events
Bill Sadowski Park
Neat Stuff
On Saturday, September 29,
2012—in celebration of its
40th Anniversary—Palmer
Trinity School hosted "PTS
Gives Back," a day of social
responsibility, community,
fellowship and learning.
During this event, more than 300 Palmer
Trinity School students, faculty, staff, parents,
grandparents, Alumni and friends participated in
a dozen service projects, both on- and off-campus,
to benefit the Greater Miami-Dade community.
Beginning at 8 a.m. that morning, participants
gathered in the Palmer Trinity School gymnasium
to meet with fellow volunteers, check-in for their
respective projects, and kick-off the day with a
delicious breakfast and a message from Head of
School Sean Murphy. By 9 a.m., all in attendance
dispersed into groups to work on a multitude of
For one project, volunteers stayed on campus
and wrote letters to members of the armed forces
stationed in Afghanistan.
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Best Buddies
St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center
Eastridge Retirement Village
service projects. While some individuals stayed
on campus and wrote letters to members of the
armed forces stationed in Afghanistan, facilitated a
day of outdoor activities for special-needs students
and families from Best Buddies, or participated
in a community gardening project, others assisted
with service initiatives throughout Miami-Dade
County—participating in a mangrove and
coastal clean-up at Deering Estate; playing with
children at the St. Alban's Child Enrichment
Center; celebrating National Public Lands
Day at Bill Sadowski Park; organizing games
and entertainment for children at Chapman
Partnership Homeless Assistance Center; painting
and cleaning facilities at Atlantis Academy, in
conjunction with the University of Miami Center
for Autism Related Disabilities (UM-CARD);
folding and boxing new clothes for children in
need at Neat Stuff; putting on drama, choral
Over 300 participants kicked-off the morning
with a delicious breakfast at PTS.
and instrumental performances for residents
at Eastridge Retirement Village; and helping
clean up Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead.
This event—which commemorated Palmer
Trinity School's long-standing commitment
to community service—gave members
of the PTS community the opportunity
to come together, make a difference, and
do what they do best: Serve others.
