Biscayne Park Foundation

What a terrific first event from the Foundation Friday afternoon/evening.  I would estimate about 150 people were there.  The band was amazingly good, and everyone seemed pleased.  The food was good, but we were stuck with only one truck, resulting in long lines.  I suspect we'll plan differently next time.  I'm quite sure there will be a next time, and I'd guess it will be soon.  The Foundation raised $178 from the 50/50 raffle, a delighted teenage BP resident made off with the same amount, and we gained a few more "members."  "Members" are people who agree to contribute $20 per household per year.  The fact is, everyone is a member, if they live in BP, because we all benefit from whatever the Foundation does for the neighborhood, but what the Foundation can do depends on contributions.  We thought if we could get each household to contribute only $20 a year, we could raise up to $26,000, which does a LOT of nice things.  It buys some impressive public art, or makes a nice dent in median improvement, or buys those nice Biscayne Park bus benches, or anything else we want for our neighborhood.  And suggestions are most definitely welcome.  So please, if you haven't donated, write a check, or just give cash, to the Foundation.  Give the money to Ana Garcia, or Supreme Dorvil, or Maria Camara, or me or any of the other Trustees.  Do this now, and pledge to do it once a year.  New Year's, your birthday, 4/15, or any day you pick is a good day to use.
So thanks for coming out if you did, and we missed you if you didn't make it.  NEXT TIME!!!  BTW, Foundation meetings are open to the public, and the next one is 6/27 at 6:00 PM at the Rec Center.  So come, listen in, give us your two cents.  And bring your $20 for 2011.  Tell your neighbors, and bring their $20, too.  Remember, you're giving the money to yourself.  It's next to nothing to you, and a lot for our Village.