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February 2025
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’Tis The Season Of Giving: The Gardens Mall Raises Nearly

$14K For Local Charities During 2024 Holiday Season

During the 2024 holiday season, The Gardens
Mall played the role of a “not-so-secret” Santa,
spreading festive cheer for a cause! Through a
series of heartwarming charitable events, the
mall raised nearly $14,000 to support local
organizations across Palm Beach County.
“Throughout the holiday season, The
Gardens Mall has remained a place where the
community connects,” said Whitney Pettis
Jester, director of Marketing and Merchant
Relations at The Gardens Mall. “We are grateful
for the unwavering support from our stores and
shoppers whose dedication to local charities
brings a special kind of magic to this season of
giving.”
The mall’s Kids’ Corner Holiday Shop
gave children the chance to select meaningful
gifts for the special people in their lives. The
festive, kids-only store allowed young shoppers
to choose presents for friends and family,
with all proceeds supporting The Arc of Palm
Beach County. The endeavor raised $6,783 to Angels on Salvation Army’s Giving Tree at Salvation Army Giving Tree at The Gardens The Gardens Mall Kids’ Holiday Shop
help children and adults with developmental The Gardens Mall Mall
disabilities.
The Salvation Army Angel Tree was adorned On Dec. 9, The Gardens Mall hosted a Shop and Share their sales, while shoppers enjoyed performances by Maltz
with 568 angels, as shoppers helped fulfill the holiday event throughout the mall, donating 5 percent of the day’s Jupiter Theater’s young performers.
wishes of underprivileged children. The Salvation Army sales logged at the information desk to Maltz Jupiter The Gardens Mall gleamed with the spirit of giving for
received $5,010 in donations, and more than 1,428 toys Theater. The single day of shopping raised more than a joyful holiday season!
to distribute to kids in Palm Beach County. $2,071 for the theater. Retailers contributed a portion of Photos courtesy of The Gardens Mall.

The Kids’ Holiday Shop at The Gardens Mall The Gardens Mall holiday decorations

Reminder From

Palm Beach Gardens

Police Department

Adopt These Habits To
Prevent Vehicle Burglaries

• Please lock your vehicle doors every time
– even for a quick stop or at home.

• Never leave items of any kind inside your
vehicle. Hiding items doesn’t work!
• At a minimum, if you must leave items,
place them in your trunk.
• Cell phone/iPod power cords, GPS
holders and other key sets act as neon signs.
• Park in well-lit areas, stay alert and call
in any suspicious activities to the police
department nonemergency number: 799-4445.