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The Kiwanis Club of Miami, one of the oldest Kiwanis clubs in Florida recently donated $200,000 to 12 charities for sports and recreational programs throughout South Florida during a ceremony at the Kendall Boys & Girls Club, 9475 N. Kendall Dr.
During the past 25 years the Kiwanis Club of Miami has distributed — through its Miami Kiwanis Youth Foundation — approximately $2.4 million.
“We are very much aware of the challenges the charitable community faces with the significant impact of inflation on their missions,” said Chuck Little, Kiwanis Club of Miami treasurer. “We’re blessed to be able to do our part to provide a significant boost to help their efforts to provide the best recreational activities we can for our youth. Simply put, this is part of our continuing and primary investment in our youth and our South Florida community.”
Founded in 1921, Kendall-based Kiwanis Club of Miami has been distributing funds for youth sports and recreational activities since 2000. Paul Zee, a South Florida contractor and longtime member of the club, left money in his will to fund the Miami Kiwanis Youth Foundation.
Organizations receiving grants this year were: Junior Orange Bowl Committee, Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade, Optimist Foundation of Greater Goulds, Chapman Partnership, Kiwanis Club of Little Havana Foundation, Richmond Perrine Optimist Club, Children’s Resource Center, Cutler Ridge Soccer Club, South Miami Grey Ghosts, Coconut Grove Preparatory Optimists, Citrus Family Network & Greater Miami & South Florida Youth & Community.
The Kiwanis Club of Miami is part of Kiwanis International, a global community of clubs, members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time. With more than 7,000 clubs in 80 countries representing more than 550,000 members, Kiwanis clubs host nearly 150,000 service projects each year.
For more information on the Kiwanis Club of Miami, contact Little at 786-546-3386 or send email to ChuckBig@bellsouth.net.
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