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Charities, nonprofits pull events from Mar-a-Lago amid Charlottesville controversy - ABC News

posted onAugust 24, 2017
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Article snippet: A number of high-profile charitable organizations have canceled planned fundraising events and galas at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, amid growing backlash to the president's response to the deadly violence that broke out in Charlottesville. In total, 19 organizations have confirmed to ABC News their plans to cancel or move events scheduled at Mar-a-Lago this coming year. A 20th organization -- the Achilles Freedom Team -- said Sunday night that it is looking into changing the “status” of its upcoming November event which is scheduled to be held at the Florida club. "We certainly don't want a fundraiser, hosted by a supporter, to cloud any of our work or keep us from helping our members achieve their goals," the organization said in an email to ABC News. The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach announced on Saturday that it was pulling an event at Mar-a-Lago. "The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting and celebrating the unique architectural and cultural heritage of Palm Beach. Given the current environment surrounding Mar-a-Lago, we have made the decision to move our annual dinner dance," read a message on its Facebook page. On Friday, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the American the Salvation Army all confirmed to ABC News that they are no longer going to be holding their fundraising events at Mar-a-Lago this upcoming year. “The Salvation Army relies heavily on fundraising events l... Link to the full article to read more

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