HANDY’S Scholars Breakfast

LOCAL CHAMPIONS AND SCHOLARS WENT TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS DURING HANDY’S SCHOLARS BREAKFAST

10th annual event was sponsored by Shutts & Bowen LLP and generously underwritten by Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six

Nearly 650 supporters were present for roll call during the 10th Annual HANDY Scholars Breakfast, which coincided with the organization’s 30th Anniversary. The event recognized 13 HANDY scholarship recipients who have overcome abuse and neglect to graduate from college during the last 12 months and honored the 2015 Champions of Children: Superintendent Robert W. Runcie, Broward County Public Schools, Chad Moss, executive vice president of Moss & Associates and Kathryn and Roy Krause, community leaders.

The heartwarming celebration raised more than $ to benefit the future generations of scholars.

“Our Scholars Breakfast is always one of my favorite events of the year,” said Evan Goldman, CEO of HANDY. “This year was particularly meaningful, as we celebrated our largest graduating class to date as well as our 30th year of service to the vulnerable youth of Broward County.”

HANDY, which stands for Helping Abused Neglect Disadvantaged Youth, currently supports 116 scholars who attend 17 in-state and four out-of-state colleges and universities. Each year, the organization serves more than 1,300 at-risk children through comprehensive programs that focus on education, youth development and economic self-sufficiency.

The HANDY Scholars Breakfast was presented by Shutts & Bowen LLP and generously underwritten by Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six. Event sponsors included Kaplan Higher and Professional Education, DBS Financial Group, JM Family Enterprises, Kathryn and Roy Krause, Macy’s, Moss & Associates, Palmetto57 Nissan and Palmetto57 Volkswagen, Dr. Marcelle Abell-Rosen and Andy Rosen, Advocate Home Care Services, BrightStar Credit Union, Broward College, Bryant Miller Olive, PA, Marsha and Alan Levy, OK Generators, Southern Waste Systems, Lucy Weber Better Home & Gardens Real Estate Florida 1st, Auxis, BankUnited, Broward Education Foundation, Barbara and Ken Burnette, Castle Group, Client First Settlement Funding, Computer LANLords, Inc., Rachel and Greg Danzig, Suzanne Driscoll, Firstlantic Home Healthcare, Florida Atlantic University, Gold Coast Magazine, Mary and Joseph Goldstein, GrayRobinson, PA, Gunster, Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings, Hypower Electric, KM Wealth Management, Niroc Consultants, Inc., Pino Tile & Marble, Security 101, Kathleen Thomsen and Andy Hyman, Tripp Scott, PA, United Way of Broward County | Mission United and Voices for Children of Broward County.

About HANDY
HANDY’s mission is to embrace, educate and empower vulnerable youth to become engaged and productive adults. Founded in 1985, HANDY has met the needs of more than 50,000 Broward County children and youth in foster and relative / non-relative care and annually serves more than 1,300 at-risk children between the ages of birth – 25 years.