Miami Beach Police Athletic League http://beachpal.org Cops and Kids Working Together Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:45:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 PAL and Police Department Give Out 500 Toys for Holidays http://beachpal.org/2012/01/23/pal-and-police-department-give-out-500-toys-for-holidays/ http://beachpal.org/2012/01/23/pal-and-police-department-give-out-500-toys-for-holidays/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:45:14 +0000 Joey http://beachpal.org/?p=532

The Miami Beach PAL YDC/Mentoring group and Police Explorers assisted the Police Department with toy distribution to over 500 underprivileged children for the holidays, along with a cookie, hamburger and milk.

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Miami Beach PAL’s Mentoring Program was featured as “Best Practices” in a recent meeting held in Seattle, Washington.  Lori Freedline, Mentor Coordinator, was asked to address a few hundred fellow coordinators representing PALs from all over the United States and Virgin Islands.

 

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PAL not only supplies backpacks full of school supplies to underprivileged Miami Beach children – it also sends supplies to Haiti!

From the organization:

I would like to thank you for the school supplies donated to the non-profit L’Organisation des Anciens du College Immaculee Conception, Inc d/b/a OACIC, Inc. The organization president, Aldwine L. Joseph, is in the process of sending a Thank You letter to thank the PAL for the backpacks and school supplies items donation. They will be ship to Haiti on Tuesday of next week. Myself, Miguel Romain (the OACIC vice-president) want to personally thank you, Officer Martineau (PAL executive director) and the Police Athletic League for your support to the OACIC and the school kids in Haiti. We are looking forward to partnering in a near future on other projects or initiatives.

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The Miami Beach Police Athletic League, Inc. held its 10th Annual Book Bag Giveaway – 500 book bags filled with new school supplies were given to underprivileged Miami Beach youngsters.

The Police Chief, along with PAL Board Members and PAL volunteers (Youth Director’s Council and Police Explorers) assisted with this wonderful event which was started 10 years ago as an Eagle Scout Project by Joey Daoud. Joey will also be on hand at this event as he is the current PAL Secretary, Co-Coordinator of the PAL Mentoring Program and Co-Advisor of the Youth Director’s Council.

Recipients of book bags were also treated to a slice of pizza and a drink.

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The Miami Beach PAL Mentoring Program and Youth Director Council (YDC), headed by Lori Freedline and Joey Daoud, held a year end recognition event for the kids. After sharing a lunchtime meal together, they were given beautiful certificates to recognize their hard work and community service provided to the Miami Beach PAL, the City of Miami Beach and their residents, and the law enforcement community by volunteering thousands of hours this past school year.  Some of their volunteer events included:
  • Beach Clean-ups
  • Coastal Clean-ups
  • Baynanza
  • Project Sticker Shock
  • See Fit Fundraiser for visually impaired children
  • MB Police Toy Giveaway
  • Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway
  • The Great Eskate fundraiser for PAL
  • Fallen Officers Fundraiser
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For the past few months PAL has been hosting a mentoring program for high school and middle school kids to come together every Saturday, play games, have pizza, and watch educational videos on teen related issues.

The program grows each week with new kids, and will continue throughout the year.

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Helping stuff the backpacks were students from PAL’s Youth Directors Council and Police Explorers. IMG_1353 IMG_1342 IMG_1350

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Here are some photos from last week’s fundraiser for the Miami Beach PAL. Special thanks to Philippe at the Gansevoort, who hosted the event.

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