Miami-Dade United Way Opens EDEN Place

In addition to serving as a lieutenant on the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department, Rolando Exposito is also the president of Miami’s Headstart Global Ventures, LLC, where he is a health and wellness consultant. Outside of his professional life, Rolando Exposito supports the United Way of Miami-Dade.

Earlier this year, the United Way of Miami-Dade celebrated its opening of EDEN Place in Miami’s inner-city area. The EDEN mission (Educate, Develop, Empower Nurture) is the brainchild of former NBA star Alonzo Mourning and Martin Z. Margulies, a local real-estate development professional. In partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the organization is focused on offering family-oriented services and counseling for local youth.

United Way spearheaded this initiative in order to help families take more of an active role in the education of their children. In addition to school-based support, EDEN Place will also offer programs in performing arts, life skills, and recreation. 

Visit overtownyouth.org/edenplace for more information about the program.

Providing Recovering Service Members with Comfort Items

 


Based in Miami, Florida, Rolando Exposito is the President of Rocky Mountain Total Wellness LLC, a holistic medical consulting firm. Also the president of Miami-based Olio D'oro LLC and a US Marine Corps veteran, Rolando Exposito spends a portion of his time working to support other veterans through the American Legion.

The American Legion is a national organization dedicated to providing support for active service members and veterans. One of the largest veterans’ service organizations, the nonprofit was founded in 1919 by Congress in response to requests from World War I veterans. Today, the American Legion hosts a variety of programs for the benefit of communities across the United States as well as service members. It also provides an array of opportunities for citizens to volunteer, donate, or advocate.

One popular program of the American Legion is its Operation Comfort Warriors. This initiative focuses on providing service members, both at home and still in the field, with comfort items to assist in their physical or mental recovery and rehabilitation. Donations to the program are largely monetary, due to convenience, but the items shipped to these men and women have consisted of loose-fitting sweat suits to cover healing burns without further pain, iPods, DVDs, and more. To donate or learn more, visit www.legion.org.