{"id":79173,"date":"2025-12-11T00:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T00:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/79173\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T00:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T00:42:10","slug":"lauderhill-florida-power-light-team-up-to-deliver-christmas-cheer-to-local-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/79173\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauderhill, Florida Power &#038; Light team up to deliver Christmas cheer to local veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"249\">A steady downpour couldn\u2019t stop the City of Lauderhill and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fpl.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Power &amp; Light<\/a> (FPL) from spreading holiday cheer to a group of local veterans on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertisement &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeannationalweekly.com\/ads\/miramar-tax-dollars-728x90\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Miramar-Tax-Dollars-728x90-1.gif\" class=\"no-lazy-load wp-post-image\" alt=\"Miramar-Tax-Dollars-728x90\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"649\">On December 10, a team of about 20 volunteers \u2014 including Mayor Denise D. Grant, Commissioner Melissa Dunn, and other city leaders \u2014 visited a veterans\u2019 home in the St. George neighborhood to decorate the residence, deliver gifts, and offer thanks to those who served. The home was selected by FPL as part of its long-running holiday community service initiative, which has been active for nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"810\">Mayor Grant joined volunteers in stringing lights and adding festive touches throughout the property, while Commissioner Dunn personally greeted the residents.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeannationalweekly.com\/ads\/jn-transfers-made-easy-728x90\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jn-transfermadeeasy-728x90-1.jpg\" class=\"no-lazy-load wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"954\">\u201cIt rained, but the mission continued!\u201d Mayor Grant said. \u201cWe\u2019re honored to honor our veterans and give back to those who have given so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1060\">The veterans, visibly moved, expressed heartfelt gratitude as they received gifts and enjoyed the visit.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1569\">FPL, one of South Florida\u2019s largest employers and service providers, powers millions of homes and businesses across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties. The company is known not only for its energy operations but also for its steady community presence \u2014 from hurricane relief support to annual holiday outreach projects like this one. Through partnerships with cities, nonprofits, and neighborhood groups, FPL invests heavily in programs that uplift vulnerable residents and support local families.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeannationalweekly.com\/ads\/uber-free-rides-728x90\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Uber-Free-Rides-728x90-1.png\" class=\"no-lazy-load wp-post-image\" alt=\"Uber Free Rides 728x90\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1659\">Officials said this year\u2019s collaboration in Lauderhill reflects that ongoing commitment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1797\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Rain or shine, volunteers said, the goal remained the same: ensuring local veterans felt celebrated and appreciated this holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A steady downpour couldn\u2019t stop the City of Lauderhill and Florida Power &amp; Light (FPL) from spreading holiday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[589,249,251,250],"class_list":["post-79173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-featured","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\/79173","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=79173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}