With the 11th Annual Serve-A-Thon quickly approaching we invite you to join us in taking a look back at last year’s success. In 2024 Firewall Centers partnered with the City of Fort Lauderdale, Oasis Living Center, Feeding South Florida, and HOPE South Florida in order to provide service opportunities to over 250 students, AmeriCorps members, and volunteers. “Serving is at the core of what we do. So, when our students serve the elderly, feed the homeless, and give back to the community at large, they are living out what it means to be a servant leader,” said Andy Fernandez, Firewall Centers’ CEO. Last year students took part in 5 service projects across Broward County, a park clean-up and tree planting at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, spending time with the elderly residents at Oasis Living Center, sorting and assembling food at Feed South Florida, and preparing meals and hygiene kits for South-East Florida’s homeless population at HOPE South Florida. These service projects provided students with hands-on experiences that serve as an example of the value positively impacting their community.
After the event students, AmeriCorps members, and volunteers celebrated with a party at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Park, during which students were able to participate in obstacle courses, and bounce houses, while taking pride in their efforts spent bettering their community. This year’s service projects will include spending time with the residents at Artis Senior Living, and The Palms at Plantation, as well as assembling meals to be distributed to the homeless population across Broward County. We are so proud of our students’ work during last year’s Serve-A-Thon. As this year’s event approaches we are looking forward to another great day of providing our students the opportunity to get involved and positively impact their community. To see more from last year’s Serve-A-Thon click here: https://youtu.be/EJVaQcYeScA?si=V4he7BZtvVOMlMs2
