At-Risk Youth in Miramar Celebrate Summer During Hangin’ with 5-0

– Visits to the beach, field trips and an animal show were just a few of the activities enjoyed by more than 80 at-risk youth in Miramar that attended the Hangin’ with 5-0 summer camp, sponsored by the Miramar Police Athletic League, the City of Miramar, Sunbeam Properties and the Miramar Park of Commerce, the largest locally owned and managed Business Park in South Florida.

“Seven years ago, budget cuts were looming and this program was about to be eliminated. But thanks to the generosity of Sunbeam Properties, we were able to keep it going. Every year since then, they have stepped up to support us. We can’t thank them enough,” said City of Miramar Police Officer and Miramar Police Athletic League Executive Director Scott Hadley. “The kids love it and look forward to it every year. We have activities that really keep them busy.”

The 11 to 15 year-olds in the Hangin’ with 5-0 six-week summer program are identified by their school’s resource officer and guidance counselor. The students participate in a variety of activities throughout the program. Each day, breakfast and lunch were served and the program concluded with a pizza party.

“Hangin’ with 5-0 is a tremendous program and we are thrilled to support it,” said Maridee Bell, vice president of Sunbeam Properties, developer of the Miramar Park of Commerce. “The program meets a need in our community and certainly brightens the summer season for so many students.”

In addition to Hangin’ with 5-0, Sunbeam Properties and Miramar Park of Commerce tenants support many community activities, including Habitat for Humanity. The Park also has been the site for supply drives for America’s Moms for Soldiers and a food drive for the United Way of Broward County, orchestrated by Sunbeam Properties.

About Miramar Park of Commerce
Since breaking ground in 1984, Sunbeam has developed the Miramar Park of Commerce into the largest locally owned and managed Business Park in South Florida, with over five million square feet ofoffice/service, laboratory, pharmacy, light manufacturing and distribution space. The world class Park is home to more than 10,000 employees from more than 160 national and international companies including GE, Siemens, American Express, Tommy Hilfiger, Neiman Marcus, Humana, Quest Diagnostics, Toyota, Rolls Royce Commercial Marine, Stanley Black & Decker, Pepperidge Farm and Nissan. Flex/office space, corporate build-to-suits as well as a limited number of second-generation spaces are available in the Park. For more information, contact Ryan Goggins (rgoggins@wsvn.com) or Maridee Bell (mbell@wsvn.com) at 10212 USA Today Way, Miramar, FL 33025 or call 954-450-7900.



Photo 1: Ray Black, Miramar Chief of Police; City of Miramar Commissioner Yvette Colbourne; Maridee Bell, Sunbeam Properties and the Miramar Park of Commerce; City of Miramar Police Officer and Miramar Police Athletic League Executive Director Scott Hadley
Photo 2: Caleb Jaehrling; Gemika Duboisson; Kaden Jaehrling
Photo 3: Joahna Byars; Gemika Duboisson; Breanne Adams; Isaiah Brutus
Photo 4: Deondric Hardy; Jalen Williams; Darrele Gibson; Jacob Freyre
Photo 5: Ali Mansa; Deniece Jones; Anjuné Byars
Photo 6: Jazmin Masten, Cheryl Hubber
Photo 7: Darrell Gibson; Yury Joseph; Karon Gilbt

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