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BallenIsles Charities Foundation

Top Sponsors Support Local Communities

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

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Friends Of Jupiter Beach Is Grateful

To Joan Ross For Nearly 20 Years Of Service!

If you have volunteered at a Friends of Jupiter Beach is available on Amazon for
(FJB) monthly cleanup in the past 15 years, then you’ve those who will miss Joan’s
had the pleasure of enjoying Joan Ross’s baked goods. A baking. Funds raised from
longtime leader and loyal supporter of Friends of Jupiter the sale of this book go to
Beach, Joan is hanging up her whisk to enjoy retirement help support the mission of
– a second time. But FJB has much more to thank Joan keeping Jupiter’s beaches
for than her baking. The dog lover joined FJB in 2002 and clean and dog friendly.
ascended to the board of directors in 2003. Joan steered “Friends of Jupiter
the organization as board president from 2004 through Beach is grateful not only
2012. She also served as ticketing chair for FJB’s Food for Joan’s baking, but also
and Wine Festival from 2010 to 2014. her leadership and guidance
Joan started baking for the beach cleanups in 2005. over the last 19 years,”
Local attorney Geoff Jones, board president from 2012 says Karen Gray, FJB’s
to 2015, still serves on the board and had this to say executive director. “She will
about Joan’s service. “I do not know anyone who worked be missed but we wish her a
harder for FJB than Joan Ross. I sometimes think my relaxing retirement with her
job with the monthly cleanups is burdensome; loading family and her pups. She’s
tables, equipment and cleanup supplies into the car and earned it.”
transporting them to and from the monthly cleanup, all of
which gets done in one morning. Joan’s preparation for
the monthly breakfasts started days and sometimes weeks
before the cleanups. She planned the menus, bought the
ingredients, did all the baking, packed it all up, refrigerated
it, transported it all, and then set up to feed typically
100 to 200 people. Then she would go back and do it all
over again, all because of her love for baking and her
commitment to FJB.”
Joan baked for every monthly cleanup until March 2020
when the pandemic put a temporary end to gatherings. Est. 1926
With an average of eleven cleanups per year over a 15-year The Heart of Hobe Sound
period, she baked for 165 beach cleanups which equates
to 25,000 breakfasts for hungry volunteers.
“Joan’s baking for the cleanups always made me feel
like I was being welcomed into her home,” said Mark WE ARE OPEN WE are YOUR
Holbert, current board member. Mark has always been Community Church
in awe of the amount of thought and care Joan used in WE ARE BACK WITH
preparing her baked goods for the volunteers every month. All Visitors Welcome
So much so that he helped her compile some of her favorite NO RESERVATIONS We Invite You to Worship with Us
recipes into a cookbook so that she would always be a part
of our community. A Taste of the Friends of Jupiter Beach FOR SEATING. Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
FULL SERVICE.....

We will offer the same degree of care and Give us a call or visit our
concern to our members and guests website for more information.
as we have been during this pandemic. (772) 546-5043
We lift up in PRAYER those of our area that www.heartofhobesound.org
were effected by the Virus

Starting June 6th
Same time 10:30 am
Service will remain on FACEBOOK LIVE

11933 SE Juno Crescent • Hobe Sound, Florida 33455