The Indian River Pops Orchestra will once again wow audiences during its 13th season.  According to Maestro Owen Seward, “This season will feature the orchestras’ special brand of symphonic light classics, movie score favorites, and many of Broadway’s most memorable highlights, along with our usual brand of special surprises.”             From Tchaikovsky’s popular “Capriccio Italian,” to great film scores, on to Broadway, with highlights from “South Pacific,” featuring soprano Dorothy Yanes, the Indian River Pops Orchestra’s season opener, “Some Enchanted Evening”, promises to truly be a captivating evening of musical […]

Florida Families Also Invited to Participate in National Contest to Win $1000 for Their School and an iPad For the Home Informed Families, Florida’s most renowned resource on positive parenting, is offering a helping hand to parents across Florida on how to talk to their kids about drugs and alcohol just in time for the 28th annual Red Ribbon Week®. Unfortunately, there are no translators or decoders when it comes to parents communicating with their children. However, Informed Families’ new Parent Guide provides several useful tips on getting the conversation started, including sitting down together for family meals and getting kids engaged in after school activities. […]

Fundraising to Help Abused Children in Need of Families  MIAMI—Sept. 6, 2013—His House Children’s Home (HHCH), sponsored by Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, and Royal Caribbean International, will be hosting their 9th Annual Charity “Imagine” Gala Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 7 p.m. at The JW Marriott Marquis Miami.  Hosted by NBC 6’s investigative reporter, Myriam Masihy, over 500 guests will gather to make a difference in the lives of South Florida’s at-risk children in crisis.  “We are greatly encouraged by the enthusiasm of faithful friends as we prepare to introduce new programs,” said His House Development Director Iris Marrero. […]

New Messages, Appearing on Billboards and Other Media, Set to Bring God Back into the Public Conversation and Generate Global Interest and Impact FORT LAUDERDALE, FL., October 7, 2013 – GodSpeaks, a cross-denominational non-profit organization, is posting new messages “signed” by the God of the Bible on billboards and other media throughout Ft. Lauderdale and beyond. Messages like “I’ve been here all along. – God” or “Let’s pick up where we left off. – God” will give daily commuters and digital followers something to ponder outside of their busy lives. After more than a decade of silence, GodSpeaks is making a comeback, a move influenced by current cultural trends. “Everywhere […]

12  Praise On! Semi-Finalists compete at Palm Beach Atlantic  Saturday, October 5th, for right to worship on the main stage The Praise On! Semi-Final Gala will be held in the Palm Beach Atlantic University Chapel on  Saturday, October 5th from 7-9pm. It will be a very exciting time in the Lord and everyone who attends will be blessed by the wonderful talent He has gifted our 12 semi-finalists that competed over three weeks of auditions at PBA. Praise On!, like PraiseFest (Saturday, October 12th, downtown West Palm Beach at the Meyer Amphitheater) is totally free. Attendees will be asked to […]

FOOD LOVERS FIRE UP THEIR APPETITES FOR “GRIDIRON GRILL-OUT” RESTAURANT PREVIEW BEGINNING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12  Restaurants to showcase select entrees and wines, which will be sampled during “John Offerdahl’s Broward Health® Gridiron Grill-Off Food, Wine & Tailgate Festival” on Nov. 9  POMPANO BEACH, FL (October 2, 2013) – Twenty-five local restaurants are offering a taste of their delicious cuisine during the “Gridiron Grill-Out” restaurant preview program beginning Sat., Oct. 12 through Fri., Nov. 8.  Foodies will be able to sample some of the fine-dining, grilled signature dishes to be prepared by top chefs paired with Miami Dolphins legends as part of “John Offerdahl’s […]

  Tom and Linda Lukasik To Be Recognized as an Angel in Adoption™ at National Event in Washington, D.C. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – September 16, 2013 – The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) will honor Tom and Linda Lukasik as Angels in Adoption™ at an awards ceremony on October 8 and gala on October 9 in Washington, D.C.  The Lukasik’s are being honored for devoting their lives to serving Florida’s at risk children since the early 1990’s. Personally, they have welcomed into their home more than 50 vulnerable children. Their advocacy and passion to make a difference […]

Conference in Orlando first of its kind for state, nation ORLANDO, FL – Churches across the U.S. increasingly make a priority of serving the 400,000 children in America’s foster system through foster care, adoption and mentoring. On November 8, 2013, this burgeoning trend will be vibrantly visible in Orlando at Families for Children: A Conference on Engaging Faith for Foster Youth. This first-of-its-kind national conference will equip churches, families and social welfare professionals to work effectively together for foster youth and their families. According to the Barna Group, today some 30% of churches actively encourage attendees to consider foster care […]

  By: Brent Crawford The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is hosting cancer awareness day in our nation’s Capitol on September 10, 2013 with an evening filled with dinner, dancing, celebration and lights of hope.  One of the most anticipated women of power to hit The Hill for the occasion is Jamie Lober, 28 of Boca Raton.  “She is a beautiful girl inside and out and is doing things for the right reasons,” said Beth Pillar, 72 of Boynton Beach.  “Lober is outspoken yet reserved so the fact that she has been so open with her personal story and […]