The Edit by Brett Graff
This week, the city's society editor reports on Points4Purpose micro-donations, Brooke Sheilds' Miami book launch, and the opening of Donna Mare Italian Chophouse.
Points4Purpose Celebrates Micro-Donating Platform
Points4Purpose – with its mission to for people to micro-donate to charities – hosted a fabulous event in Miami Beach for the grand launch of its new rewards and micro-charity donation platform, “Community Rewards” at Urbanica Fifth Hotel. VIP guests — including Zoe Chin Loy & husband, Latin fashion influencer Jose Ibarra, celebrity stylist Paloma Balvin, Latin fashion media host Lesquel Navas and Dancer/ VMA Winner Sammy Hawk, Points4Purpose’s Chief Operating Officer James Trocme and company’s founder Ivan Schwartz, Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Miami-Dade County president Dr. Karine Melissa — came together to celebrate this new micro-philanthropy technology platform designed to help local businesses and shoppers seamlessly and automatically micro-donate to charity with every retail purchase.
This new AI-powered rewards program has recently come to the Miami shopping retail market to help make Miami a more giving community. The platform is working with over 5,000 online and bricks and mortar retail brands and other stores and over 1 million U.S. registered charities.
“We’re partnering with Miami-Dade Animal Services, JuanFe Foundation, 305 Pink Pack and the National Alliance of Mental Health Miami-Dade (NAMI) as some of our local featured charities for our Miami launch,” says Trocme. “We’re excited to promote these charities and causes while shaking up the payments and rewards sectors by fundamentally infusing micro-giving into everyday financial transactions. This means whether shoppers donate 10 cents, 50 cents, or five dollars, every time they purchase their weekly groceries or pet food, their consistent micro-donations have the capacity to create a positive impact in the South Florida community.”
Brooke Shields in Conversation with Laurie Jennings
Brooke Sheilds – the child actor, model, mother, wife and author – was at the Arsht Center speaking about her new book, Brooke Sheilds is Not Allowed to Get Old in a discussion moderated by Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist Laurie Jennings. Sheild’s says at age 59 she feels more comfortable in her skin, more empowered and more confident than she did decades ago in those famous Calvin Kleins. Her book aims to change the narrative about women and aging. For the event, SocialMiami hosted a ticket giveaway.
Donna Mare Italian Chophouse
Miami socializers stepped out to join Chef Luigi Iannuario for the grand opening of Donna Mare Italian Chophouse located in the Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club. The exclusive cocktail party served guests – including Patricia Fuller, Christina Termine, Amanda Altman and David Lynn, Michael Honablue, Rene Ruiz, Elaine Noble and Jessica Anderson – burrata on fresh bread, homemade pizza and tenderloin as well as craft cocktails and pasta-rolling plus pizza-making experiences.
Brett Graff is SocialMiami.com’s managing editor and has been a journalist covering money, people and power for over 20 years. Graff contributes to national media outlets including Reuters, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Maxim, and the PBS show, Nightly Business Report. A former U.S. government economist, her nationally syndicated column The Home Economist is first published in The Miami Herald and then on the Tribune Content Agency, where it’s available to over 400 publications nationwide. She is broadcast weekly on two iHeartRadio news shows and is the author of “Not Buying It: Stop Overspending & Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids,” a parenting guide for people who might be tempted to buy their children the very obstacles they’re trying to avoid.
