2014 Walking4Friendship event -Feb 23. Request from Grant & Michael Miller to participate

A special request from Grant & Michael Miller:

It's not every day you see a child or teenager with special needs being embraced and accepted for who they are. But at the Friendship Circle of Miami it is a part of every day life for many special needs children living in Miami. The Friendship Circle provides their "special friends" a chance to learn and socialize in an environment that not only accepts them, but celebrates their spirit. The Friendship Circle of Miami offers many different programs and services to these special children and their families, and by incorporating their teenage volunteers a simple act of friendship is developed and lasts for many years!

You see, the spirit of a child with special needs is one of loving friendship. Their ability to love others and see the world through innocent, nonjudgmental eyes is a quality that most people only hope to one day achieve. This quality is a gift given every day between the volunteers and their "special friends" at the Friendship Circle.

The work of the Friendship Circle of Miami has inspired us and touched our life in many ways, and that is why I have chosen to participate in OUR Walking4Friendship 2014 3K Walk and Community Carnival on February 23, 2014. We am writing today to ask you for a donation. By donating to the Walking4Friendship fundraising event, you can join us and the Friendship Circle of Miami in our mission to open loving arms to our "special friends". 100% of your donation will go toward their programs servicing children and teenagers with special needs and their families. Your feelings of making a genuine difference in a child's life will last a lifetime.

To donate to our team please click the link below. Your response to our request would really mean a great deal to us, but more importantly, it will mean a great deal to families in this community who really need this relief and support.

If you are in the area on February 23, 2014, please come to the Walking4Friendship event with your family and friends! And if possible, please continue to share this email with your friends and family and open the opportunities of more support for this amazing community organization!

http://www.walking4friendship.com/millerbrothers

Thank you so much!!

In Friendship,

Grant & Michael Miller

www.FriendshipCircleMiami.org
www.facebook.com/MiamiFriendshipCircle

Walking 4 Friendship, Sun, Feb. 10, 2013, a 3K walk and Community Carnival event to raise funds for the programs and services offered by the Friendship Circle of Miami

Walking 4 Friendship, Sunday, February 10, 2013
9:00 am  -- Registration Begins

Friendship Circle, 8700 SW 112 Street,  Miami, Fl 33176.

The Walking 4 Friendship is a 3K walk and Community Carnival event to raise funds for the programs and services offered by the Friendship Circle of Miami, while promoting awareness and acceptance of children with special needs in our communities. 

Message from Michael and Grant Miller, Miami’s Community Newspapers and supporters of Walking 4 Friendship http://www.walking4friendship.com/millerbrothers (please click “Read more" below to read the entire message regarding the mission of the group, purpose of the event, tax deductibility and important contact information):

We are walking on Sunday, February 10, 2013, for children with special needs and we are asking for your support to help us reach our goal.

A village holiday tradition yields charitable results | South Miami. A proper thank you goes to the group that actually collected for the Holiday Food Drive

A village holiday tradition yields charitable results | South Miami
Correcting the record.  Click the headline link immediately above to read the proper recognition that Michael Miller gave to those who actually deserved credit for this wonderful community event. 

The Co-Owner of Miami’s Community Newspapers properly credited the Palmetto Bay Canal Association: The Annual Holiday Boat Parade & Canned Food Drive took place on December 15, its third year now, and donated a lot of food to the Village’s Holiday Food Drive. Kudos to the Palmetto Bay Canal Association and all the caring folks who gave canned goods and other foodstuffs for the cause.

The canned food was collected for “Feeding South Florida” (formerly known as the Daily Bread Food Bank), and participants in the boat parade were able to pick up canned food collected by residents who then handed it off from the canal banks to the boaters. The Palmetto Bay Canal Association is made up of Palmetto Bay and Pinecrest residents who are both users and stewards of the local canal system, and is made up of pleasure boaters, fishermen, skiers and even folks in canoes and kayaks.

The canned goods collected were presented to the village at the zoning hearing on Dec. 17. What a great way to have a fun holiday event that also contributes to a worthwhile project! There are photos of it all on the village website and on their Facebook page, so check it out.
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I also want to thank the two council members who participated, Patrick Fiore, District 1 and Tim Schaffer, District 2. It would be nice to see all council members actually participate in community charitable events like Patrick and Tim rather than simply show up at the photo op to lead people on that they actually had substantive involvement in the effort of others.

You can read more information and view additional photos from the event at the Sunday, Dec 16, 2012, post: The Third Annual Palmetto Bay Canal Association Holiday Boat Parade held Sat, Dec 15, 2012, links to photos