[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 23, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





RECOGNIZING MIKKIE BELVEDERE AND HER SERVICE TO COCONUT CREEK AND SOUTH 
                                FLORIDA

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                        HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 23, 2021

  Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor Mikkie Belvedere for 
her years of public service in South Florida. Mikkie was born in 
Israel, lived in New York City, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and 
has been a resident of South Florida since 1992.
  Commissioner Belvedere is a financial professional who has spent 
years putting her expertise to good use to better her local community. 
She was first elected to the Coconut Creek City Commission in 2009, 
where she has served in the roles of Mayor and Vice Mayor of Coconut 
Creek. Prior to her service as a city commissioner, Commissioner 
Belvedere spent years working to better Coconut Creek, serving on the 
city's Planing and Zoning Board, the Affordable Housing Advisory 
Committee, and as the chair of the Coconut Creek Environmental Advisory 
Board. Commissioner Belvedere served as an ambassador committee 
representative and charter member for the Coconut Creek Chamber of 
Commerce.
  In addition to her years of public service, Commissioner Belvedere 
has had a positive impact on communities in Coconut Creek and 
throughout South Florida. The founder of the Coconut Creek 
Multicultural center, Mikkie Belvedere also is a member of the Wynmoor 
Hurricane Emergency Network and a member of the Coconut Creek Community 
Emergency Response Team. She is a Trustee of the Sisterhood of Liberal 
Jewish Temple and the president of the Hebrew club of Wynmoor. She is a 
former member of the Sawgrass Association of insurance and Financial 
Advisors and a former participant of the Broward Mentoring Program. For 
the past decade and a half, Commissioner Belvedere has volunteered with 
the Broward County Prime Time Program, where she reads to children.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mikkie 
Belvedere and her service to the South Florida community and Florida's 
22nd Congressional District.