Educators Honor Schoolife Visionary Jack Wells

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28 Nov 2018
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Educators and supporters gathered on October 14 at a Lasting Impact Fellowship for Teachers (LIFT) America event at PGA National Resort to honor Jack wells and his loving service to Palm Beach County  Schools. Jack Wells is the visionary and founder of SchooLifeUSA and “Love On Others” initiative. SchooLifeUSA has developed a culture of establishing long term relationships with educators, empowering them to live out love and respect from the inside out where people become excited about being a part of the Palm Beach County School System. SchooLifeUSA is a the catalyst for positive change in the Palm Beach County […]

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Good News Wants to Know …. What are you Thankful For that Made this Year Special?

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7 Nov 2018
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Since this is our November Thanksgiving issue, in the year 2018 are there one or two things that you’re thankful for that made this year special?   2018 brought us a baby girl, Summer Winslow Denison. She’s grateful that her big brother thinks she’s a dog (he pats her head like one) and also grateful her big sister Nora hasn’t blinded her (she’s constantly trying to poke her eyeballs out). Bob Denison, President, Denison Yacht Sales       Last December my wife had a chest x-ray during her normal checkup. The doctors noticed several small crushed glass circles in her right lung. […]

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

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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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