Dozens of Coconut Grove organizations are participating in Give Miami Day this year, giving Grove residents an opportunity to search out and support local nonprofits during the six-day online giving event.
Each November, Miami residents open their wallets to support the local nonprofit organizations that feed the hungry, help the homeless, protect the planet, teach the young, celebrate the arts, and enrich the lives of so many who call Miami home.
Give Miami Day, which has grown to become one of the nation’s largest giving events, starts Saturday. Last year, the event raised $39.5 million from 51,000 individual donors in support of 1,276 nonprofit organizations, including many in Coconut Grove.
New to the party this year: the Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove Revitalization Trust Fund, an organization dedicated to uplifting and preserving the historic Coconut Grove neighborhood first settled by Bahamian immigrants in the late 19th century.
Organizers, including founding member Cornelia “Corky” Dozier, hope this year’s Give Miami Day will be the catalyst they need to get the organization off the ground.
“We need to be able to carry a vision and a mission, and it’s not going to be possible without the community coming forward for Give Miami Day,” Dozier told the Spotlight.
The organization is supported by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, the honorary chair, and former Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell, a board member (to learn more about the organization and its mission visit the Give Miami Day website here.)
The Little Bahamas trust fund is just one of dozens of Coconut Grove organizations (including the Spotlight itself) that are participating in Give Miami Day this year.
To find a local organization, use the Give Miami Day search tool and type in the name of the organization, or select a category from the left-hand column (one of 10, or all 10 at once) and type “Coconut Grove” in the search bar to find Grove organizations.
Donations can be made starting Saturday through midnight on Thursday, Nov. 20, at this link: https://www.givemiamiday.org/
