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The eventwill take placefrom6 to 9 p.m. at theGallery ofAmazingThings, 481S. FederalHighway, inDania Beach.

Tickets cost $125 ($200 forVIP front row seats). To order,go toWineWomenAnd-Shoes.com/uwbc.

Formore information, callDavidEsposito at 954-453-3725or emailDEsposito@United-WayBroward.org.

local designers such as JulianChang, LisuVega,Nicolas Feli-zola, TiffanyChimere andCrys-tal 4UbyCynthiaRodriguez.

Alongwith entertainment,the eveningwill include eightwineries fromall over the globeshowcasing theirwineswithtastings aswell as food fromRuth’s Chris SteakHouse FortLauderdale. Therewill also be asilent and a live auction.

It’s haute couturemeethaute-er heels at the secondannualWine,Women and Shoesfashion fundraiser, Thursday,April 23 inDania Beach.

The benefit raisesmoney forUnitedWay of BrowardCountywith a fashion show featuring

A runway model in Julian Chang at the2014 Wine, Women and Shoes. Hand-

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Wine, Women and Shoes: Thefashion trifecta hits Dania BeachBy Rod StaffordHagwoodStaff Writer

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More than 4,500 students from 60 schools across Broward County came together for thethird annual “Above the Influence March and Rally.” A joint effort between the United Wayof Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse and Broward County Public Schools,the event celebrated students making the right decisions — resisting peer pressure, drugs andviolence. Participating students marched a mile from Pompano Beach Middle School toPompano Beach High School. Speakers included Robert W. Runcie, Superintendent ofBroward County Public Schools; Kathleen Cannon, President and CEO of United Way ofBroward County; and Pompano Beach Mayor Lamar Fisher.

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Wine,Women&ShoesBen-efits United Way of BrowardCounty 6 pm Thu. Gallery ofAmazing Things, 481S. Fed. Hwy.,Dania Beach. 954-453-3725,winewomenandshoes.com. $125,VIP $200.

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PlannerCOMPILED BY CINDY KENT

April 21SocialMediaDo’s&Don’ts,11:30 a.m., NCCIHoldings Inc., 901PeninsulaCorporate Circle, BocaRaton. Gold Coast PR Coun-cil hosts Toby Srebnik,director of social media atFish Consulting LLC., andTodd Paton, president ofPaton Marketing RSVP togcprc@aol.comAdviceForSmallBusi-ness, 2 p.m, Nova South-eastern University, AlvinSherman Library, Davie.SunTrust Bank panel dis-cussion. Free. 954-262-5477to register for the event.954-262-5477.

April 22FloridaManufacturingCareerFair,10 a.m.,Broward College, NorthCampus,1000 CoconutCreek Road, Coconut Creek.First annual Florida Manu-facturing Career Fair.954-202-3830, Ext. 3105.FinancialEmpowermentforWomen, 6:30 p.m.,Hollywood Women’s Club,501N.14th Ave., Hollywood.Taking Control of YourFinancial Future, presentedby David Treece of theTreece Financial Group.Free. 305-751-8855.

April 23BusinessWomenROCKMonthlyLuncheon,11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m., Wick Theatre& Costume Museum, 7901N. Federal Highway, BocaRaton. Presented by theFlorida Women’s BusinessCenter. flwbc.orgWine,Women&Shoes, 6p.m., Gallery of AmazingThings, 481S Federal High-way, Dania Beach. Net-working, presentations andfashion show, fundraisingevent presented by UnitedWay of Broward County.winewomenandshoes.com/uwbc

Submit and viewnetworking, businessseminars, trade shows andworkshops atSunSentinel.com/BusinessCalendar

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Even through life’s upsanddowns, it’s critically im-portant to make the rightdecisions when it comes todrugs, alcohol, drinking,peer pressure and bullying.

That message was deliv-ered tomore than4,500stu-dents during the third an-nual Above the InfluenceMarch andRally.

Students frommore than60 Broward elementary,middle and high schoolsparticipated in the recentmarch that started at Pom-pano Beach Middle Schooland walked a mile to Pom-panoBeachHigh School.

“It was a very good ideathey created, joiningschools to walk for a posi-tive purpose, and it’s goodfor teens to do that,” saidDillard High School juniorTyrieFluellen, whopartic-ipatedand sang thenationalanthem. “A lotof teensdon’tthink about that; I likedthat.”

The event is a collabora-tion between the UnitedWay of Broward CountyCommission on SubstanceAbuse and BrowardCountyPublic Schools.

“It’s important to bringthe whole community andcounty together to get be-hind one particular initia-tive: anti-drugs, violence,drinking and bullying,” saidKathleen Cannon, UnitedWay Broward’s presidentand CEO. “Above the Influ-ence is about all negativesand about being above all ofthem, and it’s a way to en-capsulate all of them withonemovement.”

The recent event was thebiggest one yet and was“verymuch a success,”Can-non said.

“The movement is nowthe norm, not theminority,”she said. “It’s actually the

norm and cool to live abovethe influence, and we sawhow many students cameout to embrace that andsupport that.”

Fluellen,whohaspartici-pated the last two years, is amember of the UnitedWay’s Broward Youth Co-alition, agroupofmore than50 high school drug-freeyouth leaders.

“Be your ownperson andmake your own decisions,”Fluellen advised fellow stu-dents.

The next event is slatedforMarch,with the locationyet to be determined.

For more information,visit Drugfreebroward.org.

Rallying studentsto help rise aboveBy JenniferShapiro-SacksSpecial Correspondent

Students from Hollywood Hills High School take part in thethird annual Above the Influence March and Rally.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DOWNTOWN PHOTO/FORT LAUDERDALE

People & Places

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WINE6 P.M. United Way of BrowardCounty hosts Wine,

Women & Shoes, a sarto-rial soiree with a shop-ping marketplace, fashionshow, auctions, culinarycreations and plenty ofvino to raise funds for theUnited Way. Gallery of

Amazing Things, 481South Federal Hwy.,Dania Beach; www.winewomenandshoes.com;$125-$200.

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Wine, Women & Shoes

This fundraiser for the UnitedWay of Broward County fea-tures shopping, entertainmentand food, with top local fashiondesigners, the latest collec-tions, fine wines, silent and liveauctions, a fashion show andmore. 6-9 p.m. Thursday at theGallery of Amazing Things, 481S. Federal Highway, DaniaBeach. Call 954-453-3725 oremail desposito@UnitedWay-Broward.org. Tickets are $125,$200 for VIP, which guaranteesfront row seating for the fash-ion show.

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,United Way of Broward County’sWine, Women & Shoes Event Morethan 350 key influencers, fashiontastemakers and charity supporterswill enjoy an evening of shopping,entertainment and food by Ruth’sChris Fort Lauderdale with thecommon purpose of building abetter Broward County throughUnited Way of Broward County. Toplocal fashion designers will presenttheir latest collections in women’swear and ultra-fashionable highheels in a fashion show produced bySobol Fashion Productions, bestknown for the development andimplementation of Miami FashionWeek. Eight wineries from across theworld will showcase their wines withselect tastings. The event will alsoinclude a silent auction, live auctionand fashion show. Wine, Women &Shoes is one of United Way ofBroward County’s main fundraisingevents for the year. ConsolidatedCredit Counseling Services is the titlesponsor of the event and SylvesterComprehensive Cancer Center is thepresenting sponsor. Ticket prices are$125 for an individual ticket; $200 fora VIP ticket, which guarantees seatsin the first row for the fashion show.The event is open to the public.Tickets and sponsorship opportuni-ties are available by visiting www.wi-newomenandshoes.com. For moreinformation please contact DavidEsposito at 954-453-3725 or despo-sito@UnitedWayBroward.org. April23 6 p.m.-9 p.m. $125; $200 VIPGallery of Amazing Things 481 S.Federal Hwy., Dania Beach.

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THURSDAY 23Broward Women’s Cho-ral GroupThe choral group willperform at11:15 a.m.Thursday in the sanctuaryat First PresbyterianChurch, 401SE15th Ave.,Fort Lauderdale. Chickenpenne pasta primavera forlunch. Call 954-598-9344.Free admission; $9 forlunch.Fort Lauderdale Scrab-ble ClubJoin the group for someenjoyable word play at 6p.m. Thursdays at the FortLauderdale Bridge Club inHoliday Park, 700 NESixth Terrace. Call 954-630-8779. Free.Wine, Women & ShoesThis fundraiser for theUnited Way of BrowardCounty features shopping,entertainment and food,with top local fashiondesigners, the latest collec-

tions, fine wines, silent andlive auctions, a fashionshow and more. 6-9 p.m.Thursday at the Gallery ofAmazing Things, 481S.Federal Highway, DaniaBeach. Call 954-453-3725or email desposito@UnitedWayBroward.org.Tickets are $125, $200 forVIP, which guaranteesfront row seating for thefashion show.

FRIDAY 24ArtsPark Movie NightFamily-friendly flicks areshown at 8 p.m. Fridays inthe ArtsPark Amphithe-ater at Young Circle, Holly-wood Boulevard and U.S.1, Hollywood. Call 954-921-3500. Free.Fushu Daiko 25th Anni-versary ConcertThis event celebrates taikodrumming, a combinationof traditional drums andrhythms of Japan, alongwith other musical styles,

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Rallying studentsto help rise above

By Jennifer Shapiro-SacksSpecial Correspondent

Even through life’s ups and downs,it’s critically important to make the rightdecisions when it comes to drugs, alcohol,drinking, peer pressure and bullying.

That message was delivered to morethan 4,500 students during the thirdannual Above the Influence March andRally.

Students from more than 60 Browardelementary, middle and high schools par-ticipated in the recent march that startedat Pompano Beach Middle School andwalked a mile to Pompano Beach HighSchool.

“It was a very good idea they created,joining schools to walk for a positive pur-pose, and it’s good for teens to do that,”said Dillard High School junior Tyrie Fluel-

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len, who participated andsang the national anthem. “Alot of teens don’t think aboutthat; I liked that.”

The event is a collabora-tion between the United Wayof Broward County Commis-sion on Substance Abuseand Broward County PublicSchools.

“It’s important to bringthe whole community andcounty together to get behindone particular initiative:anti-drugs, violence, drinkingand bullying,” said KathleenCannon, United Way Bro-ward’s president and CEO.“Above the Influence is aboutall negatives and about beingabove all of them, and it’sa way to encapsulate all ofthem with one movement.”

The recent event was thebiggest one yet and was “verymuch a success,” Cannon

said.

“The movement is now thenorm, not the minority,” shesaid. “It’s actually the normand cool to live above theinfluence, and we saw howmany students came out toembrace that and supportthat.”

Fluellen, who has partici-pated the last two years, is amember of the United Way’sBroward Youth Coalition, agroup of more than 50 highschool drug-free youth lead-ers.

“Be your own person andmake your own decisions,”Fluellen advised fellow stu-dents.

The next event is slated forMarch, with the location yetto be determined.

For more information, visitDrugfreebroward.org.

Students fromHollywood Hills High School take part in the third annual Above the Influence

March and Rally. Photo courtesy of Downtown Photo/Fort Lauderdale

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Kathleen Cannon,president,UnitedWay of BrowardCounty

TheFlorida Legislature is locked in a heateddebate overMedicaid expansion. Themajority ofFloridians, hundreds of businesses and chambersof commerce, and themedical community allsupport this. So doRepublicans andDemocrats inthe Senate. Sowhy are 80 politicians in theHousedenying 800,000Floridians access to health care

by refusing to acceptMedicaid expansionmoney, our tax dollars,fromWashingtonD.C. It is hurtingworking families and smallbusinesses.Why are they blocking health insurance for our fami-lies, friends and co-workers? The Senate has proposed a freemar-ket, common sense solution.Weneed to support it.

Looking ahead to this week

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2-1-1 BROWARD TO HONOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSBy Robyn A. Friedman

2-1-1 Broward, a 24-hour comprehensive community helpline and support service, will recognize local individuals and organizations May 7 for their support and commitment to help the nonprofi t organization fulfi ll its mission and goals.

Nine community leaders and organizations will be honored at the Kip Hunter Marketing “Making Real Connections” Breakfast, including Forest Williams, president of EnVision Web Development; Brett Friedman, partner at McGladrey LLP and a 2-1-1 board member; Juliet Roulhac, regional manager for external affairs at Florida Power & Light Co.; John Benz, president and CEO of South Florida Community Care Network; Lynne Wines, 2-1-1 board member; Mark Gauert, editor & publisher of City & Shore Magazine; Kathleen Cannon, president and CEO of United Way of Broward County; the Signature Grand and the City of Plantation.

“Th is is an event where we have an opportunity to really talk about how important 2-1-1 Broward is to the community and to recognize some partners who have made an impact on our ability to deliver services to clients or callers in Broward County,” says Sheila Smith, president and CEO of 2-1-1 Broward. “While the Nonprofi t Academy Awards were an opportunity to celebrate all the diff erent agencies, this is an opportunity to highlight what work 2-1-1 does and how important we are to the community.”

Th e mission of 2-1-1 Broward is to provide 24-hour comprehensive hotline and support services to individuals and families in the community who are seeking either crisis intervention assistance or information and connections to health and human services in Broward County.

Th e breakfast will be 7:30 a.m. May 7 at the Signature Grand, 6900 State Road 84, Davie. Tickets start at $35, and $55 aft er April 13.

“We looked back over the year and selected individuals and organizations to honor that made a signifi cant impact on our ability to deliver services or on the progress of the organization,” Smith says.

For information or to RSVP, call 954-390-0493 or visit 211-broward.org.

Below, Jen Klaassens,

2-1-1 board member; Kip

Hunter and Sheila Smith

Left, presenters and honorees at

last year's Making Making Real

Connections Breakfast: Michael

Wild, Wild Felice; Ronnie Oller;

Bob Birdsong, OK Generators;

Jack Namer, Eye on South Florida;

Jarett Levan, BBX Capital; Cora

Daise, City of Hallandale Beach;

Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, Children’s

Services Council of Broward

County; Ana Valladares of

Children Services Council; and Rob

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Flakka: New Synthetic Drug Is More Potent ThanPredecessors - NBC NewsArticle by NBCNews

"Flakka," a new designer drug luringsome young Americans, is even morepotent and more addictive than itssynthetic predecessors, which longskirted the law, experts say.

On the street, it's also called "gravel" forits white, crystal chunks. In the lab, it'sknown as a stimulant, part of achemical class called cathinones, withthe amphetamine-like effects of Mollyand Ecstasy. In the media it's beendubbed "the insanity drug."

Indeed, flakka has fueled a recent,bizarre a spate of public behavior, alloccurring in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.On April 4, a man who had smokedflakka ran naked in the streets, claimingpeople had stolen his clothes. In March,a man on flakka impaled himself on aspiked fence outside the police station.He survived. In February, a man onflakka tried to kick in the police stationdoor, claiming cars were chasing him.

"This is bad stuff," said epidemiologistJames N. Hall, co-director of the Centerfor the Study and Prevention ofSubstance Abuse at Nova SoutheasternUniversity in Florida.

"The biggest danger is these are guineapig drugs and the users are like labrats."

Flakka simulates the effects of the khatplant, which grows in Somalia and inthe Middle East. Experts say that in highdoses, it can cause an "exciteddelirium," during which a user's bodytemperature can rise to as high as 105degrees. It can also create heartproblems like tachycardia and life-threatening kidney failure.

"Some get high and some get very sickand may become addicted," Hall said."Some go crazy and even a few die. Butthey don't know what they are taking orwhat's going to happen to them."

In 2013 alone, cathinones, created inChina and sold over the Internet,caused 123 deaths in Florida, accordingto the United Way of Broward CountyCommission on Substance Abuse.

Flakka, which can be crushed andsnorted, swallowed or injected, ispeddled under many brand names,

including the less-potent cathinone,"Molly." Flakka is often mixed withother drugs like methamphetamine.

Ecstasy or MDMA is a different class ofchemical altogether, but Molly, thoughoften touted as "pure" MDMA, is a first-generation cathinone. Because flakka issold under so many different brandnames, including "Molly," users can befooled, not knowing the potency of thisnew synthetic drug.

Flakka is "very dose specific," said Hall."Just a little (of it) delivers the higheffect. It produces energy to dance andeuphoria. But just a little more — andyou can't tell by looking at the capsuleor baggie."

Its name comes from the Spanish word"flaco" for thin. Latinos also use "laflaca" as a clubbing term for a pretty,skinny girl.

Spelled "flakka," it's "an eloquentcollegial term — a beautiful, skinnywoman who charms all she meets," saidHall. "They give [synthetic drugs] namesthat are hip and cool and making itgreat for sales."

Flakka emerged in South Florida lastyear, and has been seen in parts ofTexas and Ohio, but is still not illegal inmany states, according to Hall.

The abuse of synthetic drugs is a well-worn story in the United States — thelargest consumer market of illicit drugs,according to Dr. Guohua Li, anepidemiologist and founding director of

the Center for Injury Epidemiology andPrevention at Columbia University.

"Each generation is exposed to differentdrugs of choice," Li said. "The signaturesubstances and their particular effectsbecome a unique feature of the birthcohort."

"Designer drugs must stay ahead of theauthorities and medical communities tokeep their illegal business afloat," Liadded.

In the 1940s, a Swiss chemistsynthesized a drug from the ergotfungus and discovered the psychedelicproperties of lysergic acid diethylamideor LSD. But in 1966, after Timothy Learyurged a generation to, "turn on, tune in,drop out," the drug was made illegal.

In the 1980s, the all-night rave scenegave birth to the synthetic drug MDMAor ecstasy, giving users the euphorichigh of amphetamines and thepsychedelic effects of hallucinogens.

By the 1990s, the scourge of lab-produced meth appeared on the WestCoast and increased in popularitythroughout a decade.

Synthetic marijuana dubbed K2 orSpice, emerged in 2006, and waseventually banned in 2011.

At the same time, MDMA, which is aphenethylamine, saw a resurgence, butby 2010, synthetic cathinones — "bathsalts" and the drug Molly — arrived onthe club scene.

But now, use of MDMA has tapered off,due to the growing popularity of flakka,which costs only about $5 a dose.

"It's emerging as the crack cocaine of2015 with its severe effects high

addiction rate for a low cost," said Hall."People are terrified of the drug. It'sbecause the consequences are sodevastating."

First published April 15 2015, 2:02 AM