The 7th Annual Hope Bash Boca recognized the Jay DiPietro Hero of Hope Individual honoree Boca Raton resident Kelly Fleming and Corporate honoree Boca Raton-based National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Holdings, Inc. on Nov. 2, 2019.

The Annual Hope Bash Boca, presented by the Coulombe Family Foundation, was held at Boca West Country Club; and featured a silent and live auction by Saffer & Company Benefit Auctions, music by DJ Aiden Sherlock, dance numbers by Sean’s Dance Factory and music by Mike Sipe.

Kelly Fleming, Will Fleming, Bill Donnell and Mary Donnell served as honorary co-chairs.

Proceeds from the gala fundraiser benefit the programs and operations of Place of Hope at The Leighan and David Rinker Campus, an expansion of the Palm Beach Gardens-based Place of Hope. The largest residential children, youth and families organization in South Florida, Place of Hope is a faith-based, state-licensed nonprofit that provides family-style foster care (emergency and long-term); family outreach and intervention; maternity care; safety for domestic minor sexually trafficked victims; transitional housing and support services; adoption and foster care recruitment and support; hope and healing opportunities for children and families who have been traumatized by abuse and neglect.