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VOL. 29 NO. 4 www.seabreezepublications.com APRIL 2021

Southern Spotlight

BallenIsles Charities Foundation Provides Funding To The

Palm Beach Gardens Police And Fire Rescue Foundation

BallenIsles Charities Foundation has again set a “This multiyear
fundraising record. During their 10-year anniversary, c o m m i t m e nt by t he
the foundation awarded grants of $800,000 to 46 local BallenIsles Charities
organizations and over $4.6 million since inception. Who Foundation has allowed us
could have predicted that? This year’s total includes the to broaden our mission. It
funding of a special impact grant to the PBG Police and Fire allows our Police and Fire
Rescue Foundation’s emergency financial assistance fund of Rescue Foundation to reach
$30,000 which helps our first responders and their families. the next level of support
The Palm Beach Gardens Police and Fire Rescue for our first responders,”
Foundation has received funding from the BallenIsles Charities said Irwin F. Edenzon,
Foundation to establish an emergency financial assistance fund president of the Police and
for police and fire rescue personnel. The $30,000 donation was Fire Rescue Foundation.
provided to support Palm Beach Gardens first responders in
times of extraordinary financial need. Southern Spotlight on page

Art event FundrAiSing event

Seventh Annual Wild & Scenic Film Old Bags

Festival – On Tour Returns April 10 Luncheon :
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With A Virtual Film Festival Experience

Environmental Awareness Films Connect 180-Plus Communities There’s No Going

Around The World, Benefits Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse And Museum ‘Bag’ Now!

It’s back for a seventh year and it’s about to get “wild 9 p.m. This year’s virtual film festival experience brings an
& scenic!” The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum is adrenaline pumping, heart thumping, curated collection of What began
excited to present the Wild & Scenic Film Festival – On Tour films right to you! They capture epic international outdoor as an uncertain,
(WSFF) to your living room on Saturday, April 10, 6:30 to adventures and research, kindle a love for nature, and inspire treacherous year
environmental stewardship through the art of filmmaking. for fundraising,
Wild & Scenic Film Festival is one of the nation’s turned into a
premiere environmental and adventure film festivals in “think outside the
North America. Created by the South Yuba River Citizens box” reimagined
League (SYRCL) the “On Tour” version “Resilient By success! The
Nature” is being hosted by 180 organizations around the question was never
country and by the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum if there would
for its seventh year running. be an Old Bags
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The 11 films featured in the April event are from all Luncheon , it was
over the world and range from adventures in Miami, how. The creative
northern Norway, and Oregon, to scientific research being minds at Center for
done in Antarctica and the Family Services
Kuril Islands. They also peer took a leap of faith Renee Scott, Amanda Polk
into the struggles and work in their community
being done to preserve nature and delivered something so special and so unique; the
in the Pacific Islands and consensus was astounding.
Ethiopia. The films create an The focus of the Center’s 60th Anniversary, Old
awareness of our world and Bags Luncheon Diamond Jubilee, was to raise much-
its wonderful possibilities, needed funds to continue serving the rising needs of
while highlighting the
Fundraising Event on page 2
Art Event on page 4