Send a Shoebox to a Child Across the Globe During Drop-Off Week November 12-19

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7 Nov 2018
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Because of the generosity of donors across the United States, Operation Christmas Child delivers more than 8 million shoeboxes packed with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items to needy children around the world, bringing joy and the eternal hope of the Gospel. You can participate by packing your own shoebox and dropping it off at a local collection site during National Collection Week November 12 – 19, 2018. Want to find out where your shoebox is going? Now you can even find out where your shoebox gift is headed by donating $9 online to Follow Your Box. You’ll receive […]

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Brain Bowl Fundraiser Held in Boca Raton

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5 Nov 2018
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Candy Cohn, CSA, Owner of Oasis Senior Advisors South Florida in Boca Raton, and Public Relations Chair for the Brain Bowl Committee, attended the kickoff party for the Brain Bowl luncheon recently held at the West Boca Busy Body Center. A very large crowd enjoyed some healthy food and an appearance by five times boxing champion, Cory Spinks, son of another boxing legend, Leon Spinks. The 5th Annual Alzheimer’s Luncheon, The Brain Bowl, chaired by local probate attorney, Pamela Higer-Polani, will take place on Friday, April 12, 2019, from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Boca West Country Club to […]

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Leading Charities and Foundations 2018 – 2019

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1 Nov 2018
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During this season of Thanksgiving, we would like to introduce you to some of South Florida’s critically important charities and the passionate leaders who guide them. We are thankful for the good work they are doing in a wide variety of areas from protecting our youth and advocating for single mothers to feeding the hungry or providing safe housing. Each charity is making an eternal difference in our community or the world in some way. We urge you to learn more about them and find a place where you can pitch in or offer encouragement.   Kevin Enders, President 4KIDS […]

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Congregation Celebrates Pastor Dozier’s 33 Years of Service and 70th Birthday

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17 Oct 2018
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On Sunday, September 23, 2018, The Worldwide Christian Center and It’s Pastor Aide Committee celebrated Rev. Dr. O’Neal Dozier’s 33rd Pastoral anniversary and 70th birthday. The celebration theme was, “Our Pastor is a man of truth because he has chosen the way of truth” (Psalm 119:30 and John 14:6). The pastor’s anniversary and birthday celebration was held at the church during the 11 a.m. church service and ended later that evening with a pastor appreciation banquet at the Signature Grand in Davie. The keynote speaker at the banquet was The Honorable John B. Bowman, circuit court Judge and remarks by […]

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The King’s Academy’s Opens Science and Technology Center

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26 Sep 2018
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 One cheerful “Einstein” and a “mad scientist” held open the doors to the new Boswell Science and Technology Center, welcoming guests and staff to explore the hallways of scientific discovery at The King’s Academy.  On August 13, 2018, more than 300 guests and staff members toured the pristine classrooms, laboratories and offices of The King’s Academy’s newest investment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) studies. The Boswell Center includes three life science laboratories, a chemistry/physics laboratory, four flexible-design STEM classrooms and four offices.  Funding for the $2.7 million project came from gifts from parents, grandparents, alumni, and friends of […]

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Forum Educates Advocates About New Legal Protections for Seniors

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19 Sep 2018
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The Law Offices of Cynthia J. Arevalo, Value Care at Home & Presidential Place Assisted Living Facility hosted a lunch on August 9 for professionals working with our seniors to educate about Florida’s New Injunction for Protection Against Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults.  This law became effective on July 1st, 2018, and it’s the first of its kind in the nation. In summary, the new injunction law creates a legal process for a vulnerable adult, an organization acting on behalf of a consenting vulnerable adult, or a vulnerable adult’s court appointed guardian to ask a judge to temporarily freeze the assets […]

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Cross International Rebuilding Communities After Volcano

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8 Aug 2018
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Cross International and its ministry partners in Guatemala are launching a major community building effort to help families displaced by the Fuego Volcano eruption. The effort aims to provide new housing construction for 1,100 families with donor support. Because of the disaster, hundreds of people died and hundreds more remain missing. The thousands who fled struggled for days with hunger and homelessness, and most are now living in crowded shelters with little more than the clothing they wore when fleeing. Plans are underway to build 200 homes on donated land in a new community to be named Nueva Jerusalem. The […]

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Hope Women’s Centers Opened New Fort Lauderdale Center

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3 Aug 2018
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Hope Women’s Centers has opened their doors at their new medical center location in Fort Lauderdale. Their lease was up at their previous Fort Lauderdale Center where they have seen patients for many years, and many renovations were needed to what was an already older building. So, they began looking and are now very happy to report that they opened their doors at their new medical center location. The most amazing news came when some of their staff came to pray over the new center before they opened to the public. “We invited Hope’s very first Center Director Margy Richardson […]

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Residents Celebrate Independence Day at New Facility

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1 Aug 2018
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On the Fourth of July, residents of Symphony at the Waterways in Fort Lauderdale celebrated our country’s birthday with decorations, music, entertainment, delicious barbecue and a fishing contest. They also heard from Nikolas Kimaz, a candidate for U.S. Congress Florida District 22. Symphony at the Waterways is an Assisted Living and Memory Care facility centrally located on East Oakland Park Blvd. on the Inland Waterway in view of the Atlantic Ocean. Residents are involved in all kinds of activities, including nightly movies, daily exercise with Thai Chi and yoga among the choices, resident chorus entitled “Alive and Singing,” lectures on […]

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Guests Learn About Lifework at Summer Social

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  Stephan Tchividjian, president of the National Christian Foundation, introduced and shared the vision of Lifework Leadership over lunch on July 18 along with Christine De Vries, program director, and Melodie Stoligrosz, event coordinator, at Padrino’s, a restaurant owned and operated by a Lifework Leadership alumnus. Why Lifework? In today’s world, integrating faith into our work, home and community is challenging. Lifework Leadership brings in nationally-known speakers and prominent business people to share their personal experiences of facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles to embolden and empower leaders and influencers. Through their stories and through Lifeworks literary discussions and stimulating conversations, practical […]

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