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VOL. 28 NO. 6 www.seabreezepublications.com JUNE 2020

Southern Spotlight

The Mirasol Foundation Raises $105k At ‘Art For The Heart’

Acclaimed Artist Michael Israel Headlined The Event

More than 150 guests attended a truly “artsy” fundraising In addition to the
event hosted by The Mirasol Foundation, Inc., as the funds raised which
“Original Speed Painter” Michael Israel wowed the audience wi l l su p p o r t t h e
with his energetic, live painting performance. In just 40 foundation’s annual
minutes, Israel painted five oversized canvases – Lady grant program, all of the
Liberty, Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, The Beatles, art supplies and crafts
and John Lennon – which then were then auctioned off to used to decorate the
attendees. More than $105,000 was raised during the lively reception and ballroom
event, held in a vivid, colorfully decorated ballroom at The areas were donated to
Country Club at Mirasol. two local elementary
“We could not be more ecstatic about the success of this schools – Timber Trace
event,” said Foundation President Kathy Savarese. “It was in Jupiter and Grove
as if we were transported to a Vegas-style Cirque de Soleil Elementary in Palm
show, featuring Picasso as the performer. This was a truly Beach Gardens. “Art Michael Israel, Bob Male
fun-filled evening, and I’m humbled our guests helped us
raise so much money in support of our foundation’s mission.” Matt Lambert, Michael Israel, Kathy Savarese Southern Spotlight on page 3

Charity event FundraiSing newS

Ibis Charities Donates $15,000 To Nicklaus Honda Classic

Children’s Health Care Foundation Cares Donates

The Club at Ibis has always had a special connection $30,000 To Palm
with the Jack Nicklaus family. It’s the only private club
that has three Nicklaus family-designed golf courses.
That connection took on a greater meaning when Beach County
Ibis Charities Foundation made a $15,000 donation to
the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation. The
presentation was made at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Schools
Outpatient Center in Palm Beach Gardens. The money was
raised at a fashion show attended by Barbara Nicklaus at
The Club at Ibis earlier this year. Honda Classic Cares, the charitable arm of The Honda
“Jack and I feel so blessed to be in this position to help Classic, has donated $30,000 to Palm Beach County
people, and we just want to get the word out,” Barbara schools for 100 new laptop computers and has initiated
Nicklaus said. “The two ladies from Ibis who came today an effort to entice others to help the district obtain more
had no idea the facility was here. We feel so blessed new laptops to send home to kids while schools are
the community has accepted it and it’s right here in our shuttered due to the coronavirus outbreak.
backyard. The school district currently has 100,000 laptops to
Kimberly Kent, Sharon Bross, Barbara Nicklaus, Sara Jolly “When our kids grew up, it was either (go to) Miami send home to students who won’t return to classrooms
and Patty McDonald or Orlando. Your child is sick, you have to leave. until at least mid-April. It needs more.
Now, we have 17 sub- “We felt it was critical to act immediately based
specialists here, and that’s on the plea the school district has made to our local
phenomenal.” community,” said Michele Jacobs, grants chairperson
Sharon Bross, for Children’s Healthcare Charity, the host organization
president of Ibis Charities of the Honda Classic and Honda Classic Cares. “So we
Foundation, and foundation are making this donation from a discretionary account
member Kimberly Kent which will be separate from our distribution into the
toured the 24,000-square- community later this year.”
foot facility. They said they
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