County employees


donate to charities


FOR HOMETOWN NEWS

 PALM BEACH COUNTY
- Sharon R. Bock, clerk of
Palm Beach County, pre-
sented donations totaling
more than $39,000 to 26
different charities on
Dec. 19 at the county
courthouse assembly
room in West Palm Beach.
 Money raised annually
through the clerk and
comptroller's "Dress Down
Friday Charity Program,"
gives employees the
option of contributing $2 a
week from their paychecks
to dress casually on Fri-
days.
 Charities are selected by
approximately 400
employees who participate
in the program. One huf-
dred percent of funds are


split equally among the
nonprofit organizations.
 The clerk's office has
donated almost a half mil-
lion to charities since the
dress down program began
in 1994.
 Charities that received a
check include:' Aid to Vic-
tims of Domestic Abuse,
Alzheimer's Community
Care Association of Palm
Beach County, American
Heart Association, Ameri-
can Lung Association,
American Parkinson's Dis-
ease Association, ARC of
Palm Beach County, Asso-
ciation for Abused Women
and Children, Busch
Wildlife Sanctuary, Chil-
dren of Purpose, Children's
Place at Home Safe, Com-
prehensive AIDS Program
of Palm Beach, Florida


Resource Center for
Women & Children, Hos-
pice & Home Care by the
Sea, Hospice Foundation
of Palm Beach County,
Make-A-Wish Foundation,
National Center for Miss-
ing & Exploited Children,
Paralyzed Veterans of
America, Peggy Adams
Animal Rescue League,
Red Cross, Greater Palm
Beach County, Safe Harbor
Animal Rescue & Clinic,.
Shriner's Children's Trans-
port Fund, Special
Olympics of Palm Beach
County, St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital and the
Susan G. Komen Founda-
tion.


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Benefit slated for


church member


FOR HOMETOWN NEWS

 PALM BEACH GARDENS
 A benefit for a fellow
 church member down on
 his luck will be held
 tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 5
 at Unity Church in the
 Gardens in Palm Beach
 Gardens from 6 p.m. to 9
 p.m.
 A chili cook-off and
 square dance will be held
 at the church, located at
 6973 Donald Ross 'Road,
 on behalf of John Kilian, a
 self-employed contractor
 and church congregant.
 Mr. Kilian is in need of
 an additional operation to
 make sure all the bad tis-
 sue has been removed
 from a melanoma in his
 leg. He had the melanoma
 removed six weeks ago,
 said Diane Robinson,
 church spiritual leader. .
 Fred Barr, his surgeon,
,has agreed to donate his
services if Mr. Kilian can
raise ,the $10,000 to
$12,000 it will take for the
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Samaritan Hospital in
West Palm Beach.
 Mr. Kilian has no health
insurance and because of
his leg, has not been able
to work as much, said Ms.
Robinson. He's been a
church member for four
years, is vice president of
the church's board of
directors, a prayer chap-
lain and heads up the
buildings and grounds
committee, she said.
 His daughter, Sarah, 25,
died on Dec. 9 from com-
plications associated with
Proteus syndrome, more
commonly known Ele-
phant Man disease. He
also has two sons, John, 29
and Aaron, 27.
 The benefit is being held
to help defray his medical
costs. Up to now, church
members have helped
support Mr. Kilian and pay
his medical expenses, Ms.
Robinson said.
 For more information
about, the benefit or to
donate, call the church at
(561) 721-1267.


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