Liana
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
We recently joined Temple Judea in November and are so happy in this community. They have welcomed us. We are a mixed family, and we're raising our daughter Jewish. My husband is Jewish, and I am learning about Judaism for the first time in my life. I think we have found what we were looking for, an exposure of spirituality and a sense of community for us as a family. It's a very family driven synagogue and the families we’ve met are just a pleasure to be around. I would recommend, if you feel like something is missing in your life, to find a community like this - whether it's a synagogue, a church, or other type of community group.
Kadie
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
Definitely Kristi House. I'm on the board of The Lucy Project, they provide sliding scale tutoring for kids who are dyslexic. The Junior League does important philanthropic work in our community as well as build future community leaders.
Spence
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We have cancer on both sides of my family and it has touched our family so many times that, we raise money for different cancer events. As a company we give and as a family we are active as well.
Ethan
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
If I want to promote anything, it's electric vehicle ownership. The Village of Pinecrest asked me to do a presentation during Earth Day a few years ago and talk about debunking the myths of owning an electric vehicle. For many people, it's kind of a scary concept. There's something called “range anxiety”, which is the fear that you're going to run out of charge. When you realize that there are hundreds of thousands more electrical outlets than gas stations, the anxiety goes away. Once you get over these myths, you find that the energy independence and environmental benefits outweigh driving a gas car, by far. If anyone's interested, I can let them take a drive in our car and I can guarantee you after one drive, you'll understand how the electric vehicle ecosystem is far better.
Jacob
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
I like Send It 4 the Sea. They do a lot of local cleanups.
Christopher
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
We donate to the Vietnam Veterans of America.
Tiffany
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
Up here in our area, there's this cool new house being turned into a community center. It's called Finca Morada. They do a lot of cool community programming, like queer and trans friendly women's circles. They do community work days once a month where volunteers help transform their half-acre into a permaculture food forest. I go to yoga there every Thursday, it's a donation, sliding scale, yoga. And, Buenezas, which means weeds is a very cool not for profit that functions out of Earth and Us. They received a Knight foundation grant to do a series of community workshops using and cooking with weeds. And, everything that Urban Oasis project does is cool. They do a farmer dinner series throughout the season that highlights a different local farmer and they have a chef come and make dishes around that farmer's specialties.
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.
Lucas
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
This past weekend I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity. We helped landscape a house that they're building for lower income individuals. I find it very important to try to give back as much as you can, especially to those that are less fortunate.
Miles
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
I volunteer coach at South Miami United Football Club. I'm a booster for Coral Gables Senior High School athletics. But, I started going to city hall meetings when there was talk of converting a neighborhood park. It was my first foray into city hall meetings and stuff and I saw that really we're not getting the best people for these positions. I think it's important that we realize that it takes a group, and once you get a group of voices together there's a lot of power.