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The Boca Raton Tribune
COMMUNITY Boca Teen Twins Collect 7,600 Dive Into “Oceans of Possibilities” Pounds of Cereal for Boca Helping During the Boynton Library’s Summer Reading Program Hands The Boynton Beach City Library’s Summer Reading initiative, “Oceans of Possibilities,” begins on Saturday, June 4 with a KickOff Party from 10 am -2 pm at Centennial Park (120 E. Ocean Ave.). Children (ages 5-12) and teenagers can register for the Summer Reading Program, play themed activities, make crafts, and receive a free icy treat. Everyone who registers for the Summer Reading Program and tracks the books they read from June 4 through August 4 will be entered to win prizes, including a bodyboard or bluetooth speaker for teens and a squid kite or Fortnite-themed Water Blaster for youth. The Summer Reading Program is sponsored by Friends of the Boynton Beach City Library. Thanks to their support, programs such as Ceramic Sea Creature Painting, Tie Dye Bandanas, Teen Yoga, and OtakuFest
will occur throughout the summer to keep children and young adults engaged and enthused about learning. The times and dates of programming are as follows: • Youth Programs: Thursdays, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm • Teen Programs: Tuesdays (alternating), 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm • Outdoor Storytime: Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 10:30 am • Teen Yoga: Tuesdays (alternating), 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Participants can stop by the Youth Services Library, located on the first floor of City Hall at 100 E. Ocean Ave., now through August 6 at 5 pm to sign up and pick up a book log. Visit the Summer Reading 2022 registration page to learn more. For ADA accommodations, call 561-742-6241 or Florida Relay 711.
Having volunteered at Boca Helping Boca Helping Hands has received more than 7,600 pounds of cereal this year, from Hands with their parents, Jett and Luke orcollection drives organized by Cereal4All, ganized their first cereal drive for BHH in a nonprofit organization that was started 2016 at Calusa Elementary School when by 14-year-old twin brothers Jett and Luke they were just eight years old. The brothJustin, Boca Raton residents who attend ers have since expanded the program, now Don Estridge Middle School. This dona- called Cereal4All, to more schools in the tion means that Boca Helping Hands will area, including Florida Atlantic University. “Cereal is about breakfast, but it’s albe able to provide clients with about 72,000 so about happiness,” Jett Justin said. “We bowls of cereal. The annual drive launched on March couldn’t stop thinking about the families 7 to celebrate National Cereal Day and in our community who couldn’t fill their concluded in May. A record number of 18 bowls, and we wanted to do something schools and organizations participated this about it.” The entire Justin family continues to year, including Calusa Elementary School, J. volunteer at BHH. C. Mitchell Elemen“It was always imtary School, Floriportant to my wife da Atlantic Univerand me to instill sity’s Community The annual drive the idea of thinking Service Club, Morabout others and ikami Park Elemenlaunched on March 7 helping the comtary School, St. Joan munity,” said Erof Arc Catholic to celebrate National ic Justin, the twins’ School, Plastridge Cereal Day and father. “The boys Insurance, West Bobonded with Boca High School, and concluded in May. ca Helping Hands Whispering Pines and their mission Elementary School. because it speaks to Breakfast food their hearts. We realis one of the least donated items to food banks across the ized that Boca Helping Hands is a hidden country. Unfortunately, that means not all jewel in the community.” In 2019, the twins received six addifamilies have daily access to breakfast in their homes. Like most kids, Jett and Luke tional pallets of cereal from General Mills consider cereal to be one of their favor- after persistently writing to the company for three years. General Mills still supports ite foods. “We want to live in a world where ev- Cereal4All and has sent the boys t-shirts to ery kid and family has daily access to break- give to students who donate cereal boxes. For additional information about onfast food in their home,” Luke Justin said. “We want to be part of the fight against going food drives, visit BocaHelpingHands. org/FoodDrives. food insecurity.” www.bocaratontribune.com
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