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Giving Multiplied with School Supplies for Children Overseas

As the school year approaches, shoebox packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world. Residents in Coral Springs are collecting school supplies, along with personal care items and fun toys, to pack in shoeboxes. Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, will deliver these gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 100 countries. School Supplies for Children in Need For many children, access to these simple items is essential to an education. This was the case for Justin Thomas, a shoebox recipient in Southeast Asia whose parents […]

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) announces Mike Blanc as the Executive VP of Pro & Elite Sports

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) has announced Mike Blanc as the new Executive Vice President of Pro & Elite Sports. Blanc will start in this role on August 1, 2023, and will spearhead FCA’s global ministry to professional and elite coaches and athletes. Blanc has been on FCA staff for nearly ten years, currently serving as Campus Director at The University of Miami. “When our founder Don McClanen sent letters to 19 individuals to share his vision for sports ministry, most of them were professional athletes. His vision was that these professional athletes would steward their influence for the glory of God,” said […]

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Broward Health Ball Breaks Fundraising Record

The Broward Health Foundation raised more than $1.3 million at the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Foundation Broward Health Ball presented by Amazon. Broward Health Ball Record This is the largest amount of money raised in the 10-year history of the Broward Health Ball. The Ball was held on May 20 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, and its theme paid tribute to Broward Health’s 85th anniversary. WSVN reporter Alex Miranda emceed the event, which attracted more than 1,000 attendees. The funds raised will further enhance patient care and services at Broward Health. “Broward Health continues to break […]

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Marriage and Money

The ministry of marriage and families allows us to share the best and worst times with couples. Typically, most couples experience the same challenges framed through different stories, but what is increasingly common is the lack of pre-marital counseling/ preparation. Couples tend to believe they know one another well and are madly in love and don’t have the foresight to pursue a class, program, or counselor to walk them through what needs to be addressed after the honeymoon living. Couples are often distressed because they didn’t have meaningful conversations before marriage. Money is in the top ten issues of couples […]

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Where There’s No Will, There’s No Way – To Have A Say After Death

The Good News provides a monthly column with important content having to do with topics from the legal community. This month features a conversation with Christine Yates, a director with Tripp Scott.   Bill Davell: Let’s get right to the basic question: Do I need a will as a Florida resident?    Christine Yates: Well, only if you own property, have any family, especially minor children, own or share ownership of a business and are going to die – but most important, want to have a say in what happens with any of these after your death. Not to mention […]

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Broward Health Recognizes EMS

EMS Week at Broward Health During EMS Week 2023, held May 21-27, Broward Health Medical Center held a cocktail reception honoring those in the EMS profession and the important work they do in our communities. For more Out & About, visit https://www.goodnewsfl.org/topic/news/local/

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Over $100,000 Donated to Nonprofits for Mental Health Related Services

BBX Capital Foundation presented over $100,000 in grants to seven Broward County nonprofit organizations that provide supportive services to local residents with mental health or co-occurring diagnoses during a Grant Presentation Reception at South Florida Wellness Network on June 20. BBX Capital Foundation partnered with Broward Behavioral Health Coalition (BBHC) who helped coordinate the event and identify the organizations who received the grants. BBHC is Broward County’s local behavioral health managing entity, which is responsible for the contracting, monitoring, clinical quality oversight and performance improvement of the state-funded behavioral health services.  The mental health support nonprofits The seven non-profit organizations […]

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Never Cut What You Can Untie

During my childhood days, we had a vacant lot that became the gathering place for all the neighborhood kids. We had some great ball games on that old vacant lot. It was like Yankee Stadium to me and my pals on Crenshaw Street. Recently, I drove through that old neighborhood on the east side of Fort Worth, Texas. The houses and yards that once were so manicured and pristine are mostly unkempt and in disrepair these days. In fact, several of the houses on my block are vacant and boarded up, and the ones still inhabited have iron bars over […]

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Uniting Faith and Pharmacy: Students’ Journey of Service in Honduras

One sunny morning in the middle of May, a Honduran woman walked into an eyeglass clinic set up by Palm Beach Atlantic (PBA) University’s Gregory Center for Medical Missions. She was browsing the options and stumbled upon a pair that she adored, but to her dismay, her vision was still blurry after trying them on – the prescription was not strong enough; she reluctantly settled for a different option that worked for her eyesight.  A woman working with PBA rummaged through the eyeglass suitcase one more time in a last-ditch effort to find the pair she liked. Sure enough, to […]

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