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Village residents react to MDFR ‘rolling brown-outs’ BY GARY ALAN RUSE
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n an effort to reduce operating costs at a time when less money is available, MiamiDade Fire Rescue (MDFR) now has begun a program of “rolling brown-outs” by closing down stations for a day on a rotating basis. Emergency calls that would normally go to a station that is temporarily closed will be rerouted to the next closest station. In Palmetto Bay, the Perrine Station at 9788 Hibiscus and the Coral Reef Station at 9201 SW 152 St. are among those affected by the rotating closures. Village resident Judy Jones is one of those concerned about possible longer response times to 9-1-1 calls. “I believe that fire stations definitely
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Nothing definite on whether local libraries will be closed BY GARY ALAN RUSE esidents concerned about the prospect of some of their library branches closing are being advised that nothing is definite yet and the Palmetto Bay Branch in Ludovici Park as well as the South Dade Regional in Cutler Bay may not be affected. Victoria Galan, spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Public Library System, assures that the plan is not set in stone, at least not yet, and that there are many factors being considered. “The list of library branches that may be closed that has been distributed is just proposed,” Galan said in a July 24 interview. “We really have to be open-minded because it is a fluid document. We still don’t have our final budget numbers, so those 22 closures is the ‘worst case’ scenario. Just putting a plan in place on how you close a branch is already taking up staff time and the logistics of it, but it’s still premature to commit to which branches are going to be closed.” Galan said that the village’s local branch may be a special case due to its special nature. “Because the Village of Palmetto Bay has an interlocal agreement The Palmetto Bay branch library is pictured.
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egistration for the fall term at Miami Dade College (MDC) is underway and students are encouraged to register early in order to get the courses and schedules they need to graduate. Classes are expected to fill quickly and this year registration will close at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25. There will be no late registration once classes start on Monday, Aug. 26. The Panama Canal expansion and emerging markets in Latin America are expected to create a boom in the workforce, and to address this need MDC will launch this fall the Associate in Science in Transportation Logistics. A Bachelor of Applied Science in Supply Chain Management is slated to start fall of 2014. Transportation logistics and supply chain management includes a broad range of jobs, from procurement of raw materials, warehousing and transporting of goods, to automobile, rail and aviation
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Respected former wrestling coach Zimbler to be honored on Aug. 10 BY GRANT MILLER
Former Palmetto High School Coach Barry Zimbler is being recognized by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (Florida Chapter) on Aug. 10. Coach Zimbler is receiving the “John & Helen Vaughn Award,” which is designed specifically to recognize deserving people such as Coach Zimbler who is one of the early successful pioneers of Florida high school wrestling. Zimbler is the very first winner of this special award for the state of Florida. Coach Zimbler was supposed to have received this award last summer in Orlando during the same evening when
astronaut and Plametto grad Dom Gorie was inducted into the Hall of Fame under the very fitting category of “Outstanding American.” However, one of Zimbler’s daughters was expected to (and did) give birth to Zimbler’s first grandchild at that same time and he was unable to attend the ceremony. His award presentation therefore was delayed for one year and was planned for Orlando on Saturday, Aug. 10. Now because of another conflict Zimbler will receive this special award on the same evening — but in Miami. Coach Zimbler said he “would rather be surrounded by my wrestlers in a comfortable environment close to home.” Former Palmetto High School wrestlers who want more information should contact Jeff Culter at 305-785-7331.
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need to be in service for emergencies 24 hours a day,” Jones said. “We have one station on Hibiscus and there is another station near Palmetto Bay next to the library. At least one station should be in full service at all times. Both can’t be ‘browned out’ at the same time. “If both stations are in service it would better serve the Palmetto Bay residents during emergencies. A person’s life, health, and wellbeing is the most important thing in the world and that should come before anything else.” Ines Mander, another Palmetto Bay resident, is apprehensive about the possibility of longer response times as well. “Of course it’s a great concern, because I have a husband with multiple sclerosis and sometimes things don’t go very good with people with multiple sclerosis and you need rescue when the blood pressure goes totally down,” Mander said. “You need to know that somebody is there to help you if you need them.” Firefighter Wil Fleites, who is an exec-
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and it’s not a county owned building, it’s a different situation,” Galan said. “We’re taking into consideration everything — the proximity of other branches, health of the building, usage, traffic and things like that. But it’s still too early to be able to tell affirmatively which branches are going to be closed.” She said that the public has been getting involved and expressing their desire to keep the libraries open and functioning. She also said that Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez will address residents’ concerns face to face soon.
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utive board member of MDFR Local 1403, said that the county’s rolling brown-outs won’t end soon. “It’s going to be continuing, probably until the budget meetings at the end of the fiscal year,” Fleites said. “There are two things going on right now. One is the fact that we’re going to have a $50 million hole come Oct. 1, unless the budget changes at the upcoming budget meetings. The other problem is that we’re trying to be sure that we save and have some rollover for next year. Anything that we go over our limit now it’s going to be added on to our deficit.” Fleites said that he thinks the rotating closures are already affecting response times because they cannot cover an area as big as Miami-Dade County and the amount of territory that they have. He said that he wants everyone to know that they do care. “Our organization, our members, are concerned about the residents,” Fleites said. “We want to make a difference. We want to help them. That’s why we took this job. It’s frustrating for us knowing that our response time has to be delayed now and that it puts people at risk.” “We appreciate our advocates and our library lovers have been really wonderful, and their ideas are good,” Galan said. “They call all day long, so I really appreciate the good words. The mayor is going to be starting a series of town hall meetings in August. “The village is going to be hosting one of them, and that’s really going to be where people will be able to get his personal feelings on things. It’s an opportunity for the public to give their input on that as well.” She said the first town hall meeting will take place on Thursday Aug. 8, 6 p.m., in the Village of Palmetto Bay Commission Chambers.” Village Hall is located at 9705 E Hibiscus St. For information on the meeting, call 305-259-1234. the Miami Book Fair International — the 30th edition — and Miami International Film Festival, among many exciting art and culture events. Check the MDC website regularly to learn more about college news and upcoming events, or get the latest MDC news on Facebook and Twitter. Please note MDC’s new Priority Registration System also is in effect, which allows early registration by appointment to assist students who need specific courses to graduate. Students can register, pay for classes, check course availability, print schedules, and more at <www.mdc.edu>. Online service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A $20 non-refundable fee is charged for processing first-time applications. For information or to register, call 305237-8888 or visit online at <www.mdc.edu>.
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Help popular coach in the battle of his life BY GRANT MILLER
Publisher In my 35 years of coaching youth sports, I have never met anyone quite like Gary Bush Sr. I met Gary back in 1995 when I was commissioner of the Coral Reef Broncos Intramural Football program. A fellow coach, he brought with him a wealth of experience that included playing as a running back alongside future NFL star Jerry Rice at Mississippi Valley State University. I really looked up to Gary. I still do. He is that wonderful combination of scholar, athlete and religious devotee who humbly continues to be a leader in the community. I just recently discovered he has been diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma, a rare form of liver cancer. When not coaching youth sports, Gary teaches science at Southridge Senior High. Like most of his colleagues, he was looking forward to the eight weeks of vacation afforded to teachers over the summer, but on Apr. 26, Gary was rushed to the emer-
gency room for extreme abdominal pain. Several tests were made and during a subsequent surgery to remove stones that had built up in his gall bladder, doctors found four tumors on his liver. More tests were done and the bad news came back. Gary is no quitter; he never has been. After reaching out to family and friends asking for support, prayers and advice, he began calling around to different doctors, determined to beat this thing. A friend referred him to a specialist and they began to work on the problem. He won’t be facing this alone. His wife, Michele, a fellow educator and former college athlete who serves as assistant principal at Coconut Palm Academy in Homestead, is there with him every step of the way. His two sons, Gary Jr. and Deon, currently college gridiron greats themselves at Purdue and the University of Miami, are in his thoughts daily, as is his 13-year-old daughter, Nya, who is following in her mother’s athletic footsteps as a member of the youth basketball team, the Lady Jaguars. But Gary needs our help. Under strict doctor’s orders, he has been told not to return to work during the debilitating
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chemotherapy he is undergoing and his income has diminished considerably as a result. He and his family, who have been able to sustain a modest living until recently, now find themselves having to ask for help. The man to whom people knew they could go for advice, assistance and guidance needs our assistance, and I say we band together and give it to him. Gary and some of his closest supporters have set up a website named after an organization he created — Team Miami Basketball —that will serve to document his thoughts, feelings, insights and progress as he proceeds to win this difficult battle with this terrible affliction. He and his wonderful family are accepting donations of any amount. Please visit their website to read more about his story, see daily updates and to help in any way you can. As someone who has given back so much to the community and who still has so much left to give, he deserves our stalwart support. To lend a hand, go to <www.teammiamibasketball.com>, send email to him at <mbushdog@bellsouth.net> or send donations to 14701 SW 113 Ct., Miami, FL 33157.
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Auto-Lab Complete Care Center seeks to become partners with the community By Jesse Scheckner From its humble 1989 beginnings in Sturgis, MI to its current status as one of the best regarded car care companies in the country, AutoLab Complete Care Center – rated an A+ company by the Better Business Bureau – has begun to establish itself as a member of the Cutler Bay community. Vice president of operations and director of franchise support Joseph Lane believes that his company has much to Auto-Lab’s Joseph Lane (left) has big plans for the company’s future, including branching out into Texas, where offer the neighborhood in it is estimated they’ll open 12 stores by 2014. terms of quality services. “We try to be the dealership alternative and we do everything from engine diagnostics and oil changes to tires, front end, brakes, belts, hoses, lights, engine replacement and transmission work,” he says. “Anything short of collision, we’ll take care of. We’re a complete car care center and we have been since our inception.” The new location, nestled into the side of K-Mart in Cutler Bay’s Southland Mall shopping center, has $160,000 of new, state-of-the-art equipment. Out of that amount, more than $20,000 of it is for diagnostic purposes, Auto Lab’s specialty. “We definitely have a competitive advantage in our diagnostic abilities, as well as our 12-month, 12 thousand mile nationwide warranty, so if you have a problem and you’re out of town, we’re going to cover you, and if you’re in a place where there isn’t an Auto-Lab we’re going to figure out how to get your bill paid and we’re going to take care of you because you’re our customer whether you’re here, in Texas, Michigan, New York or wherever,” Lane says. “You’re an Auto-Lab customer.” Auto-Lab offers a daily service package that includes an oil change, tire rotation and 33-point inspection costing $24.99. The company also employs a loyalty reward system granting customers a free oil change upon their fifth visit for the service. A special deal unique to the Cutler Bay location is “Wacky Wednesdays,” where customers coming in on Wednesdays will receive an oil change and tire rotation service for the bargain price of $14.99. “We’re not selling anything to the customer, we’re providing a service for a community member,” says Lane. “We want your car fixed and for you to save money doing it because we want you to feel good about it.” The Cutler Bay shop, which boasts more than 40 years of automotive repair and service experience among its eight employees, is scheduled to have its grand opening over the weekend of September 19th and 20th. During the celebration, they intend on holding a charity fundraising event. Lane, who has many ties to our military veterans, already has a cause in mind. “We want to take care of our community,” he says. “As we get established and meet the right people, come September we’re going to have some kind of charity or gala event where we’ll raise money for a local charity, probably one for veterans since I know Cutler Bay Mayor Ed McDougal is a veteran himself. We want to be partners, so to speak, with the community.” Auto-Lab Complete Care Center is located at 20505 S. Dixie Hwy. They are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 305-506-0465 or visit www.autolabcutlerbay.com where several coupons are currently available for printout.
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Palmer Trinity School instructor named NAIS Teacher of Future BY DANIEL MUTTER
multimedia tools and software. When Cutler isn’t teaching, he hosts and Palmer Trinity School Journalism and contributes to SpinEdu, an educational History teacher David Cutler has been blog that focuses on technological oppornamed one of 25 National tunities and challenges in Association of the classroom. Over the Independent Schools past year, Cutler has inter(NAIS) Teachers of the viewed and written articles Future. on many of the nation’s This year’s NAIS top educators and authors Teachers of the Future including Harvard educawere selected from a tion professor Tony large pool of nominees Wagner, author William who inspire academic Zinsser, and NAIS presiexcellence in students dent Patrick Bassett. and who serve as opinion As a NAIS Teacher of leaders among their colthe Future, Cutler will leagues and peers. spend next school year Cutler came to Palmer leading an online discusTrinity in the fall of 2008 sion forum designed to after completing his share innovative ideas and bachelor’s and master’s teaching techniques as David Cutler degrees at Brandeis well as create a short –––––––––––––––––––––– University in Boston. He demonstration video to continues to bring new ideas into the class- inspire others. room, teaching students how to create For more information about Palmer news stories with the most cutting-edge Trinity, visit <www.palmertrinity.org>.
New Elementary School building awaits Westminster Christian School students BY ANA M. POVEDA
Westminster Christian Elementary School (WCS) students in Palmetto Bay will be walking into a new building when they start school on Monday, Aug. 12. The construction of the 49,000-squarefoot facility was completed in one year, and will be celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and building tours on Friday, Aug. 9, 5 p.m., at 15000 SW 67 Ave. The new elementary school building replaces several smaller buildings that originally were purchased more than 50 years ago. The new two-story building will house 23 classrooms, a 2,000-square-foot community center, outdoor learning areas, and two multi-purpose, modern-day media/resource centers known as Learning Commons. “The new building is influenced by the ‘Third Teacher’ philosophy, as we look to best prepare students for today’s realities and for tomorrow’s challenges,” said Jenn Thompson, WCS Preschool/Elementary School principal. “We want to instill a love of learning and ways for students to experience it. Students develop a love for learning through collaboration, community, creativity and clear communication. The buildings and
furnishings allow us to do that.” The spaces and furnishings were designed to be flexible and to accommodate the differing learning styles of students. Desks have been replaced with puzzle tables on casters that can connect or be separated, as needed. Teachers’ desks have also been replaced by mobile units on wheels. The classrooms have sliding glass doors that open directly onto the Learning Commons. The Learning Commons will be a gathering place for groups large and small, and contain such standards as library books, computer stations, tablet technology, performance stages, and feature multiple seating areas with couches and beanbags. The WCS Elementary School serves approximately 350 students from PK3 through Grade 5. There will be three classrooms per grade, with approximately 15 to 22 children per classroom. The new building will not increase enrollment at the school, but better serve the needs and educational goals of Westminster students. Westminster Christian School was founded in 1961 and provides a college-preparatory education to the children of Christian families in grades PK3 through Grade 12.
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Local comings and goings in the month of August Michael Miller EXECUTIVE EDITOR
AROUND TOWN Town hall meeting about cuts in services. Got questions or concerns about the current fire rescue rotating shut-downs in your area? Or maybe the planned closing of libraries? On Thursday, August 8, at 6:00 p.m., Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez will host a County Budget Hearing in the Village of Palmetto Bay Commission Chambers that is open to the South Dade Community. It’s one of about a dozen he will be doing all around the county over the next several weeks. Since almost everyone is affected by these cutbacks, we’re sure many folks will want to learn more about the cuts in services and voice their opinions. Village Hall is located at 9705 E Hibiscus Street. For additional information on the meeting, please call 305-259-1234. ‘PLAY Days’ at Deering... You can enjoy complimentary admission to the
Deering Estate at Cutler on Saturday August 17 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. ‘P.L.A.Y.’ stands for Preservation, Learning, Adventure, Year-Round, and visitors can take part in eco-art activities, science discovery programs, and historic house tours – all for free, or take a stroll through the Artist Village where the Deering Estate’s Artists-in-Residence create and display works of art in studios. Created to honor the Deering Estate’s partner organizations and the community, the August 17th day is intended to honor Teachers and Environmental Educators in Miami Dade County. There’s another ‘PLAY Day’ coming up on Saturday September 21 as well. Sounds like a great opportunity for the family to have fun and learn more about the Deering Estate. It’s located at 16701 SW 72nd Avenue. For info call 305-235-1668. Got blood? The Palmetto Bay Policing Unit will host a blood drive at Village Hall Thursday, August 8th from 2 to 4 p.m. According to officials, those who donate blood will get a free t-shirt, a coupon for $5 off two entrees from Outback Steakhouse, and a wellness
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checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening. Always a good cause. Village Hall is located at 9705 E Hibiscus Street. You win some... Respected and popular teacher Tinder Burris, who has been away for the past few years, tells us that she is now the new Orchestra Director at Southwood Middle School in Palmetto Bay. She’s back where she was before and says she “couldn’t be happier!” Says it’s a great way to celebrate 30 years of teaching in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and we’d have to agree. Tinder gives a special “thank you” to Linda Shapanka at Southwood for “holding down the fort and keeping up the high standards of this wonderful program.” Welcome back, Tinder. And you lose some... Cutler Bay power couple, Wade and Priya Nembhard, who have been very active in the community and involved in a number of area organizations, have packed it in and moved back to New York City the end of July. Wade says it was a last minute decision, but it was for a great reason, as he had a wonderful business opportunity for himself
and his family. Wade says he’ll miss the sun and the beach, but stresses that they’re not abandoning Miami and will be returning periodically to see friends. Best of luck to them! Barbara Wilson of Cutler Bay’s Blooming Gardens florist shop will again walk in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, part of the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure. Her sister Cindy has been fighting breast cancer for 14 years and “is still fighting this wicked disease.” To help her reach her fundraising goal, visit <www.the3day.org/site/TR?px=5866047 &pg=personal&fr_id=1831&et> or call her at 305-256-2772. Thought for the Day: Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. — Josh Billings Gary Alan Ruse contributed to this column. Got any tips? Contact me at 305-6697355, ext. 249, or send emails to <Michael@communitynewspapers.com>.
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Miami-Dade County real estate tax artificially low R. Kenneth Bluh KENNETH’S COMMENTARY An almost unbelievable story: The City of Detroit has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy the largest municipality, to date, to do so. Libraries are closing. Rescue response times are 50 minutes compared to a national average of 12 minutes. Social services are almost nonexistent. Fire stations are closing. 40 percent of city street lights are not working. Why? The city is broke. Municipal bond debt and employee pensions continue to consume an ever increasing percentage of the city’s ever dwindling income. The population is drastically down as everyone it seems, that would pay taxes, has moved to well-to-do satellite cities. Miami-Dade, likewise, will shortly experience library closings. Fire engines will be retired. Fire-Rescue employee numbers will be reduced. 400 plus or minus, county employees will lose their jobs. The mayor said services must be cut back to match reduced income. The public will hurt. What is the difference between MiamiDade and Detroit’s problem? Detroit is broke
– and only looking forward to further reduced revenues. Miami-Dade? The taxpayers of Miami-Dade just don’t want to pay the required minimal increased real estate taxes to support their demand for better services. The voters of Miami-Dade, last year by an overwhelming percentage, voted to establish an animal trust. Yet when Mayor Carlos Gimenez proposed a very modest increase in property taxes to cover, in part, the new pet trust, people revolted. How will the community react when a loved one is delayed in getting to the hospital and dies as a result of the reduced fire rescue staff and equipment not being available? Only time will tell. I personally had a heart attack 14 years ago and thanked God and the county, for a prompt response that got me to the hospital on time. What will happen in the near future with the proposed cuts? Here are the specific closings proposed by the county as published in The Miami Herald: “Proposed Miami-Dade budget cuts: Under the worst-case scenario, six fire-rescue units would be eliminated and 22 libraries would be closed. Three rescue trucks are in Eastern Shores/North Miami Beach, Cutler Bay/Coconut Palm and Homestead/Florida City. Two fire engines are in North Bay Village and
VIEWPOINT Goulds. A fire truck with a ladder in Haulover. The 22 libraries are: California Club, OpaLocka, Golden Glades, Civic Center Kiosk, Lemon City, Little River, Model City, Culmer, North Shore, Shenandoah, South Shores, Fairlawn, Virrick Park, Country Walk, Concord, Sunset, Lakes of the Meadows, Tamiami, West Kendall Regional, Doral, Hialeah Gardens and Palm Springs North.” Is this what we want for our community’s future? Shouldn’t we want our children in a library rather than hanging out in the alley behind a convenience store? Libraries teach. The “street” also teaches, but not what we want our children to learn. How many unemployed in Miami-Dade who do not have a computer at home use the library computers as a way to look for and make applications for a job? Closing 22 libraries will just make it that much harder to find a job. What about those on unemployment? They must file on line a weekly report on their activities in looking for a job or they will lose their benefits. No computer, no benefits. Fire rescue – no one in their right mind
would want to see a reduction in service. Even with our current level of service we were falling fractionally behind in response time. Now, it will be a disaster. Our county real estate taxes are at an unrealistically low level. There is no way we can provide the service the community demands without a small increase. Yet, when we tell property owners what it will cost they revolt. I admire our mayor, Carlos Gimenez, for the small tax increase he proposed to keep services at current levels. I think he and the county commission were too quick to roll back the proposal when the community objected. The mayor should go on TV, in the newspaper and on social media and tell us the modest tax increase is necessary and why. If the residents don’t buy his recommendations then we must all live in a county that is heading in the direction of a second class, minimal service community. It will be our fault not that of the mayor and commission. We appreciate your opinions on this column whether in agreement or disagreement. Please send your comments to (fax number) 305-662-6980 or email to <letters@communitynewspapers.com>. The opinions expressed in this column are not necessarily those of this newspaper, its editors or publisher.
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Local Sigma Beta Club members honored at national conference Pictured are (l-r, front row) Terrance Jenkins, Derrick James, William Gilmore, Anthony Jenkins, Malik Nottage; (second row) Edward Leonard, James Milton, Willie Washington, Keenan LeBranche, and president Jelani Canty.
Local members of the Sigma Beta Club, the youth affiliate of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., attended the National Leadership Conference, July 10-13, at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Ten young men from middle school and high school, and three advisors/mentors represented Theta Rho Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma at the conference. While there, two of the members received awards for excellence. Edward Leonard, a freshman at the New World School of the Arts, won the conference oratorical contest. He spoke on the conference topic of the effects of childhood obesity and how the Sigma Beta Club could solve the problem of childhood obesity. William Thomas Gilmore, a freshman at Coral Reef High, earned an Academic
Advertisement for St. Alban’s Renovation’s Project St. Alban’s Child Enrichment Center is undertaking a renovations project for improvements in bathrooms, electrical, flooring and plumbing at the Coconut Grove Center facility. We are seeking qualified Contractors who can begin the Phase I project immediately utilizing funds from an initial grant for 7,000 sq ft of flooring and renovations to 1 (one) children’s bathroom. The bidders must also provide an additional quote for a Phase II of the project that will include additional flooring, bathroom renovations, electrical, and plumbing improvements. Funding for the Phase II of the improvement project is pending. Bid packages will be distributed at the address below for only four (4) business days from the publication date (8/06/13) of this advertising. There will be a mandatory pre-bid walkthrough three (3) business days (8/14/13 @ 2 PM) after the final distribution of the Bid Packages on 8/09/13. Bid Packages must be submitted in person to the Project Manager at the address below within seven (7) business days (8/23/13) after the mandatory pre-bid walkthrough. Location of Project: 3465 Brooker Street, Miami, FL 33133 Contact Person: Bruce Page, Project Manager Contact Phone Number: 305-443-1234 Bid packages will be opened and reviewed by St Alban’s management and Board of Directors and the winning bidder will be notified within two (2) days after the selection. NOTICE TO BIDDERS / PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR(S) This project, will be federally funded, in part or whole through the Miami-Dade County Public Housing and Community Development with Community Block and Development Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and as such, bidder must comply with Presidential Executive Order 11246, as amended; by Executive Order 11375; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended; the Davis-Bacon Act of 1968, as amended; the Copeland AntiKickback Act; the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and all other applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.
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Achievement Award for maintaining a high grade point average during the 201213 school year. “This is a youth group that my fraternity mentors,” said local businessman Al Royston. “They are based out of Coconut Grove and have done community projects such as the playground build and bike rodeo in Cutler Bay and West Perrine. I’m very proud that they keep achieving.” Jermaine Brogdon, an advisor to the group, explained some of the students community service projects. “The Sigma Beta Club of Theta Rho Sigma chapter has cooked, served and cleaned up at Camillus House in January of this year,” Brogdon said. “They donated Easter baskets to low income kids last March, volunteered and helped at the Coconut Grove ‘One Grove’ event in June, and served at the Miami Rescue Mission on July 25.”
This project is also a Section 3 covered activity. Section 3 requires that job training, employment and contracting opportunities be directed to very-low and low income persons or business owners who live in the project’s area.
Adults and kids of all ages visit “The Shofar Factory.” Watch as we craft a beautiful Shofar from a genuine ram’s horn, and experience the entire process from the drilling to the final polishing.
Sunday September 1st 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Chamber South at Fuchs Park 6445 S.W. 81 Street South Miami, FL 33143
Presentation is FREE $8 to craft your own shofar!
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Homestead Junior Woman’s Club installs new members and officers
Board members pictured (l-r) are Lorene Strano; Evelyn Guilfoyle; Lynne Guadamuz, recording and corresponding secretary; Amanda Garner, president; Laura King, first vice president/reporting; Wendy Hays, second vice president/membership; Dana Garner, third vice president/fundraising, and Laurin Yoder, treasurer. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
BY ROBERT HAMILTON
The GFWC Homestead Junior Woman’s Club has doubled in size and installed new members and officers. The June meeting featured a delightful “Garden Party” theme co-hosted by new president Amanda Garner and past president Lynne Guadamuz. The club took over the outdoor patio area of Lucky’s restaurant and decorated with bright orange and hot pink to put together a tropical Hibiscus theme. The program began with highlights of the last year’s projects: reminiscing about scholarship recipients, another successful Rodeo Dance, visits to the Homeless Assistance Center, the Artsy Bra Contest and the extremely well attended membership drive, “Chicks & Chocolate.”
Next was the official installation ceremony for new members. After that, the officers were installed by guests from the Homestead Woman’s Club, Lorene Strano and Evelyn Guilfoyle. Special Awards were presented, complete with Certificates of Awesomeness. The honorees included the “New Junior of the Year,” Laura King, who will be serving as first vice president and the “Junior of the Year” award which went to membership leader Wendy Hays. Wendy will keep her board position and continue recruiting new juniors. At the conclusion of the program, a surprise recognition was given to Lynne Guadamuz to honor her many years serving as president and being considered the heart and soul of the club. Additional special guests included Ruth Perry and Jan Malone from the Homestead Woman’s Club.
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Burger King scholars program honors student’s achievements BY MARILYN LUNA
Recently, the Burger King McLamore Foundation continued its tradition of giving back to the South Florida community during its annual Burger King Scholars Award Ceremonies hosted in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Almost 300 students from both public and private high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties were recognized for having received a $1,000 award from the Burger King Scholars program to further their education. The scholarship recipients are dedicated high school seniors who plan on attending an accredited college, university or trade school in the fall. The Foundation hosted its ceremony for Miami-Dade County recipients on Thursday evening, July 11, at the Burger King brand’s North America headquarters. Speakers for the evening included Miami-Dade County Public Schools assistant superintendent Dr. Pablo Ortiz, Miami-Dade Wolfson Campus president Madeline Pumagriea, and Early Childhood Initiative president David Lawrence Jr. This year, the Burger King McLamore
Miami-Dade County students honored are pictured at the Burger King Headquarters in Miami. They are joined by Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus president Madeline Pumariega and Early Childhood Initiative president David Lawrence Jr. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Foundation awarded more than $2.4 million in scholarships to deserving high school graduates in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Three students received a $50,000 James W. McLamore Whopper Scholarship Award, 10 received a $5,000 regional scholarship and 2,203 students
were awarded $1,000 scholarships. Scholarship recipients were selected based on their grade point average, extracurricular activities, community service and/or work experience. Both Burger King employees and non-employees are eligible to apply. More than
$296,000 in scholarships were awarded to students in Miami-Dade and Broward counties this year. To learn more about the Burger King Scholars program and the Burger King McLamore Foundation, visit <www.bkmclamorefoundation.org>.
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Veteran music teacher John Rose to be honored with benefit concert BY GARY ALAN RUSE
John Rose, a highly respected veteran music teacher with a career spanning 40 years, will be honored with a special benefit concert at the South-Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center on Aug. 10. The Miami native, who has dedicated his life to music education, has been diagnosed with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease,” but he continues to teach and encourage his students at Coral Reef Senior High School, where he has directed the choral program for the past 15 years. His ability and enthusiasm have not only instructed but also motivated countless students over the years. “Mr. Rose inspires his students’ creativity and passion for the arts, which is a testament to his dedication and appreciation of his craft in music education,” said Adrianne Leal, principal at Coral Reef. “Mr. Rose is an incredible asset to Coral Reef Senior High — and the entire community.” Rose began teaching at Taylor County Junior High School in Perry where he taught guitar and chorus. In 1975 he transferred to South Dade High School, where he taught for the next 22 years.
His choirs have received national and international recognition, and have performed throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe, including the opening of the Arsht Performing Arts Center in Miami and at the American Choral Director’s Convention in Nashville. His choirs have performed in such prestigious places as Carnegie Hall and Riverside Church in Manhattan, the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, and the Schubert Theater in Philadelphia. International appearances include the Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and St. Marks in Venice, and his choirs have performed on stage with top artists and symphonies such as Josh Groban and Seraphic Fire. One of his most accomplished students, Leia Schwartz, has high praise for her teacher and the impact he has had on her life. “Mr. Rose is one of my biggest inspirations,” Schwartz said. “He has been my music teacher for about seven years now, and has taught me everything I know about singing and the meaning behind music. He teaches all of us that no matter how tough life gets, as long as we keep pushing forward and believe in ourselves, we can
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achieve our dreams.” In 2003 Rose founded “Rose Summer Music Camps” because of the need for music programs in the community. In 2008, Rose Summer Music Camps evolved into a larger nonprofit organization now known as “Where Every Child is a Star (WECIAS).” The programs promote appreciation and participation in the arts throughout the community. These programs give kids opportunities to learning music and dance, performance, and community service. John and his wife, Laura, have six children — Arin, Rebecca, Zack, Johnny, Tori and Katie. Laura said that they are coping with the ALS diagnosis as best they can. “At first it was difficult, but John and I have both come to realize that his situation, used in the right way, can be of encouragement to others,” Laura Rose said.
The benefit concert, featuring “outstanding talent” and a reception celebrating Rose’s 40-year career, takes place from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 at the South-Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center, 10950 SW 211 St. in Cutler Bay. Tickets may be purchased online at the center’s website, <www.SMDCAC.org>. Tickets are $16 for children 10 and under, and for adults, $26, $36 or $51. For information call 786-573-5316. Rose said he is looking forward to the event and the chance to see many of those people, students, fellow teachers and others who have shared his musical journey over the years. “It will be great to celebrate with those who have been a part of my teaching career and passion for the arts,” Rose said. “It will give me an opportunity to thank everyone who has been a part of my life and 40 years of teaching.”
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Attending an out-of-state college: leaving the nest BY CAROLINA WILSON
Parents, as your high school seniors consider taking flight from the mother nest, the common debate of staying home for college versus going out-of-state commences. Since the latter option has become increasingly popular, basic questions and concerns may ruffle your feathers. How far is too far? What if costs are much more expensive? Isn’t it easier and less stressful to keep your youngling close by? First off, talk to your kid. What does he/she want? My sister, for example, wanted to stay in Miami where she is happily attending the University of Miami. I, on the other hand, excitedly trekked toward snow infused South Bend, IN. Although your children’s desires may need to be negotiated due to financial restrictions or some of your other concerns, it is important to make this decision together. If your child stays home: If your kid wants to stay local, don’t fight it. My advice would be to let them bloom in their home community, pushing them to make new friends, join new clubs and to perhaps consider allowing them to live on campus. Push them to grow away from staying at the maturity level of a high school student. If your child flies the coop: Breathe. They are more mature and
ready than you may think they are! If what’s scaring you about sending your kid off to school is them getting into too much trouble, consider this. I know some students that have stayed local and others that go to school three airplane flights away from home. The vulnerability of succumbing to peer pressure exists within the child, not within the school. If you are going to get a call from the county police station, it would have happened anyway — at home or away from home. If going out-of-state would leave a hole in your pocket: If accumulated costs of going to college away from home are too high, just apply farther, within state. Florida is a reasonably large place! The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship requirements are reasonable, and can save you money as you send off your child to a “home away from home.” You can have the distance without the costs. My final advice? First apply to schools and wait for acceptances. Once you have real options, explore the opportunities. Make a decision, together, that makes you comfortable and allows your chicks to spread their wings. Carolina Wilson, a native of Miami, is studying at the University of Notre Dame where she is the rising senior class president. She aspires to attend a journalism graduate program after graduation. She may be contacted by addressing email to <cwilso16@nd.edu>.
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Wildlife advocate Ron Magill to host Amazon River cruise BY EMILY HARLEY
Celebrated wildlife advocate Ron Magill is bringing his encyclopedic knowledge of wildlife and enthusiasm to the Peruvian Amazon this fall as he hosts International Expeditions’ Sept. 6 Amazon River cruise. Known for its focus on environmental education, IE’s Amazon expedition also will be accompanied by two native naturalists and an expedition leader who all provide lectures and field interpretation during immersive daily excursions. “The Amazon is probably the most diverse ecosystem on the planet and what you see and experience is always changing,” Magill said. “I’ve been to the Amazon several times, but I learn so much every time I go out on an excursion with International Expeditions’ guides.” Zoo Miami’s Magill has worked hands-on with wildlife for over 30 years. While most recognized from numerous television appearances, Magill also has developed and directed award-winning conservation projects and documentaries focusing on the wildlife of Africa, India and tropical America. In recognition of his wildlife preservation efforts, Magill received the prestigious Wildlife Ambassador Award. IE’s smallship adventure takes travelers deep into the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, a mosaic of pristine habitats including flooded and dry forest and extensive wetlands. Naturalistguided hikes, kayaking and excursion boat rides in three distinct habitats allow travelers to discover a wealth of jungle wildlife, including pink river dolphins, macaws and up to 15 species of primates. With the possibility of observing more than 700 species on IE’s 10-day Amazon cruise, Magill’s guidance and extensive expertise in the tropical rainforest adds immeasurably to
the overall experience. Guests aboard IE’s Amazon Voyage travel aboard the new 31guest La Estrella Amazonica. Highlighting the new riverboat are private balconies for every cabin, multimedia lecture room, fitness center, kayaks and the Amazon’s largest observation deck — more than 1,000 square feet — ideal for stargazing or photographing the passing rainforest. “Being on a boat gives you 24-hour exposure to the Amazon,” Magill said. “Being able to get so close to the river and nature in the new kayaks really has me excited too.” Pricing for the Amazon River cruise starts at $4,398, and includes daily naturalist-guided excursions; complimentary laundry service; nightly receptions with complimentary Peruvian cocktails, wine and beer; most meals; transfers; pre-cruise accommodations at Lima’s Swissôtel; post-tour dayroom; and tours of Colonial Lima and Iquitos. In addition to Ron Magill, experts on wildlife photography, tropical plants and videography will lecture aboard other cruise departures. For more information or a brochure on Amazon cruises, call International Expeditions at 1-800-2349620 or visit <www.IEtravel.com>. Celebrating 33 years of nature travel, International Expeditions specializes in small-group journeys to Earth’s most exhilarating destinations. A pioneer of environmentally responsible travel, IE is committed to preserving natural habitats and improving the welfare of the people and communities it visits. International Expeditions has been named to Travel + Leisure’s list of “World’s Best” tour operators and safari outfitters seven times and to National Geographic ADVENTURE magazine’s list of “Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth.”
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TCI to give boost to female The Deering Estate at Cutler entrepreneurs, senior execs welcomes Artists in Residence BY DINA ALLENDE
The Commonwealth Institute (TCI), a non-profit organization based in Boston and South Florida that helps women build successful businesses through peer mentoring programs and educational curriculum, will launch two programs, as early as August, designed to give additional business tools to two types of women — entrepreneurs and senior-level executives. The Accelerated Growth Business Forum (AGF) will be a 12-month program geared towards entrepreneurs who have been in business for a minimum of one year. The monthly, four-hour meeting will begin on Aug. 15. It will focus on eight topics, thereby providing additional tools to help each entrepreneur reach another level. “I like using the analogy of a football player who is trying to get into the NFL,” said Stephanie Sylvestre, AGF facilitator. “That player has great skills and a coaching staff at his university, but he hires a personal coach to help him with additional training, so that he can hone his skills and increase his chances of making it into the NFL. Through the Accelerated Growth Business Forum, TCI will be like the personal coach.” Participants will gain a financial plan, funding strategies, tactical implementation of their business plan, best practices relating to human resources, benchmarks, performance measurements and knowledge on building their company’s brand. The program will be limited to10 participants and already has been booked by entrepreneurs in the private equity, media, consulting and non-profit industries. When the program starts in August, participants will receive invaluable access to resources and connections as well as an informal advisory board made up of peers in a safe, interactive environment, where they can discuss their critical business issues and gain support in their business decision-making. TCI is offering an introductory price for this program of $1,200 per year, with an initial $395 investment. The remaining balance can be paid in quarterly payments by credit card. Strategies for Success (S4S) will be a four-day program that will take place between November and December 2013, focusing on effective management practices. It will be led by business leaders offering a curriculum that includes nationally known speakers, panel discussions, oneon-one mentoring with high-level CEO’s and a 360 degree evaluation. Women executives will achieve greater self awareness and insight on how to grow
their career through the creation of a personalized development plan. “Over 130 high-level, female managers in Boston have already taken advantage of this program,” said Diane Davis, president of TCI South Florida and vice president/wealth management advisor for Merrill Lynch. “It’s ideal for women executives who need the tools and best practices necessary for effective management.” One participant said that she felt empowered to ask for what she needed and take credit for her good work. Before the program, she couldn’t articulate her value, but after the program she felt prepared to step into a mentor and leadership role. Moderated by Kathleen T. Geier, president of KTG Consulting LLC, and retired senior vice president, Global Human Resources for Goodyear, the program will feature four high-profile speakers: Susan Hodgkinson, a leadership development expert, award-winning executive coach and professional speaker; Alesia Latson, senior consultant and facilitator with The Personal Brand Company; Dr. Sungu Armagan, instructor in the Department of Management and International Business at Florida International University, and Fran Sussner Rodgers, CEO/founder of WFD Inc. (formerly Work/Family Directions). Participants can register through their HR department, and there is a $2,200 investment. TCI is offering an early bird discount of $200 for people who register by Aug. 7, as well as a group pricing discount to corporate entities who wish to enroll several emerging and high potential women managers. The Accelerated Growth Business Forum has given women who launched their businesses an opportunity to not just work “in” the business, but to work “on” their business. Strategies for Success will help fill a void that has developed as a result of companies dropping their internal management development due to the fast-paced, economically-challenged times. Because TCI is comprised of hundreds of CEOs, senior corporate executives, directors of nonprofits and proven solo professionals who are committed to working on their respective fields, these two programs provide a wealth of information and tools; thereby aligning with TCI’s mission of helping women learn, grow and succeed as women business owners and business leaders. Registration is still open for both programs. For more information, call 305-7996547 or visit <www.commonwealthinsti-
BY CATHY GUERRA
The Deering Estate at Cutler seeks to continue Charles Deering’s legacy of art patronage by supporting emerging and mid-career artists who work in a multitude of disciplines and media. The prestigious and competitive Artist in Residence program is a direct extension of this legacy and acts as wonderful incubator for creative ideas, unique experiences, and collaborative opportunities that engage the public. The recipients of this year’s residency opportunities have been announced. Studio Residencies are housed in the Artist Village Buildings — the Carriage House and the Power House — and were awarded to visual artists Gerry Stecca, Natalya Laskis, Robert Sparrow Jones, and literary artist Mia Leonin. Project Residencies consist of specific interactions with the estate and its resources and one was awarded to visual artist Michael Gellatly.
A special Environmental Art Mentor Residency was granted to Lucinda Linderman as onsite curator for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Eco and Environmental Art Residency Program, which will invite up to six artists to share a studio to develop related projects. For more information, attend the public meeting with artists and organizations on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Deering Estate at Cutler Visitor Center. The Deering Estate at Cutler, a MiamiDade County Park, is located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. This 444-acre natural and archeological preserve and historic site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a center for education, culture and recreation. Historic house tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., and are free with estate admission. For more information on the Deering Estate’s educational and cultural programs, visit <www.deeringestate.org>.
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Call for environmental artists in residence at Deering Estate BY CATHY GUERRA
The Deering Estate at Cutler has a very unique opportunity for artists to participate in an Environmental Artist in Residence Program. This new opportunity, part of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, pairs artists of all abilities with mentor environmental artist Lucinda Linderman in a short term shared studio residency within the structure of the existing Artist in Residence Program. The Deering Estate at Cutler is looking for artists who wish to explore or further their understanding of environmental art, work with a mentor artist, use recycled or found materials, and engage the community at large in content that deals with environmental concerns. Apply as soon as possible as they are seeking four to six artists to complete one- to three-month residencies beginning Aug. 20 through March 2014. Early application is recommended and applications are accepted in the following deadline structure: Deadline 1: Aug. 15; Deadline 2: Sept. 15. The application can be found on the Deering Estate website. Please direct any
questions to: Kim Yantis, Exhibit Specialist, Deering Estate by email at <Cutlerstryky@miamidade.gov> or by phone at 305-235-1668, ext. 238, For more information, attend a public meeting with artists and organizations on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Deering Estate at Cutler Visitor Center. This meeting will introduce Eco Art and Environmental Art Opportunities related to the Deering Estate Festival of the Arts and implementation of the NEA Eco-Art Grant. Led by Deering Estate assistant director Jennifer Tisthammer, exhibit specialist Kim Yantis, environmental mentor artist Lucinda Linderman, and guests. The meeting is free and open to the public. The Deering Estate at Cutler, a MiamiDade County Park, is located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. This 444-acre natural and archeological preserve and historic site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a center for education, culture and recreation. Historic house tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., and are free with estate admission. For more information on the Deering Estate’s educational and cultural programs, visit online at <www.deeringestate.org>.
KAPOW program signing new volunteers for school year BY ROBERT HAMILTON
school year for one hour to teach KAPOW’s fun and easy to use lessons. The Kids and the Before the volunteers Power of Work begin the lessons a oneKAPOW exposes (KAPOW) program is time training session will signing up new volunshow them how the lesstudents to career teers for the coming sons work, ensure that opportunities and school year. they will be successful, KAPOW exposes stuand have a great time helps them dents to career opportudoing it. connect what they nities and helps them The volunteers’ parconnect what they are ticipation makes a valuare learning to learning to their futures able contribution to the their futures in in the work place — and future of the communilife. The website is ty’s young people. the work place — <www.kapowlfs.org>. For more information, and life. To participate, voluncontact KAPOW director teers are assigned to one John Casbarro at class at a local elementary or middle <john.casbarro@gmail.com>, or call 786school, visiting seven times during the 877-0334.
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Local nonprofits share $1M County approves partnership t o c r e a t e S c h o o l s o f C h o i c e in Miami Foundation grants BY BETTY AGUIRRE BY JEANMARIE FERRARA
The Miami Foundation hosted its annual community grants signature event on June 18 in the Diamond Club at Marlins Park. Sponsored by TotalBank, more than 150 donors, nonprofit executive directors, board members and community leaders gathered to celebrate the program that awarded $1 million to 65 local nonprofit organizations. Attendees heard personal accounts of impacted lives through the work of grantee spotlight organizations. Experience Aviation highlighted its hands-on STEM education programming, including students constructing an airplane and supercar; Kristi House shared about its work treating abused and sexually exploited youth, and the talented alumni of YoungArts Miami provided musical entertainment. “The organizations selected represent diverse programs that provide critical services engaging thousands of Miami-Dade citizens every day,” said Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of the Miami Foundation. “Through the generosity of our donors and tremendous work of the recipient organizations, we are able to direct high school students into college who otherwise would not attend, educate families about South Florida’s ecosystem, provide basic healthcare to the uninsured and fuel our cultural explosion. This advances the greater Miami we all envision.” The Miami Foundation received a record number of applications to the 2013 Community Grants Program from almost 350 nonprofit organizations. Programs awarded addressed a variety of issues vital to improving people’s lives and communi-
ties, especially those taking leadership roles to solve Miami’s challenges and maximize its unique assets. The foundation has awarded $13.5 million through the Community Grants Program since 1980. The grants awarded are made possible by the generosity of many philanthropists who have entrusted their charitable dollars and legacies to The Miami Foundation. Selected 2013 Community Grants recipients and grant amounts: $5,000-$14,999 Arts & Business Council of Miami Inc. Good Hope Equestrian Training Center Inc. Touching Miami With Love University of Miami School of Law Legal Corps. $15,000-$19,999 New World Symphony Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc. Neighbors 4 Neighbors Inc. Teach for America Inc. $20,000-$25,000 Chapman Partnership Dream in Green Inc. Overtown Youth Center Inc. South Florida National Parks Trust $30,000 Americans for Immigrant Justice Hands On Miami Project Miami Book Fair International Inc. For more information about the Miami Foundation, visit online at <www.miamifoundation.org>.
Miami-Dade County will be joining with the Miami-Dade School Board to create several new industry-focused Schools of Choice under a plan aimed at developing tomorrow’s leaders in computer science entrepreneurship, international trade, the performing arts and conservation. The county commission adopted a resolution sponsored by county commission chair Rebeca Sosa to develop the partnership at the commission’s July 16 meeting. The partnership is designed to result in the creation of a tech entrepreneurial high school, a trade and logistics technical magnet school, a performing arts industry high school, and science-based magnet high school in collaboration with Zoo Miami — targeting four industries identified in the Beacon Council’s One Community, One Goal plan. “This initiative will prepare our youth to enter the workforce by meeting the needs of some of our key local industries, which will in turn fuel economic growth and strengthen Miami-Dade’s position as a cutting-edge community in science, trade and the arts,” said Sosa, who has been an educator for more than 30 years and currently is a teacher-trainer for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. “As a firm believer in the power of education, I am very excited about the incalculable benefits this partnership will bring to our community by building tomorrow’s leaders today,” she said. The Tech Entrepreneurship Acceleration Magnet (TEAM) High School will be the first of its kind, attracting top students in Miami-Dade County to develop specialized skills in computer sci-
ence. The school district has demonstrated an interest in launching a TEAM internship program for the 2013-14 school year in collaboration with Venture Hive, downtown Miami’s new entrepreneurial hub. The Logistics and International Trade Magnet High School will capitalize on Miami-Dade’s standing as the Gateway to the Americas, as home to both Miami International Airport and PortMiami, which are among the world’s busiest airports and seaports. A curriculum would be developed to prepare students with the appropriate certifications to be qualified for entry-level positions at the airport and seaport upon high school graduation. The Performing Arts Industry High School will involve a partnership with the Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center Trust and Town Square Neighborhood Development Corporation, the independent nonprofit devoted to the planning and development of the Arsht Center’s surrounding neighborhood. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Magnet High School will expand the Science Zoo Magnet Program at Richmond Heights Middle School to include a high school featuring a conservation biology curriculum designed to provide integration of scientific research and technology using state-of-the-art tools to analyze and propose solutions for local and international conservation issues. The Science Zoo Magnet Program is a partnership of the school district, Zoo Miami, the Zoo Oversight Board and the Zoological Society of Florida. For more information on Resolution #131446, call Sosa’s office at 305-3754696.
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NSU AD: More to athletic success than just winning BY JUSTIN HESSER
While Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is known for its strong business and graduate programs, the school’s athletic department has made a great deal of progress during the past 10 years, growing from a small non-NCAA athletic program into a Division II program that today has 17 teams. Since entering the NCAA, the NSU Sharks have won six team and seven individual Division II National Championships and 21 Sunshine State Conference Championships in sports such as basketball, golf, soccer, and swimming. The man at the forefront of NSU’s athletic success is its athletic director, Mike Mominey. Mominey was hired originally at NSU in 2000 as the university’s head baseball coach. In 2002, he also was named the athletic director. Mike held both the athletic director and head baseball coach positions for nine years until he relinquished himself from the coaching role in 2010 in order to focus on directing the university’s fast-growing athletic department. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to ask Mominey a few questions about himself, his position, and the Nova Southeastern University Athletic Department. Q: What personal qualities make you most qualified for your position? A: It’s really not important if I think I am the most qualified person for this position but I would hope that the people who have made that decision over the years would say that my integrity, work ethic and loyalty would be some of the traits that help qualify me for this position. Q: What made you want to become an athletic director? A: When I came to NSU I had no intentions of pursuing a career in administration and certainly not as the athletic director. I was coming from Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood as the athletic director/baseball coach, but I
was totally focused on a coaching career when I arrived at NSU in the summer of 2000. Given my age, career path and my family situation, I definitely wanted to go in the direction of college coaching. Q: What barometer do you use to define success or failure for your job? A: There are many ways to define success and failure in this business and most of the time that is purely by results of the teams and other measurable outcomes. After all it is sports and you can read the scores on the Internet and in the paper every day. For me, however, it is about so much more even so much as the intangible things. Yes, we are in the athletics business, but more importantly we are in the business of education. We need to remember that athletics at the intercollegiate level are a means to educate young men and women in ways outside the classroom. We have a tremendous opportunity to teach young people the meaning of winning and losing and all that comes along with it. We focus on teaching them the leadership skills that will make them successful in life after the four years here; skills that will make them successful in the real world. Q: What is your three- to three-year goal for the department? A: Our goals include maintaining the success we have had the last three to five years and build on them to take the program to the next level. This would include success on the fields of play, but also in the classroom and in the community. We feel that athletic success, academic success, and engagement in the South Florida community are the three pillars of success. Championships, graduation rates and community involvement are equally important here at NSU. Q: What is the most important thing you tell parents of recruits when they are considering Nova Southeastern? A: That their child will get a quality education as a student and that they will have
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a quality experience as an athlete. We have a support system within the department and the university that will provide all the opportunities that their child could possibly want or need. They will, in turn, just have to take advantage and pursue of those opportunities. Q: Name the one thing that keeps you up at night and what you are doing to prepare to meet that challenge. A: The one thing that keeps me up at night? Ha! It really depends on the time of the year and the situation at hand. Most people think that this is all negative; well I have been kept up at night even during good experiences. In this job, you need to have a tremendous amount of trust and confidence in your coaches and your staff and your university. That is exactly what we have here at NSU, so those sleepless nights are very limited because of that.
Q: What is it about Nova Southeastern that brought you here? A: I would say potential and opportunity. It was baseball at first for me and I had always felt that NSU was this “diamond in the rough” type of institution since I had moved to South Florida in 1992. I had kept my eye on the school and actually coached against NSU and played at the baseball facility before I came here. Then, when I transitioned to administration, I really knew then that this potential could be realized and I think most people agree that we are well on our way to doing that. This is such a great institution with great leadership and it is very fun to be a part of it. Q: In your opinion, what makes a good student-athlete? A: Character, first and foremost. There are millions of talented athletes out there but there are much fewer student-athletes out there. The later includes having the character and intelligence to be able to balance the two. Of course there is much more to this including a sense of team over individual success and working toward a common goal. Q: How do you balance the pressure to win with sportsmanship and academic excellence? A: For me this is all related. You can’t “win” at anything unless you display sportsmanship and are accomplished academically. You may be able to win on paper and in the box score, but at the end of the day if you haven’t won with integrity then you really haven’t fooled anyone but yourself. Yes the pressure to win is certainly evident each and every day in this business, but you need to have perspective and understand that winning games is an end to the means. The process of getting to that moment in time is what is most important. If you focus on the process of winning, then the pressure of winning is less and really will take care of itself.
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Superior Academy of Music students receive Certificates of Excellence BY ROBERT HAMILTON
Only two years since its grand opening in August 2011, Superior Academy of Music (SAM) has announced that two of its students have received Certificates of Excellence from the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program. Certificates of Excellence are awarded each academic year to students who achieve the highest grades in their respective city centers and also throughout the state. Piano students Ada Yan and Nicolas Velasquez were the recipients of these Certificates of Excellence. Both students study with Dr. Fabiana Claure, SAM’s cofounder and executive director. Superior Academy of Music is a Founding School for the Music Development Program, and since its founding in 2011, SAM joined a select group of institutions across the country who affiliated with this national music program. The Music Development Program provides a recognized national standard of success in music study from beginner to advanced levels. It inspires excellence through individual student assessments allowing students to measure and celebrate accomplishment and track their progress across the country. Located at 7746 N. Kendall Dr. (near Dadeland), Superior Academy of Music offers an exceptional musical arts program of study on a variety of instruments in classical, jazz, and popular music. Students are taught by an unparalleled faculty of experienced teachers with master’s and doctorates in music who maintain active careers as concert artists at the national and international level. SAM aims to be at the forefront of music education in Miami by raising the bar on traditional music education, offering the highest level of personalized training and guidance to its students, whether they are applying to performing arts magnet schools, aspiring professional musicians
planning to study music at universities, or general music students. SAM’s students have been accepted into prestigious universities including Berklee College of Music in Boston, the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, and Florida State University. Superior Academy of Music is the brainchild of entrepreneurial-minded pianists Dr. Fabiana Claure and Dr. William Villaverde, both 2011 graduates of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Its dean, renowned musician Shelton Berg, said that SAM is “very important because they have a philosophy of teaching music that is very comprehensive. Students are not only going to learn an instrument but they will learn music history and ear-training, and that’s what we train in our school.” The multi-award-winning pianists Dr. Claure and Dr. Vilaverde were Ada Yan is pictured with her teacher, Dr. Fabiana Claure. featured twice on national television on PBS-TV’s Nightly Business Report in edge prior to applying to various schools special segments spotlighting a few of the or colleges. SAM’s facilities allow students to receive nation’s most talented, young entrepreneurs who are making an impact on their private instrument lessons in sound-isolated community. They have taught piano for the music booths. This is a unique opportunity past 13 years to over 500 students of all ages and levels. Students at SAM may choose to take private lessons in Piano, Jazz Piano, Violin, Cello, Guitar, Voice or Flute. In order to receive the greatest benefit, a weekly musicianship course is offered to cover music history, ear training, music theory, keyboard harmony, and solfege. Students who enroll in the comprehensive program (a combination of private lessons and musicianship classes) will be fully prepared to participate in the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program. The in-depth musical skills learned from SAM’s seasoned instructors, combined with their professional mentorship, will increase students’ extra-curricular
for students to experience lessons with optimal music sound in a top-notch professional setting. In addition, SAM’s high-tech musicianship classroom, equipped with a digital piano and an interactive whiteboard and projector, allows students to receive the ultimate music learning experience. Applications currently are being accepted for enrollment. Prospective students and families may apply by email at <info@superioracademyofmusic.com>, by phone at 305-7712726, or online at <www.superioracademyofmusic.com>. “SAM is truly unique because it provides superior musical arts training by the highest caliber teachers, considered on par with many professional conservatories, in a professional studio environment designed to foster excellence and outstanding achievement,” said Dr. Claure. “We have recruited a stellar faculty who shares their passion for music and music-making and helps serve as a source of inspiration for the students from the perspective of highly trained educators and outstanding performers,” said Dr. Villaverde.
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United Teacher of Dade starts 2013-2014 school year with Back-to-School Megafest BY FEDRICK INGRAM, President, United Teachers of Dade
During the 2013-14 school year, the United Teachers of Dade plans to re-define their commitment to the education of students and to strengthening relationships with local communities throughout Miami-Dade County. On August, 17, 2013, United Teachers of Dade is hosting a Back-To-School MegaFest inviting parents, teachers and students to come together right before the new school year starts. UTD will be partnering with many premier organizations within the community to provide children’s activities, informational tables, music, entertainment, food and prizes. Many special and surprise guests will be part of the afternoon’s festivities. While most of the students and their teachers in Miami-Dade County have enjoyed a much-deserved summer break, UTD President Fedrick Ingram has been getting events ready for back-to-school with a goal to build a stronger connection within the community and to help reach out to its members during the summer. Shortly after Ingram took office in May 2013, he started with a countywide RESPECT tour visiting over 350 schools along with UTD First Vice President Thomas Gammon and UTD Secretary/ Treasurer Karla Hernandez-Mats. “Everything we do at UTD is for the
students of Miami-Dade,” said President Ingram. “Our goal as education professionals is to help educate Miami, and part of this initiative includes building stronger ties within our local communities, networks and membership. UTD hopes to be able to provide this connection to the community throughout the school year.” Fedrick Ingram has been recognized as the 2006 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Teacher of the Year, and served as a band director at Miami Carol City Senior High School before serving as an officer of United Teachers of Dade. He is also a graduate of Miami Jackson Senior High. “I am a true believer in what public education can do for our children,” said Ingram. “United Teachers of Dade is committed to working in our local communities with leaders, businesses, clergy, parents and anyone who is determined to build great schools. We look forward to MegaFest and many more future events that define what a true community partnership is all about.” UTD represents over 32,000 school employees in Miami that work to educate over 370,000 students in more than 400 schools. UTD wants children, their parents, and teachers to feel good about their Miami-Dade public schools while reinforcing that education is the key to a brighter future. Miami-Dade County schools have won national recognition and awards, largely in part due to the hard work of the teachers and support personnel who work with students every day. The school system was recently awarded “The Broad Prize”, a top level honor for public education systems. The United Teachers of Dade Back-to-School MegaFest is free for all and is open to the public August 17, 2013, at the U.S. Century Bank Arena at Florida International University from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Details about UTD’s Back-ToSchool MegaFest can be found online at www.UTD.org.
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Metrorail service to airport celebrates first anniversary BY KARLA DAMIAN
Miami-Dade Transit commemorated its first year of Metrorail service to Miami International Airport (MIA) on Sunday, July 28. The opening of Metrorail’s 23rd station, the Miami International Airport Station, and Orange Line service to this station, forever changed the way residents and visitors travel to and from the airport. “It’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since Orange Line service to MIA began, but it’s no surprise that so many of our residents and visitors have already taken advantage of this wonderful public amenity,” said Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. “We’re proud to offer our patrons a convenient, economical alternative to driving to the airport, and we look forward to the continued success of the Metrorail Orange Line in the years ahead.” More than 750,000 people have passed through the MIA Station since its inauguration on July 28, 2012. And with the addition of the Orange Line, as well as the increased frequency in service between the Dadeland South and Earlington Heights stations, Metrorail has seen a boost in its overall yearly ridership by nearly 13 percent over the previous year. This increase exceeds the 12 percent increase in ridership that had been projected for the first year of service to MIA. “We owe this great service and its success to the Miami-Dade County taxpayers, who had the foresight to plan for and
fund a Metrorail extension that would tie our local businesses and urban core to MIA — one of the largest economic engines in our region,” said Ysela Llort, Miami-Dade Transit director. Construction of the 2.4-mile extension and MIA Station was funded with $404.7 million from the People’s Transportation Plan (PTP) surtax, which is overseen by the 15-member Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust (CITT). The remainder of the project cost — $101.3 million — came from the Florida Department of Transportation. The opening of the Orange Line and MIA station also marked a milestone in Metrorail’s history because for the first time since it opened in 1984, Metrorail has two rail lines — the Orange and Green lines. The award-winning MIA Station features a multilevel structure that provides passengers with a central transfer point at the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC). At the MIC, travelers can transfer to different modes of transportation, including Metrobus and, in the future, to Tri-Rail, Amtrak, Greyhound, tour buses and other modes of transportation. For more information about Metrorail’s Orange Line service to the MIA Station, visitonline at <www.miamidade.gov/transit> (on mobile devices, <www.miamidade.gov/transit/mobile>), or call 3-1-1, Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m., and on Saturday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Closed on Sundays and county-observed holidays.
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Lorenzo-Bomnin Chevrolet rolls out New Showroom, facility and car line By Jesse Scheckner Drive by Lorenzo-Bomnin Chevrolet, located at 8455 S. Dixie Hwy. and one thing is immediately evident: drastic improvements are being made. Although construction for the dealership is still roughly two months away from completion, the two-time GM Mark of Excellence award-winning business, led by partners Lorenzo Llerena and Arnaldo Bomnin, already looks better than ever. The new facility is 34,000 sq. feet in its entirety, with a 4,300 sq. foot showroom and a massive 15,400 sq. foot air conditioningready garage stocked with high end, state of the art equipment. The new main building houses 28 personnel offices, a general office, and has a repositioned storefront that places the showroom in direct view of US1complete with all of the latest Chevrolet- approved designs. It is the most up to date Chevrolet facility in South Florida and the only one being rebuilt from scratch. “The visibility of the design is great, and we now have a lot more exposure from US1 into the showroom,” says Llerena. It’s great for Chevrolet, for the area and for us as deal-
ers. I think it’s a win-win for everybody.” Originally built as a gas station during the 1940’s, the property was later repurposed as a car dealership. Its small size made it impossible to provide many modest amenities, however. Among the things Llerena and Bomnin are most excited about is the opportunity to reward their customers’ loyalty with a much more accommodating setting that includes a new customer lounge outfitted with a large flat screen television and a dedicated internet room equipped with free wi-fi. Customers bringing in their vehicles for service are provided with free carwashes and there is a point-accumulation reward system for repeat visitors. “We’re very excited that we are able to offer customers much better conditions now,” he says. “They were very loyal to us in the old facility and we’re thrilled to offer them a much improved environment.” All of this remodeling coincides with the largest product revamp in General Motors’ history, with almost 70 percent of their 2014 vehicles being gorgeously redesigned including the Silverado, Colorado, Tahoe, Suburban, Malibu, Impala and the Corvette, of
which they are the number one dealer in the entire southeast region of the United States, year to date. The new rollout also will include the debut of the Chevy SS (Sports Sedan), which boasts a sedan exterior with a Corvette engine. Both Llerena and Bomnin are first generation (l-r) Lorenzo Llerena and Arnaldo Bomnin proudly stand in Cuban immigrants their beautiful new showroom who came to the U.S. during the 1990’s with no family or money. Neither of better way is there to do it than with an Amerthem spoke English when they arrived and it ican brand that is so iconic?” he says. “We was through sheer will, determination and both came to this country with absolutely strategic planning that they got to where they nothing at all and I feel extremely privileged are today as the only 100 percent Hispanic- and grateful to this nation for the opportunity it has given us.” owned Chevrolet dealership in the region. “The way I see it, my partner and I are the For more information, call 305-740-7475 or realization of the American dream, and what visit <www.lorenzobomninchevrolet.com>.
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Vilar Cigar begins new series of business networking evenings BY DONNA SHELLEY
Back in the days when South Miami was a very small town named Larkins, nurserymen Robert and Harold Dorn designed and built three buildings. Erected between 1925 and 1926 this handsome trio still stands at S.. Dixie Highway (US1) and Sunset Drive. The one that wraps around the corner was planned as a bank. Yet that was not to be. Today the building hosts a number of businesses. Vilar Cigar has the space with the original vault at 5910 S. Dixie Hwy. Henry Vilar, owner of the aromatic cigar emporium, has been selling cigars in South Miami for more than 20 years. Aficionados of fine cigars consider Henry’s place something of a club, meeting there regularly for some luxury smokes and the opportunity to unwind with friends. Recently, Vilar held the first of what he and others plan to make a bimonthly event — the chance for business representatives and owners to get together for an evening of camaraderie and networking. A suggestion by one of Vilar’s customers, Cristina Rice poses with a poster of her line of swimwear at the attorney Yoel Molina, networking business networking event at Vilar Cigar. evenings will take place at different ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– venues in the South Miami-Coral “I have been blessed with a wonderful Gables business area. career; I love what I do,” he said. “South “I enjoy networking and I think the timMiami is a welcoming place and I really ing is right. It’s great to hang out and support friends and their businesses,” Molina like the multi-ethnic flavor here.” For Vilar and Garcia, the love of cigars is said. a passion that keeps them both deeply Vilar’s take was more direct. involved in the store. “It’s to help us do business,” he said. “Cigars are like coffee and wine, their “That’s what we’re here for.” The invitation-only event included spe- many flavors and varieties depend on the cial “swag” bags for the ladies complete country of origin,” Vilar said. Vilar’s wife, Rossana, hails from a with Jo Malone cologne and La Mer skin creams and a couple of celebrities to help Cuban tobacco-growing family. Her father, make the evening particularly memorable. Diego Rodriguez, owned the legendary El Grammy award winner singer-song- Corojo Farm, known for the tobacco’s writer Jon Secada and a past member of the quality as a wrapper. Vilar, who once sold cigars at Macabi’s cast of The Real Housewives of Miami, Cristina Rice, were on hand to meet, greet in South Miami, enjoys retailing cigars in and talk about their respective businesses. the historic bank building. Upstairs is a Secada is releasing a new album named for room outfitted with couches and a bigthe featured song, I’m Never Too Far screen television. Hung around the room Away. Rice continues to be successful in are lockers that customers can rent to stash her shop Bri-Bri Boutique. Once located in their supply of favorite cigars. Some South Miami for 12 years, the shop is now famous folks have lockers here and, as online; she also has introduced a new line Vilar is quick to tell you, women are among his customers, too. of swimwear called Cuban Rice. For more information, call 305-663Secada spoke of his 20-year career and 1818. South Miami.
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Iconic Chevrolet Impala is redesigned for 2014 Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR
LET’S TALK CARS Chevrolet completely redesigned the Impala for 2014. Designers gave the iconic flagship sedan some head-turning styling cues, more interior room and modern technologies never before available on the Impala. The Impala is new from the ground up, with a muscular design reminds you a bit of earlier Impalas while embracing Chevy’s modern styling. This is the 10th generation of the Impala, one of the industry’s most enduring nameplates. It has ranked as America’s best-selling full-size sedan since 2004 and total sales topped 169,000 in 2012. The new Impala is long and low, with a wind-swept profile that suggests motion, and has a range of 18-, 19- and 20-inch wheels tailored to the body for the perfect stance. At the front, low-profile projectorbeam HID headlights (and LED daytime running lights on LTZ) sweep around the corners and frame the wide grille, while the power dome hood conveys the power under
the hood. Sculpted coves in the body sides and the short deck lid complement the overall design. Diagonal dual-signature taillights and chrome-outlined exhaust outlets (on LTZ) complete the rear end. For 2014, the Impala comes with 10 standard air bags and such available safety technologies as full-speed-range adaptive cruise control, crash imminent braking, forward collision alert, lane departure warning, side blind zone alert, rear cross traffic alert, rear camera and rear-park assist. The Impala’s V-6 engine ranks with the most powerful naturally aspirated engines in the segment. The new and responsive electric power steering system and enhanced suspension provides owners with a positive driving experience. Inside, the all-new cabin has more front and rear legroom, generous storage area and Smartphone-influenced connectivity with next-generation MyLink. It’s also quieter and has a greater emphasis on comfort, including BOSE active noise cancellation technology on four-cylinder models. The 2014 Impala builds on Chevrolet’s signature dual-cockpit interior with greater attention to detail and upscale features — seen in everything from the wraparound flow of the instrument panel into the door panels
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ertrains and a 3.6-liter V-6 engine. An Ecotec 2.4-liter engine with eAssist will be available at the end of the year and deliver an estimated 35 mpg on the highway. The MSRP on the 2014 Chevy Impala ranges from $26,725 to $35,770. Ron Beasley is the automotive editor for Miami’s Community Newspapers. He may be contacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext. 261, or by addressing email correspondence to <LetsTalkCars@aol.com>.
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Marco Drugs & Compounding’s Sonia Martinez, RPh Recognized Nationally for Excellence in Innovation The Excellence in Innovation Award is a national award that annually recognizes one pharmacist who has demonstrated innovation resulting in improved patient care Sonia Martinez has been awarded the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations’ Excellence in Innovation Award. Sponsored by Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., this award annually recognizes and honors a qualified pharmacist who has demonstrated significant innovation in their respective practice, method or service directly or indirectly resulting in imSonia Martinez proved patient care and/or advancement of the profession of pharmacy. The tradition of designing innovative pharmaceuticals has been the commitment of Upsher-Smith Laboratories and is driven by the everchanging needs of patients, physicians, pharmacists, and healthcare organizations. Their perspective is not “more products,” but the right products that make people’s lives better. “Sonia [Martinez] has a pharmacy practice that serves as a model for other pharmacists of what we can offer to patients in today’s changing healthcare climate,” said a representative from the Florida Pharmacy Association. Sonia Martinez co-owns and manages Marco Drugs & Compounding. She holds membership with the American Associated Pharmacies and sits on their board of directors. She is also a member of the Inter-American Pharmacist Association, the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists and is a featured and founding committee member of Women in Pharmacy. She received her pharmacy education and training at the Universidad Santa Maria in Caracas, Venezuela. A family-owned pharmacy, Marco Drugs & Compounding has been serving South Florida since the early 1980s. While continuing to provide old-fashioned personal service, Marco Drugs & Compounding’s state-of-the-art laboratory uses the newest technologies and the highest quality pharmaceuticals to ensure patients get the best possible treatment. By combining the ageless art of compounding with the latest medical knowledge, the team at Marco Drugs & Compounding will formulate customized medications to fit each patient’s unique needs.
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WKBH welcomes inaugural class of family medicine residents BY STEPHANIE ROJAS
MIAMI — The West Kendall Baptist Hospital (WKBH) Family Medicine Residency Program, an academic affiliate of Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, has welcomed its first class of family medicine residents. The new residents are: Christopher Jorge da Fonseca, MD — A graduate of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Dr. da Fonseca has a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received several medical school honors, including the National Conference of Family Medicine Student Scholarship Award from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Michelle DeFreitas, MD — Dr. DeFreitas received her medical degree from St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine in Grand Cayman. She also has a master’s in public health from the University of South Florida and a master’s of business administration/healthcare management from Davenport University in Grand Rapids, MI. Wendy Marquina, MD — Dr. Marquina received her medical degree with honors from the University of Science, Arts & Technology in Olveston Montserrat, British West Indies, where she also earned her bachelor’s degree. She worked for six years as a physician assistant for cardiologist, Jonathan Fialkow, MD, who is on the medical staff at West Kendall Baptist Hospital and is chair of the Board of Managers of Baptist Health Quality Network. Aniel Navarro Marin, MD — Dr. Navarro Marin joins West Kendall Baptist Hospital from the Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara, Cuba. He completed a residency at Misifin Barrio Adentro in Caracas, Venezuela, and worked as a physician in the Ministerio de Salud Pública in Caracas. The new, state-of-the-art Baptist Health Medical Group Family Medicine Center serves as the primary outpatient training ground for the residency program, which will eventually accommodate 12 residents over three years. The program will provide leading practices in education and compassionate care in a
high-tech and high-touch environment. Residents will receive training in the full spectrum of family medicine, including management of acute and chronic conditions in adults and children, women’s health, sports medicine, health promotion and disease prevention. They also will perform quality improvement and research projects, as well as develop leadership and team-building skills through collaboration on interprofessional teams and through community engagement. Agueda Hernández, MD, is medical director of the Family Medicine Center and associate director of the West Kendall Baptist Hospital/FIU Family Medicine Residency program. “We are delighted to welcome our inaugural class of family medicine residents,” Dr. Hernández said. “They have distinguished themselves individually and are collectively a well-rounded group. “Their variety of backgrounds and experiences make them well-suited to provide compassionate, patient- and family-centered care for our diverse community,” Dr. Hernández added. “Our residents will work across the entire spectrum of healthcare in preparation for their careers as family physicians,” said Javier Hernández-Lichtl, CEO of West Kendall Baptist Hospital and corporate chief academic officer for Baptist Health. “They will also establish personal and professional relationships that we hope will lead them to stay in South Florida upon completing the program.” Baptist Health South Florida developed its clinical partnership with the FIU Wertheim College of Medicine as part of its strategy to address the critical shortage of family practice physicians in South Florida and nationwide. Research shows that 70 percent of doctors remain in the communities where they do their residencies. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) granted initial accreditation to the West Kendall Baptist Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in November 2012. With the first class of residents now in place, the program will begin recruiting for the 2014 class this fall. Positions will be filled through the National Resident Matching Program. Prospective applicants may visit BaptistHealth.net/GME for more information.
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