We are excited to share with you our interview with Barbara Kasser, Membership Vice Chair of Boca Raton Toastmasters. Toastmasters International is a non-profit, educational organization providing members a supportive environment to develop public speaking and leadership skills. This is accomplished through a self-paced program including local club meetings, training seminars, and speech contests. Boca Raton Toastmasters has been a part of the community for over forty years. Club members have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of interests. Boca Raton Toastmasters is a great place for beginners who want to learn the basics of public speaking and experienced speakers refining their skills. They can be reached by phone at 561-306-2426, or on the Boca Raton Toastmasters website here. Listen to the program here:
We had the pleasure of having Mark Adler, Executive Director and Jennifer Wescott, Director of Community Relations of Meals on Wheels of South Florida. Meals on Wheels South Florida serves over 10,000 clients and provides 1.2 million meals throughout South Florida annually. Their Social Work staff conducts 2,400 in home assessments annually. This is all possible with nearly 500 community volunteers. Meals on Wheels collaborates with government agencies and other nonprofits to deliver their mission of ending hunger across all ages with kindness, dignity and compassion. They can be reached by phone at 
This week on the Forum for Nonprofits we had the pleasure of having Tim Sharp, Past President of the Rotary Club of Boca Raton Sunrise. Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs. Their mission is to “To improve the lives of children, support education, and assist those in need, all to make an impact globally.” They can be reached on the Rotary Club of Boca Raton Sunrise website 
Check out our interview with Bob Bertisch, the Executive Director of Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County. The Legal Aid Society works to provide high quality civil legal advice, representation and education to the disadvantaged of Palm Beach County so as to protect their personal safety, enhance their opportunities and living conditions and promote self-sufficiency. They help their clients deal with many of life’s most basic needs: a safe home, enough food to eat, a quality education, and protection against exploitation and discrimination. They can be reached by phone at 
We had the pleasure of having Patrice Schroeder, community relations specialist at 211 Palm Beach County. 211 works to provide a team of specially trained staff to assist callers through its 211 HelpLine with crisis intervention, suicide prevention, information, assessment and referral to community services. They also collect and maintain information on community health and human services and makes this information available via its hotlines, helplines, printed directories, and on the web. They can be reached by phone at 211, or on the 211 Palm Beach County website 
This week on the Forum for Nonprofits, we had the pleasure of having Gerry Fallon, communications coordinator at the American Association of Caregiving Youth. The American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY) is the national resource for children who sacrifice their education, health, well-being and childhood to provide care for family members who are ill, injured, elderly or disabled. AACY combines systems of healthcare, education and community to provide needs-driven services in school, out of school and at home.Their ultimate goal is for no child in the US to drop out of school because of family caregiving responsibilities. They can be reached by phone at 561-391-7401, or on the American Association of Caregiving Youth website 
This week on the Forum for Nonprofit we had the pleasure of having Marlene Bloom, president and Shirley Harold, partner of Baby Otter Scholarship and Education Fund. The Baby Otter Scholarship and Education Fund is a non-profit organization focused on teaching special needs and underprivileged children. They focus on saving children and adults from drowning by teaching them their proprietary state and nationally certified “Turn Kick Reach,®” a five day private program. They can be reached by phone at 888-7946-543, or on the Baby Otter Scholarship and Education Fund website 
We had the pleasure of having Chris Yoculan, the adult services director at 9Muses Art Center. 9Muses is a program of the Mental Health Association of Southeast Florida designed to provide adults with mental health disorders an opportunity to partake in Fine Arts, Support Groups, and Peer Activities. Participants are able to choose from a broad array of visual and performing arts. Classes and personalized instruction along with individual studio time allow members to create according to his/her own personal “muse” and engage in stimulating activity without regard to labels. They also have Support groups for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, as well as peer specialists available for mentoring and support. They can be reached by phone at 954-746-2055
This week’s guest was Mark Sauer, founder of Delray Students First. Delray Students First’s mission is to provide tutoring to students in preparation for the SAT and ACT exams. Their program includes life skills such as learning to swim, going on college tours, career planning, and educational and cultural field trips. They can be reached by phone at 
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