Campaign for a Handicapped Accessible Ramp

For at least 20 years, the Key West Visitor Center at 31281 Overseas Hwy, Big Pine Key, has been promoting local tourist related businesses by sending thousands of customers to Hotels, Motels and B&Bs, restaurants and other local tourist attractions.

Hurricane Irma had a huge impact on the Lower Keys in 2017 and destroyed the accessible ramp entrance to the Visitor Center. For seven years, the small business owner has not been able to rebuild and now, friends and neighbors are coming together to raise funds for a new ADA-compliant ramp. Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Keys has pledged $2450 in in-kind services to demolish the existing ramp.

The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys is acting as a fiscal agent for this short-term campaign dedicated to raise $9,790 to remove the existing ramp and for labor and materials to install a new ramp. Let’s help a small business owner in need and create access for all.

Donate now to the Florida Keys Emergency Relief Fund

Making a Donation

You may make an online donation on this page (click button at top). If you are making a donation by check, please send to the CFFK office, 300 Southard St., Suite 201, Key West, FL 33040. Note in the Memo field that this donation is for the Big Pine Visitor Center ADA Ramp Campaign.

You may also make gifts to this fund by stock, wire transfer, real estate, and more. Please click here for instructions.

Thank you for your generosity.

About Your Community Foundation

The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys manages over 200 funds and endowments throughout the Keys and is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit (EIN #65-0648968). Since 1996, the Community Foundation has been helping individuals and families leave a legacy in the Keys by inspiring giving and by investing in people and solutions to benefit every resident from Key Largo to Key West. Over $36 million in grants have been made to student scholarships, arts and culture, beautification and preservation of the Keys, health and human services, hurricane relief, and youth programs. The Community Foundation, In Paradise For Good, celebrated its 25th year in 2021. CFFK is known for its signature “Unsung Heroes” event which honors nonprofit volunteers. For more information, call (305) 292-1502 or click here.

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