BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — We reported recently that Boca Helping Hands is in desperate need of food for its food pantry as we head towards the holiday season. One Boca Raton teen answered the call.
Laura Arbelaez Correa donated 1539 pounds of food to Boca Helping Hands (BHH) after running a food drive at AD Henderson School and one in the Boca Vista neighborhood. Correa is working to become an Eagle Scout and her eagle project consisted of both food drives and the construction of four 4 x 4 food collection crates. Correa is a dual enrolled senior attending FAU High School, working towards her bachelor’s and high school degree and is a Boca Raton resident.
“I think Boca Helping Hands is a wonderful organization, so I chose this project because I wanted to be a part of their effort to do good in the community. I am scheduled to complete my final eagle board in early November, so that is when I will be awarded the title of Eagle Scout,” said Laura Arbelaez Correa.
“This was a phenomenal amount of food for one student to bring in,” Andrew Hagen, Executive Director of Boca Helping Hands said. “We are so appreciative of Laura’s efforts.”
Since 1998, Boca Helping Hands has grown from a humble soup kitchen into a lifeline for nearly 35,000 people each year, including families struggling to put food on the table, parents choosing between rent and childcare, seniors skipping meals to afford medication.
