{"id":406681,"date":"2026-09-21T23:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/406681\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T23:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:50:10","slug":"big-brothers-big-sisters-license-plate-supports-broward-mentorship-programs-coral-springs-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/406681\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Brothers Big Sisters License Plate Supports Broward Mentorship Programs \u2013 Coral Springs Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t1<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook<br \/>\nTwitter\/X<br \/>\nLinkedIn<br \/>\nReddit<br \/>\nWhatsApp<br \/>\n12Shares\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"NDUsNCw2MA==\" href=\"https:\/\/southfloridahomesbyhelenayeaman.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48155 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790034608_867_Helena-2023-1452-x-180-px.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 728px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 728\/90;\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62006\" class=\"wp-image-62006 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Big_Brothers_Big_Sisters_two_photo_collage_800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data- style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-62006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malana Mendez, Tracy Miller, and Sharifa McKenley. {Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County}<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Florida drivers can support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County by purchasing a specialty license plate that helps fund youth mentorship programs.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plate costs $25 in addition to registration fees. Proceeds go to the Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter in the county where the vehicle is registered, according to the organization.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County says 366 children are waiting to be matched with mentors. The organization estimates that sales of 150 plates can fund one new match.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MTE5LDEwLDYw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csccrchamber.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55459 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790034609_490_CS-Chamber-Ad-2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 350\/250;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAt only $25, it\u2019s a great entry point to contribute to our mission and make it possible for us to create new matches between Bigs and Littles,\u201d said Malena Mendez, the chapter\u2019s president and CEO.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drivers can learn how to purchase the plate at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flhsmv.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flhsmv.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MzEyLDYsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/nestorpalacios.liveluxehomes.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61272 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nester-Palacios-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"229\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/229;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those who receive one can submit a photo to <a href=\"https:\/\/bbbsbroward.org\/licenseplate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bbbsbroward.org\/licenseplate<\/a> for the organization to share.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Send Your News to Coral Springs\u2019 #1 Award-Winning News Site <a href=\"https:\/\/coralspringstalk.com\/submit-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here<\/a>. Don\u2019t Miss <a href=\"http:\/\/parklandtalk.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parkland Talk,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tamaractalk.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tamarac Talk,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/coconutcreektalk.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coconut Creek Talk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/margatetalk.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Margate Talk<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisefltalk.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunrise FL Talk<\/a>.<br \/>\nAuthor Profile<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790034610_730_Sharon-2026-cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Aron Baron\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sharon Aron Baron<br \/>\nEditor of Talk Media and writer for Coral Springs Talk. CST was created in 2012 to provide News, Views, and Entertainment for the residents of Coral Springs and the rest of South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook<br \/>\nTwitter\/X<br \/>\nLinkedIn<br \/>\nReddit<br \/>\nWhatsApp<br \/>\n12Shares<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 Facebook Twitter\/X LinkedIn Reddit WhatsApp 12Shares Malana Mendez, Tracy Miller, and Sharifa McKenley. {Big Brothers Big Sisters&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":406682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-406681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}