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Did You Know – Palm Beach County Food Bank

December 15, 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 – Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches

November 26, 2014

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 – Caridad Center

October 16, 2014

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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Did You Know – Gratitude House

February 1, 2013

“Did you know that about one baby is born every hour addicted to opiate drugs in the United States? Add prescription drug abuse, alcohol, marijuana, and other illicit substances and the number triples. Withdrawal for a newborn is long and painful and is often accompanied with long-term physical and emotional problems.”

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Did You Know – Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue

January 5, 2013

BallenIsles Charities Foundation mails a series of postcards to residents spotlighting the area organizations its grants support – and letting them know of upcoming fundraising events. Did you know that our Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Team responded to over 300 emergency calls from BallenIsles residents in 2012? As first responders, when you or a family…

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Did You Know – Feeding South Florida

December 20, 2012

“Did you know that almost 65,000 children in Palm Beach County wonder if they will be able to eat 3 square meals a day at the weekend, when they’re out of the Monday-Friday school lunch program? Or have a snack sometime during the day?”

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Did You Know – Loggerhead Marine Life Center

December 1, 2012

BallenIsles Charities Foundation mails a series of postcards to residents spotlighting the area organizations its grants support – and letting them know of upcoming fundraising events. “Did you know that South Florida is the 2nd largest nesting beach in the world for the loggerhead sea turtle–an endangered species–and that Juno Beach is one of the…

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Did You Know – Palm Beach Waterfront Warriors

November 15, 2012

BallenIsles Charities Foundation mails a series of postcards to residents spotlighting the area organizations its grants support – and letting them know of upcoming fundraising events. Did you know that some of our West Palm Beach Firefighters helped at Ground Zero in 2001? This experience so moved them that they now volunteer each year to arrange…

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