Your Co mmunity Foundation Newsletter 
June 2017
Coral Gables Community Foundation presents grant for field trips to Coral Gables Museum 

The Coral Gables Community Foundation is proud to provide funding for our local 4th graders to attend field trips focusing on the history of the City of Coral Gables at the Coral Gables Museum. During May 23rd's field trip with George W. Carver Elementary, a check was by presented by Foundation Board Members Aura Reinhardt and John Allen and Mary Snow, Executive Director for our most recent grant to the Museum.
Commissioner Vince Lago and the Foundation partner to send children to Summer Camp at Coral Gables Youth Center

The Foundation is excited to partner with Commissioner  Vince Lago  to send 2 of our community's children to summer camp at the Coral Gables Youth Center! This was made possible through a donation from Vince Lago and proceeds from the Graceful Voices film premiere at Coral Gables Art Cinema in March. 

Thank you to those who joined us for the Graceful Voices film premiere and to Commissioner Lago for making this opportunity possible!
Focus on Funds: South Florida Founder Institute establishes fund

The Coral Gables Community Foundation has recently partnered with the South Florida Founder Institute as its fiscal sponsor with a grant from the Knight Foundation Fund at the Miami Foundation.  The Founder Institute is the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program. 

Focus on Funds: Twenty Little Working Girls host Fashion Show and Auction 


On March 5th, more than 100 members of Twenty Little Working Girls, parents and friends showed their support celebrating seniors who will make their impact around the world. Under the leadership of club president Kelly Hanley, a recent graduate of Coral Gables Senior High, the team of volunteers created an atmosphere of adventure and travel.  The event honored graduating seniors. It included a silent auction, lunch and fashion show and raised funds for local community needs.

Twenty Little Working Girls donated $20,000 to 15 non-profits in Miami. Fashion show proceeds contributed a large part of these funds. 

The Coral Gables Community Foundation is proud to serve as the fiscal sponsor to Twenty Little Working Girls. 

Mark your Memories with a Commemorative Bench!


In partnership with the City of Coral Gables, the Coral Gables Community Foundation offers the Commemorative Bench Program. The program provides a meaningful way for families, non-profit and government organizations, and companies to honor the legacy of a loved one, a special milestone or commemorative event with a bench in one of the City's green spaces or parks.  The commemorative benches are 6-feet-long, UV- and moisture-resistant and have an estimated 15-year lifetime.
Focus on Funds: Symphonettes host White Party Fashion Show


On February 26, the Symphonettes held their annual fashion show celebrating their graduating seniors. More than 200 members, parents and friends showed their support by attending the 2017 Symphonettes White Party Fashion Show, which consisted of a silent auction, brunch and fashion show. 

The fundraiser raised a total of $34,000 and along with other monies raised during the year. Donations were made by the Symphonettes to a range of music and arts causes in the Miami area.

The Coral Gables Community Foundation is proud to serve as the fiscal sponsor to Symphonettes. 

Save the Date! The Biltmore Ball to benefit the Coral Gables Community Foundation Friday, October 20th, 2017

Double your Donation with the Key to Giving Program 

The Coral Gables Community Foundation's  Key to Giving program has launched once again in partnership with the Key Biscayne Community Foundation and the Himan Brown Charitable Trust. 
 
The program allows individuals in our community an opportunity to support the greater community by making a matched charitable gift to 25 pre-selected non-profits that are making a difference in Coral Gables and throughout Greater Miami. 
 

Evensky & Katz/Foldes Financial Wealth Management 13th Annual Charity Classic

Create your Legacy today

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. Do you have a vision for Coral Gables? 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

Thank you to our Merrick Society members!

About the Coral Gables Community Foundation 

Led by community leaders, the Coral Gables Community Foundation provides the philanthropic conduit to connect individuals and corporations looking to positively impact the success of the community. Now in its 26th year, the Foundation has been at the forefront of the evolving needs of Coral Gables while effectively bringing together beneficiaries and benefactors to fund programs with the greatest impact and benefit to "The City Beautiful."