Summer 2020 Community Foundation Newsletter
Join us for Gables Night In! L' Art de Recevoir
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Aura Reinhardt named Executive Director of Business Improvement District of Coral Gables
Congratulations to long-time Foundation Board Member Aura Reinhardt on being named the new Executive Director of the Business Improvement District (BID) of Coral Gables.

An accomplished marketing communications executive, Reinhardt has developed and implemented community relations strategies and policies to promote and protect business interests throughout her career. For 10 years she worked for Barcardi NA as VP Corportate Relations where she developed key relationships with Coral Gables leaders in business, culture, and local government. In addition to Aura's service on the Community Foundation Board, she has served on numerous non-profit boards in the City Beautiful, including the Coral Gables Museum and the Coral Gables Art Cinema, of which she is also a founding member.
Focus on Funds: Symphonettes
Symphonettes Executive Board 2019-2020 from left to right
Helen Hannan (Corresponding Secretary), Jenni Fu (Second Vice President), Karin Belausteguigoitia (Recording Secretary), Meredith Hutchinson (President), Haley Gassenheimer (Treasurer), Isabel Almada (First Vice President)

Through their 2019-2020 activities and fundraising efforts, we congratulate the Symphonettes on their donations to the following music and arts non-profits in the Miami area: Coral Reef High School Band, Guitars Over Guns, Miamians Barbershop Chorus, Young Musicians Unite, Care Elementary School, South Florida Youth Symphony, Community Arts Program, Friendship Circle, Arts for Learning, Coral Gables Symphony, Greater Miami Symphonic Band and Miami Children's Theater.

The Coral Gables Community Foundation is proud to serve as the fiscal sponsor to Symphonettes. 
Merrick Society Member Moment: Lee Osiason
The Coral Gables Community Foundation is proud to spotlight Lee Osiason in this month's Merrick Society Member Moment for his dedicated leadership and generous support of our organization.

Lee has been involved with the Foundation for many years and has been instrumental in advising the Foundation on its planned giving strategies. Lee practices law in Coral Gables specializing in tax and estate, probate and trust administration. Lee is Florida Bar Board Certified in Taxation focusing on creative tax and highly personal multi-generational planning strategies for his clients. He is a recognized voice in his areas of practice and has served as a law professor at the University of Miami School of Law in its graduate program in Estate Planning.  Lee’s  personalized services to high net worth families provides a “team approach” to the development of a comprehensive wealth management structure to maximize family harmony, and long term preservation and growth of family assets.

Lee has been a Merrick Society Member since its founding and is a long-time contributing member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. In addition to Lee’s service to the Community Foundation, he is also a member of the University of Miami’s Planned Giving Council and the Archdiocese of Miami’s Planned Giving Council. Thank you for your friendship and support, Lee!
Fundholder Spotlight: Islands of Cocoplum Scholarship Fund
The Islands of Cocoplum Scholarship Fund was recently featured in Cocoplum Living Magazine for their support of Coral Gables Senior High School. The Fund's goal is to help local, high-performing students attend college and gain experience in their chosen field of study. This year, six seniors from Gables High were awarded scholarships towards their chosen universities. In total $12,000 was awarded through the generosity of the Islands of Cocoplum Scholarship Fund.
In partnership with the City of Coral Gables, the Coral Gables Community Foundation launched the Commemorative Bench Program in 2016. Families and friends from around the community have placed benches in Coral Gables' beautiful parks to honor memories, milestones and loved ones. This is a collection of the stories behind the benches, Benchstories.


Create your Legacy Today with the Merrick Society
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 . More information may also be found on our website here .

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