Toba
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
We have a foundation at the hospital. Near and dear to my heart, 365 days a year, is supporting the kids we treat. One of the things that upsets me is how we say, 'buy local, do things local', but at Christmas time - when you go to a store and they say ‘donate to St Jude's’, - we really should be donating to our local hospitals and seeing what our local hospitals can do. There are always kids in the hospital for Christmas and there's so much we can do to try and make their day better. Also, we're part of Haiti Healthy Kids. My partner has taken an amazing lead, where he goes down to Haiti and provides surgical care for the children. Now what they're doing is training the locals, so they can have boots on the ground at all times to help and take care of the kids. It's like, you don't want to just feed them fish, you want them to have a fisherman who is able to catch.
Amy
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
I love the jazz series that goes on at Pinecrest Gardens. I love the music series at Deering Estates. I think a lot of people don't know about that.
Nina
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
Miami Waterkeeper is a fabulous group. They have a bunch of programs like the 'Thousand eyes on the water program.' They are great with litigation and making sure our water is clean around Miami and Broward. I also like Pelican Harbor Seabird Station. We have sent a few birds over there and they track them and give us status updates.
Jason
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
We work with several charities. Many of our customers have neurological disorders and we try and support as many as we can. The most recent ones that come to mind is the MS Bike and MS Walk. We set up tables after races to share what we do and are always willing to participate in many charity events. Last weekend we were able to go to the Rock n Run event for the Miami Cancer Institute to benefit breast and ovarian cancer. It was a great event and I thank Meredith and Amy for getting us involved.
Karina
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
We usually help the Chabbad in Kendall. I think they offer great free events. They have a friendship circle where they partner kids with special needs with other kids. They do field trips together, music activities, and promote social interaction. We usually give to them and the Miami Jewish Federation as well.
Pete
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
As a family, we've felt the best way to reach the community is through our local church. We attend, Christ Fellowship's Palmetto Bay campus. Through the church they have, Carring for Miami, which helps the homeless in different parts of the city. Also on a regular basis, they do 'Love Miami', which is where they inspire members to do something in their local community and pitch in towards the greater good.
Jenna
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
It goes with the family business - The Live like Jake Foundation, in Palm Beach, educates the community about the risk of drowning, and they provide scholarships for survival and swimming lessons. Kerry Morrison started the foundation after her son Jake died from drowning. Her strength just blows me away and they've helped so many people through the work their foundation does.
Jessica
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
I go to a lot of workshops at the Sacred Space. It’s a community. I feel like there's such a power when people come together and support each other. It's more than just a yoga studio. Last week, there was somebody that taught about human design, which is about your authentic code.
Naomi
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
I'm not involved with anything, per se right now, but as a bakery we love to support. Many of our customers are involved in so many things, and we support as much as we can. We've had trouble finding a constant place to donate leftovers. We'll always try to give it away some way.
Greg
Are there any community events or groups that are important to you and your family?
We like the WOW Center. They help adults specifically with special needs, to get reintegrated into the community. They help with job training and other opportunities that they wouldn't normally have. It's a little close to home too, because one of my uncles has down syndrome and he does a lot of stuff with them.