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VOL. 25 NO. 12 www.seabreezecommunications.com DECEMBER 2020

Singer Spotlight

Little Smiles Expands Holiday Toy Drive To Help More

Local Children Than Ever Before

For The First Time Little Smiles Toy Drive Will Benefit Local Children In Need Year-Round

Little Smiles plans to bring big smiles to more children
than ever before this holiday season and beyond. For
the first time this year, to meet the rising demand, Little
Smiles plans to use donations from its annual toy drive
to help local children all year long!
“Our role in the community is more important now
than ever before,” said Nicole Mercado, executive
director of Little Smiles. “With the global health crisis
and kids quarantined for months, we saw a huge increase
in the number of families desperately needing help and
we want them to know we will be there for them during
the holidays and long after.”

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FundraiSing event art happeningS

BallenIsles Country Club Leaders Grants Foster

Play Charity Golf For First Tee Modernization

BallenIsles Country Club General Manager and Chief The two played 125 holes each, over eight and a Of The Lighthouse
Operating Officer Ryan Walls and Director of Golf Jeff half hours, covering approximately 18 miles, while ArtCenter
Fitzherbert played a combined 250 holes of golf on Monday, playing three balls on every hole but one. Walls used
Nov. 2 to raise funds for First Tee of the Palm Beaches. Walls seven Callaway golf balls (lost four), went through one
and Fitzherbert were participating in the 5th Annual 100 Hole Callaway glove and remarkably, made it around using 300K Grant From The Cornelia T. Bailey
Challenge held at Jupiter Country Club and raised more than only one tee. Foundation And A 200K Anonymous
$15,000 for First Tee through BallenIsles’ member donations “It was a fun, windy day. I got to hang out with the best Dollar-For-Dollar Matching Gift Challenge
and pledges. pro in town and play golf, literally all day,” said Walls. Will Help Modernize Facilities
“But importantly, a huge
thank you to our incredibly The Lighthouse ArtCenter (LAC) welcomed a sizable grant
supportive members who from the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation and an anonymous
helped us surpass our initial donor to help cover the cost of modernizing their gallery and
goal of donations. A big school of art facilities. The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation,
thank you to the leadership known for its commitment to the arts, donated $300K
of Carl Mistretta, executive
director of First Tee, who
does so much to give back
to our local golf community.
Participants in the 5th Annual First Tee Palm Beach 100 Hole Challenge, Nov. 2 He is such a contributor and
I am so thrilled knowing
good things will come to
kids in our area because
of Carl’s work. Also, to
the staff and members of
Jupiter Country Club who
allowed us access to the
golf course all day (and we Newly built outdoor classroom for art classes

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