December 2017

older, may qualify for an insurance discount.
The class is at the Police Department
Community Room, City of Coral Springs
Public Safety Building, 2801 Coral
Springs Drive. For more information, visit
coralsprings.org.
2017 Holiday Parade
December 13, 7pm
The parade will feature marching bands,
decorated floats, and more along Sample
Road from Coral Springs Drive to City Hall. In
case of rain, the parade will be December 14.
For more information, visit CoralSprings.org/-
holidayparade.
Coral Springs Garden Club
December 14, 10am
The Garden Club of Coral Springs meets on
the second Thursday of the month, October
through May. For information on where to
meet, call Marcy at 954-253-9189 or visit
coralspringsgardenclub.org. Guests are
welcome.
Holiday Party
December 14, at 6 to 10pm
Swirl Wine Bistro, 1435 Lyons Road,
Coconut Creek, will host a customer
appreciation holiday party, which will include
wine tasting, food and wine discounts,
and give-aways. For more information, call
954-458-5407.
Coral Springs Women’s Club
Meeting
December 19, at 7:30pm
The GFWC Coral Springs Woman’s Club will
have its meeting at Cypress Hall, Cypress
Hammock Park, 1300 Coral Springs
Drive, Coral Springs. The group promotes
community service, friendship, and fun
events/activities. Visitors are welcome. There
is no residency requirement. For additional
information, contact Membership Chair Joan
Rounds at circlejoan@aol.com.
Snowfest
December 21, 5 to 8pm
Snowfest will take place at Terramar Park,
6575 NW 76th Drive, Parkland. This event is
open to Parkland residents only and requires
registration – $5 in advance or $10 on the
day of the event. There will be more than 10
tons of snow for everyone to make snow
angels and build snowmen. Slide down a
30-foot snow slide and enjoy crafts, music,
and frosty fun.
Southern
Handcraft
Society of
Coral Springs
January 2, 7pm
The Southern
Handcraft Society
of Coral Springs
meets at the Cypress Park Clubhouse, 1300
Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs. New
members are welcome. This month’s craft
is a snowman. The daytime group meets
on January 16, at 10am at Hobby Lobby
in Coral Springs. For more information and
supplies to bring, call Sally 954-798-1672.
35th Annual MS Gala Luncheon
January 12
The National MS Society will host the Gala
at the Broward County Convention Center,
1950 Eisenhower Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale. This
year the luncheon will be honoring Rocco
Mangel, partner at Rocco’s Tacos Tequila
Bar. For more information, contact Monica
Whiting at Monica.Whiting@nmss.org.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Local
named to
Broward
Center
Board of
Directors
Parkland
resident
Shawn Sackman has been named
to the Board of Directors for the
Broward Performing Arts Foundation.
Active in many South Florida
organizations, Sackman currently
serves as a board member of Junior
Achievement of Broward County, Urban
League of Broward County, and the
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.
Springs
resident
serving
in Navy
Petty Officer
1st Class
Brandon
Howard,
from Coral
Springs,
is serving
in the U.S.
Navy as
part of the
nation’s nuclear deterrence mission at
Strategic Communications Wing ONE.
Howard is a master-at-arms assigned to
Tinker Air Force Base where the Navy
command is headquartered.
McFarland made chief petty
officer
Chief Navy Counselor Diedre McFarland
from Coconut Creek is a newly pinned
chief petty officer. She is currently serving
aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
the PARKLANDER 13