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Heffernan: Football saved me!

The following is a poignant story about Tommy Heffernan, a young man who grew up in our area and began his athletic career playing football for the Palmetto Bay Broncos.

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H A P E L HILL, NC – While t h e N o r t h C a ro l i n a f o o t b a l l p ro g r a m w a s h u n k e r i n g down last fall amidst NCAA allegations and harsh media criticism, Tommy Hef f e r n a n w a s t r ying to make sense of his life after a t r a g i c c a r c r a s h t o o k the life of his childhood best friend. In the summer of 2010, Tommy Heffernan arrived on North Carolina’s campus some 830 miles from home. Despite starting for three years at linebacker at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami and leading his team in tackles in ’08 and ’09, FBS-level scholarship offers were scarce. His father, David, was an offensive tackle at the University of Miami during the early 1980s and had developed a relationship with former UNC head coach Butch Davis. That friendship opened the door for Heffernan to walk-on at North TOMMY HEFFERNAN

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Pictured is the 1971 Crushers of the Howard Palmetto Khoury League. They are (front row, l-r) Steve Thomas, Dan Berry, Joe Ludovivi, Paul Marks, Mark Goldberg, Jackie Scott, David Mintz, (middle row, l-r) Bernard Zieman, Mark Gilbert, John Powell, Buford Smith, Jeff Pollack, Daniel Traub, (back row, l-r) Coaches Phil Ludivici, Dr. Allen Berry, Dr. Joe Pollack. Take a look inside to see some other old team photos that have already been sent to us.

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Yes! We’re looking for players, coaches, league officials and anybody who had anything to do with the Howard Palmetto Khoury League (now the Howard Palmetto Baseball & Softball Association), from the beginning back in 1962. The league is marking 50 years of service to our community and we are planning a huge reunion and celebration on Jan. 13 at Evelyn Greer Park. We need your help! If you have any old photographs dating from the early days of the league, we need them. We’ll make sure that you get them back. If you know of anybody who was a part of the league in the early days, please contact them and tell them to make plans to come to the reunion. It will be a lot of fun! For more information, go to Facebook Grant Miller, email your complete address to <howardpalmetto50@gmail.com> or call Bob Slater at 305-338-2246. See you at the reunion!

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The Parent-Teacher-Student Association of Palmetto Senior High School is inviting area families to attend the screening of a film that addresses the dark side of America’s achievement culture, Race to Nowhere. The film will be shown Tuesday, Oct. 4, 7-9 p.m., in the school auditorium. A discussion will follow the film. The event is free but because seating is limited, advance registration is required. Race to Nowhere, a film by Vicki Abeles, points to the silent epidemic in our schools where cheating has become com-

monplace, students are disengaged, stressrelated illness and depression are rampant, and many young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired. The film is a call to action for families, educators and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens. The film is rated PG-13 for thematic material involving stress on adolescents. Palmetto High School is located at 7460 SW 118 St. For more information and to register for free tickets, visit <www.palmettohighptsa.org>.

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MICHAEL PELLE Gulliver Prep student Michael Pelle has a better understanding of civil rights and political issues than most high school seniors. He has spent the last two summers interning at the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and became involved in the organization’s program to help restore civil rights to convicted felons who have paid their debt to society. “I’m not sure I’m going back this summer, but from my experience there I hope to return after I’m in college and when I’m in law school,” Pelle says. “I do plan on staying involved in the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. I’m a member now.” While working as an intern at the ACLU, Pelle read civil rights complaints that came in the mail to see if they required action. He also kept up with social media that dealt with the issues the Miami ACLU office was following. “I would read Facebook posts from certain groups to see if their speech is protected by the First Amendment,” he says. Pelle was not always in agreement with the groups he checked on, however the ACLU defends the right to free speech even if it’s speech that is unpopular. Last summer, Pelle attended the annual gathering of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition in August where attendees worked on issues related to the restoration of civil rights for convicted felons who have paid their debt to society.

“I never thought convicted felons would need help,” he says. “It has really changed my perception of these people.” As a result of his internship, as co-president of the National Honor Society he is spearheading a Birthday Voter Registration Drive at school. When a student turns 18, NHS will help them register to vote. Because of a new state law, Pelle says they will make sure that the registrations are sent to the Florida Elections Department within the 48hour window required by the state. The state’s new restrictions are so onerous that groups such as the League of Women Voters no longer conduct voter registration drives as they have traditionally done in the past. Despite the new restrictions, Pelle not only wants to help Gulliver students register, he is also embarking on a project to register the homeless. “Voting is the most fundamental right,” Pelle says, adding that there are added difficulties in registering the homeless. “There is a huge issue because they don’t have an address. In some states you can use a cross street (for an address).” The motivation for registering the homeless stems from his work with the Florida Rights Coalition and the time he has spent volunteering at the Miami Coalition for the Homeless shelter in downtown Miami as a member of the service club Interact. Interact members visit the homeless shelter on a regular basis, both to feed the residents and to play with the children there. Pelle does both, alternating between working in the soup kitchen and interacting with the kids. “When I first went there, sometimes you go under the assumption you are giving a meal and it doesn’t affect you,” he says, adding that he soon learned that volunteering at the shelter means that you are actually helping people to get on their feet and turn around their lives. This year, as community service director of Interact, Pelle is helping the club expand its services by adding group visits to the Easter Seals Alzheimer’s Adult Day Care Center. This fall, Pelle will be busy sending out college applications. His college list includes Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Yale, the University of North Carolina, Rice, the University of Florida and the University of Pennsylvania. He plans to major in either economics or political science. By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

MICHAEL TANDLICH By now, Michael Tandlich should be settled into his new digs at the University of Florida where he is in the Honors College. He is keeping his options open regarding his major course of study, but he is considering something in the areas of math or science. “The only thing that has really captured my interest is biomedical engineering,” Tandlich says. “Even though Florida doesn’t offer an undergraduate degree in that field, they say they may have one in the next couple of years.” While a student at Palmetto High, Tandlich earned about 500 community service hours, more than 100 of them from volunteering at Doctor’s Hospital. The Volunteer Office at Doctor’s took him on even though he signed up for the program late. And they were happy they did. Tandlich helped out by filing paperwork and making up surgery packets. “I worked in the office and got an idea of what it’s like to work in a hospital,” he says. “It was a different experience.” Tandlich also earned community service hours by working at the Ransom Swim Camp as an instructor. “The main reason I worked at the Swim Camp was to help our swim team recruit

some of the kids,” he says. “I like the whole idea of being on a team. I like swimming so much; it was ‘let’s go help kids be on a team.’” Tandlich has been swimming since he was four years old and swam for both Miami Swimming and Palmetto High School. At the peak of his career, Tandlich would practice and lift weights for 21 hours a week. He would get up at 5 a.m. to pick up friends for the early morning swim practice and then go back to the pool to swim from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. “On Saturdays, we’d swim four to five hours,” he says. “On Tuesdays and Thursdays we would lift weights.” Tandlich will not be swimming for the University of Florida team, but he is not giving up the sport. “At college, my main focus is to pursue a degree,” he says. “I still plan on swimming, but I’ll do club swimming.” He might consider water polo as well. As a high school senior, he played water polo for Palmetto. “I have a foundation if I want continue with water polo in college,” he says. “Our district game was against Gulliver and they beat us. We won one district game and lost the second, but we had a good season.” However, the Palmetto swim team had an even better season, winning the state championship for the second year in a row. “I don’t think Palmetto has ever done that two years in a row,” Tandlich says. “It was a good way to end my high school career.” Tandlich says he is going to miss swimming because it allowed him to see the same people every day and make many lasting friendships. “You see the people on the team more than you see your own family,” he says. “We’ve gone to Maui on training trips for the past four years. We would train twice a day and in between we’d skip practice to watch the sunrise. On another day, we went to Hanna or to the beaches. Swimming has given me many different kinds of friendships.” By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

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AYLAH DONAYRE When she was in the ninth grade, Gulliver Prep senior Aylah Donayre began a non-profit organization called Charitable Arts. It has evolved into an amazing success story. “Art is such a passion, it’s great to provide

other children with that experience,” Donayre says. The organization began as a Gulliver club, but it was soon incorporated as a non-profit entity to account for and manage the large amount of money that the group was taking in, and to allow for expansion into a global movement. Donayre started Charitable Arts so she could continue to visit a Mexican orphanage that she and her family had been assisting for six years while they lived in Mexico City. “Every weekend my parents would take us to the orphanage and we would work with the children there,” she says. “In the sixth grade, I moved away from Mexico City.” Donayre started Charitable Arts with the intention of returning to help the orphanage, but then she realized that she could help many more children if she expanded the scope of the organization. “We go to places like the orphanage and bring art supplies and volunteers,” she says. “We go there and paint with these children.” The artwork is then brought back to Miami and later sold at an annual fundraiser. “It’s great for the kids, they get so excited when they hear that their pieces have been sold, and the owners love it,” Donayre says. “They are helping to raise money that is for them. It’s

almost a form of self empowerment.” Now that the charity has expanded, the volunteers go to an orphanage in Mexico City, to a fishing village in Mexico, to La Manga in Peru and to New Hope and Hands Together in the Palm Beaches. They visit these locations three or four times a year, except for La Manga, where they visit only once a year because of the difficulty of getting there. In La Manga, the money raised was used to help build a high school. “The building is already in place and we have even painted it,” Donayre says. “It opened this year.” The Charitable Arts fundraising auction takes place every year on the Friday before Halloween at Donayre’s parents’ house in Miami. The artwork painted by the children is prominently displayed and sold to attendees. Some of the pieces bring as much as $500, while others sell for just $10. There are some people who don’t buy the art, but simply donate money to the organization. “Every year we’re raising more and more money,” Donayre says. “Last year it was $10,000 and the year before it was $7,000. In total, we’ve raised about $45,000.” The success of Charitable Arts has

spurred the establishment of a new chapter at Ransom Everglades and another is being set up in New Jersey. The organization also inspired one of Donayre’s friends to start similar project when she went to Europe. “Recently one of my friends went to boarding school in France,” Donayre says. “She found a little pre-school there, so she bought some art supplies and took them to the school and painted with the children. She brought back all of the paintings the children created and those will be part of this year’s fundraiser.” Through Charitable Arts, Donayre also helped a boy in Palm Beach County study art. “We set up an interview for him at an art school and he was accepted with a scholarship, a full ride,” she says. Since Donayre is a senior at Gulliver this year, she is turning some of her attention to applying to colleges. She has about 10 liberal arts schools under consideration where she will be able to study literature, religion and, of course, art. “I’m excited,” she says. “I think I will be able to explore all sorts of different interests.” By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

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FOOTBALL, from page 1 –––––––– Carolina with an understanding that he could potentially earn a scholarship down the road. The difficulty involved with attending college far from home for most students is missing the interaction with close friends that you normally bump into every day. Heffernan was no different. After seeing his best friend, Andrew Parker, almost daily for the previous decade, he knew it would be months before seeing him again. As his first training camp at UNC came to a close, Heffernan tore the labrum in his shoulder and promptly underwent surgery to reattach the cartilage. Fast forward roughly six weeks and the Tar Heels were preparing for a road trip to Charlottesville to play Virginia on Oct. 16. Heffernan was not on the travel roster due to his shoulder injury, so he decided to fly to Gainesville for the weekend to visit with Parker, who was attending the University of Florida. After spending Friday afternoon and evening together, Heffernan piled into Parker’s Toyota Camry with seven other friends. At approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, the car was going 80 miles per hour when it struck a tree. Gainesville Fire Rescue District Chief Jeff Lane told The Miami Herald that it appeared as though the sedan was trying to turn into the apartment complex where Parker lived. Heffernan remembers waking up and feeling dizzy as he stumbled out of the car. After taking a moment to collect himself, he looked into the vehicle and saw that almost everyone was unconscious. “I pulled a couple of girls out of the car,” Heffernan told Inside Carolina. “One of them was conscious and she was screaming. The other ones were really (hurt), so I helped pull them out and lay them down in the grass.” Parker was slumped over in the driver’s seat, so Heffernan didn’t touch him in case he had suffered a neck or spinal injury. But then the front end of the car caught on fire, forcing Heffernan to sprint to the car and pull Parker out. “I dragged him down the street and I laid him over my lap,” Heffernan said. “I was sitting there and I was just screaming. I actually lifted up his shirt right away to check his vital signs and see if his chest was moving, see if he was breathing. And there was nothing. That was the longest two minutes of my life before the ambulance came. I was just screaming and crying, slapping him and telling him to wake up.” Parker, all of 18 years old, died at the scene. “A lot of people say when someone passes away, ‘Yeah, I was good friends with him,’ but this was my No. 1 best friend, the closest person to me in my entire life,” Heffernan said. The Miami Herald reported that Heffernan made the following post on his Facebook page in the hours following the crash: “I don’t even know what to say, Andrew Parker, you’ll always be my blood brother and my best friend... I’m missing you like crazy, man; I love you with all my heart.”

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Heffernan remained in Florida for a week to help Parker’s family with the funeral arrangements and then spoke at the funeral, before returning to Chapel Hill. He stayed there for all of 10 days, but something didn’t feel right. There were days when he was unable to lift himself out of bed. “That time period is just a blur to me, even now,” Heffernan said. He returned home to Miami to consult with doctors and ultimately decided to take the rest of the semester off. UNC school officials canceled out his grades and dropped his classes. There were times when Heffernan thought his days of playing football were over. “Football has been a huge part of my life, but at that point, sports weren’t even in my mind,” Heffernan said. “I didn’t even know how to get on with my life. I woke up every day wondering what the meaning of life was, wondering why and asking questions like, ‘Why did I walk away without any problems and he passed away right on impact?’ It was hard. I was more in a state of nothing. There was nothing really there.” His mother, Colleen, brought breakfast and lunch to his room on the days he didn’t get out of bed. His parents told him that he wasn’t acting like their son. Heffernan admits that his depression had made him into a completely different person. Columbus High School defensive coordinator and family friend Alex Trujillo felt as though Heffernan blamed himself for the crash. “He didn’t want to talk about it for a while,” Trujillo said. “In fact, I was actually surprised the first time he called and began

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FOOTBALL, from page 6 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– talking about it. We kind of kept that as a taboo subject, not to even discuss it.” In the weeks that followed, Heffernan slowly emerged from his depression-induced fog and realized the immense support that his family and friends had provided him. “My parents – I thank them so much now that I look back on it,” Heffernan said. “They were so caring and so willing to help me with all of this. I had so many family and friends back home, my high school coaches, to call my parents to see if I needed anything. I wasn’t really paying attention to it then, but the support was enormous.” The next step involved Heffernan making a decision on how to proceed. He could stay close to Miami and enroll at a local college or he could make the journey back to Chapel Hill, which seemed much further from home than it once was. “His father and I wanted him in North Carolina,” Trujillo said. “There was nothing for him in Miami. We did not want him to go to a junior college. Not that there’s anything wrong with a junior college, but we felt like once he got here he’d be focusing on the wrong things, whether it’d be alcohol or drugs. We felt like surrounding himself with Tar Heel football would probably be the best bet for him.” Heffernan, however, was skeptical about returning to Chapel Hill and the football field. “I was still dealing with certain things and was really nervous, to tell you the truth,” he said. “I hadn’t been on the field for a good amount of time and I just wasn’t sure if I wanted to come back up.” Their persuasion won out in the end. Heffernan arrived at UNC in early January, just in time for the start of the spring semester. That decision changed his life. “Football saved me in a way,” Heffernan said. “It got me back up here and I realized that I’ve got to get on with my life. I have to do something and not just sit around and mope. Getting back up here and going to school and then starting spring ball kept my schedule busy every day. I got to get on the field and hit some people, which was great to release some feelings and that helped a tremendous amount.” The primary concern for Heffernan’s family and friends in watching him leave home was whether or not the support structure in place at North Carolina would be sufficient to help him navigate through the inevitable tough times he would encounter. By all accounts, those concerns proved to be unwarranted. “Butch Davis – I tip my hat to him,” Trujillo said. “Everything that I’ve heard coming back from the family was that Butch did a great job in getting him help on the academic side of it and obviously the psychological aspect of it. The North Carolina family reached out to him. They surrounded him and he felt like he had a family away from home.” Once spring ball started, Heffernan thrived in his new outlook on life and the game that he has loved since he was four years old. Davis brought up the possibility of a scholarship offer during practice, citing his natural

instincts and work in the film room as traits the coaching staff was impressed by. Brendon Felder’s decision to transfer in early May opened up a scholarship and during finals week, Davis called Heffernan into his office and offered him a scholarship. Three months later, starting middle linebacker Kevin Reddick suffered a hamstring injury during the first week of training camp. Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Art Kaufman inserted Heffernan with the first string for a week or so until Reddick returned to action, and then the two players split reps for the remainder of camp. Last Saturday, Heffernan entered North Carolina’s season opener against James Madison in the first half as Reddick’s backup, playing a significant number of snaps at his middle linebacker position, and registered two tackles. There is no doubt that the tragedy has matured Heffernan. Death has a harsh way of turning a 19-year-old boy into an adult man, regardless if he’s ready or not. He thinks about his best friend daily and remains close with Parker’s mother and little brother. “It’s a constant thought, but it’s to a point where I’ve learned to live with it,” Heffernan said. “I learned that this is what happened and I can’t change it. I’m either going to live my life looking at the glass half full or half empty, and I just need to do it. I feel that he’s a part of me, especially on the field. I’ve been playing football with him since I was 10 years old, so I feel like he’s out there with me every day, every practice.” Before every drill on the practice field, Heffernan kisses two bands on his right wrist that bear Parker’s name (see right). And during the season opener, the initials “AP” and Parker’s jersey number (7) were visible on Heffernan’s wrist tape. His mother, Colleen, flew into town last weekend to watch her son play in his first game as a Tar Heel. “It was overwhelming, not just to see him play football again, but because he overcame huge obstacles in a very short time to get back to where he wanted to be and where he belongs,” Mrs. Heffernan said. “I started crying watching the Well Walk and realizing how much this team and the UNC family has helped him.

This story is being reprinted with permission from InsideCarolina.com, where it was published on Sept. 8. InsideCarolina.com is the leading website covering University of North Carolina sports and may be found at <www.insidecarolina.com> .

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Diamonette has all party needs for gatherings big and small BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

If you’re not a professional party organizer, then planning a special event such as a 25th anniversary party or a big holiday bash can be stressful. One of the hardest parts is trying to figure out what needs to be rented – how many tables and chairs? Is a tent needed? And what about those pans that keep food warm? Can you get them at the same place as the chairs? That’s where the professionals at Diamonette can help. The company has been in business since 1987 and is so good at what it does that it’s often hired by major corporations, festivals and Super Bowl committees to handle party rentals. Best of all, Diamonette has not forgotten its roots. The owners, Carlos Melendez, president, Steve Calderon, vice president, and David Calderon, vice president of sales, consider a family party as important as a corporate event and they make sure the quality is there for the average consumer as well as the Orange Bowl Festival. Diamonette is also looking to expand into the school market. They already work with a many private and public schools, but they are interested in handling the planning for more school special events. “We have our feet firmly on the ground,”

Steve Calderon says. “We have the mentality of a mom and pop store. We have the reliability. We are innovative. And we continue with the same passion and energy we had when we started in 1987.” While Diamonette has a website that lists everything they rent and a Frequently Asked Questions section, Calderon says it’s actually better for someone who is planning a party to call in. “We are skilled in assisting people with their special event,” says David Calderon. “We know our equipment and we know how it functions.” Not only that, but there are often specials that customers can only learn about if they call or come in. Walk-ins are encouraged. The Doral warehouse, 11091 NW 27 St., has a showroom and there are specialists waiting to guide customers through the available services and rentals. Diamonette Party Rental was founded in 1987 by Melendez and Steve Calderon. Melendez had a party store on 117th Avenue and Sunset and Calderon was interested in investing. “He liked the rental aspect of the business,” Melendez says. They started working out of a 1,600square-foot warehouse and over the years

house in Doral, with room to expand. Diamonette employs between 80 and 100 people year-round and as many as 180 during the season. They work with the Orange Bowl Committee, the Super Bowl, Sun Life Stadium, the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, the South Miami Arts Festival, the Boat Show and many other major events. But they want everyone to know they don’t want to work only with the big parties, they want to work with everyone. “This business is all service oriented,” Melendez says. They take pride in making sure that everything they rent is in perfect condition, that plates, glasses and cutlery are clean and spotless when they are sent to an event. “We are only as good as our last event,” Steve Calderon says. “Our philosophy is that we have to get a base hit every time we are at the plate. We are on Pictured (l-r) are Diamonette Party Rental owners Carlos time delivery. We deliver what we say we Melendez and Steve and David Calderon. will.” –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Melendez says that philosophy is instilled in they have become the largest full-service all of their employees, which helps make sure party rental company in Miami-Dade. Today, the customer gets a great experience when they they occupy 65,000 square feet in a ware- work with Diamonette.

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RUA – 2010 – VALDEORRAS $9.99 La Rua is a small town in the valley’s of the river Sil, in Galicia, North West Spain. Blended from equal parts of Palomino, Doña Blanca and Godello grapes. Stainless steel for 3 months and a short sur lie prior to bottling. White orchard fruits, spring flowers aromatic and fresh. Dry on the palate. Great as an aperitif with shellfish and salad dishes. Robert Parker 90 points. Great value.

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FOXGLOVE CHARDONNAY – 2009 $13.99 Non oaked, great acitity, lemon, citrus, pear. Made by the renowed Varner team. This medium bodied style possesses the balance and precision that you expect in a much higher price point. The 2009 won Food & Wine Magazine top American Chardonnay under $20.00. Get a case.

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Zoo Miami: Wear pink on Oct. 1-2, get in for $10 BY LAUREN VANDENBERG

The Zoological Society of Florida and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Miami/Fort Lauderdale Affiliate have formed a new partnership to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month for all South Florida. Using the zoo as an open setting for the community to gather in support of loved ones and the cause, adults and children ages 3 and older who wear something pink on Oct. 1 and 2, will be admitted to Zoo Miami for $10. Children age 2 and under get in free. Visitors not wearing pink will be able to enter at regular admission prices. The inaugural Pink Days event, projected as an annual program, will galvanize the community during the first weekend of October to celebrate the efforts of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and bring survivors and loved ones together for an inspiring day at Zoo Miami. Through interactive programs such as the Tree of Wishes presented by Baptist Health Breast Center and the South Florida Ford Flamingo Garden, visitors will have a chance to make a wish or leave a memory at the zoo. Other activities will include photo opportunities, pink-themed animal enrichment, health screenings, a scavenger hunt, and more. In addition, participants in the Oct. 15 Race for the Cure will be able to pick up their race packets or register for the race during Pink Days. “We are committed to creating impactful relationships with organiza-

tions such as Komen and with the residents of South Florida,” said Benjamin H. Pingree, president and CEO of the Zoological Society of Florida. “Pink Days exemplifies the importance of having a healthy, vibrant zoo that is committed to education and positive family experiences, helping to strengthen our community.” The Zoological Society of Florida and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Miami/Fort Lauderdale Affiliate are looking to target a family audience with key awareness and information on breast cancer, adding an animal twist with some facts about cancer in animals. Pink Days activities include: • $10 admission for all visitors wearing pink; • 15 percent off an Annual Pass for visitors wearing pink; • Ford Warriors in Pink scarves given to the first 1,000 visitors each day; • Commemorative pink flamingo ribbon posters; • Souvenir pink flamingo lawn ornaments (with a donation); • 20 percent off all pink products at the zoo gift shops, and • Exhibitor booths with information, activities, giveaways, and screenings. Zoo Miami is located at 12400 SW 152 St. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; ticket booths close at 4 p.m. Parking is free. Annual Pass holders and children age 2 and under enter free. For more information, visit online at <www.zoomiami.org> or call 305-2510400.

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CHABAD CENTER KENDALL / PINECREST

The Torah — What’s in it for me? BY RABBI YOSSI HARLIG Director, Chabad Center of Kendall/Pinecrest

On Jan. 1, many people make a New Year’s resolution to become a better person physically. If this was your resolution, you might be exercising more and eating healthier foods to accomplish your goal. Rosh Hashanah is also a time to make a resolution to become a better person – ethically and spiritually. So, what actions do you take accomplish this goal? The answers are found in the Torah. The Torah, or Bible, is God’s instruction or teaching to mankind. It lays out the foundation of theory and practice to attain spiritual life. The Torah is the blueprint for creation and by reading and studying it; you will discover the true purpose of life and learn how to lead an ethical and moral life. Just as exercise and healthy foods are fuel for the body, the study of the Torah is fuel for the mind and soul. Many may turn to self-help books during times of stress. In fact, the self-help book industry is a billion dollar industry. But, the best self-improvement book, the Torah has been in existence for thousands of years and studies have shown that those who read and study it experience a richer, more meaningful life. The Torah is easily accessible. You can find readings, audio downloads and classes online at websites such as <www.chabadofkendall.org>. You can even download apps to your smart phone or iPod and discover the wisdom of the Torah while you are exercising or driving.

The Torah is divided into 54 sections. If each of these portions is read and studied for a week, you can cover the entire Torah each year. Regardless of the way that you choose to study the Torah, the emphasis on questioning and dialogue marks the process of Talmud Torah or sacred Jewish learning. While it is certainly possible to study on your own, reviewing with a partner or in a group facilitates this questioning process. The Chabad Center of Kendall/Pinecrest offers a variety of classes to help you explore with others the deeper meaning of the Torah. There are classes for men, women, groups and children. Classes are offered in the mornings and evenings, and you can choose to attend daily discussions or a weekly session. There is something for everyone and every schedule. To discover the many ways that you can learn and discuss the wisdom of the Torah, visit us at the Chabad Center, go to our website or email me at <rebyossi@chabadofkendall.org>. The Torah reveals God’s wisdom. Just as exercising and eating healthy foods helps you grow and strengthen physically, reading and studying the Torah helps you grow and strengthen spiritually. Be totally fulfilled and find enjoyment and delight while learning the Torah. For more information, call 305-2345654 or visit <www.chabadofkendall.org>.

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Gift Chixx sells unique gifts for any occasion BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

Starting a business in a bad economy takes guts. It also takes a good idea accomplished well if the business is to succeed. That’s the case for Gift Chixx, a unique gift shop that opened in 2009 at 8245 SW 124 St. in Pinecrest. “No matter what’s going on in the world, they still celebrate life,” said co-owner Shelly Brodie. “They may spend less but they still buy.” Originally the plan called for Brodie and co-owner Karen Sklawer to do several trunk shows and create a website. Things changed when the first trunk show was a huge success and people loved the items they offered. “People were so happy,” Brodie said. Although they weren’t looking for a storefront, the opportunity offered itself and they jumped at the chance. They also decided to do things differently by creating a homey atmosphere where anyone who walks in is greeted with a smile and offered fresh baked snacks. “It’s a small town environment store,” said employee Marcia Ruhl.

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ideas and to make the gift giver look good. Sometimes, they’ll get calls from regular customer saying they are on their way to lunch and could they please wrap up this gift they saw on the website. When the customer arrives, they don’t even have to get out of the car, the gift is delivered to them. “Everyone likes personal service,” Sklawer said. “When you make a purchase, you should feel good.” Gift Chixx carries gifts for all occasions. They find the gifts at trade shows but they go after unusual ones and ones that can be monogrammed. They seek out gifts that can’t be found at Macy’s or Bloomingdales. And they look for quality handmade gifts at good prices and they try to buy Americanmade products as much as possible. “If someone wants to come in and find $25 hostess gifts, you can find that,” Sklawer said. There also are gifts for newborns, weddings, bridesmaids, housewarmings, holidays and as well as football season. Gift Chixx ships anywhere in the nation and can deliver gifts locally. Several times a year, Sklawer and Brodie host special events at the store, including jewelry trunk shows featuring local designers or girl’s night out, bridal events and themed holiday parties. At times, their customers send Gift Chixx photographs of how delighted the recipient is with the gift. And, because information about the shop is enclosed with the gift, recipients often start buying gifts from Gift Chixx. At the same time, the shop’s reputation has grown to the extent that customers are willing to drive long distances to visit the store in person. Gift Chixx is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 305-232-3214 or go online to <www.giftchixx.com>.

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The 500th Franchised ® Buffalo Wild Wings Flies into South Miami, FL Southh Miami,, FLL – Octoberr 04, 2011:: Buffalo Wild Wings®, winner of scores of best wings and best sports bar awards, opened its newest location in South Miami on Saturday, September 24th, bringing its mouth-watering wings to local residents. To celebrate, the sports grill and bar offered free wings for a year* to the first 100 guests in line for the restaurant’s 11AM opening. Buffalo Wild Wings is the destination for wing fanatics and sports fans alike and continues to prove to its guests again and again that “You Have to Be Here®” to experience the food, the sports and the fun, energetic atmosphere. The South Miami Buffalo Wild Wings features 57 HD screens for wall-to-wall HD TV action providing the ultimate environment for sports viewing. “We are very excited to be bringing the 500th franchised Buffalo Wild Wings experience to South Miami and we look forward to becoming a part of this dynamic community,” said Seth de Kanter, Chief Operations Officer for the Miami-Dade franchise group. Buffalo Wild Wings is known for its 14 signature sauces, making its wings and other menu items customizable creations. Sauces include, from mildest to hottest, Sweet BBQ, Teriyaki, Mild, Parmesan Garlic™, Medium, Honey BBQ™, Spicy Garlic, Asian Zing™, Caribbean Jerk, Hot BBQ, Hot, Mango Habanero™, Wild™ and Blazin’®. With Buffalo Wild Wings’ 14 signature sauces running the gamut from Mild to Blazin®, every taste bud can find a flavor to crave. Its boldly flavored menu includes boneless wings, specialty burgers and sandwiches, flatbreads, ribs, finger foods, wraps, salads and Naked Tenders®, but the main attraction

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A hawk returns to the wild!

Greta Mealey, director of the Falcon Batchelor Bird of Prey Center at the Miami Science Museum, recently conducted a bird release on the Palmer Trinity School North Campus. Mealey is the wife of Brian Mealey, a biology teacher at the school. In January 2011, a short-tailed hawk was admitted to the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rehabilitation center after being found in a driveway unable to fly. The hawk was diagnosed with a fractured shoulder and given a soft cast and splint, then committed to cage rest until a veterinarian confirmed his full recovery. On Sept. 15, after months of medical attention, rehabilitation and flight conditioning, Palmer Trinity School students, faculty and staff watched as Dean Judi Jennings released the hawk to the wild from the Palmer Trinity School football field.

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OYE Cuban Grill, 11327 S. Dixie Hwy., is asking patrons to create a new sandwich, with the creation to be named in the winner’s honor and featured on the OYE menu. The winner will receive the first sandwich on the house. Contestants can log on to OYE Cuban Grill’s Facebook page and submit their recipe combination. The winner will be announced on Oct. 7 on Facebook and Twitter, and crowned at OYE Cuban Grill. Contestants must choose from Cuban bread, sweet Cuban bread, spinach wrap, garlic & herb wrap, plain wrap or whole wheat wrap to build their sandwich on For the protein ingredients they must select from roasted vegetables, grilled juicy chicken, ropa vieja, turkey, picadillo, slided ham, bistec empanizado, pollo empanizado, vaca frita, lechon, vaca frita de pollo, salmon, sugarcane grilled shrimp, churras-

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‘Wine on Harvest Moon’ at Deering Estate, Oct. 15 BY SHEILA STIEGLITZ

Fine wines, fine food and fine art of Chile and Argentina will be showcased at this year’s Wine On Harvest Moon, “Taste, Tango & Toast to the Andes” at the Deering Estate at Cutler. Presented by South BMW on Saturday, Oct. 15, the Estate will be immersed in the art and culture of the region — outdoors on the rolling lawn under the glow of the harvest moon, and indoors throughout the historic Stone House and Richmond Cottage. Food tasting stations arranged with savory dishes are presented by many area restaurants, including Olivo’s, Smith & Wollensky, Sawa, Sugarcane, The Local Craft Food & Drink, Creative Tastes, and Paella Party. Desserts are catered by Whole Foods Coral Gables featuring elegant pastries, fruit tarts, and mounds of dazzling confections. Sugarcane’s Chef Timon Balloo demonstrates his culinary talent center courtyard, while food journalist Riki Altman describes his creative use of Chilean flavors. Wine tastings presented by Crown Wine & Spirits, compliment the food, and are certain to confirm the Andes’ reputation as an internationally acclaimed wine region. For the oenophiles, some of the Chilean wines being tasted are from the renowned Montes Premium Wines; along with Koyle, a 2008 cabernet sauvignon and Terrapura, a 2009 sauvignon blanc. Argentinean wineries participating are Antigal Winery & Estates, Familia Zuccardi, and Bodegas Norton. “We are proud to once again be the presenting sponsor of Wine On Harvest Moon,” said Joe Canaves, general manager of South BMW. “The Deering Estate at Cutler is a center for cultural arts and a focal point for historic preservation in our South Dade community, and we support the Foundation’s efforts wholeheartedly.” The culture of the Andes is celebrated in native dances, with performers dressed in their traditional costumes. Oscar Caballero and Roxana Garber, creators of the legendary show “The Streets of Buenos Aires,”

perform Argentina’s sensual tango. Two outstanding Chilean dance troupes, Conjunto Alturas and Club De Huasos De Chile, perform their country’s rhythmic folk dances, with a spectacular grand finale. The evening marks the Preview Opening of the Deering Estate’s fall invitational art exhibit, “Just North of the South Pole.” The show highlights artwork of these talented emerging and established Andean painters and sculptors, all residing in South Florida: Jaime Ferrer, mixed media; Daniel Bottero, Isabel Brinck, Ana Candioti, Andres Dominguez, Carla Fache, Rosana Tossi, painters; Josepo, Alberto Carbi sculptors. Wine on Harvest Moon is an evening filled with the sights, sounds and flavors of these two unique countries. But, to get an

even more authentic Andean experience, guests can bid on the high-end Treasures, Pleasures and Adventures live auction that includes enticing international travel to Chile and Argentina. Tickets for Wine on Harvest Moon are $125, and $100 for Foundation members. Proceeds benefit the Deering Estate Foundation whose mission is to protect, preserve and enhance the Deering Estate at Cutler for this and future generations. The Deering Estate at Cutler, is located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. For tickets and information, call 305-235-1668, ext. 263, or go to <www.deeringestate.org>.

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Photo exhibit documents NYC Lower East Side of 1940s Linda K. Landy ALPER JCC NEWS I just took my mother to North Carolina to visit her 92-year-old cousin probably for the last time. Though the emphysema and liver cancer are ravaging her body, her mind was sharper than mine. I was shocked when she accurately quoted a line from my son’s Bar Mitzvah candle lighting 10 years ago. Because my mom was the baby of the family, her cousin is one of the last surviving members of her generation on her father’s side of the family. They spent several days rehashing family history. “How did Zayde die?” “Was cousin so and so born in this country?” “Did you know that Alvie had another sister?” They mentioned people and events I had never heard about. Then the photos were dragged out. I was amused by the fact that my mother has photos taken in the 1930s stored on her I-phone. It is hard for the youth of today to understand that in those days, a photograph was a major undertaking. Few people had cameras to capture everyday life around them. That’s why the Dave and Mary Alper JCC’s new exhibit of stunning black and white photographs that capture the lives and times of New York’s Lower East Side from 1937 to 1950 is such a treasure. A collection of Rebecca Lepkoff’s fascinating photos opens on Sunday, Oct. 2. And even more remarkably, the 95-yearold photographer will be at the opening along with her curator, Dr. Peter Dans, who will share his perspective growing up in this now vanished neighborhood. The community is invited to a brunch honoring the renowned photographer from 10:30 a.m. to

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