Story out of Palm Beach, California:
A charity golf tournament scheduled for the day before Election Day at Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach course has turned sour, with the charity, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, saying the Trump people are charging unexpected fees that will cut into proceeds.
Trump International Golf Club, near Palm Beach International Airport, is on county land. As a condition of the original lease agreement since the facility opened in 1996, the golf club must make its links available at times for charity tournaments.
“This ‘free’ event is costing us $20,000 between golf and catering fees,” Mark Casale, vice president of philanthropy for the Boys and Girls Clubs, complained Tuesday in an email to County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay and Assistant County Administrator Todd Bonlarron. “What we had hoped for as far as a ‘net’ income for this event has been cut in half (if we are lucky).” Cont.
Story from - My Palm Beach Post
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