- March 6, 2025
Palm Coast Citizens Academy Alumni Ambassadors Eli Rodriguez, Eddie Lang, Kenneth McGevna and Ed Fuller. Photo by Brian McMillan
Carol Maller and Rabbi Karen Tashman, of Temple Beth Shalom. Photo by Brian McMillan
Nina Guiglotto with Katie, Michael and Carol Colucci, who just moved to Palm Coast. Photo by Brian McMillan
Nina Guiglotto and Shara Brodsky performed a skit, showing off their best New Yorker accents. Photo by Brian McMillan
While there was no official head count at the Connecting Palm Coast Expo, the first of its kind, there was one measurement of its success: Of the 200 bags prepared to give away, there were none left by the end of the night.
The expo, designed by the Palm Coast Citizens Academy Alumni Ambassadors to welcome new move-ins, was held Jan. 16, at the Community Center. Civic organizations and government entities set up booths, and city staff helped teach new move-ins about the city’s departments and app, Palm Coast Connect.
Ed Fuller was the leader of the ambassadors group to get the event planned, according to Palm Coast Communications Manager Brittany Kershaw.
“He is amazing,” Kershaw said, adding that while many people visit City Council meetings to discuss problems with the city, Fuller “comes to compliment.”
“We do love that about him,” Acting City Manager Lauren Johnston said in an interview with the Observer. “He recognizes others. He’s so thoughtful.”
True to form, after the event, as the organizers were cleaning up, and the booths were being taken down, Fuller grabbed the microphone after the crowd had left, and he thanked all who had participated in making the event a success.
More expos will be planned in the coming months.
