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Philanthropy Continued from Page 19 nutritious food and teaching families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. Mallet began her involvement with the organization 15 years ago. She chose this organization firstly because of its mission to end hunger, secondly, because it has a philosophy of allowing its volunteers and board members to contribute more than financially. “My strengths are much more on the strategy side than fundraising,”admits Mallet.“I have been able to utilize those strengths.” Since joining the Share Our Strength organization, Mallet has served on the board of directors as well as the finance and development committees. In addition to her personal contributions, Mallet’s two Buffalo Wild Wings® locations participate in the annual Share Our Strength Dine Out event, which encourages guests to contribute to the cause during a week in September. One of Mallet’s greatest hopes is that more restaurants will participate in the Dine Out fundraiser in the future. For the Children 2015 Issue 2 | THE SCORE 20 Seth de Kanter, chief operating officer and owner of TD Gulfstream Partners, LLC, believes that philanthropy is best served by providing help to the local community and its children. So, de Kanter and TD Gulfstream support three charities that positively impact the lives of children: Autism Speaks, Children’s Resource Fund and the Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH). TD Gulfstream’s support of Autism Speaks and Children’s Resource Fund grew from internal inspiration: a little boy with Autism by the name of Brayden Allen. Brayden’s father, Corey, has been a general manager with the company for six years. Thanks to their relationship with Brayden, TD Gulfstream began supporting Autism Speaks five years ago due to the amazing strides the organization is making in support of Autism awareness. TD Gulfstream has hosted four charity golf tournaments and donated more than $35,000 to the organization in the past four years. They have also been involved with the annual Walk Now for Autism Speaks, with groups as large as 50 participants. “For all the events we support, countless hours are put in to planning, attracting vendors to help support, staffing and so much more. Our staff has embraced these campaigns, which we attribute to the success of our efforts. Due to the importance of these causes, we, as a company, have matched many of the gifts helping to increase the impact,” said de Kanter. Members of TD Gulfstream’s Team Brayden gather to walk together in support of Autism awareness. This year, TD Gulfstream wanted to work closely with a local group so they expanded their support to include Children’s Resource Fund, a Miami-area school that provides educational and therapeutic programs and services that enhance the learning potential and life skills of all children, including those who have a special need and to also provide support to their families. They made Children’s Resource Fund the focus of their last golf tournament and donated $9,000 to the organization. TD Gulfstream also aids the local Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) through fundraising efforts. Miami Children’s Hospital has been working with children since 1950 and has become a premier hospital in the southeast for pediatric services.“So many lives have been touched by MCH that we felt it our responsibility to support their efforts,” de Kanter explained. TD Gulfstream has hosted in-store campaigns for MCH over the past two years, and with the support of their customers, has raised more than $7,000 for the hospital. “At the end of the day, if our efforts help make a difference for those affected by either Autism or for a child who needs exceptional medical help, we just hope our contribution makes access or assistance more readily available,”said de Kanter. Stepping Out for Diabetes Franklins Management of Cleveland, owned by father-son team Gerald Franklin Sr. and Gerald