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Community Events

Run for the Panhandle

Run for the Panhandle 5K Charity Run/Walk on Saturday, 31 July, to benefit the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge in their efforts to rescue, rehabilitate and release native wildlife. Location is The Landing in Ft Walton Beach, 7:30 am with kids fun run at 8:15 am. Register in person at TGI Fridays in Destin or download a registration form at www.runforthepanhandle.com. Entry fee is $20.00 with a $5.00 discount for all students, military & service industry workers. Awards ceremony will be at 9:00 am at Helenback on Okaloosa Island with a meet/greet with animal ambassadors from the wildlife refuge. For more info, visit event website.
Volunteers needed on race day at the Landing in FWB at 7am to assist with refreshments for racers. Please contact Deb Edwards at mknbkn4u@cox.net if you can assist.

Oil Spill Hair Booms

MatterofTrust.org hair booms for the oil spill. We have over 1100 booms made so far but we need help!! We got it 2700lbs of pantyhose yesterday and we have a whole room full of hair. Our schedule for right now is Tues and Thurs from 3-7pm and Sat from 11am-3pm. The address is 328 NE Racetrack Rd, Fort Walton Beach (Chris and Yente from Helen Back have donated the space, thank you!). People can just show up or if they need more info I can be reached at barbaragjohnson@yahoo.com. Thanks again!

Niceville Sharing & Caring

Niceville Sharing & Caring is collecting school supplies for children of families facing hard economic times. Sharing & Caring expects to provide much needed school supplies for approximately 300 K through 12 students in the Niceville-Valparaiso area. Please support the Sharing & Caring Tools for School program by dropping off school supplies or monetary donations at 104 Bullock Blvd (across from Gulf Power), Niceville 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon Friday. The drive will end July 23, and supplies will be distributed to students Saturday, July 31. Freida Spence or Susan Magerman, Sharing & Caring
729-3600

FWB Chamber Recycles Parade Beads

Once again, the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce is offering a way for all parade goers to “go green” by recycling parade beads after the recent Billy Bowlegs Torchlight Parade. Bring those unwanted beads to the Chamber, and they’ll give you a vintage Bowlegs T-shirt or another chosen goodie. That will keep the beads out of closets, drawers, and the local landfill, and they’ll have another chance to bring joy to local parade goers.

“We were overwhelmed by the response to our earlier bead collection efforts,” said Chamber CEO and President Ted Corcoran. “We had fun sharing them with the community during the Billy Bowlegs Festival Torchlight Parade, and we’ll keep gathering them to share with our neighbors and visitors at future events.”

Area residents and snowbirds continued to bring beads throughout the spring, so the Chamber has decided to continue as a “Beads for Booty” recycling center throughout the year. If you have clean, reusable beads, please bring them to the Chamber offices at 34 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE, in Fort Walton Beach, and the Chamber staff will make sure your beads will again spread cheer. While supplies last, they are offering a Bowlegs T-shirt or other festival memento for a minimum donation of 25 strings of beads. (One item per donation, please.)

"Cram the Van" - United Way

"Cram the Van" - United Way of Okaloosa & Walton Counties and United Way partner agencies will partner with local Walmarts to provide needed school supplies to local children. Shop at Walmart in the month of July, beginning July 10 from 10am-4pm to donate school supplies to help the United Way "Cram the Van". Look for the Van in the Walmarts' parking lot on these dates: DeFuniak Springs: July 10; FWB: July 17 & 31; Destin & Crestview: July 10, 17, 24, 31. Contact the United Way of Okaloosa & Walton Counties for more info: 243-0315 or email events@united-way.org

ECCAC School Supply Drive

The Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center is collecting school supplies to donate to the kids they serve and for other children in our community. Please bring donations to 401 McEwen Drive. We need backpacks, crayons, markers, paper, scissors, glue, pencils, rulers, pens. Thank you!
For more info contact: katie@eccac.org

Cystic Fibrosis Music Festival

First Annual Cystic Fibrosis Music Festival September 25, 2010- This fun filled event with music, food, and kids activities is a relaxing way to spend a Saturday and raise money for a worthy cause. So bring your blanket and chairs and enjoy a good old fashioned music festival!!! This years festival will be held at Old Spanish Trail. All proceeds go towards our Great Strides walk on October 23, 2010. Help us make CF stand for Cure Found and have fun doing it! Check out our website to purchase tickets or call me at 682-3556.

Junior League of the Emerald Coast

Junior League of the Emerald Coast is Charity Recipient of 2010 Best of the Emerald Coast Event

Each year readers of Emerald Coast magazine cast votes for the Best Of the Emerald Coast (BOEC) to choose the finest food, services, and places our region has to offer. BOEC is an event showcasing the area's best of the best as voted by readers of Emerald Coast Magazine. Winners will be honored at the annual Best Of awards ceremony.
The BOEC event will take place 16 October 2010, 6pm-9pm at Destin Commons. The entire mall becomes a festival featuring all of the Best of the Emerald Coast winners. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $25 or the day of the event for $35. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Junior League of the Emerald Coast (JLEC). For more information, please visit our website www.jlec.org or call (850) 862-2665.
Junior League of the Emerald Coast - The Junior League of the Emerald Coast is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, helping women and children and improving our community. This 501(c)3 organization's purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Headquartered in the historic Gulfview Hotel in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the organization includes over 300 members from Okaloosa and Walton Counties. The Junior League of the Emerald Coast is affiliate member of the Association of Junior Leagues International, based in New York. For more information, visit www.jlec.org or call the League office at (850) 862-2665.

Crestview Great Strides

The second annual Crestview Great Strides will be held, October 23, 2010, at Twin Hills Park in Crestview, Florida. If you are interested in walking with us please go to CFF.org and register. Also, check out our first annual Music festival website where all proceeds go towards this walk. http://www.cysticfibrosismusicfestival.myevent.com/

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