A fun and festive evening of philanthropy!
FLoatarama held its second annual Check Awards event at Hunters Night Club in Wilton Manors FL on 12th October 2023.
This year’s grants from the FLoatarama LGBTQ Youth Fund totaled $75,000 between six local agencies aligned with FLoatarama’s mission to support LGBTQ+ Youth (a 50% increase from the $50,000 granted in 2022).
Hosted by FayWhat?! and Rene Cantu, the evening was fun and festive with over 300 in attendance celebrating philanthropy and the LGBTQ+ community.
Presentations from Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), David Jobin (CEO of The Our Fund Foundation), Tony Lima (CEO of SunServe), Scott Schramm (President of Floatarama) and others filled the audience with inspiration and a message of philanthropy and inclusion.
In addition to the grant awards, a silent auction was held with lively bidding and enthusiasm raising $2,550.
Grant Recipients
Grant awards were made to:
1. The Humanity Project ($5,000 funding school bullying prevention)
2. Thinking Cap Theater ($10,000 funding LGBTQ+ youth arts)
3. Stonewall National Archives, Museum & Library ($10,000 funding SNEP program)
4. National Voices for Equality, Education, and Enlightenment (NVEEE) ($15,000 funding AFFIRM)
5. South Florida Pride Youth Band ($15,000 funding youth band and soloist scholarship)
6. SunServe ($20,000 funding health & wellbeing services for LGBTQ+ youth).