Founding Member and Purpose of The Kiaora Society
Ed McAmis, an attorney and philanthropist, was a champion of the work of YES since our inception. To honor Ed as our first private contributor, we named our donor society after the street on which he lived, Kiaora Street. Coincidentally, “Kia ora” is a Maori word that conveys “welcome, hello friend, thank you” making our chosen name uniquely fitting. On June 3, 2023 Ed passed away. You can learn more about Ed and his commitment to our mission, and make a contribution in honor of Ed.
We encourage our donors to be part of our work by participating in dialogues and courses throughout the community.
Thanks to members’ incredible generosity and commitment to making the world safer for our youth, we are not confined by the financial priorities of foundations. Instead, we have become leaders for the entire community, staying on the razor’s edge of innovative services and programs.
JOIN or RENEW YOUR KIAORA DONATION HERE
Members of our Kiaora Society contribute $1,000 or more each year. The generous support of Kiaora members forms the lifeblood of our work and empowers us to take our education programs where they are needed most. As a member of our Kiaora Society, you are our partner in creating a safer world for all youth. A major benefit of being a Kiaora donor is that our courses are all complimentary to you.
| PIONEER $75,000 | MENTOR $1,000 | |
| Anonymous | Lewis Aaron & Nigel Stirk | |
| TRUSTEE $50,000 | Jose Alonso | |
| Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County | Patricia Anderson | |
| The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation | Greg Baldwin & Jose Castro | |
| Florida Blue Foundation | Connie Barden | |
| Jonathan D. Lewis Foundation | Colleen & Bruce Bastian | |
| The Our Fund Foundation | Sam Blum | |
| The Our Fund Foundation Community Foundation of Broward Funders Collaborative | Danny Cabrera & Krisztian Karsai | |
| Cécilia de Almeida | ||
| LUMINARY $25,000 | Olga & Ignacio del Valle | |
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties | William Dewald | |
| Samantha Dietz | ||
| Dr. Karen Raben in memory of Andrea Pernick | Michele & Jonathan Drucker | |
| The Joseph H. & Florence A. Roblee Foundation | Umut Dursun | |
| Quantum Foundation, Inc. | Ed Eksdale in Memory of Glenn L. Minton | |
| VISIONARY $10,000 | Viktor Frengut in honor of Naomi & Ry Canning | |
| The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc. | Martha Fugate | |
| Howard Greenfield Charitable Foundation | Tori & Tom Gabriel | |
| Joseph M. Kraus | Liebe & Seth Gadinsky | |
| The LGBTQ+ Equity Fund | Barbara T. Gray | |
| Emeritus Donors: Ed McAmis & Gerson Gonzalez | James Gross & Bruce Healy | |
| Paul Palank Memorial Foundation | Neal Haber & Lisa Saldana Fund | |
| Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation | International Institute of Clinical Sexology | |
| Paula Morabito & Maria Yip | Jamie M. Joseph, Ph.D & Michael Krameisen | |
| Sain Orr Royak DeForest Steadman Foundation | Christie & Jahn Kirchoff | |
| ViiV Foundation | Leesfield Family Foundation | |
| CHAMPION $5,000 | Alfredo & Cristy Leon | |
| Boca Rio Foundation | Ellie & Zach Llano | |
| Patricia Caicedo & Eduardo Salazar | Dr. John J. Martin Jr. & Forrest McSurdy | |
| Coral Gables Community Foundation | Evan McEwing | |
| John Gordon | Mofsky-McLean Family | |
| Gulfstream Philanthropic Foundation | Teresa Montolio | |
| Scott Huizenga | Thomas J. Murrell | |
| The Jack Kagan Foundation | Robert Oldakowski & Luis Mendoza | |
| Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson | Noah & Natalie Pantaleon | |
| Tim Wagoner Family Memorial Education Fund | Laura & Andrew Reiss Kindness Matters 365 | |
| The Walter and Adi Blum Foundation, Inc. | Dr. Shelley Slapion-Foote & Dr. Frank Foote | |
| The William R. Watts Foundation, Inc. | Rachel Sottile | |
| Carol & Ed Williamson | Virgin & Pete Vandervlugt | |
| LEADER $2,500 | Laura White | |
| Joseph Zolobczuk |
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| Tim & Meredith Birrittella | Anonymous | |
| Naomi Canning-In Honor of John Canning’s memory | ||
| Enterprise Holdings Foundation | ||
| Dolores Granados | ||
| Dan Heininger | ||
| Elizabeth C. Lambertson Foundation | ||
| Grove Bank & Trust | ||
| The Logan Family | ||
| Barry Long | ||
| Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson | ||
| The Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Charitable Foundation | ||
| McCutcheon Foundation | ||
| The Miami Foundation | ||
| Roxy-Cary Sora | ||
| Cynthia & Emilio Vazquez | ||
| Kevin Veilleux | ||
| Stephanie Yahn & Athena Hadjixenofontos | ||
| Hector Zuazo & Bob Medina | ||