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Welcome to the
Count & Countess de Hoernle
South County Service Center
Web Page
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The Count & Countess de Hoernle South County Service Center, located on North Federal Highway in Boca Raton, was originally provided to the American Red Cross, Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter by the Count and Countess de Hoernle and other generous donors in the early nineties. The building underwent major renovations in 2008 in order to better meet the needs of South Palm Beach’s growing community, as well as serve as a back-up Operations Center to Chapter Headquarters in West Palm Beach in times of a disaster.
The Service Center has the ability to service over 250,000 South County residents from Hypoluxo Road all the way south to Boca Raton and has approximately 200+ volunteers donating their time and energy in various capacities, including responding to local house fires/disasters by serving on the Disaster Action Team (DAT), teaching life-saving health & safety training classes (CPR, First Aid, etc), coordinating large events such as the South County Annual Gala, as well as Third Party events, delivering speaking engagements at local community events/fairs on a variety of topics such as fire safety, hurricane preparedness, pandemic flu, etc. and more!
If you would like to learn more about American Red Cross programs/services or how you can volunteer, please contact us at: 561-994-2060 or via email: sussmant@redcross-pbc.org
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Good Food for a Great Cause!
Through March 2010, the Melting Pot of Boca Raton will donate a portion of all "Ladies in Red 4-Course Fondue" menu sales to the South County Service Center. This special menu includes a Cheese fondue, Salad, Entree and Chocolate Dessert fondue!
Make your reservation now at: 561-997-7472
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"Luau at Sunset" Gala Kick-off Party at
Tommy Bahama's in Mizner Park a Success!
10% the evening's proceeds came back to the American Red
Cross in the amount of $711!
Andrea Corsi of NCCI Holdings, Julie Ott & Judy Joffe of NCCI Holdings
Clare, Dennis & Penelope Moloney
Tracy Sussman, Steve Bayer & Julie Ott
Larry Casey, Judy Joffe and Debra & Hein Okenhout
Pam Begelman, Julie Ott & Madeyln Savarick
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Cory First Choice Home Delivery Donates $8,000 to Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund
Tracy Sussman & Marin Dragojevic, CIO of Joseph Cory Holdings, LLC
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Delray Medical Center Donates $1,620 to Red Cross
Haiti Relief Fund
Tracy Sussman, Robert Krieger CEO, Nicole Ridore, Jeff Welch COO
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City of Boca Employee Payroll Deductions Contribute over $3,000 to the South County Service Center in 2009
Larry Casey, GPAC CEO, Tracy Sussman, Boca Raton Fire Chief Tom Wood and
Michael Lampert, GPAC Board Chair
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SOUTH COUNTY'S ANNUAL GALA - HONORING NCCI HOLDINGS, INC.
The American Red Cross Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter will transport party-goers to a "Luau at Sunset" as the 27th Annual Red Cross Gala comes to the Boca Resort & Club on March 13th, 2010.
For more information or tickets, please call: 561-994-2060 or visit: www.redcrossgala.org
Julie Ott, Steve Klingel, NCCI president and CEO; Alfredo Guerra, NCCI CFO;
Andrea Corsi, HR Director for NCCI, and Tracy Sussman
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Countess Henrietta de Hoernle Donates $20,000 to Red Cross
BOCA RATON, Fla. (December 15, 2009) — Countess Henrietta de Hoernle, Lifetime Director of the American Red Cross Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter, donated $20,000 to the South County Service Center at the organization’s annual Holiday Open House. The money will go toward the Red Cross building in Boca Raton which bares the Countess’ name. Allocated toward the building’s Veterans office, which is instrumental in allowing the Red Cross to provide financial assistance, counseling and support to Vets, the funding will help improve Red Cross Service to Armed Forces in southern Palm Beach County.
Tracy Sussman, Branch Manager of the South County Service Center, said “We’re extremely thankful for this generous donation from the Countess as she continues to support our humanitarian mission.” She added, “We’re happy to name our Veterans office in honor of her support.” Sussman said several naming opportunities still exist in the state-of-the art facility, available at a range of donor levels.
The building, located at 5820 North Federal Highway in Boca Raton, and aptly named the Count and Countess de Hoernle South County Service Center, was renovated in 2008. Renovations increased overall office space, training room capacity, and storage and supply staging areas. The facility now serves as a back-up Operations Center to the Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter of the Red Cross’ Headquarters in West Palm Beach in times of disaster.
Countess de Hoernle helped the Chapter purchase and later renovate the building in 1993. She is a major financial supporter of the local Red Cross, giving over one million dollars to the Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter in her lifetime. The Countess has also been generous of her time to the organization, serving on the South County Service Center’s Advisory Committee for several years.
Countess de Hoernle wrote a touching poem that reflects her feelings toward the organization as well as her passion for helping others:
The more you give, the more you get
The more you do unselfishly
The more you live abundantly
The more of everything you share
For only what we give away
Enriches us from day to day
So, give to the Red Cross so they can help others who are in distress
Countess de Hoernle was born in Karlsruhe, in the Black Forest in Germany. She moved to the U.S. in 1931 when she met her future husband, Count Adolph de Hoernle, in New York City. Count de Hoernle, also from the Black Forest in Germany, had a bloodline dating back to the 1200’s and he was the founder of the Stewart Stamping Company in Yonkers, NY. The Count and Countess devoted their lives to helping those in distress, living by their personal mantra, “Give while you live, and know where it goes.”
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Holiday Parades in South County
The South County Service Center participated in the Boynton Beach Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 5th and the Delray Beach Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 12th. Despite all of the rain, our dedicated South County Volunteers marched in the parades with big smiles on their faces.
Boynton Beach Holiday Parade Participants
Scrubby Bear in the Delray Beach Holiday Parade
Delray Beach Holiday Parade Participants
All parade photos and time are a generous donation by Raymond Clerie of
Creative Focus Photography & Video.
5884 NW 79th Way,
Parkland, Fl. 33067
(954) 753-3686
http://www.creativefocusinc.com
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South County Angels Fall Luncheon
The South County Angels, a fundraising group for the American Red Cross, held their annual fall luncheon on Wednesday, November 18th at the Highland Beach Holiday Inn. Over 50 Angels attended, bringing in a substantial amount of money for the Red Cross. This year's Halo Award was given to Ms. Patricia Hyde. This award is given to an outstanding Angel's volunteer who has shown leadership, generosity and devotion to the Red Cross and is named in honor of our beloved Rita Hobbs, founder of the Angels over 20 years ago.
Tracy Sussman, Branch Manager and Ms. Patricia Hyde
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Atlantic Community High School Student Donates
44 Cases of Water to the Red Cross
Tracy Sussman, Branch Manager, Eric Lim and Rebecca Videtto, Branch Specialist
The Sun Sentinel's Marc Freeman wrote about Eric Lim's donation on his education blog:http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/educationblog/2009/09/palm_beach_county_student_coll.html
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Newly Renovated Count & Countess de Hoernle South County Service Center Unveiled
April 23, 2009 - In a ribbon cutting ceremony led by the facility's namesake, Countess Henrietta de Hoernle, the newly renovated South County Service Center was unveiled to the public. Following the ribbon cutting was an open house that was attended by local officials, staff, volunteers and the general public.
Chapter Chairman, Michael A. Lampert, Eso., Boynton Beach Vice Mayor, Woodrow Hay, Palm Beach County Commissioner, Steven Abrams, and Countess Henrietta de Hoernle
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