Margate Honors Fourth of July Parade Winners

by David Volz July 10, 2025

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Members of Fellowship Recovery Community Organization with their award for having the best non-profit unit. {Photos by David Volz}

The city honored the winning units that participated in the Fourth of July parade along Margate Boulevard during the July 9 commission meeting.

Family Knowledge Action (FKA), a martial arts and fitness program, won the private business category, Fellowship Recovery Community Organization won the non-profit category, and the family of Michael Jones, the city parks and recreation director, won the family category.

Alexis Blasenheim, manager for FKA, thanked the city for the award and said, “We loved participating in the parade with our members.”

Sara Barkley, CEO of Fellowship Recovery, said, “We have participated in this parade for the past nine years, and it was good to win.”

The Family Knowledge Action martial arts program won first place for a for profit business.

The Michael Jones family won the best family unit category for the Margate Fourth of July Parade.

Members of the commission expressed satisfaction with the parade and appreciated seeing families having fun together. “This was a great parade and good for the city,” said Commissioner Tommy Ruzzano.

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David Volz

David Volz has worked as a writer in South Florida for 35 years. He has written for the Sun-Sentinel, Hollywood Gazette, School Transportation News, South Dade News Leaders, Observer among others. He has an MA in Communications from Florida Atlantic University and a BA in Communications from Valparaiso University. Volz teaches Communications at Miami Dade College and Palm Beach State College. He lives in Coral Springs and enjoys running and participating in 5Ks and half-marathons.