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Ribbon Cutting at Lake Delray Senior Housing

The Delray Housing Group (DHG), the property management division of the Delray Beach Housing Authority (DBHA), has completed its rehabilitation of the Lake Delray Apartments, a senior housing complex at 700 Lindell Boulevard in Delray Beach.  The 404-unit apartment complex was purchased in 2016 by Lake Delray Apartments, LLLP a partnership including the Delray Housing Group. The DHG partnered with Smith & Henzy Advisory Group, Inc. by serving as general partner of this $36.2 million project and also secured a property management agreement for the property.  According to Dorothy Ellington, President of the DBHA, “The units have been fully rehabbed […]

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Turkey Trot Raises $130,000 for Scholarships and Leadership Broward

On Thanksgiving morning, MedPro Healthcare Staffing and Leadership Broward Foundation Inc. hosted the Holy Cross Hospital Fort Lauderdale Turkey Trot. With more than 2,500 participants, this annual event raised over $130,000 in support of two very important community causes – the Leadership Broward Foundation programs and the Helena Ramsay Soaring Leader Scholarship in memory of Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Helena Ramsay to celebrate her vision for a better global society. As the runners crossed the finish line, former mayor of Fort Lauderdale John P. “Jack” Seiler congratulated them and kicked off the Kids Dash. The awards presentation followed the race, […]

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Donations To Covenant House Comfort Homeless Youth

Winter weather and the holidays are a particularly difficult time for thousands of homeless youth across the state who lack shelter and a family support system. Thanks to generous donations from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and Hanes, Covenant House Florida’s youth residents will be comforted from head to toe with fluffy new pillows and cozy socks. “We are so thankful for these generous donations from Hanes and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood,” said Michael Long, CEO of Covenant House Florida. “For so many of the youth who come to us, the only belongings they have […]

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Bank of America Awards Neighborhood Builder Grant to Habitat for Humanity of Broward

Habitat for Humanity of Broward announced it has been named the 2018 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder in Broward County. As a recipient of the grant, Habitat will receive $200,000 in flexible funding and leadership development training for its executive director and an emerging leader. “Habitat for Humanity is a long-time community partner that is working to impact one of the toughest challenges facing South Florida– access to affordable housing and homeownership,” said Lori Chevy, Broward County market president for Bank of A merica. “We are proud to recognize Habitat as a second time Neighborhood Builder in acknowledgement of all […]

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Taylor’s Closet Awarded $20,000 to Teach Job Readiness and Leadership

Taylor’s Closet, a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower teenaged girls in need, was awarded a $20,000 grant by the Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W. Farris Foundation Home Community Fund of the Community Foundation of Broward. The grant through the Community Foundation of Broward provides Taylor’s Closet the opportunity to expand its reach and empower in-need teenaged girls by helping them improve their employability through the development of teaching, planning, speaking, and organizational skills. Specifically, the funds will allow 12 in-need girls to participate in 40-hour long work-based readiness training at Taylor’s Closet located at 1227 N.E. 8th […]

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Foster Families Receive Christmas Gifts

4KIDS provided blessings this Christmas Season for Foster and adoptive families. Gifts, games, toys, stuffed animals, footballs, soccer balls and more were generously supplied, bringing some much needed support to the many families that have opened their doors to children in need of love, hope and forever families. Volunteers, like Marvyn, helped point out the different options and offered to carry gifts for foster and adoptive parents. A group of happy elves were on hand to complete the wrapping of gifts and give families additional 5-star Christmas relief. The staff and volunteers at 4KIDS are family focused and Jesus driven […]

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Extension – A Pattern to Imitate

“And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, . . . so that you became an example to all the believers” (1 Thessalonians 1:6–7). Suppose they could actually speak to us, the characters described throughout the pages of Scripture whom we barely consider as we swiftly scan their stories. What would they say, what lines would they extend from their noble hearts to ours, these men and women whose lives brushed against the Savior when dust clung to his feet and wrinkles marked his robes? We usually learn from the familiar ones: Mary’s willing heart and Elizabeth’s blameless […]

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Finding Happiness

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?’” (Matthew 16:24-26, NLT).   What is happiness? Is happiness an intense feeling of pleasurable satisfaction? Is happiness dependent on the circumstances […]

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Perhaps We Have Just Gone Too Far

I don’t know how or why I started receiving a weekly summary of my cell phone usage, but I now receive breakdowns of the amount of time I spend on various apps. This little update tells me how much time I spend, or even waste, using various phone apps including Spider Solitaire and Sudoku… Yikes!   What, in your opinion, is the least “preached on” subject in America? What is the one subject that the least number of Americans really want to address in earnest? I don’t know the answer to that question, but I know that the subject of […]

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Wings of Freedom Tour Brings WWII Aircraft to Banyan Air Service

Participating in the Collings Foundation’s WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR, B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine,” B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft,” B-25 Mitchell “Tondelayo” bombers and P-51 Mustang “Toulouse Nuts” fighter, will fly to the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport located at Banyan Air Service, Inc., for a visit from January 19th to 21st. This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore, and learn more about these unique and rare treasures of aviation history. The B-17 is one of only 8 in flying condition in the United States. The B-24J Liberator is the sole remaining example of its type flying in the World. The […]

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