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.
Founding Member and Purpose of The Kiaora Society
Ed McAmis, an attorney and philanthropist, has been 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. Coincidentally, “Kia ora” is a Maori word that means “welcome,” making our chosen name uniquely fitting.
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.
Kiaora Society Members Donate $1000 or more to YES Institute Annually
| LUMINARY $25,000 | MENTOR $1,000 – CONTINUED | |
| Badia Spices | Cécilia de Almeida Frachesen | |
| Miami-Dade Nonprofit Support Grants* | The de Lamar Family | |
| Our Fund, Inc. | Deli Lane Cafe & Tavern | |
| Olga & Ignacio del Valle | ||
| Patricia McKay Verbeeck | Maria Elena Diaz de Villegas | |
| VISIONARY $10,000 | William Dewald | |
| The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. | Samantha Dietz | |
| The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc. | Michele & Jonathan Drucker | |
| The Irving & Barbara Gutin Charitable Foundation | Umut Dursun | |
| Ed McAmis & Gerson Gonzalez | ||
| The Miami Foundation | Giancarlo Falco | |
| Paula Morabito & Maria Yip | Flirt Bowl, Inc. | |
| University of Miami Greek Life | Victoria Gabriel | |
| CHAMPION $5,000 | Liebe & Seth Gadinsky | |
| Bank of America | Barbara T. Gray | |
| The Billi Marcus Foundation | Grove Bank & Trust | |
| Patricia Caicedo & Eduardo Salazar | James Gross | |
| Citrix | Margie Hambro | |
| John Gordon | Jamie M. Joseph, Ph.D & Michael Krameisen | |
| Tom Jackson | Alfredo & Cristy Leon | |
| The Jack Kagan Foundation | Mairi MacLean | |
| Joseph M. Kraus | Marsh & McLennan LLC Company | |
| F. Lynn Leverett & Lane W. Park | Dr. John J. Martin Jr. & Forrest McSurdy | |
| Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation | Evan McEwing | |
| NE Miami Woman's Club | Belkis Moreno | |
| SpectrUM - University of Miami | Robert Oldakowski & Luis Mendoza | |
| William J. & Isobel G. Clarke Foundation | Bill Ross | |
| LEADER $2,500 | Michael Rucker | |
| Tim & Meredith Birrittella | Joan Schaeffer | |
| Naomi Canning-In Honor of John Canning’s memory | Lee Schrager | |
| Richard Shannon & Mario J. Arnaez | ||
| Coral Gables Community Foundation | Jodi Silverman | |
| Florida Power & Light-Next ERA Energy | Dr. Shelley Slapion-Foote & Dr. Frank Foote | |
| Deborah & John Freud | Roxana & Efrain Sora | |
| Jonathan & Tina Kislak | Roxy-Cary Sora | |
| The Logan Family | Rachel Sottile | |
| Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson | Gary B. Stross | |
| Dr. Karen Raben | Geoffrey Swetz & Carlos Leo | |
| Cynthia & Emilio Vazquez | Natalia Varela | |
| Kevin Veilleux | Veza Sur Brewing Co. | |
| Carol & Ed Williamson | Tim Wagoner | |
| Stephanie Yahn & Athena Hadjixenofontos | Weiss Family Foundation, Inc. | |
| MENTOR $1,000 | Laura White | |
| Lewis Aaron & Nigel Stirk | Dr. Terilee Wunderman | |
| Dr. Lauren Abern | Joseph M. Zolobczuk | |
| Jose Alonso | Anonymous Donor | |
| Connie Barden | ||
| Sarah A. Barroso | ||
| Colleen & Bruce Bastian | ||
| Sam Blum | ||
| Danny Cabrera & Krisztian Karsai | ||