Good News August 2017 Broward

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10 August 2017 LOCAL Good News - Broward Edition
Out and About
Feeding South Florida held
its Inaugural Summer Hunger
Ends Here Community Break-
fast on July 12th at Signature
Grand. At the breakfast, Mar-
lins President David Samson
addressed the crowd and dis-
cussed the Marlins Foundation
$100,000 Charity Partner An-
niversary Gift that was present-
ed. The contribution will allow
Feeding South Florida to acquire
a new refrigerator-tractor trailer,
which has the capacity to dis-
tribute an additional 3,000,000
lbs. of food per year throughout
South Florida.
Feeding South Florida hon-
ored their Partner Agencies of
the Year, Mt. Pisgah Church and
Full Gospel Church along with
Volunteers of the Year: Dora
Gonzalez, Thomas Gonzalez,
Sarah Brown and Dillon Bruno.
In addition, Volunteer Group
of the Year was awarded to The
Breakers Palm Beach.
Feeding South Florida
rescues 44 million pounds of
food annually, serving 784,110
individuals in need of food as-
sistance, 264,280 of whom are
children, and 130,000 are older
adults, throughout Palm Beach,
Broward, Miami-Dade and
Monroe Counties. As the school
year came to a close in South
Florida last month, families are
facing summer hunger – or
what Feeding South Florida calls
the “triple” threat—Children are
home from school, parents need
to provide. More than 260,000
kids in South Florida don’t know
where their next meal is coming
from. For more information, vis-
it
Partners Honored at Feeding South Florida Community Breakfast
Alan Alvarez, Director of The Marlins Foundation; Paco Vélez, President & CEO of
Feeding South Florida; and David Samson, President of the Miami Marlins
Firewall Centers was one of
eight to be selected out of 20 dif-
ferent nonprofits for Leadership
Broward Foundation’s Commu-
nity project. Out of these 8 proj-
ects, Firewall was then chosen to
receive this year’s Class Choice
Award and a $500 donation!
Throughout each school
year, Firewall asks communi-
ty leaders to come share about
their careers and success stories
to inspire their students. This
year, a group of seven individu-
als from Leadership Broward’s
Class of XXXV came together
to help plan and organize the
2016-2017 T.H.I.N.K. Leader-
ship Speaker Series.
A wide array of commu-
nity leaders spoke at Firewall’s
eight different centers to over
300 middle and high school
students. Speakers included
Captain Kevin Granville from
Broward’s Sheriff Office, career
development representatives
from Broward College, and
Baptist Health representatives.
These speakers taught practical
life skills and inspired students
to achieve their goals.
This upcoming school year,
Firewall will be serving 11 differ-
ent schools in Broward County
and 600 students. Their new-
est Centers include Piper High,
Dillard 6-12, and North Side
Elementary. Firewall’s T.H.I.N.K.
Leadership Speaker Series will
continue to grow and help stu-
dents have a plan for their future.
Firewall Centers Receives Class Choice Award
Pictured from left to right: Renee Law, Tate Tenorio, Andy Fernandez, Kerri Vittimberga.
U.S. Representative Ted Deutch
spoke at a Habitat for Humanity of
Broward home dedication event for
five deserving families last Saturday.
“These days our country often
seems divided. News headlines high-
light conflict, partisanship and contro-
versy. Those divisions make moments
like this essential,” said Deutch. “To-
day’s dedication is the product of the
hard work of people of all walks of life,
faiths and political affiliations. When
everything else seems to divide us, ser-
vice can unite us.”
Additionally, he quoted former
President Jimmy Carter and his pas-
sion for helping families reach their
goal of homeownership and financial
stability. “The great gift of Habitat for
Humanity is that it offers us a way
to reach out to fellow humans who
don’t have a decent place to live,” add-
ed Deutch. “In fact, it’s the best way I
know.”
Seeking to put God’s love into
action, Habitat for Humanity of Bro-
ward brings people together to build
homes, communities and hope. Hab-
itat Broward offers a “hand up” not a
“hand out” to low to very low-income
families who are unable to qualify for
conventional financing but are willing
to work hard to improve their fami-
ly’s lives. For more information about
Habitat for Humanity of Broward
Habitat for Humanity Dedicates New Homes
Pictured from left to right: Ric Green, CEO Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce; Florida Congressman Ted Deutch;
Pastor Robert Stanley from the Hopewell Baptist Church; Pompano Beach City Commissioner Barry Ross; Nancy
Robin, CEO and executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Broward county; Bill Feinberg, President of Allied
Kitchen & Bath and Habitat Chair of the Board, and Bibi Marchitto of Choice Mortgage.