Foundation News

The 2022 Robert Kemper Award for Professionalism in Medicine was held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, and is presented by the Key Biscayne Community Foundation & the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University. This year’s recipients are Miranda Ricart and Samantha Rodriguez Miranda Ricart is a fourth year medical student at Florida

You Too, Can Be a Philanthropist by Ana Gloria Rivas-Vázquez Ana Gloria shares with us her own personal story growing up in “El Exilio,” (The Exile in Spanish), and how it drove her to create a local foundation that would make her community prosper.

Why Music is the Mirror of your Life and Relationships by Beatriz Ayala-Muñiz There is nothing in this world that connects us more to ourselves and our community than music.

Every Trip Counts by Ramiro Almeida Every person can contribute to society and add economic value to life with the development of digital tokens that incentivize positive mobility behavior.

Turn an Ordinary Walk into a Meaningful Cleanup by Manny Rionda Manny Rionda shares his journey into becoming “one of those weirdos” who picks up trash at the beach and invites us to join a growing community of budding eco-warriors.