My Buddy Bench Project

May is Mental Health Awareness Month 💚

This month’s Word of the Month is: Balance 🌱

Balance is about learning how to take care of your mind, body, emotions, and relationships, especially during stressful or overwhelming moments.

Sometimes balance looks like:
✨ Taking time to rest
✨ Talking to someone you trust
✨ Spending time with people who support you
✨ Making space for both responsibilities and joy

At My Buddy Bench Project, we believe helping students build healthy habits and emotional awareness supports lifelong mental wellness.

Because balance doesn’t mean life is perfect, it means learning how to care for yourself when things feel heavy. 💚

This Mother’s Day month, let’s come together to bring joy, music, and love to the incredible mothers at South Dade Nursing & Rehab Center. 💗🌹

My Buddy Bench Project is proud to help sponsor and be part of this special celebration alongside our community partners, creating meaningful moments for the elderly mothers who have given so much love throughout their lives.

With your support, we hope to provide live music, food, gifts, and heartfelt experiences that remind them they are seen, appreciated, and never forgotten.

We also encourage volunteers to join us in spreading kindness and making this day extra special. 💚

No donation is too small, every contribution helps brighten someone’s day and celebrate the life and love they’ve shared with others over the years.

💝 To donate via Zelle:
305-431-3811

Together, we can make this Mother’s Day truly meaningful. 🌹

May is Mental Health Awareness Month 💚

At My Buddy Bench Project, we believe kindness, connection, and empathy can help create stronger, healthier communities for children and youth. Through our Buddy Benches and Kindness Ambassador Program, we provide spaces where students feel seen, supported, and never alone. 🤝✨

By encouraging inclusion, positive peer relationships, and emotional wellness, we help children build confidence, communication skills, and meaningful connections with others.

Together, we can continue creating safe spaces that promote mental well-being, inspire kindness, and help combat bullying. 🌱

💚 To learn more about My Buddy Bench Project or support our mission with a donation, visit https://mybuddybenchproject.org/

A simple note can make a powerful impact. 💌🇺🇸

Through A Million Thanks, you can show appreciation to active-duty service members and veterans by writing handwritten letters of gratitude.

Whether you write one letter or gather friends, family, or students to create many, each message is a reminder that their service is seen and valued.

📬 Write from anywhere, at any time
💚 All ages welcome
✉️ Make it personal. Make it meaningful.

Because sometimes the smallest acts of kindness travel the farthest.

Learn more and register: amillionthanks.org

Doing Good Together
A Million Thanks

A moment we’re proud of. 💙

Back in February, we had the opportunity to bring our Enrichment Activities to Cutler Ridge Park, sharing kindness, connection, and meaningful moments with the community.

These are the moments that remind us why we do what we do.

The smiles, the conversations, the small acts of kindness that turn into something bigger.

Grateful for every opportunity to plant seeds of kindness wherever we go. 🌱

To learn more about My Buddy Bench Project and support us with a donation, visit https://mybuddybenchproject.org/ ✨

Serving our community, one act at a time. 🌊💚

Join Frost Science Museum’s MUVE team for a hands-on Volunteer Workday dedicated to restoring and protecting our coastal habitats.

📍 Historical Virginia Key Beach Park
📅 Saturday, April 18 | 9–11 AM

Together, volunteers will plant native species and help clean the shoreline — creating a lasting impact on our environment and community.

All ages are welcome (children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult), and all materials are provided. Just bring your water, sun protection, and a heart ready to serve.

In partnership with the Miami Community ResilientSea Project, this initiative brings science, education, and community together to build a more sustainable future.

Because when we care for our environment, we care for each other. 💚

Learn more or register: frostscience.org

Doing Good Together
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

Serving with heart. 💚

This month, we’re focusing on the power of service: showing kindness, offering support, and helping others without expecting anything in return.

Service doesn’t have to be big to be meaningful.
It can be as simple as listening, including someone, or lending a helping hand.

A beautiful example of this was seen through the student volunteers from Christopher Columbus High School, who served at Goulds Elementary in partnership with Cristina’s Academy, creating connection, encouragement, and a sense of belonging.

Because when students learn to serve others, they learn that true leadership is rooted in compassion and responsibility.

Let’s continue to lead with kindness and serve with purpose. 💚

Goulds Elementary School
Christopher Columbus High School
Cristina's Academy

One day. One act. A world of impact. 💚🌍

Good Deeds Day is a global movement that brings people together through simple acts of kindness and service.

On Sunday, April 12, we invite our families, schools, and communities to take part,whether it’s helping a neighbor, supporting a cause, or creating a project that brings people together.

Kindness can start anywhere, even right at home.

Gather your friends, family, or classmates and be part of something bigger.

Looking for ideas? Visit good-deeds-day.org to explore projects and register your own.

Because when we come together to do good, we create stronger, more connected communities. 💚

Doing Good Together
Good Deeds Day