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Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Nancy J Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the worlds largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure more than $1 Billion has been raised to fulfill this promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast world.
For more information please visit: www.komen.org and www.rowforthecure.com
United Way Tocqueville Society
The United Way Tocqueville Society was formed in March of 1984 to deepen individual understanding of, commitment to, and support of United Way’s work: advancing the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all. The Tocqueville Society recognizes local philanthropic leaders and volunteer champions around the world who have devoted time, talent, and funds to create long-lasting changes by tackling our communities’ most serious issues.
For more information please visit: www.liveunited.org/Tocqueville
The Miami Rowing Club Youth Program
The Miami Rowing Club (MRC) is a community oriented not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 1973 to promote an educational program devoted to the development of amateur rowing and water sports as a means of athletic competition and attainment of physical fitness. MRC is committed to providing members, sponsors and guests with the best possible coaches, staffs, programs, facilities and equipment in a safe, friendly and drug free environment. With a vision to help community leaders make Marine Stadium at Virginia Key an Olympic caliber facility that will attract the top High School, Masters and International athletes, year round.
For more information please visit: www.miamirowing.org
Miami Pop Warner League
The Greater Miami Pop Warner League was chartered by Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., a national non-profit organization, in 1972, as the governing body of its eight associated member parks in Miami - Dade County. Pop Warner is the only national youth sports program which requires its participants to maintain a level of academic achievement in order to participate.
The mission of GPMW is to enable local children to benefit from participation in team sports and activities in a structured and safe environment. Through our associations, Pop Warner programs instill the fundamental values of teamwork, dedication and a positive work ethic both on and off the field of play.
For more information please visit: www.miamipopwarner.org
His House Children’s Home
His House Children’s Home is a faith based non-profit organization dedicated to restoring the joy in the lives of children and families. Established in 1989 by Jean Caceres-Gonzalez, the agency provides residential care for abused, neglected and drug exposed children in a campus home-like setting. Our goal is to restore the emotional and physical well being of children through an array of services in a loving and nurturing environment.
Its model is unlike your typical shelter. The home is staffed with house parents and supporting caregivers. Each house provides a home for ten to twelve children. It is the goal of His House to give each cottage a family-feel and make the home as cozy and home-like, as possible.
For more information please visit: www.hhch.org
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training® is the world’s largest endurance sports training program. The program provides training to run or walk marathons and half marathons or participate in triathlons and century (100 mile) bike races. Since 1988, more than 380,000 volunteer participants have helped raise more than $900 million.
For more information please visit: www.tnt.org or http://pages.teamintraining.org/sfl/wdw09/gsartini
Daniella’s Journey
Daniella was a kind, vivacious and happy nine year-old who always greeted you with a splendid smile. In 2004, she began to experience a persistent leg pain and was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer. Throughout her treatment, she showed a resolve and a commitment far beyond her years. At age 9, while in the midst of her treatment, she became a fundraiser for others in need. She made and sold bracelets, and her efforts raised $4,000 for the Love Jen Fund of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Breast Cancer Center at Memorial Regional Hospital. Her smile graced the covers of promotional material for the hospital, she spoke at benefits, made a television commercial, and gave interviews on their behalf. In May 2007 Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation nominated her for the Youth Philanthropist of the Year Award.
Daniella passed away August 5, 2007 due to the complications from chemotherapy.
To continue her legacy of giving, two programs have been established in her honor: Daniella’s Journey at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, and The Daniella K. Folleco Scholarship Fund at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
For more information please visit: www.daniellasjourney.org
Camillus House
Serving the South Florida community since 1960, Camillus House is a non-profit organization that provides humanitarian services to poor and homeless men, women and children. Camillus offers a full continuum of services that includes food, shelter, housing, rehabilitative treatment, and health care. Each service is carried out with the deeply held belief that every human being deserves love, respect and an opportunity to live a dignified life.
For more information please visit: www.camillushouse.org
Misioneros Del Camino
Misioneros Del Camino’s mission is to care for the orphaned, abandoned, and malnourished children of Guatemala. The Home offers them a healthy environment to grow in, where they receive love and an education. This prepares them to become productive citizens of the society thus breaking the cycle of ignorance, poverty, and abuse.
After a modest beginning in a house in Guatemala City with 6 children, the number of permanent residents increased rapidly to 50. Hundreds of temporary residents have been helped by the Home during its existence. The Home consists of temporary as well as permanent residents. Temporary residents are those recovering from malnutrition or whose families have resolved their crisis, and are able to return to their families. Permanent residents are those without families who stay in the home until they reach legal age or finish their studies.
For more information please visit: www.misionerosdelcamino.org
South Miami Hospital Foundation
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” Sir Winston Churchill
Helping to Change Lives and Save Lives.
Philanthropic support plays an essential role at South Miami Hospital. The generosity of our caring donors has tremendous impact on the health and well-being of our community, enabling South Miami Hospital to obtain new technology, to provide further training for employees and to acquire much needed equipment. But more than physical assets, generous donations have created innumerable opportunities to change and save lives in our community.
For more information please visit: http://www.baptisthealth.net/bhs/en/Foundation/subchannel/front/0,2572,3150_33642,00.html