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community Local volunteers crochet items for charity For Arleen Walls, crocheting is more than a hobby – it is self-described mental therapy. Walls, sitting in the crochet class she started at Sartory Senior Center more than two years ago, explains that she is a self-taught stitcher and wanted to share the craft with her community. As a dialysis patient, Walls felt that she was not using her off-treatment time constructively, so she called the City to suggest the crochet sessions. The group of about 15 men and women meet each Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon at Sartory Senior Center and create everything from blankets to hats. Recently, the group made blankets for Kids in Distress and stitched pouches and slippers for seniors in a local assisted living facility. The current project is crafting helmet liners for troops serving overseas. The liners go underneath helmets to keep troops more comfortable. Walls said the group needs donations of cotton or wool thread and, of course, volunteers are welcome to come stitch. Walls anticipates the group will make between 600 and 1,200 helmet liners. Donations can be dropped off to Sartory Senior Center. “One of my proudest achievements is this group, and to not sit around and do nothing,” Walls said. “It’s become a very congenial group. Sometimes we talk more than we crochet. George Felos, so far the only male member of the group, joined two years ago to reconnect with his background in fabrics. Felos owned a weaving and knitting shop five years ago in New York. For Felos, the most enjoyable part is sharing his creations with others in need. “It’s a great feeling knowing you’re giving back,” he said before sitting down to reveal the red, white and black plaid blanket around which he crocheted a border. Also in the group are sisters Eleanor Dingus (affectionately called Ellie), Ann Lundy and their 99-year-old mother Anna Sindelar. Lundy said the women saw an ad in a local newspaper and decided to join the group to have a family activity. “It’s a fellowship, it really is,” Dingus said as her mother worked to crochet a green helmet liner. “It is the camaraderie that holds the group together.” Anyone can join the group, and no experience is necessary. People must bring their own supplies. “The people in this group are volunteers,” Walls said. “Every single stitch that they make is a volunteer effort.” CoralSprings.org/seniorprograms 954-345-2203 10150 N.W. 29th St. Embrace diversity, peace at National Day of Prayer The City embraces diversity in many ways, and the successful National Day of Prayer celebration highlights the strength in diversity found in our community. Every house of worship in Coral Springs and adjoining cities are invited to participate. Youth from participating congregations lead the prayers. This nondenominational event, hosted by the City’s Multi- Cultural Advisory Committee, brings together people from all faiths to pray, sing or chant together, fostering an understanding of the world’s different religions. The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in the front lawn of City Hall. There is no cost to attend. CoralSprings.org/events 954-344-1005 9551 W. Sample Road 10 • Coral Springs • Spring 2010 Visit CoralSprings.org
Begin hurricane season preparation early Hurricane season is quickly approaching, and residents are advised to start preparation early. It is important to have supplies on hand despite the quiet season last year. The City offers many resources for residents to use before, during and after a storm. CodeRED is the City’s automated phone alert system that will send notifications about weather conditions, boil water alerts, evacuation orders and more. Residents and business owners can sign up for this free service City media provides extensive coverage of hurricanerelated information before, during and after a storm. Visit CoralSprings.org for the latest updates, and be sure to tune into CityRadio 1670a m for up-to-date emergency information. CityTV, on Advanced Cable channel 25 or on AT&T U-Verse channel 99, also will broadcast emergency information. After a storm hits, the City opens its Hurricane Call Center and volunteers answer City-specific questions. The number to reach the Call Center when it is activated is 954-344-1001. Broward County also provides valuable hurricane safety information, including creating a family plan, establishing an out-of-town emergency contact, stocking up on food, supplies and medicines for your family and pets, and securing homes and properties. CoralSprings.org/hurricane 954-344-1001 Broward.org/hurricane Student chefs to participate in Teen Cook Off Student chefs have signed up and spatulas are ready to fly for the Teen Cook Off on Saturday, April 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. Residents are invited to watch as these local teens showcase their culinary talents. Teams will be given the same ingredients and they must whip up a savory meal using those components. The winning team will be awarded “The Plate,” which will be passed down annually to the winning team. Residents are invited to attend and support their favorite team. The competition will be held at Coral Springs Country Club, located at 10800 West Sample Road. een Cook off CoralSprings.org/events 954-345-2204 My Coral Springs Photos submitted by our readers Coral Springs invites residents to submit their best photos of life in Coral Springs. Submitted photos may be featured in an upcoming issue of this magazine, on CityTV 25 or on the City’s web sites. Please e-mail your full-resolution photographs to editor@coralsprings.org. Don’t forget to include your name, description of the people or places pictured, as well as a sentence about why Coral Springs is your Community of Excellence. “Throughout this whole ordeal, the administration, teachers and students from Sawgrass Springs Middle School quickly put together items and raised over $4,000 in cash to send to various organizations. “ -Linda Derogene Reading Teacher at Sawgrass Springs MIddle BiKE Broward helps cyclists map our their rides Cyclists are now able to find out the best way to reach their destination with the help of BiKE Broward. The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) launched this innovative Internet-based bicycle route planning tool to help riders plan their trips. Cyclists only need to enter their start and end locations to receive turn-by-turn directions. BiKE Broward users are also able to select from five types of routes: short, fast, least interaction with traffic, simple and scenic. In addition, riders may enter multiple travel points along their journey. The concept was born in March 2008 and is a joint effort between Broward MPO, FIU’s Geographic Information System Center and UF’s GeoMatics Program at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center. bike.browardmpo.org 954-357-6641 community Watch CityTV 25 Spring 2010 • Coral Springs • 11
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