February 2020 Community Foundation Newsletter
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The Foundation’s Tour of Kitchens celebrates its 11th Year!
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On Saturday, February 8th, the 11th Annual Tour of Kitchens kicked off at the INFINITI of Coral Gables showroom with breakfast, coffee and mimosas. Over 800 Tourists drove or biked around the City Beautiful visiting ten homes and stops, including the Java Head estate and Kinu Grinders owner Michel and Norka Nedeff’s landmark coral rock home.
Proceeds from the Tour of Kitchens benefit the Coral Gables Community Foundation and its Culinary Arts Fund, which provides support and scholarships for the Culinary Arts Program at Coral Gables Senior High School.
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Thank you to all who made this Tour possible!
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The Foundation welcomes three new Board Members
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The Coral Gables Community Foundation is pleased to welcome DeDe Austin, Michael McCarthy and Erica English to the 2020 Board of Directors.
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Dede Austin, MBA, MSN, APRN
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Coral Gables native,
DeDe Austin,
is Vice President of Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables. DeDe has over thirty years of healthcare experience within the Miami community and has been with Baptist Health for the past twenty years. She has been involved with the American Heart Association’s Miami-Dade Heartwalk, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. She is married with three children.
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Erica English
has been a member of Katz Barron’s Real Estate Practice Group since 1986. Erica’s practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions involving a broad range of asset types, including acquisition/assembly, development, construction, leasing and financing transactions. In the past 5 years, she has been lead counsel on senior mortgage loans totaling more than $1.75 billion; her associations include the Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Miami Finance Forum and Commercial Real Estate Women.
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Michael McCarthy
is currently Vice President of Global Revenue, Shore Excursions, Gaming, and Business Intelligence for Celebrity Cruises. He leads the global organization responsible for all onboard revenue centers driving $1 billion annually in revenues. Michael is responsible for setting the vision and strategy for Celebrity Cruises Revenue. He has developed and launched several new strategic initiatives for Celebrity and achieved record breaking results for the brand. Michael is married with two daughters and lives in Coral Gables.
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HMC Endowment Fund established by the Stone Family
We are proud to announce that the HMC Endowment Fund was recently established by local residents, the Stone family. The Stone family is dedicated to serving the community with its time and generosity. The Coral Gables Community Foundation is pleased to support the Stones' legacy of philanthropy in our shared community.
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Rotary Foundation of Coral Gables Establishes New Fund
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Pictured here: Rotarian, Terry C. Long; Foundation Board Chair, Laura Russo and Executive Director, Mary Snow.
The Foundation is honored to manage the Scholarship Fund of Coral Gables Rotary and pleased to announce the recent contribution of $115,000. We are delighted to support our Rotary Club and local students in this impactful way.
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Grantee Spotlight: Aum hOMe Shala
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"I am so proud and confident because I have increased balance and agility, it is an amazing transformation and I feel much more independent."
AUM Home Shala was awarded a grant by the Foundation in the fall of 2019 to provide yoga classes for adult residents at the City’s Adult Activity Center. AUM Home Shala’s program addresses
the needs of an aging population through the implementation of yoga therapy and encourages people of all ages and abilities to embrace the health benefits derived from yoga practices. The Foundation is honored to sponsor yoga classes for our adult residents.
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Grantee Spotlight: Little Red School House Renovation Completed
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Pictured here: Teachers and students with Principal Patricia Fairclough and
Foundation Executive Director, Mary Snow.
The Foundation celebrated the recent makeover of the Little Red School House on the campus of G.W. Carver Elementary School. The Foundation awarded the school a grant in 2019 to fund the renovation of this historic school house, which was constructed in 1923 to serve the needs of African American children in Coconut Grove and Coral Gables when the school system was segregated. The Little Red School House currently houses the school’s littlest learners.
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Foundation Scholarships Due March 9th!
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Applications and criteria for each may be found by clicking the specific scholarships below.
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Scholarship Fund of Coral Gables Rotary
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Spring Grants due April 10th!
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Create your Legacy Today with the Merrick Society
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George Merrick's vision for better living continues today as involved Coral Gables stakeholders strive to maintain the look and feel of the City Beautiful.
The Coral Gables Community Foundation established the Merrick Society so that visionary people can continue George Merrick's dream. The Merrick Society preserves key philanthropic activities in the Gables and raises unrestricted funds for the Foundation.
This exclusive group commits to a three-year annual contribution of $1,000, $2,500, $5,000, or $10,000. To find out more, please contact our Executive Director, Mary Snow, at 305.446.9670, or via email at
mary@gablesfoundation.org
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