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Trump's weekly jaunts to Mar a Lago displaces special needs children's charity flights.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-pn-charity-flights-moved-20170307-story.htmlTrump’s visits push charity event to Opa-locka
By Skyler Swisher•Contact Reporter
March 7, 2017, 4:15 PM
A charity event that provides free plane rides to special needs children is being moved from Boca Raton to Opa-locka because of flight restrictions imposed when President Donald Trump visits Mar-a-Lago, organizers said.
The event planned for April 1 has been held at the Boca Raton Airport for the past five years, but organizers said they did not want to risk a last-minute cancellation if Trump decides to visit that weekend.
The event’s move to the community just north of Miami is the latest example of how the president’s frequent weekend visits to his Palm Beach estate are affecting aviation in South Florida.
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Powers said he would have preferred to have held the event in Boca Raton because most of the sponsors, volunteers and children are from Palm Beach County. Moving the event will mean many of the families will have to drive farther to participate, he said.
