Mizner Country Club’s Golf Shop in Delray Beach, Fla. collected more than 300 pieces of clothing and donated the items to the Burrito Project of Lake Worth. The Burrito Project is an undertaking by Randy Lewis, a volunteer with the South Florida Sanctuary of Lake Worth. Lewis, who has faced several challenges in his past, is using the Burrito Project to help feed and clothe the homeless.
Meanwhile, the Berkeley Hall Club’s Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to Bluffton Self Help in Bluffton, S.C. The grant is for acquisition of computer software to be used in Bluffton Self Help’s new Path Forward case management initiative.
A country club in Florida and a private golf club in South Carolina are both involved with charitable efforts.
Mizner Country Club’s Golf Shop in Delray Beach, Fla. decided to do a little spring cleaning. Not unusual, but this time they added a little something special by creating a Spring Cleaning Sale. If Mizner members brought their “gently worn golf clothes,” they would be donated to the Burrito Project of Lake Worth, and members would get discounts on the purchase of new apparel. Mizner Country Club’s Golf Shop collected more than 300 pieces of clothing.
The Burrito Project is an undertaking by Randy Lewis, a volunteer with the South Florida Sanctuary of Lake Worth. Lewis, who has faced several challenges in his past, is using the Burrito Project to help feed and clothe the homeless. These volunteers gather every Saturday morning to prepare burritos and sort clothes to share with the club’s homeless friends at Church By the Glades Lake Worth.
To date, The Burrito Project has rolled 49,920 Burritos, or 96 Burritos, once a week for the last 13 years.
Dennis Rye, Mizner Country Club’s Director of Golf, said, “My family has personally volunteered many hours in helping Randy with the Burrito Project. He is an amazing individual who is doing a great service to the Lake Worth community. Randy is the reason we came up with this special sale event and to aid the community he serves. I am so appreciative of our members’ response to this effort.”
Meanwhile, in Bluffton, S.C., the Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to Bluffton Self Help. The recently approved grant is for acquisition of computer software to be used in Bluffton Self Help’s (BSH) new Path Forward case management initiative.
The Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation is part of Berkeley Hall Club in Bluffton.
The project was developed following a community needs assessment by BSH in partnership with the Riley Center for Livable Communities, which indicated six out of 10 families in greater Bluffton are economically at risk.
“Bluffton Self Help leadership felt compelled to move from a crisis management focus to a more holistic approach,” said Jane Moyer, BHCF Grants Committee Chair. “Going forward, every community member who seeks help will be assigned a client advocate to help them address crisis needs such as groceries and/or help with rent and utilities, as well as long-term goals and opportunities.”
The leader of Bluffton Self Help expressed her gratitude to the foundation.
“We are thankful to the Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation for their many, many years of commitment to our services, to our community, and to supporting our neighbors,” said Courtney Hampson, Bluffton Self Help Executive Director and CEO. “With this significant investment in our mission and in our services to help advance our Path Forward initiative, it is really the first step in helping us to case manage, and advocate, and help advance our neighbors.”
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