- November 19, 2024
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PALM COAST — The reward is great for recycling — for the earth and its inhabitants and also for five Palm Coast households that won $50 restaurant gift cards in the quarterly drawing for the city of Palm Coast’s Waste Pro Rewards Program.
Gift cards were awarded at the March 4 Palm Coast City Council meeting to Ralph Ascione, Darla Beck, Mary Ann Filippi, Alice Fusco and Donald Reph. The winners were selected randomly from all participants of the Rewards Program.
Residents who sign up for the Rewards Program earn coupon offers on a regular basis and also qualify for larger prizes, with greater rewards given for higher recycling participation. Many local businesses offer discounts, also providing them an opportunity to promote their businesses with no participation cost. To sign up, Palm Coast residents can call 888-234-8211 or visit wasteprorewards.com.
Palm Coast Parks and Rec. and NCCAA offer free youth sports clinic
Young athletes, get ready for some free fun on the fields!
Free basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball and golf clinics are scheduled 9:30 to noon Saturday, March 22, at James F. Holland Memorial Park, 18 Florida Park Drive, and the Palm Harbor Golf Club, 20 Palm Harbor Drive.
Children ages 5 to 16 will learn and practice sport-specific skills from student-athletes and coaches from National Christian College Athletic Association member schools.
Pre-registration is required to participate in this free clinic. Sign up at palmcoastgov.com or call 986-2323.
Flagler AAUW looks to inspire future female engineers
As one of its STEM (science, technology, math and engineering) activities, the Flagler County Branch of the American Association of University Women donated a GoldieBlox construction kit to the Flagler County Public Library. GoldieBlox was created by Debbie Sterling, a female engineer from Stanford University. Sterling’s goal is to increase the number of women working in what is currently a predominately male field.
The GoldieBlox kit, which targets ages 5-9, contains a book featuring Goldie, a young female inventor who likes to build things. Also included are character figurines and a construction set so children can build what Goldie builds as they read along with the story. While playing with this kit, “GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine,” the first in a series of construction sets for girls, the participants build a belt drive.
Goldie is a role model for girls, illustrating that building and engineering is not just for boys. This hands-on activity offers an opportunity for girls to develop the spatial skills that are essential in engineering and gain confidence in their ability to solve problems.
