Cultivate Cares
Contributing to our community is a core value of our company. Through Cultivate Cares we focus on making a positive impact on organizations that are near and dear to our hearts. To quote Arthur Ashe, “From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life." Our team members have not only pledged their resources, but also their time and talent. We take pride in knowing that we have played a role in helping to make our community a better place.
Give Back for Special Equestrians
Give Back for Special Equestrians was founded in July 2013 in Vero Beach, Florida by Cultivate PR CEO Sissy DeMaria-Koehne and a small group of equine enthusiasts who believe in horsepower that heals. Give Back for Special Equestrians raises funds for therapeutic horseback riding facilities and equine assisted facilities throughout Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. These resources help to ensure that children and veterans facing difficult physical, developmental or emotional disabilities have the opportunity to share in the joy of horses and horsemanship.
A registered non profit in the state of Florida, Give Back for Special Equestrians asks horse owners to give as little as a buck – or as much as they can – with each month’s board payment in order to support its very special mission and ensure that no-one is denied access to the life changing benefits of equine therapy. Give Back for Special Equestrians also raises funds at their annual gala and through the sale of merchandise.
Coral Gables Community Foundation
Sissy DeMaria-Koehne is a board member and chairs the Annual Gala for the Coral Gables Community Foundation. The Coral Gables Community Foundation provides the philanthropic conduit to connect individuals and corporations looking to positively impact the success of the community. For almost 25 years, the Foundation has been at the forefront of the evolving needs of Coral Gables while effectively bringing together beneficiaries and benefactors to fund programs with the greatest impact and benefit to “The City Beautiful.”
Established in September 1991 by community leaders, the Coral Gables Community Foundation, through its discretionary, donor-advised, and scholarship funds has helped youth, elderly, and disabled, and has provided dental care for needy children, sponsored cultural activities, awarded academic, dance, and music scholarships, and offered seminars to educate the public on important health, finance, and estate-planning issues, awarding nearly $5 million to worthy causes.
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the mission of the Coral Gables Community Foundation is to foster programs and initiatives that enhance the quality of life for people living and working in “The City Beautiful” Coral Gables.
Miami Cancer Institute
The founder & CEO of Cultivate PR, Sissy DeMaria- Koehne, sits on the board of the Miami Cancer Institute. The institute brings to South Florida access to personalized clinical treatments and comprehensive support services delivered with unparalleled compassion. Backed by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance, no other cancer program in the region has the cancer-fighting expertise paired with the innovative technology — including advanced genomic testing, advanced skin cancer detection and proton therapy — that is available at Miami Cancer Institute delivering precise and effective treatments.