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OUT AND ABOUT 16 DECEMBER 2017 Good News • Broward Edition ‡ &URZQV ‡ %ULGJHV ‡ ,PSODQWV ‡ 'HQWXUHV ‡ )XOO PRXWK UHFRQVWUXFWLRQ ‡ 70- WKHUDS\ DQG PRUH ´:H EHOLHYH HYHU\RQH GHVHUYHV D VPLOH WKDW LQVWLOOV FRQILGHQFH DQG OLJKWV XS D URRP µ &877,1* ('*( 7(&+12/2*< :H RIIHU DOO WKH ODWHVW GHQWDO WUHDWPHQWV 1( WK $YHQXH 3RPSDQR %HDFK )/ DO OVPL OHVI ORU LGD FRP ‡ )LOOLQJV ‡ 5RRW FDQDOV ‡ ([WUDFWLRQV ‡ :KLWHQLQJ ‡ ,QYLVDOLJQ ‡ 9HQHHUV "TSFRVJSFECZMBX5IFQBUJFOUBOEBOZPUIFSQFSTPOSFTQPOTJCMFGPSQBZNFOUIBTBSJHIUUPSFGVTFUPQBZDBODFMQBZNFOUPSCFSFJNCVSTFEGPSBOZPUIFSTFSWJDFTFYBNJOBUJPOPSUSFBUNFOUUIBUJTQFSGPSNFEBTBSFTVMUPGBOEXJUIJO IPVSTPGSFTQPOEJOHUPUIFBEWFSUJTFNFOUGPSEJTDPVOUFEGFFFYBNJOBUJPOPSUSFBUNFOU$PTNFUJDEFOUJTUSZJTOPUSFDPHOJ[FEBTBTQFDJBMUZBSFBCZUIF"NFSJDBO%FOUBM"TPDJBUJPOPSUIF'MPSJEB#PBSEPG%FOUJTUSZ 'U 1DWDOLD $ 6WDGOHU *HW WKH VPLOH \RX YH DOZD\V ZDQWHG Westminster Academy’s Coach Ken Key was inducted into the Broward County Sports Hall of Fame on October 24. This evening honors and rec- ognizes Broward County resi- dents that have set the standard of excellence and positively affected the commu- nity through sports and athletic involvement. Coach Key re- ceived this honor due to his un- yielding work ethic and character as both as coach and mentor in the community. He began his career at Westmin- ster Academy as a Physical Education teacher and Head Coach for both Cross Country and Track & Field, and later be- came the program director for both sports. Ken and his wife Cathy have two adopted chil- dren, son Ted and daughter Anna. They’ve also opened up their home to more than 40 short-term foster children. His coaching accolades during his tenure at Westminster Acad- emy are listed below. • Men’s Cross Country: Confer- ence Champions 30 plus times, 18 District Championships, 4 Regional Championships, and 5 State Championships, • Ladies’ Cross Country: 20 Conference Championships, 22 District Championships, 3 Re- gional Championships and 3 State Runner-Ups • Men’s Track & Field: Confer- ence Champions every year since 1998, 22 District Champi- onships, 2 Regional Champi- onships, 3 State Championships • Ladies’ Track & Field: Confer- ence Champions every year since 1998, 20 District Champi- onships, 5 Regional Champi- onships, 4 State Championships Coach Key Inducted Into Broward Sports Hall of Fame Pictured from left to right: ‰ Coach Ken Key , Jason Taylor (fellow honoree and former Miami Dolphins Player), Ted Key and Jason Jerry . A former NFL star who lives in South Florida has been in- strumental in joining with The Outreach Program to provide meals to desperate families in Puerto Rico and Haiti through Food For The Poor. Through his foundation, Jack Brewer generously donated a portion of the 130,000 rice and bean meals that were delivered to the charity’s Coconut Creek warehouse. Those meals were shipped toPuertoRico to support hurricane relief efforts. Hilton Corp., St. Louis Catholic Church of Memphis, Tenn., World Food Prize Global Youth Institute and The Out- reach Program, a longtime Food For The Poor donor, also supplied some of the meals. Brewer joined 600 volun- teers at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in PalmBeach Gardens to pack 125,000 meals that will be sent to Haiti through Food For The Poor. Volunteers came fromSt. Mark’s and fromTemple Judea of Palm Beach Gardens. “It was an amazing event. There was so much synergy in the roomwith everyone working toward the same mission,” said Brewer, who lives in Parkland. Brewer played five seasons in the NFL, including stints with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals. Former NFL Star Jack Brewer Provides Aid to Puerto Rico and Haiti Former NFL star Jack Brewer, who lives in Parkland, helps pack meals for Haiti on Nov. 4 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palm Beach Gardens. Photo courtesy Jack Brewer Foundation