Gloria Estefan is a true statesperson, giving back so much to the community.
We were all thrilled when she donated $10,000 last month to help The Humane Society get a new air conditioning system for their North Dade shelter.
Now she's established an Education Fund to help schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. A portion of proceeds from her October concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Live will go to the Education Fund.
Here's the story about the fund and her new memorabilia display at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Olympic Excitement
When you get past the Olympic hype and the politics that have clouded this year's games, there's so much great athleticism to appreciate. Surpises and upsets have been coming regularly since the start of Beijing 2008.
Two members of the U.S. women's gymnastics team suffered last-minute injuries, leaving the 4 remaining gymnasts a little shaky at the start of the qualifying round. Despite deductions for landing out of bounds on the floor exercise and falling off the uneven bars (most unusual!), they managed to pull through in 2nd place behind China going into the finals.
One of the most exciting moments came in the Men's Swimming 4x100 Meter Relay. A member of the French team had been very vocal about coming to "smash" the Americans. Well, the U.S. Relay team, including Michael Phelps, poured it on to overtake the French in the last lap and take the Gold, winning by 8/100ths of a second! Perhaps nicer than the satisfaction of winning, was watching the two teams displaying ultimate sportsmanship, shaking hands after the medal ceremony.
You can keep up on all the sports, schedules, players and results at the official Beijing 2008 website.
Two members of the U.S. women's gymnastics team suffered last-minute injuries, leaving the 4 remaining gymnasts a little shaky at the start of the qualifying round. Despite deductions for landing out of bounds on the floor exercise and falling off the uneven bars (most unusual!), they managed to pull through in 2nd place behind China going into the finals.
One of the most exciting moments came in the Men's Swimming 4x100 Meter Relay. A member of the French team had been very vocal about coming to "smash" the Americans. Well, the U.S. Relay team, including Michael Phelps, poured it on to overtake the French in the last lap and take the Gold, winning by 8/100ths of a second! Perhaps nicer than the satisfaction of winning, was watching the two teams displaying ultimate sportsmanship, shaking hands after the medal ceremony.
You can keep up on all the sports, schedules, players and results at the official Beijing 2008 website.
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