P.S. PROJECT SERVICE
WINTER PROJECTS • BEACH COASTAL CLEAN-UP & FLORIDA AIDS WALK
Our Winter Project Services brought us closer to our South Florida beaches and celebrated National CleanUp Day as we joined these event happening from around the country! Working with the environmental conservation organization Miami-Dade Sea Turtles, we helped picked up trash & beautified Haulover Beach to keep our ocean ecosystem healthy as well as make the coastline a cleaner & safer place for local wildlife! And with the Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival, we walked, danced & celebrated life down Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd with hundreds of participants as we raised funds in support of local HIV/AIDS services here in South Florida.
SPRING PROJECTS • GARDEN BEAUTIFICATION & PARK PAINTING
Our Spring Project Services have taken us into nature as we collaborated with Unity Coalition’s ELEVATE, a day of being NICER providing an assortment of 45 min. workshop segments all focused on Being NICER to your Mind, Body, Soul, Planet & others! At Enchanted Forest Elaine Gordon Park, we helped launched the event's first ever Give Back Community Project: ELEVATE 365. We led both the restoration & beautification of the park's Butterfly Garden as well as the revitalization of the Fire Pit Amphitheater by painting it's benches in the Progress Flag colors.
SUMMER PROJECTS • HURRICANE RELIEF & BACK TO SCHOOL YOUTH CARNIVAL
Our Summer Project Services allowed us to help those in times of crisis and those in need of extra support. Through our WhoDunIt? Project Hurricane Relief, we were able to raise donations towards The Naples Pride Center in an effort for them to be able to provide bottled water, food and supplies to SW Florida LGBTQ+ residents affected by the extreme devastation of Hurricane Ian. With SunServe - Youth, they hosted a Back to School Youth Carnival where they collected and distributed backpacks with school supplies, while we volunteered & operated classic midway games for LGBTQ+ youth and families attending the event.
AUTUMN PROJECTS • ANNUAL FEED THE HUNGRY BAR CRAWL & FOOD DRIVES
Our Autumn Project Services had us Join the Movement during Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, an annual program where people come together across the country to draw attention to the problems of hunger and homelessness. Guests were able to bring in canned, dry, or boxed goods in or donate money in exchange for a free drink at one of our many partner bars throughout Miami Beach & Wilton Manors . We've raised $2634.22 and collected over 100 bags of food total after the conclusion of the week-long Food Drive, and was donated back to various beneficiaries, including the Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry and The Poverello Center!
NATIONAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS
#GIVEMIAMIDAY
• Thursday, November 21st, 2024
Give Miami Day is one of the largest annual giving events in the nation. On this day, you make a philanthropic impact by supporting our community’s local nonprofits. And then during the 24–hour event, visit the profiles of nearly 900 nonprofit organizations serving Miami-Dade County and make charitable gifts to support the causes you care about. Thank you to everyone who loves giving back, and help proud society's proud together Philanthropy Initiative with a DONATION that helps support 5 LGBTQ+ non-profit organizations!
#GIVINGTUESDAY
• Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. We appreciate everyone who says let's be proud together & do some good in & for our community... make a CONTRIBUTION towards proud society today!
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES
The Recovery Village at Baptist Health - LGBTQ+ Substance Abuse And Mental Health Resources
LGBTQ individuals are more likely to use substances due to chronic stress and other challenges unique to this. Represented by our value of Outstanding, Health serves as one our 5 proud together Philanthropy Initiatives, and proud society proudly supports conversations & causes around Mental Health & Wellness. The Recovery Group at Baptist Health is one of many resources out there, and is available for YOU!