One cheerful “Einstein” and a “mad scientist” held open the doors to the new Boswell Science and Technology Center, welcoming guests and staff to explore the hallways of scientific discovery at The King’s Academy.  On August 13, 2018, more than 300 guests and staff members toured the pristine classrooms, laboratories and offices of The King’s Academy’s newest investment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) studies. The Boswell Center includes three life science laboratories, a chemistry/physics laboratory, four flexible-design STEM classrooms and four offices.  Funding for the $2.7 million project came from gifts from parents, grandparents, alumni, and friends of […]

Tom Abblett, an elder at Hammock Street Church in Boca Raton, who has ardently supported the charity’s Join The Pack community food packing event for the past two years, received the 2018 Food For The Poor Volunteer of the Year Award. Food For The Poor Vice President Mark Khouri, who presented the award, said Abblett recruits family members who have come from near and far to support him at every packing session. The 2018 Corporate Sponsor of the Year Award was given to TD Bank. The company’s relationship with Food For The Poor goes back to 2009 with its continued […]

After weeks of rain the sun was shining on Place of Hope’s Third Annual Fish for Hope KDW Tournament on June 9. The fundraising event welcomed 53 boats and 40 sponsors to Sailfish Marina. Competitors fished not only to win fantastic prizes but also to support individual children in Place of Hope’s care. The winners of the Fish for a Child Fundraising Competition were: First Place: Team Mikayla, Jason Doyle Second Place: Team Ty, Lance Converse Third Place: Team William, Tom Gaines. Winners in other categories included Heaviest Fish Overall: Team Mikayla, Frank Arementano, 38.6 lb. Kingfish; First Place: Team […]

Calvary Church held an official groundbreaking ceremony for its Next Step Ministry Center in Jupiter on Sunday, April 22. Hosted by Calvary’s Board of Directors, Pastors and Staff, the celebration honored the construction launch for a 35,000-square-foot facility that will double the church’s capacity and ability to impact its congregation and beyond. “For us, the church is not a building; it is the people that make up the church, and our desire is for everyone who enters our doors to experience the life change of God’s grace and love,” Pastor Dan Plourde remarked. “Marriages will be restored, addictions will be […]

  Freedom Challenge’s Team Advent, a group of optimistic women from Advent Church in Boca Raton devoted to the cause of ending the enslavement of women and children worldwide, held a fundraiser March 24th. Through generous donations the group raised $35,000 that will be used to support projects in India and Moldova. According to Susan Hagen, Team Coordinator, “Blue is the color of the National Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign and the Blues are a genre of music that addresses the darkest issues of life with an unstoppable optimism, so it seemed fitting for the participants to be dressed in blue […]