Join our Kiaora Society
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
Philanthropist $150,000
Joseph W. Blount Educational Fund at YES Institute
Pioneer $75,000
Bruce A. Christensen Trust
Nancy Hector
Trustee $50,000
Joseph M. Kraus
Luminary $25,000
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Jan & Daniel Lewis
The TOBY Fund
Visionary $10,000
The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc.
Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust
Jonathan & Tina Kislak
F. Lynn Leverett & Lane W. Park
Jonathan Lewis
Ed McAmis & Gerson Gonzalez
Patricia McKay Verbeeck
Paula Morabito & María M. Yip
Our Fund, Inc.
OUT Miami Foundation
Osiason Educational Fund
Champion $5,000
Jorge L. Basto & Robert Zimmerman
Patricia Caicedo & Eduardo Salazar
The William J. & Isobel G. Clarke Foundation
The Miami Foundation
Unite Miami Shores
Leader $2,500
Lewis Aaron & Nigel Stirk
Tim & Meredith Birrittella
John Carey & Fiona Fay – In Memory of Robert Grimstead
Citrix
Coral Gables Community Foundation
Patricia Dowd-Davis & Gary Davis
Key Biscayne Community Foundation
Howard Kurzweil
The Logan Family
Dr. John J. Martin, Jr. & Forrest McSurdy
Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson
Karen Raben & Andrea Pernick
Michael Rucker
Kevin Veilleux
Carol & Ed Williamson
Mentor $1,000
Dr. Lauren Abern
Dr. Patrick Abuzeni & Angela Patt
Jose Alonso
Appelrouth Farah & CO., P.A.
Greg Baldwin & Jose Castro
Connie Barden
Mentor $1,000 – continued
Sarah A. Barroso
Thomas Blount
Sam Blum
Ajit & Manju Datwani
Cécilia de Almeida Frachesen
Olga & Ignacio del Valle
Deli Lane Cafe & Tavern
William Dewald
Dharma Yoga Studio of Coconut Grove
Marisa di Giovanni
Maria Elena Diaz de Villegas
Samantha Dietz
Melitza & Juan Dominguez
Michele & Jonathan Drucker
Umut Dursun
Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg Foundation
Giancarlo Falco
Flirtbowl, Inc
Martha Fugate
Victoria Gabriel
Liebe & Seth Gadinsky
Barbara T. Gray
Misae Graziano
James Gross
Marty Harris & Nikki Korval
Robert J. Hedigan
Tom Jackson
Robert Johnson & Layne Tidwell
Jamie M. Joseph, Ph.D & Michael Krameisen
Luke & Karen Jude
The Jacques W. Soukup Fund
Jahn & Christie Kirchoff
Giselle Kovac
Ellen L. Leesfield & Pamela Perry
Alfredo & Cristy Leon
Larry Luing & Dario Espinosa
Mairi MacLean
Marsh & McLennan LLC Company
Mastercard
Evan McEwing
Maria Menendez & Floriano Alencar
Robert Oldakowski & Luis Mendoza
Damian Pardo
Plinio Pastor Palmieri
Cathy Pick
Dr. Alan K. Roberts & Allan Barger
Bill Ross
Steve Ruffe
Don Sadler
Lee Schrager
Richard Shannon & Mario J. Arnaez
Michelle Shurtieff
Dr. Shelley Slapion-Foote & Dr. Frank Foote
Roxana & Efrain Sora
Roxy-Cary Sora
Gary B. Stross
TransKids Purple Rainbow Foundation
Natalia Varela
Cynthia & Emilio Vazquez
Jorge Vazquez & Robert Armada
Tim Wagoner
The Robert S. Wennett & Mario Cader-Frech Foundation
Laura White
Dr. Terilee Wunderman
Joseph M. Zolobczuk
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