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Miami Lakes committee finalizes speakers, budget guidance for Responding with Compassion workshop
Summary
Organizers confirmed speakers and sponsors for a May 15 Responding with Compassion workshop in Miami Lakes, clarified a $1,250 educational budget that can pay for speakers but not chairs or tables, and discussed promotion and logistics including food, tables and social-media outreach.
Organizers for a Miami Lakes community workshop called "Responding with Compassion" confirmed speakers and sponsors, clarified how a small educational fund may be used and set a date and time for the event.
The committee set the workshop for Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m., and said Brandy Knight, the WestCare mobile response team and the Miami‑Dade County Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Commission have confirmed participation. Baptist Health will host an information table but is not scheduled to speak, committee members said.
Organizers said $1,250 has been budgeted for educational programming that can cover speaker fees or similar instructional costs but cannot be used for chairs, tables or basic event furniture. “You can use it for the events but not, like, any set of chairs, tables,” a staff member said during the meeting. The committee discussed using a separate small funds balance to buy light refreshments such as coffee or pastries.
Committee members described promotional plans and logistics: the organizer will collect logos and speaker names to finalize a flyer, which town staff will calendar for social‑media promotion. Committee members were told the town’s social‑media team will determine timing and channels and that the event is already listed on Eventbrite. The committee asked town staff to request that council members and the mayor share the flyer, and staff said they would forward the request to the mayor’s and council members’ assistants.
On logistics, the group discussed placing sponsor tables inside the meeting room when audience size is small and outside if attendance grows; they also agreed to include a short mindful breathing activity at the start of the program, followed by practical information such as the new freestanding emergency department and crisis‑response resources. Committee members said the event will target residents and veterans and that partners such as Thriving Mind and WestCare plan to promote the workshop on social media.
The committee named two confirmed sponsors — Baptist Health and an entity referred to in the meeting as “My Psychiatrist” — and said they are seeking one additional sponsor. Committee members also discussed modest catering options (Publix or Costco items were suggested) to encourage attendance.
A motion to adjourn was made at the end of the meeting; no formal vote tally was recorded in the transcript.
The committee said it will finalize the flyer, confirm speakers’ presentation details and distribute promotional materials once staff receives the logos and speaker names.
