Today's the Last Day to Register

Show Your Holiday Spirit

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts is hosting three virtual photo contests; Ugly Holiday Sweater, Best Decorated House/Balcony, and Best Decorated Tree this holiday season.

Complete the registration form before today's deadline - December 10th. Upon submission of your application, a member of the Special Events team will confirm receipt via email within two business days. This email will contain instructions for submitting your photo(s).

How it Works
Enter one contest or all three! Snap a photo of yourself or your family wearing your favorite “Ugly Holiday Sweater”. If you like to go all out decorating the exterior of your home, take a picture of all your hard work! Or if you’ve superbly decorated your tree, let’s see it. Be sure to include your registration card in your photos. All submissions must be received by Monday, December 21st. First, second and third place winner for each category will be announced on the Parks Department's Special Event webpage and on the City's Facebook Page. For contest rules and additional information call 954.921.3404.

GRANT APPLICATION PORTAL REOPENED UNTIL MONDAY, DECEMBER 14TH

Broward CARES Act Small Business Grant Program Update

Due to the grant application portal experiencing technical difficulties on 12/09/2020, Broward County has reopened the Small Business Assistance and Nonprofit Assistance Grant Portal. The portal will remain open until 11:59PM on Monday, December 14th to allow applicants additional time to apply.

Those who could not access the portal and others still interested in applying are urged to do right away. Do not wait until the last day or the final hours to apply. Apply here: Broward.org/Cares

Applications can be submitted daily from 6:00 a.m. to midnight.

Ocean Day Events Planned

The City of Hollywood is partnering with the City of Hallandale Beach, Broward County, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Friends of Our Florida Reefs and the Sierra Club of Broward to bring you Ocean Day.

Originally scheduled in April, the revamped event will now be multi-day virtual events. There will be one panel discussion per month in December through February to cover coral reefs, marine animals, and low nutrient landscaping. A native plant giveaway is also planned for March as a drive-through event. The first event information is as follows:

Florida’s Coral Reefs – Webinar

Monday, December 14th from 12:00-1:00 PM

Interested in marine science, coral reefs, and/or our local environment? Join in a lunchtime panel regarding Florida's coral reefs, the issues they face, and the solutions being deployed. Student volunteer hours are available for those who attend and participate.

Experts to include: Kristi Kerrigan from Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Sarah Fangman from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Joe Unsworth from Rescue a Reef (UM), Alex Neufeld from the Coral Restoration Foundation, and Penny Cutt from Friends of Our Florida Reefs.

Meeting Topics:

-Florida's coral reefs

-The stony coral tissue loss disease & response

-Research, restoration, and citizen science with coral reefs

-Large scale coral reef restoration

-Questions from the audience

Join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

URL: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/487819053

Access Code: 487-819-053

Telephone: 408.650.3123

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/397448818346022/

Eventbrite event page:

https://www.eventbrite.com/.../floridas-coral-reef...

These events are made possible by generous sponsorships from Hazen, Pinnacle Ecological Inc., Nova Southeastern University Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, the National Park Conservation Association, & Pelican Harbor Seabird Station.

The Hollywood Holiday Virtual 5K and Photo Contest puts you in charge of the race! This is a fun and active way for families and friends to come together, have fun and dress up in festive attire and celebrate the Holiday Season while social distancing... Just make sure to take a picture of you and your crew in that awesome festive attire. Presented by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts, this fun and exciting challenge puts a uniquely Hollywood twist on the virtual 5k activity.

Click Here for Information and to Register

Shop Small this Holiday Season

Supporting small business is now more important than ever. This holiday season looks a little different, but you can still shop small to help support your favorite local Hollywood businesses, both in-store and online.