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Founded in 1991 by Steven J. Green, former United States Ambassador to Singapore, the Green Family Foundation (GFF) is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting social programs that positively impact global health and alleviate poverty. His daughter Kimberly Green is the current president of the Green Family Foundation. https://www.greenff.org/index.php/news-events/1998 2024-05-21T18:06:50+00:00 Green Family Foundation betheart@gmail.com Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 1998-09-20T05:00:00+00:00 1998-09-20T05:00:00+00:00 https://www.greenff.org/index.php/news-events/1998/115-fund-raiser-for-children

<p>Miami Herald, The (FL)<br />1998-09-20<br /><strong>Section:</strong> Neighbors NE<br /><strong>Edition:</strong> Final<br /><strong>Page:</strong> 25<br /><br />The Children's Council, a new leadership group for the University of Miami Department of Pediatrics, will be the host for ``A Night to Remember,'' a fund-raising event which also will honor supporters who have contributed more than $100,000.<br /><br />Honorees will be the Children's Health Fund; The Coulter Family; Green Family Foundation; Health Foundation of South Florida; The Miami Heat Outreach Charitable Fund and the United Way of Miami-Dade County.<br /><br />The event will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Morton's of Chicago, The Steakhouse, 17399 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami Beach. Tickets are $100 per person and include a buffet dinner and open bar. Proceeds will go to the UM Pediatric Mobile Clinic.<br /><br />For tickets and reservations, call Vicky Castro, 305-243-3956.</p>

<p>Miami Herald, The (FL)<br />1998-09-20<br /><strong>Section:</strong> Neighbors NE<br /><strong>Edition:</strong> Final<br /><strong>Page:</strong> 25<br /><br />The Children's Council, a new leadership group for the University of Miami Department of Pediatrics, will be the host for ``A Night to Remember,'' a fund-raising event which also will honor supporters who have contributed more than $100,000.<br /><br />Honorees will be the Children's Health Fund; The Coulter Family; Green Family Foundation; Health Foundation of South Florida; The Miami Heat Outreach Charitable Fund and the United Way of Miami-Dade County.<br /><br />The event will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Morton's of Chicago, The Steakhouse, 17399 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami Beach. Tickets are $100 per person and include a buffet dinner and open bar. Proceeds will go to the UM Pediatric Mobile Clinic.<br /><br />For tickets and reservations, call Vicky Castro, 305-243-3956.</p> 1998-08-27T05:00:00+00:00 1998-08-27T05:00:00+00:00 https://www.greenff.org/index.php/news-events/1998/116-nursess-victory-a-magical-moment-values-award-winner-takes-homeless-kids-to-disney-world

<p>Miami Herald, The (FL)<br />1998-08-27<strong><br />Section:</strong> Local<br /><strong>Edition:</strong> Final<br /><strong>Page:</strong> 1B<br /><br />Bessie Garrett is so accustomed to brightening other peoples' lives that when she won $5,000 for her community service, she knew what she would do: Give it back.<br /><br />On Wednesday, she took 41 homeless children and 15 of their mothers to Walt Disney World for two days of fun. Garrett, using her full award, picked up the tab for all of them. ``When she got up to accept the award she said, `I want to use this to send some kids to Disney World, and we just said, `Oh, my!' '' said Kimberly Green, director of the Green Family Foundation of Miami, which gave her its American Values Award in April. The United Way also funded the award.<br />

<p>Miami Herald, The (FL)<br />1998-08-27<strong><br />Section:</strong> Local<br /><strong>Edition:</strong> Final<br /><strong>Page:</strong> 1B<br /><br />Bessie Garrett is so accustomed to brightening other peoples' lives that when she won $5,000 for her community service, she knew what she would do: Give it back.<br /><br />On Wednesday, she took 41 homeless children and 15 of their mothers to Walt Disney World for two days of fun. Garrett, using her full award, picked up the tab for all of them. ``When she got up to accept the award she said, `I want to use this to send some kids to Disney World, and we just said, `Oh, my!' '' said Kimberly Green, director of the Green Family Foundation of Miami, which gave her its American Values Award in April. The United Way also funded the award.<br /> 1998-03-03T06:00:00+00:00 1998-03-03T06:00:00+00:00 https://www.greenff.org/index.php/news-events/1998/117-good-hearts-good-eats-reap-rewards-10-earn-awards-from-united-way

<p>Miami Herald, The (FL)<br />1998-03-22<br /><strong>Section:</strong> Neighbors NE<br /><strong>Edition:</strong> Final<br /><strong>Page:</strong> 1<br /><br />A dying, homeless AIDS patient taught Bessie Garrett the key to helping people in the streets: gain their respect. So Garrett, who lives in Bay Harbor Islands, spent the past four years working in the streets, carefully earning the trust of the homeless to get them health care.<br />

<p>Miami Herald, The (FL)<br />1998-03-22<br /><strong>Section:</strong> Neighbors NE<br /><strong>Edition:</strong> Final<br /><strong>Page:</strong> 1<br /><br />A dying, homeless AIDS patient taught Bessie Garrett the key to helping people in the streets: gain their respect. So Garrett, who lives in Bay Harbor Islands, spent the past four years working in the streets, carefully earning the trust of the homeless to get them health care.<br />