Tenants generously donated toys to be delivered in time for the holidays by the Miramar Police Department

Sunbeam Properties & Development staff, Miramar Police Department officers take the Pizza Hut delivery from Koning Restaurants

Not even a pandemic could prevent the Fifth Annual Sunbeam Properties & Development Polar Express Toy Drive, where more than 40 tenants of the Miramar Park of Commerce generously dropped off bikes, skateboards, books, toys and more, ensuring that underserved children and families throughout Miramar experience the magic of the holidays. The gifts will be delivered to families in Miramar by the Miramar Police Department.

The team from Miramar Park of Commerce, tenant Tommy Hilfiger drops off holiday gifts to be delivered to underserved kids in Miramar

“We are so thankful to be able to collect toys in this unprecedented year which we hope will help make the holiday season a little brighter and bring joy to local families who are struggling. I am also so proud of our incredible staff who made this event possible,” said Maridee Bell, vice president of Sunbeam Properties & Development, developer of the Miramar Park of Commerce. “Now more than ever, it’s so important for our local community to connect with a spirit of generosity. ”

Miramar Park of Commerce Police Officers who will help distribute toys to underserved children in Miramar

In the past, the Sunbeam Polar Express traveled from the Miramar Park of Commerce in a procession of holiday-decorated vehicles surrounded by a full police escort to deliver donated toys to the Miramar police station. This year, Miramar Park of Commerce tenants drove up and dropped off gifts throughout the day. Tenants and police officers also enjoyed some socially distanced holiday fun, including pizzas donated by new Miramar Park of Commerce tenant Koning Restaurants, franchise owner and operator of Pizza Hut restaurants in South Florida.

Miramar Park of Commerce staff fills the Polar Express “sleigh”

Recipients of the donated toys included Kiwanis Club of Miramar/Pembroke Pines, Annabel C. Perry Elementary School, Whispering Pines Center, Henry D. Perry Education Center and Haven Lakes Estates.

Miramar Park of Commerce tenants with Miramar police officers

In addition to the Sunbeam Polar Express, Sunbeam Properties & Development supports the City of Miramar through donations to the Miramar Police Athletic League’s Hangin’ with 5-0, a free, six-week summer camp and life-changing program for at-risk youth in Miramar. Resources have also been donated for the Ansin Sports Complex and the Ansin Family Gallery in the Miramar Cultural Center. The Miramar Park of Commerce has also been the site for supply drives for America’s Moms for Soldiers, toy drives for Miramar children in need, and a food drive for the United Way of Broward County.

Sunbeam Properties & Development staff who organized the toy drive

About Miramar Park of Commerce

Since breaking ground in 1984, Sunbeam has developed the Miramar Park of Commerce into the largest locally owned and managed business park in South Florida, with more than five million sq. ft. of office/service, laboratory, pharmacy, light manufacturing and distribution space. The world class Park is home to more than 10,000 employees from more than 180 national and international companies including GE, Siemens, Spirit Airlines, Tommy Hilfiger, Neiman Marcus, Humana, Quest Diagnostics, Toyota, Vitas Healthcare, Stanley Black & Decker, Pepperidge Farm, HEICO Corporation and Nissan. Flex/office space, corporate build-to-suits as well as a limited number of second-generation spaces are available in the Park. For more information, contact Lauren Pace (lpace@wsvn.com) or Maridee Bell (mbell@wsvn.com) at 10212 USA Today Way, Miramar, FL 33025 or call 954-450-7900. 

(L to R) Donna Gonzalez from Sunbeam Properties & Development; Donta Simpson from Miramar Park of Commerce tenant All In One; and Lauren Pace from Sunbeam Properties & Development

(L-R) Officer Lashay Singletary, Miramar Police Department; Catherine Henderson, Assistant Principle at A.C. Perry Elementary School; Captain Jason Prigmore, Miramar Police Department pose together during the toy distribution 

(Photos courtesy of Sunbeam Properties & Development)