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As the great Serena Williams once said, "We have to be thankful, and we also have to be positive so the next Black person can be number 1 on that list...

On January 15th, 2021, the Afterschool Program at the NFL YET Center hosted a day to honor the Civil Rights hero Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There were 35 children in attendance, and each one sat in excitement as they learned about Dr. King's work...

[caption id="attachment_1268" align="aligncenter" width="250"] https://givemiamiday.org/npo/gwen-cherry-park-foundation[/caption] Only gifts made on givemiamiday.org, during the 24-hour online giving period beginning on 12:00 a.m. on November 17, 2018 and ending at 12:00 a.m. on November 18, 2016, are considered eligible gifts, so please mark the day on your calendar.  Depending on...

[caption id="attachment_1260" align="alignnone" width="300"] Giving to the NFL Youth Education Town (NFL YET) at Gwen Cherry Park[/caption] The Gwen Cherry Park Foundation was profiled in the October 31, 2016 Miami Herald. In the article, written by Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Gwen Cherry Park Foundation Chairman H.T....

The Gwen Cherry Park was selected as one of the parks to be considered for the National Recreation and Parks Association grant.  If the Gwen Cherry Park is selected, the funds would be used to to develop and plant a community garden and construct planter beds,...

  [caption id="attachment_1278" align="alignnone" width="256"] Gwen Cherry Bulls have two teams that won the 2015 Pop Warner National Championship.[/caption] Gwen Cherry Bulls Pee Wee and Jr. Midget Football teams are BOTH winners of the Pop Warner National Championship.  The teams faced Pee Wee and Jr. Midget teams...

    The NFL YET Center at Gwen Cherry Park has improvements as a result of a $15,000 grant from the NFL Foundation.  The Dolphins helped celebrate the renovated Fitness Room and the new Weight Room at the Park. Article published in the Miami Times. Since opening...