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Lighthouse Hosts Rotary Social 

   

The newly reopened Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches hosted the West Palm Beach Rotary Club for it quarterly summer social. More then 50 Rotarians toured the new facility and viewed

how new technology is making life easier for the visually impaired and blind community. The accomplished pianist, Mr. David Crohan, was one of the many special guests for the evening. New Rotary President, Peter Bozitanik, spoke about continuing a partnership between the two organizations. Rotary International was involved in the grant process to purchase a new transportation van for the Lighthouse. 

 

 

Lighthouse Receives Donations From JCS

Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches received a check in the amount of $10,000 from the Jarden Consumer Solutions Community Fund and various small kitchen appliances from the Company. Lighthouse for the Blind, in partnership with Gulfstream Goodwill Industries, recently began offering services again at its new location after closing its doors two years ago due to financial difficulties. The donations will be used to renovate a teaching kitchen and dining area to be used for life skills training by persons with visual impairments. 

“The employees who make the Jarden Consumer Solutions Community Fund possible are proud to continue their support for Gulfstream Goodwill Industries,” said Rocki  

Susan Bykofsky, Marie Balok, Kathy Spencer, Cal Miller
Rockingham, Jarden Consumer Solutions vice president, community relations and communications. “We appreciate the agency’s work with the Lighthouse for the Blind and we are glad we can help contribute to their success.”

The Jarden Consumer Solutions (JCS) Community Fund is the Company’s employee-funded, 501(c)(3) charitable giving entity that provides monetary grants to qualified charitable organizations focusing on at-risk women, families and youth, low-income families and food programs in communities where JCS employees live and work. Boca Raton-based, JCS designs, manufactures and markets consumer products under the Bionaire®, Crock-Pot®, FoodSaver®, Health o meter®, Holmes®, Mr. Coffee®, Oster®, Patton®, Rival®, Seal-a-Meal®, Sunbeam® and VillaWare® brands.

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