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School News 18 Engineering Students at South Plantation High Build, Maintain and Race Their Own Solar Vehicle

Legally Speaking 23 Electronic Voting Available to Community Associations

our city media dining guiDe 20-22 Local Restaurant Selections

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ASK THE EXPERT 24 Thinking About Buying a Car?

Community news 8 Goodman JFS of Broward Presents KOLOT Chai Tea 10 Plantation Law Office Jumps Into Firm’s Initiative to Give Back to the Community It Serves 12 Plantation Author Launches Her Second Novel 12 Plantation Resident Named to Feeding South Florida Board of Directors

Feature Story 14 The Road to Recovery Starts with A Bridge to Growth

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Photo of the month 26 The World’s Favorite Newspaper™

Business Spotlight 27 Whole Foods Market Opens in Davie

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9th Friends of the Helen B. Hoffman Library Meeting – Held the second Monday of each month from September – May. Speakers at every meeting. Coffee is served at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting begins at 10:00 a.m., Helen B. Hoffman Library, 501 N. Fig Tree Lane, Plantation. For more information please call 954-797-2140.

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Fall Festival – Shop early for the holidays and save money or earn cash for yourself. The Parent Teacher Student Organization of South Plantation High is hosting its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, November 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Reserve your space as a vendor or go shopping in the north parking lot of the school which is located on the corner of Peters Road and S.W. Avenue in Plantation. Vendor space must be reserved in advance by contacting ptsosphs@ gmail.com. Available spaces cost $30 and are on a first come-first served basis. The full amount must be paid in full by November 7 and is nonrefundable after that date. The vendor is responsible for providing set up materials such as tables. If you do not want to be a “seller” join the fun as a “shopper” and get a head start on your holiday shopping. Food, drinks and fun will be available from the different vendors. To read/download the vendor contract and see more information check out the South Plantation High School PTSO page on Facebook.

Tween Book Club – Book discussion, craft and treats. Ages 8-12, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Preregistration required. West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation. Call 954-765-1585 for more information.

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Used Book Fair – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Helen B. Hoffman Library, 501 N. Fig Tree Lane, Plantation. New releases, textbooks, magazines and DVDs. Donations accepted. 954-765-1560.

Thanksgiving Craft – Ages 6 to 11, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Preregistration required starting November 7th. West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation. Call 954-765-1585 for more information.

T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – TOPS is a nonprofit, noncommercial, weight-loss support and wellness education organization with thousands of chapters in the US and Canada. TOPS doesn’t pay celebrities to endorse them and they don’t promise quick fixes or promote unrealistic images of the “perfect body”. Instead the focus is on health. Meets at Plantation Community Church, 6501 W. Broward Blvd., Mondays 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. For more information call Karen Frodge at 954-797-7769 or the church at 954-581-5276.

Plantation Garden Club – 3rd Wednesday of each month, 9:30 a.m., El Dorado Clubhouse, One El Dorado Parkway. For more information contact Claudette Hammond at 954-393-4231 or email:ceh2251@hotmail.com. Rotary Club – Meets every Tuesday at Noon at Jacaranda Country Club. For more information call 954-577-8881 or visit www.rotary.org.

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Art Festival – The Plantation Junior Woman’s Club Foundation presents its 49th annual Art in the Park festival in Liberty Tree Park, 7421 NW Fifth Street, Plantation, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. November 14th and 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. November 15th. This year’s theme is “The Joy of Art.” The event will include live music, food vendors, kid’s korner, free admission and parking. Artists and crafters can apply as

GFWC Plantation Acres Women’s Cub – New member are always welcome! Club meets every 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at Volunteer Park, 12050 W Sunrise Blvd, Plantation, For more information contact Linda Buchanan at 954-4244029, email PAWCFlorida@gmail.com or visit PAWCFlorida.org.

Ongoing Free Pilates and Yoga (PIYO) at the Mall – Westfield Broward is not only for shopping, dining and socializing but also for fitness and exercise. The mall is now offering free Pilates and Yoga classes every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the Macy’s Court. Be sure to RSVP as space is limited: http:// ow.ly/SOKBa. For more information call 954-473-8101.

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Family Game Nights – 3rd Friday of every month, 6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., Plantation Community Church fellowship hall, 6701 W. Broward Blvd., Board games, ping pong, Foosball, pizza and fun. Families or unaccompanied youth 15 and older are invited. $3 per person, maximum $10 per family covers the cost of pizza. Bring your own drinks and games. For more information call 954-797-7769.

Wiggleworm Wednesdays – Stories, finger plays and songs, ages 24-40 months, with caregiver. 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Preregistration required for each monthly series. West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation. Kids’ Corner – Stories, songs & crafts. Caregivers may enter during the craft portion. 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., Ages 3-6. Every Thursday. West Regional Library, 8601 West Broward Blvd., Plantation.

GFWC Plantation Woman’s Club – 2nd Tuesday of the month, 10:00 a.m. Deicke Auditorium, 5701 Cypress Road, Plantation. For more information contact Darlene at 954-295-0754 or e-mail davrealtor@comcast.net. Night Division of GFWC Plantation Woman’s Club – 4th Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m., Deicke Auditorium, 5701 Cypress Road, Plantation. For more information contact Darlene at 954-295-0754 or e-mail davrealtor@ comcast.net.

Storytime Fun – Stories, songs and crafts. Caregivers may enter during the craft portion. 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Ages 3-5. Every Thursday. West Regional Library, 8601 West Broward Blvd., Plantation.

GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Plantation – 4th Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m., Deicke Auditorium, 5701 Cypress Road, Plantation. For more information contact Amanda at 954-240-6044 or e-mail aflutie@aol.com.

Yoga – Gentle mat class, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and chair yoga class, 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El, 8200 Peters Road, Plantation. Cost: $5, temple members; $10 nonmembers. Call 954-472-1988 for more information.

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Plantation Author Launches Her Second Novel BY JILL SHARPE

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orma Jennings, who heralds from Plantation, recently unveiled her latest book, Passenger from Greece. In a classic tale of love, lust and criminal behavior, Passenger from Greece explores the controversial and menacing issue of illegal drugs being moved from more developed countries in the U.S., while using the Caribbean as a conduit. The novel’s main character, Olivia Reid, is a young, feisty, yet innocent international flight attendant from the islands, who embarks on a dangerous adventure, and a seductive affair that spans the Caribbean, New York City and Crete. Eventually, as the flames of desire that consume Olivia are fanned by deception, lust and greed, she painfully finds her way back from a terrifying abyss. When asked what inspired her to write Passenger from Greece, Jennings said an article she read in the Huffington Post sparked her interest in the rising tide of drug cartels in developed countries that use certain Caribbean islands as conduits for the movement of illegal drugs into the United States. “As I am originally from Jamaica and am a former flight attendant, I began to think about how I could bring this international and social dilemma into the spotlight, and also draw readers in with a captivating story,” Jennings said. Passenger from Greece is Jennings second book. Her first book, Daughters of the Caribbean,

taught her a lot about the likes and dislikes of American and international audiences. “I learned how successful novels are configured to capture and hold the audience,” Jennings said. Both books center around family and relationships. While Passenger from Greece is at its basis a cautionary tale about love-gone-wrong, it also touches on deception at the deepest family level. It explores how familial relationships, flawed characters, secrets and lies can destroy lives and create deeply felt wounds that go straight to the heart. “Having been born and raised in the Caribbean, certain standards dictate that you should love your family unconditionally, show strength under fire, trust until you’re given reason not to, be thankful for what you have because there is so much hunger in the world, and never let anyone see your sweat,” Jennings said. “I focus on family and relationships in my books because I believe that they are the fuel that shapes our characters and drive us to make decisions.” Passenger from Greece is available on Amazon and the 3L Publishing website, www.3LPublishing.com. It is also available in select bookstores. The eBook version is available in Kindle, Nook and iBook.

Plantation Resident Named to Feeding South Florida Board of Directors BY JILL SHARPE

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aco Vélez, CEO of Feeding South Florida recently announced that Plantation resident Jim Alcock has been appointed to the organization’s Board of Directors for a three-year term. Alcock is general manager of the Miami branch of C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S. “As a Feeding South Florida board member, “I’m excited to help serve the South Florida community and support its mission to end hunger,” said Alcock. “I’m also looking forward to assisting the organization with logistics to ensure its long term success.” Prior to joining C&S, Alcock was a facility leader at H-E-B, which operates more than 340 stores in a number of formats including superstores, supermarkets and gourmet markets, for nearly 12 years. Before that time, he was a major in the U.S. Army for over 12 years. “We are pleased that Jim has joined our Board,” said Vélez. “With his expertise in supply chain logistics and his passion for ending hunger in South Florida, he is an asset to Feeding South Florida’s success.” C&S Wholesale Grocers supports Feeding South Florida almost on a daily basis. Alcock met Vélez through Feeding South Florida’s support of C&S’ local reading program, which donates 290,000 books to children, schools and libraries in C&S communities.

The Board of Directors at Feeding South Florida is a dedicated and passionate group of individuals committed to the mission of ending hunger in South Florida. According to South Florida’s records, 785,0040 individuals in South Florida struggle to put food on the table; 280,630 of those are children and 150,000 are older adults. The food insecurity rate in South Florida is 13.7 percent. Feeding South Florida’s mission is to end hunger in South Florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading hunger and poverty advocacy efforts, and transforming lives through innovative programming and education. Through a network of approximately 350 nonprofit partner agencies, Feeding South Florida distributes 40 million pounds of food annually. For more information, visit www.feedingsouthflorida. org or call 954-518-1818.

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ddiction affects the individual and the family. A Bridge to Growth helps clients deal directly with the underlying psychological and emotional issues behind the addiction using a variety of modalities including intensive group therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, art therapy, adventure therapy and spirituality. It provides inpatient, intensive outpatient, and outpatient services to individuals struggling with maladaptive behaviors such as alcoholism, drug dependence, and addictive disorders, as well as affective disorders including, but not limited to, chronic depression, anxiety and trauma.

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effective, alternative addiction treatment program that deals directly with core psychological and emotional issues. At A Bridge to Growth, we help individuals with maladaptive coping skills work through the core issues that keep them from living a wholehearted life. Our treatment approach is rooted in the idea that recovery from addiction is a commitment that comes from within – it cannot be forced or imposed, it must be chosen. We work to help our clients, and their loved ones, replace the shame with confidence, fear with action, lack of understanding with knowledge, and confrontation with love.

What is the significance of the name?

The “bridge” in A Bridge to Growth represents the journey our clients experience out of pain, shame and despair. We provide a pathway to discovery of each individual’s true abilities, as well as their potential for a better life. Our clients will begin to replace their maladaptive behaviors and appreciate their need for growth that can only occur as a result of true insight and selfawareness. We want this to be their last treatment center.

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What can clients expect to find at A Bridge to Growth? We are committed to having a structured, permission-based, loving atmosphere that provides the safety and security clients need to explore the deep underlying issues that contribute and drive their addictive/ maladaptive behaviors.

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Our program surpasses traditional recovery methods due to its intensive, individualized process, and full-circle approach that includes group intensive therapy, art therapy, music therapy, yoga and spirituality, just to name a few.

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Recovery Coach (CFRC), Certified Gambling Coach (CGC), and Certified Anger Management Professional (CAMP). Ana Cristina is currently enrolled in the International Addiction Coaching Program (IMAC). She is committed to establishing a treatment center that provides the highest quality recovery potential for our clients and their families. She holds a Master’s degree in Child Development and Psychology from the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Andrea has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Nova Southeastern University. She has been trained in several different modalities such as the 12-step model, core issue completion therapy, as well as psychodrama with a main focus in experiential techniques to help clients resolve core issues. Andrea specializes in treating individuals with a broad range of issues that are at the core of addiction and mental health affective disorders. She believes that the most permanent, effective, and efficient way to heal and grow is to figure out the “why” behind substance abuse.

I have over twenty years of experience in the mental health field. I hold a Masters in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling from Pepperdine University and a Master’s degree in Secondary Education from the University of Miami. For the past five years, I have been working in the substance abuse and addiction field treating clients and developing programming. I am dedicated to providing the highest quality treatment for clients and What services does A Bridge their families struggling with to Growth offer the family addiction and other maladapTina Rincon, CAP, CPRC, NCLC of the addict? We reach out CFO/Professional Life tive behaviors. I have expertise Recovery Coach to the family from the first day in counseling and mediation the client arrives. We arrange services. This expertise allows family sessions, face-to-face me to help individuals and families through or via other internet secure methods, throughdifficult situations in which they want to mainout the client’s stay. We provide the family with tain and heal relationships. My clinical expertise educational materials to allow them to grow and is in approaching issues directly through the understand what their family member is develuse of several modalities including Core Issues oping throughout treatment. Therapy, Imago Relationship Counseling, Reality/ Responsibility Parenting, as well as a multidisA Bridge to Growth is conveniently ciplinary approach to anxiety, depression and located in Southwest Broward County. eating disorders. For more information visit www.

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Engineering Students at South Plantation High Build, Maintain and Race Their Own Solar Vehicle BY JILL SHARPE

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outh Plantation High School’s (SPHS) students learn the “3 R’s” but a group on campus has been specializing in another R: racing. And not just any type of racing, but building and maintaining a solar-powered car they race in national competitions. The eleven students who make up the Solar Knights are seeking community support and donations to ensure the team’s continued success. The preeminent event in high school solar car racing is the Solar Car Challenge, a competition where SPHS came in third place in 2015 and claimed the national title in 2011. Preparations for the 2016 Solar Car Challenge have already begun in the group’s workshop. Several in the group stay in the SPHS Engineering Technology building after the last school bell rings to continue working on the “Solar Knight 3” or “SK3”, the third generation vehicle that the group has built. The SK3 is powered by roughly 400 semi-flexible solar cells that combine for an output of 1200 watts total. The car’s chassis weighs about 350 pounds without the battery and can reach a top speed of nearly 80 miles per hour, close to record speed for a high school-built car. Everything about the SK3 has been fabricated in-house, including a custom steering mechanism involving a pulley system in order to save space. The car lacks sideview mirrors in order to reduce drag but there is a rearview camera with a digital camera so that the driver can see behind them as well as provide a live video feed. The vehicle’s unique teardrop shape is intentional, a design element to ensure it is as aerodynamic as possible. This has clearly been a labor of love for all of the students involved. “We’ve put thousands of work hours into the SK3, and it’s all brand new, really top of the class,” said Jasen Hunt, a team co-captain, “Every year we take it apart and we work year-round. Even this summer, I was at school 24/7 and there were a lot of Home Depot trips. It’s a lot of fun and very rewarding to see your best car out there. The challenge is building something for our needs when there is nothing like it around.”

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The SK3 is made up of composite carbon fiber, a safety feature that was tested during their trials at the last Solar Car Challenge. Solar Knights co-captain Michael Rogatinsky crashed the car into a wall while going 35 mph but he was unharmed and the car sustained minimal damage. The experience has not dampened Rogatinsky’s enthusiasm for their work. “I’m into electrical engineering and design,” he said. “This has been a great experience and a great way to try out new skills I’ve learned.” Those skills will be tested at the 2016 Solar Car Challenge, a race that will begin over the summer at the Texas Motor Speedway and consist of a interstate convoy that ends in Minnesota. The Solar Knights are hard at work adjusting the SK3’s lights, turning radius and visibility in order for the vehicle to be street legal. “We’re real dedicated kids that are into something we love,” said Hunt. “We do some really great things, get hands-on experience and work with a lot of people in the field. You’re dealing with an advanced car and we have to do some advanced work on it.” When they are not toiling in the school’s workshop, the students and their parents are busy raising the funds it will take to participate in the next competition. Travel expenses are estimated to be around $25,000 with roughly $10,000 already secured in commitments from local businesses. Team members even had a chance meeting with racing legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Key West where Earnhardt pledged to help them raise money. The Solar Knights are a non-profit organization that relies on community support as they receive no funding from the School Board. Businesses that wish to sponsor the group will be recognized for their help with signage placed on the solar car itself and on the group’s banners. Donations can be made by contacting their Parent Coordinator, Janna Hunt at 954.829.4868, hunthaus@ comcast.net or via the group’s website at http://solarknightsracing.org/.

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lectronic voting has now been authorized by our legislature, and stands to provide significant benefits for Florida community associations. Now, the possibility exists that associations previously unable to obtain a quorum for the election of directors, or to obtain sufficient votes to waive reserves or adopt amendments, will be able to do so by means of internet based voting. However, as wonderful as it will be to finally have a means to overcome the once almost insurmountable challenge of obtaining a quorum, the implementation and practical application of electronic voting will not be without obstacles. For example, for those associations that utilize voting certificates and customarily verify a voter’s qualification to cast a ballot at a physical meeting, new procedures will have to be adopted to ensure that the person casting an electronic ballot is the person authorized to cast a ballot for the unit. Also, what will the effect of electronic voting be for those associations whose unit owners vote by proxy? Currently, the electronic voting statutes do not address voting by proxy. The mere fact that a unit owner may vote electronically would seem to indicate that a dual system of voting will have to exist within associations: one system for unit owners to vote electronically; and the other a system of manual (i.e. traditional) voting where unit owner and/or their proxy holders can appear at a meeting and cast their ballots. And then there are recalls. The electronic voting statutes are said to apply to unit owner votes and the election of directors. Recalls are accomplished either at a special membership meeting, or by written ballot, where a majority of the voting members of an association must vote in favor of the recall of one or more directors. Arguably, then, the recall of an association’s directors could be accomplished by the use of electronic voting. Leading us to tackle the practical implementation of the electronic voting statutes. While there is no statutory requirement that a commercial internet service be utilized to conduct an electronic vote, any online voting system that is utilized must, among other things: be able to authenticate the unit owner’s identity; be able to authenticate the validity of each electronic vote to ensure that the vote is not altered in transit; and be able to transmit a receipt from the online voting system to each unit owner who casts an electronic vote. Because of these requirements, it is somewhat impractical to expect that associations will come up with their own systems of electronic internet based voting. Instead, they will rely on commercial internet voting service providers, and presently, there are few that appear equipped to meet the statutory electronic voting requirements. Consequently, associations desiring to utilize electronic online voting run the risk that the voting service that they choose will not meet the statutory requirements, and that any vote conducted electronically will be subject to challenge. Michael E. Chapnick is a partner with the Coral Gables-based law firm of Siegfried, Rivera, Hyman, Lerner, De La Torre, Mars & Sobel, P.A. who has focused on community association law since 1996. He is based at the firm’s office in West Palm Beach, and the firm focuses on community association law and represents more than 800 associations throughout Florida. For more information visit www.srhl-law.com, www. FloridaHOALawyerBlog.com, email mchapnick@srhl-law.com, or call 305-442-3334.

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