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“Treat” Yourself to Special Family Time This Halloween Finally, we have settled back into our regular routine: rushing the kids to and from school and shuttling them around town to after-school activities. Football season is in full swing and summer vacation is now a distant memory. The temperature is finally starting to cool off a bit. With the heat and humidity dropping, we can get back to enjoying outdoor family activities and gatherings with friends.

With the cooler weather comes every kid’s favorite fall holiday – Halloween. It’s time to decorate the house with pumpkins, stock up on candy bars and lollipops, and take your little ones shopping for costumes.

Pretty soon our streets will be filled with pint-sized superheroes, princesses, witches and rock stars. Be sure to have your camera ready to capture these precious moments, for these are memories that will last a lifetime.

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12 High Tea Provides Fun and Fundraising for Local Club 14 Community Encouraged to Take A Stand Against Domestic Abuse 15 Plantation Residents Co-Author Innovative Guide

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Legally Speaking

16 Don’t Try a Do-It-Yourself Foreclosure Defense

community news

10 Halloween Event Moves to New Location 10 Annual Barbecue Heats Up for its 56th Year 12 Plantation Artist Blankets Pembroke Pines with Smiling Faces

INSPIRing individual

17 98-Year Old Celebrates Birthday on the Tennis Courts

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18 TAG USA Gymnastics Wins Its First National Championship 19 Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman Inspires TAG USA Gymnasts

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20 Young Philanthropist Expands Shoe Drive

school news

22 Backpack Donation Helps Kick-off the Year

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24 The Advantages of Getting a Loan Through a Credit Union 26 Who Else Wants to Live Without Back Pain?

28 Growing Pains in Children or Merely “Flat Feet”?

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• Free Garden Talks: 9 am - Create a Fall Themed Mixed Container 11 am - Unplugged: Fun Garden Projects for You and Your Kids

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• The Farmers Market is overflowing with All Things Apple!

• Extensive selection of fruit and citrus trees in the nursery - over 100 varieties and sizes!

• Free Garden Talks: 9 am - Organic Gardening • 11 am - It’s Easy To Grow Fruit and Citrus

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• Free Garden Talks: 9 am - Attracting Wildlife To Your Yard • 11 am - Butterfly Gardening

Ongoing Events and Features: All Day - Every Day 8 am to 6 pm

• Pumpkin Patch “Biggest and Best in Broward” - Bring Your Camera!

• Children’s Craft and Activity Area.

• Harvest Market - hay bales, corn stalks, scarecrows, gourds, Indian corn and seasonal delights including caramel apples, cider and popcorn.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 Evening Service at 7:30pm Followed by a Very Special Oneg An inspirational Shabbat of spiritual renewal and celebration as we honor our community of parents, children, sisters, brothers, grandparents and friends who have joined in the fight to beat cancer and have committed themselves to the blessing of life.

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6th Knitted Knockers Program – Kickedit author off of ongoing community service program to create knitted or crocheted prosthesis for breast cancer survivors.

Volunteers and knitters welcome. Noon to 4 p.m. A Stitcher’s Haven,10055 Cleary Blvd, Plantation. 954-476-3788.

7th Hispanic Pride – Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Music, stories, food and fun. All ages. 6 p.m7:30 p.m. West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd. Plantation 33324.

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to 2 p.m., at Covenant Village of Florida, 9215 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation. Call 954-916-6463 for more information.

17th 6th Annual Pumpkin Run – Open to the community. Drop off decorated pumpkins (no punctures please) so that Jacaranda Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry can deliver the pumpkins to children in local hospitals.

Drop-off between noon and 12:30 p.m. at 104 NW 100th Avenue, Plantation, FL 33324. For more information, call 954452-9988 or visit their website at www. plantationbraces.com.

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Thru 11th 2013 Art Search – A visual arts competition for students in grades K-12, sponsored by the City of Plantation Parks & Recreation Department and the Plantation Junior Woman’s Club.

Any medium may be used with the exception of sculptures. All entries should relate to the 2013 theme, “Home is Where the Art Is.” Art work must be 12” X 18” (mounted size), must be labeled on the back side with the entrant’s name and phone number and must be submitted with an entry form. Only one entry per person. Entry forms will be available through Friday, October 11 at Plantation Central Park, Community Centers and Plantation schools. For more information, call 954-452-2510.

16th Alzheimer’s caregivers support group – The group is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association for those who care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. 1 p.m.

Puppet Show – 10:30 a.m. Helen B. Hoffman Library, 501 N. Fig Tree Lane.

954-797-2140.

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Saint David Fall Carnival – Saint David Church kicks off the school year with its semi-annual carnival. Food, rides, entertainment and shopping galore round out the fun. Call the office for discount ticket information.

3900 South University Drive (University Drive just North of Griffin Rd). 954-4758046 or visit online at www.saintdavid. org/

26th Family Halloween & Safety Festival – There will be free candy and

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Got a Green Thumb? – The Broward County Plant Affair features a variety of South Florida grown plants, trees, bromeliads, and decorative items for porch or patio from 30 vendors.

Master Gardeners from the University of Florida IFAS Extension will be available to answer any gardening questions. Food and beverage trucks will be available throughout the park.

Plantation Heritage Park, located at the corner of South Fig Tree Lane and Peters Road. Park admission is $1.50 per person. For information, call 954 797-2722 or 954-357-5135.

Shopping Fundraiser – Meet the Drs. at Footprints Boutique-a night of shopping in support of breast cancer research. 240 S. University Drive.

5:30 p.m. -8:00 p.m. RSVP required.

954-475-1520.

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Friday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m.-cocktail reception, 7:30 p.m.-Shabbat Installation Service, followed by catered Oneg reception.

Free and open to the entire community.

Saturday, Nov. 2, Gala Cocktail Reception and Welcome Gala. Events begin at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $85.00 per person. 8200 Peters Road. For more information, call 954-472-1988 or visit www.tkae.org.

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Halloween bags handed out, and afterwards kids can enjoy a children’s carnival, games and activities, inflatable’s, food, face painting and music. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Volunteer Park, located at 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd. For more information, call the Police Department at 954-797-2602 or the Parks & Recreation Department at 954-452-2510.

Plantation Volunteer Firefighters Association’s 56th Annual Barbecue – Come join one of the City’s best loved traditions. Chicken & ribs with the Secret Veltri Sauce, bounce houses and carnival games, demonstrations, live music, raffles and prizes. Residents should watch for the ticket purchase letter in the mail or call the fire department at 954-797-2150.

Noon – 5:00 p.m. at Pine Island Park, 320 S. Pine Island Road

Ongoing Help with Homework – Free homework help will be offered on Mondays and Tuesdays from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Access to laptops with learning software and books available at no charge for grades kindergarten thru up to the second year of college.

West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324 For more info contact: Alicia Gaskin at 954-765-1560 ext. 1605 or algaskin@ browardlibrary.org

29th Great Halloween Spooktacular – Treats, crafts, stories, dancing and a big Halloween parade. Come in costume. All ages. 6:30 p.m-7:30 p.m. West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd. Plantation 33324. Call 954-765-1560.

11/1 & 11/2 Temple Kol Ami Emanu – El Formal Installation and Gala Weekend – Come celebrate with Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El as they formally welcome Senior Rabbi Howard Needleman.

Join the Parade! – Do you want your group or business to be in the City of Plantation Holiday Parade November 23? The Greater Plantation Chamber of Commerce is looking for parade participants for “It’s a Wonderful Life in Plantation.” Applications are now being accepted. For more information or for an application, contact the Greater Plantation Chamber of Commerce at 954-587-1410 or visit Plantationchamber.org.

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Halloween Event Moves to New Location

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Festival and thousands of people are expected to stop by. “Approximately 1800 to 2000 children and adults attend this event. Most of the children are in costumes and a large portion of adults are also dressed,” said Cheryl Greenberg, Publicity Coordinator for the City.

The event will be held October 26 at Volunteer Park, located at 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd. It’s a new venue for the festival, which will run from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. It had previously been held in the Kennedy Community Center, which was torn down to make way for a new building.

Kids are invited to come in costume, and see if their outfit has what it takes to take home a prize in one of the costume contests. There will be free candy and Halloween bags handed out, and afterwards they can enjoy a children’s carnival, games and activities, inflatable’s, food, face painting and music. There will also be a spooky room called the Zombie Diner, but parents take caution, it is not for the little ones. The Plantation Police and Fire Departments will have exhibits set-up and the festival will also feature the Plantation Puppeteers of the Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library.

Plantation has had a long history of entertaining young trick-or-treaters.

According to Greenberg, the Central Park Gymnasium was the setting for a Haunted House in the early 80’s, that was later moved to a storefront in the Fountains Shopping Center for several nights each year. Years later, they also added a Tiny Tot Halloween Theater in another store front also for 4 nights.

In 2005, they began co-sponsoring the event with the Police Department and changed the name to A Family Halloween & Safety Festival. t is that time of year when tiny ghosts and goblins , superhe -

roes and princesses prepare to take to the streets in full force for Halloween.

This year, the City of Plantation is continuing its tradition of helping everyone to celebrate safely. Plantation›s Parks & Recreation Department and the Plantation Police Department are once again sponsoring A Family Halloween & Safety

The Family Halloween & Safety Festival will be held October 26 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Volunteer Park, located at 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd. For more information, call the Police Department at 954-797-2602 or the Parks & Recreation Department at 954-452-2510.

Annual Barbecue Heats Up for its 56th Year

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n annual tradition more than five decades in the making

returns to Plantation next month, and guests are advised to bring a good appetite. Up to 6,000 people are once again expected to turn out for the Plantation Volunteer Fire Association’s 56th Annual Barbecue, which will be held November 3 at Pine Island Park. Organizers say great barbecue is only part of what makes the annual event a success. “It is just a great day with a lot of fun, entertainment and good food,” said Jon Hatch, the Plantation EMT/Firefighter who is chairing the yearly event for the eighth year.

The barbecue is an annual fundraising event that features great barbecue served up by the city’s firefighters. The highlight of the menu is chicken and ribs, doused with the “secret sauce” made famous by the late Mayor Frank Veltri.

Since the early days of the event, Veltri, who also served as the event’s head chef for 50 years, would whip up the sauce in the kitchen of his home, keeping the recipe under lock and key. After the Mayor passed in 2006, the recipe and the title of head chef was turned over to Firefighter/ Head Chef Barry Stearns.

Stearns and his crew have the tasty task of cooking 2,000 pounds of ribs and 2,000 pounds of chicken over 420 bags of charcoal. The rest of the meal, all served by firefighters, is rounded out by 30 five-gallon buckets of cole slaw, 4,000 rolls, 20 giant cans of baked beans and The "secret sauce" was created by the 4,000 cookies. Also returning this year late Frank Veltri, who served as head chef of the barbecue until its 50th year. for additional purchase, hickory-smoked

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corn on the cob that is roasted throughout the day by the department’s Rescue Division.

Hatch says along with three different flavors of dipping butter, the treat has found its way onto the menu. “It was a huge success all day long, so we’ve brought it back again this year,” Hatch said. Beverages will also be available for purchase.

The role of head chef, and the sauce recipe, has now There are also bounce been handed over to firefighter Barry Stearns. houses, carnival games, pony rides, and live music to keep everyone entertained after they eat. There will be lots of firefighting gear to see, including helicopter and truck displays, the K-9 unit, and a performance by bagpipers.

The barbecue is a family friendly event that was created 56 years ago by the city’s then newly formed firefighters association. The association’s main goal for that first barbecue was to help raise money to get the volunteer fire department up and running. “With the proceeds, there were able to go out and buy and fire truck and start the fire department. We’ve carried it on all these years,” said Hatch.

Currently, the proceeds are used to help fund department programs that give back to the community.

The 56th annual Plantation Volunteer Fire Association’s Barbecue will be held November 3 from noon to 5 p.m. at Pine Island Park, 320 S. Pine Island Road. Watch for your ticket purchase letters in the mail.

Advance tickets are $10 for adult and $6 for children. You can also buy tickets from the Fire Department by calling 954-797-2150 or buy them at the gate. Prices at the gate are $12 per adult, $7per child. Credit cards will be accepted at the gate.

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Plantation Artist Blankets Pembroke High Tea Provides Fun and Pines with Smiling Faces Fundraising for Local Club

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Plantation artist was responsible for bringing a few more smiles to our area recently. Artist Todd Brittingham installed a series of whimsical smiling faces, known as face bombing, at seven different locations across Pembroke Pines. Created with lightweight felt, the graphic images transformed ordinary objects into art. For the artist, it was a chance to make people smile and feel good about themselves. “I like the idea of bringing art inside, as opposed to being in a gallery or museum. It’s nice to have it outside in a natural setting,” said Brittingham, whose wife Jennifer is a lifelong resident of Plantation, as well as many of her family members.

The first face bombing installation went up September 12 in the portico at the Southwest Focal Point Community Center, at 301 NW 103rd Avenue in Pembroke Pines.

Other face bombings went up at seven municipal locations, including City Hall, Fire Department Headquarters, the Artist Todd Brittingham (right) Pines Recreation puts the finishing touches on the first Face Bomb installation Teen Center, as well as two parks and two at the Southwest Focal schools. “The personification of inanimate Point Community Center objects makes the buildings and trees seem humanlike, and somehow they become a reflection of us,” said Brittingham, who also teaches at Imagine Charter School in Plantation.

Brittingham first came up with the idea for face bombing while visiting his grandmother in North Carolina. He came across a chimney that was the only thing standing in the ruins of a burned-out home. Brittingham, who does land and environmental art, sorted through old fabrics at his grandmother’s home and decided to create eyeballs and a mouth to hang on the chimney. “It was just kind of a natural idea,” he said. “The chimney just kind of called for it, but then I realized faces could go anywhere.” He repeated the idea adding facial elements to sites in the Florida Keys, Miami and even several waterfalls and caves in Costa Rica.

In addition to earthworks, Brittingham is also a painter and sculptor. His work will also be featured in the finished product: the first of seven that exhibition About Face | Portraiture – The were installed around Pembroke Pines A Reflection of Ourselves. The exhibit will run through November 22 at Studio 18 in the Pines, 1101 Poinciana Drive, Pembroke Pines FL 33025.

For additional information, contact Jill Slaughter, Curator of Special Projects at jslaughter@ppines.com or 954-450-6947. For more on Todd Brittingham, visit http://www.toddbrittingham.com

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The event was also designed to raise funds for many of the Plantation Garden Club’s on-going projects, including their scholarship fund, and donations to the Plantation High School Rocket Club and South Plantation High School Solar Car Club.

Established in 1963, the Plantation Garden Club is also known for its support of various charitable projects including the Butterfly Garden at Plantation Historical Society, the planting of memorial trees, and garden projects at Peters Elementary School and Mirror Lake Elementary School.

Models strut their stuff in the parade of hats at the Plantation Garden Club High Tea.

Addie Travers, newly elected officer for the Plantation Garden Club, sporting her “teacup” party hat

Mary Foster-Munn at the High Tea. Mary was instrumental in locating hundreds of tea cups and pots for the occasion, as well as finding many of the special treats guests enjoyed

Above left: Wayne Dooley entertained the crowd with classical guitar throughout the event.

Above right: Guests enjoyed fabulous prizes created and coordinated by Jo-Marie McBean.

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Community Encouraged to Take A Stand Against Domestic Abuse

By Julie Levin

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Wearhouse. Shopping will continue after the luncheon until 3:00 p.m. expected to come together this month Since 1999, KOLOT, which means voices, to help raise money and awareness has convened organizations and individuals to end domestic abuse in the Jewish comdedicated to raising awareness, promoting munity. The JFS KOLOT Coalition will hold its education and increasing services for victims eighth annual KOLOT Luncheon and Fashion of domestic abuse and their children in the Show October 20, and organizers are urging Jewish community. As in years past, a domespeople of all ages to come together to speak tic abuse survivor will put a face on the probout against domestic abuse. “We can only end lem, and share her inspiring story with guests. family violence when one generation, parent “It touches you to listen to them tell their story to child, grandparent to grandchild, passes and see how far they’ve come,” said Stolberg. on the message that abusive behavior is Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, never acceptable--ever,” said Amy Stolberg of Family Law and Domestic Violence Unit and its Plantation, who is co-chairing the event with members: Barbara J. Prager, Lisa G. Goldberg, Debbie Covert.

Mindy Jones, Marta Estevez, and Cynthia Themed “Generation to Generation,” the Woodward, will receive the prestigious 2013 event will be held at The Signature Grand, Ending Abuse Award for their outstandlocated at 6900 State Road 84, Davie. Covert Amy Stolberg, co-chair of the event; Debbie Gober, Babette Ferre Kosar, ing commitment to the provision of critical said Kolot chose the theme of Generation to event committee members; and Mary Riedel of Women in Distress legal services to those impacted by domesGeneration to emphasize several key points. tic violence.

“Domestic abuse is often generational, witnessed by children and repeated in their relationships,” she said. The proceeds from the event will benefit those seeking services from the JFS Domestic Abuse Program.

Ticket price is $85 per person or $118 with 25 raffle tickets; $36 for children under 13. Proceeds from The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a shopping boutique of vendors offerthis event will benefit those seeking services from the JFS Domestic Abuse Program, including the 24/7 ing unique gift items, as well as a silent auction and raffle prizes. The luncheon, Crisis Line, counseling, case management, support groups, and financial assistance. For sponsorships, awards, fashion show and program will begin at 12:30 p.m. This year, the fashion ads, reservations or to donate a raffle prize, please contact Erica Kramer at 954-370-2140 or email her at show will be put on by two well-known Plantation stores—Alene’s and Men’s EKramer@jfsbroward.org.

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Along with friends Chas and Sunny Hunt, the four recently released a new publication they’re calling the “If You Died Guide.” It is designed to be a helpful resource for baby boomers and others who want a way to incorporate in one document all of the important matters of daily life---legal, financial, medical and everything in between. In the event something unforeseen happens, it is a way to keep a family’s daily life running with unneeded stress.

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We have a dog that requires nine medications every day and he has no clue what they are. We started to think that that kind of information, all just needed to be in one comprehensive document,” Lundy said.

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Legally Speaking

Don’t Try a Do-It-Yourself Foreclosure Defense

By Omar J. Arcia, Esq. · Foreclosure Defense and Consumer Bankruptcy Protection Attorney

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and the most significant mistake that homeowners make when faced with a foreclosure case is to wait until the last minute to contact a knowledgeable and experienced attorney. Many homeowners think that just like fixing a leaky faucet at home, they can easily defend themselves in a foreclosure proceeding and save their home. Here are several important reasons why you should not try a do-it-yourself foreclosure defense.

Florida’s new speedy foreclosure law (House Bill 87) makes it far easier for lenders to get families out of their homes. Under the new Florida law, the burden has now been placed on homeowners to prove that the bank does not have the right to foreclose, instead of the bank being required to prove that they are entitled to a foreclosure. Homeowners will have about 20 days to organize their evidence and present that proof to the court, whereas before they had months or years to develop their case against the lender. Some of the legal defenses to a foreclosure are highly technical, constantly changing, and require specialized knowledge. Homeowners are not equipped to tackle the challenges presented

by Florida’s speedy foreclosure law without the guidance of an attorney.

Florida leads the nation not only in completed foreclosures from April 2012 to March 2013 (according to CoreLogic), but also has the largest backlog of foreclosure cases. The district courts are doing everything in their power to “flush” foreclosure cases out of the court system as quickly as possible. The “rocket docket” system, implemented in many jurisdictions to dispose of hundreds of foreclosure cases daily, is just one means of accomplishing this goal. Courts are also randomly setting cases for trial that are simply not legally ready for trial, or not “at issue.” Unsuspecting homeowners that are unprepared to defend their case, or that fail to seek a timely continuance of trial, find themselves forced to accept a final judgment of foreclosure, with an auction sale date 30-60 days later.

Preparation is the most important step you can take right now. Your timeframe to save your home has been SHORTENED by our legislature. Organize all your closing documents, every bank statement, every payment, every communication you’ve had with the bank, and contact experienced attorneys like those at The Arcia Law Firm. This way you will be able to know what lies ahead, so you can work with your attorney and ensure that you are defended quickly and properly.

The Arcia Law Firm is privileged to successfully represent many homeowners in our community with mortgage fraud, foreclosure defense and bankruptcy cases. If you are struggling to make your monthly mortgage payments, if you are in the middle of a frustrating loan modification process, or if you just received a foreclosure summons, don’t try a do-it-yourself foreclosure defense Detailed explanations of different options available to homeowners are also discussed in a new DVD developed by the Arcia Law Firm entitled “Fight For Your Home.” If you mention that you heard about the DVD through this magazine, you will receive a complimentary copy during your free consultation to discuss your case in detail with a member of our highly experienced and determined legal team.

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INSPIRing individual

98-Year Old Celebrates Birthday on the Tennis Courts

By Julie Levin

Sal Esposito

Esposito is a fixture on the courts of the Frank Veltri Tennis Center. He didn’t pick up a racket until he was 65 years old.

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he isn’t one to sit around. In fact many days, you’ll find the Plantation man serving or smacking a forehand across the net at the Frank Veltri Tennis Courts. It’s a sports he took up when he retired 33 years ago, and he hasn’t stopped yet. “Well, it’s a good way to exercise and keep fit,” explained Esposito, who also loves to make toys for children when he’s not on the courts.

To help celebrate Esposito’s 98th birthday, his friends and tennis partners recently hosted a party in his honor at the courts. Nearly two dozen people turned out for food and birthday cake to help celebrate with the guest of honor, who also received a key to the city from City Councilman Jerry Fadgen. “He is so nice and friendly with all the people he plays with at the Veltri tennis center,” said Roberta Block, his tennis partner who planned the party along with Andrea Siracusa.

Esposito worked for 45 years as a tool & dye maker in New York City before moving to Plantation in 1978.

A few years later, he picked up a tennis racket and learned how to play. To this day, he still arrives at the courts at 7 a.m. to meet his doubles partners, most of whom are “young seniors” in their 60’s and 70’s. “He moves very well, has a beautiful serve and hits that ball very hard,” Block said.

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TAG USA Gymnastics Wins Its First National Championship

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of South Florida’s top gymnastic studios.

Even more impressive than the gym itself, is TAG USA Gymnastics’ incredible success. It has won back-to-back State Championships in Gymnastics and, most recently, took home its first National Championship in Trampoline.

The 2013 USAG Trampoline & Tumbling Championships were held July 3rd through 10th in Kansas City, Missouri. Hundreds of trampoline and tumbling athletes from around the country competed for “Best in the Nation” honors. To qualify for the National Championships, an athlete must successfully compete in local competitions and excel in state and regional championships TAG USA Gymnastics’ Hannah Zoldan, age 10, scored a 61.3 on Double Mini Trampoline to earn a First Place finish at the National Championships. She finished first among the nation’s top athletes competing in Double Mini Trampoline at the championships and was the only first place National Champion from South Florida.

Hannah Zoldan is the first TAG USA Gymnastics athlete to win a National Championship

Hannah began her athletic career as a competitive gymnast, but switched to the Trampoline and Tumbling Team two years ago. In both the 2012 and 2013 competition seasons, Hannah was Florida State Champion in Trampoline and Double Mini Trampoline events. This was her second trip to the National

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TAG USA Gymnastics’ Trampoline & Tumbling team with Coach Laurie Faskowitz in Kansas City for the national championships.

Championships.

TAG USA Gymnastics took eight athletes to Nationals. All of them finished among the top fifteen national competitors in at least one event. Jessica Hert, age 14, finished in 4th place nationally in the Trampoline event and Stone Lyons, age 12, finished 5th in Trampoline. The other TAG USA team athletes who competed at Nationals included Maria Mendoza, Sofia Mendoza, Katherine Sanford, Alessandra Longo, and Peyton Terris.

TAG USA owners Michael and Marissa Zoldan, as well as the gym’s coaching staff, are ecstatic with the fantastic results of their athletes. According to Michael, “All of their dedication and hard work was rewarded with their competitive success.”

This National Championship win is further proof of TAG USA Gymnastics’ success. Its girls and boys gymnastics teams had two stellar seasons at the State Championships. In 2011 and 2012, TAG USA won the Florida State Championships for USAG Level 3 and Level 4 girls gymnastics. TAG USA also won the 2012 State Championship for USAG Prep-Optionals with five members selected to Team Florida. The boys team has been equally successful. In addition to many individual State and Regional Champions, TAG USA had its first Boys Regional Champ and National Qualifier this year.

But TAG USA Gymnastics is much more than a training powerhouse with championship programs. It is a full-service gymnastics center built upon the success of its exceptional recreational gymnastics program. From beginner classes to team, each class has a specific lesson plan and coaches evaluate each gymnast by skill.

TAG USA Gymnastics is also known for its activity-filled summer camp program, where boys and girls can safely spend their summer time enjoying non-stop action like trampoline flying, indoor basketball, rope swing, tumbling, soccer, pit-flipping, giant inflatables and much more.

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.

TAG USA has championship girls and boys gymnastics and trampoline and tumbling teams, as well as a competitive cheer team. For more information on classes, birthday parties, or summer and school break camps, please call (954) 384-9393 or visit www.TagGymnastics.com.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman Inspires TAG USA Gymnasts

TAG USA Foundation founder Marissa Zoldan with Olympian Aly Raisman.

Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman visited with TAG USA gymnasts.

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first athlete to win a National Championship, owners Michael and Marissa Zoldan invited Olympic superstar Aly Raisman to visit the gym.

During her two-day stay, Aly worked with TAG USA gymnasts and helped raise funds for the TAG USA Foundation.

Aly won two gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She won an individual gold medal for the floor and shared in the Team USA gold medal win. Prior to the Olympics, Aly won a gold medal at the 2011 World Championships and a silver at the 2010 World Championships.

While working closely with approximately 80 members of TAG USA’s Compulsory (levels 2-6) and Optional (levels 7-10) competitive team, Aly shared advice on what it takes to become a champion. She spoke to the girls about her training as a young gymnast, as well as her experiences at the Olympics. Aly also led training groups during which she spotted and offered tips to the TAG USA gymnasts on their beam, bar, vault and floor events.

She also took time to visit with the hundreds of young children taking part in TAG USA’s Summer Sports Camp. Aly greeted over 200 campers and took group photos with them.

In addition, Aly demonstrated to the young gymnasts the importance of philanthropy and helping others who are less fortunate. She signed autographs and took pictures with over 100 young athletes. This fundraiser generated more than $2,500 in donations for the TAG USA Foundation.

Established by Marissa Zoldan, the TAG USA

Foundation helps families affected by cancer by providing food, clothing, and other necessities. Throughout the year, the gym hosts numerous collection drives to support local charities. Most recently, TAG USA collected school supplies for Kids In Distress.

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Young Philanthropist Expands Shoe Drive

By Julie Levin

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the 13-year old isn’t thinking about her own feet; to date she’s donated close to 500 pairs of shoes that she collected, and she’s not stopping there.

Recently, the Plantation teen expanded her shoe collection efforts to a Plantation sports field to gather gently used athletic shoes. “A lot of kids can’t go play sports if they don’t have the right kind of cleats,” said Tiernan, an 8th grader at Seminole Middle School.

Tiernan’s collection box is sitting at the concession stand near field three at Central Park, where the Plantation Athletic League holds its flag football season.

For opening day in August, Commissioner Mark Ruether sent out a call to families asking them to donate shoes and cleats. By the end of the day, 63 pairs of shoes were packed into the box.”The box was completely filled and spilling over,” said Tiernan. The turn-out was so strong, the league is keeping the box in place throughout the season.

The athletic shoe drive is just the latest addition to Tiernan’s “Soles for Souls” project that has already brought in 500 pairs of shoes for disadvantaged children in the community. The drive was inspired by a contest from the Mattel Toy Company, which makes Tiernan’s favorite line of dolls Tiernan Ramer served as a personal shopper at the Back to School Extravaganza to help disadvantaged kids find the right pair of shoes

called “Monster High. The company asked fans to start their own charity and become philanthropists. Tiernan’s project has been so successful that she was named one of the top five winners of their philanthropy contest, which meant $1,000 in her name to her chosen charity In Jacob’s Shoes.

The Broward-based charity works to provide new and gently used shoes, school supplies and athletic equipment to children in need. They distributed the shoes during the recent Back to School Extravaganza, which was held August 10th, Tiernan’s birthday. But instead of having a party, she volunteered all day as a personal shoe shopper for families in need. Local businesses have also pitched in to help with the shoe drive. Bella Hair in Davie and Central Park Vision Center in Plantation both kept a Plantation Athletic League Commissioner Mark Ruether collection bin in place through September. and Tiernan Ramer display the box for “Soles for Souls” Tiernan says she plans to keep the shoe collection that will be at Central Park collections going all the way through high school. “I want to keep something like this going on for awhile because the more I can help, the better,” she said.

If you’d like to help, call 954-290-5993. For more information on In Jacob’s Shoes, visit injacobsshoes.org.

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Backpack Donation Helps Kick-off the Year

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Ask The Expert

Who Else Wants to Live Without Back Pain?

By Wendy Urso, P.T., C.L.T.

M

ost people at some point in their life have

had an episode of low back pain. This pain can be caused by several factors and can be debilitating. It may be due to herniated disks, a muscle strain, nerve injury, joint instability or decreased joint mobility, myofascial pain, fibromyalgia, radiculopathy, or other causes. In any case this pain is affecting your life.

5 Ways to Prevent Back Pain:

1. Maintain Neutral Posture.

When you have neutral posture, the spine is in proper alignment.

This relaxes the muscles and makes it easier to balance your body.

2. Use Proper Lifting Techniques.

Keep a neutral spine and use your legs to lift heavy objects. Even

when picking up light items, never bend at the waist.

3. Wear the Correct Footwear.

Wear the proper footwear for the activity you are performing.

Believe it or not, your feet affect the way your back works and feels.

A neutral foot goes a long way to preventing back pain.

4. Keep Your Core Strong.

The stronger your abdominal and gluteal muscles are, the less strain it

puts on the muscles in your back.

5. Keep Moving.

Avoid standing or sitting in the same position for long periods of time, as

this stresses the spine. Moving keeps the back muscles and joints loose.

Back pain can be prevented, but what if you have already got it? What do you do? Physical therapists are experts in the treatment of physical dysfunction and

injury and use techniques to restore normal function and work to reduce or eliminate pain.

The physical therapists at Advanced Therapy Concepts will develop and implement with you an individualized plan for recovery based on your symptoms. This will lead to a better quality of life for you and your family.

Wendy Urso, PT, CLT, has been a practicing physical therapist in Broward County since 1995, after graduating from Florida International University, Magna Cum Laude. She began her career in Physical Therapy on a spine team working with injuries of the spine, from simple strains to severe herniated disks and spinal surgeries. Her experience and knowledge in Physical Therapy assures results at Advanced Therapy Concepts. To schedule your free pain consultation at Advanced Therapy Concepts, please call 954-616-1670. For more information please visit www.a-therapyconcepts.com or stop by the office at 2035 N University Drive, Sunrise.

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Ask the expert

Growing Pains in Children Edit Headline or Merely “Flat Feet”?

By Robert H. Sheinberg, D.P.M., D.A.B.P.S., F.A.C.F.A.S.

F

oot, ankle and leg problems in the growing

child are often considered to be “Growing Pains” in the bone and muscles of the lower extremity. While in a small number of cases this might be true, in a majority of the cases the pains that plague these children and teenagers may be caused by lower extremity malalignment problems.

Growing pains are often seen in children who are excessively flatfooted or whose feet point to the outside. Children may also appear very knock-kneed. Tight calf muscles can not only cause but significantly aggravate the pain that these children are experiencing, especially at night.

Leg pain is most commonly felt during activity. It is also felt at night after a long day of activity. Pain with activities, especially along the inside of the knee, lower leg, ankle and foot, may also be felt. This is often associated with a general avoidance of activities and sports and premature fatigue with many activities.

Many children can also develop lower back pain. Children that are sedentary, may become overweight.

Treatment is important early on. Changing a child’s shoe gear to add more support to the foot and ankle may provide immediate help. Custom molded orthotics (shoe inserts) will immediately help to realign the foot and the entire lower extremity. This will almost overnight lessen or eliminate the problem.

Physical therapy may also help to decrease overall muscle tightness and to improve muscle strength and coordination. If the foot is flat and associated with tight calf muscles, stretching the calf muscles in a walking cast may be necessary to not only eliminate the problem but to prevent a recurrence.

An excellent prognosis is always seen when the cause is identified and the problem treated. We have seen and treated more than a thousand of these children with this problem with excellent long-term success.

Robert Sheinberg, DPM, is a Board Certified Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Fellow American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Diplomat American Board of Podiatric Surgery. He is a partner in Foot, Ankle and Leg Specialists of South Florida and specializes in treating infants, children, teens and adults. His partners are Dr. Al DeSimone, Dr. Fernando Moya, Dr. Alexander Bertot, Dr. Mark Fishman, Dr. Carlo Messina, Dr. David Shenassa, and Dr. Nathan Vela. The South Florida Institute of Sports Medicine in Weston is located at 1600 Town Center Blvd., Suite C, (954) 389-5900 and in Pembroke Pines at 17842 NW 2nd Street, (954) 430-9901.

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You Can Depend on Dependable Shutter and Glass

By Stacey Bomser

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hen it comes to hurricane protection, you want a product you can count on and a name you can trust. You can depend on Dependable Shutter and Glass for the best hurricane and storm protection products. With over 40 years of experience in the hurricane protection industry, the family owned and operated business has completed more than 4,000 installations on homes, condos and office buildings across South Florida and maintained an “A+” rating with the Better Business Bureau.

Dependable Shutter & Glass business partners Mike Waters (in tan shirt) and Wayne Thompson (in blue long-sleeve shirt) with their team of expert installers.

Vice President Wayne Thompson shares the secret to their success and explains the various products and services offered by Dependable Shutter and Glass.

What other services do you provide? We

can convert or modify your existing shutters, manual or electric, to any style you prefer – without the cost of replacing the entire shutter system. In most cases, customers come to us to make cumbersome shutter systems easier to handle. Smaller modifications can also be made to simplify operations and save you money. For instance, we can convert a manual roll-down shutter drive mechanism to an electric motor operation.

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are a one-stop shop for all of your shutter, window and door needs – from high-quality shutters to impact and non-impact windows and doors.

No matter how large or small your home, condominium or office building, our shutter systems and quality products can accommodate residential and commercial projects of all sizes, shapes and architectural designs.

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Dependable Shutter and Glass manufactures its own hurricane shutters to insure quality. The company offers more than 40 years of experience, reliability and expert craftsmanship.

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You’ll always be storm ready with impact-resistant doors and windows, available in all sizes and styles. In addition to providing protection from wind damage and storm debris, impact glass protects interior furnishings from fading due to damaging UV rays and reduces energy costs.

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manufacture our own shutters. Our accordion shutters feature our exclusive five-point locking system. It’s more secure to protect your home from hurricane damage on impact.

We also attach our accordion shutters on all four sides, making them more secure against hurricane force winds.

We also carry a more economically priced accordion shutter system with a single point locking system. In addition to our popular accordion shutters, we offer both motorized and manual roll-up shutters, as well as the basic storm panels.

makes and models of shutters and electric shutter motors. We also offer routine maintenance.

By lubricating the tracks, wheels, locking rods and thumbscrews and exercising the shutters, you ensure proper operations of your shutters when you need them the most. This also prevents excessive corrosion and extends the shutter’s lifespan. When performed each season, proper maintenance provides the peace of mind that your shutters will be in working order should a storm strike.

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Our mission is to provide you with the best possible customer service, superior products and the highest quality workmanship that surpasses industry standards. Our slogan, “The Company You Can Depend On,” speaks boldly of our values, our promise, and our commitment.

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seen on scene Honoring 50 Years

Plantation Garden Club President Claudette Hammond looks over a proclamation honoring the Garden Club on its 50th Anniversary, as Plantation Mayor Diane Veltri Bendekovic (l) and Plantation Garden Club Past-President Sheryl Melson (r) look on

Back to School Fun

Robert Mandal,7, of Plantation shows off his Batman look during the Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options annual Back-toSchool Block Party at the JAFCO Children’s Village. More than 100 families came out and enjoyed an inflatable water slide, bounce house, pony rides, and great barbecue.

Kids Day of Service

Nathan Ellsley, Caroline Ellsley, Gladstone Farra, Joe Carlantone, Vincen Maggio and Marissa Carlantone get their hands dirty working with a gardening project at the Ann Storck Center. The center, a non-profit organization that provides care for children and adults with disabilities, recently partnered with Whole Foods Market Plantation for a campus beautification project that celebrated Kids’ Day of Service. Brittany Soule and Tara Slavin also pitched in to help.

Dolphin Day

Waste Management hosted 50 campers from the City of Plantation for a special outing to view a Miami Dolphins practice recently. The campers later participated in a 90-minute Junior Training Camp at the Dolphins’ practice facilities. (above) Camper Ethan Pustizzy runs the course during the Training Camp. (left) Julia Schneider shows great form on the obstacle course.

Shopping Day

It was shopping day with Miami Dolphins Defensive Lineman Paul Soliai (above left) and his teammates, as they took local students on a shopping spree September 9 at Sears in Plantation. The students received school supplies and clothes courtesy of the Paul Soliai Foundation and Sears. One of the teammates helping out was Dolphins center Mike Pouncey (above right). (Photo credit-Miami Dolphins)

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Hotshots!

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