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VOL. 16 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 fundraising record. During their 10-year
anniversary, the foundation awarded grants of $800,000 to 46 local organizations and over
$4.6 million since inception. Who could have predicted that? This year’s total includes the
funding of a special impact grant to the PBG Police and Fire Rescue Foundation’s emergency
financial assistance fund of $30,000 which helps our first responders and their families.
The Palm Beach Gardens Police and Fire Rescue Foundation has received funding from
the BallenIsles Charities Foundation to establish an emergency financial assistance fund
for police and fire rescue personnel. The $30,000 donation was provided to support Palm
Beach Gardens first responders in times of extraordinary financial need.
“This multiyear commitment by the BallenIsles Charities Foundation has allowed us to
broaden our mission. It allows our Police and Fire Rescue Foundation to reach the next level

BallenIsles Charities Foundation on page 4
Old Bags Luncheon : There’s No Going ‘Bag’ Now!
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What began as an uncertain, treacherous year for fundraising, turned into a “think
outside the box” reimagined success! The question was never if there would be an Old Bags
Luncheon , it was how. The creative minds at Center for Family Services took a leap of
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faith in their community and delivered something so special and so unique; the consensus
was astounding.
The focus of the Center’s 60th Anniversary, Old Bags Luncheon Diamond Jubilee, was
to raise much-needed funds to continue serving the rising needs of mental health services
in Palm Beach County. The event also gave back to the community; a community that has,
for so many years, supported the Old Bags Luncheon with silent auction donations and
generous sponsorships. Due to the reimagined design, over 60 businesses on Worth Avenue
partnered with Center for Family Services to create an event unlike any other held on Palm
Beach Island before.
Laura Moore Tanne, Shawn Jana Angel, Stephanie
Old Bags Luncheon on page 3 Jan Schwed, Erin Sykes Judy Harpel, Sonja Stevens
Seventh Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival – On Tour

Returns April 10 With A Virtual Film Festival Experience

Environmental Awareness Films Connect
180-Plus Communities Around The World,

Benefits Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse And Museum

It’s back for a seventh year and it’s about to get “wild & scenic!” The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
and Museum is excited to present the Wild & Scenic Film Festival – On Tour (WSFF) to your
living room on Saturday, April 10, 6:30 to 9 p.m. This year’s virtual film festival experience brings
an adrenaline pumping, heart thumping, curated collection of films right to you! They capture epic

international outdoor adventures and research, kindle a love for nature, and inspire environmental
stewardship through the art of filmmaking.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival is one of the nation’s premiere environmental and adventure film
festivals in North America. Created by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) the “On
Tour” version “Resilient By Nature” is being hosted by 180 organizations around the country and
by the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum for its seventh year running.
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

Seventh Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival on page 2