His House Children’s Home (HHCH), sponsored by Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises,  and Azamara Club Cruises will host its 13th annual “Imagine” Charity Gala on Saturday, October 8, at 7 p.m. at The JW Marriott Marquis Miami, 225 Biscayne Blvd. Way in downtown Miami.The Master of Ceremony is Myriam Masihy, 7-time Emmy Award Winning investigative reporter at Telemundo 51 and NBC 6 South Florida.Dignitaries...

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in September, Florida students can apply for Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott’s Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest for kids in grades four to 12.Three winners will be selected to receive a four-year Florida College Plan scholarship sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation: one elementary school student (grades 4 to 5), one middle school student (grades 6 to 8), and one high...

Those interested in participating in a program to assist animals need look no further than the Kitten Cuddlers services. Participants can help save lives by feeding and caring for tiny, orphaned newborn kittens.Training is held on the second and fourth Sunday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. To become a kitten cuddler email asdfoster@miamidade.gov. Miami-Dade Animal Services is located at 3599 N.W. 79 Avenue in Doral. For more information...

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Junior Cadets won third place overall in the Running Hose event and won the Sportsmanship Award during the annual Florida State Firefighters Association State Firematics competition two weeks ago in Plantation, Florida.The event tested the skills of cadets and firefighters from Florida in a series of drills against other fire departments, including climbing ladders, running hoses, and screwing the hose onto a fire rig...

Michael Andrew Plana and Robin Marie Easley were united in marriage on Saturday, June 11, during an outdoor sunset ceremony surrounded by their closest friends and family at Timacuan Golf and Country Club in Lake Mary, Florida. The bride, daughter of Tom and Angie Easley of Mims, Florida, graduated from Astronaut High School in Titusville and Nova Southeastern University. She is a teacher at Hawks Bluff Elementary School. The groom,...