WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Hundreds turned out for the 26th annual Old Bags Luncheon at the Breakers hotel on Palm Beach.
But when you hear old bags, it’s not what you think.
Generous ladies donate their designer handbags with one mission: to strengthen individuals and families through behavior health.
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Funds raised go to the Center for Family Services, which provides mental health services to those individuals and families in Palm Beach County who would otherwise be unable to afford the help they desperately need.
CBS12 News anchor Liz Quirantes once again served as emcee for Wednesday’s event and was able to sit down with guest speaker Alana Stewart, a former model and actress, who spoke about her unstable upbringing and subsequent struggles in life, despite her rags-to-riches story.
“Happiness is an inside job, isn’t it? There’s no one, or no thing, or house or car or person that’s going to make us happy. We have to find that ourselves on our own,” she said.
In 62 years, The Center for Family Services has served more than 37-thousand people with more than 500-thousand hours of therapy.
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