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Black Dresses & Blueprints Event Honors Women in Construction

Rebuilding Together Broward County, a nonprofit organization that brings volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners, hosted its second annual “Black Dresses & Blueprints,” cocktail reception and awards ceremony celebrating women in the construction industry on October 20. The event recognized outstanding women who have made an impact in the construction industry and their community. Proceeds from the event benefitted Rebuilding Together Broward County. The in-person event took place at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in the Mary N. Porter Riverview Ballroom. Black Dresses & Blueprints Honorees Honorees included Tamara Chase, CEO […]

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Ramos Shares Historical Perspective on Cuba

Dr. Marcos Antonio Ramos spoke at a special Trinity International University–Florida community outreach event on September 23, where he shared “An Historical and Christian Perspective on #SOSCuba.”  Dr. Gene Green, Dean of TIU Florida, hosted the event at the school’s Miami site and welcomed Cuban, Venezuelan and Dominican pastors from South Florida, as well as an online audience. About Dr. Ramos A Cuban-born historian and theologian, Dr. Ramos has taught at six universities and seminaries. He is a leading researcher and writer about the Cuban revolution and a member of the Royal Spanish Academy.   Dr. Ramos said he was excited […]

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Operation Christmas Child Opens Drop-Off Sites November 15-22

More than 4,000 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, November 15 – 22, offering a curbside option. Operation Christmas Child Explained Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts—filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys—to children worldwide since 1993. This is a project that everyone can still be a part of, even with COVID-19 restrictions. Individuals, families and groups still have time to transform empty shoeboxes into fun gifts. The project partners with local churches across […]

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Author And Self-Made Millionaire Encourages Faith

The bumpy road to becoming a millionaire took a lot of work, perseverance through obstacles and failures and most of all prayer and faith, said entrepreneur Angie Cella. The successful businesswoman and innovator recently spoke on entrepreneurship and taking risks to Palm Beach Atlantic University business students and faculty at its West Palm Beach campus.  Road to a Millionaire Rosetta Books recently published Cella’s autobiography, Blinger: An Entrepreneur’s Faith-Based Journey, available on Amazon. Cella told the rapt audience that she had not been able to find investors through television reality shows such as “Shark Tank” or Steve Harvey’s “Funderdome,” nor […]

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Tewannah Aman: Participants from 20 Churches Join Life Chain Prayer to End Abortion

Life Chain is a peaceful, prayerful event that was launched 33 years ago in Southern California. The first Sunday of every October, thousands of individuals line the highways and byways, creating hundreds of Life Chains across America. Broward Right to Life organizes the Life Chain in Broward County. This year, over 20 churches participated on Oct. 3, from 2-3 pm. An estimated 700 people lined University Drive from Miramar Parkway to Sample Road, each one holding signs like “Abortion Hurts Women,” “Jesus Heals and Forgives,” and “Adoption the Loving Option.”  Participants prayed for an end to abortion, interceding for all […]

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Food For The Poor Builds Temporary Classrooms After Haiti Earthquake

Relying on a time-saving design that can be finished much faster than a traditional school, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is racing to build temporary classrooms in Haiti in the same area devastated by the August 14 earthquake, so children can return to class sooner. Haiti and classrooms Haiti is struggling to send children back to school after the quake, which killed more than 2,200 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes, including at least 258 schools, in the country’s southwestern peninsula.   Additional Aid Other actions undertaken by FFTP to help Haiti get back on its feet include: […]

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HANDY Selected to Join Exclusive National Catalyst Program

HANDY, Inc. is proud to announce it has been selected to participate in Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Program, a management training and peer-learning program to help nonprofits grow, scale, and replicate their success. HANDY is one of 13 nonprofits chosen to join the growing community of 212 organizations across nearly all 50 states, transforming the lives of more than 1 million Americans through bottom-up empowerment.   HANDY was selected from among hundreds of nonprofit organizations through an extensive vetting process and was accepted into the program after a rigorous evaluation. Nonprofits selected into Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Program are recognized for delivering exceptional results, demonstrating “outside-the-box” thinking, and embracing community-driven and people-centered approaches. Program […]

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Greater Miami Youth for Christ Awarded $41,000 for Leadership Program

Greater Miami Youth For Christ, a 73-year-old Miami-Dade County organization with a distinct history of youth outreach, was recently awarded a $41,000 grant for its work with indigenous leaders by the prestigious Ocean Reef Community Foundation located in Key Largo, Florida. In awarding the grant, Ocean Reef Foundation executive director Yurianna Mikolay said, “We are pleased to be able to designate these funds to such a deserving and talented group of individuals like the young leadership we see at the Homestead City-Life KIX program. We have seen, in the past, just how important KIX and Greater Miami Youth for Christ […]

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Holy Cross Health Recognizes Extraordinary Colleagues

Throughout this pandemic year, Holy Cross Health has recognized its healthcare workers who have demonstrated the loyalty to serve patients and the community with compassionate care. From those honorees, Holy Cross Health has named the Colleague of the Year, Director of the Year and Leader of the Year, recognizing them in a recent special ceremony.    “All of our colleagues bring to life our core values and serve with compassionate care each time they serve our patients and their families, as well as when they interact with each other,” said Stonish Pierce, COO of Holy Cross Health. “To say this past […]

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Trinity International University Celebrates Local Alumni

Alumni from Trinity-Florida gathered with their families at C.B. Park in Pembroke Pines on Saturday, September 18, for a day of good food, fun, and reconnection. Dean Gene Green congratulated the alumni for  completing their BA and MA degrees at Trinity-Florida and giving back to the community in South Florida. Learn more about Trinity International University – Florida at www.tiu.edu/florida/ For more Good News, read the GOOD NEWS October 2021 issue: https://digital.goodnewsfl.org/2021/october/#1  

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