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GUEST GUIDANCE - KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! 

We are thrilled to be hosting you at Place of Hope's 2026 LEXUS Hope Bash Gala - a Moment in Time 25 Year Jubilee at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, February 27, 2026! Below you will find important information with regards to parking and arrival at Mar-a-Lago.

Parking:

Drive to Palm Beach Airport Hilton at 150 Australian Ave. West Palm Beach.
Follow the Place of Hope parking signs and look for the Place of Hope feather flags.
Park in the lot to the left of the hotel.
There will be fourteen (14) shuttles running continuously starting at 5:15PM.
We encourage you, if you can, to arrive at the parking lot a little earlier to ensure that you make it through the screening and arrive on property and participate in our welcome reception.
The reception begins at 6PM and we begin seating for the main program at 6:45PM

MAR-A-LAGO PROCEDURES: 

You will receive a QR code from Mar-a-Lago via text and email the day before the event (This is separate from what you will receive from Place of Hope.)
You will be required to show the QR code and your driver's license to security at the screening point.
Please note secret-service security notice below.

PLACE OF HOPE PROCEDURES:

You will receive at TEXT and EMAIL from Place of Hope in advance (2/27/26) to check-in for the event. (This is critical to expedite your check-in process.)
Follow the prompts to check in. When complete, you will receive a green check.
If you have the green check, show it to our staff and you can skip the check-in line!!
If you do not receive the green check, you will need to check in at an iPad with one of our Place of Hope staff.

SECRET SERVICE PROCEDURES:

You will need to be screened by Secret Service at Mar-a-Lago.
This is like airport screening. Your bags will be screened and you will walk through a metal detector, and possibly be scanned with a wand by security.