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The Olympic Spirit

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ummer and sports seem to go hand in hand. The ballparks

and pools are filled with children practicing and playing as they enjoy the joys of childhood. Meantime, across the pond in London, young athletes from all around the globe are getting ready to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games.

Every four years the top athletes in the different summer Olympic sports meet to compete. While each of these athletes has trained hard for years to prepare for this pinnacle of international competition, winning their individual discipline is not the only thing on their mind.

The Olympic Games stand for uniting the youth of the world for a better, global society. While there will always be differences in opinions and priorities, the young competitors from all over the world demonstrate to us that by working together with patience and tolerance we can overcome any obstacle.

We will do well to remember that lesson in our daily lives. It may help us to be more tolerant towards each other and overcome disagreements with spouses, coworkers and neighbors.

When watching the competitions of the 2012 Olympic Games unfold with your loved ones, rejoice in the spirit of the game and the spirit of togetherness. Cherish these quality moments!

Contents calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 community news

Kids Stay Active in Youth Triathlon Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Davie Offers Temporary Housing for Horses during Major Storms . . . . . . . . . 22 Performing Arts Camp Debuts in Davie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Kiwanis Club of Cooper City Charters Aktion Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Visit with Barbie at the Old Davie School Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Can do kids Cooper City Teen Receives Violet Richardson Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Davie Teen Collects Books for Invisible Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Local Teen Wins Video Contest on Bullying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

health & wellness

Are You Fatigued? Or Are Your Adrenal Glands Fatigued? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Community News

NoticeME! Partners with F.A.S.T. Camp to Help Inner City Athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Community News cover story TAG USA Gymnastics Creates Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

School news

Indian Ridge Social Studies Teacher Is the Best in Broward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Legally Speaking

Summer Vacation/Summer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tips for Beating the Bank in Foreclosure Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ask the sheriff Playing it Safe at the ATM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Exercise and Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

real estate Where Is Our Inventory? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Family Poolside “Float” Night Cooper City residents will enjoy family fun, games in the pool, use of the game room, and complimentary root beer floats at the Pool & Tennis Center, from 6:30 8:30pm. Small pool floats, masks, and pool toys allowed. For information, call 954-436-7300.

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Orchid Society – The Flamingo Gardens Orchid Society meeting will feature Amazonia Orchids speaker Axel Cahiz, who will discuss cattleyas and their care. Plant sales and raffle. For information, call 954-680-4585.

Pet Seminars – Attend FREE seminars on pet nutrition, behavior and resources at All Friends Animal Clinic, 4476 Weston Road, in Davie, from noon to 2pm. For additional information and registration, call 954-659-9913.

Family Ceramics Night – Create a special ceramics piece with your child and then take it home that night. Event is at the Cooper City Community Center, from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Children must be in first grade and up and pre-register at the Community Center. Come at 6 pm and join the “Pizza Crowd.” For information, call 954-434-4300 ext. 233. Cost is $10 per family, plus $10 per child for project materials.

16th Theater Camp - The Performance Project and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts are teaming up to provide the ultimate theatrical experience for children, ages 6 to 18, at the Old Davie School Historical Museum. Program runs from July 16 to August 10. For information, visit camp. browardcenter.org or call 954-462-0222.

14th BSO’s Operation Medicine Cabinet & Shred-A-Thon – Help prevent drug abuse and bring your unused, unwanted or expired medications for safe disposal. Shred away identity theft by safely disposing of your personal documents, check stubs, credit card offers, receipts and any other material that might contain personal information.

No charge. Event is at Bamford Park, 3800 SW 92nd Ave, in Davie, from 9am to noon.

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Barbie prizes. Eight different Barbies will pose for photos and sign autographs. For information, call 954-797-1044 or visit www.olddavieschool.org.

Wet-n-Wild – On July 21 and 22, from 9:30am to 4:30pm, beat the heat at the Flamingo Gardens Wet-n-Wild Weekend.

There will be bounce houses, waterslides, water games and activities, and animal presentations throughout the day and admission will half-price. Flamingo Gardens is located at 3750 South Flamingo Road in Davie. For information, visit www. flamingogardens.org or call 954-473-2955.

August 3rd Family Poolside “Float” Night – Cooper City residents will enjoy family fun, games in the pool, use of the game room, and complimentary root beer floats at the Cooper City Pool & Tennis Center, from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Small pool floats, masks, and pool toys allowed. For information, call 954-436-7300.

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Food Trucks – The City of Cooper City has invited local Food Trucks to host an evening of food and fun at the Cooper Large Animal Hurricane Release City Sports Complex, from 5:30 to 9:30pm. Program - The Town of Davie is accepting Bring your chairs and blankets and join your pre-registration applications for a Temporary friends and neighbors for an evening out at Release Program for large animals. The the park, while sampling offers from some Town will open a neighborhood center to of the best gourmet food trucks in Broward serve as a holding area before and during County. For information, call 954-434-4300, a hurricane or natural disaster. In order to ext. 233 or visit www.CooperCityFL.org. qualify for the temporary release program, you must be a Davie resident or your horse(s) must live in Davie. For information, call 954-797-1163 or visit www.davie-fl.gov.

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Barbie Tea Party - Share tea and tapas with Barbie and her friends, at the Old Davie School Historical Museum, 6650 Griffin Rd. in Davie, from 2 to 4pm. The tables will be set with fine linens and china, as guests of all ages enjoy tea, sandwiches, cakes and other refreshments. There will be a Barbie movie, games, and special

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Kids Stay Active in Youth Triathlon Club

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Some have joined the South Florida Sea Dragons, a youth triathlon club dedicated to promoting a multi-sport lifestyle for boys and girls, ages 7-15. Kids train with other kids in a fun, safe environment.

The triathlon season runs from March to October. Most of the races feature the familiar swim-bike-run format, but the distances are much shorter than in adult races. It is one of the fastest growing youth sports in the United States. “Kids do not have to be super athletes to participate in a triathlon.” said founder Maria Supik, who coaches the kids. “If they can run, bike and swim, they can enter. Since there are three very different activities, they don’t get bored. These are also three sports that most kids do well.”

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Maria coaches the kids Monday through Thursday on a rotating schedule. Training consists of one day of biking, one day of running and two days of swimming.

They practice running and biking at local parks. They swim at the Cooper City Pool and Tennis Center with the Cyclones Swim Team. The kids also work on transitions and conditioning. “Most kids can finish a triathlon, as long as they have the desire,” said Maria. “The more they train, the better they get.”

In May and June, club members competed in several local youth triathlons. They will participate in five more Alex Supik leaves the water at Ironkids. He in July, August and September, including the Miami finished in 3rd place and Kids Tri on August 5 and September 2, the I Tri’d 5-15 qualified for Nationals.

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Cooper City Teen Receives Violet Richardson Award

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will attend the University of Florida in the fall. She plans to study journalism.

Soroptimist is an international volunteer-service organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world. Since 1983, Soroptimist International of Jennifer Tintner and Davie has grown in its mis- Susan Coyle, the Violet Richardson Award sion to serve the community. Chairperson for the Davie Soroptimist Today, it supports a number International Club. of programs and community organizations within Davie and Broward County. It also supports the global outreach of Soroptimist International of the Americas around the world. The Davie Chapter meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month, at noon, at the Blue Moon Café, 10076 Griffin Road, in Cooper City.

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ting and driving and Cooper City High School 2012 graduate Jennifer Tintner has been doing something about it. Soroptimist International of Davie recently presented her with the prestigious Violet Richardson Award for her efforts. “Every year we look for someone who takes the extra step in an unusual project that makes the community and world a better place,” said Marie Ambrosino, President of Soroptimist International Davie Chapter. “Jennifer did just that.”

Jennifer joined Allstate’s “X the TXT - Don’t Text and Officers from Soroptimist International of Davie presented the prestigious Violet Richardson Award Drive” campaign to help reduce teen deaths and other to Cooper City High School 2012 graduate Jennifer Tintner during a meeting at the Blue Moon Café. Photo: distracted driver injuries by pledging not to text and drive. Jennifer Tintner, center, with CCHS Key Club Advisor D. Harrington (l), and Marie Ambrosino, She was able to get 5,000 signatures for the “X” petition. Mrs. Kathleen President of the Davie Soroptimist International Club (r).

She also contacted a state representative who presented the initiative to State Congress. “Congress did not vote on herself and $1,000 for the Cooper City High School Key the project, but Jennifer is determined and is still working Club, where she served as the editor. She is the second on getting this passed,” said Ambrosino.

Davie Soroptimist teen to win at the regional level in the Soroptimist International of Davie awarded Jennifer past three years. $500 for herself and $250 towards her project. Jennifer “All good work should be rewarded,” said Ambrosino. also competed against teens from Georgia, Alabama, “We hope that the award will inspire Jennifer to do bigger Mississippi, Tennessee and Puerto Rico and was awarded and better things. We are happy to support young women the Soroptimist International Southern Regional Violet like Jennifer who are destined to become leaders.” Jennifer Richardson Award. She received an additional $1,000 for graduated from Cooper City High School in June and

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eventeen-year-old Gabrielle Beecher of Davie is doing what

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She got the idea for the book drive several months ago, while watching Invisible Children: Rough Cut in her theology class at Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School. The 2006 American documentary film depicts the filmmakers’ views about the human rights abuses by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda. When she learned that more than 30,000 children in Central Africa have been forced to become child soldiers, she knew she needed to find a way to help them.

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Children, which works with LRA-affected communities in Central Africa, and they suggested a book drive. She met with the school administration and they agreed to support her efforts. Gabrielle developed a presentation and spoke to students in all of the school’s English classes to convince them to help. “While we are worried about getting the latest IPhone, the children in Uganda are worried about genocide,” said Gabrielle. “It is our responsibility to help them. The money raised from the sale of the books will be used to rebuild schools, promote literacy and provide scholarships in Northern Uganda.”

Gabrielle asked the students to reach out to friends, family and neighbors to collect gently used, unwanted books and the response was very positive. Students donated books on a variety subjects, from the solar system to horse grooming - and everything in between.

They brought in books by Shakespeare and Hemmingway, as well as children’s fiction. In return, students received one service hour for every five books they donated. “I feel good, because I know that I have made a difference,” said Gabrielle. “If my efforts help build a school or just get one child out of the army, it will all be worth it.”

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Although Kali has never been a victim of Cyberbullying, she says she knows many people who have. “It is a real issue in today’s society among teens,” said Kali. “Many The Violence Video Contest and seventeen-year-old Kali Rosendo of Southwest teens do it to be cool or fit in. Since written words are always there, they often hurt Ranches was one of them. She won second place for her video entitled “Words more than spoken words. While they do not always lead to suicide, they can lower a Hurt.” The theater sponsored the contest to encourage person’s self-esteem and make them feel insecure in a students to stand up and express their feelings about the social setting. Everyone deserves to feel like they belong.” increasing problem of bullying.

Kalie received a $200 Scholarship and an SAT Prep The contest tied into the theater’s recent production of Course by Huntington Learning Center ($200 value). All of “A Measure of Cruelty” by Joe Calarco. The world premiere the contest winners attended the Mosaic Theaters newest was inspired by actual events of 2009, when a 15-year-old production, Adam Rapp’s “The Edge of Our Bodies.” as South Florida boy was doused with rubbing alcohol and the theatre’s honored guests and were given their awards set on fire by four teenagers. Students in grades 9 to 12 prior to the evening’s performance. Alex Novell won first were asked to produce creative and innovative videos (2 place for “Stop the Violence” and the team of Edward to 5 minutes in length) that best communicate themes Hurowitz, Brandon Bell and Brett Kahn won third place and issues associated with anti-bullying. The finalists were for “Rebirth.” chosen based on votes cast by Facebook friends and by a “I am incredibly proud of all our contest entrants,” said panel of celebrity judges. Audience members attending “A Jon Saldivar Associate Director for Mosaic Theatre. “Many Measure of Cruelty” were shown the finalists’ videos and of them have endured years of bullying and even violence invited to vote for their favorite one.

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People suffering from adrenal fatigue often have to use coffee, colas, or other stimulants to get going in the morning and to prop themselves up during the day. Although it affects millions of people, conventional medicine does not yet recognize it as a distinct syndrome. Adrenal fatigue can wreak havoc with your life. With each increment of reduction in adrenal function, every organ and system in your body is more profoundly affected. Changes occur in your carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, fluid and electrolyte balance, heart and cardiovascular system, and even sex drive. Your body does its best to make up for the under functioning adrenals, but it does so at a price.

What causes adrenal fatigue? It is produced when your adrenal glands cannot adequately meet the demands of stress. The adrenal glands mobilize your body’s responses to every kind of stress (whether it’s physical, emotional, or psychological) through hormones that regulate energy production and storage, immune function, heart rate, muscle tone, and other processes that enable you to cope with the stress.

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lthough most kids dream of attending college, not all of

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“We’re leveling the playing field for these inner city kids and giving them equal access to the advantages and opportunities our program offers,” said Jose. Melvin Murphy, co-founder of F.A.S.T. Camp, Inc., says he is excited about the partnership. “It will allow many of our players to achieve their dream of attending college,” said Melvin. “For too many of our youth, the soaring cost of college tuition has placed this dream out of reach. Now, thanks to the NoticeME! program, it’s attainable.”

NoticeME! is also offering free services to kids involved with the Miami Marlins Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) youth program, which offers children ages 13-18, who live in disadvantaged areas, the opportunity to participate in organized baseball.

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In 2009, Jose Correa founded NoticeME! after using a college recruiting service for his own daughter, who earned an athletic and academic scholarship to play Division I soccer. “The recruiting service was expensive and ineffective, so I decided to create one of my own,” said Jose. The NoticeME! program helps student athletes and performance arts students find and fund a college program. It does not matter if the student can or wants to continue participating in sports or performance arts in college. Students fill out a profile, which includes their academic information, athletic or performance data, volunteer efforts, videos, photos and more. A sophisticated computer program matches the students with coaches and directors and a tracker allows them to see when someone has viewed their profile. NoticeME! also gives the students the tools they need to contact anyone who is interested.

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attracted thousands of residents who own horses. The Town of Davie wants to make sure that these horses are safe in the event that a major storm threatens the area. For the past seven years, the Town has opened a 100acre fenced pasture at Robbins Park on Hiatus to serve as a holding area before and during a hurricane or natural disaster.

The Town has already begun accepting pre-registration applications for the Temporary Housing for Horses Program. There is an annual fee of $20 per horse and applications are available online at www.davie-fl.gov. The program is only open to Davie residents or people who board their horses in Davie. Once a hurricane warning has been issued, the site will open for pre-registered horses only.

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Helen Fields of Davie plans to sign up for the program as a safety precaution.

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AG USA Gymnastics had a stellar season, with championship trophies stacked up taller than most of its gymnasts. In the three short years since Marissa and Michael Zoldan became owners, they have built the gym into the most successful gymnastics program in Broward County. The couple shared TAG USA’s season highlights and the secrets to their success.

TAG USA Gymnastics had an incredible season. What were your greatest accomplishments? Marissa: It has been another great year

for TAG USA Gymnastics. This past season, our Level 3, Level 4 and Prep-Optional Girls teams all earned State Championships and many of our gymnasts were individual event State Champions. Five TAG USA gymnasts earned coveted spots on the Florida State Team. To qualify, the girls had to be the top scoring gymnasts in the State Meet in their age divisions. Our Boys Gymnastics team had a phenomenal year as well with nine individual State Champions, two Regional Champions and our Elite athlete won seven gold medals at the Mexican Nationals.

Our Trampoline team won at each meet, finished first at the State Championships and qualified 26 athletes for the National Championships.

Even our new Cheer team won their competitions to become State Champions. TAG USA has definitely become the premier gymnastics program in Fort Lauderdale.

What are people saying about TAG USA Gymnastics? Michael: What the community hears most about is that TAG USA’s training programs are very different from other local gyms. The outcome of our program is that our athletes win State and Regional Championships. Parents see our championships and want their children to become part of TAG’s champion successes. Our success is in the continued increase in young gymnasts joining TAG USA which shows how much parents believe in our programs.

What is the secret to your program’s success? Marissa: The TAG

USA program pushes technique and trains for higher skills. As a former Elite gymnast, I know that in order to build a rock solid program you need to have an unparalleled coaching staff dedicated to teaching new skills and encouraging gymnasts to progress at their own pace. Here,

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Application deadline is August 28th For more information contact Silvana at (954) 384-9393 a gymnast who masters skills can move up in levels at any point in the session. Before we bought TAG USA, our daughter Maia was a Level 5 gymnast at another gym, but after three years of training with our program, she is now on Level 10. We train at a very high level which is one of the reasons our athletes out-perform other gyms.

What else differentiates TAG USA Gymnastics from other gyms?

Michael: When we bought TAG three years ago, we determined that our gym needed to be completely different than other established gymnastic centers. Our children were members at another local gym and we knew that we wanted the “new” TAG to run differently in program content and customer service. One major difference is TAG’s commitment to a USAG program for all of our team levels. By having all team levels train under USAG rules, our upper level athletes are accustomed to the stricter scoring guidelines. Many gyms compete under AAU guidelines because they can market higher scores using this less strict AAU scoring method.

You have made customer service a top priority. Why is this so important? Marissa: When we first bought TAG we needed to change

TAG’s image. We immediately upgraded the coaching staff and created a serious gymnastics program, but we also made a commitment to customer service. One major difference between TAG USA and other gyms is the individual attention that every family receives from Michael and I. Our staff will get to know your family and make every effort to satisfy your child’s needs.

Michael: At TAG USA, a parent can actually speak with an owner who will address their questions or concerns.

You considered parents as well as gymnasts when designing your state-of-the-art 38,000 square foot facility. What unique features did you incorporate? Marissa: What’s most

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You recently added new air conditioning to the gym, what other changes have you made? Marissa:

Everyone knows that there are always changes and something new at TAG and we continue to add and improve our Weston facility. We opened a large bar pit for our optional athletes and added a second trampoline for our Tramp and Tumbling Team. We just completed an indoor basketball/soccer court for summer camp and created a new Trampoline Jump Zone for moms and their younger kids to enjoy. We also opened a game room that will be used for birthday parties and Saturday Night Open Gym.

Anything else you would like to add? Michael: Although

Marissa and I have only owned TAG USA Gymnastics for a short time, we are successful because we give our families an amazing facility, great customer service and a championship program.

a lot of space and new equipment for all recreational classes and also separate equipment for our boys, girls, optionals and tramp teams. Our programs have more training and less waiting which allows for better workouts and success.

Michael: Children at TAG use new equipment in a spacious gym. The

TAG USA Gymnastics is located at 1951 North Commerce Parkway in Weston. TAG USA offers recreational gymnastics classes for children from ages 12 months and up. Classes are offered in ten-week sessions. For advanced students there is a competitive gymnastics team, cheer team, and a trampoline and tumbling squad. For more information on classes or birthday party packages, visit www.

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the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Summer Theatre Camp. This summer, The Performance Project and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts are teaming up to provide the ultimate theatrical experience for children, ages 6 to 18, at the Old Davie School Historical Museum. “It is the perfect venue,” said Nina Felice, Executive Director of the Performance Project School of the Arts.

“It has a large space and a small stage for rehearsals.”

From July 16 to August 10, campers will get an introduction into the world of theater, both onstage and behindthe-scenes. They will also attend master classes with professionals in the industry.

The experience will culminate with the performance of a live Broadway-style show at the Broward Center for the Photos by Ian Ibbetson Performing Arts. “The camp exposes the children to the arts, while emphasizing teamwork and camaraderie,” said Felice.

“The children also make lasting friendships.”

In Acting Up, campers ages 6 to 9 participate in beginning levels of acting, singing, dance (tap, jazz, ballet) and technical production/crafts. The children work in-depth on a solo scene or song. At the end of the four weeks, they will perform “Free To Be...You And Me,” written by Marlo Thomas. This musical revue show has all young

actors performing during most of the show as they convey the moral of the story line… inventing your own future without limitations. All of the campers will have their own featured part.

Broadway Bound is for campers, ages 10 to 13, who are at a higher artistic level in the performing arts. They will participate in intermediate levels of acting, singing, dance (tap, jazz, ballet) and technical production. They will also perform “Peter Pan,” which is one the most celebrated musicals and beloved fairy tales. The production comes complete with pirates, Indians and fairies. Some of the campers will even get a chance to fly.

Company Group campers, ages 13 to 18, will have the opportunity to earn community service hours by assisting younger campers. They will learn at more advanced levels as they study voice and diction, character analysis, scene study, dialects, styles and methods. At the end of the session, these campers will perform “A Chorus Line,” which paints a true picture of the real-life struggles and celebrations of the theater actor.

Camp is held Monday through Friday, from 9am to 4pm. The Old Davie School Historical Museum is located at 6650 Griffin Road, in Davie. For information, visit camp.browardcenter.org or call 954-462-0222.

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and Arlene Marr. “We wanted to make sure that the special needs population had the same opportunity to enjoy the benefits of Kiwanis as everyone else,” said Blitman. He out to elementary, middle and high school students, as well as adults to help began contacting organizations that work with the special needs population to identify change the world, one child and one community at individuals who might want to join. Although many people a time. The Cooper City group recently charted the People expressed an interest, he could not charter the club until 15 Helping People of Fort Lauderdale Aktion Club, so it could of them agreed to attend the meetings. also serve the special needs population. The Aktion Club The Aktion Club currently has 17 members, who have allows adults living with disabilities to participate in comvarying disabilities. “The members are amazing,” said munity service projects, gain leadership skills and become Blitman. “They have so many challenges and they want to more involved in society. give back to others. They are a true inspiration.” Members Rob Crowder, District Chair for the Aktion Club, travmeet once a month to participate in activities, as well as eled from Lakeland, Florida to welcome the group to the service projects that the will benefit the community. They “K” Family. He played a short film which showed some of work closely with other Kiwanis members, who help them the projects that Aktion Club members have accomplished. with anything that is difficult.

Florida District Governor Eddie Lee made the trip from In one project, members supported the military by sendSt. Petersburg to install the members and share his kind ing cards and letters to soldiers who might not otherwise words. Tom Freiwald, who serves as Kiwanis Lt. Governor receive anything. In another, members placed labels in books for division 25 in North Miami, also attended to show his that were donated to a nearby school. In the fall, they are support. Steve Cummings, founder of the Kiwanis Club planning a car wash to raise money and collect goods for of Cooper City, presented Bruce Blitman, member of the needy families. “None of these projects cost a lot of money,” Kiwanis Club of Cooper City, with a plaque for starting Steve Cummings (right) gives Bruce said Blitman. “They just require time and energy. I hope Blitman (left) a plaque to recognize him Division 24’s Aktion Club. that other communities will also reach out to the special as Founder of the new Aktion Club It all began two years ago, when past Lieutenant Governor needs population and form Aktion Clubs.”

Saied Taie championed the need for an Aktion Club within the Division. Taie discussed the idea with Blitman, who agreed to spearhead the effort, with help from Ingrid Lazarus For information, visit www.kiwanis.org or call 954-437-3446. ince 2007, the Kiwanis Club of Cooper City has been reaching

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Visit with Barbie at the Old Davie School Museum

By Debby Teich

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or more than 50 years, Barbie has been a cultural icon. She

has evolved with the times and kept up with the latest trends. She has a universal appeal and collectors of all ages enjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls. On July 21, from 2 to 4pm, the public is invited to share tea and tapas with Barbie and her friends, at the Old Davie School Historical Museum.

The tables will be set with fine linens and china, as guests of all ages enjoy tea, sandwiches, cakes and other refreshments. There will be a Barbie movie, games, and special Barbie prizes. Eight different Barbies will pose for photos and sign autographs, including President Barbie, created in partnership with the White House Project to encourage more women to get involved in politics. “The kids get so excited to go up to someone who looks like Barbie,” said Executive Director Leslie Schroeder.

Ten-year-old Kaitlin Sanders of Davie plans to attend. She has more than 20 Barbie dolls in her collection. Most weekends, she and her friends get together and play with their dolls for hours at a time. “I just love playing with Barbie,” said Kaitlin. “She is smart and beautiful. When I play with Barbie, I can be anything I want to be. I can’t wait to see her in person.”

Barbie will be posing for photos and Barbie is not just for kids. Many signing autographs at the Old Davie adults, like Constance Ruppender, School Historical Museum.

believe that you are never too old to play with Barbie. Ruppender, 61, has been fascinated with Barbie most of her life and has an entire room in her house dedicated to the dolls. Some are worth as much as $1,500. Last year, she exhibited her collection at the Old Davie School.

“Barbie could always do anything she wanted to do,” said Ruppender.

“She has been an astronaut, nurse, doctor, and much more.”

Barbie has had more than 80 careers and represented more than 45 different nationalities. She has been Constance Ruppender owns an outfitted by more than 70 famous extensive Barbie collection. couturiers and had over 40 pets, including cats and dogs, horses, a panda, a lion cub, and a zebra. She has owned a wide range of vehicles, including pink Corvette convertibles, trailers, and jeeps. In 1974, a section of Times Square in New York City was renamed Barbie Boulevard for a week. In 1985, the artist Andy Warhol created a painting of Barbie. “It should be a fun and exciting afternoon,” said Schroeder.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for children 3 years and up. The Old Davie School Historical Museum is located at 6650 Griffin Rd., east of University Drive in Davie.

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students in Broward County deepen their knowledge of social studies topics through real-world connections, stimulating civic awareness, and promoting tolerance. In recognition of her efforts, she was recently named Broward County Social Studies Middle School Teacher of the Year. She will be honored in October at the Florida Council for the Social Studies 55th annual conference in Orlando. “There are so many wonderful teachers in Broward County,” said Swanton. “I am proud to have been selected by my peers to represent all of them.”

Swanton, who teaches world geography and civics at Indian Ridge Middle School, Swanton was named Broward is passionate about her job. “Every day, I Tina County Social Studies Middle have the opportunity to teach my students School Teacher of the Year something that they do not know,” said Swanton. “It is so rewarding to watch them learn new things. I love my job!” Swanton constantly challenges her students to scrutinize what they hear others say and to use what is learned to establish their own ideas and opinions. She often uses a unique hands-on approach, as well as special projects and field trips to help teach the material. “In my experience, students demonstrate longer-lasting retention and deeper understanding of information when they connect what they have learned to real-life experiences,” said Swanton.

This past year, students participated in a mock trial. Swanton was one of 25 teachers selected to attend a Florida Supreme Court mock trial simulation through the Supreme Court of Florida Justice Teaching Institute. It was such a positive experience that she decided to implement it in her own classroom. The students analyzed primary source documents and then constructed their own government, constitution and country.

As an attorney or a justice, they also prepared and performed an oral argument for a search and seizure case that is currently in front of the Florida Supreme Court. They are now anxiously awaiting the official ruling. “It is important for students to understand how their actions and opinions affect others as citizens of their local community and

at the school are on free or reduced lunch. “They were very concerned that these students would not have enough money to buy school supplies, which might hinder their ability to achieve,” said Swanton. They came up with the idea to reach out to vendors and businesses to help them stock the school store. This would allow them to boost their profits from sales. In the fall, they would use the proceeds to help fill backpacks with supplies for some of the children. They presented the proposal to the principal and school PTA and are in the process of working out a plan. “We are hoping to reach

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As part of the curriculum, Swanton also teaches her students about citizenship. “I wanted the students to truly understand what it takes to become a citizen, as well as their responsibility to be good citizens,” said Swanton. She thought the best way to accomplish this would be to take them on a field trip to Miami to see a Naturalization

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Swanton’s students also worked on a community-based service learning project to establish a school store and food pantry at the school. After conducting research, surveys and interviews, they discovered that approximately one-third of the students

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Swanton’s prior students have also experienced the benefits of her hands-on teaching style. They created a poster board replica of a Facebook page of an influential African American during Black History month, participated in a campus clean-up as part of an Earth Day project, debated a fair way to distrubute resources in the Amazon Rainforest, wrote a persuasive paper and speech to determine a site for a future ficticious world game competition, engaged in a role play activity as members of the Caste system, took a field trip to the Renaissance festival and much more.

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Conduct a Forensic Audit of Your Loan First of all, perform a detailed audit of your loan transaction through a qualified mortgage auditing firm. A forensic audit often reveals serious violations of Federal and State laws committed by the same lenders that initiate foreclosure proceedings. An audit may also reveal fatal flaws in the transfer of your mortgage. If you don’t know a reputable mortgage audit firm in your area, please contact the Arcia Law Firm at 1-800-770-7102 or www.arcialawfirm.com, and we will gladly point you in the right direction.

File a Counterclaim Against Your Lender Using the results of your forensic audit, and assuming you have identified violations of law in connection with your loan, you should file a counterclaim against your lender for those same violations. In other words, sue your lender within the same proceedings as a means to gain negotiating leverage and improve your mortgage terms. In some cases, borrowers have been able to obtain a cancellation of the mortgage altogether by taking the offensive in a foreclosure proceeding.

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Do you know any bank that will cash a “copy” of any check? Likewise, no Court will decide a foreclosure proceeding based upon a “copy” of your Note. If you demand the original Note, and the lender is unable to produce it, a foreclosure judgment cannot legally be obtained.

Challenge Your Lender’s Right to Bring the Foreclosure Proceeding In most cases, your original lender did not formally assign or endorse the Note to the new entity. Florida law only permits an action to be presented by the “real party in interest.” If you never signed an agreement with the party that filed the foreclosure, you can challenge their right to file the foreclosure proceedings altogether. Judges will not hesitate to dismiss a foreclosure proceeding initiated by a company that has no legal right to bring the action.

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It is also important to be flexible.

Don’t try and punish your former spouse by, in essence, punishing the children. If you want some flexibility in your schedule, be receptive to the other parent’s request. Make sure to communicate your plans to the other parent. Include dates and methods of travel, destinations and places where you will be staying. When entering into a settlement, include a date when each parent will be required to advise the other parent about their intended travel.

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This is the time to buy. Did you know that according to the National Cooper City Association of Realtors, year after year, sales are up 10% and interest rates have dropped 9%? Did you also know that because of our historically low interest rates, an $85,000 home in 1984 cost you more than a $226,000 home today according to the experts.

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Confucio Express Brings Gourmet Chinese Cuisine to West Broward

By Stacey Bomser

W

hen you think of authentic Chinese cuisine you probably

don’t think of Colombia, but that is exactly where West Broward’s newest Chinese restaurant hails from. Confucio Express is a modern twist on Jardines de Confucio, a famous fine dining restaurant in Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia. Using the same recipes, Confucio Express delivers gourmet Chinese cuisine in a casual dining atmosphere. The restaurant has earned rave reviews at its Miami locations and is a welcome addition to the West Broward restaurant scene. Giovanny Visbal, Business Development Manager of the Confucio Express Brand, shared the restaurant’s rich history and some of his favorite menu selections.

What is Confucio Express? Confucio

Confucio Express Owner/ Manager Jose Correa (left) and Owner/Manager/Project Developer Giovanny Visbal.

Express serves gourmet Chinese cuisine with a Latin influence. It comes from a very famous fine dining restaurant in Colombia called Jardines de Confucio (Confucius Garden) that has been in business for over 30 years. It was founded by our partner’s father, Mr. Jose Choi, one of the most famous Chinese chefs in Colombia. We refreshed his concept to meet the new trend in the restaurant industry of casual dining. We created a fresh concept with a modern eclectic image and express service which we call Confucio Express, so you can enjoy a fine dining experience with take-out prices. Confucio Express is named after the Chinese philosopher Confucius.

Why did Confucio Express choose West Broward for its first location outside of Miami-Dade? We are very excited to open in this area. It fits

our target perfectly because there is a diversity of people from many parts of the world and a high population of Latin American immigrants who are lovers of our food. Also, the location we chose next to the Weston 8 Cinema will let us serve a good part of Davie, Sunrise and Weston.

What is Chinese gourmet cuisine? Our recipes came from a fine dining restaurant and are very unique and delicious. Everything is made from scratch when you place the order. Because of that we call ourselves the best Chinese Gourmet Cuisine.

Can diners order to taste? Of course! Because we make everything at the moment, we can create any dish the way you want it. Remember, we are gourmet Chinese...food you will fall in love with!

Does your chef have any special training?

Our chefs are taught in-house by our main chef Jose Choi who created our menu with his expertise from the fine dining restaurant in Colombia.

He has 40 years of experience.

Do you offer any specials? Our Lunch

Specials are good enough for two people. The cost is just $9.29 and you have 23 options to choose from. That makes our restaurant an amazing dining experience for any budget!

Do you deliver? That is our specialty. Our dishes will arrive at your door 45 minutes from your call. That is our promise: “gourmet Chinese food at your door in a timely manner.” We charge a $3 delivery fee.

Anything else you wou ld like our readers to know about Confucio Express?

What are the specialties of the house? Our Confucio Especial Fried Rice

Confucio Express is the best gourmet Chinese food. We don’t say that -- our customers do! We were chosen the best delivery Chinese restaurant in 2010 and 2011 in Brickell and the downtown area. We were called “The new gem at Brickell” in a Miami Herald review and we were recognized

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Is all your food prepared fresh? Do you make your own sauces? All

We are very excited to bring our restaurant to the Davie, Weston, and Sunrise area. We are very sure that Confucio Express will be one of the “New gems in West Broward,” just come and try us!

is one of our most delicious plates. It is prepared with our special secret house sauce that makes it different than any other Chinese fried rice. It comes with plenty of fresh shrimp, barbecue pork, ham, and chicken. We also offer Mongolian Beef and Chicken, Curry Chicken, Shrimp, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Honey Garlic Chicken, and much more.

our food is prepared the moment you place the order. Everything is fresh and made from scratch because we are committed to offering freshness to our customers. That is why our food is different than the traditional Chinese restaurant that makes big amounts of food for the entire day.

We make everything in the moment and that gives us the quality that everybody talks about in Brickell, Downtown Miami and the Grove area, and now in West Broward.

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Confucio Express is located at 1384 SW 160th Avenue in the Indian Trace Shopping Center near Weston 8 Cinema. Hours of operation are 11am to 10pm Tuesday through Friday, and 11am to 11pm on weekends. It is closed on Monday. To place an order for pick-up or delivery call (954) 513-4500. To see the menu or to learn more visit http://www.confucioexpress.com.

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Balancing Act

The Jewish Women’s Foundation recently held its 3rd Annual Women’s Symposium titled “How to Balance It All: An Interactive Program” at the David Posnack JCC, featuring Julie Lambert and Valerie Mitrani, who are certified trainers of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Photo (l to r): Gina Shull, event chair and JWF Trustee, Valerie Mitrani, Esther Shacket, founding Trustee of the JWF, and Julie Lambert.

Teacher of the Year

Indian Ridge Middle School Tina Swanton was recently named Broward County Social Studies Middle School Teacher of the Year. Photo (l to r): Jason Fernandez, VP Broward County Council for the Social Studies, Louise Ball, Broward County Secondary Social Studies Curriculum Specialist, Linda Medvin, Broward County Representative of the Florida Council for the Social Studies, Tina Swanton and MaryEllen Falvey, President of the Broward County Council for the Social Studies.

Budget Award

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada announced that the Town of Davie has received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 2012 budget. The award represents a significant achievement and reflects the commitment of responsible governmental budgeting. Photo (l to r): Budget Manager Colleen Ryan; Budget Assistant Rubi Cabret; Budget and Finance Director William Ackerman; Mayor Judy Paul; Councilmember Caryl Hattan. Back row from left to right: Assistant Town Administrator Macciano Lewis; Vice Mayor Marlon Luis; Councilmember Bryan Caletka; Councilmember Susan Starkey, and Town Administrator Richard Lemack.

Annual Meeting

The Jewish Federation of Broward County, based in Davie, held its annual meeting to reflect upon the accomplishments of the past year, and to honor its outstanding volunteers who have made giving back to the community a priority in their lives. Several residents of Davie and Cooper City participated. Top Left: Hillary and Sam Waksman of Cooper City Bottom Left: Caren and Peter Berg of Davie Above: Lori and Lenny Samuels of Davie

Tea Time

Cooper City residents spent quality time together at the City of Cooper City MotherDaughter Tea.

Garage Sale

The City of Cooper City held its bi-annual Garage Sale. There were plenty of great deals for buyers and sellers.

Bingo

Cooper City residents enjoyed a game of Bingo at the City of Cooper City Adult luncheon.

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