MBPAL Helps Veteran's Day Parade
On Veteran’s Day PAL served hot dogs, chips, and cookies to over 1000 parade participants in Flamingo park, helped by the Youth Director’s Council and Teen Club.
Read More8th Annual Back to School Fair
On Monday, August 17, PAL hosted its Annual Back to School Fair where 500 back packs filled with school supplies were given to kids. PAL also provided pizza and drinks and the event was a huge success! Over 300 parents and children showed up to pick up the much needed back to school supplies and back packs. The rest will be distributed to local Miami Beach area schools. The previous day YDC and Explorer kids spent the afternoon preparing the back packs, forming an assembly line to pack all 500 bags. A special thanks to the YDC and Explorer kids for their assistance in the event and giving...
Read MoreMBPAL and DNA Child Safety Program Honored
On Wednesday, June 17, 2009 the Miami Dade County School Board honored both the Police Department and PAL for bringing the DNA Child Safety Program to the Kindergarten, First and Second Graders at the four Elementary Schools on Miami Beach. Both School Board Commissioner Karp and Chief Noriega spoke of the importance of this program to the youth of our community. PAL and the Police Department were given an ovation by the School Board Commission and the audience. As part of the Child Safety Program, each child was provided with a ten digit biometric fingerprint and color digital photograph...
Read MoreYes, Learning Can Be Fun!
Yes, learning can be fun, especially in Ms. Lori’s computer class! Kindergarten and First Grade students from Ms. Lori’s afterschool computer class learn about Physics while playing World of Goo. The children are sorry to see the afterschool program come to an end for this year, but were excited to receive their invitations for an Ice Cream Social to mark the...
Read MoreDNA LifePrint Honored by Mayor and Commission
Executive Director Harry “Rocky” Morgan, Retired Sgt. Joe Matthews, DNA LifePrint Founder and PAL Consultant Bernie Winer were honored by Mayor Matti Bower, City Commission and Chief Carlos Noriega for bringing the DNA LifePrint Biometric Fingerprinting program to Miami Beach...
Read MoreYDC Year End Party; Contributes $60,000 of Work to Community!
YDC kids enjoyed a Year End Pizza/Pasta Party and received certificates documenting their community service hours to our community for 2008/2009 school year. The 17 participants logged in over 3,000 community service hours. The estimated value of an hour of volunteerism is $20.25, which means the kids of YDC contributed over $60,750 worth of work to the community! Next on the agenda for YDC – assisting the Police Department this summer in a full scale exercise and, of course, assisting with the Back to School Back Pack Giveaway in...
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