Alexa for SFCPA

What SFCPA means to me

My name is Alexa Fernandez, I am the Executive Director for South Florida Center for Percussive Arts. As we head into the holiday season, I invite you to join us for Give Miami Day! This Give Miami Day we need your donation more than ever. Our goal is to raise $40,000 to support the growing need in our community to experience joy through drums and percussion. I want to thank you for your overwhelming support. We exist to support the demand in our community to engage in the arts in frequent, lasting, and transformative ways. Last year, you helped us raise crucial funds that went directly into our programs for young students and adults in the South Florida community. 

Our 2025 Give Miami Day Goals:

1. Bring More Students to PASIC 2026

This year’s trip changed lives. Next year, we want to double the number of students who can experience this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Your gift helps fund flights, lodging, meals, registration, staff support, and the ability to ensure every deserving student can participate, regardless of financial circumstances.

2. World-Class Artists, Concerts & Workshops 

In 2026, we plan to bring legendary percussionists — including dream-guest artists to Miami for masterclasses, special events, and community concerts. These transformative experiences ignite passion, expose students to excellence, and build the cultural vibrancy of our community.

3. Strengthen SFCPA’s Core Mission

Like many arts organizations in today’s shifting funding landscape, SFCPA is navigating reduced grant opportunities and increased operational costs. Your support helps us sustain the essentials: instruments, teaching artists, classroom resources, rehearsal space, program materials, and accessible tuition-free offerings. This is the foundation that allows everything else — including trips like PASIC — to be possible.

Your Give Miami Day contribution keeps Miami’s percussion community strong, joyful, and growing. Together, we can keep opening doors for Miami’s young musicians like me, inspire young artists, and build a future where every child has access to transformative musical experiences — in our classrooms, on our stages, and and out in the world.

Will you join me today in supporting South Florida Center for Percussive Arts to create opportunities to experience joy through drumming?