Lorin
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
I'm a part of the MOP Palmetto Bay group. It's a mom group of like-minded women that are similar in age. They subdivide us into smaller groups and each group has a mentor. We get together biweekly and for monthly events. They're all over all over Miami, but I'm a part of the Palmetto Bay group.
Jay
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
Temple Beth Am is our community. We are active there.
Seth
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
The Mark center for Jewish excellence. Also, JAFCO is a great organization. They are an organization that takes kids from like state run locations and places them in individual foster homes. Their training and credentialing is just top notch and they're committed to providing a loving environment for kids. We're looking to expand our family and wanted some options, so that's how we got to know them.
Saul
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
Coming up, the Learning Experience, which is a school dedicated to children with special needs like severe autism or intellectual difficulties, is having a fashion show to raise awareness and money. Students from the school get a chance to walk the runaway and they love it. I think is a really nice event.
Thaddeus
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
The Mango Festival at Fairchild. It's a great one because, being in the middle of July, most of the tourists are not here. It's a rare glimpse into the mid-summer community that remains here in Miami and interested in tropical fruits. They do a beautiful job at promoting, showcasing, and educating people about mangoes and other tropical fruits as well. The farm down in Redland is open to the public. Go down there and learn about what they're doing in connection with the garden on Old Cutler road.
Lawrence
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
Not a philanthropic group, but through the State of Florida, we'll donate dental services. They'll send us a couple of cases and we help out. And, there's some dentists in town that actually refer patients that don't have any means, and if we don't help, they'll just end up back in the hospital. So we'll treat them in the office and get it done.
ANDREA
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
My sister has autistic kids and she is trying to build a community called Casa Familia. They're building a community for adults with intellectual disabilities. Often parents with autistic kids are worried because the parents aren't going to be there forever. They're going to eventually die from old age. They have the land already off of 107th and Kendall. Now they need to raise money to hire people and have all the funding before they can break ground. Right now, there's nothing in South Florida like that. There's one in Lakeland and one in Jacksonville and that's it. And then of course, I like Tropical Audubon Society.
Juan And Terri
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
We like visiting and supporting our theaters, art shows, museums, and historical sites. We promote and enjoy the diversity here (Miami) in the Arts.
Georgette
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
It's not necessarily a local charity, but it's important for me for several reasons. World Central Kitchen, founded by Jose Andres, provides food for people in the midst of natural disasters. With coronavirus they're providing food everywhere including here in Miami. They were crucial when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. The people in Puerto Rico were so grateful for him for being there.
Natalie
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
Buddy System MIA and their Community Fridge Initiative. One of my best friends started it during the pandemic as a system to get food and groceries to people that are high risk. She brought fridges to different neighborhoods where people fill them, take what they need. It's self sufficient. I think there's over 10 already, and artists will go and paint the fridges. So they're beautiful too.