- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- Mayor of Pembrokes Pines Angelo Castillo, Kendall Ellis, Wanda and Sam Ellis. U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- (from left) Vice Mayor Thomas Good Jr., Commissioner Maria Rodriguez, Mayor Angelo Castillo, Olympian Kendall Ellis, Wanda and Sam Ellis, Commissioner Jay D. Schwartz, and Commissioner Michael Hernandez pose for a photo. U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- Ava Aleman, Jr. of Marjory Stoneman ֱ High School sings the National Anthem before a Pembroke Pines city commission meeting honoring U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, with a "Key to the City" presented by Mayor Angelo Castillo on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- (from left) Vice Mayor Thomas Good Jr., Commissioner Maria Rodriguez, Mayor Angelo Castillo, Olympian Kendall Ellis, Wanda and Sam Ellis, Commissioner Jay D. Schwartz, and Commissioner Michael Hernandez pose for a photo. U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- Ava Aleman, Jr. of Marjory Stoneman ֱ High School sings the National Anthem before a Pembroke Pines city commission meeting honoring U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, with a "Key to the City" presented by Mayor Angelo Castillo on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- Ava Aleman, Jr. of Marjory Stoneman ֱ High School sings the National Anthem before a Pembroke Pines city commission meeting honoring U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, with a "Key to the City" presented by Mayor Angelo Castillo on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
- U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
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U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Michele Eve Sandberg/Contributor)
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U.S. Olympic Track and Field gold medalist Kendall Ellis, 28, is presented with a "Key to the City" by Mayor Angelo Castillo during a Pembroke Pines Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.
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