As we prepare to celebrate the birth of our great Nation, we reflect on the extraordinary blessings bestowed on us all — liberty, opportunity, and freedom from oppression.

Today, our family remembers how America stood as a beacon of freedom, hope and opportunity — when our birthplace of Cuba had become a place of fear, tyranny and oppression under a cruel and brutal dictatorship.

Our friends and 20-year client, International Speedway Corporation (ISC), parent company of Homestead-Miami Speedway, just announced that Matthew Becherer, President of Homestead-Miami Speedway, has been promoted to an ISC Officer as VP of Consumer Sales at ISC’s Daytona Beach Headquarters.

Simultaneously, ISC announced that Al Garcia, Senior VP of Operations at Homestead-Miami Speedway, has been promoted to President of Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Today, Marile and I celebrate and congratulate the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce — it’s distinguished members, professional team and volunteer leaders on an outstanding and successful 2019 IMPACT Goals Conference.

On this Father’s Day, we join families from across our Great Nation in honoring fathers and those who have taken on the role of Dad.

This morning, during the liturgy — we paused and prayed to our Heavenly Father in gratitude for our dads’ — Raul and Luis — unconditional love, protection and wisdom.

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.