and begins at 11 a.m. for and Arthur Adler, Jane and Richard Zenker, Diane call (561) 488-6980 or email foundation@bocawestcc.org. 
George S. Brown Named Boca Raton’s New City Manager

The City of Boca Raton has announced the appointment In his new role, Brown His significant experience overseeing the city’s
and promotion of George S. Brown as the new city manager will take over all aspects Development Services department and spearheading
effective Jan. 1. A City of Boca Raton employee for over 40 of running a full-service major projects has included significant annexations to
years, Brown brings a wealth of knowledge and experience city of more than 100,000 the city, a partnership with Florida Atlantic University
to the position. He will lead the city following the retirement residents. He will manage to develop its stadium and campus, the sale of a city golf
of Leif Ahnell, who served as city manager for 24 years. almost 1,800 city employees course, and the recent lease of city land in Mizner Park
across eight departments, for the proposed The Center for Arts and Innovation.
including Police and Fire

Apart from his service with the city, Brown has long
Please Help Rescue Services, Municipal been active in public administration organizations. He is
and Utility Services,
a 40-year service award recipient from the International
Recreation, Financial and City Management Association and has served in various
It’s a New Year!!! Now is the time to clean out Development Services and leadership positions with the Florida City and County
your closets! The homeless shelters are accepting used the City Manager’s Office. Brown will continue to guide the Management Association and the Palm Beach County City
clothing. Please bring any clean, gently used clothing city based on the goals and priorities set by City Council. Management. Brown has also served on the Florida League
that you would like to donate. The drop off location is A dedicated public servant, Brown has worked of Cities Legislative Policy Committees and has received
at the BPCA office located at 6909 SW 18th St., Suite since 1977 across several city departments including many Home Rule Hero awards from the league for his
A120 in the Boardwalk shopping plaza. The donations Building Inspection, Code Enforcement, Public Works, legislative advocacy in support of municipal home rule.
are distributed to local churches and homeless shelters. and Development Services. He served as the city’s A native of Baltimore, Md., and graduate magna cum
Thank you for your generous donations this past year! first Code Enforcement Officer, and as Public Services laude of Georgetown University, Brown has called Boca
It is greatly appreciated!  Administrator, Development Services Director, Assistant Raton home since 1976.
City Manager and Deputy City Manager, a position he Learn more about the city, its services, goals and
held since 2004. amenities at www.MyBoca.us. 
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