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LOCAL
Out and About
More than 200 guests attended
the 16th Annual “Helping Turn
Lives Around” event in support
of the Children’s Home Society
of Florida (CHS) on May 19.
During the event, which raised
funds for Fort Lauderdale’s most
vulnerable children and fami-
lies, CHS presented its highest
honor, the 2017 R. David and I.
Lorraine Thomas Child Advo-
cate of the Year Award to Yvette
Dubose, of the Heart Gallery of
Broward County.
CHS serves more than 50,000
children and families throughout
the state each year, including
1800 in Broward. Its mission is
to help build strong and loving
families through adoption and
foster care, heal the pain for
children who have been abused
or neglected and guide teens to
successful transition to adult-
hood.
Children’s Home Society Names Child
Advocate of the Year
Journey Church has part-
nered with the Florida Cancer
Specialists Foundation for a “Go
& Love” community outreach
project where Journey Church
will present 200 “GO & LOVE
ROCKS” to the foundation’s clin-
ic, located in Wellington, Florida.
The LOVE ROCKS feature en-
couraging messages and heartfelt
decorations, providing a symbol
of hope and love to those who re-
ceive the rocks.
During delivery, Journey
will be bring the big “Journey
truck” full of rocks and members
of the Church. The rocks will be
decorated by Journey Church’s
Student ministry, which includes
high school and middle school
students mostly attending Palm
Beach County School District.
These rocks will be gifted to
cancer patients after receiving
treatment as a token of hope and
encouragement for the battles
they will and have faced. Journey
Church recently launched a Go &
Love initiative to encourage love
and servanthood all over Palm
Beach County. Part of the effort
includes hiding LOVE ROCKS
around the South Florida area
for others to find and pass for-
ward. To learn more about Jour-
ney please visit www.gojourney-
church.com.“Go and Love is more than a
campaign to do good; it is a way
of life” said Campus Pastor Shad
Treadaway from Journey Church
- Boynton Campus. “It will help
you build a lifestyle of servan-
thood. It is great way to teach
your kids the value and mean-
ing of loving and serving others.”
The event will take place on June
28th, 2017 starting at 10am locat-
ed at: Florida Cancer Specialists
& Research institute: Wellington
North Cancer treatment center
1037 N State Rd 7 #303 Welling-
ton, Fl 33415
Journey Church is not a
building, its people. The focus of
every ministry is about building
authentic relationships where
you become all God created you
to be. Ultimately, our mission is to
help transform lives.
Journey Church Brings “Go & Love” Hope Rocks to Florida
Cancer Specialists Foundation June 28
Pictured: Amanda Martell, Blake Stefanescu, James Tarmen, Leti Landrau, Michael Landrau,Pastor Josh Rene, Lizzy Tarmen, Noah
Ramos, Cloe Hunter, Kristen Hubers, Pastor JoeyWeller, Michelle Ramos
Pictured: Fellowship of Christian Athletes Boardmembers Art Bailey, Les Feldman & GreggWallick at the University of Miami“Gallery
of Champions”after meeting to discuss founding an FCA Chapter at the University.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Expands at University of Miami
Pictured is I.Lorraine Thomas with Exectuvie Director Yvette DuBose, awarded Child
Advocate of the Year.