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July is Parks and Recreation
Month
Twenty-five years ago, the National Recreation and Park Association
declared the month of July “Parks and Recreation Month.” As a
result, the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division embraces
the annual event and recently Florida Governor Charlie Christ also
honored all parks with a proclamation, which stated, “Florida
recognizes the benefits derived from quality public and private
recreation and park resources at the local and state level.”
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A Mother’s Unconditional Love –
from Kidney Donor to Organ Transplant Advocate
 No
one knows better that a mother’s love is unconditional than Judith
Charlton, administrative assistant with Broward County Enterprise
Technology Services. When she gave birth to her first child,
Charlton, 24 years ago this past June, she learned he was diagnosed
with Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome.
“That was a big diagnosis for a 6-pound, 7-ounce baby boy,” Charlton
recalls, “and the prognosis given was that his kidneys would
progressively fail and he would not live past the age of 4.”
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Extension Education’s Commercial
Horticulture Section Likes All Things Green
(This is the second in a series of articles to inform readers
about Broward County Extension Education and the services it
provides.)
Have you ever admired Broward County’s tree canopy and noticed how
favorably it compares to those in the counties north and south of
us? The beauty of our County’s “curb appeal” is due in part to the
fact that tree trimming businesses in Broward are required to be
licensed and to pass a continuing education course every two years
to reduce the incidence of “hat-racking,” overpruning and
overlifting, all improper pruning methods that are common examples
of tree abuse. Broward is the only county in southeastern Florida
that has this requirement. More...
Lauderdale Lakes Gets New
Library, Educational and Cultural Center
The new Lauderdale Lakes Library/Educational and Cultural Center,
located at 3580 W. Oakland Park Blvd. opened to the public on June
19.
 The
two-story, 20,000 square-foot building includes a 10,000 square-foot
library on the first floor with room to hold a 50,000 item
collection operated by Broward County Libraries Division. The
library's multi-purpose room can hold up to 75 people for a variety
of community events and programs. The first floor has 19 computers
with free internet access available to the public during library
hours. It also is a free wireless Internet hotspot. The library is
open Monday and Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m.; and Wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The library is closed on Friday
and Sunday. More...
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