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As football season kicks into full
gear, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is hosting a tailgate party to
benefit Parramore Kidz Zone (PKZ). But at this tailgate, instead
of grilling hotdogs and hamburgers, Mayor Dyer will be
“grilled!” The community is invited to join Mayor Dyer and SAK
Comedy Lab for the 3rd Annual CityKidz! Buddy’s Benefit for
Children -- an evening full of sizzling jokes and the “grilling”
of Mayor Dyer, all to benefit Parramore’s youth.
Money raised from the fundraiser goes directly to
benefit the youth of Parramore. Take, for example, 14-year–old
Sasha. Because of PKZ this 14 year old has been able to hold her
first job, experience life without weapons and drugs or fear of
crime, design a room just for teens at a community center in
Parramore and, through a partnership with the University of
Central Florida, make a video about her life at UCF’s downtown
campus. Sasha is just one of
more than 1500 youth who benefit from City Kidz!. In its third
year, the City Kidz! fundraiser has generated more than $1
million in net revenues for PKZ programs. Since the launch of
PKZ in 2006, more than 1,500 of the 2,000 kids in the
neighborhood have been enrolled in PKZ programs.
BACKGROUND ON PKZ:
PKZ gives children in the historic Parramore neighborhood
positive opportunities they otherwise might not have, such as
pre-kindergarten programs, pediatric health and dental care,
mentoring, tutoring, after school and summer programs, and
programs that help youth transition into jobs and higher
education. In partnership with existing children’s
organizations, non-profits and schools, PKZ aims to make
Parramore a neighborhood where children grow up strong, healthy
and well educated.
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