Community & Philanthropy

As part of its effort to enhance the community it serves beyond providing services, The Captains created The Captains of KIDS program, which benefits The Kids In Distress, Inc. (KID), an organization working to prevent child abuse by preserving families and treating children who have been abused and neglected. Augusto “The Captain” Alagia, owner of The Captains and

To help incentivize employees to get their COVID-19 booster shot and raise money for charity, Bank of America in Miami and Fort Lauderdale recently donated $120,000 to help support Feeding South Florida. Bank of America provided $100 for each bank employee who recorded a COVID-19 vaccine booster and the money raised will provide 1,080,000 meals

The Hooters of Boca Raton recently held a pet adoption Happy Hour event on Valentines’s Day to help support the Tri-County Animal Rescue organization. During the fundraiser, guests had the chance to adopt a furry valentine on the restaurant’s patio. “The event was a great success,” Suzi Goldsmith says, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Tri

CITY Furniture will be the “Healthy at Home” Title Sponsor of the 2022 Broward Heart Walk as part of the company’s ongoing multi-year partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA). The family-owned American furniture and mattress retailer pledged to raise $500,000 for the AHA through CITY’s 5% Giving Pledge. Led by Andrew Koenig, CEO of

Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County’s (HFHSPBC) annual Women Build fundraising event sponsored by Moraca Builders, Inc. returns to Boynton Beach on March 3 and 4 to help construct a home for a local family. This year’s Women Build Partner Family is Jerrod and Iesha James, a married couple with three young daughters,

The Historic Stranahan House Museum generated more than $11,000 for education programming and to help preserve the historic home during its first “Home for the Holidays” celebratory party. “This is such a festive time of year, and Stranahan House is so beautifully decorated inside and outside,” LaurieAnne Minoff says, a Stranahan House board member who

American Humane hosted a philanthropic cocktail event at the International Polo Club Palm Beach (IPC) to honor military working dogs and service members. Military dogs who serve alongside American troops help keep service members safe by identifying IEDs and other dangers, but the working dogs retired overseas are often unable to be brought back home to

To help individuals with disabilities gain more access to financial literacy tools, The Dan Marino Foundation, with support from the TD Charitable Foundation, will provide a free, online financial literacy program that offers free lessons specifically designed for individuals with disabilities to achieve greater financial independence. The program uses TD Bank’s entire suite of Adaptive Financial Education

After a brief hiatus due to COVID-19, Cabernet with Battier will return to Byblos Miami on Saturday, Jan. 29. Heidi and Shane Battier established the event to benefit The Battier Take Charge Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by the Battier family to provide college scholarships and educational opportunities for underprivileged youth. The inaugural event was

Craig Zinn Automotive Group and the Military Heroes Support Foundation recently partnered to raise money for military families. Craig Zinn Automotive Group’s South Florida authorized dealerships include Toyota of Hollywood, Lexus of Pembroke Pines, Acura of Pembroke Pines, Lexus of North Miami and Subaru of Pembroke Pines. Each dealership helped gather funds through generous contributions. The funds raised

IT’SUGAR recently donated over $500,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation to help the nonprofit organization continue providing life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. With 100 locations in North America, IT’SUGAR is one of the largest specialty candy retailers. Its Charity Lollipop Program donates a portion of the proceeds from sales of its exclusive star-shaped rainbow lollipops to

Impact 100 Palm Beach County (Impact 100 PBC) recently chose 21 nonprofit organizations for its 2022 semi-finalist. The groups, all with projects based in south Palm Beach County, have the opportunity to submit complete applications for one of multiple $100,000 high-impact grants. “Impact 100 PBC has become a major grant funder,” says Holly Schuttler, President