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 |
| Community Foundation of Broward | Patricia Anderson |
| Florida Blue Foundation | Connie Barden |
| The Our Fund Foundation | Sam Blum |
| LUMINARY $25,000 | Danny Cabrera & Krisztian Karsai |
| F. Lynn Leverett & Lane W. Park | Rsuty Collins |
| Maria Gabriela Contreras | |
| The Joseph H. & Florence A. Roblee Foundation | Cécilia de Almeida |
| VISIONARY $10,000 | Olga & Ignacio del Valle |
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties | William Dewald |
| Howard Greenfield Charitable Foundation | Samantha Dietz |
| Joseph M. Kraus | Docurapid Corp. |
| The LGBTQ+ Equity Fund | Michele & Jonathan Drucker |
| The LOVELOUD Foundation | Ed Eksdale in Memory of Glenn L. Minton |
| Emeritus Donors: Ed McAmis & Gerson Gonzalez | |
| McCutcheon Foundation | Martha Fugate |
| Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation | Tori & Tom Gabriel |
| Paul Palank Memorial Foundation | Liebe & Seth Gadinsky |
| Paula Morabito & Maria Yip | Barbara T. Gray |
| Osaic Foundation | James Gross & Bruce Healy |
| Raben/Pernick Family Fund | Neal Haber & Lisa Saldana Fund |
| Sain Orr Royak DeForest Steadman Foundation | International Institute of Clinical Sexology |
| ViiV Healthcare | Jamie M. Joseph, Ph.D & Michael Krameisen |
| CHAMPION $5,000 | Leesfield Family Foundation |
| Tim Bush | Christie & Jahn Kirchoff |
| Patricia Caicedo & Eduardo Salazar | Tracy Koço |
| Boca Rio Foundation | Alfredo & Cristy Leon |
| John Gordon | Retta Logan |
| Gulfstream Philanthropic Foundation | Dr. John J. Martin Jr. & Forrest McSurdy |
| Dan Heininger | Evan McEwing |
| Scott Huizenga | The Mofsky-McLean Family |
| The Jack Kagan Foundation | Teresa Montolio |
| Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson | Christopher Morello |
| Raymond Bravo Foundation | Thomas J. Murrell |
| The Walter and Adi Blum Foundation, Inc. | Robert Oldakowski & Luis Mendoza |
| The William R. Watts Foundation, Inc. | Noah & Natalie Pantaleon |
| Carol & Ed Williamson | Nicolas Pisano |
| LEADER $2,500 | Bill Ross |
| Greg Baldwin & Jose Castro | Rachel Sottile |
| Tim & Meredith Birrittella | Tim Wagoner Family Memorial Education Fund |
| Naomi Canning-In Honor of John Canning’s memory | Virgin & Pete Vandervlugt |
| Coral Gables Community Foundation | The Wennett-Cader-Frech Foundation |
| Enterprise Holdings Foundation | Laura White |
| Bruce Wolfe & Mark Henderson | |
| Grove Bank & Trust | Dr. Terilee Wunderman |
| The Logan Family | Joseph Zolobczuk |
| Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC | Anonymous |
| The Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Charitable Foundation | |
| The Miami Foundation | |
| Michael Guttman Fund | |
| Roxy-Cary Sora | |
| Gary B. Stross | |
| Cynthia & Emilio Vazquez | |
| Kevin Veilleux | |
| Stephanie Yahn & Athena Hadjixenofontos | |
| Hector Zuazo & Bob Medina | |