CMA staff is participating in Feeding South Floridas Thanksgiving Food Frenzy Competition! The food drive is being held through November 12 and proceeds benefit families in need. The winner will be named the Ultimate Thanksgiving Hero. CMA Team Donation Page: https://www.firstgiving.com/team/382402
Its a BOO-tiful day at CMA! Congratulations to our West Palm Beach office for winning the CMA Halloween costume contest today! The winning theme was All Things Florida. Our Fort Lauderdale staff dressed as characters from The Greatest Showman, our Miami staff dressed as Pumpkin Heads and our Orlando staff dressed as a Mariachi group. All of our offices also celebrated with different Halloween activities. Thanks to everyone for their creativity and participation! Happy Halloween!
Did you know? Americans spend over $5 billion dollars annually on Halloween, making it the countrys second largest commercial holiday. In addition, a quarter of all annual candy sales occur during the Halloween season in the United States.
CMA employees recently gathered supplies to donate to residents in the Florida Panhandle area after being affected by Hurricane Michael earlier this month. The group effort also included staff members from EGS, FES and ASCE. Items included water, non-perishable food, tarps and clothing. Thank you to everyone for your generosity!
Staff from the CMA Fort Lauderdale office participated in the Shared Meal program with the HOPE South Florida Organization at St. Christophers Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale. Through this program, our staff helped to provide approximately 120 meals to the homeless. Volunteers included Safiya Brea, Manuel Caamano, David Castro, Teresa Lewis, Natalie Mecklenburg, Ruben Soto (subconsultant), Carlos Tijerino and Johanna Zona.
HOPE South Florida is a non-profit organization that provides housing assistance and support to thousands of homeless families, veterans, and individuals. Through their Shared Meal program, they have provided over 31,850 meals to the homeless. Special thanks to our Community Service Committee for planning the event on a quarterly basis! For more information, please visit http://hopesouthflorida.org/
CMA staff members Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F.ASCE, Mike Buick, P.E., Dr. Ben Chen, P.E., BCEE, Patrick Kaimrajh, P.E. and Greg Mendez, P.E. attended the Miami-Dade County League of Cities (MDCLC) 8th Annual Best Practices Conference at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel. Through this conference, the MDCLC facilitated a venue for Cities as well as its associate members to find a distinctive forum where views were shared. Former State Senator Christopher Smith was the luncheon keynote speaker. MDCLC was established in 1953 for the purpose of uniting the common interests of the municipalities within Miami-Dade County. For more information, please visit http://www.mdclc.org/
Congratulations to Senior Engineer Jennifer Smith, P.E. who was installed as president, Associate Engineer Teresa Lewis, EI who was inducted as treasurer and Associate Engineer Jessica Diaz, EI who was installed as bowl-a-thon chair at the ASCE Broward Branch Officer Annual Awards and Installation luncheon. The event was held on October 17 at the Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club. CMA was a table sponsor where new ASCE Broward Officers are inducted as well as certain ASCE members within the County are recognized for excellence in engineering through a variety of awards. The ASCE Broward County Branch is a subsidiary of the Florida Section ASCE. For more information about ASCE’s Broward Branch, please visit http://www.broward-asce.org/
Congratulations to our President Peter Moore, P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP who was selected to participate in the Men of Style charity event scheduled for November 29 at The Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale. The annual event is a widely popular charity fashion fundraiser that benefits 12 local not-for-profit organizations while showcasing influential men who have a positive impact on our community. Peter was nominated by the Leadership Broward Foundation who are one of the beneficiaries and where he served as Chairman of the Board. The 12 Men of Style honorees will model on the runway and nearly 1,000 people are expected to attend. In support of Peter and The Leadership Broward Foundation, CMA will serve as a VIP Cocktail Reception Sponsor. Tickets can be purchased at galleriamall-fl.com/men-of-style-2018/. For information, call 954-564-1036 or visit galleriamall-fl.com.
The ASCE Palm Beach Branch officer installations were held at the Palm Beach County Engineering Department Building. Associate Engineer Teresa Chapman was inducted as treasurer and the committee members for 2018 – 2019 were recognized, including CMA staff Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP, Justin Tagle, EI, LEED AP and Madeley Arriola Guerrero, EI. The ASCE Palm Beach County Branch is a subsidiary of the Florida Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. For more information, please visit http://branches.asce.org/palmbeach/home
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month we proudly post our logo in support of all those affected by the disease. For more information, please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer_awareness
