Rotary Club of Delray Beach Celebrates 70 Years in Delray Beach

Rotary Roots Celebration 2018 celebrated the 70 years of service of The Rotary Club of Delray Beach. This event benefited the Rotary’s Service Project, where the Rotary Club will plant 70 trees throughout Delray to honor its 70 years of service in conjunction with local organization, Community Greening. Seventy trees will be planted in local Bexley Park located off Military Trail. Over 100 attended the event including many dignitaries, politicians, police officers, mayors and more.   Jessica Rosato, Delray Beach Rotary Membership Chair & Board Member, said, “What an amazing event! It is such an honor to be part of […]

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“In God We Trust” to be Posted in Schools

  Last December, Christian Family Coalition Florida Executive Director, Anthony Verdugo, reached out to State Representative Kimberly Daniels with an idea to post our state and national motto, “In God We Trust” in every school in the Sunshine State. After months of lobbying, strategizing and testifying before the full Florida House Education Committee at a special hearing on Wednesday, February 7th, the State House of Representatives approved the proposal by a vote of 97-10 on Wednesday, February 21st. However, it looked dead in the State Senate until CFC Florida arrived on the scene Monday, March 5, when it was added […]

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Festival Benefits Equestrians with Special Needs

Some equestrians face a different set of hurdles. On Saturday, March 10, Douglas Elliman CEO Dottie Herman, President and COO Scott Durkin, COO of Florida Brokerage Gus Rubio, Stephen Larkin Vice President of Douglas Elliman Public Relations and Managing Broker, Wellington, Palm Beach and Jupiter Don Langdon ponied up with Grand Prix Show Jumping Champion Georgina Bloomberg and Give Back for Special Equestrians to spur donations and awareness for children and veterans with disabilities during the Douglas Elliman Winter Equestrian Festival $384,00 Grand Prix. More than $15,000 was raised at the lavish ringside competition and galain Wellington, Florida for Give […]

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Faith Counts Launches 3rd ‘Film Your Faith’ Video Contest

Faith Counts, the leading and fastest-growing multi-faith online platform, has launched its third annual Film Your Faith contest, awarding $32,500 in prizes to top films of two minutes or less showcasing the power of faith in a positive light. Filmmakers may submit their work beginning April 3, 2018, with a May 19, 2018, deadline for entries. “This is your chance to show the world what faith is all about,” said Faith Counts Communications Director Kerry Troup. “What does the world look like through your unique lens of faith? Pull out your phone or grab your camera gear, tap record and […]

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Pro-Life Campaigns Celebrate Lives Saved

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

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

  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

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

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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