In the Palm Beach County area, numerous events are scheduled to support the Toys for Tots effort. Below are some of those scheduled in the near future.

Drop off locations in the Palm Beach County area include the businesses kind enough to be able to provide their businesses for this worthy event. They can be located by clicking here.

There is a season in which we all think about taking the time to care about others; a season when many of us are perhaps more likely to reach into our pockets and lend some help those less fortunate. That season is now.

I think an increasing number of us have seen a homeless person and have thought, “but for the grace of God, go I”. Sadly, the number of people in need are increasing each day with mounting numbers of foreclosures, increases in lost jobs, and an escalating number of people who simply cannot put enough food on their table.

These are difficult times that I am afraid require more than just difficult solutions. These are times, which require action; the willingness of us to be involved; the capacity to provide help because we feel empathy for people just like us who have hit tough times.

Those of us who still can put food on our tables and make our mortgage payments need to pay greater attention to those who are struggling and for those who feel they have completely lost the struggle.

In the days during this season, our firm has been provided with a number of opportunities for our employees to take time to care for those less fortunate. In this forum, we will try publicize specific opportunities for people to take time to care and help provide a boost to those in need.

To each of you we wish a wonderful holiday season.

The Lord’s Place began as a soup kitchen in 1979 and now gives homeless families hope for the future. The Lord’s Place provides homeless families with a haven in which to begin rebuilding their lives.

The Lord’s Place is holding its 2nd Annual Ending Homelessness Breakfast on November 6, 2009, from 8:00 to 9:30 AM:

In today’s economic climate the statistics available are staggering and are likely to get worse:

• 40% of homeless people went without anything to eat for at least one day in the last 30 days because they could not afford food.
• 64% of homeless people report they have a problem with alcohol or drug use. 39% report they have mental health problems.
• While homeless 79% have money or possessions stolen from them.
• 44% have jobs that do not pay enough to keep a roof over their heads.
• 60% of homeless women have children who live with them.
• In Palm Beach County, approximately 4,000 individuals are homeless on any given day. 35% of those are children.
• 83% of the homeless in Palm Beach County report they need multiple services to escape homelessness.
• 89% of respondents are homeless for one year or less.

(Statistic Source: National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers & Clients; Published in December 1999)

So, call Mark Pafford at 561.494.0125 to obtain tickets to this event and help ease a family’s suffering.