Pro-Life Campaigns Celebrate Lives Saved

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3 Apr 2018
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Three local 40 Days for Life campaigns joined March 2 to celebrate the mid-point of the life-saving initiative, observed Feb. 14 to March 25 in 47 nations. But the gathering for food and fellowship had more to rejoice over than just hitting the halfway mark of the 40-day period of prayer and fasting, community outreach and peaceful vigil for an end to abortion. The same day of the celebration, three women chose life outside the abortion facility where Tom Walker leads the Fort Lauderdale campaign. Two of the mothers chose life for their children because of a simple sign that […]

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Boca Raton Teenager Ava Goldstone Honored with International Youth Award

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Ava Goldstone, an 18-year old young woman who has helped to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars and volunteered countless hours to support children with disabilities, has been named the 2018 CARTER Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, Individual, by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The CARTER Award for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy honors a young person with a proven record of exceptional generosity who demonstrates outstanding civic and charitable responsibility and whose philanthropy encourages others to engage on a community, national, and/or international level. “I feel so fortunate to be recognized by the Association for Fundraising Professionals for my role […]

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Expanding Opportunities for Women in Honduras

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1 Apr 2018
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  When a destitute mother is forced to raise her children on her own, her extreme poverty becomes a story of daily survival. Heidi is a 19-year-old single mother trying to raise her two young children in Honduras. Without any job skills, she is unable to earn enough money washing her neighbors’ clothes to feed her daughter and son and keep them safe. On International Women’s Day, which was March 8, generous donors blessed Heidi and other poor women in Honduras by providing a new vocational center through Food For The Poor. Women will receive essential training and will be […]

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A Guide to Summer Camps

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There are a lot of options to choose from when considering summer camp. Finding the right camp can be a challenge. Start by considering what you hope your child will get out of camp. It may be a needed change of venue, opportunity to develop confidence, the chance to explore an interest, develop a skill or experience spiritual growth. Summer camps have much to offer. Here is a guide to just a few local offerings.   Camp WA May 29 – July 20 Ages 2 years old to going into 6th grade Day Camp Westminster Academy 5601 North Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, […]

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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Deployed Chaplains to Florida After Shooting at MSD

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Shooting at Stoneman Douglas High! The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team deployed crisis-trained chaplains to Parkland following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14. “Our hearts break for the parents who sent their children to school, and are now with them in the hospital, or living a parent’s worst nightmare,” said Jack Munday, international director of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team. “So many lives have been forever changed by this evil act. As we pray for the students, faculty and families, we know God can bring hope and comfort, in Jesus Christ, in the […]

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Luncheon Raises Awareness Concerning Dementia and Alzheimer’s

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The 4th Annual Alzheimer’s Luncheon recently took place at the Boca West Country Club, to benefit the Louis & Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University, the Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Community Care.  This was the first event ever that all three of these organizations combined forces to raise funds and awareness concerning dementia and Alzheimer’s in our community.  Candy Cohn, CSA, owner of Oasis Senior Advisers South Florida, member of the Brain Bowl Steering Committee as well as one of the event’s sponsors, raised more than $1500 for the event.  […]

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Place of Hope Staff to Educate Young People on Human Trafficking

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  Place of Hope, Palm Beach County’s largest children’s organization; the Boca West Children’s Foundation; and other partners are fighting to interrupt the recruitment of more young people into the human trafficking system with another weapon – face-to-face education. With a $25,000 grant from the Foundation’s Dream Maker Society, Place of Hope added a Human Trafficking Prevention and Education Coordinator to its staff. Laura MacFarland’s job is to talk directly to youth about how to avoid becoming a statistic. Additionally, MacFarland is educating and training Palm Beach County residents, Place of Hope volunteers, corporate partners and other nonprofit agencies on […]

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Westminster Academy’s FIRST Robotics Team 744 Advocates for STEM Education

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14 Mar 2018
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  On Tuesday, February 13, Westminster Academy’s FIRST Robotics Team 744 traveled to Tallahassee to participate in STEM Day at the Capitol with leaders from science centers and museums from around the state, the Orlando Science Center, and the Motorola Solutions Foundation. The team demonstrated their 2017 robot in the Capitol Rotunda and the Capitol Courtyard to an audience of state senators and representatives. They worked closely with Sandra Contreras, Regional Director of FIRST South Florida, to create an awareness of the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education and FIRST Robotics and to lobby for increased funding […]

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CCA Jazz Bank Provides Valentine’s Day Entertainment for Seniors

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7 Mar 2018
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  Helen and Harold Poole, the newest members of the Covenant Village of Florida family, celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary last month, and on Valentine’s Day they joined fellow residents for the annual dance, where students from Calvary Christian Academy’s jazz band and a cappella group performed music from yesteryear. “This is the generation that really appreciates the music,” said Rochelle Frederick, Calvary Christian Academy’s instrumental teacher. “I like the students to perform for them, and the students work harder because they want to sound great for the residents.” Covenant Village resident Lynda Kyse, who danced with fellow residents and […]

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South Florida Bible College Celebrates Opening of New Library

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  On February 15, South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Steven R. Sylvester Memorial Library with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and luncheon attended by the Sylvester family as well as college supporters, students, faculty, and staff. “Lord, double your blessing on this college and its new President,” was the prayer in January 2016 of Dr. Joe Guadagnino, Chancellor and Founder of South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary. God has not only doubled the size of the college’s facilities, but He has more than doubled its enrollment in the two-plus years since […]

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