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Meet Jose
José Eduardo Martínez Rúa is 11 years old living with his parents and three siblings. He is currently in middle school and works at a local tomato farm when he is not in school. Jose works in order to help with the expenses at home, as his father works out of town for several days at a time. He mentions…
Meet Maria
María Salud Vega Aguilar is 40 years old and married, living with her husband, sons, and daughter-in-law. She works from home doing napkin embroidery, while the men in the family work out in the fields. Project Boon can help improve her living situation by providing her with a sewing machine that will allow for a better seam. She would also…
Serving San Bernardino at IVRS & Project Boon’s Annual Easter Luncheon
For many, Easter is a time to get together with family and friends to celebrate the coming of spring, not to mention it’s the most important day on the Christian calendar. But for some San Bernardino County residents who live in underserved communities, there is little to celebrate this year as they will be unable to mark the day with…
2017 Canned Food & Toy Drive
Our Annual Canned Food & Toy Drive has begun! With your help, we can improve the lives of children and their families in underserved communities.
Operation Devolver 16.3: Non-Profit Project Boon Spreads the Spirit of Feliz Navidad to Impoverished Families in Mexico
Christmas should be a time of celebration, family and wonderment. But for some children around the world, it’s hard to get into the Christmas spirit when your basic needs of food, water and shelter are barely being met. This is the case of the children in Barranca, a tarp city south of Tuxpan in Jalisco, Mexico, where electricity and running…
Eat & Be Well May Be Over, But Our Job is Not Complete
It’s a Wrap! From the bottom of our hearts, Project Boon would like to say a special “Thank you!” to everyone who made last week’s Eat & Be Well event a huge success! Last week on November 23rd, the day before Thanksgiving, Project Boon brought together over 1,500 Inland Empire residents in need, 46 vendors and 250 volunteers for its…
Project Boon’s 5th Annual Eat & Be Well in Fontana
Project Boon’s 5th Annual Eat and Be Well Pre-Thanksgiving feast serves up free fun, food, haircuts, and much-needed health services to Inland Empire’s underserved populations. Thanksgiving traditions get people into the spirit of giving. For the past four years Project Boon’s Eat and Be Well event has brought this experience to every part of the community—connecting those who have to…
Project Boon Seeks Volunteers and Sponsors for Fontana’s Eat & Be Well Thanksgiving Celebration Meal and Resource Fair
Thanksgiving is a time to reminisce, be with family and give thanks for what we’ve been given throughout the year. But for many Inland Empire area families and residents, the cost of a traditional Thanksgiving turkey meal with all the fixings isn’t within reach this year. For this and many other reasons, Project Boon, a Rancho Cucamonga 501 (c)(3) nonprofit,…
A Chance Encounter Leads Project Boon to Launch an International Reading Program in an Unexpected Place
Sometimes a seemingly random moment can change the lives of many. That was the case for Chris Suchanek, executive director of Project Boon, a Rancho Cucamonga based 501(C)(3) non-profit dedicated to helping communities nearby and a world away, and Serge, a new Spanish business owner of a Seville barbershop. Suchanek, who along with his wife Ana Karina, is the owner…
Operation Devolver 16.2: Back to School Help for Impoverished Children in Mexico with Project Boon
Summer is ending, and it’s back to school time across the world as kids are heading into the classroom for another year of learning. Unfortunately, while some children may be ready to head back to school and hit the books, they may not all have the supplies they need in order to have a successful school year, or the resources…
