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TABLE TABLEOF OFCONTENTS CONTENTS PUBLISHER’S PAGE 10 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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October 2021 Calendar OCTOBER 1-10
OCTOBER 14
Savor the Springs For 10 days, Coral Springs participating restaurants will offer great deals and prefixed menus featuring delicious dining options, highlighting a wide variety of culinary cuisine available in Coral Springs. To kick off the week, the Economic Development Office will host Yappy Hour at the ArtWalk on October 1, 2021, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Grab your pup and enjoy specialty drinks, samplings from participating restaurants, food trucks, doggie treats and more! For more info, visit: www.coralspringsedo.com/savor
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Join Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) for the 19th Annual For the Public Good Gala fundraiser. The evening includes a silent & live auction, seated dinner, complimentary drink tickets, & a cash bar. More than 400 lawyers, judges & members of the business community will enjoy an evening to benefit the more than 20,000 children, seniors, veterans, homeless persons, survivors of domestic violence & other crimes, unaccompanied immigrant minors, & persons living with HIV/ AIDS served by LAS and CCLA each year. Follow the QR code for tickets & info.
Bring your friends to the Coral Springs Museum of Art for a FREE happy hour event. With monthly themes and projects/ demos, there is always a reason to stop by and enjoy. MIX it up! 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at 2855A Coral Springs Dr, Coral Springs. For more info visit www.coralspringsmuseum.org
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ARTventures The Coral Springs Museum of Art welcomes all families to Artventures. Every second Saturday of the month, CSMoA will host a tour for families of the current exhibition with a fun and engaging activity. Together families will go on an Artventure enhancing their education in arts and culture with creative activities such as storytelling, music, and art production. Register at coralspringsmuseum.org/events/
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OCTOBER 13 Coral Springs Family Fun Night This new initiative is meant to bring the community together, providing a fun and interactive way for residents and guests to engage with one another. Participants will enjoy board games, ping pong tables, arts and crafts, bingo and much more during Family Fun Night. No registration is required to attend, and participation is free of charge. 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Coral Springs Gymnasium, 2501 Coral Springs Dr, Coral Springs.
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Broward County and other local municipalities to host a Native Tree Give-Away at Tree Tops Park in Davie. Pre-registation for trees is required and this will be a no-contact, drive-through event. 8:30 am - 2:30 pm at Tree Tops Park, 3900 SW 100th Ave, Davie. Register at watermatters.broward.org
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OCTOBER 30
Parkland Dash
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Parkland Dash is back! Join your neighbors at Pine Trails Park for Parkland’s 5k (3.1 miles), 5 mile, or 1 mile walk/run. Each registration helps support Buddy Sports, a local organization that provides quality sports programming for children and young adults with special needs empowering, challenging and loving where the emphasis is on having fun, making friends, and realizing your potential. The race starts at 7:00am at Pine Trails Park. To register or for more info visit www.cityofparkland.org/843/Parkland-Dash
Join the Coral Springs Fire Department for their Annual Cancer Awareness Pasta Dinner hosted at Fire Station #80. An $8.00 donation includes pasta & meatball, salad, bread, beverage, and dessert. Proceeds benefitting the Coral Springs Professional Firefighters Benevolent Association and other local charities. 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Firestation #80, 2825 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs.
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Oktoberfest
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Break out your Lederhosen or Dirndl and let’s raise our masskrugs once again! Join the German American Society of Hollywood for the return of Oktoberfest. The family-friendly event will feature the MassKrug Endurance Contest. Come for the bratwurst, schnitzel, and strudel, stay for the steins of lager and ale. Hosted at the German-American Society of Hollywood Clubhouse, 6401 Washington St. Hollywood. For more info call 954-322-6227
Trick or Treating will likely be a bit different this year than in years past. Kids will still be dressing up, playing games, and maybe even playing a trick or two on a friend or family member. We remind everyone to stay safe.
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Making a Difference in Our Community: A Timeline of Quality, Service & Growth Broward Health Coral Springs is proud to offer high-quality, compassionate care for our community. Over the past 30 years, our hospital has grown into a modern, state-of-the-art campus that provides innovative technologies and treatments. Rest assured, at Broward Health Coral Springs, you’ll always have access to award-winning care close to home.
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itable organizations, and local businesses stepped into action immediately following the storm. In fact, even before the storm left the islands, South Floridians were organizing supplies, raising funds, and dreaming up logistics plans. Several large donation drives raised money and supplies for impacted communities. Initial estimates project the cost of the storm’s damage at $95 billion or more. Much of that in Northeastern states hit by torrential rains, putting the storm into a league with other deadly cyclones that have crippled the region in recent years, according to analysts. Aid organizations have stepped in to provide long-term assistance as people begin to rebuild. You can help by: Donating to the United Nation’s relief organization, UNICEF. Visit www.unicefusa. org to help. Donate to local relief organizations, including All hands and Hearts
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Map shows the percentage of Broward County residents 12 and over who received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by zip code as of Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Current and future vaccination sites are overlayed and represented by a syringe icon. Overall, 77% of Broward residents 12+ have received at least one dose. Note: This map does not include school-based vaccinations.
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roward County Public Schools (BCPS) launched a webbased dashboard to give parents up-to-date information on the number of within their school community who have tested positive for COVID-19. The dashboard, which is updated daily, can be broken down by students and faculty and is sortable by school.
The data are reported based on the day the positive test is reported to the school. Confirmed cases are as reported to the school system’s Risk Management and Coordinated Student Health Services, based on the date tested as reported to the District. Parents are cautioned that there could be delays in the reporting.
BCPS created the dashboard to give as much transparency as possible to families with children in school. The district reopened with mask mandates at all schools. The school board has been in a public battle with Governor Ron Desantis over the board’s decision to require masks. According to the New Your Times’ Coronavirus Case Count, Broward County has seen an increasing number of new cases since June. The county as a whole is currently averaging more than 2,000 new cases a day, which is the highest level of new cases since the epidemic began. The Broward County Commission has also created several dashboards to help residents get up-to-date information. These include a map showing the percent of residents who are vaccinated and a report on hospital utilization.
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and advanced high quality breast imaging and biopsies. Sadly, Lisa lost her battle with the disease earlier this year. Proceeds will also benefit the American Cancer Society and the Coral Springs Professional Firefighters Benevolent Association. The American Cancer Society is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. The Coral Springs Professional Firefighters Benevolent Association assists in raising funds and providing awareness for local charitable events that offer a direct benefit to the people, person or organization in need. The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) adopted wearing pink during October for Breast Cancer Awareness for a number of years. What grew from that is support for more than just breast cancer, their efforts focus on all forms of cancer, according to Lynne Martzall, Public Information Officer for the City of Coral Springs. “To raise funds, the IAFF Coral SpringsParkland Fire Department members began hosting a yearly Cancer Awareness Pasta Dinner at Station 80 nine years ago. Each
year the dinner has grown and residents look forward to seeing their favorite firefighters while raising money for a good cause,” said Martzall. The local firefighters are in support of bringing awareness to cancer and those affected. The local Department has been personally impacted by cancer. “Members of the Department were deeply impacted by cancer when they lost their close friend and fellow firefighter Paul Pietrafesa, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2016; he was just 48 years old,” said Martzall. The Cancer Awareness Pasta Dinner continues to grow each year. “Each year members look to increase the amount of dinners served with a goal of 1,500! So come out and support your local firefighters and community in their fight against cancer!” added Martzall.
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THE DONOWAY CENTER New Clinical Trial Available Now for Patients with Advanced & Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Are you, or someone you know, being treated for Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer with chemotherapy alone? Contact Dr. Robert Donoway at Atlas Oncology in Hollywood, Florida. Dr. Donoway is leading a new clinical trial using multi-modality therapy: combining Pancreatic Nanoknife Ablation with chemoimmuno-radiotherapy to treat advanced stage cancer patients from around the world. With over 35 years of experience performing pancreatic surgery in South Florida, Dr. Donoway recognized that, because of its late diagnosis, up to 85% of the patients treated with surgery for pancreatic cancer already had metastatic disease. This fact limits the benefit a patient might get from the Whipple surgery. Recent evidence shows that when even advanced disease is treated aggressively in an integrated approach, incorporating Nanoknife surgery with chemotherapy, long-term survivorship can be achieved, especially compared to chemotherapy alone. Dr. Donoway has been a pioneer in the use of Pancreatic NanoKnife, especially for complex advanced cases. During the past decade, he remains the only surgical oncologist performing the procedure in South Florida. Patients from around the globe have traveled to benefit from this ground-breaking treatment, which is
FDA approved. Dr. Donoway also treats other advanced cancers, such as liver, breast, and sarcomas, using Nanoknife surgery. A brief recovery means the patient can start chemotherapy and radiation that much sooner. Dr. Donoway feels that “we are long overdue to revise our approach to treating pancreatic cancer. The treatment has remained largely unchanged for over 80 years and has just broken the 9-10% five-year survivorship barrier. Only thru thinking outside the box will we accomplish the positive. Otherwise, all we’re doing is confirming Einstein’s definition of Insanity.” Dr. Donoway is participating in several clinical studies identifying the best chemotherapy and immunotherapies to be used along with IRE. Dr. Donoway states, “The results so far have been very encouraging and we have begun using it for other select cancers. Among his longest survivors are now patients over eight years without evidence of cancer recurrence. In the past, without IRE they would have been likely to have only lived a year and so this technique opens the whole new avenue for treating those eligible patients in a more targeted fashion.” Dr. Donoway will be presenting the long-term results of his pancreatic treatment paradigm for advanced and metastatic disease later this fall at an International cancer society in Europe For more information about Dr. Donoway and the PancreaticIRE/NanoKnife Program and clinical trials call 305-682-1995 and visit www.AtlasOncology.com.
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reats, ghouls and spine-chilling fun are just a few reasons why Halloween is one of the most anticipated times of year for kids. Unfortunately, Halloween can also be the most dangerous time of year for children. Nearly 4,000 Halloween-related injuries occur every year, including falling accidents, poisoning, burns and motor accidents. Although the festivities can be fun, we want to remind you of these important safety tips to help prevent real horrors from occurring.
Costume Safety
Your child’s costume should allow them to walk easily. If the costume involves a mask, ensure they take it off when crossing the street so the mask does not obstruct their vision.
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older kids to go in one group. ▸ Instruct in your neighborhood. ▸ Trick-or-treat look both ways when crossing the ▸ Always street. the sidewalk. If there is no sidewalk, ▸ Utilize walk facing traffic. alert to parked cars. Double-check the ▸ Bevehicle is not about to be in motion. hand sanitizer with you and use it ▸ Bring after touching objects or other people. hands and inspect all treats before ▸ Wash allowing your children to consume them.
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and exit driveways carefully. ▸ Enter Turn on your headlights immediately when ▸ you get into the car. Avoid any distractions driving. ▸ Slow down, especially while in residential areas. ▸ Discourage new or inexperienced ▸ from driving during Halloween. drivers for children crossing the street, on ▸ Watch medians, at intersections and on curbs.
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Follow these cautionary steps to avoid a setback, and enjoy the fun of Halloween. If you are looking for a safe alternative to traditional trick-or-treating, attend an outdoor Halloween event in a controlled environment with your kids. As a reminder, don’t hesitate to report any suspicious activity. If you see something, say something. Have a safe, enjoyable and happy Halloween!
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Charles Fazzino’s 2021 Poster to Capture
50 Years of Hard Rockin’ Fun–Winterfest 2021 The highly anticipated signature event of the holidays, Winterfest, is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. Fazzino is expected to view the parade along the staging area in downtown Fort Lauderdale. This year’s Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade will sparkle with iconic rock images, music, and décor in celebration of the 50th anniversary. The dazzling event will close out the year with floating stages of entertainment, beauty queens, celebrities, and starry-eyed spectators of all ages. For more information, to enter your boat in the parade, become a sponsor or to get involved, call 954-767-0686, or visit www.winterfestparade.com.
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interfest is pleased to announce that internationally renowned 3-D Pop Artist, Charles Fazzino, has been selected as the official artist of the 50th Anniversary of Winterfest, “50 Years of Hard Rockin’ Fun ... Winterfest 2021.” The unveiling will take place during the “Winterfest White Hot Launch Party” on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Fazzino will unveil the poster at Wentworth Gallery at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on Thursday, Nov. 18. The public is invited to the opening and will have the opportunity to mingle with celebrities such as Miami Dolphins player Emmanuel Ogbah. “Winterfest has been one of my favorite events for decades,” said Fazzino. I used to spend my winters in Florida at all the art festivals and watched Winterfest as it was just getting started. I am honored to once again be painting the official poster for the 50th anniversary, and I hope that my work accurately captures the spectacle and the celebration.” Parade producers will create some fun glimpses of the poster artwork around Fort Lauderdale and on social media. This is the third Winterfest poster designed by the acclaimed 3-D artist. Charles Fazzino is well known for his extravagant and vivid 3-D New York City scenes. Some of his most recent commissioned artwork includes poster art for the Olympics, NFL Super Bowl, and NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. “We are honored to have an internationally recognized artist create our poster for our milestone anniversary,” said Lisa Scott Founds, President and CEO of Winterfest Inc. “Fazzino’s use of vibrant colors and celebratory images truly reflect the vision for this year’s parade.”
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his coming month I am looking forward to some cooler weather and getting ready for the upcoming holiday season. While the summer has ended, please be mindful that hurricane season continues through November 30, so make sure you are not clearing the hurricane supplies out of your home yet. On October 7 at 7:00pm, I will be hosting a virtual Town Hall Talk on Human Trafficking with speaker Erin Collins, Executive Director of Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking. Many families and communities are not aware of the risks they face regarding human trafficking. It takes place in all communities, even gated ones. Please join us for this very important meeting by registering in advance at tinyurl.com/D96Trafficking. You may be surprised by what you learn. I hope you will join us on October 7 for this important Town Hall Talk. In the meantime to learn more about the signs of human trafficking, please visit floridaallianceendht.com. Additionally, there is a free training available at floridaallianceendht. com/training that focuses on detecting human trafficking, best practices for reporting human trafficking, and the interventions and treatment for survivors of human trafficking. The training is one hour and you will receive a certificate of completion when finished. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and a good time for all women who have not done so in the past year to make an appointment for a mammogram. Due to COVID, many people unfortunately have neglected to get their annual exams. Early detection can save your life so I encourage all of you to be proactive with your screenings. Eligible women can receive free breast and cervical cancer screenings at various locations in Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties through the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (FBCCEDP). For information or to schedule an appointment please call 954-762-3649. This month I will also be in Tallahassee for committee weeks during which we hear bills in committee and discuss legislative priorities before the general session, which begins in January. Our committee weeks this month are the weeks of October 11-15 and October 18-22. You can view our daily agendas for these weeks at myfloridahouse.gov and watch the committee meetings at thefloridachannel.org. I will be giving updates in my e-newsletter as well as on social media. Please always feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have. Also, I would love to hear what your priorities are for our legislative session and would appreciate it if you would consider taking this brief Pre-Session Survey https://tinyurl.com/District96 to share your priorities with me. Additionally, look out for my updates on Facebook and Twitter at @RepHunschofsky as well as my regular e-newsletter that you can sign up for by emailing HDIST096@myfloridahouse.gov with “subscribe” in the subject line. As always, my team and I are here to help so please reach out to us at 954-956-5600 or at HDIST096@ myfloridahouse.gov. We look forward to hearing from you!
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s we kick off October, we are excited to announce that many of our events are making a comeback after being cancelled or reimagined as a result of COVID-19. These include like our newly renamed Oktoberfest, Savor the Springs Restaurant Week and Monster Splash. Join the fun as we celebrate the local culinary cuisine offered in Coral Springs. Savor the Springs Restaurant Week runs from October 1 through October 10, 2021. Local participating restaurants are offering great deals and prefixed menus with great dining options. To kick off the week, city’s Economic Development Office will host Yappy Hour at the ArtWalk on October 1 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Grab your pup and join us for specialty drinks, samplings from participating restaurants, food trucks, doggie treats and more! To view the list of participating restaurants, visit www. savorthesprings.org On October 16, 2021, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., the city is excited to welcome back the fall’s signature event, Oktoberfest on the great lawn of City Hall in Downtown Coral Springs. The event features authentic German fare, entertainment, beer and wine, as well as Bavarian treats. Join us to celebrate a day celebrating German heritage, music, and more. For more details visit www.coralsprings.org/oktoberfest. We are especially excited to invite our youngest residents to celebrate Halloween at Monster Splash. The event will be held at Cypress Pool (1300 Coral Springs Drive) and will take place October 23-25. Guests will enjoy our Halloween inspired decorated pool deck during two-hour pool sessions. The outdoor event will include dancing to ‘spooktacular’ songs. Although the event is free, guests must pre-register and include the number of children and adults attending. To view details for this event and learn how to
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PARKLAND UPDATE By Vice Mayor Bob Mayersohn
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n most places of the country, October is the month when you can embrace the change of seasons. In those areas the leaves change color, the weather gets cooler, and the days get shorter. In South Florida we hope that the temperature subsides, we pray that any potential hurricane winds will dissipate off the coast, and maybe we’ll embrace that fall ambience by decorating our homes, in part, with the fallen pinecones at the Six Acre Wood Park. October is also the month that has seen our community unite around various causes, including Breast Cancer Awareness Month. These community events not only create awareness, but additionally raise funds to support the cause. The challenges of COVID-19, however, have reshaped these events. Groups such as Not My Daughter Find a Cure Now will be pivoting back to their October 25th Telethon and the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department has canceled its annual pasta dinner for the second consecutive year. Other awareness events include Firefighter Prevention week, which is October 4-8th. “Learn
the Sounds of Fire Safety” is this year’s campaign. The goal is to educate everyone on how to react when hearing those chirping or beeping alarms. The City of Parkland will also be celebrating National Walk/Bike to School Day on October 6th at Heron Heights, Riverglades, and Park Trails Elementary Schools and Westglades Middle School. Family participation is a great way to encourage physical activity and review safe pathways to school. Yet, what resonates with me in October is inspired by my son Garrett, who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, it is the acknowledgment of Disability Awareness Month. From the City of Parkland’s perspective, we embrace the values of diversity and recognize the differences in abilities as we seek to build a more inclusive community. This is evident by our efforts to achieve the designation as an Autism Friendly City. Through my personal lens, as a 26-year disability advocate, it is about incorporating disability awareness into the larger conversation. It is about unpacking social injustice, prevalent stereotypes, equal opportunities for employment, and access to quality education. Although there
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have been positive strides made in addressing challenges and creating solutions there is still a long way to go. Our city calendar is filled with some incredible community activities. The Parkland Dash kicks off on October 17th benefiting our schools, student scholarships, and Parkland Buddy Sports as the not-for-profit beneficiary. Hope you’ll sign up by visiting: cityofparkland.org/dash. Other events include The Pumpkin Patch which opens on October 25th and the Halloween Festival which begins at 5:30 pm on October 25th. To see other upcoming city events please visit: cityofparkland.org/calendar. Our City Commission meetings this month will be on Wednesday, October 6th and Wednesday, October 20th starting at 7:00 p.m. You can see our agenda at cityofparkland.org/cc and watch our meetings via livestream at cityofparkland.org/livestream. Finally, I want to thank Mayor Walker for allowing me the opportunity to again be the monthly guest contributor. It has been an honor.
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