[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 147 (Wednesday, October 16, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1520-E1521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MIKKI BELVEDERE

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                        HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 16, 2013

  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Coconut Creek 
Commissioner and Vice Mayor, Mikki Belvedere. Mikki's professional 
achievements and volunteer work have touched countless individuals and 
organizations throughout our community, and I want to recognize her for 
her amazing record of service in South Florida.
  Mikki has been a visible fixture in South Florida business community 
for over three decades, having served as President of Belvedere 
Insurance and Financial Services since

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1980. She is also a board member for the Saw Grass Association for 
Insurance and Financial Advisors. In addition to her successful career 
in finance, Mikki has been actively involved in local government and 
was elected to the Coconut Creek Commission as Vice Mayor, where she 
will serve until 2017. Her record of public and political service 
extends into her Wynmoor Village and Coconut Creek community, where she 
serves as President and Program Chair of the Wynmoor Democratic Club 
and is a member of the Wynmoor Hurricane Emergency Network. Mikki is 
also a member of the Women's Club of Coconut Creek. Adding to her track 
record, Mikki chairs several boards in the area, including the 
Environmental Board of Coconut Creek, the Affordable Housing Committee, 
and the Coconut Creek Planning and Zoning Board.
  In addition to her private sector career and public service, Mikki 
has dedicated a generous portion of her time to South Florida's Jewish 
community. Mikki serves as Board Member and Trustee of the Liberal 
Jewish Temple, where she has helped 10 women become Bat-Mitzvah. She is 
the founder of the Hebrew Movie Club, and is currently the President of 
the Yiddish Club in Township. She currently holds membership with the 
National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah, Holocaust Survivors' Club, 
and the Sisterhood of the Beth Shalom Temple, among many others.
  I join today with Mikki's family, including her three daughters, five 
grandchildren and one great grandchild, in honoring Mikki's incredible 
contributions to our community. I wish her many more years of success 
in all of her future endeavors.

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