BOCA RATON — Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC)
executive director, Dr. Debra Hallow, was honored with a Senior
Achievement Award by the American Health Association recently.
Hallow received the 2011 Non Profit Executive Director of the Year
– Palm Beach County honors. U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch presented her
with the award. The successful Senior Achievement/Veterans Day
Gala Luncheon was held at Benevenuto’s in Boynton Beach.
The event honors five outstanding volunteers/staff whose service
to the community inspires, enriches and contributes to the “good”
of many. Past honorees represent a wide spectrum of volunteer
and staff effects including mentoring the children, wildlife and
environment, health and medical care and everything in between.
Dr. Hallow’s leadership, inspiration, commitment and visionary
direction for JARC was marked at the event.
Her commitment will again be recognized a gala to be held at Boca
West Country Club on Sunday, March 11, 2012. This year’s gala
keynote speaker will be Academy Award winning actress, Marlee
Matlin. Michael Williams of WPTV News Channel 5 will preside as
emcee.
For more information on purchasing tickets for JARC’s 26th
Anniversary Gala or the programs of JARC Florida, please visit
www.jarcfl.org.
The Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC) is a
nonsectarian organization which provides group homes, apartments
and vocational training for adults with development disabilities