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Southern expoSure Spotlight SunFest Announces 2017 Lineup SunFest, Florida’s largest music, art and waterfront Executive Director Paul Jamieson. festival announces the lineup for the 35th annual event. The “We have put together a schedule with national headliners include: Blink-182, Weezer, Macklemore all types of music from rock, pop and & Ryan Lewis, Widespread Panic, Marshmello, , to hip-hop and EDM. People Dirty Heads, Ziggy Marley, Tori Kelly, Flo Rida, Steve love music festivals because it’s about Winwood, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Breaking the live experience, something you can’t Benjamin, 3 Doors Down, X Ambassadors, Fetty Wap feat. get anywhere else. With its location and Monty, Rachel Platten, Jon Bellion, Tinashe, Kaleo, St. Paul experiences, SunFest is one of the most & The Broken Bones, The Strumbellas, The Naked and unique settings to enjoy acts you love and Famous, Loverboy, Stick Figure, Christopher Cross, Marc discover new ones.” E. Bassy, Wavves, Night Ranger, Declan McKenna, Filter, Also scheduled to perform at SunFest Thirdstory, Ambrosia, Taylor Bennett, Lillie Mae, Thomas are regional and local acts: Alex Di Leo, Wynn & the Believers, Leilani Wolfgramm, Magic City Chemradery, Joe Galaxy, Luxury of Hippies, Tayla Parx, and Ocean Park Standoff. The 2017 Company, Madame Mayhem, Meresha, festival will be held May 3 to 7 along the beautiful, scenic Flagler Drive in Downtown West Palm Beach. Southern Exposure Spotlight “Music lovers will enjoy this year’s lineup,” said SunFest on page 2

Charity golf event fundraiSing event 2017 Honda Classic BallenIsles Charities At PGA Resort Foundation Sets Report and Photos by Penny Sheltz New Fundraising Record The Honda Classic brings the world’s best PGA Tour players to PGA National Resort & Spa in Awarding Half-A-Million Dollars Palm Beach County, providing To Local Charities a week of entertainment for the entire community. By Mark Hopkinson Feb. 20 to 26, brought 144 players competing for a BallenIsles Charities $6.4 million dollar purse. The Foundation (BICF), the Winner’s Share is $1,152,000 Palm Beach Gardens with defending Champion Adam 501(c)(3) nonprofit Scott (70-65-66-70 - 271). organization with a PGA National Champion Course is a Par 70; 7,110-yard course with over 1,600 volunteers mission of “Making assisting at the Honda Classic. This is a premier professional sporting event, but the ultimate a Difference” in the goal is to positively impact youth in need. The net proceeds from the event beneft South Florida c o m m u n i t y , h a s awarded $500,000 in Charity Golf Event on page 3 financial grants to 42 local nonprofits and civic organizations. The donations surpass its previous fundraising efforts and bring the BallenIsles Charities Foundation President Mark Freeman foundation’s total presents a BICF fnancial grant to the National Council of charitable contributions Jewish Women Palm Beach Section President Joanne Sinisky. At left is Judy Traub, vice president, Community Services Fundraisimg Event NCJW Palm Beach Section and at right, Janet Fabricant, on page 4 director NCJW Palm Beach Section. Page 4, Southern Exposure fundraiSing event from page 1 receiving grants for t h a n k o u r repeat years from h u n d r e d s since its inaugural fundraiser the foundation. o f r e s i d e n t s to more than $1.7 million. D e s i g n a t e d contributing at The foundation’s benefciaries of the the Diamond, “Making a Difference” BICF grant awards P l a t i n u m , financial grants were included Adopt-A- G o l d e n a n d awarded at its annual Family of the Palm Silver levels as ceremony on Feb. 28 at Beaches, where the well as our event BallenIsles Country Club. foundation’s grant participants and “Each of the deserving will provide school other donors,” o r g a n i z a t i o n s w h i c h clothes, supplies BICF Director and Grants Committee BICF’s President Paws 4 Liberty Executive Director were carefully vetted and a n d p e r s o n a l Chair Bob Anton with In Jacob’s Shoes Mark Freeman Heidi Spirazza, BICF Director Bernard then selected to receive a hygiene items for Operations Director Maddy Chusid. said. Strauss and Marine veteran Joe Rainey financial grant, undertakes homeless children “ W h e t h e r with service dogs Tanker and Ezra. The e x t r a o r d i n a r y l o c a l that are cared for by the Homeless Resource Center. The BICF you give your BICF grant to Paws 4 Liberty will fund community programs. The fnancial grant to Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, m o n e y, y o u r service dog training at Paws 4 Liberty record funds raised are a provides funding for The Weitz Construction Academy at time or both, for veterans and their dogs. credit to the generosity Jennifer Gottlieb and her Seminole Ridge High School to build a Habitat home. what you do is of BallenIsles members 7-year-old son Cole in an At Paws 4 Liberty, the BICF fnancial grant will fund critical to us achieving the foundation’s mission of ‘Making and residents, the tireless adaptive stroller with BICF Service Dog Training for Veterans and the dogs that assist them a Difference,’” he concluded. contributions of all our President Mark Freeman. in their daily lives. Allamanda Elementary School, in Palm Nestled in the heart of Palm Beach Gardens, BallenIsles volunteers and the terrific The BICF fnancial grant will Beach Gardens, will be able to purchase popular and favorite is highly regarded as a unique, private residential community local businesses and corporate provide Clinics Can Help author series and series books to third-, fourth- and ffth-grade with a distinguished history. Home to some of the world’s sponsors that support the with new pediatric adaptive classrooms. top professional athletes and business leaders, it boasts three foundation’s mission of wheelchairs to children with In addition, the championship courses with 54 holes of golf, 22 world-class “Making a Difference” special needs. financial grants tennis courts and a state-of-the-art Sports Complex. in our local community,” awarded will help The complete list of the 2017 Designated Benefciaries BallenIsles Charities f u n d t h e C i t y of BallenIsles Charities Foundation are: Foundation President Mark of Palm Beach Adopt-A-Family of The Palm Beaches Inc. Freeman said. Gardens Police Allamanda Elementary School The foundation, which is D e p a r t m e n t ’ s Alzheimer’s Community Care staffed entirely by volunteers, p u r c h a s e o f Back To Basics is directed by a seven- emergency rescue Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Inc. person Board of Directors, equipment such as Busch Wildlife Sanctuary including two Board breaching tools and Caridad Center Inc. members of the BallenIsles harnesses. Palm Carson Scholars Fund Country Club, two Board Beach Gardens Center For Child Counseling members of the BallenIsles City Hall’s hosting Zachery Zweig (center), brother of Childnet Community Association, of the BallenIsles Jacob S. Zweig, in whose loving memory Children’s Home Society of Florida and three individuals holding Performance Series the In Jacob’s Shoes Foundation was Clinics Can Help leadership roles in the at Veterans Hall formed, loads a truck with shoes for Feed The Hungry foundation. was also funded children in need. The BICF fnancial First Tee of The Palm Beaches “This could not have by a BICF fnancial grant will help the In Jacob’s Shoes Grandma’s Place been accomplished without BallenIsles Charities grant. Foundation provide new or refurbished the dedication of our Foundation Vice President “We particularly shoes to children in need. Fundraising Event on page 6 hardworking volunteers and and Events Chair Mary the management and staff of Ann Champlin with military BallenIsles Country Club and service dog Tanker and Paws the Community Association,” 4 Liberty Executive Director OW OP I PA BA ARDS Freeman added. Heidi Spirazza. Paws 4 BICF renders financial Liberty is one of few nonproft and in-kind support to area organizations in Florida using organizations providing animal-assisted therapy to help civic, educational programs, veterans achieve functional health and human services independence and a better a n d s u p p o r t f o r t h e quality of life. The BICF grant environment. Several of this to Paws 4 Liberty will fund year’s beneficiaries were service dog training.

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