Dreaming Big

Excitement is in the air as the Florence Fuller Child Development Centers (FFCDC) prepare for their largest annual fundraising event, the Wee Dream Ball, on Nov. 30 at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton. The Wee Dream Ball has become one of the foremost anticipated philanthropic events supporting the community's most vulnerable children through education.

Last year, the gala raised more than $740,000 for disadvantaged children. This year, guests will enjoy live entertainment, auctions and a special presentation. The event is chaired by Honorary Chair and Board Member Carrie Rubin as well as Co-Chairs Lauren Johnson, board member and public relations manager of Neiman Marcus Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach, and John C. Tolbert, president of the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

"I have been privileged to be a longtime supporter of Florence Fuller Child Development Centers and am truly humbled to be serving as co-chair of this year's Wee Dream Ball benefiting more than 800 children at or below the poverty level," Johnson says.

Tolbert adds: "For more than 47 years, the Florence Fuller Centers have provided children a pathway out of poverty, and I am honored to have been asked to serve as co-chair of an event that positively impacts the lives of so many children in our community."

Each year, the Wee Dream Ball grows in support from corporate sponsors and generous individuals, with Neiman Marcus Boca Raton as the presenting sponsor for the fifth year in a row. Other sponsors include Tracy and Rob Louv, PurePoint Financial, Carrie Rubin, the Schmidt Family Foundation and The Boca Raton Observer as the exclusive magazine sponsor. O

For more information, call 561-391-7274, ext. 134, or email alagerstrom@ffcdc.org.