4th Annual Check Awards Party
Thursday October 23rd, 6-8pm at Hunters Wilton Manors
FLoatarama's fundraising support projects serving LGBTQ Youth in South Florida, and have granted out over $412,134 to date.
This year’s grants from the FLoatarama LGBTQ Youth Fund totaled $160,000, disbursed among twelve South Florida agencies aligned with FLoatarama’s mission to support LGBTQ+ Youth.
Hosted by Alex Miranda (WSVN Deco Drive) in partnership with Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, with DJ Ronnie Minutella, the evening was fun and festive with 300 in attendance celebrating philanthropy and the LGBTQ+ community. The presentation filled the audience with inspiration and a message of philanthropy and inclusion.
Our sincere thanks to Hunters Night Clubs for hosting us, to BaxterMartin for the presentation materials and to Bernie Wagenblast (voice of the NY Subway) for the voice-overs.
Grant Recipients
Grant awards were made to:
1. The Alliance of LGBTQ Youth ($5,000 funding ChangeMakers program)
2. TransEd ($10,000 funding GED Certification & Scholarship)
3. Bravo Theatre
4. The Humanity Project
3. PRISM ($10,000 funding Content Creation Task Force)
7. Sunshine Pride House ($20,000 funding a safe haven for homeless LGBTQ+ Youth)
Safe Schools South F
4. The McKenzie Project ($10,000 funding Clean Start program)
5. Jewish Community Services of South Florida ($15,000 funding LGBTQIA+ Youth program)
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8. South Florida Pride Youth Band ($15,000 funding youth band and soloist scholarship)
SunServe ($20,000 funding health & wellbeing services for LGBTQ+ youth).