Good for You, Trea
sure Coast, Nov. 14
By reader submitted
Friday, November 12, 2010
Hibiscus’ Braden named ‘Citizen Architect’
Hibiscus Children’s Center announces that volunteer Dan Braden of Braden & Braden, A1A, P.A., has been awarded “Citizen Architect” for his community involvement by the American Institute of Architects. Headquartered in Washington D.C., this is its highest community involvement award. Braden received this award because of his long time work with local non-profits, including Hibiscus Children’s Center, where he currently serves as the chairman of the Hibiscus Governing Board of Directors.
Braden’s dedication and commitment to helping abused and neglected children in the community began 25 years ago when he combined his skills and talents as a renowned architect with his passion for protecting children and making life better for them in the community. He donated his professional services to the designing and building project of the Tilton Family Children’s Shelter (formerly the Hibiscus Children’s Shelter) in Jensen Beach. The shelter was the first of its kind on the Treasure Coast — a fully licensed residential facility for children removed from their homes due to egregious abuse and neglect. To this day, he has remained an active participant in the shelter’s growth and needs of the physical facility. He is a member of the facilities committee, which oversees the shelter and other Hibiscus facilities’ repairs and improvements. Braden has held several leadership roles over the years and has remained an integral part of every major Hibiscus decision and has always been supportive of the many special events and activities that provide funding for the Hibiscus programs.
As the needs of our community’s children increased, Braden put his skills to work by designing the Hibiscus Children’s Village, which opened its doors in 2004, to serve abused and neglected children in a more family-like setting with eight individual homes .
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