The Philanthropist

David Centner

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Background David Centner’s spirit of service was inspired by his father, a Miami optometrist who did all that he could to improve the...

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Heart of Gold: Alyssa Gold

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Ally’s Animal Project // allysanimalproject.org // @allys_animal_project Background A sophomore at Riviera Preparatory School, Gold...

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Angie Cohen & Paula Villamizar: designlabgive.org

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Design Lab Gives was born in 2017, when Design Lab Miami founder Cohen told some of her students (including Villamizar) about her dream to...

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Leading The Way: Jeff Bartel

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Background As with many philanthropic leaders, Bartel’s calling to community service started at an early age. “I can’t remember a...

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Devin Maier : Connect4Cancer

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Background No stranger to community service, Maier has been participating in and organizing community outreach since elementary school. In...

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Jessica Medwin: Making Change

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Children for Children // @children4children; childrenforchildren.net Background Though still in high school, Jessica Medwin is no stranger...

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Special Delivery – Gabriela Rojas

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Background Since arriving in the US at the age of 10, Rojas has put herself front and center when it comes to community service. As a...

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Brandon Okpalobi: A DREAM Realized

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Background A native of New Orleans, Okpalobi graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Computer Information Systems after...

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Answering The Call

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Background Fittingly, Shutes’ career background in clinical mental health and crisis work has largely informed and supported his...

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Julen Smiles – Laura Gonzalez-Rua

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Background As the mother of a special needs child, Laura Gonzalez-Rua became aware almost immediately of the amount of items needed when it...

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