- March 10, 2025
PLUS: Halifax Urban Ministries and the Ormond Memorial Art Museum prep for major fundraisers.
BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
Elks donate dictionaries to students
Michael Chandler, of the Ormond Beach Elks, recently visited Ormond Beach Elementary School to distribute dictionaries to every fifth-grader. The dictionary program is one of several outreach projects in which the Lodge participates, and dictionaries were distributed to third-graders, as well.
HUM, museum host annual fundraisers
The fourth-annual Halifax Urban Ministries Blue Diamond Gala, to benefit local poor and homeless residents, will be held 6 p.m. Saturday April 27, at the Oceanside Country Club, 75 N. Halifax Drive.
A humanitarian award will be given to Dr. Fred Costello, former state representative and Ormond Beach mayor. The Corporate Social Responsibility Award will be presented to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.
Food Brings Hope Founder Forough Hosseini is the event’s keynote speaker. The event’s cost is $75.
HUM has been in operation 32 years, with more than 80% of its funding coming from the local donations. This gala is the nonprofit’s largest benefit event.
Call 252-0156, or visit www.HalifaxUrbanMinistries.org
The Ormond Memorial Art Museum will also hold its annual fundraiser this month. Art in the Garden: The Run for the Roses, will take place 5-9 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at 78 E. Granada Blvd.
An auction, including original artwork, jewelry gift cards and sports tickets, will be held inside the museum, after a meal in the gardens. Proceeds will benefit the hosting of art exhibits, as well as the sponsoring of art classes and summer camps.
Tickets are $85. Reservations due by April 12.
Call 676-3347.
