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 Ocean Reef Community Foundation 2011 Community Grants
“The Foundation’s Community Grants are a direct result of the Ocean Reef community’s generous participation in the annual All Charities Auction Weekend,” said Chairman Alan Goldstein, “and we are grateful for your continued support which enables us to have real, meaningful impact in our surrounding areas.” In fact, over the four years since the establishment of the All Charities Auction Weekend in 2008, the Foundation has allocated $1.4 million for local charities beyond our gates.
The Ocean Reef Community Foundation board approved its Grants Committee recommendations, made after careful vetting and evaluation of more than 40 grant applications requesting well over a million dollars, and is pleased to announce its complete list of 2011 Community Grants.
The Foundation 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 2011 All Charities Weekend raised a record setting $1.8 million for the Ocean Reef All Charities Partners, including $480,122 that went to the Ocean Reef Community Foundation which was granted as follows:
Grants to Ocean Reef Based Organizations:
Coast Guard Flotilla 13-4 - $1,500
Chapel at Ocean Reef - $5,000
ORCAT (at Grayvik Animal Care Center) - $38,000
OR Historical Society - $10,000
OR Volunteer Fire Dept. - $5,000
Total $59,500
Grants to Homestead/Florida City and Key Largo Charitable Projects:
Homestead/Florida City = (H/FC)/Key Largo = (KL)
ARC Project Thrive (H/FC)/$34K
Structural Repair & New Flooring - $19,500
Equipment for New Therapy Center - $15,000
Domestic Abuse Shelter (KL)/$6K
Preventive Educational Series for Teen Males - $2,000
Life Skills Seminar Series for Abuse Victims - $4,000
Feeding South Florida/$50K
Food Distributions to Burton Food Pantry (KL) - $15,000
Food Distributions to Homestead Food Pantry (H/FC) - $25,000
Extra Helpings Program to accept ORC Foods (KL/H/FC)$10,000
Florida Keys Youth Sports Foundation (KL)
Sports safety Equipment, Helmets and Shoulder Pads - $2,500
Gifts in Kind International (Clothing, School Supplies, Holiday Gifts)
For Florida Keys Foster Adoptive Parents Assoc. (KL) - $1,000
For Kids in Special Situations (KISS) Trust (KL) - $1,000
Habitat for Humanity
Matching funds for Home Renovation Project (KL) - $20,000
Homestead Food Pantry (H)
Push carts to unload food palettes, shelving units - $10,000
HospiceCare of Southeast Florida
Indigent hospice care for both areas (KL/H/FC) - $15,000
Jacobs Aquatic Center (KL)
Pool deck safety projects, shade umbrellas - $10,000
Key Largo School (KL)
Reusable Hands on Science Kits for the 8th Grade - $3,000
Keys Center Academy (KL)
Van for Alternative Ed program for at-risk youth - $25,000
Le Jardin Community & Child Care Center (H/FC)
Disability diagnostic project w/ FIU - $3,000
MUJER (Family Violence Services)/(H/FC)
Workshops/treatment for victims age 5-16 w/UM - $3,000
Ocean Reef Foundation Emergency Grants Fund
Provides small urgent grants year round - $30,000
Outward Bound
Towards boat engine for at-risk youth program - $10,000
PATCHES (H/FC)
Educational enrichment for medically complex kids - $8,000
South Dade Child Care Center (H/FC)
Matching grant to cover walkways between buildings - $21,500
South Florida National Parks Trust (KL)
Matching grant for 7th & 8th Grade Ed Program - $2,000
South Florida Science Museum (H/FC)
Science Passport Ed for Title 1 Elementary Schools - $2,000
South Florida Urban Ministries/Branches Florida City ($55K)
Building Campaign, Computer Lab named for OR - $40,000
Oasis Youth Development Program for at-risk youth - $15,000
Take Stock in Children/Monroe Co. Ed. Foundation (KL)
College scholarships for mentor program students - $50,000
VOICES (KL)
Guardian ad litem services for at-risk youth - $2,000
Wesley House Family Services (KL)
Education for Child Care Providers, Foster Families - $2,000
YMCA of Greater Miami ($54K)
Summer Learning Loss Prevention Camp (H/FC) - $20,000
Marine Bio Summer Learning Loss Prevention Camp (KL) - $32,000
Competitive Edge Tennis Program (KL) - $2,000
Total $420,500
Total On & Off Reef Grants $480,000
2011 All Charities Weekend
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