The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County (BGCPBC) is pleased to announce the receipt of over $2 million in awards from 21st Century Com-munity Learning Centers (21st CCLC).

Awards support the academic enrichment programs at Boys & Girls Clubs at Belle Glade Elementary, Pioneer Park Elementary, Gladeview Elementary School, and the Teen Center in the Glades, the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club, the Boys & Girls Club of Boca Raton, the Max M. Fisher Boys & Girls Club, the Marjorie S. Fisher Boys & Girls Club, and the Florence De George Boys & Girls Club.

The Boys & Girls Clubs wishes to thank the U.S. Department of Education, the Florida Governor’s Office, Florida Department of Finan-cial Services, Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation, the Florida Department of Education, Florida Health Palm Beach County, and the Government Relations Committee of the BGCPBC for their advocacy on its behalf to secure this important funding.

To read more about this incredible award, please visit www.bgcpbc.org/news.

Over $2 Million in Awards Received from 21st Century Community Learning Centers

On July 31, 2014, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) launched the Great Futures campaign, an initiative to mobi-lize the country in support of kids and empower our nation’s youth to achieve success. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, support BGCA’s efforts to redefine the opportunity equation for kids by elevating the critical role out-of-school time plays in a child’s chance to have a great future.

Every day, 15 million kids leave school with no place to go, putting them at risk of

being unsupervised, unguided and unsafe. As a leading advo-cate for youth, we are commit-ted to ensuring that every child has access to a safe place after school and during the summer where they can build the knowledge, skills, and behav-iors to put them on the path to a great future.

What happens during the hours between school and

home can have a dramatic impact on kids’ futures. By providing access to positive and productive afterschool and summer programs, as well as caring adult mentors, we can help reverse the negative trends facing our youth and our coun-try, including graduation rates, obesity and violence.

In our Palm Beach County Clubs, 62% of our parents said their child would spend time alone each day if it weren’t for the Clubs. During the school year, 1 out of 4 kids leave school with no place to go, and there are close to 200,000 school-age children in Palm Beach County.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County reach kids who need us most with outcome-driven programs designed to increase their performance in the areas of education, health and char-acter development. Research also shows that as kids attend the Club more frequently, the impact grows, so creating a fun, engaging environment guaran-tees that our Club members will come more often.JOIN US!

Open the door for kids to have a great future at www.bgcpbc.org/give.

Great Futures Start HEREThe Newsletter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County VOLUME 1, ISSUE 5

Great Futures Start at the Boys & Girls ClubsWHEN SCHOOL’S OUT, CLUBS ARE IN!

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County launched a Great Futures awareness event at CityPlace on July 31, 2014. Hundreds of Palm Beach County Club members put on musical and entertaining acts for the patrons and attendees. Local celebrity Vanilla Ice spoke about overcom-ing adversity and pursuing personal dreams.

Thanks to our sponsors and underwriters CityPlace, The Palm Beach Post, and Jay Zeager of Seaview Radio, our local community was able to hear the important message of the Great Futures campaign.

During the school year, 1 in 4 kids nationwide leave school with no place to go.

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OfficersWallace Turner, ChairmanReid Boren, Vice ChairmanResource DevelopmentJuan C. Cocuy, Vice Chairman FinanceChristine D. Hanley, Vice Chairman OperationsDanielle Hickox Moore, Vice Chairman Board DevelopmentSylvia S. James, Secretary

Board of Directors Bob BertischBrooks BishopElaine BucherJames M. CarmanDavid S. DontenRobert B. Dunkin, II Susanna DwinellKim E. Fonseca Christopher HavlicekJulie KimeThomas M. KirchhoffKevin T. Lamb Troy MaschmeyerRoss W.W. MeltzerHenry Woodward Middleton Jr.Michael Mullin IIIChristine PittsThomas C. QuickTed A. ScharchJay ShearouseCharles Sieving Keith WilliamsJames Zahringer

Club Board RepresentativesGeorge D. Buckner IIGeorge Beau Delafield Jr.Julie KimeKatherine Kress Zakir N. OdhwaniJean Wihbey

Directors For Life / Past ChairmenWilliam K. Caler, Jr.Juan CocuyBarkley S. HendersonJohn HerringMichael NotoF. Martin PerryLee K. SpencerJoseph A. VassalloDennis WitkowskiCol. Alfred M. Worden

President & CEOJaene Miranda

Dear Friends,

2014 has brought a year of new initiatives and “firsts” to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.

2014 was the first year we raised $1,000,000 at our Winter Ball, under the lead-ership of Eddy Taylor, Tom Quick, and Darlene Jordan as chairmen, and Mary Freitas as hon-orary chair. The Winter Ball has now evolved to the Spring Fling, on March 15, 2015, with Board member Danielle Hickox Moore as new chair for 2015, supported by Gala veterans Eddy, Tom, and Mary.

One of the seasons ‘firsts’ this summer was participating in the inaugural Great Give Palm Beach County, and winning as the top fund-raiser! With your help, we raised over $51,000 in a single day and blazed a path as the primary nonprofit on the leaderboard! Next year’s Great Give, in partnership with the Community Foundation and United Way of PBC, is scheduled for May 5-6, 2015, so mark your calendars as we strive to raise the most funds for our children in need yet again.

We also support a new initiative that the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) launched this year, the Great Futures Campaign, as seen on page one. This marketing campaign brings awareness to that critical hour around 3p.m. each day when children are released from school and often have nowhere to go. The local Boys & Girls Clubs are more critical than ever to provide these children with a safe, fun, and educational environment after school and during the summer.

Jaene Miranda just celebrated her first year at the helm of the organization as new President & CEO. From establishing new events like the Great Futures Boys & Girls Club Polo Day, and pro-grams like the STEM and Robotics initiatives, and after-school food program in the Clubs, Jaene brings fresh and innovative ideas to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.

2014 summer camp was also a success, serving a record number of 2,000 Club children with a fun-filled yet educational experience fighting summer learning loss.

As always, please consider helping us grow our organization by volunteering, partnering, or making a financial investment. For more information on how to help, contact the Administra-tive Office at (561) 683-3287.

Respectfully,

Wallace Turner

A Letter From the Chairman of the Board

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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County has launched its Corporate Trustee Club, a program exclusively for executive level business leaders to join together each month to network and help sup-port the BGCPBC.

The mission of the Trustee Club is to support the Club’s priority outcomes for all youth served, including academic success, good character & citizenship, and healthy lifestyles.

If you are interested in becoming a Corporate Trustee for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County or to learn more about the benefits, please contact Noel Martinez at (561) 683-3287 or visit bgcpbc.org/corporate-trustee-program. The first fifty founding members of the Trustee Program will receive special recognition in the lobby of all Clubs.

Corporate Trustee Club Launch

The Boys & Girls Clubs of PaIm Beach County is proud to announce the launch of its newly designed website at www.bgcpbc.org.

This technology upgrade would not be possible without the gen-erous donation from the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation. Based in Palm Beach, the private Foundation has supported many children’s causes, education, and other projects in Palm Beach, including the restoration and renovation of Sea Gull Cottage, the oldest house in Palm Beach. Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Corporate Board Member Danielle Hickox Moore is the granddaughter of the late Mary Alice Fortin, for whom the foundation is named.

In addition to new visuals and updated pages, the website has increased functionality including online event registrations, sponsorship purchases, and RSVPs. Charitable giving is easily accessible, and donors now have the option to set up recurring donations to the organization.

We invite you to explore the new website on your personal com-puter, tablet or smartphone, connect with us on our social media

platforms, and share the good news! Thank you again to the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation and Forte Interactive for making this new website possible.

Website Gets A Makeover

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County raised over $51,000 on May 6, 2014 during the GREAT GIVE PBC, the most money raised by any participating nonprofit in both Palm Beach and Martin County.

The GREAT GIVE PBC is a 24-hour online giving event designed to raise as much money as possible for hundreds of local nonprofits in a single day, hosted by The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties and United Way of Palm Beach County.

In addition to its $51,120 monies raised, the BGCPBC won the “Dinner Hour Prize” of $1,000 and more than $16,000 in the GREAT GIVE PBC Bonus Pools, totally over $68,000.

The Boys & Girls Clubs fundraising goal for the GREAT GIVE PBC was to raise $40,000 or more to help feed its Club children snacks and

dinner each night of the week. One out of five children in Palm Beach County live in poverty and many go home with little or no food until they return to school the next day. Currently, BGCPBC offers mealtime programs in six of its thirteen Clubs and served 79,000 meals in 2014. Food costs alone for just a single Club total $100,000 annually, not including staff time or labor.

70% of Palm Beach County Boys & Girls Club kids receive free-lunches at school, and 70% of Club kids come from families with annual incomes below $20,000. The dinner that a child receives at the Boys & Girls Clubs might be the only meal they are guaranteed until they go to school the next day.

Mark your calendar for next year’s Great Give for both Palm Beach and Martin Counties on May 5-6, 2015 from 5p.m. til 5p.m.

Boys & Girls Clubs PBC Win the Great Give

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! 2015 Great Give is May 5-6, 2015 from 5p.m.-5p.m.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Earn Coveted 4-Star Rating from Charity

Navigator

Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s (BGCPBC) sound fiscal management prac-tices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the third consecutive time that BGCPBC has earned this top distinction.

Since 2002, using data-driven analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. In 2011, Charity Navigator added a second dimension of Accountability and Transparency (A&T) to its rating methodology, and now reviews 17 governance and ethical practices as well as mea-sures of openness, providing information on its web site for each of the charities it evaluates. The A&T metrics, which account for 50 percent of a charity’s overall rating, reveal which charities have “best practices” that minimize the chance of unethical activities and whether they freely share basic information about their organization with their donors and other stakeholders.

“The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s coveted 4-star rating puts it in a very select group of high-performing charities,” according to Ken Berger, President and CEO, Charity Navigator. “Out of the thousands of nonprofits Charity Naviga-tor evaluates, only one out of four earns 4 stars -- a rating that, now, with our new Accountability and Transparency metrics, demands even greater rigor, responsibility and commitment to openness.”

“In the current economic environment, it’s important our donors trust that we’re using our funding wisely to accomplish our mission of inspiring and assisting all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive,

responsible and caring citizens,” said Jaene Miranda, President & CEO.

“Our 4-star Charity Navigator rating demonstrates to our supporters that we take our fiduciary and governance respon-sibilities very seriously,” said Wallace Turner, chairman of the Board. “Donors can feel confident that their hard-earned dollars are being used efficiently and responsibly with such a high rating.”

BGCPBC’s rating and other information about charitable giving are available free of charge on www.charitynavigator.org.

The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation has generously given five families a very happy Christmas in July. The Foundation donated $5,000 (for a grand total of $25,000) to five families in need from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.

Families from the Marjorie S. Fisher Boys & Girls Club in West Palm Beach, the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club in Wel-lington, the Naoma Donnelley Haggin Boys & Girls Club in Delray Beach, the Max M. Fisher Boys & Girls Club in Riviera Beach, and Florence De George Boys & Girls Club in West Palm Beach, all received a check that will be put to great use. Each family nomi-nated has one or more children in the local Clubs. Monies donated can go to necessary school supplies, college tuition, housing and transportation needs, and clothing.

One mother said this, “I am deeply touched and moved by this generosity from the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation. This money could not have come at a better time. With our car requiring repairs and the beginning of school at my heels, I plan to purchase all my daughter’s supplies and uniforms, as well as fix our vehicle. As I aspire to be on the giving end someday, I receive this generous token with a grateful and hopeful, faithful spirit. Thank you.”

Mary Alice Fortin Foundation Gives Five Families Christmas in July

“I am deeply touched and moved by this generosity from the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation. This money could not have come at a better time.”

Since 2002, using data-driven analysis, Charity

Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally

responsible organizations a 4-star rating.

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Local Businesses Support Back to School Drives

The local business community of Palm Beach County rallied around the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County by holding various school supply drives and donating hundreds of boxes of supplies and new shoes to support Club kids. The iHop Foundation, Waste Manage-ment, the Clerk & Comptrollers’ Office, Breakers Palm Beach, Olive Garden, Dell, and Longhorn Steakhouse are just a few of our valued partners that participated in our school supply drives this year. Thank you so much!

Participating in the distribution celebration are Wellington Councilwoman Anne Gerwig, Waste Management Sr. District Manager Glenn Miller, Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County President & CEO Jaene Miranda, Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club Director Kenda Peterson, and WM Government Relations Manager Ellen Smith.

On September 29th, BGCPBC teens helped paint mural panels to be installed on the Bill Bailey Community Center’s south wall at 1101 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Belle Glade.

The mural project is sponsored by Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners. The Coun-ty’s Art in Public Places program partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Inc.’s

After-School Program and the Solid Waste Authority’s recycled paint program to create twenty “Body Graphix” murals. The mural project was facilitated by professional muralist and teaching artist Sharon Koskoff.

Over four weeks, Koskoff worked with Boys & Girls Clubs’ youth to create large-scale com-munity self portraits. Youth gained

experience in the artistic process of public mural painting and learned about color, design, scale, as well as teamwork, group effort and social history. Participants also documented the project through daily journaling with writ-ings and sketches.

For more pictures of this incredible project, please visit facebook.com/bgcpbc.

Club Teens Paint Huge Murals for Community Center in Belle Glade

Thank You!

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27TH ANNUAL WELLINGTON DINNER DANCE

When: Friday, January 9, 2015Where: Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls ClubIndividual Tickets: $225Chairs: Georgina Bloomberg, Dr. Dana Desser, Carol Sollak

The Wellington Dinner Dance will transport you back in time to a 50’s inspired haven and if you haven’t yet toured the new Club, you will be amazed by its attrac-tive design. Guest will enjoy cocktails, a silent and live auction, dinner and dancing. Get ready to shake, rattle, and roll at the 2015 Wellington Dinner Dance!

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Dr. Dana Desser, Carol Sollak

34TH ANNUAL GALA, SPRING FLING

When: Friday, March 13, 2015Where: The Breakers Palm BeachIndividual Tickets: $600 (Sponsorships Available)

This elegant black tie gala, formerly known as The Winter Ball, is the longest running event in Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County’s history. In its 34th year, the ball is now held in March to benefit all Clubs. Chairwoman Danielle Hickox Moore is joined by Honorary Chairmen Mary Freitas, Eddy Taylor and Tom Quick. This year’s gala will feature a fantas-tic live auction, dinner and dancing. Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are available.

BAREFOOT ON THE BEACH

When: Friday, April 17, 2015Where: The Breakers Palm BeachIndividual Tickets: $300Co-Chairmen: Reid Boren, Lauren Borman, Taylor Collins, Keith Williams Brooks BishopJunior Chairman: Chris Quick

Save the date for this always sold out beach bash! Enjoy dinner, drinks and dancing under the stars at this casual “white-attire” party. Sponsorships are available now!

12TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRUNK SHOW BENEFITTING THE NAOMA DONNELLY HAGGIN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DELRAY BEACH

When: Preview Cocktail Reception: Monday December 1, 2014 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. AND Trunk Show: Tuesday December 2, 2014/Wednesday December 3, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tickets: Preview Cocktail Party tickets: $85.00, Trunk Show: FREE to PublicWhere: Seagate Hotel & Spa, located at 1000 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33483Title Sponsors: Lang Realty, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart and Shipley PA, & Mark Gerretson Memorial Fishing TournamentCo-Chairpersons: Michele Ramirez, Susan Mullin, Kari Shipley, Lynn Wilkins

The 2014 Holiday Trunk Show will feature more than 30 specialty vendors offering a variety of gift items including original jewelry, fine accessories, home décor, holiday ornaments and decorations, toys, men’s and ladies clothing fashions, as well as gifts for all ages from all over the world.

BE GREAT CELEBRATION DINNER BENEFITTING THE NAOMA DONNELLY HAGGIN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF DELRAY BEACH

When: Date TBD Tickets: Individual tickets: $150.00 (Sponsorships Available)Where: Delray Beach Marriott, located at 10 N. Ocean Boulevard, Delray Beach, FL 33483

In just its third year, this new springtime dinner event supports programming for the children served by the Delray Beach Club, and celebrates achievements of the young Club members and community partners.

GREAT FUTURES BOYS & GIRLS CLUB POLO DAY BENEFITTING THE NEIL S. HIRSCH FAMILY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

When: Sunday, March 15, 2015Tickets: Individual tickets: $1,000.00 (Sponsorships Available)Where: International Polo Club, located at 3667 120th Ave S, Wellington FL, 33414 Chairs: Marc & Melissa Ganzi, Joe & Diana DiMenna, Ray & Terrie Mooney

The Great Futures Celebrity Polo Match and Great Futures Brunch at Polo benefit the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington.

MAX ENTERTAINMENT EVENT: “THE ULTIMATE MICHAEL JACKSON EXPERIENCE” BENEFITTING THE MAX M. FISHER BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF RIVIERA BEACH

When: Thursday, April 16, 2015Tickets: $50.00Where: Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College, located at 11051 Campus Dr, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410.

The Max M. Fisher Boys & Girls Club of Riviera Beach invites you to an evening of live music at the Eissey Campus The-ater in Palm Beach Gardens. This annual event is the main fundraiser for our Riviera Beach Club. The evening offers a great pre-show reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience.”

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The Mullins

What issues /causes are most important to you?

Philanthropy has always been import-ant to our family. We are involved with our church and Siro’s alma mater Brown University. Besides the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, we are also very active with the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) where we have been involved for 28 years and sponsor the Wheelchair games.

Tell us about your family!ROBERTA: We have been married for 32

years. Siro retired at age 56 from UPS after an active career where we moved 13 times and traveled extensively throughout the world. We have four children, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two Siamese cats. Two of our four children have joined us in Palm Beach Gardens where we have happily settled.

How did you become involved with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County?

SIRO: In the late 90s we had a neighbor in the PGA Club, Bill Marsico, who was on the Board of the Riviera Beach Boys & Girls Club and passion-ate about the organization. He brought me in and when I saw the kids—happy and engaged

in the program despite at that time that it was housed in an old, rundown former fire station, I knew I had to get involved. I became the unit board president in 2001, helped raise funds for and contributed to the new Max M. Fisher Club, and have remained involved in one capacity or another since. In 2010 we named the Siro & Roberta DeGasperis Center for Arts Education at the Club.

Why has BGCPBC been an important philan-thropic partner to you?

The teens served by the Boys & Girls Clubs are not far away from adulthood and need to make decisions about their future and acquire the life skills to survive. If not for the Boys & Girls Clubs, these teens would have no place to go, meals to eat, or hope for the future. The Club teaches skills for life, helps them become well –rounded, and opens doors for the future. We are proud to support and endow the teen programs of the Club. In fact, we get very emotional about it!

Why is it important to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Foundation?

More can happen when you get involved. We made our pledge at a Boys & Girls Club

meeting and hoped to challenge others to follow our example.

What do you want your legacy to be? How do you want to be remembered?

We believe in an attitude of it is better to give than receive the gifts life has to offer.

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Siro and Roberta DeGasperis

FALL 2014 DONOR HIGHLIGHT

If not for the Boys & Girls Clubs, these teens would have no place to go, meals to eat, or hope for the future.”

FoundationThe Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach

County Foundation seeks endowment gifts to ensure our youth population today will continue to be served tomorrow by strengthening the organization in perpe-tuity. To learn more about endowment opportunities designed to meet your personal goals, please contact Kae Jonsons, Vice President of Foundation Development & Donor Relations at kjonsons@bgcpbc.org.

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BGCPBC Receives Bank of America Charitable Foundation Grant

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County (BGCPBC) has been named a recip-ient of The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s 2014 workforce development and education grant. The grant is part of a $317,500 collective donation to support workforce development and education in South Florida. The donations will be used towards financial education and job skills training, both of which help commu-nities thrive.

Bank of America’s $10,000 grant will help The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County specif-ically fund its exciting career development program for underserved, underrepresented teens facing unprecedented challenges in obtaining employment and work experience, Career Paths for Next Generations.

For years, Bank of America has invested in workforce development and education grants

throughout South Florida. This year alone, the grants will impact 36,963 individuals.

““It is crucial to provide young people in Palm Beach County access to education and career training so they can earn a living wage and build better money habits in order to achieve long-term success. Through the workforce development and education grant, Bank of America is making a lasting impact in our community and we are honored to be a recipient,” said Jaene Miranda, President & CEO of the BGCPBC. “Bank of America provides a great example of the potential of corporate social responsibility with this award and a model for investing in nonprofits who are serving the critical needs of those in their local communities.” Three Bank of America / US Trust employees serve on the BGCPBC boards, including Henry Woodard Middleton Jr., Robert Dunkin II, and Zakir Odwani.