Boca West Country Club Dedicates its 14th Sponsored Home to a Delray Beach Family
Front Row: Arthur Schwartman, Bob Lerner, Cheryl Schulman, Jeanine Banks, two homeowners
Back Row: Matthew Linderman, Barry Roberts, Christina Guilianti, Kathy Kohlhepp, Danny Schulman, Peter Ruben
Homeowner, Matthew Linderman, Jeanine Banks, Danny Schulman
Boca West Country Clubr recently helped cut the ribbon and dedicate a new Habitat for Humanity home to the deserving Baker family, led by Roshel Baker, who was born and raised in Delray Beach.
The home, located at 240 NW 6th Avenue, is the 14th local Habitat for Humanity home sponsored by Boca West Country Club over the last 12 years, helping to provide affordable homes earned by a hard-working family.
Roshel Baker was born and raised in Delray Beach, Florida along with five of her siblings. She is a single mom of three adult children and a proud grandmother. A pharmacy technician at Costco and CVS, Roshel works – and has always worked – two jobs to maintain raising a family on her own. While her hard work and perseverance helped pay the bills, it cost precious times with her children and family over the years.
After learning about Habitat from a family member, Roshel decided to apply for the Homeownership Program to build a better life. As she worked through the program requirements putting in the sweat equity, learning about budgeting and home maintenance, at times she felt not deserving of this opportunity and that the day when she became a homeowner would never come. But everything changed when she received a call that the lot in Delray Beach became available.
Now, Roshel will be able to lay down the roots and build a strong foundation in the very place she was born and raised; and with the stability and affordability that a Habitat home brings, she will no longer have to work two jobs to pay for housing.
“We were so inspired by Roshel Baker and her family and were honored to help this deserving family achieve their dream of home ownership in partnership with Habitat for Humanity,” said Matthew Linderman, CCM, President, COO and General Manager of Boca West Country Club. “Investing in our local community is important to the members and team at Boca West and we have established a legacy of investing in community programs that have the power to change lives.”
Boca West also helped dedicate a home recently to the Murphy family in Lake Worth. The home, at 360 North C Street, was built in part by Boca West Country Club members as part of community service during its Hope Week program in January. Members volunteered their time in the construction project, doing landscaping, painting and more.
“As part of our philanthropic initiative, Boca West Cares, hundreds of our members volunteer their time for a number of local charities during Hope Week,” said Mr. Linderman. “Our volunteers love to dedicate time to Habitat, and it was rewarding to see the impact of their hard work at the home dedication for the Murphy family.”
Habitat for Humanity South Palm Beach County was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1991 and supports the communities of Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and Delray Beach. The Habitat process goes back to the traditional values of reward through effort. Each partner family is required to pay back the actual cost of the home through a non-interest-bearing mortgage, with monthly payments of principal, taxes, and insurance. The system is designed to
build self-esteem in the partner families. For more information about Habitat for Humanity South Palm Beach please view the website at: http://www.habitatsouthpalmbeach.org/.
About Boca West Country Club
Located in the heart of Boca Raton, Florida, Boca West Country Club is a private, resident-only, luxury country club community. With four championship golf courses, an award-winning USTA tennis facility, a new 110,000 square foot Lifestyle Center with five pools, a luxurious spa, seven renowned restaurants, and an active social community – all surrounded by 1,400 acres of lush, tropical landscaping – Boca West Country Club offers an incomparable lifestyle and impeccable service.
Boca West Country Club is honored to be a Platinum Clubs of the World by Club Leaders Forum since 2017; has received a 5-Star Private Club ranking by Platinum Clubs of America since 1997; has been recognized since 2013 as a Distinguished World Club by BoardRoom magazine; is a 2013 USTA Outstanding Facility Award winner; and was honored with the 2019 AGM Platinum Award by the Association of Golf Merchandisers and 2019 South Florida PGA Merchandise of the Year – Private Award. For more information, visit bocawestcc.org. To inquire about club membership, call (561) 488-6934
For more information, visit bocawestcc.org. To inquire about membership, please call 561.488.6934.