Mater Academy senior Dayme Delgado is spending her summer at Princeton University in New Jersey, as part of a nationwide program that recruits high school students from low income backgrounds and helps them improve their academics to prepare for college.Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) is the preeminent national nonprofit organization based in New York City that’s dedicated to diversifying the national leadership...

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...