Community Support and Equestrian Excellence Drive Success
Boca Raton, Fla. Feb. 6, 2025 – The Fuller Center is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a total of $69,000 during the 16th Annual Great Charity Challenge (GCC) sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Wellington International. This generous funding comprises a $65,000 grant from the main event and an additional $4,000 from the Dennis M. and Lois A. Doyle Family Foundation Volunteer Initiative, recognizing the outstanding efforts of our young volunteers.
The GCC is a unique show jumping competition that pairs equestrian teams with local non-profit organizations, distributing over $2 million to more than 60 charities in Palm Beach County this year. (greatcharitychallenge.com) Each charity and riding team were assigned a theme based around musical genres and the Fuller Center team competed as “rap stars”.
The Fuller Center was proudly sponsored by Spy Coast Farm and Preston, with the dedicated support of riders Shane, Olivia, and Collin Sweetnam. Their exceptional performance in the arena directly contributed to this significant award.
Additionally, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our supporting sponsor for the event, Collin and Virginia McNeil, for their unwavering commitment to our mission.
A special acknowledgment goes to our remarkable young volunteers, Kyle and Jordyn Kelman, whose participation in the social media volunteer video contest earned us an extra $4,000 through the Dennis M. and Lois A. Doyle Family Foundation Volunteer Initiative. (greatcharitychallenge.com)
Eric Roby, CEO of the Fuller Center, expressed his appreciation: “We are profoundly grateful to the Great Charity Challenge, Spy Coast Farm and Preston, the Sweetnam family, Collin and Virginia McNeil, and our dedicated volunteers, Kyle and Jordyn Kelman. This generous support empowers us to continue providing essential services to children and families in our community.”
For more information about the Fuller Center and its mission, please visit www.fullercenterfl.org.
About the Fuller Center
For more than 50 years, the Fuller Center’s mission has been to embrace, educate, and empower hardworking, under-resourced families and children to reach their full potential by building a positive future through education for more than 1000 children (infants through teens) annually. The Fuller Center reaches more than 700 families in more than 60 zip codes throughout Palm Beach and Broward Counties. We serve more than 433,740 meals and snacks yearly.
92% of Fuller Center parents serve as essential or frontline workers, working in hospitals, retail outlets, restaurants, and hotels. Fuller Center’s high-quality but affordable childcare programs ensure that these essential workers can afford to live and work in South Florida.
Fuller Center Programs help empower children to start school prepared, succeed academically, and break the generational cycle of poverty through quality early childhood education, out-of-school programs, a private elementary school, teen leadership programs and family empowerment center.
East Campus: 200 NE 14th Street, Boca Raton FL 33432
West Campus: 10130 185th Street South, Boca Raton FL 33498
Intergenerational Program at The Volen Center: 1515 W Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, FL 33486
Facebook: @fullercenterfl
Instagram: @fullercenterfl
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