This past Sunday, April 29 and Monday, April 30, the Chiera Family Foundation celebrated its 25th anniversary and annual benefit — aptly titled the ‘Silver Soiree’ — supporting kids and young adults battling cancer at The Polo Club in Boca Raton. The evening featured an elegant dinner, auction and special performance by America’s Got Talent finalist Yoli Mayor followed by a golf tournament at The Old Course in Broken Sound the next day. The benefit raised over $250,000 in support of kids battling cancer to attend summer camp and college. Over 400 guests attended, including Olympic Gold Medalist Dave Christian from the 1980 USA Olympic hockey team and Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Beamon from the 1968 USA Olympic long jump team.
The Chiera Family Foundation began as a tribute to the family’s patriarch who passed away from cancer, and has since evolved into one of the area’s largest fundraisers to enroll kids battling cancer to summer camp, golf instruction and college. The proceeds from the evening directly support the foundation’s three programs: N.I.C.K.’s (Nothing is Impossible for Cancer Kids) Camp, N.I.C.K.’s Scholarships and N.I.C.K.’s Golf. Each summer, the foundation sends 150 kids to experience N.I.C.K’S Camp at Camp Boggy
Creek in Eustis, Florida while N.I.C.K’s Scholarships offers young adults a chance to attend the college of their choice. The foundation also offers a program to teach kids who are undergoing chemotherapy how to golf through The First Tee of Broward.
This year’s sponsor list included longtime presenting sponsor KSM Electronics as well as other top foundations and companies including Summit Brokerage, The Bomar Foundation, The Rubin Family Foundation, Carousel Development Corporation, USI Insurance, Nancy Schroeader, Winner’s Award Group, Wiedenfeld Financial Group, Institute of Career Development, and Bacardi USA.
For more information, visit: www.chierafamilyfoundation.org
The Chiera Family Foundation began as a tribute to the family’s patriarch who passed away from cancer, and has since evolved into one of the area’s largest fundraisers to enroll kids battling cancer to summer camp, golf instruction and college. The proceeds from the evening will directly support the foundation’s three programs: N.I.C.K.’s (Nothing is Impossible for Cancer Kids) Camp, N.I.C.K.’s Scholarships and N.I.C.K.’s Golf. Each summer, the foundation sends 150 kids to experience N.I.C.K’S Camp at Camp Boggy Creek in Eustis, Florida while N.I.C.K’s Scholarships offers young adults a chance to attend the college of their choice. The foundation also offers a program to teach kids who are undergoing chemotherapy how to golf through The First Tee of Broward.
