- November 18, 2024
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The second-annual Flagler Palm Coast High School Alumni Weekend is Aug.29-30, kicking off with a tailgate 4-6 p.m. Friday for the FPC vs. Matanzas football game at Woody’s BBQ. The association is working on discount admission bracelets, which will allow for reserved seating in the grandstands for the game, which will be played at Matanzas High School.
The weekend will continue Saturday, Aug. 30, with an alumni social 7-10 p.m. at Break-Awayz at the Beach, in Flagler Beach. There will be music, food, and reminiscing. Food and drink specials available with $5 donation to the alumni association which will be collected at door.
The FPC Alumni Association will also host a golf tournament Saturday, Oct. 18, at Palm Harbor Golf Club to raise funds for the 2015 scholarships. Cost is $65 per golfer and includes 18 holes of golf, green and cart fees, 2 hours of range time, continental breakfast, prizes for course events and an awards luncheon.
To get more information about the event and to learn how you can become a sponsor and help the association meet its fundraising/scholarship goal, visit the FPC Alumni Association website, fpchsalumni.com.
FPRA Volusia/Flagler Chapter launches book drive for children
Driving for Literacy is the name of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Volusia/Flagler Chapter’s book drive beginning this this month and continuing through November.
The chapter will collect new children’s books from members and the public and donate them to sick children who are staying at the Halifax Health Speediatric’s Unit during the upcoming holiday season.
“Our organization is delighted to kick-off the Driving for Literacy Book Drive,” said Stefany Strong, president of FPRA, Volusia/Flagler Chapter. “This is a great way to put a smile on the face of a child who is having health challenges while promoting the importance of reading. We encourage everyone to donate a new book to this most worthy cause.”
Books are being collected at FPRA’s monthly meetings at LPGA International. For more information about how you can donate, contact any FPRA member or call Timeka Bryant, 274-0500, ext. 7772 or visit fpravf.org.
Florida Ag. Museum receives bequest from former Ag. Commissioner
The Florida Agricultural Museum received a generous bequest of $25,000 from the estate of the late Doyle E. Conner, Sr. Conner is remembered for his life-long commitment to Florida agriculture, its history and its future.
Conner served as the seventh Commissioner of Agriculture. During his administration, he founded the Florida Agricultural Museum in 1983 with the help of other Florida agriculturalists and historians who were concerned by the increasingly rapid loss of rural working lands and the stories of the people who worked them to development. Today, the museum is located on 460 acres in Palm Coast. It showcases numerous historic structures, heritage livestock including Florida Cracker Cattle and Horses, and heirloom gardens.
"The Florida Agricultural Museum is a great place for our students and other visitors, both young and old, to learn about the importance of agriculture to our state," said current Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putman. "The gift from the Doyle Conner Foundation continues the legacy he left this state in his more than 30 years of service as Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture."
Conner's gift will be used to further the Florida Agricultural Museum's educational mission and enhance the quality of its programs for Florida residents and visitors alike.
"This is a very powerful commitment to the Florida Agricultural Museum," said Andrew Morrow, executive director of the museum. "Gifts like Commissioner Conner's allow the museum to create an engaging museum for people to learn about the history and importance of agriculture in this state."
