Delray men's club makes special delivery to children's hospital

Members of the Vizcaya Men's Group distributes some of 750 toys donated to children in area hospitals.

The Vizcaya community in Delray Beach made sure that children in area hospitals had toys during this holiday season. The Men’s Club of Vizcaya delivered three vehicle loads of toys to the Chris Evert Children’s Wing at North Broward Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, both in Broward County.
“The Vizcaya group delivered over 750 toys to two hospitals. Three SUVs owned and driven by Ken Markowitz, Morrie Berger and Irv Vinger accompanied by Joan Berger, Lester Maxik and Steve and Judy West were loaded with the toys and driven to the hospitals,” said Mort Mazor, Alliance of Delray Residential Associations spokesman.
The Vizcaya Men’s Group worked closely with the Chris Evert Children’s Wing coordinator Katie Anderson and Joe DiMaggio Hospital coordinator Tangi Brownlee. Vizcaya resident Mauricio Arenzon also helped load the toys into the SUVs.
Vizcaya is located at 15150 Michelangelo Blvd. in Delray Beach.

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Dave DiPino
David DiPino joined Forum Publishing Group in August 2006. As a reporter for the Delray Forum, David covers community news and writes a dining column twice a month that focuses on restaurants in South Palm Beach County.

He also is one of the writers of the twice-monthly Hometown Downtown column that looks at events, celebrations, and organizations in Delray and Boynton Beach. He freelances for the Sun-Sentinel during high school football and basketball seasons.

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