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Shooters Hit the Mark at Place of Hope’s Fourth Annual Sporting Clays Fun Shoot

The Good News
30 Mar 2016
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Nearly 250 shooters took aim at Place of Hope’s fourth annual Sporting Clays Fun Shoot, a recreational fundraiser that combines the competition of clay shooting with supporting foster children in our community. On Jan. 22, 2016, teams arrived at the South Florida Shooting Club in Palm City and raised support for Place of Hope programs that help children who have been neglected, abused and abandoned. At the popular fundraiser, the top winners were Tom Pledger and Amy Reilly. Among the teams, winners were: Flight A: 1st Place – “Bird Busters” (Michele Koscielniak, CPA); 2nd Place – Armstrong Landscape Design Group […]

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Winners Announced for 6th Annual South Florida Community Care Network Non-Profit Awards

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In true Hollywood awards show style, nearly 750 corporate executives, community leaders and members of the non-profit sector attended the sold-out 6th Annual South Florida Community Care Network Non-Profit Awards hosted by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and presented by 2-1-1 Broward on February 26. The prestigious awards honor the work of Broward County’s non-profit organizations and leaders and the impact they have on the community. The winners in each category received an award statue and $1,000 for their non-profit organizations. The finalists in each category were awarded $500 each. The categories and winners were: Non-Profit Organization of the […]

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Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Announces Rob Pacienza as Lead Pastor

Shelly Pond
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Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, in Fort Lauderdale, called Rob Pacienza to serve as the church’s next Lead Pastor, which was confirmed by a congregational vote following his sermon at the worship service on Sunday, March 13. Pacienza has been on staff of Coral Ridge for the past seven years, previously serving as Executive Pastor, and has a long history with the church. “I am humbled and honored by the committee and congregation’s trust in me to shepherd them through this next stage of what I believe will be an exciting time of faithful and fruitful ministry,” said Pacienza. “This church […]

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Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Kicks Off Annual MADD Dash 5K

The Good News
25 Mar 2016
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Mothers Against Drunk Drivers MADD Broward County kicked off the 2016 La Croix Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K with a fun, uplifting and meaningful party at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale last month. The event featured delicious bites by BRIO Tuscan Grille Plantation, mocktails by LaCroix and ice cream by Artica. In addition, keynote speaker Steven Benvenisti provided an inspirational message about the dangers of drinking and driving. Presented by ADT and brought to you by Ultimate Software, the 2016 La Croix Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash Fort Lauderdale 5K will take place on Sunday, April […]

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America’s Gospel Dance Championship Celebrates the Arts

Carone Gordon
3 Mar 2016
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The fine arts have for years provided artists with critical thinking skills and creative strategies, which are lifelong skills that can be applied in problem solving and other situations.  Enjoyed by many people, the arts are sometimes used to send strong messages and to express very deep thoughts often incomprehensible to its viewers. It’s used in many arenas as a tool to make masses of people more aware and often influences how one perceives things. Through visualization, art can clearly state the truth, replay history or be solely about creating or capturing beauty.  Art helps people visualize a story that […]

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Balancing Accountability and Grace in Broward County

Terry Morrow
2 Mar 2016
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Florida youth who have committed a community offense are benefitting from services that promote positive change and redemption through the Faith and Community Network and the PROMISE Program. While some believe that all those who commit a crime or community infraction should pay for their offense, others understand that each of us have made regretted mistakes and are in need of grace or a second chance to learn from those mistakes. Matthew 6:14-15 states, “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive […]

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Surfers For Autism Raises Awareness

Geoffrey Still
1 Mar 2016
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In 2008, on a sandy beach in Deerfield, a handful of surfers congregated with one goal in mind, to raise awareness for autism and give kids with autism a fun experience. Starting with 40 surfers and raising $10,000 for autism charities in their inaugural year, it has grown into a highly anticipated annual festival of concerts, surfing, food trucks and paddle boarding. The 9th Annual South Florida Surfers For Autism Beach Festival will be held April 1 – 3 at Deerfield Beach. Chanel Stagner, whose daughter Taylor works for Island Water Sports that contributes surfboards and staff for the festival, […]

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Bearing Witness: Exposing the Reality of Modern Day Genocide

Melissa Presser
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It was not so long ago that six million Jews perished in the Holocaust at the hands of the Nazi regime. Many stayed quiet for so long — until it was too late. Jewish people lost entire families — mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. Entire communities were wiped out. And since that great atrocity, the world has been educated on the reality of evil and mass murder. It is for this reason that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. continues to shout, “Never again!” and has not only taken on the great task of educating the […]

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Jesus’ Final Days in Jerusalem

Dr. Susan Michael
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One of the most memorable moments of any tour to Israel is standing on the Mount of Olives and looking across the valley at the Eastern Gate of the Temple Mount. One can’t help but imagine the magnificent Temple of King Herod standing there or Jesus walking through the Eastern Gate as He most assuredly did, and according to scripture, He will most likely do again. But, any casual observer will notice that the Eastern Gate has been sealed shut. Almost 500 years ago, when the Turks conquered Jerusalem under the leadership of Suleiman the Magnificent, he commanded that the […]

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Prepare for the Election: Primary, Caucus, Open and Closed

Penni Bulten
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There has been much in the news lately about the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary. These two states kick off the race for delegates to the Republican and Democratic conventions, but they have quite different means of selecting their delegates to the national conventions. Why the difference? Different states choose the means to nominate their delegates: some choose to hold a primary, where a simple vote through the whole state is taken to nominate delegates, others choose to hold a caucus, where delegates are selected by a system of local gatherings. Though the caucus was once the means […]

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