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SINGING FOR CHARITY Diana Ross To Perform At Boca West Foundation Kids’ Fundraiser he Boca West Foundation, which funds special projects for 11 children’s charities in the South Palm Beach County area, will hold an exclusive Diana Ross “Concert For The Children” on April 1 on the Great Lawn of Boca West Country Club. South Florida duo the Black Violins will open the show.
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JAFCO; the summer camp program at SOS Children’s Villages-Florida; after-school projects at the Boca Raton Police Athletic League; and Boca West Tennis Camps for at-risk children. These charities will also receive the prize money from the Second Annual Boca West Foundation
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Boca West Foundation was initiated in November 2010 as a way for Boca West Country Club members to give back to the community. Its mission statement: To identify and fund projects to assist local at-risk children and their families. The foundation reaches more than 2,000 local children through the charitable programs it supports. The concert proceeds will benefit the Old Navy Holiday Shopping Spree for the Boys & Girls Club of Boca Raton; the Boca West Health Clinic at the Florence Fuller Child Development Centers; the “Sweet Dreams” Project at The Giving Tree; the Back to School Book Bag/Supplies program at the Wayne Barton Learning Center; the Pediatric Dental Care program at the Caridad Center; Boca West Fridays at Boca Helping Hands; DNA testing for bone marrow matches at The Gift of Life; the emergency shelter at
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$100,000 Golf Challenge scheduled to take place on March 31 at Boca West Country Club. Boca West Foundation was initiated in November 2010 as a way for Boca West Country Club members to give back to the Boca Raton community. Its mission statement: To identify and fund projects to assist atrisk children and their families in the Boca Raton and South Palm Beach County areas. Since its inception, the foundation has funded more than $700,000 for charitable programs. O For more information, call 561-4886980 or visit bocawestfoundation.org.