The FLITE Center will be holding its 6th Annual Signature Grand “Beyond” Heroes Luncheon at the Signature Grand, 6900 State Road 84, Davie on October 27 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

This event, hosted by WPLG Local 10’s Eric Yutzy, is a tribute to the organization’s partners, funders, and frontline staff who support and dedicate their lives to impacting youth in South Florida’s Transitional Independent Living (TIL) System of Care.

This year’s honorees and their respective award categories are:

• Albert & Beatriz Miniaci Lifetime Heroes Award – Sandy Harris (Board Member Emeritus) and Tom Loffredo
• Community Champion Award – Michael Goodman, GPR | Goodman Public Relations
• FLITE Mitzvah Award (in honor of FLITE Center’s 13^th Anniversary) – ROIG Attorneys, Eva Schlanger and Sadie Suarez Bat Mitzvah Projects, Leadership Broward Foundation  Class 41 – Team Birds of a Feather, Cypress Bay National Honor Society, Greater Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club of Greater Fort Lauderdale
• Gore Foundation You Matter Award – Stichiz from WMIB 103.5 The Beat and Doug Miller, FK Your Diet
• Memorial Healthcare System Collaborators of the Year – Career Development Pathways: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino; United Healthcare/Optum, and CareerSource Broward
• TIL System of Care Hero Award – Terry Merlin, TLM Real Estate Holdings and Susan Renneisen, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
• TIL System of Care Impact Award – HOPE Court
• TIL System of Care Unsung Heroes – Frontline staff from collaborating organizations in the TIL System of Care
• UKG Ultimate Acts of Kindness – Kim Sarni, South Florida Business & Wealth/Lifestyle Media Group and Scott Dunseath, Wonderland Boutique
• Youth Heroes Award – Two TIL youth who have displayed remarkable resilience and dedication toward becoming self-sufficient

Tickets are $100 per person ($75 for government agency employees) and are available for purchase online at https://flitecenter.org/heroes2023.