The King’s Academy Cross Country Team is benefitting from a strategic partnership with United Data Technologies to evaluate performance using technology typically only available to professional and college athletes. The schools is using the most advanced wearable health and fitness trackers available in the market that track heart rate, number of steps, calorie burn, skin temperature, perspiration rate, and sleep quality. The devices are wrist-worn and waterproof and capture all of the metrics listed above every 60 seconds. “Through our partnership with UDT, we are able to capture more than 100,000 data points for our athletes every day,” said TKA […]

Viewers got more than they imagined when they attended the Overtown Youth Center’s (OYC) end-of-summer, Broadway-styled production of “The Lion King” on August 8 at the Miramar Cultural Center. Hundreds of students in OYC’s music, dance and arts department brought the Disney classic to the stage in a way that left audience members astounded. Latasha Rhodes, from The Miami Foundation, said, “I really enjoyed every bit of the performances. I was very captivated, mesmerized and in awe at the talent these children had. Every child, from elementary to high school, was excellent.” The audience lauded all of the OYC students […]

The CarMax Foundation has granted Place of Hope a $10,000 award for its programs that help the children in its care. Place of Hope is the county’s largest child welfare organization and serves foster families, foster youth and young people who age out of foster care. The $10,000 Regional Giving Program grant from CarMax Foundation will specifically support Place of Hope’s Ages to Ages – Transition to Independence program that provides a stable, loving and nurturing environment for 70 children and youth, and impacts their lives on a daily basis through educational and recreational support, including tutoring, mentoring, life-skills classes, […]

The 14th Annual Hispanic Women of Distinction charity luncheon and expo hosted its annual celebration of Latinas from Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties for a sold-out audience of nearly 900 people at the Signature Grand in Davie on August 14. The key theme of the luncheon was Community, Culture, Charity and leading by example. Presented by Bank of America in partnership with Latina Style Magazine, the tribute to 12 Hispanic Women of Distinction and a Latina Pioneer was the highlight of the afternoon amidst standing ovations, heart-rendering stories of courage and how each of them overcame barriers making their […]

Now more than ever, the site of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale’s 9:30 a.m. Sunday contemporary worship service is ready to engage congregants. The church recently completed their Fellowship Hall renovation project, which began in April and was financed by donations from church members. The project was completed by James Hartley Construction, with the help of Fisher Electric, Master Florida Builders and Zebedee Systems. The upgraded Fellowship Hall now features a modernized look and feel with a grey and blue color palate, acoustic ceilings, an upgraded lighting system, a new sound booth, and a new projection system with two […]

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced more than $500,000 in grants to 44 nonprofits throughout South Florida that are focused on providing financial education and job skills for low- and-middle-income individuals and families as well as support for small businesses. By investing in workforce development and education grants throughout South Florida, Bank of America helps individuals and families build better money habits and find pathways out of poverty. This year alone in Broward County, the grants will impact 13,949 individuals. Among the nonprofits receiving the grant: Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County, Metro-Broward Economic Development Corporation, Junior Achievement […]