 Ocean Reef Community Foundation Announces 2012 Community Grants
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The Ocean Reef Community Foundation board voted at its April meeting to approve Grants Committee recommendations, made after careful vetting and evaluation of more than 50 grant applications, and is pleased to announce its complete list of 2012 Community Grants.
The Community Grants program awards funding to dozens of worthy charities at Ocean Reef and in Homestead, Florida City and Key Largo each spring for projects supporting interest areas of Education, Youth, Health & Family Services and Community.
“The Foundation’s Community Grants program is a direct result of the Ocean Reef community’s participation in the annual All Charities Auction Weekend,” said Foundation Chairman Alan Goldstein, “and we are very grateful for your support. Thanks to the community’s generosity, we will distribute more than half a million dollars in Community Grants for the first time this year. Together we are making a meaningful difference.”
In fact, over the five years since the establishment of the All Charities Auction Weekend in 2008, more than $6.4 million has been raised for Ocean Reef Charities and the Foundation has now received and allocated an additional $1.8 million to local charities beyond our gates.
The 2012 All Charities Weekend raised a record setting $1.8+ million for the Ocean Reef All Charities. This includes $486,516 that went to the Ocean Reef Community Foundation, 100 percent of which will be distributed to charities (in combination with additional donations to the Community Grants Fund) as follows:
Grants to Ocean Reef Based Organizations:
Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation $ 5,000
ORCAT (at Grayvik Animal Care Center) $30,000
OR Historical Society $14,000
OR Volunteer Fire Department $10,000
U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 13-4 $10,000
Total $69,000
Grants to Homestead/Florida City and Upper Keys Charitable Projects:
Legend: Homestead (H)/Florida City (FC)/Upper Keys (UK)
ARC Project Thrive (H/FC)/$7,815 total
Wheelchair Ramp for kids’ Therapy Module-$6,815
Staff Training required for reaccreditation-$1,000
Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (H/FC)/MATCH REQUIRED
“Learning through the Arts” curriculum and live
performance field trip for 1,370 5th graders-$12,500
Autism Society of the Keys (UK)
Early intervention therapies for autistic children-$3,000
Burton Memorial United Methodist Church (UK)/$7,400 total
AED for Common Areas/Community Events Space-$1,400
Food Pantry support to balance donated food meals-$6,000
Domestic Abuse Shelter (UK)
High School youth leadership/peer advocate workshops-$4,000
Feeding South Florida/$35K
Food Distributions to Burton Food Pantry (UK)-$10,000
Food Distributions to Homestead Food Pantry (H/FC)-$25,000
Note: Last year’s FSF funding continues to cover support
ofthe “Extra Helpings” Program donating ORC surplus foods.
Florida Keys Children’s Shelter (UK)
Van to transport shelter residents-$28,000
Florida Keys Community Concert Band (UK)
Music Mentor program and instruction for 6-8th graders
in Key Largo School middle school band-$4,000
Florida Keys Foster Adoptive Parents Association (UK)
Assistance to Foster Families for unmet kids’ needs-$5,000
Florida Keys Wild Bird Center (UK)/MATCH REQUIRED
Reconstruction of failing sanctuary boardwalk used by
35,000 visitors each year-$11,850
GMYFC KIX Afterschool Program (H)
Literacy/homework instruction and safe afterschool
care for 160 disadvantaged youth-$25,000
Habitat for Humanity (UK)/MATCH REQUIRED
Toward multi-unit affordable new homes project on
county-donated land-$25,000
Homestead Food Pantry (H)
Storage and equipment to improve efficiency and take
advantage of additional space allocated to the program-$25,000
Key Largo School (UK)
“Gizmos” hands-on science software/curriculum for all
572 3rd-8th graders-$5,000
MUJER (Family Violence Services)/(H/FC)
Workshops/treatment for 40+ victims age 5-16 w/UM-$23,830
Open House Ministries (H)
Community garden project and healthy snacks for disadvantaged
youth programs-$5,000
PATCHES (H/FC)
Adaptive sensory integration educational tools for medically
complex kids in pediatric nursing daycare-$8,000
RCMA Centro Villas Child Development Center (H/FC)
Toward replacing aging, unsafe playground equipment-$10,000
South Dade Child Development Center (H/FC)
Computers to establish Technology Resource Area-$12,786
South Florida National Parks Trust (UK)
With matching funds from OR Conservation Association,provides 7 Florida Bay
curriculum and field programs for 5 Upper Keys schools-$4,500
South Florida Science Museum (H/FC) Science Passport Educational program for 500 Title 1
Elementary School students-$10,000
SFLUM/Branches Florida City (H/FC)
Supervised afterschool and summer care for at-risk youth-$25,000
Take Stock in Children/Monroe Co. Ed. Foundation (UK)
College scholarships for mentor program students-$50,000
United Way of the Florida Keys (UK)
Use of a refrigerated truck to allow Burton Food Pantry to receive
additional available food donations-$15,000
Wesley House Family Services (UK)
Subsidized childcare for working poor-$15,000
YMCA of Greater Miami ($62K)
Summer Learning Loss Prevention Camp (H/FC)-$30,000
Marine Bio Summer Learning Loss Prevention Camp (UK)-$30,000
Competitive Edge Tennis Program (UK)-$2,000
Total in Homestead, Florida City and Upper Keys $439,681
Total On & Off Reef Grants $508,681
To learn more, please call the Foundation at 367-4707.
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