WATCH: West Shore’s Suhina Mitra Talks With Steve Wilson About Her Involvement With Children’s Home Society of Florida

Elizabeth Hennessey, Senior Director of Development & Advancement, joins the conversation

WATCH: Suhina Mitra and Elizabeth Hennessey talk with the Friday Night Locker Room’s Steve Wilson about their involvement with the non-profit, Children’s Home Society of Florida. Mitra, a rising junior at West Shore Jr./Sr. High School, is a volunteer and is Senior Director of Development & Advancement.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – I recently had the opportunity to talk with Suhina Mitra and Elizabeth Hennessey about their involvement with the non-profit, Children’s Home Society of Florida. Mitra, a rising junior at West Shore Jr./Sr. High School, is a volunteer and is Senior Director of Development & Advancement.

I asked Hennessey to tell me about the Children’s Home Society of Florida. She said, “We are the oldest and biggest child welfare non-profit organization in the state of Florida.”

Mitra serves as a volunteer and mentor with the program and was recently selected as the first Youth Ambassador of Brevard County for the Children’s Home Society of Florida. Mitra started a club at her school, with one of her objectives being to spread awareness and have her peers get involved.

Mitra has already done some amazing things. She opened a web-based fundraiser and, to date, has raised over $20,000.

I asked Mitra, “Why this charity?”  She told me, “I love the Children’s Home Society because of their commitment.” She went on to say, “They focus not just on the students, but the whole family.”

The Children’s Home Society of Florida is obviously doing things the right way. This year they are celebrating their 120^th anniversary!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia.  He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.

Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018 and Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020.

Wilson is especially proud of is chairing two fundraisers in support of pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock that raised over $25,000.00.

He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 24 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events that are of significance to the residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.

The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.

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