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LTC 234_2018 Miami-Dade County Public School Community Partner RecognitionMIAMIBEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC # 234-2018 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of he City Co ' ission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: April 23, 2018 SUBJECT: Miami -Dade County Public School Community Partner Recognition The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform the Mayor and Commissioner that the City of Miami Beach was awarded the Miami -Dade County Public School (M-DCPS) Schoolwide Exemplary Dade Partners award for the North Region at the M-DCPS Community Partners Recognition Luncheon on April 20, 2018. The City of Miami Beach has made it a mission to provide financial and professional support to academic programs at public schools within our City limits. The City supported the launch of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program at all Miami Beach schools, and continues to fund professional development for teaching staff to ensure every child has access to the IB program. The City has also been a catalyst in helping expand dual enrollment options at both Miami Beach Senior High School and Nautilus Middle School. City Manager Jimmy Morales and Police Chief Dan Oates even serve as two of the dual enrollment instructors for Miami Beach Senior High courses. Additionally, the City supports mental health professionals, voluntary pre -kindergarten, agenda planners, substitute teacher incentives, Common Threads, after-school teen programs, drug prevention and intervention series, school resource officers/crossing guards, and the Anti - Defamation League No Place for Hate program. Recently, the City approved reading and math interventionists (tutors), college preparation programs, police officers, after-school enrichments, and mental health expansion. Since the Education Compact implementation on January 16, 2008, the City of Miami Beach has collaborated with The School Board of Miami -Dade County Public Schools to improve educational opportunities for youth in the City. The City was nominated by Miami Beach Senior High School and Nautilus Middle School. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. KGB/LDR C: Executive Staff Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning Development Offic Miami -Dade County Public Schools Community Partners Awards Winners April 20, 2018 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center The School Board of Miami -Dade County, Florida PerlaTabares Hantman, Chair Dr. Martin Karp,Vice-Chair Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Susie V. Castillo Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman Dr. Steve Gallon III Lubby Navarro Dr. Marta Perez Mari Tere Rojas Bryce Febres, Student Advisor Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Schools giving our students the world Office of Community Engagement Lisa Thurber, District Director Vincent S. Dawkins, Director—School Volunteers & Mentoring Natalia Zea, Director—Dade Partners & Internships Ju/ i Choice2016) Harve Mogul Harve A. Mogul spent 27 years at the helm of United Way of Miami -Dade, which has a long history of partnering with Miami -Dade County Public Schools, championing programs, initiatives and policies that prepare children for success in school and life. Mogul assumed the role of President Emeritus in August 2017 and Maria C. Alonso was named President and CEO. Mogul is a member of the United Way Worldwide Professional Council and the United Way of Florida Board. He serves as a trustee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and member of the Orange Bowl Committee, Florida International University School of Business Center for Leadership Advisory Council, and the Miami -Dade County Public School Superintendent's Business Advisory Council. ,w' His work included launching the Excellence in Early Education initiative, which in just over one decade has influenced the lives of 14,915 young children; improved the skills of 32,525 early education professionals; provided quality enhancement services to 1,280 early education programs; advocated successfully for the passage of seven early education bills and over $100 million in early childhood funding increases; and expanded Early Head Start to 520 children at 23 early learning centers in high -need neighborhoods, including at three M-DCPS sites. Mogul's life's work has left a positive imprint on the fabric of Miami -Dade County's community that will make a difference in the lives of children and families for years and decades to come. Overtown Youth Center In January 2003, former Miami Heat basketball player Alonzo Mourning and real estate developer Martin Z. Margulies, joined their resources to create the Overtown Youth Center (OYC). OYC was established to provide young people and their families in the Overtown area with a safe place to enhance academic skills, pursue positive extracurricular activities, receive health and nutrition services and develop pro -social behaviors necessary to lead productive and successful lives. OYC's primary goal is to ensure that 100% of its program participants become positive, contributing citizens, and are given a fighting chance to succeed in school an in life. OYC has been providing services to approximately 1,500 students of Miami -Dade County Public Schools annually for the past 16 years at Frederick Douglass Elementary, Phillis Wheatley Elementary, Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8 Academy, Jose de Diego Middle, Miami Edison Senior, BookerT.Washington Senior, Miami Jackson Senior, Northwestern Senior,William H. Turner Technical Arts High, and i -Tech @ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center.They also serve as a key partner in the Together for Children — Overtown Coalition. OYC's program participants receive the support they need to succeed in school. 90% of OYC students matriculate successfully each year;70% of students improved or maintained attendance rates over the course of the school year and 98% of OYC post -high students from 2010-2017 are attending college or are employed. OYC has shown its commitment to M-DCPS students and their success. Sprint In October 2016 and with the specific purpose of addressing America's Homework Gap, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure announced the creation of the [Million Project at a town hall event with President Obama. In less than one year, the 1 Million Project has evolved from concept to a national program; specifically designed to help one million high school students who do not have reliable Internet access at home reach their full potential, by giving them devices and free high-speed Internet access. In 2017-2018 Sprint selected M-DCPS to participate in the 1 Million Project. During this school year, M-DCPS was allocated approximately 10,000 phones for eligible 9th and I Oth grade students. Students will have use of the devices and Internet service for the four years they are enrolled in high school. Sprint will continue to provide the district with devices for the next four years, to ensure all eligible high school students in grades 9-12 have access to reliable Internet at home.The total in-kind value of this project, over the five-year span, is more than $116 million. Prior to the 1 Million Project, M-DCPS partnered with Sprint in 2015 to provide free hotspot service to 19 schools as part of the Jump Start and Connect @Home projects to provide Internet connectivity and access to digital resources to students living in households with low socio-economic status.The district purchased 1,200 hot spots and Sprint provided free Internet service for four years. Sprint is a valuable partner assisting M-DCPS to dose the digital divide. .G 2009 Eugenia B.Thomas Publix Supermarkets, Inc. The Miami -Dade County Fair & Exposition 2010 Mindy Gould, Florida PTA Julie Grimes-Heafey, DoubleTree Grand Biscayne Bay — Miami Target 2011 Juan del Busto, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta — Miami Branch Francine H.Tobin,The Francine & Herbert Tobin Foundation 2012 Univision 23 Julie Williamson, Akerman Senterfitt LLP 2013 The Betsy Community Fund Karen Fryd, South Florida Youth Foundation 2014 John Casbarro, KAPOW Himan Brown Charitable Trust 2015 AdrienneArsht Center for the Performing Arts EnFamilia, Inc. Melvin Finkelstein, Subscriptions for Success 2016 Miami Marlins Take Stock in Children 2017 Miami Music Project Dr. Eduardo J. Padron, Miami Dade College Perez Art Museum Miami 2018 Harve Mogul Overtown Youth Center Sprint 9u "JeIioot U Adult Judith Gamerberg MAST Academy Judith Gamerberg is among MAST Academy's most dedicated parents. In addition to giving her personal time to daily school activities, she serves as the school's PTSA President, JROTC President, and EESAC member. Ms. Gamerberg excels in leading the school's PTSA which has been designated as a 2017-2019 National PTA School of Excellence and received the 2017 Phoebe Apperson Hearst Family -School Partnership Award of Merit; one of only three in the nation. Through her assistance in fundraising efforts, the funds raised have been allocated to the purchase of a guard house at the entrance of the school, native plants for the campus, and renovations to the auditorium's sound system and lighting. Ms. Gamerberg exemplifies an outstanding school volunteer with over 800 hours of volunteer time — equivalent to more than an entire month! Senior Margo Anderson Hammocks Middle School Grandma to the rescue! Hammocks Middle School's Volunteer of the Year is making a big difference in the lives of all children. Ms. Margo Anderson, aka "Abuelita" is in front of the school each morning with her school store on wheels and a huge smile on her face. She reminds everyone to have a good breakfast in the cafeteria and to learn something wonderful every day. Ms.Anderson took over the HMS School Store and made sure it was fully stocked and ready to open at 8:30 AM every day. She is now part of the welcome committee in front of the school, smiling and wishing the children well every morning. She has also learned their names. She offers teachers a helping hand with their materials and is often caught in the act of "freshening up" the hallway bulletin boards. t 4c.tvtavndigr JchooG `Uotiriteeiss This tiny bundle of energy attends the school's evening events and runs the PTSA concession stand. She sits in the front row during performances to cheer for all children, not just her own outstanding grandson.With over 300 volunteer hours,"Abuelita"Anderson is there for every child. Youth Emily Wolman Brucie Ball Educational Center Emily Wolman implemented the first ever Toy Drive for intellectually and medically disabled students attending Brucie Ball Educational Center. She has put in over 300 volunteer hours and has assisted with a multitude of activities and special projects for the school.At the beginning of her ninth -grade year at Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer (September of 2014), she met with Principal Dr. Miguel Balsera to discuss her toy drive action plan. Her goal was to purchase 150 to 200 new, unwrapped, age-appropriate sensory toys for intellectually and medically disabled students. She collaborated with commissioners, and employees at libraries, schools, businesses and community groups to acquire the funds to buy the toys. Additionally, she developed and produced a public service announcement to effectively promote the toy drive. In her six years of coordinating and running this toy drive, she has seen firsthand the impact it has had on the community and on students and their families. Emily is special, and, for her, the sky is the limit. &xe{nAi Oacte _097.4frZCi4Sr Schoolwide City of Miami Beach North Region The City of Miami Beach has made it a mission to provide incredible financial and professional support to academic programs at schools within the City of Miami Beach.The City assisted greatly in the launch of the International Baccalaureate Program at all the schools within the municipality. The City has also been an incredible catalyst in helping expand dual enrollment options at both Miami Beach Senior High and Nautilus Middle School. City Manager Jimmy Morales and Police Chief Daniel Oates even serve as two of the dual enrollment instructors for Miami Beach Senior High courses. Nautilus Middle also nominated the City of Miami Beach for this award for providing a quality afterschool program for students, assisting in donations to upgrade the school's computer labs, and providing police liaisons to the campus. Through its Education Compact with Miami -Dade County Public Schools, the City of Miami Beach has dedicated nearly $400,000 of its annual budget and helps secure partner investments annually for such initiatives as academic and nutrition programs, general health and mental health services right on school campuses, and anti -bullying programs. Schoolwide Miami Marlins Central Region For the last two years, the Miami Marlins have been a constant contributing factor in the success of Kinloch Park Middle School students. In 2017, the Miami Marlins started a beautification project enhancing the hallways with "Marlins Arts".They provide tutoring, school supplies, and honor roll incentives.They also donate tickets to baseball games whenever the school requests.The Miami 8a,,Pmplaw made gAtywiette Marlins have given not only monetary contributions but also their time and support to Kinloch Park Middle School.The faculty, staff, families and students are grateful for their support. Marlins Ayudan (Spanish for "help") is the signature outreach initiative of the Miami Marlins. The purpose of Marlins Ayudan is to provide a volunteer corps willing and ready to effectuate positive change in the South Florida community. It is the fabric of the Club's rporate culture and engages every front office employee with schools 41-1 and charities throughout South Florida. Since its inception in 2010, Marlins Ayudan has contributed over 40,000 hours of service and established partnerships and traditions of giving that inspire employees to pursue their passions and contribute their time and talents year-round. Schoolwide First Priority of South Florida South Region Succeeding in school can already be a challenge for students; but for students who are homeless or living in transitional housing, the concern over lack of basic necessities like food can greatly interfere with their studies.That is where First Priority of South Florida comes in.This Christian non-profit organization provides backpacks with non-perishable food items for these students every weekend. Each bag also includes a note of encouragement for them. In addition to the Backpack Program, First Priority of South Florida volunteers donate and serve food to Saturday School students; mentor students; support the Robotics Club and Safety Patrol; and hosted a Hawaiian -themed Teacher Appreciation party.The director also served as the school's Principal TODAY. First Priority has served Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy in both a physical and emotional sense. Their biggest impact has come from their ability to reach down to the core of every member of the Maverick family to nourish their souls and give them hope.Through service and support, First Priority has shown the students, faculty, and staff the importance of serving others and providing for those in need.The love that First Priority has shown for the Maverick family has led to an increase in student compassion, thoughtfulness, and desire to learn and care for each other. They are a member of the magnificent Maverick family. &Ve/1011//3r Oaf At,tte Districtwide Guitars Over Guns For nine years, Guitars Over Guns has used culturally -relevant music and arts to build bridges between students and professional musicians, trained as mentors, in Miami's most under - resourced communities. Guitars Over Guns champions culturally relevant styles of popular music and art to incubate the mentor relationships key to students' transformational growth. On a weekly basis, sessions include academic support, mentoring/social-emotional learning, instrument instruction, and ensemble - based rehearsal and performance. Working in five M-DCPS middle schools, the program fosters students' academic, social - emotional, and artistic development. Guitars Over Guns has delivered arts -based youth development since 2008, helping 96% of nearly 1,000 youth show positive academic achievement and social -emotional growth in Miami-Dade.They have invested over $1,000,000 of programming into M-DCPS so far. Guitars Over Guns focuses on building students' capacity to become leaders, helping them to discover and trust their own voices, challenging them to champion their beliefs and believe in their power to create change. Music and mentorship open doors to explore a world they have never seen, both within themselves and in the Miami -Dade that exists beyond their neighborhoods. 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 2004 2004 2006 2007 2008 2008 2010 2010 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 axemighw Oat& �asttiiefss/ �ia11W'�a~ Assurant Solutions Cedars Medical Center City of Hialeah BellSouth Bertha Abess Children's Center Super Wheels Skating Center Citibank/Citigroup Foundation Miami -Dade Police Department Doral District ARISE Foundation Bank of America Baptist Health South Florida Grand Prize Chevrolet Geo Oldsmobile ARC Avionics, Corp. Aventura Marketing Council Washington Mutual Heiken Children's Vision Fund Fit Kids The Children's Trust FIU ENLACE Program Ryder System, Inc. South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union Big Brothers Big Sisters Conrad Miami Hotel Federal Aviation Administration Communities In Schools Coral Gables Community Foundation Florida Power and Light Sunny Isles Beach Community School Trust Fund Exemplary Dade Partners Awards Selection Committee Brittnie Bassant, Executive Director, Chamber South Nathalie Cadet -James, President, Luxe Fete Event Planning and Design Studio Alvin Gainey, President, Miami -Dade County Council of PTAs/PTSAs Andria Hanley, Vice -President of Development, Camillus House Adam Lechnir, Executive Director, M-DCPS Office of Budget Donovan Lee -Sin, Director of Public Policy and Community Engagement, The Children's Trust Arnold Montgomery, Administrative Director, M-DCPS Office of Educational Equity, Access, and Diversity Alicia Ortiz, Community Outreach Specialist, Mercy Hospital Matthew Pinzur, Vice -President & Chief Marketing Officer, Jackson Health System Geovanna Rojas, Student, iPreparatory Academy Mark Trowbridge, President, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce & Coalition of Dade County Chambers of Commerce Boo Zamek, President, JustAskBoo.com Outstanding School Volunteer Awards Selection Committee Angela Baily, Founder/Executive Director, Urban Reflections Inc. Alvin Gainey, President, Miami -Dade County Council of PTAs/PTSAs Dr. Marcela Guitierrez, Impact Education Volunteer, United Way of Miami -Dade Shashana Howard, School Volunteer, Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary Elyssa Linares, President/CEO, Communities In Schools Siggy Miles, Executive Director, Miami -Dade County Public Schools Police Department Anna Pietraszko, Executive Director, Miami Music Project Josefina Romero, Relationship Manager, Mass Mutual of South Florida SPECIAL THANKS Neki Mohan, Anchor, Local 10 News Reginald Fox, Principal, Robert Morgan Senior High School Student Performance Robert Morgan Senior High "Singing Pirates" Scott Byrd, Cayla Coffey, Destiny Duenas, Alexa Fernandez, Camryn Friend -Johnson, Franser Pazos, Brianna Smith, Adela Soto, Tarik Zeigler Angel Marchese, Teacher/Director Student Art Showcase Robert Morgan Senior High National Art Honor Society Talhaa Akhtar, Ashley Castaneda, Maria Fleitas, Vanessa Gaynor, Kayla Hinchey, Nicole Luna, Kristen Mclean, Denise Pineda, Zion Rozier, Danellis Sandoval, Naelsy Young April Sharpe, Teacher Visit EngageMiamiDade.net to view photographs from today's ceremony COMCAST 101 education rethink Iq (//iaini- Ocu' Gouno zMa tie/wok Community Partners Recognition Luncheon /to,io,`d',?v Outstanding School Volunteers Exemplary Dade Partners giving our students The School Board of Miami -Dade County, Florida Perla Tabares Hantman, Chair Dr. Martin Karp,Vice-Chair Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall Susie V. Castillo Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman Dr. Steve Gallon III Lubby Navarro Dr. Marta Perez Mari Tere Rojas Bryce Febres, Student Advisor Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Schools Office of Community Engagement Lisa Thurber, District Director Vincent S. Dawkins, Director/School Volunteers & Mentoring Natalia Zea, Director/Dade Partners & Internships Opening Performance Greetings Special Recognitions Remarks and Superintendent's Choice Awards Exemplary Dade Partner Awards and Outstanding School Volunteer Awards Neki Mohan, Anchor Local 10 News Singing Pirates Robert Morgan Senior High Dr. Martin S. Karp, Vice Chair The School Board of Miami -Dade County Neki Mohan, Anchor Local 10 News Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent Miami -Dade County Public Schools Neki Mohan, Anchor Local 10 News Schoolwide Exemplary Dade Partner Awards Nominees All Smooth Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping, Cutler Ridge Elementary/Assurant Satellite Learning Center Amigos For Kids, Southside Elementary Andrade Group, Ruth K. Broad/Bay Harbor K-8 Center Bahama Bucks, G. Holmes Braddock Senior, Homestead Middle Bethel Apostolic Temple, Inc, Carrie P. Meek/ Westview K-8 Center Casa Faroy, Flagami Elementary Center State Bank, Pine Villa Elementary, Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College Chai Tees, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior City of Miami Beach, Nautilus Middle, Miami Beach Senior Club Med North America, Phillis Wheatley Elementary Correa and Company, Dorothy M Wallace COPE Center Crest Awards, Inc., Miami Gardens Elementary Cruise Planners, Miami Lakes K-8 Center Diamond Dreams Player Development, Cypress K-8 Center Drubi Orthodontics, Country Club Middle El Bakery de la 186, Palm Springs North Elementary First Priority of South Florida, Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy Fit Kids of America, Olympia Heights Elementary FIU Athletics Department, Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill, David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center Foundation 2 F.A.M.E., Eneida M. Hartner Elementary G.D. Herrera & Associates P.A., Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center Gang Alternative, Lindsey Hopkins Technical College Garcia Orthodontics, Downtown Doral Charter Elementary Groovy's Pizza, Pinecrest Elementary Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, Brownsville Middle Highlander Research and Education Center, COPE Center North Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, Toussaint L'ouverture Elementary Investing In Our Children, Inc., Miami Park Elementary Ives Estates Park, Dr. Michael M Krop Senior High Joanna's Marketplace, Ruth Owens Kruse Educational Center Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, Auburndale Elementary Knowledge Builders of Florida, Inc, Miami Heights Elementary Kona Ice of Miami South, William Lehman Elementary Kona Ice of Miami South, Jack D. Gordon Elementary LCL Food Services, Inc (d/b/a McDonald's), Kenwood K-8 Center, Oliver Hoover Elementary, Winston Park K-8 Center 2017-201d' Main Street Children's Dentistry & Orthodontics Inc., Dr. William A. Chapman Elementary MC Harry Associates Inc., International Studies Preparatory Academy McDonald's Resturant, Dante B. Fascell Elementary McDonald's Store # 10946, Hammocks Middle School Academy of Legal Studies McKesson Corporation, Air Base K-8 Center Miami Dade College, Center for International Education Miami Dade College - West Campus, Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior Miami Marlins, Kinloch Park Middle Miami Orthodontic Specialist, Leawood K-8 Center NKP Properties, TERRA Environmental Research Institute Omega Learning Center, Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center Omega Learning Center (Doral), Charles R. Hadley Elementary Phone and Pad Warehouse, Ojus Elementary Publix, Southwest Miami Senior Publix, Emerson Elementary Publix, Zora Neale Hurston Elementary Publix, Caribbean K-8 Center Publix, Norwood Elementary Publix Supermarket @The Shoppes of Paradise Lakes, Christina M. Eve Elementary Renew The City Project, Benjamin Franklin K-8 Center Roxy Theater, Rockway Middle School of Education - University of Miami, Sunset Elementary SECME, American Senior SFEFCU-Palmetto Bay Branch, Coral Reef Senior South Dade News Leader, MAST@Homestead The Home Depot, Riviera Middle The Home Depot, Jorge Mas Canosa Middle The Motivational Edge, Eneida M. Hartner Elementary United Data Technologies, iTech@Thomas A. Edison Educational Center US Century Bank, Ruben Dario Middle Valic, Emerson Elementary Vital Financial Group, Shenandoah Middle Warner Bros. International TV Division Inc., George Washington Carver Middle Districtwide Exemplary Dade Partner Awards Nominees AGAPE Network AXA Advisors Common Threads Council for Educational Change Evershore Financial Group Guitars Over Guns HMC Helicopter Services, Inc. Kiwanis Northeast Miami -Dade Main Street Children's Dentistry Miami -Dade Councilman Johnny G Farias MWL Engineering North Miami Beach Police Department Omega Learning West Kendall Pearl Girlz, LLC. Perez Art Museum Miami Pizzerias, LLC d/b/a Papa John's Pizza Royal Caribbean International Triumph Steps Outstanding School Volunteers Adult Volunteers Patricia Agosto, Howard D. McMillan Middle Isabel Albelo, Pinecrest Elementary Adriana Aleman, Ethel Koger Beckham Elementary Tibisay Andara, Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center Yesenia Arango, Dante B. Fascell Elementary Norma Azcuy, Miami Lakes K-8 Center Luisa Bautte, International Studies Preparatory Academy Stephanie Borge, Rainbow Park Elementary Alyssa Ruiz, Brucie Ball Educational Center Claudina Bueno, Kinloch Park Middle Monica Castello, Biscayne Elementary Lakeisha Cox, Air Base K-8 Center for International Education Mayra Delgado, Zora Neale Hurston Elementary Marylin Strauss Diaz, George Washington Carver Middle Simone Dormer, Homestead Middle Margarita Douthit, Banyan Elementary Jacqueline Moreira Dixon, Southwest Miami Senior Taneka Durham, Caribbean K-8 Center Grisel Fernandez, Ludlam Elementary Shannan Finocchiaro, South Dade Senior Amy S. Foster, Robert Morgan Educational Center Hillary Frankel, Miami Beach Senior Marina Perazzo Gallian, Miami Beach Senior Judith Gamerberg, Maritime and Science Technology Academy Raudel Garcia, Flagami Elementary Stella Gelsomino, Miami Beach Senior High Norma Gonzalez, TERRA Environmental Research Institute Rosaida Gonzalez, Flamingo Elementary Tena Hirsch, Highland Oaks Middle Judy Hudgins, Oliver Hoover Elementary Kevin Kaufman, Coral Reef Senior Monica Lanza, Ojus Elementary Ruben Lafond, Medical Academy for Science and Technology Nathalie Lanza, Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center Xanu Lee, Devon Aire K-8 Center Tiffany Lowe, Earlington Heights Elementary Carolina Luczkow, Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center Gilberte Louis -Charles, Bunche Park Elementary Aurora Martinez, Palm Springs Middle Robyn Martinez, William Lehman Elementary M Leticia Mateo, Olympia Heights Elementary Yndira Mesa, Charles R. Hadley Elementary Raquel Motta, Norwood Elementary Raul Navarro, James H. Bright/J. W Johnson Elementary Leslie Nemoytin, Sunset Park Elementary Eveliana Noriega, Christina M. Eve Elementary Lara Noyola, Riviera Middle Barbara Ortega, Kendale Lakes Elementary Barbara Portugal, Coral Reef Elementary Jacqueline Pradere-Ramirez, Fairlawn Elementary Aida Prado, G. Holmes Braddock Senior Monica Rivera, Coral Reef Elementary Martha Rodriguez, Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary Jennifer Romero, Coral Reef Elementary Tara Sanabia, Cutler Ridge Elementary Ben Solomon, Southside Elementary Mary Tabaro, Leewood K-8 Center Perla Terzian, William Lehman Elementary Brooke Thompson, Cutler Bay Senior Yunicel Valdes, Mae M. Walters Elementary Gloria Valverde, Auburndale Elementary Karol Varela, Palm Springs Elementary Erica Vazquez, Flamingo Elementary Roberto Vidal, American Senior Gladys Welcome, Coral Reef Elementary Jean Wellons, Scott Lake Elementary Senior Volunteers Margo Anderson, Hammocks Middle Gloria Betancourt, Christina M. Eve Elementary Joao Colella, Air Base K-8 Center Frederick Goldman, Dr. Michael M Krop Senior Leroy Harris, Richmond Heights Middle Annie Rabelo, William Lehman Elementary Aundrea Wilder, Miami Springs Elementary Youolunteers Bobbie Fetherston, Sunset Elementary Cristhian Lopez, Rockwav Middle Javier M. ina, Christina A1. Ei.e Lori'; ntary Emily Wolma IiarniArts Studio @, Zelda ''er 6-12 ��neill Y��e &4w 9Z,,o,teefs/ Amelia Earhart Elementary, The Prieto Family Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts, The Rodriguez Family Auburndale Elementary, The Fajardo -Perez Family Avocado Elementary, The Rosales -Alvarez Family Banyan Elementary, The Douthit Family Broadmoor Elementary, The Funez Family Brucie Ball Educational Center, The Skinger Family Bunche Park Elementary, The Mombrum Family Center for International Education, The Edgar Family Charles R. Hadley Elementary, The Sandoval Family Christina M. Eve Elementary, The Ochoa Family Claude Pepper Elementary, The Carrasco Family Coconut Grove Elemenary, The Ross Family Coral Gables Preparatory Academy, The Betancourt Family Coral Park Elementary, The Fiallos Family Dorothy M. Wallace COPE Center, The Coley Family Downtown Doral Charter Elementary, The Rodriguez Family Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary, The Ramos Family Dr. Henry E. Perrine Academy of the Arts, The Frater Family Dr. William A. Chapman Elementary, The Thys Family E.W.F Stirrup Elementary, The Garcia Family Earlington Heights Elementary, The Vega-Espinal Family Emerson Elementary, The Rivero Family Eneida M. Hartner Elementary, The Echevarria-Alvarado Family Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center, The Savino Family Frank C. Martin K-8 Center, The Tomlin Family Fulford Elementary, The Clarke Family George Washington Carver Middle, The Betancourt Family Gateway Environmental K-8 Center, The Haseitel Family Gertrude K. Edelman/Sabal Palm Elementary, The Pierre Family Gratigny Elementary, The Senatus Family Greynolds Park Elementary, The Peterson Family Gulfstream Elementary, The McKenzie Family Hammocks Middle, The Cruz Family Herbert Ammons Middle, The Hussey Family Hialeah Gardens Middle, The Munoz Family Hialeah Senior High, The Gonzalez Family Highland Oaks Middle, The Wendrow Family Howard D. McMillan Middle, The Camacho Family Hubert O. Sibley K-8 Center, The Herivaux Family International Studies Preparatory Academy, The Harrison Family Jack D. Gordon Elementary, The Delrio Family James H. Bright/J.W. Johnson Elementary, The Cantillo-Rodriguez Family Joe Hall Elementary, The Alvarez-Skaarbrevik Family Jorge Mas Canosa Middle, The Balwant Family Jose Marti MAST Academy, The Rodriquez Family Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary, The Zelaya Family Kendale Lakes Elementary, The Villar Family Kenwood K-8 Center, The Mora Family Kinloch Park Middle, The Bueno Family Lake Stevens Elementary, The Omore-Achamfour Family Laura C. Saunders Elementary, The Paz -Hernandez Family Leewood K-8 Center, The Meizoso Family Lorah Park Elementary, The Wells -Hayes Family Ludlam Elementary, The Villoldo Family Madie Ives K-8 Center, The Augustin Family Mae M. Walters Elementary, The Norda-Santigo Family MAST@Homestead, The Lytle Family Miami Southridge SHS, The Williams family Miami Springs Elementary, The Gonzalez Family Miami Springs SHS, The Hayes Family Nautilas Middle, The Edwards Family Norland Middle, The Allen Family Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 Center, The Uran Family North Beach Elementary, The Ackerhalt Family North Twin Lakes Elementary, The Gato Family Norwood Elementary, The St-Elen Family Ojus Elementary, The Mills Family Oliver Hoover Elementary, The Hudgins Family Olympia Heights Elementary, The Rada -Lista Family Orchard Villa Elementary, The Green Family Palm Springs North Elementary, The Alonso Family Palmetto Elementary, The Sasso Family Riviera Middle, The Carrillo Family Robert Morgan Educational Center, The Garcia Family Rockway Middle, The Larrazabal Family Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center, The Vila Jones Family Ruth Owens Kruse Educational Center, The Paige Family Shenandoah Middle, The Diaz Family Snapper Creek Elementary, The Acosta Family South Dade SHS, The Finocchiaro Family South Miami Middle, The Mesa Family Southside Elementary, The Favier-Livingston Family Sunset Park Elementary, The Rizo Family TERRA Environmental Research Institute, The Gonzalez-Ruas Family Van E. Blanton Elementary, The Brozyno Family Wesley Matthews Elementary, The Villa-Sorto Family William Lehman Elementary, The Terizan-Johnson Family Zora Neale Hurston Elementary, The Sanchez Family 2009 Eugenia B.Thomas Publix Supermarkets, Inc. The Miami -Dade County Fair & Exposition 2010 Mindy Gould, Florida PTA Julie Grimes-Heafey, DoubleTree Grand Biscayne Bay — Miami Target 2011 Juan del Busto, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta — Miami Branch Francine H.Tobin,The Francine & Herbert Tobin Foundation 2012 Univision 23 Julie Williamson, Akerman Senterfitt LLP 2013 The Betsy Community Fund Karen Fryd, South FloridaYouth Foundation 2014 John Casbarro, KAPOW Himan Brown Charitable Trust 2015 Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts EnFamilia, Inc. Melvin Finkelstein, Subscriptions for Success 2016 Miami Marlins Take Stock in Children 2017 Miami Music Project Dr. Eduardo J. Padron, Miami Dade College Perez Art Museum Miami 2018 Harve Mogul Overtown Youth Center Sprint gk,d 4??a,t,w,w %tic/lW: uinc: 1993 Assurant Solutions 1993 Cedars Medical Center 1993 City of Hialeah 1994 BellSouth 1994 Bertha Abess Children's Center 1994 Super Wheels Skating Center 1995 Citibank/Citigroup Foundation 1996 Miami -Dade Police Department Doral District 1997 ARISE Foundation 1997 Bank of America 1997 Baptist Health South Florida 1997 Grand Prize Chevrolet 1997 Geo Oldsmobile 1998 ARC Avionics, Corp. 2004 Aventura Marketing Council 2004 Washington Mutual 2006 Heiken Children's Vision Fund 2007 Fit Kids 2008 The Children's Trust 2008 FIU ENLACE Program 2010 Ryder System, Inc. 2010 South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union 2014 Big Brothers Big Sisters 2015 Conrad Miami Hotel 2015 Federal Aviation Administration 2016 Communities In Schools 2016 Coral Gables Community Foundation 2016 Florida Power and Light 2016 Sunny Isles Beach Community School Trust Fund Yaft source for everything discourse! 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