BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22867@goriverwalk.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T135754Z URL:https://www.goriverwalk.com/greater-fort-lauderdale-events/flite-cente rs-eighth-annual-heroes-luncheon SUMMARY:FLITE Center’s Eighth Annual Heroes Luncheon DESCRIPTION:FLITE Center (Florida Independence\, Training &\; Education Center)\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to guiding vulnerable youth a nd those transitioning out of foster care towards independence through hou sing\, education\, employment\, and comprehensive care coordination\, will host its eighth annual Heroes Luncheon on Friday\, April 17\, from 11 a.m . to 2 p.m. Local 10’s Eric Yutzy returns to emcee the special event at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort (321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd . in Fort Lauderdale).\n\nFLITE Center’s Heroes Luncheon is a tribute to the organization’s partners\, funders\, and frontline staff who support and dedicate their lives to impacting youth in South Florida’s Transiti onal Independent Living (TIL) System of Care.\n\n \;\n\nThis year’s honorees and their respective award categories are:\n\n Albert &\; Bea triz Miniaci Lifetime Hero Award - Cara Malave (posthumous)\n Cara Malave Legacy Award - Christine Frederick\n Gore Foundation YouMatter Award – Ladies Fish Off\n Memorial Healthcare System Collaborators of the Year - Broward Sheriff’s Office\n Children's Services Council TIL System of C are Hero Award - Mark &\; Tiffani Dhooge\n UKG Ultimate Acts of Kindne ss - Joel Smith\n Ripple Effect Award - Mavericks Host Committee: Dan &am p\; Susan Ahearn\, Premier Aircraft\, Stefanie Title\, and Dr. Heidi Schae ffer\n 2026 TIL System of Care Unsung Heroes:\n\n Shayan Dunkley – Cam elot Community Care\n Sarah Demetrius – Gulf Coast JFCS\n Asia McMillo n – HANDY\n Rachel Vital – Henderson Behavioral Health\n Kayla Shoat s – Memorial Healthcare Systems\n Jasmine Bethell – PACE Center for G irls\n LaQuasha Montgomery – Children's Harbor\n Christina Juste – 4 Kids of South Florida\n Anthony Harris\, - ChildNet\n Staci-Ann Lewin – SOS Children’s Village\n Chloe Campbell – South Florida Wellness Network\n David Alan Waldrep – FLITE Center\n Angel Torry – FLITE Ce nter\n\n\n\nFLITE Center is where all transitioning youth and young adults who have faced trauma come seeking ways to become successful adults withi n a safe\, nurturing environment.\n\nFLITE Center is Broward County’s on e stop resource center\, reducing barriers by offering all supportive serv ices within one location. FLITE Center offers comprehensive and seamless s ervice delivery for youth and young adults ages 10 to 23 involved in the c hild welfare system\, including youth with special and behavioral needs\, youth from the LGBTQ community\, survivors of human trafficking\, youth fr om the Department of Juvenile Justice\, youth who have no high school dipl oma\, those who are unemployed\, homeless\, or facing any other unfortunat e circumstance.\n\n \;\n\nFLITE Center’s Heroes Luncheon is sponsore d by The Vegso Family Foundation\, Memorial Healthcare System\, UKG\, Jenn ifer Whittington\, Lesser Landy Smith &\; Siegel PLLC.\n\nTickets are $ 150 per person ($100 for government agency employees) and are available fo r purchase online at flitecenter.org/heroes-luncheon.\n\nFor more informat ion\, contact Jenna Feliciano at (954) 995-7021 or jenna@flitecenter.org o r Maria Vo at (954) 540 7825 or maria@flitecenter.org.\n\nFor more informa tion click here. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.goriverwalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/04/FLITECenter_HeroesLuncheon26_FB_1080-x-1080-SMALLER.jpg CATEGORIES:Community,Convention LOCATION:The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort\, 321 N Fort Lauderdale Be ach Blvd.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33304\, United States GEO:26.126947;-80.104378 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=321 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33304\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort:geo:26.126947,-80.104378 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR