Miami Lakes Town Foundation offers $1,000 grants

The Miami Lakes Town Foundation is accepting grant applications from groups that embrace its mission to support continuing education; literacy; youth; beautification projects and cultural events.
Special consideration is given to applicants whose projects promote kindness.
As many as 10 grants of up to $1,000 each may be applied for by March 10 at 5 p.m.
The foundation is supported by the Miami Lakes Food and Wine Festival, to be held Feb. 29 at Optimist Park.
For tickets and info about the festival go to www.mlfoodwinefest.com.
Grant applications may be found at www.miamilakes-fl.gov/foundation; decisions will be made up to three weeks after submission.
The foundation will consider applications from community groups; school clubs or teams and other organizations in town.
Grants have been awarded to a robotics team to upgrade their hardware; a marching band to buy new uniforms and other supplies; a garden for Pre-Kindergarten students; a high school mental health club and a cheerleading squad, all at area schools.
For more information about the foundation and grants program, contact
Clarisell De Cardenas, communications and community affairs director at
decardenasc@miamilakes-fl.gov or 305-364-6100.