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Ibis Charities Foundation

Donates Van To Trustbridge Hospice

Ibis Charities Foundation is pleased to announce it hospice was taking care of 1,807
donated a large new van to Trustbridge Hospice. The patients and their families. That
van, which includes a wrap acknowledging Ibis Charities, number will reach 12,000 by the
will mostly be used to pick up donations for thrift shops end of 2024.
where all the proceeds go to Trustbridge Hospice. “Ibis Charities has been
“Trustbridge Hospice Foundation was selected for generous to us in the past,” Johnson
support to enable it to provide additional services it said. “It speaks to the residents at
delivers as an important end-of-life care provider,” Ibis of their willingness to help
said Aimee Lucas, director of communications for Ibis others, not only at Ibis but in other
Charities Foundation. “We are excited about how this communities.”
grant will amplify Trustbridge Hospice’s ability to run Ibis Charities Foundation was
its thrift shops that are critical to its overall operations. established in 2012 as the fundraising
“Our members who so generously support Ibis arm of The Club at Ibis. The 501(c)
Charities made it possible to award grants to more than 35 (3) charity has committed nearly $3
charities in the past year. Because of their support, there million to numerous Palm Beach
are still sufficient funds to make a significant difference County organizations. Thanks to
in the services that could be provided with an extra level the overwhelming generosity of The
of support through an impact grant.” Club at Ibis members and its corporate
Trustbridge Hospice is a community nonprofit that has sponsors, Ibis Charities has helped Rick Carpenter, Aimee Lucas and John Harris from Ibis Charities Foundation present
provided 24-hour support for more than 200,000 families tens of thousands of individuals the van to Deborah Johnson, CEO of Trustbridge Hospice Foundation and Cathy
in Palm Beach County and throughout South Florida within the local community. Rich (driving the van).
facing serious illness since 1978. Trustbridge took over The Ibis Charities Foundation
the operations of Hospice of Palm Beach County, Hospice also has awarded impact grants to Building Homes for contributions in time and dollars from The Club at Ibis
of Broward County and Hospice by the Sea. Heroes to adapt homes and build mortgage-free homes members who help us carry out our mission and improve
“This van is much more than an instrument of for severely injured veterans, to Sweet Dream Makers the lives of our needy neighbors.
transportation,” said Deborah Johnson, Trustbridge’s to provide beds and dressers to children who had none, “Through our rigorous grant award process, our
president and CEO. “In so many ways it’s going to and to Meals On Wheels of the Palm Beaches to deliver planning and execution of programs and events, and our
fuel our ability to drive this mission of delivering special dinners over the holiday week to homebound outreach to the Ibis community, we are committed to
compassionate care to everyone in the community. We seniors. helping those in Palm Beach County less fortunate than
provide the highest level of end-of-life care to patients “The foundation’s Board, its various committees, and ourselves. The Club at Ibis is truly a community with a
and their families at no cost to the individuals. The van volunteers all take our mission of ‘caring and sharing’ heart that proves time and time again that great things
will be very visible in the community.” to heart and work diligently to achieve our goals,” said happen when we do them together.”
On the day Trustbridge took possession of the van in Rick Carpenter, president of the Board of Ibis Charities
front of The Club at Ibis Clubhouse, Johnson said the Foundation. “But it only happens thanks to the generous Good Works on page 20

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