Year: 2014
Did you know that 17% of Palm Beach County residents are “food insecure?” This means that close to 225,000 people are unsure where their next meal is coming from….not so surprising when you consider that 57% of Palm Beach County students receive free or reduced-price lunch. The Palm Beach County Food Bank was established in…
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Did you know the Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches has been raising money & securing musical instruments to support the music programs in our local schools? Their Instrument Donation Program is administered by the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County which purchases new musical instruments for needy students waiting to obtain an instrument. Many…
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Did you know that the Caridad Center is the largest free health clinic of its kind in the State of Florida? With the help of over 400 professional and medical volunteers, Caridad Center provides comprehensive health and dental services to the uninsured, working poor families of Palm Beach County, Florida. We learned that Florida has…
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Keith Bryer, deputy chief of operation, and James Ippolito, division chief-emergency medical services Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue, receive a check from BallenIsles Charities Foundation President Fred Corrado. 32 area organizations with extraordinary local community programs were awarded financial Grants totaling a record $285,000 by the BallenIsles Charities Foundation last month during a charity reception…
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Ballenisles Charities Foundation Supports The First Tee The BallenIsles Charities Foundation (BICF) was established in 2011 with the goal of Making a Difference to local not-for-profit organizations in areas surrounding our residential community located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. The launch of the Foundation underscored a commitment to those civic and tax exempt organizations that…
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Did you know that the Palm Beach County School District identified more than 3,000 homeless students last school year, with some families living in cars, under bridges and on local campgrounds? Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches started almost 30 years ago to address this issue and to help restore families in crisis to stability and…
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Did you know that Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County not only builds homes for low income, hardworking qualified families in Palm Beach County, but unique among their other national affiliates, they also partner with a local magnet Construction Academy to build important life & job skills for 150 high school students enrolled in…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. – 32 area organizations with extraordinary local community programs were awarded financial Grants totaling a record $285,000 by the BallenIsles Charities Foundation last month during a charity reception at BallenIsles Country Club. The “Helping to Make a Difference” financial Grant awards brings the Foundation’s total charitable contributions to…
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Playing it forward: Elaine Goodman, Event Chair Linda Hornsby, featured speaker Frank Stewart and David Weener. By Mark Hopkinson The BallenIsles Bridge Club in Palm Beach Gardens FL partnered with the BallenIsles Charities Foundation to host the 2nd Annual Bridge FUNdraiser in early February. The event, which garnered more than $23,000 for local charities, brought…
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Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Firemedic Mark Shutts shows off a new pediatric simulator to BallenIsles residents Judy and Jim Bloom at their clubhouse in Palm Beach Gardens on April 23, 2014. The simulator, bought through a donation from the BallenIsles Charities Foundation, will be used at the EMS training lab on Hood Road. (Photo:…
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