As local non-profits continue to struggle during the coronavirus pandemic, two Palm Beach County foundations are stepping up to help.
TO STRUGGLE DURING THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.
WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVES SABIRAH RAYFORDSHOWS YOU HOW TWO PALM BEACHCOUNTY FOUNDATIONS ARESTEPPING IN TO GIVE SOMERELIEF.<< FOR MANY NON-PROFITSFUNDRAISING EVENTS LIKE THISARE THEIR MAIN SOURCE OFINCOME.
BUT THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19 CAUSED COUNTLESSCANCELLATIONS AND THATSOME CHARITIES FIGHTING THEIRWAY OUT OF THE DARK.
PKG: NAT:(APPLES, GRAPEFRUIT, BREAD)DAN SHORTER SAYS ITHANDS ON DECK.“WETHOUSAND OF NEW FAMILIESWHOFOOD AND THEY NEED IT NOW”HEHUNGRY PANTR” A NON-PROFITBASED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.“IN NORMAL TIMES WE FEEDAROUND 3,000 FAMILIES AMONTH” SHORTER SAYS A LARGEPORTION OF THEIR DONATIONSCOME FROM GROCERY STORES.
HESAYS SINCE THE COVID-19PANDEMIC THEYPERCENT DECREASE IN DONATIONSFROM STORES.“THEYOUT OF EVERYTHING SO THEYDONWE PANTRIES ARE HAVING TO BUYA LOT OF FOOD BECAUSE WE CANENOUGH FOOD” SHORTERIS ONE OF MANY THAT SPARKEDTHE“GREAT CHARITY CHALLENG”TO EXPAND GIVING.
IN FEBRUARY,THEIR ANNUAL EQUESTRIAN EVENTIN WELLINGTON RAISED $1MILLION DOLLARS FOR LOCALNON-PROFITS.
THE EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR SAID THEY WANTED TOTAKE IT A STEP FURTHERCREATING AN EMERGENCY GIVINGGUIDE BOOK.“WE STARTEDGETTING REQUESTS FROM OURDONORS SAYING HEY WHERE AREYOU SEEING THESE IMMEDIATENEEDS.
THE GUIDE FEATURES 83NON PROFITS.
THEREIN IT FOR US BUT WE FELT LIKEIF WE COULD MAKE A SMALLDIFFERENCE THEN WE DEFINITELYSHOULD TRY” THE QUANTUMFOUNDATION IS ALSO PITCHING INA BIG WAY.
IN MARCH THE BOARDAPPROVED $250,000 DOLLARS INEMERGENCY GRANTS TO GO TOWARDSAREA NON- PROFITS.“WEALREADY AWARDED AND DEPLOYEDABOUT $220,000 OF THOSEDOLLARS OUT TO NON-PROFITS WHOARE PRIMARILY ON THE FRONTLINES, HEALTHCARE, OUR BASICNEEDS SERVICES”“THERELOT OF NEED OUT THERE.HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS HAVECOME IN AND WE STILL HAVE ALIST THAT ARE HOLDING RIGHTNOW” TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUTTHESE EFFORTS TO HELP YOU CANVISIT OUR WEBSITE WPTV DOTCOM.
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