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provided,” he said. “The club has been such a positive influence to youth in Wellington.” Now, he and his wife, Trish, will have their names etched into the Teen Center of the new facility. “We really like the concept,” he said. “The teenage years are the most formative years. We think it’s great to see the new facility coming together. It’s very exciting.” The Wellington Boys & Girls Club has drawn significant support over the years from the Palms West Hospital staff. Staff members have banded together to donate over the years, and will now sponsor the athletic equipment room.
“We have been supporters of the Boys & Girls Club for years,” pediatrician Dr. Larry Bergman said. “Members of our medical staff, each year, have supported the club’s annual dinner dance.”
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Bergman noted that Palms West Hospital has made a commitment to children through its own medical staff, and support of the club is an extension of that commitment. “The whole hospital is really behind this wonderful organization that provides such needed services and helps keep kids from making poor choices,” he said. “We’re just happy to be able to be a part of it.” Local philanthropists Jeremy and Margaret Jacobs have been longtime donors to Boys & Girls Clubs across the country. Their names will adorn the Leadership Center. “The Boys & Girls Club is such an important community asset for Wellington,” Jeremy Jacobs said. “We were proud to support Neil Hirsch and the other members of the community who supported the development of the new club. My family’s company, Delaware North, has supported numerous Boys & Girls Clubs around
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the United States and believe in its mission to provide a safe place for our children to learn and grow.” For Dr. Veronica Pedro-Alexander and Kirk Alexander of the Center for Bone & Joint Surgery, their donation was a way to give back to the community as a whole. “We’re really excited to see the project get off the ground. It’s about the kids, and we think this will be a great place for them to enjoy,” Kirk Alexander said. The club will help make children better and brighter citizens, Dr. Shekhar Sharma added. He and his wife, Ranjita, have sponsored the Education Wing. “I’ve always felt I had to do something to help the children of the community in different ways,” he said. “By supporting the Boys & Girls Club, we would be able to reach out to the children in need. Knowledge is power, and that is why we have continued to support this great organization.”