Croissant Park Civic Association Neighborhood meeting
May 28, 2019
—Meeting began at 7:10 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the 5 members of the Ft. Lauderdale High Navy ROTC.
—A moment of silence was observed in honor of Memorial Day, the day for honoring the service and ultimate sacrifice of our fallen heroes. Jodi informed us that many veterans settled in Croissant Park after World War II. Pat wrote and passed out a very moving piece about American Veterans which we will post on this blog.
—FLPD Officers Rodriguez and Cuevas gave us the crime report for the last two months:
2 residential burglaries- one was entered through a bathroom window and the other through a garage door that was pried open.
1 business burglary
2 robberies perpetrated by the same suspect in active cases
0 auto burglaries
1 stolen vehicles
Landscaping plants have been stolen from the new townhomes on 4th Ave. between 15th and 16th Streets.
Our Croissant Park neighbors on 20th Street had requested more police surveillance of speeders on 20th Street. According to one neighbor the results have been very positive.
—Our guest speaker tonight was Daniel DeLarosa, the founder of the non-profit ServiceDogs4Servicemen.org. Daniel trains many different breeds of dogs to become service animals for veterans who suffer from PTSD and other injuries from combat. He has worked with retired racing Greyhounds, as well as rescue dogs.
He explained the difference between the Service dog that goes through at least 6 months of training, and Therapy dogs that have basic obedience requirements, are registered and are allowed to enter convalescent facilities to provide comfort and companionship. The laws regarding Emotional support animals are vague but basically these animals are not trained or registered.
CPCA supports Daniel’s organization ServiceDogs 4 Servicemen and we presented a check for $100 to the cause. A basket full of dog goodies and toys was donated by our local pet store Augie’s Doggies.
Rhonda provided hot dogs for all, our neighbor Vivian baked beautifully decorated (and delicious!) cupcakes, Michelle and Heather brought cookies. We were all well-fed. Thank you, all.
Thank you Jack Timmons, who always satisfies our sweet tooth with candy, and tonight he provided moving poems and prose about the poppies in Flanders Field, an ode to fallen heroes. Remember to support our local VFW on SR 84.
The raffle for the Memorial Day owl house built and decorated by Joe Russell was won by George DeBarros.
Photos by Rhonda
Minutes by Virginia
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