Florida Marlins Community Foundation showed continued support by presenting a $3,000 check to the Palm Beach County Sports Institute
JUPITER, FL – This past Saturday night at Roger Dean Stadium, the Florida Marlins Community Foundation presented the Palm Beach County Sports Institute with an annual donation of $3,000. The Palm Beach County Sports Institute promotes character development through sporting activities, lifelong physical fitness, a drug-free lifestyle and safe and fun access to healthy activities.
The Florida Marlins Community Foundation has been involved and committed to the Palm Beach County Sports Institute since 1998. "Palm Beach County is very important to the Florida Marlins thanks to their fan support not only at Spring Training but at our regular season games. Thus, it is great that we have an ongoing partnership with the Palm Beach Sports Commission and can support the good works of the Palm Beach Sports Institute with monetary and in-kind donations” states Nancy Olson, the Executive Director of the Florida Marlins’ Community Foundation who presented the $3,000 check to Palm Beach County Sports Commission and Institute’s Executive Director, Gerald Baron; Palm Beach County Sports Commission and Institute’s President, Donald Dufresne and Palm Beach County Sports Institute’s Public Relations Committee Chair, Michael Brady. Since 1998 and with this year’s pledge, the Florida Marlins’ Community Foundation has committed over $25,000 to the Palm Beach County Sports Institute.
About the Palm Beach County Sports Institute
The Palm Beach County Sports Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides local youth the opportunity to learn sportsmanship, teamwork and citizenship through sport. The Sports Institute also promotes character development through sporting activities, lifelong physical fitness, a drug-free lifestyle and safe and fun access to healthy activities. www.palmbeachsports.com
About the Florida Marlins Community Foundation
The Florida Marlins Community Foundation (FMCF) was established in January 1999. A community foundation represents the resources of a large number of donors rather than one individual or family. Revenue comes from five sources: player contributions, corporate sponsors, grants, programs and events. The money raised is used to support "Cornerstones for Kids" - building a brighter future through education, the arts and baseball. Since its inception, the FMCF has given back over $5.0 million dollars to the community! The purpose of this not-for-profit charitable organization is to promote educational, athletic, health, social and community service programs with a particular focus on South Florida's youth. www.floridamarlins.com
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