Legacy Leaders
Honoring Our Legacy Society
This week, we honor our Legacy Leaders whose shared belief in Habitat Broward’s mission helped transform our community, and whose legacies continue to shape it today.
Ed Ansin.
Rick Case.
Marti & Wayne Huizenga.
Bob Leider.
Bob & Sherry Taylor.
Bill Wadsworth.
Legacy Leaders. One shared vision. A lasting legacy.
Each of them believed, deeply, personally, and generously, that every family in Broward County deserves a safe, stable place to call home. Their commitment helped bring hundreds of homes and hundreds of families to life, right here in our community. They each gave more than $1 million in financial support, during their lifetime, to Habitat Broward. Their families and businesses stay connected to this mission, to this day.
During Habitat Broward’s Legacy Week, we pause to honor their memory, celebrate what they built, and recognize the families and partners who carry their commitment forward every day.
Our Legacy Society Honorees
Ed Ansin
Ed Ansin had a microphone that reached all of South Florida. He used it for this.
As the owner of WSVN-TV, Ed Ansin could have simply lent his name to a cause. Instead, he lent himself — his time, his platform, and his personal resources.
Over the course of his lifetime, Ed gave more than $1 million from the Ansin Family Foundation to Habitat
Broward’s mission. That number is separate from anything his companies did. It was personal. It was deliberate. And it was quiet.
When Habitat Broward began envisioning what would become A Rick Case Habitat Community — a 76-home neighborhood that would represent the largest single development in our history — Ed Ansin was among the first to truly believe it could happen. He didn’t just
encourage the vision. He helped make it real, stepping in as a silent matching partner whose investment helped unlock the community that now bears Rick Case’s name.
Ed sponsored homes. He showed up for builds. He used every resource at his disposal to shine a light on Habitat’s mission and to make sure that South Florida knew what was being built right in their backyard.
That commitment lives on. Andy Ansin and James Ansin sponsor homes annually and along with WSVN President Paul Magnes, participate in our CEO Build. WSVN employees volunteer at Women Build and sponsor a home each year. WSVN Anchor Craig Stevens regularly serves
as Master of Ceremonies at Habitat events, bringing warmth and energy to every room he enters. Lily Pardo of WSVN serves on Habitat Broward’s Board of Directors and as Co-Chair for our Women Build.
Ed Ansin believed in what we were building — more than most people will ever know. His family and his team still do.
Rick Case
Rick Case didn’t just support Habitat for Humanity of Broward. He helped us dream bigger.
Rick was legendary — a South Florida business icon and philanthropist who believed in the dignity of every person and the power of community to lift people up.
His partnership with Habitat reflected who he was at his core: generous, bold, and deeply invested in the people around him. Rick didn’t do anything small. He showed up with his whole heart, and he inspired everyone around him to do the same.
His greatest gift to this mission stands today as a landmark: A Rick Case Habitat Community — the largest workforce housing community in Broward County. Rick’s financial support made it possible for 76 families to call it their home. It is a monument to his vision and his willingness to dream big for the people of Broward.
Rita Case continues Rick’s legacy through Women Build and CEO Build. Raquel Case serves on Habitat Broward’s Board of Directors. And Rick’s name — etched into the community he helped create — reminds every family who lives there that one person’s belief can change everything.
Marti & Wayne Huizenga
Behind every great movement, there are people who believe in it — not from a distance, but up close, with their time, their resources, and their hearts.
The Huizenga family was that for Habitat Broward.
Marti Huizenga was the very first sponsor of Women Build. For a decade, she championed the event, rallied her community around it, and showed up — year after year — to make sure it succeeded. Women Build is what it is today because of Marti Huizenga.
Her husband Wayne Huizenga — one of South Florida’s most celebrated business and philanthropic leaders — was a tremendous supporter of this mission.
This family made our very first community possible, Rock Island Oaks, through a generous $1 Million gift.
One incredible couple. One powerful commitment to making Broward County a better place to call home. Today, we are blessed to have the ongoing support of their family and AutoNation, through our CEO Build event and annual home sponsorships.
During Legacy Week, we celebrate the Huizenga family — and the legacy they helped build.
Bob Leider
Bob Leider was among the earliest and most devoted champions of Habitat for Humanity of Broward. A visionary leader who believed deeply that every Broward family deserved a safe, stable place to call home, Bob gave generously of his time, his resources, and his heart. His commitment to this mission was never transactional — it was personal.
He showed up, he led by example, and he helped build the foundation this organization stands on today.
He also had a gift for bringing others in. Bob’s passion for the mission was contagious, and few examples illustrate that better than his relationship with WSVN-TV. His championing of Habitat Broward helped inspire more than $1 million in support from WSVN
during his lifetime — a testament not just to his persistence, but to the way he made people believe in what we were building.
Bob’s legacy did not end with him. His family carries that spirit forward in remarkable ways. Kim Ball serves as an Empowerment Coach, walking alongside Habitat families through their homeownership journey. Courtney Berry works alongside Kim on the Women Build
Committee. Bob’s son-in-law Ray Berry serves on Habitat Broward’s Board of Directors. And Bob’s grandchildren have taken his legacy into the next generation — their youth nonprofit, Florida Girls Giving Back, volunteers with Habitat Broward and sponsors whole
homes. Ella, his youngest grandchild, is the chair of the Florida Girls Giving Back 2026 Habitat Home Build.
The belief Bob Leider planted lives on — in his family, in this community, and in every home built in his honor.
Bob & Sherry Taylor
Bob and Sherry Taylor believed in giving before they could afford it.
They started tithing days before their wedding, when they had little more than groceries and a car. They gave when they had nothing to spare — and they kept giving, for the rest of their lives.
Robert T. Taylor Sr. and his wife Sherry built BBI from the ground up — starting in their own home, growing it into a national consumer products agency with 10 offices across the country. And along the way, they poured their success back into their community.
Their commitment to Habitat for Humanity of Broward was extraordinary. BBI served as the title naming sponsor for not one, but two Habitat Broward communities – BBI Village 1 and BBI Village 2. The Bob and Sherry Taylor Park in our Pompano Beach neighborhood, the beautiful mural on our ReStore and more than 30 sponsored homes, are all a part of the beautiful legacy of this family.
Bob and Sherry are no longer with us. But the homes and communities they helped build still stand. The families who live in them are thriving. Bob and Sherry’s children and grandchildren carry that mission forward every day.
Some legacies are written in buildings. The Taylor legacy is written in families.
Bill Wadsworth
Most donors give to a cause. William Wadsworth Sr gave to a family.
Year after year, Bill Wadsworth sponsored Habitat homes — and he didn’t stop at writing a check. He took the time to name each gift. Each home he sponsored was dedicated to a specific member in his own family, directly connecting them with a Habitat family.
Through this deeply personal connection, he showed each sponsored Habitat Broward family that he recognized their journey – and made sure they knew that someone in this community saw them and believed in them.
That is not just generosity. That is humanity.
Bill Wadsworth’s legacy of personal, named home sponsorships helped dozens of Broward families gain the stability and dignity of a safe home to call their own. His commitment was never abstract — it was always personal. His lifetime giving exceeded $1 Million, leaving a lasting legacy.
Today, that legacy continues and grows. The Wadsworth family carries forward the tradition of personally naming every home sponsorship.
Bill Wadsworth believed that every family deserves to be seen. His legacy makes sure they are.
Every home we build is a testament to the leaders who believed before it was easy to believe.
Make a Tribute Gift in Honor of These Leaders
Should you wish to give a gift, in the memoriam of our Legacy Leaders, you are welcome to do so.
