Miami Lakes Veterans Committee urges residents to help give back to the men and women who serve overseas. Operation: Care and Comfort will provide care packages for holiday delivery to troops.The Veterans Committee will be collecting donated items and hand written cards and letters of encouragement until Thursday, November 30 at the first-floor reception desk at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.Recommended donation items include:Snacks, Food and...

The General Federation of Woman’s Clubs - Hialeah invites the community to a Thanksgiving Feast and Bunco on Wednesday, November 8 at the clubhouse located at 525 West 1 Avenue in Hialeah. The feast will be from noon until 3 p.m. The event is open to men and women, young and old.The feast will be a full Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings for just $6 per person. This will also include an afternoon of fun and laughter as everyone...

Last year, Miami Lakes resident Erika Castroman came up with the perfect idea to help homeless people during the Christmas holiday season.She passed out 50 backpacks filled with washcloths, combs, hair brushes, toothpaste, tooth brushes, hand sanitizers, deodorant and small non perishable food in the Downtown Miami area.Her crusade was so successful, she decided to make it an annual event, as she’s preparing to hand out 100 backpacks on...

Miami Lakes middle and high school students are invited to join “The Spot” for a field trip to Bowlero Miami in Dolphin Mall, 11501 N.W. 12 Street, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 4.Teens can experience Miami’s hottest new place to chill and have a ball as they “let it roll” on 32 lanes, or challenge their friends to a round of laser tag.Food and transportation will be provided to and from the Youth Center, 6075...

Miami Lakes, in partnership with the YMCA, will be offering Teacher Planning Day and Winter Break camps at the Royal Oaks Park’s Roberto Alonso Community Center located at 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue.The Teacher Planning Day camp will be hosted from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22.The Winter Camp will be held from Tuesday, December 26, to Friday, January 5, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for New Year’s Day, January 1.The camps...