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Kids Can’s S.O.S Village Donation

On Saturday January 10, 2015, Kids Can visited the S.O.S. Children’s Village armed with clothes, books, toiletries, towels, shower curtains, rugs, and countless other items so desperately needed by the foster children living in the Village.

In the weeks preceding the visit to the Village, the children who comprise Kids Can spoke with their family and friends in an effort to gather as many household items as possible in order to deliver and donate to the Village. Their mission was a success and brought smiles to the recipients, as well as the Kids Can kids who had the privilege and pleasure to make the deliveries.

When asked, Blake Backman, one of the Kids Can board members, said: “It made me smile to see them smile. We sometimes forget how fortunate we are and to help others makes me happy.”

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Upcoming Kids Can Night In – February 2015

Happy New Year! Now that everyone is going back to school, it’s back to work for the Kids Can kids! This week we will be gathering our final items for our next visit to the SOS Children’s Village. Want to know more? Contact us and we will fill you in!

And… just in time to give you and your kids something to look forward to now that winter break is over, we are excited to announce our next Kids Can Kids Night In!

Please join us on Friday, February 6th for a special night of fun, food and activity, including a special charitable lesson and a Valentine’s Day craft that we will deliver to children at Miami Children’s Hospital. RSVP NOW – SPACE IS LIMITED!

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Young At Art Museum’s 9th-Annual Recycled Fashion Show

Decades Restyled! was the theme for Young At Art Museum’s 9th-Annual Recycled Fashion Show on Friday, November 14 at the Museum.

Proceeds from Decades Restyled! will be used to support Young At Art’s teen leadership and other pioneering programs for underserved and at-risk youth.

The teen designers looked back at past decades and discovered what challenges and achievements impacted earth’s environment, what natural disasters have changed the way natural resources are protected worldwide and how recycling as a sustainable practice has had an effect on daily life. The Recycled Fashion Show challenged participants to incorporate all their findings into original wearable art, made from recycled materials such as metallic mesh, newspaper, cardboard, egg cartons, canvas, remnant fabric, bottle caps, recycled plastics and splatter paint.

The high-energy event featured music; hors d’oeuvres by Whole Foods Market Plantation and Pembroke Pines; libations by Onli Beverages; a swag bar by Yelp Broward-Palm Beach; a recycled jewelry-making station by Levinson Jewelers; nail art by Kaizen Beauty Academy; “up-cycled” décor by IKEA Sunrise and one-of-a-kind, edgy clothing designs showcased by teen models during a supercharged New York-style runway show.

Renowned fashion/image consultant and author Mary Giuseffi, who has appeared on Oprah, 48 Hours, The Montel Williams Show and ABC News, was the emcee for the evening.

Teen designers put in more than a hundred hours of work to take their designs from concept to runway. These teens from diverse backgrounds came together in collaboration to explore their inner creativity. The cooperative life lessons learned are as important as the spectacular evening where they enjoy the spotlight.

Designers for Decades Restyled! included girls from Young At Art Museum’s American Express Teen Leadership Program and the PACE Center for Girls, which provides girls and young women with an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training and advocacy. PACE has been a partner with Young At Art for several initiatives including the Recycled Fashion Show and the self-esteem building program, Girls ‘N Power. The young designers work with Sharon Ali, creative director, Scarlet Letter Productions, to learn the fundamentals of the art of fashion design. In an effort to support these aspiring teens, Kids Can donated sewing machines to help create the gorgeous designs. Kids Can once again proved that Kids CAN make a difference.

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Kids Can Kids Night #2

WOW!! What a night!!! From relay races and flag football to learning about the importance of paying attention to the foods we put in our bodies, the Kids Can kids had a simply FABULOUS night in!

Over 20 kids came out to give their parents a much needed break, while engaging in fun activities including working with Chef Christine the Culinary Program Director for Flipany who planned a Popping Fun Cookie Monster Mash Party for the kids. From stirring and pouring to measuring and tasting, we learned that dessert doesn’t have to be full of sugar and butter to taste good!

At the end of the night, the Kids Can kids made a donation to Flipany so that kids just like them can participate in Chef Christine’s Cooking Matters Program!

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Back To School In Style

Kids Can will be hosting a Back to School Fundraiser on Saturday, August 9th from 11:00am to 3:00pm at Shai Salon (3000 Stirling Road, Hollywood, FL). Come and have your child get his/her haircut by Special Stylist Angi Cox from Dye Hard Salon.

50% of all profits will be donated to Kids Can, so we can purchase back to school supplies for families in need.

If you can not attend and would like to make a donation please contact Maxine Jacobowitz at Maxinejrn@aol.com or call her at (305) 588-7414.

Please RSVP for an appointment. Spots are limited.

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