As a Steering Committee Member, I join my colleagues in celebrating the launch of the Resilience305 Strategy — the culmination of 3 years of extensive stakeholder engagement and listening sessions — designed to tackle economic, social & environmental stresses in the Greater Miami & the Beaches region and make our community truly resilient — in the short & long term.

We hope our new #ThankfulThursday reflection finds you well.

Today, we reflect and give thanks for United HomeCare — for 45 years of compassionate, respectful and dignified care that promotes independence and wellness for elderly and disabled adults in our community.

On Monday, we pause from our daily routines to remember, honor and thank the brave men and women of our American Armed Forces, who have sacrificed their lives in the defense of our liberty and freedom.

The month of May marks Cancer Research Awareness Month.

As you may know, helping children with cancer not only survive but thrive has been the driving force for many of the causes Marile and I have supported as part of our life-long work.

For this reason, we have committed to Chairing St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Inaugural South Florida Executive Committee — tasked with the important mission of hosting the Legends for Charity® dinner and securing funds to guarantee the advancement of cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

Today, we recognize all moms and those who have taken up the role of moms — these special women, who are our greatest inspiration, source of love, and encouragement.While on this day, we explicitly celebrate all mothers — in truth every day is mother’s day!

Today we write you from Tallahassee, and ask you to join us in congratulating the distinguished jurist and dear friend — The Honorable Justice Barbara Lagoa on her historic investiture as the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Florida Supreme Court.