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Members of the Palm Coast Elks Lodge 2709 met with members of the G.W. Carver Foundation Thursday, April 10, to deliver to them a $2,000 donation check for continued improvements to the G.W. Carver Community Center, in Bunnell.
Flagler Humane Society to continue the work of Kibbles Kitchen
When Sharon Gorski-O’Brien lost her home to a fire in 2007, she and her family members were offered assistance but there was no assistance for her pets. She wanted to make sure that didn’t happen to pet owners in the future, so Gorski-O’Brien, who was living in St. Clair, Mich., founded a pet food bank called Kibbles Kitchen. When she returned to Flagler County in 2012 Kibble’s Kitchen came with her.
Kibbles Kitchen is an outreach program in which qualified residents who need assistance for their pets are given pet food and sometimes supplies. Pet owners must prove Florida residency, pet ownership and qualify as low income. A home visit is done and each animal is met. All animals are required to be spayed or neutered and there is a limit of four animals per household. No new pets may be obtained while on the assistance program. Participants are helped for up to six months except for the senior program. Pet owners over the age of 75 years old who continue to qualify as low income may stay on the program. Food is distributed once per month, for all participants.
Kibble’s Kitchen has helped hundreds of animals in Flagler County. Now , Gorski-O’Brien and her family are moving to Okeechobee to open the food pantry there. With an ever-growing list of local people and pets that rely on Kibble’s Kitchen, Flagler Humane Society plans to fill that void.
“I met Sharon nearly 25 years ago when she worked for Flagler Humane Society," said Amy Wade-Carotenuto, Executive Director. "Her love for animals is a lifelong commitment. We are happy to continue her good work.”
Kibbles Kitchen’s mission is to keep pets with their owners, because pets belong at home.
“Our missions go hand in hand and it just seems natural that Flagler Humane Society would assume the responsibilities of the program” said Melissa Rock, Operations Manager at Flagler Humane Society.
Sharon and her husband James put in nearly 20 hours per week, so Flagler Humane Society is looking for volunteers to help carry on the program. Flagler Humane Society staff member Christina Miller will be overseeing the program but will be relying on volunteers to perform many of the duties required to keep the pet food bank going. Food must be picked up from donation sites. It must be inventoried, sorted and bagged. Phone calls must be made, clients approved and the food given out.
Anyone interested in helping with the program is asked to contact Flagler Humane Society at 445-1814, Ext. 510 or [email protected].
Irish Social Club welcomes new officers
At its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration, The Irish Social Club of Palm Coast installed its new slate of officers for the years 2014-2015.
They are as follows: Chaplain Norma Good, President Bettie LaMotte, Second Vice President Mary Ann Murray, Recording Secretary Carol Dougherty, Corresponding Secretary Ann Cleary, Treasurer Jim May, Two Year Director Maureen Salemi, One Year Director John Murray, Installation Officer Bernie Sheridan, First Vice President Virginia Esposito and Three Year Director Bob Brogan.
For additional information, contact Bettie LaMotte at 615-1800.
Community Foundation of East Central Florida participates in National ‘Give Local’ Initiative
Community Foundation of East Central Florida announced that they will be participating in Give Local America, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of community foundations. The event consists of hundreds of local giving events coordinated on a national scale on one day.
Locally, the initiative is named Give Local Volusia, Flagler & Putnam.
“Last month we held three meetings across Volusia and Flagler Counties introducing Give Local America to area non-profit organizations and the excitement is growing,” said Nita Schmellick, president/CEO of CFECF. “Many of the non-profits made verbal commitments to participate."
Give Local is a 24-hour online giving challenge designed to encourage people to support their favorite causes and organizations on one day, Tuesday, May 6.
For more information, visit givelocalecfl.org, or call Nita Schmellick at 734-4075.
