BOMA International supports communities in a variety of ways, both by promoting the efforts of BOMA local associations in the communities where its members live and work and setting an example of the philanthropy and leadership that continues to strengthen the organization. For the fourth consecutive year, BOMA International hosted a community service initiative in host city Philadelphia to give back to the community during the 2024 BOMA International Conference and Expo.
This year, BOMA partnered with BOMA Philadelphia and The Unforgotten Haven. The non-profit works with many project groups, each having a different focus. From feeding the homeless to distributing snack packs to chemo patients and assisting women in domestic violence shelters, most of the Unforgotten Haven’s services and donations are used in the local community. However, services are not county-based or state-based—the help is wherever there is need.
Courtesy of Robert Nieminen
Attendees of this year’s BOMA conference assembled snack packs for chemo patients that included needed items during chemotherapy sessions, including snacks, tissues, juice boxes, Chapstick, mints and cards with a hand-written note of encouragement. The goal is to assemble 7,000 snack packs that will be distributed throughout the tri-state area.
“BOMA Philadelphia chose the chemo portion of The Unforgotten Haven’s mission because cancer touches everyone,” said Deanna Ballinger, senior director of property management at JLL, who oversaw the assembly line on the show floor. BOMA Philadelphia embraced the non-profit’s mission and is working hard toward this year’s goal to support cancer patients in the surrounding community.
Help support The Unforgotten Haven’s mission by making a cash donation via the BOMA button on their home page or directly through PayPal.
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