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VOL. 31 NO. 4 www.seabreezepublications.com APRIL 2021

BallenIsles Charities Foundation Provides Funding To The

Palm Beach Gardens Police And Fire Rescue Foundation

BallenIsles Charities Foundation has again set a first responders in times of
fundraising record. During their 10-year anniversary, extraordinary financial need.
the foundation awarded grants of $800,000 to 46 local “This multiyear
organizations and over $4.6 million since inception. Who commitment by the
could have predicted that? This year’s total includes the BallenIsles Charities
funding of a special impact grant to the PBG Police and Fire Foundation has allowed us
Rescue Foundation’s emergency financial assistance fund of to broaden our mission. It
$30,000 which helps our first responders and their families. allows our Police and Fire
The Palm Beach Gardens Police and Fire Rescue Rescue Foundation to reach
Foundation has received funding from the BallenIsles the next level of support for
Charities Foundation to establish an emergency financial
assistance fund for police and fire rescue personnel. The BallenIsles Charities
$30,000 donation was provided to support Palm Beach Gardens Foundation on page 3
Old Bags Luncheon : There’s No Going ‘Bag’ Now!
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What began as an uncertain, treacherous year for Highlights from the event included a sold out luncheon,
fundraising, turned into a “think outside the box” the most gorgeous weather Florida has to offer, and a
reimagined success! The question was never if there spectacular designer handbag silent auction including a
would be an Old Bags Luncheon , it was how. The Katy Perry signed tote (anonymous gift), two golf bags
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creative minds at Center for Family Services took a leap signed by LPGA Golf Pros, Jessica and Nelly Korda,
of faith in their community and delivered something so several Chanels, Guccis, Louis Vuittons, Valentinos
special and so unique; the consensus was astounding. and other coveted bags. The auction also featured an
The focus of the Center’s 60th Anniversary, Old Bags incredible VIP, or Very Important Purse-on, exhibit
Luncheon Diamond Jubilee, was to raise much-needed of notable philanthropists and their elite collection of

funds to continue serving the rising needs of mental designer handbags. Modeled this year was the “it” Bag,
health services in Palm Beach County. The event also designed by Daniella Ortiz and one-of-a-kind OBL Palm
gave back to the community; a community that has, for so Beach Ring, donated by Coastal Girls.
many years, supported the Old Bags Luncheonwith silent Following the auction, guests entered a whimsical

auction donations and generous sponsorships. Due to the pop-up garden, and then made their way down Worth
reimagined design, over 60 businesses on Worth Avenue Avenue for lunch at one of Palm Beach’s renowned
partnered with Center for Family Services to create an Fabiana DesRosiers, Daniella Ortiz, Karen Swanson, Stacey
event unlike any other held on Palm Beach Island before. Leuliette, Kristen Bardin Old Bags Luncheon on page 5
Seventh Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival – On Tour

Returns April 10 With A Virtual Film Festival Experience

Environmental Awareness Films Connect 180- you! They capture epic international outdoor adventures and our world and its wonderful possibilities, while highlighting
Plus Communities Around The World, Benefits research, kindle a love for nature, and inspire environmental the wonders of resilience through stunning cinematography
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse And Museum stewardship through the art of filmmaking. and inspiring stories.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival is one of the nation’s premiere “This year’s theme, Resilient By Nature, has a special
It’s back for a seventh year and it’s about to get “wild & environmental and adventure film festivals in North America. meaning to so many people. The name for the theme was
scenic!” The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum is excited Created by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) sparked from a conversation I had last March with the
to present the Wild & Scenic Film Festival – On Tour (WSFF) the “On Tour” version “Resilient By Nature” is being hosted
to your living room on Saturday, April 10, 6:30 to 9 p.m. This by 180 organizations around the country and by the Jupiter
year’s virtual film festival experience brings an adrenaline Inlet Lighthouse and Museum for its seventh year running.
pumping, heart thumping, curated collection of films right to The 11 films featured in the April event are from all
over the world and range
from adventures in Miami,
northern Norway, and
Oregon, to scientific research
being done in Antarctica
and the Kuril Islands. They
also peer into the struggles
and work being done to
preserve nature in the Pacific
Islands and Ethiopia. The
films create an awareness of Seventh Annual Wild on page 2