Education & Philanthropy Archives - Page 19 of 27 - S. Florida Business & Wealth
BrandStar Donates LED Volume Wall to Lynn University in Boca Raton 

Lynn University’s Boca Raton campus has named its TV studio “BrandStar Studios at Lynn University” after BrandStar donated and installed an LED Volume Wall to give students unparalleled access to the latest virtual

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MADD in Fort Lauderdale Raises More Than $250,000 in Fight Against Drunk Driving

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) held its 11th Annual UKG Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K to raise funds supporting the organization’s Broward and Palm Beach’s community

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La Goulue Palm Beach Hosts Fundraiser for Ukraine Resistance Organisation

La Goulue Palm Beach recently held a reception supporting the Ukraine Resistance Organisation (URO), an on-the-ground organization based in Kyiv created by Aleksey Brynzak and Ireesha Blohina. La Goulue Operating

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Boca Helping Hands to Host Annual MONOPOLY® Event & Casino Night

MONOPOLY® game enthusiasts will have a chance to prove their skills while raising money for charity at the 16th Annual MONOPOLY® Event & Casino Night event. The night is hosted

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Centennial Bank Establishes Scholarship Fund for Florida High School Graduates

Centennial Bank recently launched its Financial Literacy Scholarship program with a pledge of $100,000 over five years to graduating high school seniors throughout Florida. The college scholarship is part of the bank’s

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Question of the Week: What Will Be On the New High School Financial Literacy Test?

With the passage of the Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act, which will require high school students to take a financial literacy course to receive a standard high school diploma,

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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates $4.8 Million to Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott will donate $4.8 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade to support its mission of providing educational and afterschool programs for local children. The donation will be used

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Founder of Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar to Raise Funds for National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Rocco Mangel, the founder of Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar, is joining forces with Walk MS to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society this month. Mangel created ‘Team Rocco’ intending to

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Do Wharton Students Know What the Average Income Is in South Florida? Probably Not.

“I asked Wharton students what they thought the average American worker makes per year and 25% of them thought it was over six figures. One of them thought it was

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FIU President Mark Rosenberg Abruptly Resigns

In little more than seven months, FIU’s now-former president Mark Rosenberg has fallen from the heights of academic success to a shocking resignation tendered under threat of termination. Last summer,

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Nat King Cole Generation Hope Puts Instruments in the Hands of Children

Nat “King” Cole, the trailblazing singer, jazz pianist and actor was, says his twin daughters Casey Cole and Timolin Cole Augustus, the perfect example of what the power of music

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Friendship Circle Miami Raises More Than $230,000 During 3rd Annual Heart & Soul Gala

Friendship Circle Miami’s Third Annual Heart & Soul Gala at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens in Miami raised over $230,000 for children and young adults with special needs. During the gala, the

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