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FAU Hosts South Florida Regional Excellence Awards
BOCA RATON, FL (April 19, 2004)- The South Florida Regional Resource Center (SFRRC), a partner of the Catanese Center for Urban & Environmental Solutions at Florida Atlantic University, will host a luncheon honoring numerous individuals and groups that have shown a strong commitment to fostering regional thinking in southeast Florida. The luncheon will take place Friday, June 11 at 12 p.m. in the Westin Hotel located at 400 Corporate Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale.
FAU President Frank T. Brogan will serve as keynote speaker, primarily speaking on FAU's role in community development and revitalization. He will also address his vision regarding Scripps and its regional and national impact.
The SFRRC, who also partners with the Collins Center for Public Policy, Inc. and the South Florida and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Councils, assists neighborhood, city, county and civic organizations with local needs and educates these organizations about the importance of collaboration. Additionally, the center works to ensure that organizations and other public and private regional entities work productively together to shape regional public policy in South Florida.
To register for the event, visit www.sfrrc.net or contact George Gadson at 954-762-5623 or ggadson@fau.edu. Sponsorships for the event are available. A $50 registration fee is required for individuals interested in attending the event. In addition, there is a fee of $100 to nominate an individual or project for an award. All proceeds will be used to cover program expenses and to educate South Florida's leaders about the importance of working regionally to develop regional solutions to South Florida's complex problems.
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The South Florida Regional Resource Center is an innovative institutional approach to increasing the abilities of South Florida's residents and neighborhoods to influence and develop public policy issues at a regional level.
