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February 19, 2015
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Valentine’s Day party earns $10,000 to help students study abroad
Valentine’s Day celebrants who wanted to
avoid crowded restaurants
found a
glamorous alternative at
a dinner
benefiting the
PARTY LINE Thomas
Jana
McSoeldner-Danger
Cormick
Scholarship Fund. The
beautifully done party at
the home of Nuccia McCormick was a brand-new
event this year.
Furs were visible as
nippy temps allowed
guests to wrap themselves
in coats and stoles that
usually stay in the closet.
Vases of red roses indoors and out, and tables
draped in crimson helped
conjure a romantic Valentine ambience.
Partygoers began
the evening by mingling
around the pool, admiring
the elaborate landscape
lighting and sampling
tasty hors d’oeuvres. Later
they visited a dinner buffet
offering Italian specialties
and an array of tempting
dessert pastries. Throughout the evening, Italian
recording artist Patrizio
Buanne and vocalist Hugo
Sanchez crooned ballads
positively dripping with
romance that were perfect
for up-close dancing.
Although it was a Valentine party, the evening
was not just for couples.
Many single guests were
also on hand to enjoy the
holiday. The event earned
$10,000 for programs that
help deserving students
study abroad.
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Susan Israel, Nuccia McCormick and Broward County Sheriff Scott
Israel at the Thomas McCormick Scholarship Fund Valentine dinner.
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Julia Ternovskaya, Natalia Selin and Maria
Istomina at the McCormick Valentine dinner.
Merrie Grace McLeroy with Mark and BJ Prillaman at the McCormick
Valentine dinner.
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Mino Netta and Tim McKenna at
the McCormick Valentine dinner.
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Marc and Sophie Mastriano with Drs. Marietta and Ira
Glazer at the McCormick Valentine dinner.
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Inna and George Botelho, Lynne Gillis and Victoria
Briggs at the McCormick Valentine dinner.
Margie and Bill Luckhardt
take a turn on the dance
floor at the Valentine
dinner.
SPACE FILM
SCREENING FOR BCF
How do astronauts train
to live and work in space?
Supporters of the Broward
College Foundation discovered during a screening of “Space School,” a
25-minute live action film,
that some of that training
is done underwater.
Guests watched the
movie on the hemispherical dome screen
at Buehler Planetarium.
The screening, presented
by the Fort Lauderdale
International Film Festival,
and courtyard reception
under the stars were a
thank you for major donors and board members.
Underwater filmmaker
Jonathan Bird of the
Oceanic Research Group,
Janet Schwartz and Doug
Solomon at the BCF reception and screening.
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Maria Reilly, Peter Jenik, Mercedes Loy, Mia Hewett
and Craig Joplin at the McCormick Valentine dinner.
Mr. United Way (aka Hassan Laws); Dan Kearns, CEO of United Way Broward;
Captain 2-1-1 (aka Michael Wild); Shelia Smith, president and CEO of 2-1-1 Broward;
and 2-1-1 board member Gavin Gaukroger.
a nonprofit conservation
group, directed the piece.
2-1-1 SUPERHERO
STRIDES THE STREETS
Superhero Captain 2-11 Broward (aka Michael
Wild) bravely strode down
Las Olas Boulevard, alerting the public about an
important connection
By dialing the easy-toremember 2-1-1 phone
number, an individual can
find access to a plethora
of community services
such as crisis intervention, healthcare, rent and
mortgage assistance, job
training, child and elderly
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Veronika Thorne and Jo Anne Lewis at the McCormick
Valentine dinner.
care and veterans assistance.
The masked hero
dressed in vibrant blue
visited shops and offices along the boulevard
and posed for photos in
celebration of National
2-1-1 Day. In the spirit of
the celebration, Grille 401,
Hoffman’s Chocolates and
Sit In My Seats offered
special 211 promotions.
Please send items for
Party Line to Jana Soeldner
Danger at 618 North Rainbow Drive, Hollywood,
FL 33021 or email her at
[email protected].
Roy and Kathryn Krause, Sandra Mayor and Bob Birdsong at
the BCF reception and film screening.
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Anne Joyner, Mike Carter, Christine Lambertus and Bill Joyner at the BCF reception
and screening.
Pamela Stephany and John Hart at the BCF
reception and screening.
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Suellen Mann, Jonathan Bird, Nancy Botero and Paul
Schuler at the BCF reception and screening.
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BRIEFS
APPLY TO SCHOOL
MAGNET PROGRAM
Broward County
School Choice applications for a magnet program, Nova school, or
school reassignment for
the 2015-16 school year
are being accepted until
Feb. 11.
To assist parents in exploring the school choice
options for their student,
information is now available on the district’s website, browardschools.com. Click on the
“School Choice-It’s Easy
as 1,2,3” icon.
Parents can apply online or download paper
applications from the
website. Paper applications will also be available
at the first-floor security
desk at the Kathleen C.
Wright Administration
Center. Paper applications can be submitted by
mail or in person. Mail
completed applications
to: Attn: Demographics &
Student Assignments
School Board of
Broward County, Florida,
600 SE Third Ave., Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., 33301.
Hand-deliver completed applications to: Security Desk — First Floor,
Kathleen C. Wright Administration Center, Attn:
Demographics & Student
Assignments
School Board of
Broward County, Florida,
600 SE Third Ave., Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., 33301
Call the Demographics
& Student Assignments
Department
at
754-321-2480.
UNITED WAY
SEEKS READERS
T h e U n i t e d Wa y o f
Broward is seeking volunteers for its ReadingPals program. The program, which takes place
throughout the school
year, connects volunteer
tutors with students
P re-K to first grade to
generate a lifetime love of
the written word and to
improve reading and
comprehension skills to
ensure children are reading at grade level by the
end of third grade.
To become a ReadingPals volunteer and to register for a volunteer training session, call Adriana
LeCorgne
at
954-453-3742, email [email protected], or visit UnitedWayBroward.org/ReadingPal.
DRIVER’S ED
APP AVAILABLE
Broward County Public Schools has a driver’s
education app for
iPhones and iPads as an
educational resource for
parents and students.
The iPhone app can be
accessed through the district’s driver’s-ed Web site
at broward.k12.fl.us. The
app is also available at the
Apple iTunes App Store
or can be downloaded directly at itunes.apple.com/us/app/browardschools-drivers-ed.
SUPPER AVAILABLE
AT SCHOOLS
Public schools in
Broward County are participating in the federally
funded Child Care Food
Program, which provides
healthy meals and snacks
in the child-care setting.
Students enrolled in
aftercare programs at the
designated schools will
enjoy a nutritious Supper
at School meal and a lateafternoon snack. The
meals include milk, fruit,
vegetable, grain and meat
(or meat alternative), and
will be offered in the
school’s cafeteria at no
charge to students.
SCHOOL PODCAST
AVAILABLE
Broward County Public Schools has launched
of a podcast series, featuring Superintendent
Robert W. Runcie.
A new podcast will be
available each month.
Visit BrowardSchools.com, and then click on
the Superintendent’s Corner (located at the bottom
left corner of the home
page) or visit BrowardSchools.com/Web/Superintendents-Corner/BCPSSuperintendent.
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People & Places
Students enjoying
high-tech learning
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From left, Roelle Thorpe, Ansley White and Savannah Gross take part in a tour of the Museum of Discovery and Science’s otter exhibit as part of the APP-titude program.
By Randy Abraham
Special Correspondent
A group of 35 high school
juniors recently began a
two-year internship that
will expose them to career
opportunities in computer
coding, applications and
STEM (science, technology,
engineering and math)
fields.
The APP-titude program
was developed by the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale and
is supported by the United
Way of Broward County. As
part of it, students will take
part in FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science’s three-week coding
course in July, which will
provide them three semester hours of college credit.
Throughout, they’ll learn
through an immersive experience, and during their
second year, interns will
mentor the incoming students and continue working
on app development.
Kim Cavendish, the museum’s president and CEO,
said the program’s purpose
is to “challenge students to
use their creativity in a way
that not only increases their
scientific understanding,
but also allows them to take
on leadership roles. A science-literate public is critically important, and this
program will provide meaningful educational opportunities to motivated students.”
Ansley White, a junior at
St. Thomas Aquinas High
School in Fort Lauderdale,
said she’s looking forward
to learning more about coding and networking with
students who have similar
interests.
“I’ve always been interested in math and science,
and I think a career in those
areas would be of interest to
me,” she said. “Through this
program, I want to get more
information about the
STEM fields. If you’re interested in these subjects,
you’ll find people with similar interests and career
paths.”
“This will help me get
into college and decide
what to do with my future,”
said Roelle Thorpe, a junior at Miramar High.
Savannah Gross, a junior at Everglades High in
Miramar, agreed.
“It’s really fun to explore
things, do experiments and
solve problems, and this internship is a great opportunity to see if I like computer
science and coding,” she
said.
In September, the 35 interns will be joined by 35
new ones. Program directors will start promoting the
internship in April, with an
application deadline in
early September. Applicants
must receive a recommendation from a science teacher and the school guidance
counselor and meet other
criteria.
For more information,
call 954-467-6637.
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Jewish Stars
B R O WA R D
Young Leadership Division
It is another night on the town for our young
leaders who get together monthly for Happy
Hours and other social gatherings.
YLD Social Media Chair Arnit Kobrinyec, Jamie
Ginberg, Brittany Schulman, Jessica Moskowitz
C O U N T Y
Joint Tax Seminar
A record-breaking crowd of more than 500 professionals attended the 13th Annual Joint
Tax & Estate Planning Seminar co-sponsored by the Community Foundation of Broward,
the Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Broward County and the
United Way of Broward County.
United Way of Broward President & CEO Kathleen Cannon, Nova Southeastern University President
George L. Hanbury, II, PhD, Event Co-Chair James B. Davis, Esq. (Gunster), Event Co-Chair Penelope Blair
(U.S. Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management), George Washington University Law Professor
and Event Featured Speaker Samuel A. Donaldson, Jewish Federation of Broward County President &
CEO Eric B. Stillman, Community Foundation of Broward County President & CEO Linda B. Carter, Event
Co-Chair Mark Krill (BB&T)
Women’s Executive Circle
SunTrust graciously hosted the Women’s Executive Circle Kickoff with featured speaker
Ruth Spiegel, owner of Coldstone Creamery. The event was generously sponsored by
Memorial Healthcare Systems.
Jonty Hack, Scott Hyman, Gonzalo Funes,
Josh Friedman
WEC Co-Chairs Lori Adelson, Adrienne Frank
Women’s Philanthropy Board Chair Lori Ben-Ezra,
Leslie Linevsky, Marla Gross
Jewish Women’s Foundation
Trustees of the Jewish Women’s Foundation ( JWF) invited their friends to join them for a powerful evening of poetry with Poet Haya
Pomrenze. JWF is comprised of a group of philanthropic women who are committed to transforming the lives of Jewish women and girls …
fostering life-long social change that will help repair the world, one woman at a time.
Liz Brauser, Marcy Hoffman, Judy Pellman
Bette Hochberger, Avivit Ben-Aharon, Stacy Boegen
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AUTOMOTIVE
Southeast Toyota
promotes Clarke to VP
Southeast Toyota Distributors, part of
JM Family Enterprises based in Deerfield Beach, appointed lawyer Todd Clarke
as vice president and
general counsel.
Clarke, 42, joined
JM Family in 2004 after working as a trial
lawyer for six years in
Colorado and Florida.
He most recently was
assistant vice president and deputy general counsel for
Southeast Toyota.
Clarke
Clarke holds a
bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida
State University and a law degree from the
University of Denver.
He offers free services to military veterans through United Way’s Mission
United program.
Southeast Toyota distributes Toyota and
Scion vehicles in five U.S. southeastern
states: Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina.
It bills itself as the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota and Scion
cars, trucks and vans.
— Doreen Hemlock
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Several Las Olas businesses offering 2-1-1 specials
Phone line service’s day brings out
plenty of bargains for shoppers
By Donna
Gehrke-White
Staff writer
In celebration of National
2-1-1 Day, several Las Olas
businesses will offer $2.11
specials Wednesday, from
Valentine’s Day chocolates
to mushroom burgers and
fries.
The phone line’s official
superhero, Captain 2-1-1,
will visit businesses and
nonprofits Wednesday to
talk about the 2-1-1 phone
number, which connects
residents for free information about crisis intervention, health care, rent and
mortgage assistance, food
and shelter, job training,
transportation, child care,
senior care, veteran services
and other matters.
“We get about 110,000 incoming calls a year looking
for help,” said Sheila Smith,
CEO of the Broward nonprofit that oversees the 211
phone line.
Trained counselors take
the calls and refer people
where they can get help,
Smith said.
The nonprofit also calls
seniors, who can request
counselors to periodically
call to make sure they are
OK, Smith added. The nonprofit receives about
$2.3 million a year in donations to operate, including
funds from the county, state
and United Way.
The businesses offering
the 2-1-1specials Wednesday
include:
■ Grille 401, 401 E. Las
Olas, a Captain 2-1-1 Burger
topped with mushrooms,
bacon and cheddar with a
side of fries for $2.11, from
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
■ Timpano Italian Chop-
house, 450 E. Las Olas, a
Meatball Slider for $2.11,
from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
■ Hoffman’s Chocolates,
920 E. Las Olas, a threepiece box of Valentinesdecorated chocolate Oreos
for $2.11, from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m.
■ Wild Sea and Oyster Bar
at Riverside Hotel, 620 E.
Las Olas, the Ultimate
Foodie Lunch Package for
$211, including a mixology
session, a three-course meal
with the chef and a bottle of
champagne from 3 to 5 pm,
one per day. The package
must be purchased
Wednesday.
■ Sit In My Seats VIP Tickets, Travel and Concierge
Services, 1263 E. Las Olas,
will donate $211 to 2-1-1
Broward for all travel packages booked Wednesday
with a minimum purchase
of $1,000.
[email protected]
or Twitter @donnagehrke
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Grant helps vets get legal aid
DON CRINKLAW
D C R I N K L AW @ T R I B P U B . C O M
Thanks to a hefty new
grant, a few more
Broward County veterans
may soon get some
needed help.
Mission United Veterans Pro Bono Project,
which provides free legal
assistance to local veterans, recently received a
$50,000 grant from the
NBCUniversal Foundation.
One-fourth of the vet-
erans in Broward County
live in Fort Lauderdale
and need access to justice, said Andrea Macatangay, an attorney with
the Legal Aid Service of
Broward County.
Macatangay is also the
supervising attorney for
the Mission United Project, a collaboration created in February 2013 bet w e e n U n i t e d Wa y o f
Broward County and the
county’s Legal Aid Service. The project has provided free legal help to
more than 1,000 veterans,
Macatangay said.
Recently, word came
that NBCUniversal Foundation’s 21st Century Solutions awarded Legal
Aid Service the $50,000
grant in recognition of continues
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and innovative programs.”
“ We ’ r e
going to use the money to
hire another lawyer,” Macatangay said. She added
that in the 40 years since
Legal Aid Service was
founded, “funding cuts
and changes in our political culture mean that we
no longer get money from
the state. We’re completely
reliant on private donors
and corporations.”
As veterans transition
from military to civilian
life, they’re met with a lot
of challenges, Macatangay
said. “Those include legal
challenges, and often they
can’t afford an attorney.
When they come back
home they’re different
people. This puts a strain
on spouses, too. They’ve
been functioning as single
parents and every day
worrying if their spouse is
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even coming home.
“The result is a lot of
dissolution of marriages
and divorces,” Macatangay said. “Also, a lot of veterans are homeless. They
can’t have jobs, can’t pay
child support. Even their
driver’s license has been
suspended.”
David Bixby knows
about
that.
The
53-year-old veteran joined
the Navy in 1979 and was
stationed first at the Great
Lakes Naval Training Center, then Naval Station
Norfolk. From there he got
an appointment to the U.S.
Naval Academy.
After his discharge, he
said, the bouts of depression began. “I lost my
housing and lived in a storage unit, then a car,” he
said. Finally Mission
United, a wing of United
Way devoted to veterans’
concerns and part of the
Pro Bono project, helped
him find housing.
“And they hooked me
up with Legal Aid,” Bixby
said. “Soon I’ll be getting
Social Security benefits
and two years’ back pay.”
Macatangay said that
for the short time since Legal Aid Service began assisting veterans, success is
difficult to measure. “But
the fact that we’re able to
give them legal assistance
at all — that is a favorable
outcome.”
The NBCUniversal
Foundation money will
buy “a full-time family lawyer, because family cases
are the most difficult to
place pro bono,” she said.
“They’re complex and are
a huge drain on time and
resources. Now we won’t
have to depend on volunteers or someone in training.”
For information about the
project, visit Legalaid.org.
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Pick Catherine Minnis
for City Commission, Seat 4
With Seat 4 commissioner Wayne
Messam giving up his post to run for
mayor, voters in the growing city of Miramar must choose from among three candidates to replace him.
All three candidates bring varying
credentials, but the Sun
Sentinel Editorial Board
believes Catherine
Minnis’ variety of experience and public service makes her the best
choice.
Minnis, 51, is a member of the Planning and
Zoning Advisory Board,
Minnis
runs a small business
consulting firm, and is a
guidance counselor adviser for Broward
County Public Schools. She also serves on
a variety of city and county boards. Her
breadth of experience makes her stand
out.
A 19-year resident of this southwest
Broward city, Minnis exudes the kind of
calm, professional demeanor that would
be welcome on most city councils. She
takes a measured approach to issues, and
wants to hear from all sides before making a decision. She’s the kind of go-to
person that organizations seek out when
they need someone to lead volunteer
efforts, like a United Way campaign.
If elected, Minnis would advocate for
improved infrastructure to help attract
businesses and create more jobs. She said
she would have voted for the controversial $60 million construction bond
approved in 2013 because she believes it
will make the city more attractive to new
businesses. She also wants to increase the
number of police officers in the city and
help revitalize storefronts on the older,
historic east side.
Minnis is opposed by Magaly Prezeau,
51, who is executive director/CEO of
Community Access Center, and Darline
Riggs, 35, a registered nurse.
Prezeau, a strong advocate for more
social services in the city, also wants to
further revitalize older neighborhoods to
make the city more attractive to major
corporations.
Riggs wants to increase the ratio of city
police officers per 1,000 residents. Safety
is at the top of her agenda, as well as
improving the quality of life for Miramar
citizens.
While all the candidates are eager to
serve, Minnis’ breadth of experience
makes her the best candidate.
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BROWARD
HIGH-TECH WHEELS Broward County Transit recently showcased the latest additions
to its bus fleet at the county’s Governmental Center in Fort Lauderdale. The 45-foot
Motor Coach Industries bus will be used for the 95 Express Service routes from
southwest Broward to Miami-Dade County, above. It features 55 high-back seats
with extra hip-to-knee space, WiFi, and, at each seat, LED reading lights, A/C vents,
electrical outlets and USB ports. Also featured was a propane-fueled vehicle that will
now be used to transport TOPS! Paratransit customers. For more information about
BCT, call 954-357-8400 seven days a week or visit Broward.org/transit. SUBMITTED PHOTO
COMMUNITY RESOURCES February 11 marked National 2-1-1 Day in recognition of
the telephone number (211) that connects residents to essential community
information and services. 2-1-1 Broward marked the date and informed the public
with help from local superhero Captain 2-1-1, who traveled down Las Olas Boulevard
in Fort Lauderdale to spread the word. Pictured are Mr. United Way; Dan Kearns,
COO of United Way of Broward County; Michael Wild, aka Captain 2-1-1 and a 2-1-1
Broward board member; Shelia Smith, president and CEO of 2-1-1 Broward; and
Gavin Gaukroger, a 2-1-1 Broward board member at United Way of Broward County.
For resources, call 954-390-0493 or visit 211-Broward.org. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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