Good News - February 2020

OUT AND ABOUT 36 FEBRUARY 2020 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition Habitat for Humanity of Broward dedicated the Bob and Sherry Taylor Park which houses the JM Family KaBOOM! Playground and Mary N. Porter Reading Garden on Saturday, Janu- ary 11 at “ARick Case Habi- tat Community” in Pompano Beach. Dignitaries at the event included Patricia Williams, State of Florida Representa- tive; Lamar Fisher, Broward County Commissioner; Rex Hardin, Mayor of the City of Pompano Beach (COPB) and Beverly Perkins, City of Pompano Beach Commis- sioner. “When we envisioned this new community, we knew a small park had to be part of the plan. The Taylors, Burdette Beckmann, Inc. (BBi), JM Family Enter- prises, the City of Pompano Beach and our families had a vision for this space,” said Nancy Robin, CEO and Ex- ecutive Director of Habitat Broward. “The Bob and Sherry Taylor Park we dedi- cated is the result of that vi- sion and our amazing community partners.” Robert Taylor, Jr. ex- plained how his parents, Bob and Sherry, for whom he named the park, instilled in the family that life was about more than just giving back. “We were taught to ‘Love thy neighbor as thy- self’(Matthew 22:39), and that is what Habitat is all about.” Taylor also acknowl- edged the hard work and support of his team at BBi. Rex Hardin and the City of Pompano Beach were thanked for helping Habitat create the park, children’s playground and reading gar- den, which are accessible to residents of the community and the surrounding area. habitatbroward.org Habitat for Humanity of Broward Dedicates Park Bob and Sherry Taylor Park Opens