Florida hospitals foundation cancels luncheon at Mar-a-Lago, becoming 18th charity to withdraw

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

A Florida hospital's foundation said Thursday that it had canceled plans to hold a fundraiser luncheon at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club this November, becoming the 18th charity to cut ties with the club after Trump's comments on the violent protests in Charlottesville.

The Bethesda Hospital Foundation will move its Nov. 9 “Women of Grace” event from Mar-a-Lago to the Boca Raton Resort and Club, located about 28 miles south down the Florida coast, said spokeswoman Paula Henderson. “We did change the venue. It just took a long time because we had a lot of people to meet with,” Henderson said in a brief phone interview.

When asked why the foundation moved its event from Mar-a-Lago, Henderson deferred that question to another foundation spokesman, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Bethesda Hospital Foundation, which supports a medical center in Boynton Beach, Fla., had previously held its luncheon at Mar-a-Lago for four years running. The luncheon was one of the largest at Mar-a-Lago, with about 500 people in attendance.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/24/florida-hospital-foundation-cancels-luncheon-at-mar-a-lago-becoming-18th-charity-to-withdraw-from-trumps-club/

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Trump desperately wants to be associated with upper class society, and they're making it clear that they don't want to be associated with him.

[matt819]

1. Okay, who's left?

So what groups still plan to use War-a-lago for their 1% events?

[obamanut2012]

2. The cops, but they will not cancel

Kravis, which needs to, and they would be a huge one to cancel.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Charity events planned at @realdonaldtrump's Mar-a-Lago, per season.

Charity events planned at @realdonaldtrump's Mar-a-Lago, per season.

Link to tweet

[BigmanPigman]

4. Probably reading about the health code violations at Mar...

helped to confirm their decision to leave. Cooties, YUK!

[lark]

5. Hopefully he'll lose tons and tons of $.

That's one of the few things that would make him quit the presidency. Of course, his property in DC is doing gangbuster business as countries schedule events there to suck up to his awfulness.

[TNNurse]

6. Maybe we need a list of organizations

that are still holding events there. Posted daily somewhere with contact info would be best.

[Phentex]

7. Was thinking the same thing

It would be nice to put pressure on others to do the same.