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Our R4R team extends our heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped make our second Restaurants for Resilience event such a fabulous success! It was a true honor to recognize Tiki Tiki for their outstanding sustainable practices within the restaurant industry. 👏
From the delicious food and perfect setting to the exceptional staff, the evening was an absolute delight. The impressive guests in attendance and the engaging marine specialists only enhanced the five-star experience. This lively event brought together marine experts, local environmental organizations, city leaders, state representatives, and residents in a shared educational and networking platform.
📣 A big shoutout to our R4R Board members, Kelly Fischer and Patrick Ferguson, for chairing this celebration!
🙏 A special thank you to our amazing sponsors: Tiki Tiki’s Alex Serafini, Lucas Oliveira and The Design Oasis, Mike Lambrechts of CCA, and Stacy Brown of Urban Farming Institute Institute, for their generous support. We truly couldn’t do this without their backing!
✨ We’d also like to thank:
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Hollywood Commissioner Caryl Shuham
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Joanne Alvarez from Senator Jason Pizzo’s Office
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Several nonprofit representatives
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Discovery Channel’s Rosie Moore
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Hollywood’s Resiliency Team
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Chief Resiliency Officer Christopher Roschek, P.E. and Elaine Franklin
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Mangrove Specialist Jessica Basi and her husband Joe
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Broward’s The Surfrider Foundation Foundation,
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and the Broward County Sustainability Advisory Coalition, to name a few!
Your support is invaluable, and we look forward to more opportunities to collaborate in 2025!
👍 Special thanks to our awesome Expert AdvisoryTeam:
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Schonna Manning, PhD - FIU - Algal Bloom Specialist
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Aliza Karim - Miami Waterkeeper
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Jose Sucre - WaterVue
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David Punchard - Oyster Institute
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Stacy Brown - Urban Farm Institute - Oyster Institute
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Mike Lambrechts - Coastal Conservation Ass.
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Maddie Rieger - Kind Design Seawalls
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Zack Farr - Biochar Specialist
We’re grateful for their time, expertise, innovative recommendations, and educational displays on proposed projects!
As we face high bacteria levels, harmful algal blooms, and recent sewer line issues, your continued support is essential as we move forward with nature-based solutions. Together, we can create positive change for our priceless waterways 🌊
💚 This Event Honors Sustainability Champions in the Restaurant Industry. We hope Tiki Tiki’s environmentally friendly approach inspires other restaurants. Their sustainable practices not only help the environment but are essential to restoring the health and vitality of our priceless marine waters.
Want to nominate a restaurant that meets our sustainability standards?
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-Uses only reusable food ware on-site
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-Avoids Styrofoam containers
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-Avoids plastic straws, utensils, and takeout bags
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-Avoids plastic bottles for sale
Nominate here: Restaurants for Resilience Nomination Form
💦 Want to get more involved with R4R’s mission?
Join us in advocating for:
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Safe, clean drinking water
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Flood mitigation
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Storm resiliency
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Restoring the health of our waterways
Join our team at: residentsforresilience.org
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In honoring Even Keel for setting the standard in sustainability practices within the restaurant industry, our Residents for Resilience (R4R) team extends a heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended and made our first Restaurants for Resilience event such a success!
These eco-friendly initiatives not only positively impact our environment but also play a vital role in restoring the health of our priceless marine waters.
A big shoutout to R4R Board members, Kelly Fischer and Patrick Ferguson, for chairing this lively celebration! The event brought together a remarkable group of city leaders, marine experts, local environmental organizations, educational leaders, and residents, all engaged in our collective educational and social networking platform.
Thank you to Fort Lauderdale City Leader’s Mayor Mayor Dean Trantalis, Vice-Mayor Steve Glassman, Commissioner Warren Sturman, Fort Lauderdale Commissioner, District 4 City Manager @SusanGrant, and School Board Member Debra Hixon, for taking time out of their busy schedules to support our event!
A special thank you to Dylan Hansen of Empowering Fund and @Holly Rand Bailey for generously donating their time to capture our event through stunning photos and videos!
A special thanks to our Expert Team members: David Punchard from the Oyster Institute, with his amazing Live Oyster Tank display; Marine Specialist Stacy Brown and David Finneran, WaterVue’s Jose Sucre ; and Dr. Landolf Barbarigos from the @University of Miami’s School of Engineering - Seahive. We greatly appreciate them sharing their time, effort, knowledge, and proposed projects with all of us.
With the current high levels of bacteria and harmful algal bloom outbreaks in our waterways, we hope to count on your support as we move forward with our proposed long-term, nature-based solutions—because when everyone works together, amazing things can happen!
Want to nominate a restaurant that meets our sustainability standards?
- Uses only reusable food-ware on-site
- Avoids Styrofoam containers
- Ensures straws, utensils, and takeout bags are not plastic
- Avoids the use or sale of plastic bottles
Nominate here: https://lnkd.in/eRrA_UKv
Want to get more involved with our R4R missions?
- Safe, clean drinking water
- Flood mitigation
- Storm resiliency
- Restoring the health and vitality of our waterways
- Join our team: residentsforresilience.org
We look forward to continuing these initiatives and more with each of you to make a lasting impact on our community. Thank you for your time, energy, and dedication to fostering environmental stewardship for future generations.
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VIDEO CLIPS OF THE EVENT
WATER-LOGGED
"Beyond the Surface"
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WATER-LOGGED
Beyond the Surface






Our audience was so impressed with our guest, speaker 11 year old Cruz Yturraide, who spoke on his scary experience contracting 2 forms of samonella poisoning from enjoying fishing on our canals. Bravo Cruz and thank you!

Keith Van de Riet - Mangrove Reef Living Seawall Panels
Sending a Big Thank You to all who helped to make our first Live Water-Logged Series a big success including all of you who came out to support this amazing event! Our audience was so impressed with our guest, speaker 11 year old Cruz Yturraide, who spoke on his scary experience contracting 2 forms of samonella poisoning from enjoying fishing on our canals. Bravo Cruz and thank you!
I also want to thank Harry Rozelle and LarryYturraide for co-sponsoring this event along with Katherine O’Fallon and Marine Research Hub and
The Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science!
And a big round of applause for our guest panel, Dr. Keith Van de Riet, Mangrove Reef Walls, Associate Professor, The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design, David Punchard, The Oyster Institute, Dr. Esber Andiroglu, Associate Professor of Practice in Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Univ. of Miami,
Stacy Brown, Urban Farming Institute and South Florida Association of Environmental Professionals, and Linda Sunderland, Environmental Program Supervisor and Broward County Enviornmental Permitting

Port Everglades
Earth Day 2024 -
Build an Oyster Rope!

Stacy Brown
Urban Farming Institute & South Florida Association of Environmental.




