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COMMUNITY OUTREACH

One east Sunrise 9-year-old boy was on his way to becoming another young offender statistic when a free chess class helped to redirect him. Funded in part by a Broward Sheriff’s Advisory Council grant and administered in partnership with the Broward Education Foundation and the National Scholastic Chess Foundation, the program brings chess instruction and activities to at-risk youth as well as to youth detention facilities in Broward County. This young man had been ostracized in his community because his father had murdered a neighbor. He had to change neighborhoods and schools, but his participation in the chess program helped him to cope. After two years of participating, he is now among the nation’s top 100 11-year old chess players.

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Another elementary student spent her Saturdays enjoying the chess instruction as a way to escape the stress of her family’s housing crisis. The positive social interactions in a non-judgmental environment provided invaluable benefits to this vulnerable child.

“ALL OF THESE PIECES WORK TOGETHER,” explains Captain Greg Lees, Broward County Sheriff ’s Office SWAT Commander, “for GREATER PROTECTION for our officers and to enable them to DO THEIR JOBS MORE EFFECTIVELY.”

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Broward Sheriff’s Advisory Council funds programs that strengthen cooperative relationships between first responders and the many diverse communities of Broward County.

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YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS AT WORK:


Walk Like MADD …………………………………………………… $12,500

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Airport Law Enforcement Association …………………….. $5,000

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Police Pipe & Drum Corp …………………………………………. $4,000

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Turkey Drive  ………………………………………………………… $60,000

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Chess Initiative — Broward Education Foundation .. $12,500

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Broward County Chiefs of Police Association ………….. $5,000

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Fire Rescue Outreach  …………………………………………….. $5,000

PROGRAMS

Find out about Broward Sheriff's Advisory Council programs as a result of our decades of advocacy.

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TAKE ACTION

Ready to take the next step? You can become a contributor to our cause, or participate yourself.

CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL

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