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JTA - Nine charities have cancelled planned gala events at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, including the American Friends of Magen David Adom.

AFMDA, the U.S. fundraising arm of the Israeli Red Cross organization, announced the cancellation of its benefit gala in a statement provided to Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold on Thursday.

“After considerable deliberation, AFMDA – an apolitical and humanitarian aid organization – will not hold its 2018 Palm Beach Celebration of Life Gala at Mar-a-Lago,” the statement said.

NEW: Another charity, @AFMDA (Israeli Red Cross) pulls out of gala at @realDonaldTrump's Mar-a-Lago Club. Third to cancel today. pic.twitter.com/HkduUFhjrm

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 17, 2017

Some of the groups that cancelled their events cited Trump’s response to Charlottesville as the reason for cancelling. In other cases, groups said the venue was detracting from the message of their events.

The club makes between $100,000 and $275,000 for such events, Fahrenthold reported for the Washington Post.

There had been 16 galas or dinner events scheduled for the winter season at the resort before the cancellations. At least three other groups cancelled charity luncheons in the last week as well, according to the Washington Post.

Trump has frequently made weekend visits to the resort since becoming president.