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tEquEsta 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. Tequesta Spotlight on page 4

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 There’s No Going

Environmental Awareness Films Connect 180-Plus Communities

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 Tour (WSFF) to your living room on Saturday, April 10,
& scenic!” The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum is 6:30 to 9 p.m. This year’s virtual film festival experience What began as an
excited to present the Wild & Scenic Film Festival – On brings an adrenaline pumping, heart thumping, curated uncertain, treacherous
collection of films right to you! They capture epic year for fundraising,
international outdoor adventures and research, kindle a turned into a “think
love for nature, and inspire environmental stewardship outside the box”
through the art of filmmaking. reimagined success!
Wild & Scenic Film Festival is one of the nation’s The question was
premiere environmental and adventure film festivals in never if there would
North America. Created by the South Yuba River Citizens be an Old Bags
League (SYRCL) the “On Tour” version “Resilient By Luncheon , it was
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Nature” is being hosted by 180 organizations around the how. The creative
country and by the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum minds at Center for
for its seventh year running. Family Services took
The 11 films featured in a leap of faith in
the April event are from all their community and
over the world and range delivered something Renee Scott, Amanda Polk
from adventures in Miami, so special and so
northern Norway, and unique; the consensus was astounding.
Oregon, to scientific research The focus of the Center’s 60th Anniversary, Old Bags
being done in Antarctica and Luncheon Diamond Jubilee, was to raise much-needed
the Kuril Islands. They also funds to continue serving the rising needs of mental health
peer into the struggles and
Fundraising Event on page 3
Art Event on page 4