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Boca Teen Twins To Collect Thousands Of Pounds Of Cereal

For Boca Helping Hands During Annual Cereal Drive

Cereal4All, which runs an annual cereal drive organized further incentivize said. “Those families depend on food banks to help ease
by twin brothers Jett and Luke Justin, hopes to collect more participation, there their hunger issues. Since breakfast food is one of the least
than 4,000 pounds during its annual cereal drive this spring will be a drawing for donated items to food banks, pantry bags of meals distributed
and donate it to Boca Helping Hands (BHH). participating schools, to families in need are often missing breakfast food.”
This donation means that Boca Helping Hands will be featuring prizes such “My brother and I learned about the breakfast food
able to provide clients with approximately 40,000 bowls of as gift cards and tickets shortage in 2016 while volunteering in the warehouse at
cereal. The Justins, 17-year-old twin brothers and Boca Raton to local attractions, Boca Helping Hands, and it had a big effect on us because,
residents, are 11th graders at American Heritage School in including Top Golf, like most young people, we love cereal,” Jett Justin said.
Delray Beach. Xtreme Action Park, “Cereal is about breakfast, but it’s also about happiness, so
Cereal4All teams up with students, schools, and Palm Beach Zoo, Cereal4All Founders Luke Justin we were bothered by the reality that millions of families
businesses across the country to provide breakfast food Lion Country Safari, and Jett Justin and kids might not have daily access to breakfast and that
to families in need and to get more young people actively Rapids Water Park, moment of happiness in their day.”
engaged in the fight against hunger. The organization focuses First Watch, and Yard House. Jett and Luke were recently recognized for their nonprofit
on the special connection young people have with cereal to Besides their successful partnerships with schools and work by U.S. Congressman Jared Moskowitz in the House of
help them think about the hunger struggles of others in a food banks, Cereal4All has also partnered with Whole Foods, Representatives. They also received a commendation from
more relatable, personal way. Wawa, Target, and First Watch Restaurants. Target donated the Mayor of Boca Raton, Scott Singer, for their work on
Cereal4All has expanded nationally, partnering with over gift cards for participating schools to buy school supplies, Cereal4All.
80 schools, 70 food banks, and students in 16 states—plus and Publix will provide cereal parties for K-5 schools’ top- To donate to the cereal drive, contact Suzan Javizian at
Toronto and the Bahamas with their Oatmeal Airlift flights donating classrooms. In addition, First Watch has partnered suzan@bocahelpinghands.org or call (561) 417-0913.
(personally flown by Jett and Luke). Their efforts have with Cereal4All by donating breakfast food for a recent
provided the equivalent of over 500,000 bowls of cereal “Oatmeal Airlift” that Jett and Luke piloted to different
to people in need—more than $200,000 worth of breakfast islands in the Bahamas. Junior League from page 1
food, or 50,000 boxes—and have guided students across the “We created Cereal4All to fight hunger around America’s
country to their first volunteer experiences at food banks. breakfast tables because millions of American families suffer Lulis Camarena, Kristin Cardoso, Kimberly Chapman,
As of now, 20 Palm Beach County schools will be from food insecurity, which means they can’t always afford Shayna Franco, Linda Golian-Lui, Debra Haym, Amy
participating in this year’s spring Cereal4All Drive. To enough meals for everyone in their homes,” Luke Justin Phillips and Bing Hwa Tai.
The Raising Readers Committee aims to create
a culture of reading that helps improve children’s
Hanley Foundation from page 1 understand critical issues and draft conclusions. City staff literacy development. Our objective is to inspire
members will serve as mentors and provide knowledge, children to become avid readers by providing books to
chance to learn about all of the city’s major departments. insight and feedback on the student decision making Title 1 schools through local book drives, utilizing the
During this event, students urged elected officials and city process. Each student group will present their solutions Junior League of Boca Raton’s voluntarism network
staff to address community disparities. and proposed policies at a culminating event. and working with key community partners.
During Teen Hacktivate, students will be grouped into Sponsorships for Hacktivate are available by contacting To attend the event, sign up at the Junior League’s
teams that will address issues such as quality education, Jalesa Worthen at jworthen@delraychild.org. website at www.JLBR.org/. To shop online, on April
access to healthcare and mental health services, substance “We are excited to partner with the City of Delray Beach 29, use the code GIVEBACK-HIOWR.
abuse, climate change and sustainability and more. Each and bring this exciting opportunity to our students,” said To learn more about the JLBR, please contact the
team will be facilitated by a leader from the City of Delray Stephanie Seibel, CEO for the Achievement Centers. JLBR office at (561) 620-2553 or visit www.JLBR.
Beach. Students will use citywide and national data to org. Connect on Facebook or Instagram.

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