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VOL. 18 NO. 12                                          www.seabreezepublications.com                                         DECEMBER 2023


       Tyler Cameron’s Second Annual Star-Studded Gala


       Raises Money For College Scholarships




        Reality television star and
      model Tyler Cameron brought
      celebrities and high-profile
      locals to his hometown on Oct.
      26 for The Andrea C. Cameron
      Foundation’s second annual
      gala. Held at the Pelican
      Club, the event supported
      the  foundation’s  mission  to
      award college scholarships to
      students so  they  can  achieve
      their full potential.
        More than 300 people
      attended the star-studded gala,

       Second Annual Star-Studded  Tyler Cameron, Tatiana Paz-Bedolla (scholarship   Tyler Cameron, Jena Sims
       Gala on page 2            recipient), Riley Hearn (scholarship recipient)  Koepka                  Michael Lessing, Terri Lessing James Mernik, Hannah Walls
      Live From Tequesta,                                                          BallenIsles Charities


      It’s Jupiter Law Center’s                                                    Foundation Dedicates New



      18th Annual Fundraiser                                                       Wing At Safe Harbor Shelter



       Benefiting The Aicardi Syndrome Foundation!
                                                                                     Mem bers of t he
         Jupiter Law Center went from the sublime                                  BallenIsles Charities
       to the ridiculous (in the best possible way)                                Foundation,  made up  of
       for its annual fundraising event to benefit                                 members and residents
       the Aicardi Syndrome Foundation. Last year                                  of  BallenIsles  Country
       brought out the kid in attendees with a cartoon                             Club, recently attended the
       character concept. This year, it was late-night                             ribbon-cutting ceremony
       irreverence wrapped up in a Saturday Night Live                             and dedication of the new
       (SNL) theme. With four-plus decades of iconic                               BallenIsles Wing at Safe
       characters to choose from, 2023’s attendees                                 Harbor Shelter, located
       had no shortage of wild and crazy inspiration                               inside the Children’s Home
       for the evening. With the support of hundreds                               Society (CHS) of Florida.
       of the firm’s friends and family over the years,                            The foundation awarded
       Adam and Lissa Gumson of Jupiter Law Center                                 a $72,000 grant for the
       have raised almost $600,000 in donations to the                             purpose of remodeling an
       Aicardi Syndrome Foundation, a 100 percent                                  unused wing at the shelter,  Safe Harbor Shelter at the Children’s Home Society ribbon
       volunteer run nonprofit organization.                                       adding 12 additional beds  cutting. Left to right: Mark Freeman, president, BallenIsles
                                                                                   for youth ages 10 to 17.   Charities Foundation; Jody Passov, vice president,
       Live From Tequesta on page 3                                                  “This is the only shelter  BallenIsles Charities Foundation; Sabrina Barnes, CHS
                                                                                   in Palm Beach County for  regional executive director; and Lauren Fuentes, CHS vice
                                                                                   runaways living on the  president, Child and Family Well-Being
                                                                                   street. We knew we had to
                                                                                   step up and not turn our backs on kids who are at risk of trafficking and often resort
                                                                                   to selling drugs or stealing to survive,” said BallenIsles Charities Foundation Vice
                                                                                   President and Grants Committee Chair Jody Passov.
                                                                                     At Safe Harbor, homeless youth who are in the midst of a crisis find immediate
                                                                                   safety,  counseling  and  basic  necessities.  During  their  temporary  stay  with  the

                                                                                   BallenIsles Charities Foundation on page 2
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