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Junior League of Boca Raton Seeks Community Members for Newly Established 501(c)3 “Covered South Florida” Board

By: Robert S Weinroth

Cristy Stewart-Harfmann

Ten years ago, the Junior League of Boca Raton (JLBR) recognized the growing need for diapers in our community.

Cristy Stewart-Harfmann, the League’s president, said that over the years, they have distributed over 4.3 million diapers to families in need through 22 partner agencies. They distribute over 600,000 diapers each year through the program. the diaper bank’s inception in 2011, JLBR is on track to distribute the 5 millionth diaper this May!

“We’re always looking for what’s the unmet need in the community,” she said. “We look at where we can make the greatest impact. The Diaper Drive is one of those areas we feel we can have that impact.”

Given the success of the diaper bank and the ever-growing diaper need in our community, JLBR is gifting this incredible project to the community, allowing for its continued expansion as its own 501(c)3 nonprofit.  

JLBR encourages leaders in our community, nonprofits, and local businesses to join in this transition and consider serving on the board of directors of this new nonprofit.

JLBR will be accepting applications for future board positions until March 15, 2021.

Click to view the positions available and board profile. 

If you have questions, concerns, or a desire to support this transition, please contact diaperbank@jlbr.org

DIAPER FACTS:

Nonprofits that received diapers included Caridad Center, Children’s First Academy, Children’s Healing Institute, Drug Abuse Foundation, Farmworker Coordinating Council, Florence Fuller Child Development Center, Guatemalan Maya Center, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Broward, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Palm Beach, Mary Help of Christians Church, Mary’s Pregnancy Resource Center, Milagro Center, Opportunity, Place of Hope, Redlands Christian Migrant Association Belle Glade, Redlands Christian Migrant Association Farmworkers CDC, Speak Up for Kids (Guardian ad Litem) and The Open Door.

Diaper Bank Relocates to Boca Raton Innovation Campus Through Crocker Partners’ Storage Space Donation

The Junior League of Boca Raton received a major in-kind gift from Crocker Partners, which donated approximately 1,500 square feet of space at its Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC), former IBM headquarters and birthplace of the personal computer, to the Junior League’s Diaper Bank.

The space is being used to store and distribute more than 600,000 diapers each year which serves 3,000 children annually through the Junior League’s partnerships with 24 local agencies. The diaper bank is the largest diaper bank in Palm Beach County.

“This incredibly generous gift is helping the League provide diapers to local families in need, enabling babies and toddlers to attend daycare, thus allowing their parents to go to work,” said Stewart-Harfmann.

Mission: To partner with local social service agencies to provide free diapers to low-income families in need while raising awareness of the basic health need for diapers. Our goal is to eliminate the existence of diaper need in our community so that all babies have a chance to be healthy, happy, and safe.

BOARD MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES

The goal of Covered, South Florida is to have Board Members who are committed to providing adequate resources and expertise for the organization to fulfill its mission.

The Board recognizes that every Board Member must show good faith acceptance of board responsibilities and commitment to the Board’s excellence. The Board of Covered, South Florida shall govern with one voice through written polices, emphasizing strategic leadership and focusing on long-term goals.

Prior to Election as a Board Member:

  1. Attend a new Board Member Orientation. Meet with a member of the governance committee to review the Board Member responsibilities, by- laws (including conflict of interest policy), the strategic plan and the Covered, South Florida Code of Ethics.
  2. Attend a Covered, South Florida Board Meeting. Board Service Responsibilities
  3. Prepare for and attend at least two thirds of monthly Board Meetings and committee meetings (will include attendance of annual or strategic planning meeting). Virtual attendance (via Skype or teleconference) is acceptable.

v The annual board retreat is usually scheduled for 4-6 hours on a Saturday in the first quarter starting at 8:00am.

v Contributions may be made from the board member’s private resources, or may be raised in any manner that does not conflict with Executive Limitations or otherwise compromise the organization.

v Contributions may be scheduled in a series of smaller gifts or payments.

v In the case of financial hardship, a board member who is unable to meet the minimum requirement may contribute to the best of his or her ability with the approval of the Board Chairperson.

▪ Participate actively in Covered, South Florida fundraising. All Board Members should work in partnership with the Board Chairperson and committees, as established, to raise funds from the community. This includes the following:

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