The Leesfield Family Foundation proudly announces its major 2021 grant to the Clinton Foundation in honor of President Clinton’s 75th birthday. The first of three celebrations will take place this summer in East Hamptons. Close friends of the President will celebrate his birthday and the decades of the Foundation’s success.
Closer to home, continued grants and underwriting for the first half of 2021 include:
Amigos for Kids
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Children’s Home Society
Yes Institute
Lawyers for Children America
Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation
Fatherhood Task Force of South Florida
Humane Society of Greater Miami
Kristi House
Parkinson’s Foundation
UM-NSU Center for Autism & Related Disabilities
Lotus House – Sundari Foundation, Inc.
Alzheimer’s Foundation
A special recognition for these amazing organizations and thanks to Dr. Michael Alessandri, Executive Director at the UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities for his kind words. “Thank you for your support of our program this year. Being included among these wonderful organizations is truly an amazing honor for us. Thank you for your kindness and generosity, Dr. Alessandri.”
We continue our support of food banks and anti-hunger programs in Texas and the Florida Keys.
∙ Houston FoodBank
∙ Feeding Texas
∙ S.O.S. Foundation
∙ Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless in Key West, FL.
The Leesfield Family Foundation’s 31-year scholarship program is ongoing recognizing Allyson Colomb, a second year law student at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and Nicole Munley, a first year law student Western State College of Law, Irvine, CA. The Leesfield/AAJ Law School Scholarships will be presented at the AAJ 2021 Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, July 12 -15.
Past recipients remain enthusiastic:
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The Leesfield Family Foundation has now published “30 Years of Caring” which is being distributed to friends, family and the community of the Foundation. For the first time, we are accepting outside contributions to the Foundation which is primarily family funded. To donate – http://leesfieldfoundation.org/donate
MAJOR SPONSORSHIP FOR THE UNDERLINE
Plans for the upcoming year include funding for “THE UNDERLINE”, a ten-mile linear park that will stretch from Brickell City Center to Dadeland in Miami-Dade County. Through the efforts of organizer Meg Daly, a magnificent green space has been funded and created for pedestrians, bicyclists, and outdoor enthusiasts. The park runs under the metrorail line with stations along the way for families and Miamians to gather in the natural vegetation and habitat of South Florida. The Foundation will support a “core” section of The Underline which will be completed by 2025. For more information on The Underline or contribute – www.theunderline.org/support
SURFSIDE BUILDING COLLAPSE
In support of the Surfside Building collapse disaster, you may go to any of the following links to help provide benefits to the residents and families who have lost everything.
Support Surfside
supportsurfside.org
United Way of Miami-Dade County
unitedwaymiami.org
Jewish Community Services of South Florida
jcsfl.org/surfside-response
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami
www.ccadm.org/support-our-mission
You may also go to leesfieldfamilyfoundation.org and we will join in your contribution.
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
The Foundation continues to urge all Americans to get vaccinated. Vaccines remain free, accessible and provide the only effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and create protection for you and your loved ones without masks or unnecessary concerns.
For more information on where to obtain the vaccine in Miami-Dade County, go to:
www.miamidade.gov/global/initiatives/coronavirus/vaccine/vaccine-locator.page