Gold Star kids find healing, friendship on the ice at Fort Lauderdale curling event

There are many ways a group of people can “break the ice.”

But for a group of children who came together for a day of curling at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale — the connection came quickly, not forged by a win, but by immeasurable loss.

The all-expenses-paid experience was hosted by the Sailing Foundation of Florida and the Florida Panthers, and organized through Gold Star Sailing, a camp that brings together children from across the country who have lost a parent in military service, giving them a space to connect with others who share the same grief…

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