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Ginger Bills Appointed to PBA Board of Trustees

Palm Beach Atlantic, a private South Florida university that is dedicated to the integration of Christian principles to prepare their students for learning, leadership and service, has recently appointed Ginger Bills of North Palm Beach to their Board of Trustees. Bills has 30 years of leadership experience with Bible Study Fellowship, teaching the Bible and training women for leadership in their local churches. She is a founding member of Circle of Prayer Ministry and Women in the Word. She is also a former board member of Young Life and a supporter of First Care Ministries. She is active in her […]

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From Homelessness to Educational Success

Five years ago, Will Clervil and his family were found homeless and living in the woods by Palm Beach County authorities; however, Will has overcome these obstacles and graduated with honors last month from Jupiter Christian School. After bouncing between homelessness and foster care, he and his younger brother were placed with Place of Hope, Palm Beach County’s largest child welfare organization. There, during the last five years, he finally found stability, after losing a year of school and protecting his family from the elements and dangers as best he could. His mentor/foster father, Sal Tiano, now provides a home […]

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Mission United Breaks Ground on Center for Veteran Services

Mission United supporters Roy and Kathryn Krause, Jean Colker and Ray Ferrero Jr. joined United Way of Broward County President/CEO Kathleen Cannon at the Jean and David Colker Center Ground Breaking Ceremony in May. Scheduled to open in the fall of 2015, the new center located on United Way of Broward County’s property, will serve as a centralized location where veterans and military service members can receive case management services provided by Mission United. Jean Colker and her late husband David have impacted our community through their family business and philanthropic contributions for more than 50 years. Jean is proud […]

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Church Celebrates Mother Elsa Lee’s 100th Birthday

First United Church of Jesus Christ in Lauderdale Lakes celebrated the 100th Birthday of their church mother, Else Lee, on May 30. Not long after moving to Florida in 1978, Lee opened and used her home as a church for Sunday services until a permanent place of worship was found for the church, said Bishop Izett R. Scott, pastor of First United Church of Jesus Christ. “Serving the Lord has been her priority; especially helping and assisting others has always been her lifestyle,” he said. Lee was born May 29, 1915, in Manchester, Jamaica, and migrated to the United States […]

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ForeHOPE Golf Tournament Raises $230K for Homeless Families & Vets

The much anticipated 8th Annual ForeHOPE Pro-Am Golf Tournament kicked off its festivities with an exclusive PGA Pairing Party hosted by the new Auberge Beach Residence and Spa, presenting sponsor. Title sponsors, Moss & Associates and The Florida Panthers were on hand to welcome guests and address those gathered about the topic of community and giving back. ForeHOPE strives to rally the business, civic and faith community around the cause of family and veteran homelessness in Broward County with proceeds benefitting those served through HOPE South Florida. For the fourth year, PGA Pro Tour guests were paired with each foursome […]

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It’s Time to Prepare for Hurricane Season

It’s here! The season dreaded by all Floridians, not summer, but hurricane season. The Atlantic Hurricane season is from June 1st through November 30th. During the next five months it’s important to remain prepared and aware in case of hurricanes, cyclones and massive storms. Last year, during hurricane season, there were eight cyclones: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo and Hanna. While some of these storms were extremely severe, a majority of them were confined to the ocean, but a couple mild storms passed over parts of Central America.   Season predictions According to the Weather Channel this 2015 hurricane […]

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Stand Strong to Bring Nick Vujicic to Florida Schools to Combat Bullying

Bullying has become a pervasive and unwelcome reality among youth today, and not just in schools but in the online world as well. The  2013 CDC Teen Risk Behavior Surveillance report indicates that 19.6 percent of 9th through 12th grade students in the United States were bullied on school property and 8 percent had attempted suicide one or more times in the past twelve months. In Florida, the number is close to the national average. Almost 15.7 percent of 9th through 12th grade students reported being bullied on school property and 7.7 percent reported attempting suicide in the past twelve […]

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South Floridians Send Relief to Nepal Churches and Orphanage After Quake

Just moments after Regan Kramer and her brother Regis, of Weston, stepped off the plane onto U.S. soil on their return trip from Nepal, the calls of concern came in from family members who had heard about the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 8,600 people on April 25. The First Baptist Church of Weston members had just visited Pastor Reuban Rai, a pastor who coordinates a network of rural churches in Nepal from his church in Khatmandu. Kramer first met Pastor Rai during a month-long Teen Missions trip in 2007. Now a videographer, she hoped to document Rai’s […]

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Operation Lift Hope is Changing the Homeless Landscape

There is a movement afoot, barely noticed by the community at large, that has been slowly growing momentum over the last few years. This movement represents a monumental change in the entire landscape of services for those who experience homelessness. It is an entire paradigm shift in how we, collectively, are working to end homelessness. Industry experts call this shift a Housing First model, where the primary goal is to quickly identify, assess, and move people experiencing homelessness into permanent housing and then provide services as needed. It is a two-step model of crisis response and rapid re-housing. Locally, as […]

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Volunteer Recognized for Music Program

Tino Negri, of ComForcare Home Care, was recognized as an outstanding volunteer for his dedication to the Alzheimer’s Unit patients at Brookdale Boynton Beach Senior Living on April 15. Negri, who is a percussionist and certified Alzheimer’s educator, marries caring for people and his love for music through an interactive musical program that allows Alzheimer’s patients to interact with familiar music that stimulates their long term memories and lifts spirits. Stephanie Newark, Clare Bridge Program manager, said “We are delighted to recognize this wonderful man with such a big heart who is dedicated and compassionate about what he volunteers his […]

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