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Where Does Your Money Go? – Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center

July 28, 2021

Kids don’t succeed all on their own. It take a community, like the West Jupiter Community Group. Many BallenIsles residents have volunteered here, demonstrating the high regard in which we all hold Edna Runner and her extraordinary programs. Some statistics from the Tutorial Center: Youth Served: 3,000 since its founding in 1986\ 78% of elementary…

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Where Does Your Money Go? – Paws 4 Liberty

July 28, 2021

I am writing to say thank you to BallenIsles Charities Foundation for the generous contribution. This contribution will help support our Train Your Own Dog (TYOD) program for veterans coping with the challenge of life with post-traumatic stress (PTS). We cannot thank you enough for this kindness over the years, and especially during these unsettling…

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Where Does Your Money Go? – The ARC of Palm Beach County

July 26, 2021

Music and art therapy promote understanding, connection, learning and growth for all people, espeically those with developmental disabilities. Your support helps our students and adults develop skills that lead to increased independence and community inclusion. Thanks to YOU, BallenIsles Charities Foundation! In the mid-1950s, a small group of community volunteers joined together to advocate for…

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VIDEO: Ballenisles C.C. and South Florida PGA Deliver 300 Meals to P.B.G. Medical Center

April 21, 2020

Palm Beach Gardens (CBS12) — Ballenisles Country Club is like all other golf communities, learning to live without golf during the coronavirus crisis. But their tradition of giving is still going strong, especially for those on the front lines of COVID-19. There was a well deserved heartfelt round of applause for nurses at Palm Beach Gardens…

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VIDEO: BallenIsles Food Truck Helps Hundreds of Families Who Have Lost Their Jobs

March 31, 2020

View Video of Story on CBS 12 News Website WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Ballenisles Charities Foundation is doing a lot more than feeding people in need. They are giving people hope. “I’m really grateful that we have people like you donating food for us,” said a student of the Palm Beach County…

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VIDEO: BallenIsles Charities Foundation: Saving A Generation of Children

January 8, 2019

In this in-depth video, former board member and grants committee chair of the BallenIsles Charities Foundation, Mary Ann Champlin, explains the important granting work of the foundation in 2018 for programs and organizations with a mission to assist with the needs of children and families.

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VIDEO: Palm Beach Post: ‘BallenIsles Donors Buy Refrigerated Truck for Feed the Hungry’

December 17, 2018

A food pantry will rescue a million more pounds of fresh meat and produce from landfills and get it to hungry people instead, thanks to a new truck from the BallenIsles Charities Foundation. Feed the Hungry used the 40-foot diesel truck to get Thanksgiving meals to 6,300 families, or more than 25,000 people, volunteer Director…

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VIDEO: 2018 Award Ceremony Attendees Express Gratitude for BallenIsles Charites Foundation

February 28, 2018

At the March 2018 Grant Award Ceremony, representatives from many of the Palm Beach area nonprofit organizations who received grant awards expressed their profound gratitude for the donations which the Foundation made possible. The video features excerpts of their testimonials and some of the magnificent work that they do.

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VIDEOS: ‘Happenings’ Series Spotlights Ways BallenIsles Charities Foundation Gives Back

January 5, 2018

Over the course of the fall of 2017, the BallenIsles Charities Foundation produced a video series which highlighted the work of the foundation and the essential work being done in the Palm Beaches communities by the organizations which the foundation supports through its grants. The video above introduces the series, entitled “Happenings,” and the links…

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VIDEO: BallenIsles Charities Foundation Making a Difference in 2017

December 20, 2017

In 2017, nearly 45% of the BallenIsles community has come together to support the BallenIsles Charities Foundation (BICF) in its goal to help civic and non-profit organizations in the Palm Beach area. With the help of over 700 partners, BICF has been able to provide clothing for children, feed the hungry, provide shelter for the…

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