Sponsoring sports teams, helping school projects, funding scholarships, helping the Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce acquire their new home or providing Christmas cheer, are just some of the programs for which local businesses have opened their hearts and checkbooks. No individual has done more through the years than Harry MacArthur. For more than 50 years the MacArthur Family has been a constant so
urce of help to the young people of our community. Many of Harry’s efforts fly ‘under-the-radar’ and are known only to the fortunate recipients. A fine example of Harry’s generosity is his Annual Christmas Toy Drive, which has been underwritten for years by Harry and the generous patrons of his famous restaurant, “Harry & the Native’s”. This effort has grown in recent years and has helped heighten local awareness of the needs of our young people. Harry and some special natives realized that with the population in Hobe Sound growing, more needed to be done to cultivate the giving spirit of all Hobe Sounders. Also recognized was the need to match donors with those youngsters seeking help. The result of these efforts was the formation of “Natives Helping Natives, Inc.”, a 501(c)(3) organization that will coordinate fund raising, review sponsorship requests and disburse funds to worthy youth and family projects in our town. The Board of Directors of this group consists of long time Hobe Sounders, each of whom has a history of dedication to community service and shares in the common goal of helping the kids of OUR community. Everyone involved volunteers their time and effort so all funds go back to the community. Anyone involved in past fund-raisers knows that the Natives Helping Natives, Inc. team raises money only one way…with the accent on FUN! So keep an eye open for our next event so you can join in and help make Hobe Sound a better place for our kids.