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Habitat for Humanity Holds 6th Annual CEO Build at BBI Village

Habitat for Humanity of Broward brought together South Florida’s most influential business leaders for the 6th Annual CEO Build, a transformative initiative tackling the critical need for affordable workforce housing. Held on Saturday, February 1, at the rapidly developing BBI Village community in Fort Lauderdale, the event showcased the power of collective leadership and action to create lasting, life-changing impact on homeownership for hardworking local families. About the CEO Build Co-chaired by Brent Burns, recently retired CEO of JM Family Enterprises, Inc., and Keith Koenig, Chairman of CITY Furniture, the CEO Build united South Florida’s top leaders, who collectively lead […]

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Calvary House Celebrates Recovery Graduates

On February 8th, Calvary House celebrated the graduation of 18 men and women who successfully completed its 12-month residential addiction recovery program at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale. “It is incredible to witness these men and women — who arrive broken, battered and defeated — come back to life. They now have a relationship with Jesus, and they have hope and purpose again,” said Antony Tchividjian, Director of Calvary House for Men. Founded in 1990, Calvary House exists to heal and restore men and women struggling with addiction, offering a path to transformation through faith and community. If you or someone […]

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World’s Largest Christian Educators Conference Held in Fort Lauderdale

Schools United Professional Development Day is a conference dedicated to the professional and spiritual growth of Christian education professionals. This year’s conference – hosted by Calvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale on February 14, 2025 – welcomed 3,500+ attendees from around the country, making it the world’s largest Christian educators conference. The day began with a time of worship, followed by keynote sessions led by Cynthia Tobias, an esteemed author and speaker specializing in learning styles and strategies for engaging strong-willed children. Participants then chose from over 100 breakout sessions on various topics ranging from classroom management, curriculum planning, leadership and […]

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Grace Wesleyan Church Celebrates 5th Anniversary

Grace Wesleyan Church in Fort Lauderdale celebrated five years as a new church community on Saturday, February 22, 2025. Grace Wesleyan was founded in February 2020 by a group of 25 people who decided it was time to leave their long-time mainline denomination church and start a God-centered, Bible-believing church in northeast Fort Lauderdale. From humble beginnings meeting in a local home, the young church started meeting in rented space at Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran Church and has grown to about 250 unique attendees each month. For the first year, they met on Saturday evenings, and upon the hiring […]

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4KIDS Hosts Inspirational Galentine’s Luncheons

This year’s 4KIDS Galentine’s celebrations were filled with love and inspiration! First, leading ladies gathered at the Mary Porter Ballroom at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, where they spent the afternoon hearing powerful stories from women who have stepped into the world of foster care and are changing it for the better. The gorgeous, waterfront venue was a sea of red and pink as over 175 women united for one common goal: to make a lasting impact on children and families in crisis. Attendees enjoyed a thrilling raffle featuring over 20 luxury items and had fun capturing memories […]

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This month, Good News Wants to Know, if you were tasked to give a TED Talk on a random topic about a hobby of yours or an area of interest outside of work that you’ve long desired to delve into, what would it be about?

This month, Good News Wants to Know, if you were tasked to give a TED Talk on a random topic about a hobby of yours or an area of interest outside of work that you’ve long desired to delve into, what would it be about? A random hobby or topic I would want to do a TED Talk on would include understanding and growing orchids in South Florida.  I love seeing them come alive each spring and the amazing colors and variety.  Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, President/CEO, Community Foundation of Broward I would give a TED Talk on experiencing God’s power through his creation. A natural way to […]

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Andrew Holmes: Process, But Progress

If you’ve spent any time in organizations large or small, you have likely noticed just how many systems and structures exist to keep things not just running smoothly but optimally. Achieving those systems and structures comes from a whole lot of processing. We process together in meetings. We process in surveys. We process via email as we outline what went well and what went not-so-well on any given project. And we do the same thing with ourselves both in and outside the office.    The processing trend As a millennial I have taken my fair share of personality assessments, and […]

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Omar Aleman: Social Security Administration

Behind are the long lines under the blistering sun, toting extensive documentation to share with consular officers. Also in the rear-view mirror are the concern and guilt over leaving country and family behind in favor of a better future. Now we were planted at our arranged destination with much work left to be done, learning a new culture, language and way of life. Not an easy task for an uneducated hard-working couple with a young son rebelling against this seismic shift. What lay ahead was much gut-wrenching change, tedious toil, misunderstandings, and constant learning experiences, all with the goal of […]

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