Community
Liaisons
• Miami Beach Parks and Recreation
• Fraternal Order of Police
• Miami Beach Fire Fighters
• Miami Beach Police Retirees
• ABE Consortium Meetings
• Miami Dade County Public Schools
• Assisted in starting three new local PALs (Key Biscayne, SurfBalBay,
North Bay Village).
Partnership
with Schools
• Continued partnership with Miami-Dade County Public/Community
Schools (Adult and Youth Programming)
Sports
and Recreation Programs
• Partnership with Miami Beach Recreation Department
• Cheerleading Club
• Martial Arts Classes
• Teen Sports and Fitness Clubs
• High School Fitness Program
• FL PAL Regional Basketball Tournament (30) players attended
in February
• FL PAL State Basketball Tournament (20) players attended in
February
• Pre-School Classes with Miami Beach Recreation Department (3
& 4 year olds)
• PAL Playtime for Toddlers
• Took 20 kids fishing through the Rotary Club in April.
• Marine Environment and Snorkel Camp was held in June for 20
youth.
• Miami Dolphins Fishing trip was held in May for 15 youth.
• Reward Fishing Trip with the Rotary Club and Hunting & Fishing
Club in August for 20 youth.
• 334 youth participated daily in PAL’s summer camp.
• Partnered with North Shore Optimist Club with Tackle Football.
• After School Recreation Program – 150 kids ongoing
• Sponsor 8 team high school baseball tournament (200 youth)
Educational
Programming
• Mentoring Programs with Central High School
• After School Tutorial and Computer Classes – 70 kids ongoing
• Scholastic, Inc. year-round book giveaway (over 4,000 books).
• Supplied PAL student scholarships
Youth Director’s
Council (YDC)
• Provided community service in partnership with Temple Beth Sholom’s
“Mitzvah Day” and painted a mural at a home for the elderly.
• Attended the Youth Director's Conference held in Orlando, Florida
• Attended the National PAL YDC Conference in Washington DC where
they met with Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
• Continue mentoring Elementary School students in PAL’s
after school program
• Participated in a Countywide Clean-Up project entitled Baynanza.
• Participated in Local Community Service by assisting with the
4th Annual Back to School Fair.
• Assisted with the Boat Show concession stand fundraiser
• Assisted with the Dellutri Family Foundation Holiday Party
• Held fundraisers for Hurricane Katrina victims
• Assisted with Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway
• YDC members volunteered over 3,000 hours for community events
throughout the year.
Police Explorers,
Scouts, etc.
• Sponsor the Police Explorers
• Sponsor the Police Explorer Academy
• Police Explorers volunteered over 3,000 hours for community
events throughout the year.
• Summer work program for Police Explorers
• Explorers assisted with the Children’s Caring Cancer Party
• Civil Air Patrol weekly meetings
• Sponsor Cub Scout Pack 218
• Sponsor Boy Scout Troop 218
• Police Explorers attended training and competition
• Co-Sponsored Junior Police Academy (40 graduates) with Police
Department.
Adult Programs
• Partner with Miami Beach Adult and Community School
• Seniors on the Net Classes
• ESOL Classes
• “Share” Food program monthly
Special
Programs
• Kraft Program continued and parents and youngsters attended
the Dodge Holiday Event.
• Science on Patrol instructors trained and students taught.
• Sponsored 8th Grade Happening (End of Year Party for Nautilus
Middle School)
• Sponsored End of Year Awards at Nautilus Middle School with
trophies and savings bonds.
• Held 4th Annual Back to School Fair where we gave out 400+ book
bags filled with school supplies and reading books.
• Held a bicycle giveaway with helmets and locks for perfect attendance
to 50 Nautilus Middle School students.
• Took over 84 youngsters to Marlins Baseball Games complete with
food vouchers.
• Held Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway and fed 450+ families
• Assisted with and took 50 kids to the Dellutri Family Foundation
Holiday Party
• Held fundraisers for Hurricane Katrina victims
• Took 50 kids for a Reading Program (Reading Across America)
to the Chidren’s Museum.
• Took volunteers to assist with the Police Department’s
Holiday Toy Giveaway.
• Sponsored a holiday party at PAL for the afterschool kids (over
150).
Grants
• Awarded a PALYEP grant through National PAL for programming
for $20,000 for the following (Marine Environment Snorkel Camp, Book
Bag Giveaway, New Library of Books)
• Awarded a Technology grant through Dade County Schools. ($8,500)
• Awarded an NFL/NPAL football grant for $14, 000 to purchase
a concession stand.
• Kraft Grant renewed for $25,000.
• Received over 5,000 from Scholastic, Inc. for our library valued
at over $25,000.
Fundraising
• Boat Show Fundraiser
• Rescuers in the Ring Boxing Tournament
• United Way Campaign
• Clevelander Golf Tournament
Miscellaneous
• Planned and implemented the fourth annual Back to School Fair
(400+ book bags filled with school supplies and reading books (1500)
were given out to underprivileged kids) with picnic.
• School bus passes (30 monthly) given out to low/moderate income
students and volunteers
• Continue the SHARE program - food given out in exchange for
volunteer work
• Distributed 7,000 DNA kits to Elementary School students in
the Miami Beach Feeder Pattern.
• Provided over 450 Thanksgiving Baskets complete with turkeys.
• Provided over 200 lunches each day to Summer Camp participants
in conjunction with CMB Recreation.
• NCCSA (National Center for Child Safety and Awareness) presentation
to 830 kids.
In-Kind
Donations Received
• Miami Heat Tickets (150)
• Fahlgren Movie Tickets (260)
• 150 tickets to Nestles Event with Shaq
• 162 pair of spikes and sneakers given by Mark 400.
• CVS Pharmacy gave Easter, Halloween and Christmas candy, coloring
books, toys and stuffed animals (two pick-up trucks full)
• Elegance Car Club gave 60 holiday toys.
• Miami Dolphins Tickets (40 tickets)
• Brothers Vending gave 40 cases of soda and 3 cases of chips
• Police Department donated 15 cases of cup cakes and 19 cases
of chips
• K-Sport donated 500 shirts for programming
*PAL
Board Members donated several thousand hours of their time to assist
with our organization and others.