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OUT AND ABOUT 16 JANUARY 2018 Good News • South Florida 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 First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale is pleased to welcome its new Senior Pas- tor, the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wris- ley, and his wife, Kelly, to their new church home. Dr. Wris- ley’s first service will take place on Sunday, January 21, 2018. A native of Atlanta, Geor- gia, Dr. Wrisley has served five distinctive churches since being ordained in 1988. Prior to arriving at First Pres, he served for more than five years as Senior Pastor and Teaching Elder at First Presbyterian Church DeLand in DeLand, Florida. He has also served as Senior Pastor and Teaching Elder at University Place Pres- byterian Church in University Place, Washington; founding pastor at Community Presbyte- rian Church in Celebration, Florida; Minister of Evangelism at Peachtree Presbyterian Church inAtlanta, Georgia; and pastor at Summerville Presby- terian Church in Summerville, Georgia. He has a B.S. in com- munications with an emphasis in forensics from Georgia Southern College, an M.Div. from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, and a D.Min. from Drew Uni- versity, where he was a Dean’s Fellow with Dr. Leonard I. Sweet and graduated with dis- tinction. Dr. Wrisley is also a trained coach for New Church Development and a certified trainer for small groups with NavPress and Christ Care Groups through Stephen Min- istries. In his spare time, Dr. Wrisley enjoys reading, writing, hiking and riding his motorcycle through back roads while en- joying a cigar. He and his wife have two grown daughters, Lauren and Katherine. First Presbyterian Church Welcomes New Pastor Rev. Dr. Patrick Wrisley Habitat for Humanity of Broward is excited to announce that it was awarded a $1 million grant by the Mary N. Porter Legacy Fund of the Community Foundation of Broward on “Giv- ing Tuesday” on November 28. The grant will assist the agency as it builds the largest community in its 34 year history – A Rick Case Habitat Community – which will cover nine acres in Pompano Beach and feature 77 homes as well as a community park/playground. Miss Mary N. Porter’s memory will be honored with a street sign in her name and a bronze statue of her as a child in the Mary N. Porter Reading Garden situated in the park. The park will serve not only the 77 families, but also the greater community in the Blanche Ely neighborhood. Prior to her death in 2009 at age 98, Porter lived much of her adult life in Broward County. Her father was a doctor from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, who she said instilled in her a strong sense of responsibility for others. “Habitat for Humanity has great vision, strong leadership and a track record of making a dif- ference in our community,” said Linda Carter, President/CEO of the Community Foundation of Broward. “We truly believe in this project and its power to transform lives to create a better Broward, which was Mary’s vision.” Habitat Broward’s Nancy Robin (third from left) and Habitat Broward Board Chair Robert Taylor accept a $1 million grant check from (left to right) Alice Jackson, Cynthia Borders-Byrd, Stacy Ostrau and Linda Carter, President & CEO of the Community Foundation of Broward. Habitat Broward Receives $1 Million Grant on Giving Tuesday