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Food For The Poor Builds Temporary Classrooms After Haiti Earthquake

The Good News
3 Nov 2021
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Food For The Poor, Good News Media Group, November 2021

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

The Good News
12 Oct 2021
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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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HANDY, Inc, Good News Media Group, October 2021

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

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Greater Miami Youth For Christ, Good News Media Group, October 2021

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

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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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Holy Cross Health, Good News Media Group, October 2021

Trinity International University Celebrates Local Alumni

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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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CBMC Luncheon Features Scott Sullivan

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7 Oct 2021
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The CBMC (Christian Business Mens Connection) hosted special guest speaker Scott Sullivan during a luncheon at the Tower Club on September 21. Scott shared his very public story… humbly and transparently, pulling no punches on his past activities with WorldCom. Sullivan worked 30+ years in finance and business development including eight years as a public company Fortune 500 Chief Financial Officer. The majority of his career has been in telecommunications and technology. In 1989, Scott moved to South Florida and joined Telus Communications as CFO. The company was soon bought by ATC Long Distance which was then later bought by […]

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CBMC, Good News Media Group, October 2021

South Florida Donates More Than 16,000 Pounds of Aid for Haiti

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Food For The Poor, Good News Media Group, October 2021

United by a common goal to help Haiti, 80 volunteers from South Florida’s pro sports teams, businesses and community groups joined Food For The Poor on September 10 to pack more than 14,500 pounds of food to help families devastated by the earthquake one month ago. More than 1,700 pounds of hygiene items and 384 newborn kits also were packed by the group as they moved to lively music and had fun with the Florida Panthers’ mascot, Stanley C. Panther. FFTP hosted a Help Haiti Community Collection Event at its warehouse, inviting the public to bring items collected from their […]

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Dr. Jason Rachels: The Next Generation Needs You

Dr. Jason Rachels
29 Sep 2021
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(Scroll down to leave a comment on how you cam help the next generation.) We may only be a little over a year into this new 2020s decade, but I think we can all agree it has surely made an impression so far. As seasoned Christians, seeing all that’s going on in the world may be disheartening, but we ultimately know that these are the labor pains that must pass before Christ returns and makes all things new. He is our hope to face tomorrow and why we persevere with purpose. However, today’s children and teens struggle to have this […]

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Dr. Jason Rachels Schools United, Good News Media Group, September 2021

William “Bill” C. Davell, Esq.: Legal Q&A: Avoiding Disputes, Litigation And Alternative Dispute Resolution

William C. Davell
23 Sep 2021
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William "Bill" C. Davell, Esq., Tripp Scott, PA, Good News Media Group, September 2021

The Good News provides a monthly column with important content having to do with topics from the legal community. We hope our readers enjoy the perspective offered. This month’s legal opinion is provided by Paul Lopez, Esq., a director and COO with Tripp Scott, PA _______________________________________________________________________________________________________   ASK BILL: We’ve heard about so many cases where things go wrong in a business or contractual relationship and issues end up in court – where you can never be sure of the outcome – or one party simply ends up being shortchanged. How can we avoid ending up in litigation or just […]

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Stephan N. Tchividjian: Sheeple

Stephan Tchividjian
15 Sep 2021
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I have this recurring visual in my head of when I was a child. During the summer, we would go up to the mountains. I remember that there was this forest surrounded by a field that shepherds would bring their sheep too. We found great delight watching the sheep rest, hearing the occasional baa and seeing the shepherd provide for them. Each day appears to present us a world that is unraveling. The news can be hyper personal, very local or simply global in nature. There is a depth of sadness and loss that I have not experienced in my […]

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Stephan N. Tchividjian, National Christian Foundation, Good News Media Group, September 2021