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Revealing the Foster Care Crisis Close to Home

Shelly Pond
1 May 2018
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If a child was in trouble in your backyard, would you help? Every day, 7 to 11 kids are removed from their homes in South Florida due to abuse and neglect. Their lives are turned upside down as they enter the foster care system with no place to call their own. These children and teens live in your neighborhood. You pass them by in grocery stores and in your schools. Their crisis is Close to Home. Divulging the Foster Care Crisis In our community, there are not enough foster homes for kids. Children are often separated from their siblings, sent […]

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BiG Cardio Impacts the Community for its 11th Year!

The Good News
25 Apr 2018
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BiG Cardio returns on Saturday, May 5, celebrating 11 years of benefiting the community. Produced by BiG Children’s Foundation (BCF) – a non-profit organization that provides opportunity and hope for foster teens and at-risk youth—the annual BiG Cardio 5K and Multi-Sport Event is a unique blend of fitness, sports and family fun. With more than 10 different fitness and sport activities to choose from and dozens of other attractions, it’s become one of South Florida’s favorite events. The event was designed to reach several different audiences simultaneously in one location, so there is something for everyone in the family. “It’s […]

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Rotary Club of Delray Beach Celebrates 70 Years in Delray Beach

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11 Apr 2018
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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

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  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

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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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Boca Raton Teenager Ava Goldstone Honored with International Youth Award

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3 Apr 2018
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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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Nick Vujicic Brings Hope and Healing

Lydia Hicks
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“As a kid, I never thought that anything good could ever come from my broken pieces….you know, I went to school and kids would look at me and be like ‘what happened,’ and I go ‘cigarettes’ (audience laughs),” Nick Vujicic, evangelist, author, speaker, and president of Life Without Limbs, said with comic relief. At the March 11 Church by the Glades “Hope & Healing” special event for the Parkland community of first responders, teachers and students, Vujicic used his life experience and humor to help heal the pain still felt in the aftermath of the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman […]

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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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