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Members of the Coral Gables Woman’s Club, that now boast a membership of more the 100 dynamic women from all over South Florida, returned for the club’s annual board retreat to the Intercontinental Hotel Doral on Sept. 7.
President Arely Ruiz planned a productive day that included numerous community outreach efforts from neighborhood cleanups, wellness events and support for numerous charities including the club’s free children’s dental clinic. Meredeth McKissick is chairing the GFWC Florida President’s Project to send GFWC women veterans to Arlington. Look for lots of great activities coming up this fall for the club including a big one for next summer, a weeklong cruise on a new MSC ship. For more information, visit gfwccoralgablesowmansclub.org.
The founders of two amazing non-profits inspire, give direction and even save lives of those in need. The founder and CEO of A Safe Haven for Newborns, Nick Silverio, and the founder and president of The Home Team, Alex Pou, shared a joint passion for their charitable efforts on recent interviews with this writer on Gloria’s Gab LIVE, a video podcast on our Community Newspapers website, cnews.net.
For readers unfamiliar with A Safe Haven for Newborns, you have probably seen their signs at fire stations and hospitals and, no doubt, know about the Safe Haven Law allowing birth mothers a place to safely leave their babies within 72 hours of birth with no questions asked. Thus far more than 407 babies have been saved from abandonment and possible death and countless mothers given aid when most needed.
In turn, The Home Team, another impressive non-profit, takes on a mission of measurably improving the lives of Miami-Dade public school students through engagement with academic, sports and business leaders. Among the amazing efforts are The Home Team’s after school programs that pick children up from schools and take them to the youth center in South Miami where they are immersed in activities imcluding tutoring, STEM, anti-bullying, arts, dance, and so much more. The Home Team also works with Flipany to provide every children with a meal.
To help support the organization work or volunteer, visit www.TheHomeTeam.org.
On the service club front, Coral Gables Rotarians celebrated Fifth Friday on Aug. 30 at Kerdyk Real Estate. Former Coral Gables Vice Mayor and Rotarian Bill Kerdyk with Kerdyk associate and new Rotarian Sue Padalino welcomed the crowd who came out that rainy evening to enjoy the social and catch up on summer travel experiences.
Rotary has two events coming up to help fund the club’s outreach efforts. On Sunday, Nov. 10, they are planning an affair at the Coral Gables Art Cinema that will include live music, open bar, light theater bites and an award-winning film, Searching for Home Coming Back from War. The event at $100 per person will benefit the club’s monthly bingo games for veterans at the VA Hospital.
The second fundraiser will be a concert at Steinway Piano Gallery featuring acclaimed international Italian pianist and Rotarian Francesco Attesti. Proceeds from that event, also at $100 per person, will benefit the club’s international projects.
For more information and either of these events, contact rotarycoralgables@gmail.com.monthly.
On Aug. 29, members of Profit Inc., one of the oldest networking groups in South Florida, gathered to welcome prospective members with an affair at Armstrong Jazz House, a relatively new place on Miracle Mile in the Gables.
Among more than 30 people attending the affair were business owners from all over Miami-Dade County including Carmen Siman, who helped coordinate the affair with Profit Inc.’s president Carlos Ribero. Other Profiteers attending included Thomas Avila, Maggie Abdo-Gomez, Al Del Risco, Mike and Susan Sutta, Jerry Kavulich, Bruce Bounds, Gisela Castro, Lawanda Loftus, David Isea, Vicente Cruz, Don and Marie Van Orsdel, Angie Ribero as well as guests Yolanda Carvajal, Alvaro Rodriguez, Luis Paulino Rodriguez, Juan Varela, Marcos Moreno-Bo, Roberto Dabuisson, Carlos Morales, Andre Coutour and Omar de Armas.
Armstrong Jazz House provided a lovely setting complemented with great food by some live smooth jazz.
Until next time, share your time and talents, count your blessings, and make a difference.
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