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Festival Benefits Equestrians with Special Needs

The Good News
9 Apr 2018
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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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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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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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Lifework Leadership Spurs Family Legacy

Shelly Pond
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In reflecting on legacy, John Kassing, CEO of Marquis and a Lifework Leadership alumnus, said “Our children will be the living testament to who we are; they are our legacy.” His wife, Susan Kassing, a Lifework Leadership Coach and alumnus, agreed, “The most important job on the planet is parenting.” Because they wanted their adult children to be “contributing, productive members of society and church,” the Kassings have made Lifework Leadership a family affair. After encouraging their daughter, Lauren, and her husband, Jordan Kohley, to go through the program, sons Ryan and Peter look forward to participating. The Kassings have […]

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Legacy Family Businesses Build Community

Shelly Pond
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“Do you remember these businesses?” a trending post asks on Facebook as readers reminisce about popular South Florida mainstays that went the way of the dinosaurs. Sustaining a business for the long haul can be daunting, and the statistics for family businesses are not particularly optimistic. “About 30 percent of all family-owned businesses survive into the second generation. Twelve percent will still be viable into the third generation, with only three percent of all family businesses operating at the fourth-generation level and beyond,” according to the Conway Center for Family Business. Yet as South Florida has grown and matured, there […]

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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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Five Reasons Camps are a Must for Every Child

C.J. Wetzler
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  Unlike the traditional classroom setting or family weekend get-away, summer enrichment programs and camps present unique opportunities for your child to mature from a state of parental dependency toward healthy self-efficacy, developing the necessary grit to live a life worthy of their calling. In short: summer enrichment programs and camps should be recognized as an opportunity to invest in your child’s future.   Click HERE to find local summer camp opportunities in the Good News Summer Camp Guide.  Here are five reasons to enroll your child in a summer enrichment program or camp:   1.It’s a place where a […]

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National Day of Prayer Calls Americans to Unity

Shelly Pond
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“Cultural darkness is everywhere. Hopelessness abounds. Divisiveness is touching every segment of American life,” notes Dr. Ronny Floyd, president of the National Day of Prayer and Senior Pastor of Cross Church in Arkansas. That’s why he is urging everyone across our nation to gather together to pray for unity on the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3rd, 2018. History of the National Day of Prayer This annual event , inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation, is a vital part of our heritage, going back to 1775 when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to […]

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