Li'l Abner Foundation

Try Archery at Li'l Abner
2023-05-25 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Li’l Abner Foundation, 11387 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL, 33174, United States
The Li’l Abner Foundation joins the “Archery is for everyone” campaign.
During the month of May we will be having the USA Archery and Marvel try archery event. Every Thursday from 7-8 pm we will receive all the people who want to try Archery in our community.
“TRY ARCHERY” is for all new archers. It is a time of learning with a USA Archery certified instructor or coach who teaches safety, the basic steps of shooting, and how to shoot safely with other people in an archery range. You will also learn a little about archery equipment, and the many benefits of archery in your life.
Learning archery at any age can be beneficial for discipline, focus, personal growth, and development. And not forgetting it is a whole lot of fun! You will love the diverse archery community, which consists of anything from recreational shooters, to serious competitors, and more. Come and try it out.
Event Information.

Date: May 25, 2023. 7pm-8pm
Place: Li’l Abner Foundation 11387 West Flagler St Miami, FL 33174

Join the fun Register to Participate Here

Find and event near you on USA Archery.
This is a campaign between USA Archery and Marvel Entertainment, each child who participates in “Archery is for Everyone” will receive a courtesy gift from Marvel Entertainment and USA Archery where supplies last.
Did you Try Archery and love it? Join Li’l Abner Archery today to develop your new archery skills, earn achievement awards and more. Sign Up today.

Try Archery at Li'l Abner
2023-05-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Li’l Abner Foundation, 11387 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL, 33174, United States
The Li’l Abner Foundation joins the “Archery is for everyone” campaign.
During the month of May we will be having the USA Archery and Marvel try archery event. Every Thursday from 7-8 pm we will receive all the people who want to try Archery in our community.
“TRY ARCHERY” is for all new archers. It is a time of learning with a USA Archery certified instructor or coach who teaches safety, the basic steps of shooting, and how to shoot safely with other people in an archery range. You will also learn a little about archery equipment, and the many benefits of archery in your life.
Learning archery at any age can be beneficial for discipline, focus, personal growth, and development. And not forgetting it is a whole lot of fun! You will love the diverse archery community, which consists of anything from recreational shooters, to serious competitors, and more. Come and try it out.
Event Information.

Date: May 18 & May 25, 2023. 7pm-8pm
Place: Li’l Abner Foundation 11387 West Flagler St Miami, FL 33174

Join the fun Register to Participate Here

Find and event near you on USA Archery.
This is a campaign between USA Archery and Marvel Entertainment, each child who participates in “Archery is for Everyone” will receive a courtesy gift from Marvel Entertainment and USA Archery where supplies last.
Did you Try Archery and love it? Join Li’l Abner Archery today to develop your new archery skills, earn achievement awards and more. Sign Up today.

2023 Disney on Wheels
2023-03-03 08:00 - 17:00 | FL
Group Picture of 2021 Li’l Abner Foundation’s Disney on Wheels
In 2017 The Lil Abner Foundation founded Disney on Wheels and sent its first group of medically fragile children to Walt Disney World. To make this dream come true, it takes over 60 volunteers made up of nurses, therapists, paramedics, police officers, & friends. Our bus is escorted by police officers & ambulances for the safety and care of our children.
This year we will be taking 16 children to Disney from March 3rd through the 5th. Please help us make this trip of a lifetime for them. Any little bit helps! Thank you!
You can make your donation directly through the GoFundme campaign by clicking the button below.

2023 Thanksgiving Bash
2022-11-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Ronselli Park, 250 SW 114th Ave, Sweetwater, FL, 33174, United States
The Li’l Abner Foundation will be celebrating its 13th annual Thanksgiving Bash on Saturday, November 12. We invite all Sweetwater families to celebrate with us and bring your children to enjoy this day, designed especially for them.

Winter Break
2021-12-20 08:00 - 2022-01-02 17:00 | FL
We announce to all our families that from Monday December 20 to Sunday January 2 we will be closed due to Winter Break.
We will open again on Monday, January 3, 2022.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

City of Sweetwater & Lil Abner Foundation's Christmas Toy Giveaway
2021-12-19 10:00 - 12:30 | Ronselli Park, 250 SW 114th Ave, Sweetwater, FL, 33174, United States
On Sunday, December 19, the Li’l Abner Foundation and the City of Sweetwater will be giving toys to the children of our community. More information will be published soon.

12th Annual Thanksgiving Bash
2021-11-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Ronselli Park, 250 SW 114th Ave, Sweetwater, FL, 33174, United States
12th Annual LIl Abner Foundation/Caremax Thanksgiving Bash

With the holidays around the corner, The Li’l Abner Foundation helped out residents of the City of Sweetwater, Florida by hosting a special bash.
The celebration kicked off Sunday afternoon at Ronselli Park in Sweetwater.
Begun as an event for the residents of the Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park, the event has grown to an outreach event for all the residents of Sweetwater.
Participants enjoyed food and activities such as children’s shows, raffle prizes and turkey gift cards.
For the first time, the Belen Jesuit Alumni sections of medical doctors held a screening health fair during the bash.
Li’l Abner Foundation, started it 12 years ago to help the community of Sweetwater that so desperately needed it,” said Raul Rodriguez, the foundation’s founder.
Organizers’ goal is to improve the lives of everyone in the community.
See the Channel 7 Video here.

2021 Disney on Wheels
2021-10-22 08:00 - 2021-10-24 17:00 | FL
The Li’l Abner Foundation has chosen a new group of 16 medically Fragile children, for their first time experience in an all-expense, paid trip to Disney World Magic Kingdom park with their parents and caretakers.

Disney on wheels is an annual event, that transports and cares for 16 medically, fragile, and sometimes possible terminal children from Miami Dade County, to the journey of their dreams to Disney’s Magic Kingdom. We are a non-profit 501C organization with a mission, to serve those most in need in our community.

You can also participate by helping to share this event.
All voluntary help & donations are welcome, Thank you very much for your support and generosity, God bless you.

Click on this link to make a Donation Today!

FREE Summer Reading Classes
2021-06-28 16:00 - 2021-07-21 18:00 | Lil Abner, 11387 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL, 33174, United States
“Don’t let your child fall behind”

The Children’s Trust and The LIl Abner Foundation will be offering FREE Summer Reading Classes for incoming 3rd and 4th graders.
June 28th to July 21st, 2021.
Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-5pm and 5-6pm.

Space is limited so register early.

Visit our website at www.lilabnerfoundation.org
or call (305)227-7240 for more information.

Virtual Vegas Shoot at Li'l Abner Foundation
2021-03-23 17:00 - 2021-03-25 18:00 | Lil Abner, 11387 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL, 33174, United States
The Li’l Abner foundation and its archery club have been approved by the NFAA to hold the Virtual Vegas shoot tournament among its members.
We’ll be shooting this event on March 23 and 25. All the best for all participants.

Christmas Toy Giveaway
2020-12-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Vann Academy, 400 NW 112th Ave,, Miami, FL, 33172, United States
Next Saturday, December 5, the Li’l Abner Foundation will be giving away 500 toys to children in the Sweetwater, Florida community.
We want to wish all of our children a Merry Christmas, reminding them that even in these uncertain times, we cannot lose hope for the future.
The gifts will be delivered in cars, and we will be located at Vann Academy Drive Circle, 400 NW 112th Ave, Miami, FL 33172,
Car occupants must arrive with the trunk open and wear masks, to respect social distancing.
We will start at 10 am, and the entrance will be from 7th Street NW to the south on 112th Ave.
If you need more information about the event, you can call the Foundation offices at (305)227-7240 from Monday to Friday after 4 pm.
or write us an email at lilabnerfoundation@gmail.com
You can also follow us at our event on Facebook where we will be updating information daily.
We wish you all a Merry and Blessed Christmas.

2020 Online FL open Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
2020-08-01 08:00 - 17:00 | FL
This annual event has been transformed into a virtual tournament due to the effects of the pandemic. However, participants from all over the state and even internationally are participating in it.
Five athletes from the Foundation are participating, from here we wish them and their families all success.

Tournament Information.
Date: August 1st & 2nd, 2020
Format: Virtual
Division: Traditional and Sport Poomsae
Ages: All Ages
Belts: Color Belts do traditional Poomsae and Black belts Sport Recognized Poomsae.
Registration website: www.inthetms.com

COVID-19 Update
2020-06-01 | FL
LI’L ABNER FOUNDATION REOPENING
We want to inform you that the Foundation will be reopening from Monday June 8th.New rules will apply, such as the use of cloth masks, disinfection of use areas and equipment, social distancing, fewer students per class, among others.Due to these changes we ask parents to reserve their space in class in time.Please use our contact form to reserve your space here.

South Florida Open Taekwondo Championships
2020-04-18 | Everglades Senior High School miramar, FL, 17100 SW 48th Ct,, Miramar, FL, 33027, United States
Due to the uncertain situation of COVID-19, this event has been postponed, more information will be provided when available.
Everglades Sr. High School 17100 SW 48th Court, Miramar, FL 33027
8:30 am-5 pm

Forms (Poomsae) Competition
Breakings
Olympic Sparring

2020 Youth Fair Dance Contest
2020-03-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Youth Fair, 10901 SW 24 Street, Miami, FL, 33165, United States
This year, the dance team of the Li’l Abner Foundation, will be present to participate with three different choreographies in the dance contest of the Youth Fair.
The presentation will be this Sunday, March 15 from the 1pm in the auditorium of the Fair.
Go Li’l Abner Dance Team.

2020 Archery Indoor State Championships
2020-03-06 - 2020-03-08 | Miami Springs Archery club, 1101 Wren Ave,, Miami Sprigns, FL, 33166, United States
Place: Miami Springs Archery Club
Dates: Mar 6-8, 2020

This weekend the state indoor archery tournament was held in Miami Springs. Nine of our archers participated in the event, being the second competition event this year for Team Li’l Abner.
Great job archers, we are very proud of all of you. Congratulations to all our State champions.

USA Archery Indoor State Tournament.
The Official Results of the USA Archery indoor State are as follows:

Victoria Rodriguez – Cadet Female Barebow – 1st Place – Gold medal – State Champion
Michelle Lopez – Cadet Female Recurve – 3rd place – Bronze Medal
Cailynn Aguilera – Cub Female Recurve – 5th Place
Santiago Rodriguez – Cub Male Recurve – 5th Place

NFAA Indoor State Tournament: The official results are as follows:

Victoria Rodriguez – Youth Female Barebow- 1st Place – State Champion
Ricardo Yamin – Cadet Male Barebow- 1st Place – State Champion (Belen Archery Club)
Michelle Lopez – Young Adult female recurve- 3rd Place
Maya Delgado – Cub Female Recurve- 2nd Place
Sofia Naon – Young Adult Female Bow Hunting Freestyle- 1st Place – State Champion

2020 Winter Games Taekwondo Championships
2020-02-22 | Everglades Senior High School miramar, FL, 17100 SW 48th Ct,, Miramar, FL, 33027, United States
Date: Sat Feb 22, 2020
Place: 17100 SW 48th Ct, Miramar, FL 33027
This Saturday, February 22, the Taekwondo Winter Games 2020 Open Tournament was held. More than 400 athletes gathered at the Everglades Sr. High School Gym in the city of Miramar, FL, to participate in different disciplines such as Poomsae (TKD forms), Breaking and Olympic Sparring.
The Li’l Abner Foundation Team attended this event with a new team of children, obtaining the following results.

Athlete
Age
Belt Color
Discipline
Result

Aaron Ariza
7
Yellow
Sparring
1st Place

Andrew Ariza
8
Yellow
Sparring
1st Place

Mateo Sarmiento
11
Green
Sparring
1st Place

Christopher Rodriguez
14
Brown
Sparring
1st Place

Abner Reyes
6
Yellow
Sparring
2nd Place

Amy Mesa
7
Yellow
Sparring
2nd Place

Christian Mesa
10
Orange
Sparring
2nd Place

Joshua Ortega
14
Orange
Sparring
2nd Place

We congratulate all the athletes and their families. Our next Taekwondo event will be The South Florida Open on April 18, 2020.
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