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Stanley Tate's legacy seen in over 1.2 million Florida Prepaid families saving for college
The state of Florida lost a true visionary, entrepreneur and philanthropist with the recent passing of Stanley G. Tate. If the success of a person’s life is measured in part by the impact they have on others, we can celebrate the fact that Tate’s legacy lives on in the more than 1.2 million families who have been able to save affordably for postsecondary education or pursue higher education.
This is thanks to his founding of the Florida Prepaid College Plan and the Florida Prepaid College Foundation.
The Florida Prepaid College Plan was designed and funded by Tate in 1987, with $600,000 of his own money, to help make higher education affordable for Florida families. He understood on a personal level what it was like to struggle financially, having grown up “lower income” (his own words) in a one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment with his parents and two siblings.
Later he worked his way through college at the University of Florida.
More than three decades later, we can see that his vision was more than just to create a college savings plan. A father of three who made Miami home, Tate wanted to create a culture of hope and excellence for Florida families by putting postsecondary education within financial reach through affordable monthly payments toward future college tuition.
With the creation of the nonprofit arm of Florida Prepaid, the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, he also forged a path for businesses and other donors to provide college scholarships to deserving students whose families cannot afford to save.
In 2002, under Tate’s leadership, the board created the Florida 529 Savings Plan to provide families another way to save for college tuition, fees, housing and other college expenses.
A multimillionaire builder, Tate truly never stopped working to help as many Florida families as possible find a path to college. He often called Florida Prepaid “the biggest single success I ever had.” The numbers confirm this legacy.
Since 1988, Florida Prepaid has helped about 1.26 million families prepare financially for postsecondary education. The program is the largest and longest-running of its kind in the nation, and the 529 Savings Plan has been awarded a medal by Morningstar for three years running.
More than 626,000 students have attended college using Prepaid Plans. In addition, there are over 158,000 active Florida 529 Savings Plan accounts with about $1.4 billion in assets under management.
But to know Tate is to know that he would look at these numbers and insist there is more work to do. He wanted every able family in Florida to save something for college and to provide more scholarships to deserving students in need.
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The best thing we can do as the Florida Prepaid College Board to honor Tate’s college savings legacy is to keep our eyes focused on the mission of helping as many Florida families as possible save affordably for postsecondary education. The best thing businesses can do is to explore the 1:1 match available through the Florida Prepaid College Foundation.
The match doubles the impact of their scholarship gifts and helps more deserving students.
And if you’re a Florida family not yet saving for college, the best thing you can do to thank Tate for his efforts is to get started. Nothing would make him happier.
John Rood is chairman of the Florida Prepaid College Board. He lives in Jacksonville.
This guest column is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of the Times-Union. We welcome a diversity of opinions.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Helping others save for college was mission of Florida Prepaid founder
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🏆 Residential: The top home sale to hit records was in Pinecrest, where a home at 5865 Southwest 96th Street changed hands for $7.8 million. The sellers were Luis and Liz Messianu, who purchased the 7,800-square-foot property in 2024 for $7.3 million. The buyer was Bunny S Sunshine Haven LLC. The home went on the market in February for $8.2 million. Judith and Nathan Zeder with Coldwell Banker Realty had the listing, and Dennis Carvajal with One Sotheby’s International Realty brought the buyer.
🏆 Commercial: The most expensive recorded commercial deal was in Davie, where a school building sold for $16 million at 3367 North University Drive. The seller was 3367 N University Holdings LLC; the buyer was JSI N University LLC. The building measures about 46,000 square feet.
📊 Residential: Matthew and Nadia Weaver purchased a newly built home at 299 Northeast Seventh Street in Boca Raton for $6.8 million. The seller was a company managed by Marco Capoccia. Built this year, the home measures 5,800 square feet and has five bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms. The sale breaks down to about $1,200 per square foot. Jacqueline Feldman with One Sotheby’s International Realty represented both sides of the transaction.
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Why the Red Sox are sending Roman Anthony to Florida (and to another doctor) – The Boston Globe
ANAHEIM, Calif. — In sending Roman Anthony to Fort Myers, Fla., to continue his injury rehabilitation, the Red Sox have assigned him one blunt goal: Make it back to Boston.
The geographic reassignment is “a very good opportunity,” interim manager Chad Tracy said, for Anthony to not have to deal with much other than figuring out a way to return from a partially torn ligament in his right ring finger, which continues to impact his hand/wrist — and, thus, his ability to swing a bat.
“His focus, a singular focus now, is if you’re in Florida, it’s to get yourself healthy and not have to deal with all the other stuff that goes with it,” Tracy said before Sunday night’s series finale against the Angels. “So it’s a singular focus, very focused on getting himself healthy and getting back to us.
“We want him. We want him in the lineup. So I’m going to keep in touch with him frequently and see how he’s doing, with the hope that we get him back.”
And “other stuff” refers to what?
“Just the day-to-day of being at Fenway,” Tracy said. “He’s going to get asked questions about it constantly. And for him being there, his focus is on one thing right now: That’s get yourself healthy.”
When Tracy first mentioned Saturday that the Sox decided Anthony would be based out of their Fenway South spring training/minor league facility indefinitely, he presented it as logistical. The home clubhouse at Fenway had grown crowded because of the number of injured players, he said, so moving Anthony was a way to open space — as the Sox had done with a handful of pitchers previously.
On Sunday, Tracy added: “It’s also a very good opportunity for him to go and get away from” the “other stuff.”
Anthony has been out since May 4, when he got hurt on a seemingly random swing.
Nine weeks later, he has not resumed a hitting program as he and the Sox navigate the highly unusual baseball injury.
This week, Anthony will visit a new doctor: Gary Lourie in Atlanta. Lourie is a hand specialist, the Braves’ head team physician, and a partner at The Hand & Upper Extremity Center of Georgia.
“Just for peace of mind,” Tracy said. “I expect we’re going to be in a good spot. But really just about getting him in a spot where he can focus each day on just pounding away at getting that hand healthy.”
Casas set back again
The latest in the plight of Triston Casas: He has suffered from a wrist issue in recent days, Tracy said, so he is shut down from hitting again.
The Red Sox will “check on that” before letting Casas resume anything bat-related, per Tracy.
For Casas, 26, it is another in a string of injuries. He hasn’t played since having knee surgery 14 months ago, and for the past three months he had been trying to return from an abdominal issue.
“He’s gone through a lot,” Tracy said. “Between the knee, he had a little hamstring flareup, obviously the oblique, and then he’s coming back from that, and now there’s a wrist that’s popped up.
“So, just dealing with different things. Having not played in a while, things have popped up. So we’ll keep an eye on him, and once he’s able to, keep progressing as we can.”
Early update
Connelly Early’s second opinion, also this week, will be with Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, the team said. Meister is a leading orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon who specializes in elbow problems.
Following his early exit Tuesday, Early got an MRI and was diagnosed with posterior elbow inflammation but no structural damage, the Red Sox said Wednesday.
Singling out Seigler
Anthony Seigler batted leadoff for the fourth time in five games. Tracy called him “a logical choice for it” because of his ability to swing at strikes, not swing at balls, and work lengthy at-bats. “He puts the bat on the ball,” Tracy said, “and help hopefully get the game started off right for us” … Masataka Yoshida was the DH, just his second start in a stretch of seven games (amid a run of the Sox facing more lefthanded starters than usual) … The Sox’ next rotation decision is Thursday. They could go with Sonny Gray (on turn), Patrick Sandoval (for his long-awaited team debut), or somebody else against the White Sox.
Tim Healey can be reached at timothy.healey@globe.com. Follow him @timbhealey.
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