January Newsletter from BFF

January 2019

What a year 2018 was!

Best Foot Forward provided hundreds of children in foster care the support they need to succeed in school. This month we celebrate our 9th anniversary; that's nine years of positively impacting so many lives through education. We would like to thank all of you for being a part of this incredible journey of changing lives, right here in our community!

Holidays at BFF!

December was filled with many different holiday projects, culminating with our annual student holiday party attended by 70 of our students. Thank you to everyone who participated in making the holidays a special time for our students, including wrapping gifts, donating presents, being a BF ELF, baking and boxing cookies, hosting a party to benefit BFF, and so much more.

Click here to see pictures from our holiday party & many projects.

Congratulations, Francis!

Meet our newest college graduate! Francis has been in our program for more than 7 years, since he was in the 10th grade and living at the Haven. On December 14, Francis walked across the stage of Florida Atlantic University and received his Bachelor of Arts degree. Locally and nationally, less than 3% of youth in foster care graduate college. Francis has made us so proud and proves that hard work pays off!

Click here for pictures of Francis through the years with BFF!

BF ELF: The Gift of Giving

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." ~ Mahatma Gandhi.

Why is it so important for our students to experience giving?

Read about it here !

Some of our Holiday Partners!

SPIRIT of GIVING

Best Foot Forward is a proud member of the Spirit of Giving, a forum where nonprofits and community supporters share information, resources and best practices. We are grateful to be included in their annual holiday giving program, which provides gifts to our students.

THE GIVING TREE

Every year, The Giving Tree of Temple Beth El provides gifts for children in our community, and generously includes many of our students. Their donors choose wish lists to fill and their volunteers wrap the gifts. We are very thankful for their partnership!

CAMPUS MANAGEMENT

Thanks to our partners at Campus Management, giving pajamas with our holiday gifts has become an annual tradition. Our students are paired with their employees, who purchase the perfect PJs and wrap them just so. The holidays wouldn't be the same without them!

Support BFF - Become a BASH event sponsor

D are to Dream is the theme of our signature event, The BASH, scheduled for April 27, 2019 at the Polo Club. We are excited to announce that Barbara C. Gutin will be our Honorary Chair, and we will be recognizing FAU President, Dr. John Kelly, as our Champion of Children.

Every year, this incredible event leaves our staff, students and guests feeling inspired. We appreciate all our 2018 sponsors and are very grateful for a wonderful sponsor appreciation event that was generously hosted by Harvest Seasonal Grill and Wine Bar. Please consider becoming a sponsor and joining an incredible group of supporters. Click here for our 2018 sponsors.

For more information on sponsorship or placing an advertisement in our BASH journal, click here or contact Donna Biase at dbiase@bestfoot.org .