Voices For Florida Keys Children

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So happy for him- good job, classmates!

🎁 🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁🎄🎁Anyone have a few hours to help wrap presents Voices For Florida Keys Children ? They don’t have to be perfect I promise!!

This Wednesday from 2-7 and this Saturday 9am until we are finished !! We will be in the conference room at the Sherrifs office at 50 High Point Rd !!

Come have some fun with us! Bring scissors if you have some .. we have plenty of paper and tape!
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Today was the Annual Voices For Florida Keys Children Holiday Brunch /Adopt a Child for the Holidays event!!!

Thank you all for the support of these kids who are less fortunate in our Local Keys Communities !! Rest assured that every penny collected for the Holidays goes toward gifts and food cards to ensure these kids have gifts for Christmas and food while they are not in school.

Now we have lots of wrapping and a ton more shopping to do!! 🎁 if anyone is interested in wrapping please come … and bring scissors!! It’s fun fun!!

Saturday 12/2 9-3 at
50 High Pt Rd in the Roth Bldg
Wednesday 12/2 from 2-7pm same place
Saturday 12/9 from 9 until ?? Same place

Santa is coming Dec 17… here is his schedule!!

Santa is coming to town!!

Even though you don’t need an invite… Invitations went in the mail today for the 2023 Annual Voices Adopt a Child / Children for the Holidays 🎄 event to be held Dec 1 at Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada. If you adopt a child you will be given a specific list of 🎁 to buy for that child. Otherwise we also accept monetary sponsorships and our Voices Elves get busy and get the shopping done!

To adopt a child / offer monetary support / and / or RSVP a for the brunch at Cheeca Lodge & Spa on December 1, please call Lori at 📞 305-405-8627.

If you are not receiving Voices invites please email [email protected] and request to be added to the mailing list.

Tap. Tap.

A little louder for the people in the back!

"WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS"

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Todays Installation of Officers and Board Members for the coming fiscal year.

Thank you for the continued support of the Ocean Reef Community Foundation. We received another grand for the coming year and could not be more thank fully!

The 34th Annual Voices for Florida Children Luncheon & Fashion Show was such a success. We thank everyone for coming and being a part of the event in some way. We hope we don’t forget anyone - If we do, please know it’s not intentional!

- Thank you to the 314 attendees - for choosing to spending your day with us!!

- To our 25 Sponsors - Thank you for your support !!

- 140+ auction items (THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE DONOR & SOLICITOR ). See thank you list post

- Thank you Arianna Nesbitt our Foster Mom Extraordinaire who came and had lunch with us and shared some of her experiences and Photos as an Adoptive/Foster mom with us. You are amazing!!

- 382 Mystery Boxes (THANK YOU LOWER MATECUMBE MERMAIDS for collecting, wrapping and overseeing the distribution of every single gift.

- THANK YOU Pasta & Angela Panteleo - who knew pasta was a Painter by morning and a DANCER by day and a Drummer by.night!!! And to the supporter who purchased Pastas lovely work of art.

- THANK YOU John Rudolph for the beautiful flowers for every table in the room and boy did they make that room so much more beautiful!!
- THANK YOU to the “Last Lady Standing” and to every other attendee who donated to the Carol Parker Scholarship Fund!!!

- THANK YOU To all the Boutiques & Models from Wild Lily Boutique, Zero Dress Code, DK Beach Boutique and Isla Bella Resort Marketplace. Don’t forget the shopping coupons they gave in the bags.

- THANK YOU To the Staff at Hawks Cay Resort & to those that make this event possible year after year - specifically Sheldon Suga who we have heard is retiring in a month or so. And to Sean Leister and Kaila Nasci you both are amazing and thank you for your patience with us along the way!!

- THANK YOU - DJ Tonytone!! What a hoot you are - everyone loved you!!! We can not tell you how many ladies came to us and said how much they enjoyed the upbeat fun “tone” you added to the event !!

- And to the entire Board of Directors and the Advisory Board of our great organization - thank you for the endless work you all do for the cause !!

Such a wonderful event!!! Thank you everyone for such a wonderful day❣️we will see you at early in December for our Holiday gift collection event and Hopefully again next March in the same place !!

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We are so excited for tomorrows event!!! Here are a few highlights of the over 142+ items in the Silent Auction tomorrow for the 34th annual Voices luncheon!!! We can’t thank our donors and supporters enough … ♥️

See everyone tomorrow - doors open at 11! Bring your checkbook … or lots of Cash!!

New this year… mystery box purchases will be limited to 5 boxes at a time!

LIVE AUCTION ITEM ALERT: Blue Marlin Jewelers, has graciously donated these amazing earrings. The photos don’t do them justice so please be sure to see them live and in person Saturday morning. They are 18 karat gold with diamonds surrounding 3.40tdw sliced diamonds. Retail Value is over $6250.

Thank you Armondo and Blue Marlin Jewelry for the support of Voices for Florida Keys Children! 

We are so excited to share this Sneek Peek of an auction item for the Luncheon to be held.... March 18th ....

Donated by Backcountry Cowboy Outfitters !!
Thank you for your continued support !!

Electra Townie 7d GO! EBike
Pedal assist step thru Bike.
Color - Zinfandel
Retail Value $1600

Please follow us on instagram… as voices_for_fl_keys_children https://www.instagram.com/voices_for_fl_keys_children

Join us tomorrow at the Sandbar at Whale Harbour ! The event benefits VOICES!!!! please come and hang out a bit !! Live Music and Radio Show and more !

A huge Thank you to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority - FKAA and their employees for the amazingly generous donation of $1000+ in Amazon gift cards to Voices for Florida Keys Children. This is such a blessing to be able to provide these to the kids in the Guardian Ad Litem program this holiday season. 🎄☃️ especially to Brent & Yusi with FKAA who were the coordinating elves in this effort,

Thank you everyone who attended the Voices for Florida Keys Children - Sponsor a Child for the Holidays Brunch today at Cheeca Lodge & Spa. What a wonderful job everyone at Cheeca Lodge dI’d for us everyone was so kind and helpful and giving .

Thank you to everyone who donated and or sponsored a child and could not make the event today !! We could not do what we do without each and every one of you!!!

We thank our Board of Directors and Alexsa Leto and Lacy with the Guardian ad Litem office who do the brunt of the shopping and coordination on their own time after work to ensure every child (close to 200) in the program has a Christmas!! 🌲🙏🏻♥️☃️ 🎁

Save the date for the 2023 luncheon- March 18!!

Is there anyone who has not RSVPd for the Voices Holiday Brunch on Dec 2nd at Cheeca Lodge ? Please reach out to Lori 305-405-8627 by Friday 11/25th end of business. We need to get our final number to Cheeca. And most importantly we still have kids that need Christmas Presents !! 🙏🏻🎄

Event info in attached photos!

It is time to ADOPT A CHILD FOR THE HOLIDAYS !! The invitation for the Voices for Florida Keys Children Holiday Brunch, set for Friday Dec 2nd at Cheeca Lodge, were put in the mail today to all members. If you are not a member you can join on our website at www.Vocieskids.org. If you would like to donate to the holiday fund or Adopt a Child or two for the Holidays, please see the invitation here for more information.

Voices For Florida Keys Children updated their website address.

Thank you Florida Keys Free Press for the great article. ONE ISSUE - the LUNCHEON IS 🛑 NOT 🛑MARCH 23rd. It is 🟢 MARCH 18th🟢 . Members will be sent invitations. If you are not already a member or have moved recently and need to correct your address email or phone please visit our new website at www.Voiceskids.org and sign up as a new member. Minimum Donations for Membership is $50.

Invitations are being mailed now for the Guardian ad Litem Volunteers Dinner. You do not need to be a Volunteer to attend. To RSVP, Pay and pick your dinner choice, please call the GAL Office at 305-292-3485. Please share ...

Come visit the VOICES for Florda Keys Children table at the 20 year celebration August 14th at Hog Heaven!!!

Please support the children who are in the Guardian ad Litem program in Monroe County.

www.voiceskids.org

Thank you Ocean Reef Community Foundation for the grant awarded to Voices for Florida Keys Children for 2022-23 . The kids in the Guardian ad Litem program in the county appreciate every penny received each year!!