The Education Fund’s “For the Love of Art” Annual Charity Auction is being held on May 20, 2025 at Jungle Island, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami, FL 33132.

This signature event attracts 500+ business and community leaders, art patrons, and philanthropic supporters who bid on student and teacher artworks, as well as donated luxury items like yours. 100% of the proceeds benefit The Education Fund’s Ocean Bank Center for Educational Materials, a free school supplies warehouse for local teachers, and provide generous teacher grants for much-needed art supplies in public school classrooms. To date, “For the Love of Art” has raised more than $1.3 million dollars for art programs in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. Our goal is to raise $100K+ this year. With your help we can continue supporting our teachers, students, and schools that depend on these funds raised from this event each year to sustain their arts programs.

Mr. Peter DeMercado, a 20+ year art teacher remarked, “If it were not for this program year after year, I would not have the money to supply my students’ materials for making art.”

For your donation, we are pleased to offer you the following benefits:

• Display of your promotional materials at the auction

• Listing in the auction catalog as a luxury item donor

• Exposure to 500+ guests at the event

• For donations worth $1,500 and over, recognition on digital Evite (20,000+ distribution)

This year, The Education Fund is celebrating 40 years of being a nationally recognized non-profit with initiatives that leverage private-sector investments and galvanize awareness of critical issues in public education. Our mission is to maximize a student’s potential, ensure they graduate, and provide each one with opportunities for success. Our programs benefit 400+ schools, 20,000+ teachers and 345,000+ students in Miami-Dade Public Schools K-12, the 3rd largest school district in the US.

We hope you will join us in celebrating our milestone and helping to provide a well-rounded education that includes the arts.

Please send donated item by 5/ to: Mail: The Education Fund, Attn: Art Auction, 6713 Main Street, Suite 240, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 Gift certificates should expire a minimum of 1 year after event date. Event Date: 5/20/2025

Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions or need supporting documents (501(c)(3) determination letter, Official Ask on Letterhead, etc..) please feel free to reach out anytime mmarnett@educationfund.org or 305-298-9099.