Is Place of Hope Compatible With Boca?

I have been fortunate to gather a great deal of physical literature by Place of Hope. Anyone who reads the folder of information I have would have to be made of stone to not appreciate the dedication that this organization has pledged to these children who are in desperate need of help in our very backyard. Place of Hope has a boy’s cottage in Boca Raton just west of the turnpike and is in the process of building a girl’s cottage as well. I helped paint, cleanup, and do other miscellaneous service around the campus, but I really did not do much compared to the people who really run the cottage like Founding Executive Director, Charles Bender. In a newsletter Mr. Bender sent out to Mission Partners, some reasons why Boca Raton built a campus is revealed. There are over 2000 children who have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care in Palm Beach County alone. Place of Hope realizes that it is not the State’s obligation alone and that only by private contribution can a safer reality exist for these innocent kids. It is no secret that Boca Raton ranks among the leaders in the wealthiest cities in the world. In this newsletter, Bender announces the 2016 Hope Bash Boca to celebrate the ongoing momentum that so many selfless people have helped create. Also, the winners of the “Jay DiPietro Hero of Hope” award are shown in the letter. I think giving awards for donations and effort can have political disadvantages to it as well as positive incentives, so I will get back to my absolute opinion on that one. The letter is full of inspiring words of praise, thanks, and energy that is just what an organization like Place of Hope should most certainly consider when reaching out to their fellow partners. I really do believe that Place of Hope can grow significantly from having cottages in Boca Raton. I would also just like to take this opportunity to call out Boca Raton Magazine for writing the most lethargic and unoriginal article about Place of Hope. The article they wrote is not even a page long and offers no sign that a real human being capable of emotions wrote it whatsoever. Meanwhile, their headline article is about some impotent beer and sausage festival that is supported by pictures and twice as much writing coverage. Anyone who subscribes to Boca Raton Magazine should stop wasting their money. I encourage those looking for real literature about real people with real problems to at least go to the Place of Hope website.