A number of high profile charitable organizations have withdrawn fundraising events and galas from President Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida amid growing backlash to the president’s response to the deadly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 last weekend.
Today, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the American Red Cross and 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 like The Holiday Snow Ball in Palm Beach to further our mission of helping those in need through a range of social services including food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, clothing and shelter for the homeless, and opportunities for the underprivileged,” the Salvation Army wrote in a statement, “Because the conversation has shifted away from the purpose of this event, we will not host it at Mar-a-Lago.”
Yesterday, the American Cancer Society — which has held events at Mar-a-Lago since 2009 — along with the Cleveland Clinic, both announced they were pulling fundraising events scheduled at the club for next year.
“Our values and commitment to diversity are critical as we work to address the impact of cancer in every community. It has become increasingly clear that the challenge to those values is outweighing other business considerations,” the American Cancer Society wrote in a statement.
These organizations join a growing list of groups that are changing the venues for their fundraising events, many saying they want to avoid being politicized.
The Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Leaders in Furthering Education (LIFE), have also said they are changing venues for events previously scheduled at Mar-a-Lago…
Source: Charities, non-profits pull events from Mar-a-Lago amid Charlottesville controversy – ABC News
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