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Charity NEws from page 6 House, The Wounded Veterans Relief Fund, Palm Beach preserve, with wildlife, birds, and tropical vegetation.
State College, and Paws 4 Liberty, which works with The clubhouse recently completed a major enhancement
County. The IFOV was aware that many veterans experience veterans to regain their independence and confidence and expansion to include three new dining venues and
a variety of hardships and challenges as they transition from through the assistance of trained service dogs. banquet accommodations. Their state-of-the-art Sports
a structured military life back to civilian life. These include “The Club at Ibis residents should be very proud of their Village includes fitness facilities, pools, a 4,500-square-
homelessness, unemployment, physical, and mental health ongoing commitment to our veterans. Their generosity is foot spa, and a yoga wall. The 16-court Tennis Center
issues. Many veterans struggle with certain daily activities simply awesome,” said IFOV chair, Harvey Gingold. holds friendly tournaments and weekly group play. Golf is
that most people consider commonplace. These issues, along About The Club At Ibis center stage and offers 54 holes on three Nicklaus family-
with an ever-increasing suicide rate among veterans provide Ibis is a secure, gated collection of 33 distinctly designed championship golf courses. Top golf instruction
the incentive for the IFOV to raise the funds needed to assist different neighborhoods, located on the quiet edge of is headed by Martin Hall, ranked by Golf Digest as one
veterans to successfully integrate back into their community northern West Palm Beach and just minutes from the of the game’s Top 50 instructors. For more information,
and live a productive life. heart of the city. It is adjacent to the pristine Grassy call (561) 624-8000 or visit www.clubatibis.com.
This year, IFOV funds were donated to Stand Down Waters Nature Preserve, a 12,000-acre, state-protected

Space-Themed Photo Adventure Raises $18,000 For Charity

The Out of This World charity,” said Whitney Pettis Jester, director of marketing and
interactive, pop-up exhibit at merchant relations at The Gardens Mall. “Guests were really
The Gardens Mall launched fun, excited and inspired, so we extended the exhibit a few weeks,
education, and generosity. The which also helped the nonprofit. Mission accomplished!”
six-week, space-themed display All proceeds from Out of This World were donated to Give
raised more than $18,000 for Give Kids The World Village. The nonprofit resort in Central Florida
Kids The World Village. offers weeklong, cost-free vacations to critically ill children,
The Gardens Mall partnered and their families, from around the world. Since 1989, Give
with the Kennedy Space Center Kids The World Village has welcomed nearly 200,000 families.
Visitor Complex to produce the About The Gardens Mall
walk-through exhibit. Guests The Gardens Mall is located one mile east of I-95 on
learned historical facts about space PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The luxurious,
exploration and got to picture 1.4-million-square-foot, super-regional shopping center
themselves as astronauts walking features more than 150 world-class retail specialty shops and
on the moon and visiting Mars. At restaurants. It is anchored by Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue,
the end of the journey, visitors had Bloomingdale’s, and Macy’s. The Gardens Mall is owned and
a chance to name a star in the solar managed by The Forbes Company. For more information about
system. The Gardens Mall, call (561) 775-7750 or visit the mall online
“This was a hands-on learning at thegardensmall.com.
experience that had the dual
benefit of helping a Florida-based Out of This World space suit Out of This World shuttle experience Photos by The Gardens Mall

BallenIsles Charities Foundation

Top Sponsors Support Local Communities

BallenIsles Charities Foundation (BICF) was founded Golden sponsors contribute funds in the amount BallenIsles Charities Foundation is truly “making a
10 years ago to provide support to local nonprofit of $3,000. Past golden sponsors include: Illustrated difference” within the communities outside our gates!
organizations that offer programs to meet civic, health Properties, Laura Cole and Tana Gaskill: The Weisberg The BallenIsles Charities Foundation is a 501(c)
and human services, environmental and educational needs. Group, Rhonda and Lee Weisberg, Jillian Benson: The (3) nonprofit organization with a mission of “making a
BICF awards grant funding to these nonprofits, primarily Leibowitz Realty Group, Andrew and Michael Leibowitz, difference” in the local community.
for projects and programs to make the most direct possible Joanne Feldman and Linda Doser, Marsha Grass, and ADT Learn more about us by visiting www.
for our neighboring communities. Security Services. BallenIsleCharitiesFoundation.org.
This past year, BICF awarded $800,000 in grants The foundation has flourished because of the If you would like to become more involved either as
to 46 organizations, and over $4.6 million to over 86 overwhelming support of our residents, for which we a volunteer, donor, or sponsor, please contact: Info@
organizations since our inception. This support would are incredibly grateful. That, combined with the kind ballenislescharitiesfoundation.com.
not be possible without the generous contributions of our generosity of our corporate, diamond and golden sponsors,
corporate sponsors. We are happy to announce a newly
created level of corporate giving, our emerald sponsorship
level, to acknowledge those corporations that donate
$10,000 or more, annually.
It is with deep gratitude that BICF thanks its diamond
and golden sponsors, whose generosity trickles through the
foundation to benefit our vetted grant-recipient organizations
and programs. Diamond sponsors contribute funds in the
amount of $5,000. Past diamond sponsors include: First
Republic Bank Private Wealth Management, Mercedes-
Benz of North Palm Beach, Troon, Hendrick Brothers
Construction, and Allied Universal Security Services.
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