June 2018

JUNE
2018
EVENTS
Park dedicated to CS and
Parkland residents
June 1, 6pm
The Board of Supervisors of the Coral
Springs Improvement District, adopted a
formal resolution to dedicate the Marjory
Stoneman Douglas Memorial Park, SW
120th Avenue.
The park will be dedicated to the
residents of Coral Springs and Parkland
in honor and memory of the students
and staff who lost their lives and all
who were affected by the recent school
shooting.
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Alumni
Chorus will perform.
Civics Education Exposition
June 5, 6 to 9pm
The Parkland Chamber of Commerce
is hosting this event, to help the
community learn how to effectively
initiate change, at the Parkland
Recreation Center, 10561 Trails End,
Parkland. For further information, go to
theparklandchamberofcommerce.-
org.
NCHR Health Policy Hero Award
The National Center for Health Research
(NCHR), a nonprofit, nonpartisan
think tank focused on research that
can improve the health of adults and
children, named as its 2018 Health
Policy Heroes the students, teachers,
and parents of Parkland, Florida;
Washington, D.C. metro area; and
across the country; who are successfully
fighting for effective policies to prevent
gun violence.
MSD High School student Kai Koerber
and Parkland teacher Susan Rioux were
two of the heroes accepting the award
on their behalf. Kai has been actively
lobbying for better gun policies since the
tragic shooting on February 14. Rioux
is credited with having taught Parkland
students how to find safety in violent
situations, thus saving their lives during
the February 14 shooting. She is now
one of those helping the children cope
with PTSD and fear in the aftermath and
supporting their efforts to reduce gun
violence.
March for Our Lives Lodging, a group of
D.C. area mothers who organized free
housing, meals, and other necessities
for thousands of students and families
traveling to D.C., were also honored.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Daley a Home Rule Hero
The Florida League of Cities will recognize Coral Springs
Commissioner Dan Daley with the 2018 Home Rule
Hero Award. Daley earned this prestigious award for his
outspoken protection for municipal home rule for and
during the 2018 legislative session.
Home Rule is the ability for a city to establish its own
form of government and enact ordinances, codes,
plans, and resolutions without prior state approval. The
Home Rule Hero Award recipients are local government
officials – both elected and nonelected – who
consistently respond to the League’s request to reach
out to members of the legislature and help give a local
perspective on an issue.
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