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36 37 over a two-day period.” In another hurricane relief effort, the Florida Panthers and BB&T Center partnered with Ford to collect non-perishable goods and other non-per- ishable necessities for those affected by Hurri- cane Irma in the Florida Keys. Approximately 65 pallets worth of goods were then delivered to impacted areas via a police escorted convoy that consisted of both Ford and Panthers employees. “We also do other community events,”Embrey adds. “We do a Christmas in July event,which is hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Broward County. It involves bringing in kids from homeless shelters around the countyand giving thema dayof fun,a good lunch, and some entertainment.They also get some of the much-needed necessities and supplies–they get a backpack filled with basic needs, clothing, etc.” Two years ago, the Florida Panthers and their parent company, Sunrise Sports & Entertainment, reached an $86 million operating agreement with Broward County for BB&T Center. Under the terms of the agreement, the county will provide $39 BB&T CENTER n TriCore HCM www.tricorehcm.com TriCore HCM provides employment-related administrative services and employee benefit programs for small to medium-size businesses and non-profit organizations. The company’s payroll cost management program includes payroll administration, payroll cost information management, employee benefits,workers compensation insurance, regulatory compliance, and human resource services. Its payroll admin- istration services include direct deposit and debit card, general ledger interface, standard management reports, check signing and stuffing, new hire reporting and termination processing, report writer for custom reports, online entry and time clock interface, payroll tax services, and third party payments. PREFERRED VENDORS million for maintenance, repair and upgrades, and $45.5 million to assist with operating expenses such as utility costs and insurance, with an additional $1.5 mil- lion going to attract a high impact event, over the next several years. BB&T Center–at the cen- ter of it all. We’ve got a whole set of new values; a new mission and new vision of the direction that we want to head. Now, we want to get a good tie-in with the community, because that’s so important. TOM EMBREY VICE PRESIDENT FOR EVENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY