The Country Club at Mirasol’s Foundation Donates More Than $200,000 To Local Charities

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida — The Mirasol Foundation didn’t just honor two dozen nonprofit and civic organizations for contributions to their local communities, it helped them where they needed it most. Twenty-four Palm Beach County nonprofit organizations received financial grants totaling more than $200,000 from the foundation during a recent awards ceremony at the Mirasol clubhouse.

“This is the best day of the year for me, because we get to literally make everything we work for all year come true,” Mirasol Foundation President Kathy Savarese said. “To know that we’re supporting the homeless, that we’re supporting veterans, we’re supporting the assistance dogs, we’re supporting teens and mothers, is great … It means the world to me.”

In the Fall of 2014, Savarese started a Community Service Club inside Mirasol that became part of The Mirasol Foundation when it was established in 2016 by the Mirasol Community Association Board. In that first year, 2016, The Mirasol Foundation awarded $120,000 in financial grants to 19 nonprofit agencies.

“We started with events inside the gates, then we started moving to events outside the gates,” Savarese said. “Habitat for Humanity. The Food Bank. We went to Riviera Beach to deliver clothes.

“When we first started, we had about a 20 percent involvement rate (within Mirasol.) Now it’s more than 70 percent. People want to be involved and they have great ideas.”

Savarese said the foundation’s gifts and grants committee evaluated more than 60 grant applications this year before choosing the 24 recipients.

“It’s hard,” she said. “We have very strict criteria on our website on what our vision is and what we’re trying to accomplish.”

For more information about the Mirasol Foundation visit www.mirasolfoundation.org.

Below is a list of charities who received grants in 2019:

Adopt-A-Family Of The Palm Beaches, Inc.
Aid To Victims Of Domestic Abuse
Big Brothers, Big Sisters Of Palm Beach & Martin Counties, Inc.
Cancer Alliance Of Help And Hope
Caridad Center, Inc.
Center For Child Counseling, Inc.
Clinics Can Help
El Sol, Jupiter’s Resource Community Center
Faith*Hope*Love*Charity, Inc.
Genesis Assistance Dogs
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition Of Pbc
Homesafe (The Children’s Place At Home Safe)
Jack The Bike Man, Inc.
Meals On Wheels
My Clinic, Inc.
Palm Beach County Food Bank
Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition
Palm Beach Gardens Police Fire And Rescue Foundation
Speak Up For Kids Of Palm Beach County
Take Stock In Children (College For Kids)
Teamwork USA Education Corporation
The Alliance For Eating Disorders Awareness
The Homeless Coalition Of Palm Beach County
Vita Nova, Inc.

About Mirasol

Mirasol is a gated community of 1,170 homes located north of PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens. The Country Club at Mirasol is a member-owned, private country club community whose purpose is to create uniquely satisfying golf, tennis, recreational, and social experiences for residents, their families, and guests in a welcoming atmosphere with outstanding personalized service and fiscally responsible management. Mirasol has been awarded Platinum Club of America and Distinguished Emerald Club of the World status, is a designated Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, and hosted the PGA’s Honda Classic from 2003-2006. For more information, visit https://www.mirasolcc.com.

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