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Tips for a safe and joyous holiday season

BY KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE

State Attorney, Miami-Dade County The holiday shopping season is again upon us and, unfortunately, it is always a peak time for crimes such as home burglaries, thefts, robberies and even muggings. Especially in these tough economic times, I want to share some valuable tips that can help prevent you from becoming the victim of a crime during the holidays, particularly since this week marks the start of our busy shopping season. THINGS TO DO AT HOME • Be extra cautious and lock your doors and windows at all times. • Don’t display gifts and other valuables near windows or doorways where they can be seen. • If you go out in the evening, leave at least one light on and the radio or television so that the house looks occupied. • If you go out of town, get an automatic timer for your lights. Ask a neighbor or trusted friend to watch your house and perhaps park their car in your driveway from time to time. • Contact the post office and request that your mail not be delivered during the days you will be away. Your carrier will deliver

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Howard Palmetto reunion party set for Jan. 13 BY GRANT MILLER Publisher

It has been 50 years of community service for the Howard Palmetto Baseball and Softball Association. The HPBSA has done as much or more than any other organization in this community to give our kids and their parents a place to gather and have fun, make lifelong friendships and to play ball. The HPBSA is will host a 50th anniversary reunion party on Friday, Jan. 13, and I want to alert everybody in advance so you can make arrangements to attend. We will honor all of the coaches, players, league officials and others who have had an affiliation with the organization over the years. If you want to attend the event or have any old photographs that we may use, please email <howardpalmetto50@gmail.com> or search on Facebook, keywords “Grant Miller.”

Jan Novar and Beverly Marks recently vacationed in France, taking a river boat sailing excursion down the Rhone River and stoping in Provence, France to visit a Beaujolais winery for a food and wine tasting. Of course they remembered to take along a copy of their favorite hometown newspaper and sent us this snapshot. Thanks for thinking of us, guys!

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Village teen gains regional finals in Siemens in competition BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

people have done in the past.” Sarkar has been researching quick and Palmetto High School senior Ellora cheap methods to detect different strains of Sarkar was named a regionTB. She has been working on al finalist in the prestigious the research with Dr. Vineet Siemens competition in Gupta at the University of Math, Science and Miami since graduating from Technology for her DNA the ninth grade and it is imporproject to recognize methtant to her. ods to detect different “Imagine that you can’t read strains of tuberculosis. and someone gives you four More than 2,436 students sheets of paper,” she says. “You entered the competition can’t tell the difference, but if with a record 1,541 projsomeone put a colored sticky ects. Those were cut to 60, note on one, you could tell the with Sarkar’s project the difference. That’s what I did Ellora Sarkar –––––––––––––––––––– only one from Florida to with the four DNA samples, but gain regional honors. The competition took in a cost effective manner, which we were place at Georgia Tech and the regional win- lacking before.” ner will move on to the finals in Her research project next will be featured Washington, D.C. in the Intel Science Competition because “It was fun,” Sarkar says. “I didn’t make the rules allow her to use the same project. it to the next level, but I enjoyed the expe- She is no stranger to competition and often rience. I was happy to have gone so far. I competes for Palmetto in science and math knew that I did a lot more on my own than contests.

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ASHTON BARNES SANCHEZ When her younger cousin was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, St. Brendan’s High School senior Ashton Rae Barnes Sanchez went into action. She started Gabriella’s Group to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation by taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Walk. She put the group together in three months and raised approximately $1,000 in the first year. “We got donations and we all just walked together,” Sanchez says. “We had 30-something people.” The second year, they walked again, but they doubled the donations. Sanchez expects to begin work on the next walk after the holiday season. “Last year I got a group of people come to dinner at my house and we got donations and got people to sign up right there,” she says. Gabriella’s Group is Sanchez’s major community service project, but she’s done enough volunteering to earn about 600 community service hours. She also volunteered at a summer camp for a couple of years. “I worked at a summer camp in my freshman and sophomore years,’ she says. “Camp Rejoice was at my old middle school – St. John Neumann Catholic School.” There she worked with the kids, primarily helping with arts and crafts and organizing events. At St. Brendan’s, she is a member of the

Respect Life Club and Generating Respect and Acceptance for Children with Exceptionalities (GRACE). “For the first project, we taught other students about famous people that have exceptionalities,” she says. “We work with other organizations.” She’s a member of the Business Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Tri M, the music honor society. “I play piano and I play a little bit of violin,” she says. “We don’t have a music program at school. We’re trying to start one, but I don’t think it will be ready by the time I graduate.” Sanchez is heavily involved in Campus Ministry, which runs the masses and retreats done at the school. “Instead of taking Religion Four, I’ve taken Campus Ministry,” she says. “More than 100 students apply and only 30 are selected.” Her responsibility includes the monthly mass that’s held for the entire school, then the masses that are done for the freshman class, the sophomore class, the junior class and the senior class. “And then we start all over again,” she says. “We do the readings, the offertory and the alter servings. It’s set readings every week, but we choose who is going to read them and who is going to bring up the Eucharist and wine.” As for her future, she is considering two plans — one would send her to Florida State University and the other has her attending Miami-Dade College for two years and then going to New York to study fashion. “I like more of the business of the fashion world,” she says. “I want to be a buyer, I want to go to the fashion shows and buy what’s going to be in the stores,” She is working toward that goal by taking a fashion class at a couture house near Miracle Mile in Coral Gables. “They are teaching me how to hand sew, how to use a sewing machine,” she says. “We learn how to make a collection, how to draw our designs.” While most people who are looking to go into the fashion world want to design, she is more interested in the financial end of the business. “My strong suit is math; I like putting the two together, the fashion and the math,” she says. By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

JONATHAN QUIRKE Gulliver Prep senior Jonathan Quirke is doing something few high school students get to do – being an important contributor to a college textbook. Quirke is taking pictures that will be featured in an organic chemistry textbook written by his father, Martin Quirke, who is a professor at Florida International University. Quirke’s job is to photograph chemicals featured in the book. “In most organic chemistry books there are few pictures of the reactions that are being discussed,” Quirke says. “My father is modifying these reactions so they can become photographically friendly.” Quirke’s father worked with a number of photographers before deciding to see if Jonathan could do the job instead. “I began studying photography in my sophomore year here,” Quirke says. “The summer of my sophomore year, he decided that I would be his photographer.” Quirke estimates that he has made about 20,000 photos for his father in the past two years. The photos were taken with a special camera to capture the chemical reactions. Each photo takes painstaking care. Some of the reactions take just a minute or two to set-up, but others can take as long as two or three hours. When not busy with the textbook photography, Quirke is the president of the Gulliver photography club, although he doesn’t have much time to do different

types of photography because of his work on the book. “The only photography outside of that is for school labs,” he says. Aside from the photography, Quirke occasionally tutors in math and science at both the high school and the middle school. He enjoys the tutoring sessions with the kids. “I love teaching,” he says. “Quite honestly, in the future I hope to become a chemistry professor at a university.” In addition to the organic chemistry photos he takes, he also does lab work. “I’ve presented at three American Chemical Society meetings about the lab work I’ve done with my father,” Quirke says. “Which is something most high schoolers don’t have a chance to do.” He made the presentations in spring 2010 and 2011, and fall 2011. “I’m going to another one in San Diego this coming spring,” he says. Quirke is vice president of the BioMedical Club, a member of the Biology Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and the National Honor Society. “In the bio honor society, we give student-based lectures on certain topics that are prevalent in our society,” he says. “Some topics that we’ve done include cardio vascular disease with relation to obesity, cloning, bio-terrorism and evolution versus intelligent design.” Outside of school, Quirke sings in the Temple Beth Am High Holiday Choir on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kipper. Like all other high school seniors, Quirke spent a lot of time this fall readying college of applications. “I’ve looking very hard at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California,” he says. “It’s a science-based liberal arts school and I’m a huge science guy. I love science in general. In the past four years I’ve taken about nine different science courses.” Those courses include Advanced Placement Chemistry, International Baccalaureate Biology One and Two, IB Physics, Biomedical Sciences Years Two and Three and Pre-IB Biology as a freshman, Chemistry Honors and Anatomy Honors as a sophomore. In college, he plans to major in chemistry. By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

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MICHAEL LEFKOWITZ Gulliver Prep sophomore Michael Lefkowitz often talks to medical professionals, parents and kids about hearing loss, specifically about cochlear implants. “I have one in my right ear,” he says.

He received the implant at the University of Miami when he was only 17-months old. “I was probably one of the youngest in the country at that time to get one,” he says. Lefkowitz usually meets with the individual or the family he hopes to help instead of talking to them on the phone. “Just so I can be more personable,” he says. Sometimes he shows the implant, but he says that if they have been exposed to the technology, then they don’t need to see it on him. He is available after the surgery as well. “I’ve done it casually because at the university there are always families there, but I started formally speaking about implants when I was around six years old,” he says. “There are conferences every other year for the implant company and I speak at those. I am also involved in a few foundations that help kids who need implants.” One of those is the Barton G Kids Hear Now Foundation. Through that foundation Lefkowitz talks to families who have a child that has just been implanted, as well as to families with a child that is a candidate for an implant. “We give them aid in services and thera-

pies and we talk to them about the benefits of having a cochlear implant,” he says. “We do have ongoing relationships with people who I’ve spoken with.” Lefkowitz says the cochlear implant has no side effects and allows him to hear normally, just like anyone else. And, while having an implant may be a problem for some, he says he has never been treated any different because he has an implant. “My parents always treated it just like someone wears glasses to see,” he says. “I wear a cochlear implant to hear.” Lefkowitz has become involved in a new organization, the Earpiece: Save Your Hearing Foundation in hopes of keeping teens from losing their hearing. “We focus on mostly teenagers who still have their hearing, but are going to concerts where the music is still loud, and they play their iPods too loud,” he says. “That damages the hair cells and the cochlea becomes damaged and they can’t hear.” Lefkowitz was at the University of Miami when his surgeon suggested that his mom meet with someone involved with the foundation. “It sounded really cool and we got

involved; it’s in the early stages,” he says. They expect to have a mannequin to work with so someone could put an ear bud into the mannequin’s ear and play the music. “It will measure how long you have before you lose your hair cells,” he says. The plan is to take the mannequin to concerts so that teens become aware of the risk for hair cell damage. Lefkowitz also participates in extracurricular activities at Gulliver. He’s on the varsity golf team and is co-captain of the junior varsity team. “I’ve been playing all my life,” he says. “I’ve played competitively for three or four years and I was good enough to be on the JV team when I was in the eighth grade.” Lefkowitz also plays Ultimate Frisbee every Sunday in Pinecrest and on most Saturdays in Peacock Park in Coconut Gove. He plans to enter an Ultimate Frisbee tournament after the winter break. While college is still a long way off, Lefkowitz already knows that he wants to major in either political science or law, and he definitely wants to go to law school. By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

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TotalBank breaks ground for new Village branch BY RON BEASLEY

Early next year, there will be a new full service bank in operation in Pinecrest. TotalBank, chartered in 1974 and today holding $2.2 billion in assets, symbolically broke ground on its new banking center at 10205 S. Dixie Hwy., its 17th branch facility in Miami-Dade and one of four new locations the bank will open in the county by the end of 2012. The building that will house the bank branch has been under construction for several weeks. “We’ve been very active in the Pinecrest community for many years without having a physical presence,” said Luis de la Aguilera, president and chief marketing officer. “We made the commitment well over a year ago and opened a three-man loan production office right here on this (building) site. The demographics here are very strong and already we have over 400 customers in the Pinecrest zip code, which represents over $70 million in deposits and over $50 million in lending that we’ve done, either on a residential basis or on a commercial basis.” De la Aguilera said that kind of business makes the decision to build the new Village branch a no brainer.

“If we’re seeing that kind of movement without a physical presence here,” he said, “then we feel that having a full-service banking center in Pinecrest will be a great opportunity for us.” De la Aguilera noted that TotalBank has been active in Pinecrest for many years in many different community activities and involvements. “We have been the charter sponsor of the Pinecrest Premier Soccer Club,” he said. “Today it has well over 1,100 kids playing soccer, and senior vice president Renato Salazar, who will be the managing director of this banking center, is a Pinecrest resident and was also a founder of the soccer club.” TotalBank will employ seven people in the modern, new 2,500-square-foot facility. “We are a full-service commercial bank and we’re very diversified in all of the banking products that we offer,” de la Aguilera said. “The product array stems from wealth management, residential and commercial lending, consumer lending, trade financing and letters of credit; the bank does it all.” TotalBank was acquired in 2007 by Banco Popular, the third largest commer-

Picture are (l-r) TotalBank’s Zulema Delgado, Elizabeth La Rosa, Luis de la Aguilera, Mayor Cindy Lerner, and TotalBank’s Nelson Hidalgo and Renato Salazar. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

cial bank in Spain with about $200 billion in assets. TotalBank is a wholly owned subsidiary of the banking giant, but considered a very important one strategically because it is the U.S. operation.

“We’re a community bank that has been here in Miami-Dade County for almost 40 years,” said de la Aguilera. “But we are one that has the financial power behind it to do whatever the community needs.

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Palmer Trinity seniors sign college letters

Palmer Trinity seniors Paulina Prieto and Margaret Franklin (left) have signed national letters of intent to play Division I college athletics next year. Prieto will go to Penn State University and Franklin will attend Marquette University. Attending the signing ceremony were PTS athletic director, Jake von Scherrer; Bill and Sally Franklin, Margaret’s parents; Paulina’s mother, Maria Cerame; and Head of School Sean Murphy.

SAFETY, from page 1 –––––– your “held” mail upon your return or you may choose to pick it up at your designated post office branch. • Newspaper deliveries should also be placed on hold while you are away so they do not pile up and alert passersby that your house is unoccupied. • After Christmas when the gifts have been unwrapped, break down the boxes and fold them so as the words are on the inside. • Don’t put the boxes “as is” out on the curb for the trash collectors as this just advertises your newly acquired electronics and other valuables that are now in your home. TIPS FOR SAFE SHOPPING • Always stay alert to your surroundings and the people around you. Avoid areas wherein there are people “hanging around” in parking garages, parking lots, or the outside of stores. Notify the police or security personnel. • Try to shop before dark if possible and coordinate shopping trips with a friend if you plan to be out late. • Park your car in well-lit areas and never in dark areas, no matter how convenient the spot might be. • Always lock your car doors and windows even if you are only gone for a few minutes. It takes a thief only seconds to steal a car.

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• Keep packages and other valuables out of public view, preferably locked in the trunk. If you place recent purchases in your trunk and want to continue shopping, move your car to another area. If thieves are watching, they could very easily pry your trunk open and steal your purchases. • Have your keys in hand when you return to your car, and always check the interior of your car before you unlock the door to get in. • To discourage purse-snatchers, don’t overburden yourself with packages. • Avoid carrying large amounts of cash. Pay for purchases with a check or credit card whenever possible. • Be extra careful with purses and wallets. Women should carry their purse under their arm with the strap across their body and men should keep their wallet in an inside jacket pocket and not a back trouser pocket. • Finally, be sure to teach your children to go only to a store clerk or security guard to ask for help if they should become separated from you while in a store or shopping mall. They should never go into a parking lot alone. I wish you and your family a safe and wonderful holiday season.

Katherine Fernandez Rundle has been the Miami-Dade State Attorney for 15 years and is a pioneer in the creation of innovative programs to help prevent crime and provide rehabilitative opportunities to eligible offenders. For information, call 305-547-0535.

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SmARTy Dogs are popping up around the Village BY HEATHER BETTNER

what inspires him, Mano says “Everything! People, music, nature — all lead me on journeys through the imagination where images converge and forms and color captivate me. Observation of the mind’s creation allows me to assimilate and recreate, in my own style, the shades of color and images of form”. Please visit his website at Mano Fine Art. Thank you TotalBank for sponsoring this SmARTy Dog!

We had a whole bunch of new SmARTy Dog puppies joining the pack last month, and TotalBank became one of our newest sponsors. As you know Pinecrest has been busily getting puppies sponsored so we can beautify the Village. We have a long list of artists who have come forth to offer their talent and creativity to paint the dogs and beautify Pinecrest. In addition we want to welcome visitors to Pinecrest as well. The best part is that at the end of the program we will auction the puppies off to new homes and 100 percent of the money goes to buy Smartboards for the Pinecrest public schools. So walk around Pinecrest, enjoy our puppies and decide who you would like to take home! TOTALBANK SPONSORS A SMARTY DOG At the age of 12, Cuban-born artist Mano came to the United States with his older brother as part of Operation Pedro Pan. For the next five years he lived in Westfield, NJ with family friends until he was reunited with his parents. Although Mano graduated as an electrical engineer and successfully practiced his

Pictured (l-r) are Nelson Hidalgo, director of the TotalBank Banking Center Division; senior vice president Renato Salazar; SmARTy Dog director Heather Bettner, Mayor Cindy Lerner, and Luis de la Aguilera, TotalBank president and chief marketing officer. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

profession for more than 20 years, he always felt the need to express himself artistically and beyond the design concepts of engineering. Mano has now traded components and electronics for a new career in art.

He is a self-taught artist who has developed a unique expressionist-style dominated by faces and the female form. Usually his faces are merely a point of departure for Mano to explore the interplay of contrasting colors on a myriad of surfaces. When asked

AUCTION SET FOR MARCH 28 The SmARTy Dog auction will be held March 28 at Pinecrest Gardens, 5:30 -6:30 p.m., with cocktails; auction begins at 7:30 p.m. We are so fortunate to have Jim Gall as our auctioneer. Jim is a Pinecrest resident and his children all attend Pinecrest Schools. Thank you, Jim. Please sponsor a SmARTy Dog The more dogs we have, the more funds we raise for Smart Board technology. We can multiply your sponsorship investment two to three time or more at the auction. And you will have a beautiful do to represent your company, and it will promote your company in Pinecrest for six months. Call us at Prince Media to find out more about this program; 305-7750113.

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Swim-A-Thon raises $50,000 for Gulliver, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

Swimmers of all ages participated in the 2011 Gulliver Swim-A-Thon. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– BY MELISSA LICHTENHELD

More than 170 swimmers of all ages, including five-year-olds on noodles, raised more than $50,000 at Gulliver Schools’ recent second annual Make a Splash SwimA-Thon at the Preparatory Campus Aquatic Center. Proceeds from the Swim-A-Thon will support the school’s Annual Fund, benefitting the Gulliver Booster Club and the Performing and Visual Arts departments. A special gift will be made to KiDZ Neuroscience Center at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis in honor of Woody Beckham, a Gulliver alumnus confined to a wheelchair after suffering a tragic accident playing rugby. “This year’s Swim-A-Thon was really great. My teammates, teachers, classmates, and even members of the administration all came out to have fun and help raise more than $50,000,” said Connor Kuci, student chair for the Swim-A-Thon. “Everyone who participated allowed us to raise money

that will help us to make an even larger donation this year to KiDZ Neuroscience Center at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis; a really significant contribution to a meaningful cause that will help one of our alumni. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Swim-A-Thon and I’m proud of the success that we were all able to achieve.” Many participants, including Gulliver swim and water polo teams, students, parents, faculty and alumni joined in the event. More than 200 families working and attending the event cheered the students on as they each earned money by swimming a maximum of 72 laps, a mile. The top fundraiser for the second year in a row was Senior David Mills, who raised $9,500. Among the other top fundraisers was Mekayla Frazier, who arrived after her soccer game and swam a mile to raise more than $2,700. A family of triplet thirdgraders swam together and raised another $2,000. Two sisters, age five and seven, swam together and raised more than $1,000.

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CHABAD CENTER KENDALL / PINECREST

My experience in prison BY RABBI YOSSI HARLIG Director, Chabad Center of Kendall/Pinecrest

Many people are not aware of the plight of the 5,000 Jews that are in prisons all across America. Prison is a dark and lonely place. It alienates these men and women from their families and community. The prison system makes it very difficult to maintain sanity and self-worth, and even more difficult to properly observe religion. Even in the most accommodating prisons, it is not easy to live as a Jew. Even those with the strongest personalities can lose their identity and ability to cope. Jews in prison need to know that someone cares for them and they are not alone. Each month for the past 12 years, I have served as a volunteer chaplain visiting the Jewish men and women at the Dade Correctional Institution in Florida City. As part of the Spark of Light Program at the Aleph Institute, I strive to uphold the fundamental Torah principle to love every Jew as ourselves. My goal is not to free the inmate from prison physically, but to free him or her spiritually. The Spark of Light program is the only national program that serves Jewish inmates in the U.S. The program helps ensure that these men and women stay connected to their families, communities and Jewish heritage. During my monthly visits, I assist the inmates with their daily Jewish practices, which is a great challenge in such an isolated and anti-Semitic environment. Together we join in meaningful prayer and Torah

study. The Torah is God’s instruction or teaching to mankind and by studying it; these men and women are discovering the true purpose of life and learning how to lead an ethical and moral life. Without family and friends, holidays in prison are especially difficult. During the Jewish holidays, I am able to provide spiritual leadership, holiday Torah readings, books, traditional Jewish food and other comforts. Studies have shown that faith-based programs have a very strong effect on the rehabilitation of those who are incarcerated. The Spark of Light program helps inmates amend their wrongs and seek forgiveness. It gives them the best chance of one day reintegrating into society and becoming productive, law-abiding citizens. The inmates have told me that my visits are “like a breath of fresh air.” Our time together gives them the emotional strength to get through another month. For many, this is the first time they have delved into their spiritual side and embraced their Jewish traditions. Before, life was full of drugs and despair. Now, they find themselves with time to reflect, become more spiritual and study the Torah. So, what’s in it for me? The knowledge that I am fulfilling my mission in life by making a difference in someone’s life. You, too, can make a difference. Give of yourself to others. Love your neighbor as yourself. To learn how you can make a difference, go to <www.chabadofkendall.org>, visit the Lester & Hilda Greenstein Chabad of Kendall/Pinecrest, 8700 SW 112 St., or call 305-234-5654. For more information about the Spark of Light Program at the Aleph Institute, visit <www.aleph-institute.org>.

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Pinecrest tennis team takes 2nd place in USTA mixed doubles nationals

The Pinecrest USTA mixed doubles team is captained by Robin Connell and features Miguel Fundora, Donna Kass, Renzo Velis, Leslie Stein, Adam Rosales and Nastasha Rodriguez. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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Pinecrest, representing the Florida section, finished second at the USTA League 8.0 Mixed Doubles National Championships in Tucson last month, losing 2-1 to a Mill Creek, WA team in the championship match. Earlier in the day, Pinecrest defeated a team from Washington, D.C., 2-1, in the semifinals. The Pinecrest team plays at Coral Pine Park and is captained by Robin Connell and features Miguel Fundora, Donna Kass, Renzo Velis, Leslie Stein, Adam Rosales and Nastasha Rodriguez. The top four teams this year were Pacific Northwest (Mill Creek, WA), Florida (Pinecrest), Mid-Atlantic (Washington, D.C.) and Midwest (Toledo, OH). This year’s USTA League Mixed Doubles National Championship drew the top 44 teams from around the nation.

The USTA League is celebrating its 31st anniversary this year. Established in 1980, it has grown from 13,000 participants in just a few parts of the country in its first year, to over 779,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis program. The USTA League was established to provide adult recreational tennis players throughout the country with the opportunity to compete against players of similar ability levels. Players participate on teams in a league format administered by the USTA through its 17 Sections. The league groups players by using six National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) levels, ranging from 2.5 (entry) to 5.0 (advanced). USTA League is open to any USTA member 19 or older. It features adult and mixed doubles divisions, as well as a senior division (age 50) and a super senior division (age 60).

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The holidays are coming. How do I handle this? If your family had a tradition, continue to do it. There’s something to be said for consistency. If at anytime the kids mention the void of their dad or mom, acknowledge it and talk about it. If you’re sad, your kids will be sad. Continue on as usual and maybe invite some friends over to help with the void. If the kids ask to do something different, make the change fun with a positive slant. Remember, as the parent, you set the tone. They will follow your lead or emotions. Debbie Martinez is a Certified Divorce Life Coach. She has given workshops on divorce and women’s issues and has offices in South Miami. For more information, go to <www.thepowerofdivorcecoach.com>.

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‘Rides ‘n Smiles’ makes ailing kids happy for a day BY RON BEASLEY

When you’re faced with the prospect of fighting a ravaging disease like cancer, it can be debilitating, if not downright devastating. If you are a child, that battle is even more chilling. That’s why Rides ‘n Smiles has become such an important event each year at the HomesteadMiami Speedway. It’s a day when cancer-stricken kids can come to the speedway and be treated special, and get to ride around the track in some of the hottest, most exotic cars on the market today at speeds in excess of 100 mph. This year on Nov. 26, the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, more than 130 kids fighting cancer converged on the HomesteadMiami Speedway for the Southern Automotive Media Association’s (SAMA) third annual Rides ‘n Smiles event. At the end of the day, virtually all of the kids sported broad smiles and had a feeling of accomplishment, of having had a day of fun in their lives in spite of being faced sith some very difficult days ahead. Rides ’n Smiles is the brainchild of SAMA

vice president Bill Adam. He’s an automotive writer, an accomplished race car driver and a popular television motorsports race analyst. He conceived the idea of bringing ailing kids from Baptist Hospital and Miami Children’s Hospital to the Speedway, where members of the automotive association would spend the day giving them fast and exhilarating rides around the race track in many of the hottest new cars on the market today. Most of those cars are provided by the manufacturers, though some are supplied by private owners. This year’s participating manufacturers included Chevrolet (Corvette and Camaro convertible), Dodge (Challenger), Ford (Boss 302 Mustang), Mercedes Benz (SLK), Subaru (WRX), Nissan (370Z convertible), Lexus (ISF), and Porsche (911 GTS convertible). Also on track were privately owned cars from Fort Lauderdale lawyer Bill Scherer (Ford GT), Doug Von Allmen (Audi R8 V-10), Tom Gonzales (Corvette ZR-1), and Ron Vogel (vice president of Ferrari of Fort Lauderdale with Maserati convertible and Ferrari 458 Challenge race car) and Infiniti (G37). Additional cars were displayed by Miami lawyer Lance Joseph (1969 Camaro 427 and a custom Toyota Celica GT), Aston Martin (new Vantage convertible), Chris Kavanaugh (Ferrari 599), Bob and Jeanne Panoff (supercharged Dodge Viper and a supercharged Dodge Challenger), Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Subaru, Lexus and Toyota. “This day has become so rewarding to so many people, that it has grown to become a special part of our lives,” said Adam. “We all look forward to it and, literally, to seeing the smiles and tears on the faces of everyone — children, parents and volunteers. It is a humbling experience and makes all the effort worth it.” In addition to the exciting rides around the race track, the children and their families were treated to a delicious Italian lunch pro-

vided by Homestead-Miami Speedway and presented with certificates attesting to their membership in the 100 MPH Club. At the end of the day, each child was given a gift bag worth more than $50 containing model cars, key chains, a canvas back pack and numerous other items donated by the auto manufacturers and area businesses. “Rides ’n Smiles just keeps getting better every year,” said SAMA president Paul Borden, who drove one of the cars and gave the kids rides around the track. “I found the children even more enthusiastic than ever and it was a real giggle-fest in the Dodge Challenger all day. I think my very first rider got in the car with some trepidation because he wanted to ‘go slow.’ I took it easy, of course, but you should have seen the big smile on his face as I went through turns three and four the first time at a moderate speed. I have a feeling that by the end of the day he was like most of the other kids who, when asked if they wanted to go slow or go fast, responded, ‘Go fast!’” It was a very special day for everyone. (Photos by Pepe Forte/iFriedEgg.com)

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As vice president and branch manager for Capital Bank, Adam Hellman has a demanding job. But he isn’t one to shy away from challenges and when he was nominated to be president of the Pinecrest Business Association, he accepted without hesitation. “Business development, business growth and trying to help the business community succeed and thrive is something I’m naturally pretty good at,” said Hellman, Brooklyn born, but raised in Baltimore. “I like promoting businesses. When you’re in a position to help others, you’re only helping yourself.” Hellman, 39, a West Kendall resident, joined the Pinecrest Business Association in 2008 as an Ambassador. He became chairman of the Ambassadors and is the vice president of membership until January, when he will assume his next role as President, succeeding Larry Barditch who is concluding a second two-year term. Prior to joining the Pinecrest Business Association, Hellman ran a small private mortgage company for 15 years. He moved to banking and became vice president of Turnberry Bank. When the bank was acquired by Capital Bank, Hellman remained as vice president and became manager of both the Pinecrest and Dadeland branches. This month, the branches will fold into one. At the Pinecrest Business Association, Hellman’s job as president will be to help come up with new and innovative ways to promote the businesses in and around the community. He will reach out to new businesses through monthly luncheons (third Tuesday of every month at Evelyn Greer Park) and other networking events such as business expos and the annual Taste of Pinecrest, which has raised more than $250,000 for Village public schools. The association has 175 members.

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