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The new laws will add ID requirements for absentee ballots, limit the use of voting drop boxes, require voters to request absentee ballots for each specific election, restrict who can collect drop off ballots and give power to partisans observing elections. It also puts restrictions on outside groups influencing elections.

     This year, we have partnered with the Bright Futures Scholarship Program to host a SAT/ACT Prep Boot Camp. The Bright Futures Scholarship Program, which is primarily funded by the Florida Lottery, assists student in pursuing Postsecondary Educational and career goals. The major objective of this collaboration is to provide our students with the needed exposure and training in order to help them improve their test scores and to gain access to financial educational opportunities.

Olean Pridgen has served as a Foster Grandparent volunteer for nearly five years and has provided the community with over 5,000 hours of services. Olean is fondly  referred to as “Grandma O” and dedicates much of her time at Margate Elementary, where she provides tutoring and mentoring to students four days a week, five hours each day. During the summer, Olean can be found volunteering at other Broward Public Schools and libraries as well.

  Celebrating 45 Years of Sisterhood are the ladies of Phase II who pledged Kappa Epsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on the campus of The Florida State University on June 6, 1976.  Following graduation, these 18 young ladies went on to have stellar careers in the fields of public administration, law, business, education, and law enforcement.  As pacesetters, they accomplished a lot of firsts in their professions, achieved success in both the private and public sectors, and consistently worked to enhance their communities through service and philanthropy.