{"id":241133,"date":"2026-04-22T00:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241133\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:33:08","slug":"annual-fundraiser-benefits-kids-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241133\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual fundraiser benefits kids, families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0April 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2L4XAP7IVJAEVOMBXPCBYLOF64.jpg\"  width=\"725\" height=\"407\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  \u2014 Flip flops are a must-have staple in South Florida. They\u2019re also a cool and unique fundraising tool. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">On Apr. 25, Galleria Fort Lauderdale will host the 21st annual \u201cFlip Flops on the Boardwalk,\u201d presented by The Daly Family. The fundraiser will be held at Lauderdale Yacht Club in Fort Lauderdale and benefits the Jack &amp; Jill Center. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cOur goal is to help ensure brighter futures for the children and families served by Jack &amp; Jill Center,\u201d said Event Co-Chairs Lauren Atlass, Rebecca Baughman, Kristi Quarles and Jennifer Swercheck. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Voted the Best Nonprofit Fundraiser by Fort Lauderdale Magazine for three years, it\u2019s Jack &amp; Jill\u2019s signature, largest and most popular event. It will feature vintage boardwalk-inspired d\u00e9cor, interactive carnival style experiences, and live music by Les Greene &amp; The Swayzees. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It will offer panoramic Intracoastal views and specialty food stations, along with live and silent auctions. The money raised will provide innovative education and support programming for every child to reach their full potential. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Since 1942, Jack &amp; Jill Center has served more than 30,000 children and families in South Florida. It\u2019s located at 1315 West Broward Blvd in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Flip Flops on The Boardwalk will run from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/my.onecause.com\/event\/organizations\/0da1ab8f-0a04-4aea-a3b5-e9c6371269bc\/events\/vevt:784d8f6d-83c5-470a-ab51-c90e241223da\/home\/story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/my.onecause.com\/event\/organizations\/0da1ab8f-0a04-4aea-a3b5-e9c6371269bc\/events\/vevt:784d8f6d-83c5-470a-ab51-c90e241223da\/home\/story\">FlipFlopsonthedocks.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Mayte Padron\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/ff163d72-f807-4d1c-9f44-.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Mayte Padron<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Mayte Padron Cordones is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the director of WPLG\u2019s Community Relations Department, overseeing the station\u2019s outreach initiatives to benefit and strengthen the South Florida community. She joined the station in 2001. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0April 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2014 Flip flops are a must-have staple in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-241133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}