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Old Bags Luncheon raises money for Center for Family Services March 12, 2021 at 1:30 PM EST - Updated March 12 at 1:30 PM
The Old Bags Luncheon, one of the most colorful events of the fundraising season, took on a new life during the pandemic.
Instead of gracing its usual location at The Breakers, the event was moved to The Colony Hotel and Worth Avenue to support local businesses.
The signature handbag auction went on. Guests were also encouraged to shop along the stretch of Worth Avenue. A portion of proceeds from dozens of the shops went back to the fundraiser. With COVID, we had to change our venue. We had to be very sensitive to everybody and what might be happening today. We didn’t know when we started planning over the summer, explained Dr. Fabiana DesRosiers, CEO for Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County.
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Riders taking part in the Great Charity Challenge at the Winter Equestrian Festival took fancy dress to the next level in Florida last week (6 February), celebrating the heroes of the pandemic.
The Great Charity Challenge (GCC) is an exciting annual showjumping event which has distributed nearly $16million over the past 12 years, with teams of three consisting of junior and amateur riders competing alongside top professionals, including Olympians, for top honours.
But what is usually the biggest night of the 12-week WEF was scaled back this year to a mix of in-person competition for riders and virtual celebration for charities and supporters, who cheered on the teams representing local non-profit organisations for a share of more than $1million in prize-money.