Found 128 blog entries tagged as Charity.

The waterfront at Downtown Palm Beach Gardens is set to bring lots of giggles and smiles to children and their families. The treasured children’s carousel made its return to the area on January 20. The beloved ride was disassembled in August 2020 and has been beautifully refurbished with a fresh look. Additionally, the merry-go-round has been reassembled at its new lakeside location on the east side of the plaza near Cheesecake Factory.

Downtown Palm Beach Gardens has formed a new partnership with local nonprofit, Mia’s Miracles Foundation. PGA Professional Golfer Camilo Villegas and wife Maria Ochoa founded Mia’s Miracles Foundation after losing their daughter Mia to brain and spinal cancer when she was 22 months old. Mia’s Miracles Foundation…

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The Lights 4 Hope charity features a holiday-themed drive-thru lights experience at Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forst Hill Boulevard, West Palm Beach. Running now through Jan. 2, the show includes more than a mile of animated and musical light displays. All proceeds benefit families and children in need in Palm Beach County.

Lights 4 Hope, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization created to help bring happiness and hope to families in need. Our mission is to spread joy and to help local families whose child is suffering from a terminal illness or from a life-changing physical change.

The Lights 4 Hope Christmas lights display show dates are Friday through Sunday, with the final show on Jan. 2. The lights will be closed on Christmas Eve and New Year's…

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Every year, on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, people in Southeast Florida, the United States, as well as internationally, take the time to kick off the holiday season by giving back to their community. Whether it is donating money to a charitable cause or volunteering, Giving Tuesday is a day set to benefit the community.

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the ability of individuals and organizations to change their communities and the world. So, what is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a remarkably simple idea. The idea was of a day that encourages people to do good for others and their community.

Giving Tuesday is now an independent nonprofit and a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions…

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For every Blizzard Treat sold TODAY, on Miracle Treat Day, at participating DQ locations, $1 or more will be donated to your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.  Each year, the DQ system donates millions to local children's hospitals across the U.S. and Canada. All contributions are made to local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to directly help kids in your community.

All participating DQ's, in Palm Beach County and across the nation, are hoping to help kids and their families through the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.  The hope is to help them ensure the children in our community can lead healthy, fulfilling lives. Through these donations they can provide treatments for patients desperately in need, so that they can fulfill…

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A Jupiter based nonprofit dedicated to supporting and improving the lives of people with cystic fibrosis Piper’s Angels Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis will host its signature event, The Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis, on Sunday, June 27, 2021.  The foundation hopes to bring awareness, knowledge, understanding and funds for research. 

This will be the fifth annual fundraiser with over 150 paddlers expected to paddle 80 miles from Bimini, Bahamas to Lake Worth Beach.  Among this year’s 150 participants is Scott Johnson, the Crossing’s first first-ever double lung transplant paddler. Johnson’s team is aptly named “Double or Nothing”.  Johnson will paddle in honor of his 20-year lung transplant anniversary. Raising amazing hope for so many! 

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Let us not forget the children of fallen soldiers in Palm Beach County and nationwide.  Never forget the sacrifices made, those whose lives were lost in the name of Freedom, and the hearts that bleed today and every day.  The image here is at Arlington National Cemetary, photograph courstesy of Mike Lynaugh. United States Army Chaplain (LTC) Harry A. Rauch III hands a folded American flag to the granddaughter of Major Timothy D. Fulton during a memorial service for Major Fulton at Arlington National Cemetery.  

The Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund is a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization founded in October 2003 to help military children and of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. It was founded to help support surviving U.S. Military…

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The City of Boynton Beach and the non-profit organization Azul for Better Living are holding a clothing drive through May 24, 2021.  Boynton Beach is accepting clothing donations to help support local adults with disabilities. If you have unused items, please drop off cleaned and bagged clothing to Boynton Beach City Hall.  City hall is located at 100 East Ocean Avenue and will be accepting donations Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.   

Please help make a difference by supporting the economic development for local adults with disabilities.  The City of Boynton Beach Americans with Disabilities Director, Debbie Majors stated, “We are proud to support Azul for the Better Living and the special needs community. These creative designers can take the…

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The 4th Annual Charity Polo Fundraiser Match at the Grand Champions Polo Field, 13444 Southfields Road, Wellington to benefit a " Community Outreach Center " by Stand Together for Haiti Foundation on May 15th, 2021.  There will be an exciting polo match between the “Team Stand Together for Haiti” team against “Team Grand Champions Polo”.  When guests arrive, they will be greeted with authentic Haitian delicacies to tantalize their palate. Guests will have the options to Tailgate or self-park to enjoy the polo match.

Stand Together for Haiti Foundation’s mission is “dedicated to raising awareness and the urgent funding needed to help the impoverished children and people of Haiti.”  They are the catalyst for a movement, where the sole purpose is the…

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Palm Beach Outlets in Palm Beach County will provide food area locals who are in need in partnership with Feeding South Florida. Feeding South Florida is a local 501c3 nonprofit. The Palm Beach County chapter is just part of the second largest food bank in the United States. Additionally, it is the leading domestic hunger relief organization serving 25% of the state’s food insecure population throughout Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. Feeding South Florida provides more than 99 million meals, 119 million pounds of food each year. Food must be inspected and sorted before we can distribute it. Whether you are a group or an individual, we always need of volunteers to assist with the sorting process. We can accommodate small and…

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Rosemary Square has partnered up with The Garden Shoppe to introduce a new concept in community gardening. The gardens will offer a selection of vegetables and herbs in two garden beds to be donated to Quantum House in Palm Beach County. The garden beds will benefit the Quantum House’s mission to create a caring home that lessens the burden for families whose children are receiving treatment in Palm Beach County for a serious medical condition.

The Garden Shoppe is a pop-up concept by Palm Beach Farmyards. It is a retail garden shop that offers locally grown produce, edible plants, and weekly workshops and events.

Fueled by the vision, energy and resources of Intracoastal Health Systems, Junior League of the Palm Beaches and Quantum…

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