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Eglin Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive
There will be a basewide Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive held at the
Eglin BX from 10:00am-2:00pm on 07-09 Feb, 2012.
Those who come out and complete the registration process can potentially
become donors who can aid in the battle against various bone marrow
disorders. Please, come out, participate, and possibly make a life and death
difference in someone's life.
Sand Dollar Motorcycle Club
Sand Dollar Motorcycle Club
2012 Hav-A-Heart Motorcycle Poker Run
The 2012 Hav-A-Heart Run will be held Sunday, Feb 12th, at Biker Burger on Beal Parkway.
Registration is $9.00 per person.
Registration opens 9 am, last bike out is 11:00 am, last bike in by 1:30 pm. Awards at 2:00 pm.
This event is AMA sanctioned and is open to all motorcyclists and brands of bikes.
Proceeds will be used to help our local food closet Sharing and Caring.
Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum
White Tent Yard Sale
18 February 2012
7am-12noon
Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum
Annual White Tent Yard Sale fundraiser by our wonderful Friends of the Museum takes place outside the Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum (weather permitting). We will have several tents and many tables of gently used items, along with baked goods and coffee for sale. All money raised will go towards programming needs at the Heritage Park and Cultural Center.
FWBHS Viking Band Pancake Breakfast
FWBHS Viking Band Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, Feb 18, 8-10 am
The Magnolia Grill, 157 Brooks St SE FWB
This is a fundraiser for the Viking Band. All you can eat pancakes (side items and beverages separate). Tickets now on sale through band members for $5 each or you can pay at the door.
Pensacola’s Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Helps Unmask Pensacola’s Festive Side
With more than 100 krewes hosting numerous costumed balls, 200 floats traveling in three different parades, a marching band march-off with 10 high school bands, a pirates boat parade and a Mardi Gras-themed lunch for snowbirds, Pensacola’s Mardi Gras is promising to be an exciting family-friendly affair.
Join Pensacola’s Mardi Gras festivities as carnival overtakes the city bringing along masked characters tossing beads, candy, moonpies and coins to onlookers. Try Pensacola’s one-of-a-kind cuisine created by local chefs specifically for Mardi Gras, such as The Fish House’s Grits a Ya Ya or a king cake made locally by Pensacola Celebrity Chef Gus Silivos at Nancy’s Haute Affairs.
Sink your toes in the sugar-white sand while you catch beads at the Pensacola Beach Parade or admire floats covered with thousands of sparking lights at the Downtown Illuminated Parade, and help us celebrate this timeless Gulf Coast tradition in the Pensacola Bay Area.
Parade Dates
• Mardi Gras Marching Madness Parade. Jan. 21. Beginning at 2 p.m., enjoy the sounds of marching bands as they parade downtown, stopping at the corner of Garden Street and Palafox Place to perform for judges. Bands will be competing to win more than $10,000 in prizes. Free admission. www.pensacolamardigras.com
• Cordova Mall Ball. Jan. 28. This annual bash hosted by the Krewe of Les Petits Enfants (the order of the small children) benefits the kids at Sacred Heart Hospital. Cordova Mall is transformed into a ballroom at this event open to the public. Tickets are $50. (850) 416-4660, www.sacred-heart.org/mallball
• Mardi Gras Boat Parade Flotilla. Feb. 4. Join the Pirates of Lost Treasure at 10:30 a.m. on Perdido Key as the Mardi Gras Flotilla makes its way from Hub Stacey to the Perdido Key Oyster Bar and back to the Flora-Bama for live music, a best-decorated boat contest and happening after-party. Free admission. (850) 492-4660, www.visitperdido.com
• Mardi Gras Kid and Kritter Krawl. Feb. 11. Bring your children and favorite four-legged friends out to Pensacola Beach for a lively walking parade. Free Admission. (850) 932-1500, www.pensacolabeachchamber.com
• Snowbird’s Mardi Gras Lunch. Feb. 15. Snowbirds are invited to enjoy a breakfast of coffee and beinets or a lunch of red beans and rice at Seville Quarter in downtown Pensacola. Registration is required. Free admission. (850) 434-1234, www.visitpensacola.com/snowbirds
• Mardi Gras Downtown Illuminated Parade. Feb. 17. Starting at 8 p.m., admire the gorgeous lighted floats as they make their way down Palafox Place and through historic downtown Pensacola. Free admission. www.pensacolamardigras.com
• Pensacola Downtown Grand Parade. Feb. 18. With most of the area’s krewes participating, you won’t want to miss the largest, and most popular, parade in downtown Pensacola beginning at 2 p.m. For even more fun, follow the masked characters down to Seville Quarter for a festive after-party. Free admission. www.pensacolamardigras.com
• Pensacola Beach Mardi Gras Parade. Feb. 19. Starting at 2 p.m., line the streets, dip your toes in the sand and listen to the waves crash on the beach behind you as this parade cruises along Via De Luna Drive on Pensacola Beach. Free admission. (850) 438-1500, pensacolabeachchamber.com
Downtown
• Days Inn Historic Downtown – Stay within walking distance of the downtown Mardi Gras action and only a short drive away from the parades on beautiful Pensacola Beach. Rates start at $58. (850) 438-4922
• Sole Inn & Suites – Located in the heart of downtown Pensacola near the parade route and within walking distance of downtown shops, bars and restaurants. Rates start at $139 a night. (850) 470-9298, www.soleinnandsuites.com
Pensacola Beach
• SpringHill Suites by Marriott – Spend the weekend catching beads, admiring the Gulf of Mexico and enjoying all that Pensacola Beach has to offer. Rates start at $169 for a minimum of three nights. (850) 932-6000, www.springhillsuitespensacolabeach.com
Pensacola Bay Area
• MainStay Suites – Only 10 minutes from downtown Pensacola, MainStay allows for a peaceful night’s sleep after a long day of celebrating Mardi Gras for only $79. (850) 479-1000
Mardi Gras Quick Facts
• Mardi Gras was first celebrated by the ancient Greeks more than 5,000 years ago.
• The celebrations first came to the United States at the end of the 17th century when the French began having masked balls and parties.
• Pensacola has been celebrating Mardi Gras since 1874.
• The colors of Mardi Gras are purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power.
• Mardi Gras literally means Fat Tuesday. It is the day before Ash Wednesday that begins the Lenten season.
• King cakes are traditional Mardi Gras food. Whoever receives the tiny plastic baby - representing baby Jesus - baked inside the cake will have good luck that year.
• Mardi Gras is celebrated primarily along the Gulf Coast of the United States.
For more information about the Pensacola Bay Area, or to request a Visitor Guide, call Visit Pensacola at (800) 874-1234, (850) 434-1234 or visit www.VisitPensacola.com. You can also stay informed of Pensacola Bay Area happenings through www.Facebook.com/VisitPensacola.
A Star for Charlotte
ECCAC
ECCAC GOLF CLASSIC
Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center Golf Classic and Night of a Thousand Stars Dates Announced
The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center a local organization that helps child abuse and neglect victims throughout Okaloosa and Walton County presents the Golf Classic and Night of a Thousands Stars Gala in February. The annual event weekend will take place February 25 and 26.
The annual cocktail attire gala on the 25th at 6 p.m. is the Center’s largest fundraising event of the year. The event is expected to bring together more than 350 community members and raise approximately 20 percent of the Center’s annual budget. The gala takes place at Sandestin’s Linkside Center aqnd has sold out the past two years. The Golf Classic follows the next day with registration at 8:30 a.m. and tee off at 10:30 a.m. at the Raven course.
Services offered at the Center are provided to child abuse victims at no cost to the families served. This event helps to ensure the greatest number of families needing services receive them throughout the year. In 2011 the Center served 697 children and their families.
“Our guests at the gala will enjoy a seated steak dinner and live entertainment from Clark and Company. Our auction features really unique experiences, packages and sports memorabilia,” Betty Franey gala committee chair said.
“We’re excited this year that golfers will be treated to food on the course from several local restaurants, hole-in-one opportunities and fun hole challenges and prizes,” Tom Haddock golf committee chair said.
Tickets to the gala may be purchased for $100 by calling 850-833-9237 x222 or online at http://www.eccac2012star.charityhappenings.org.
Golfer entries are available for $350 without gala tickets or $500 with two gala tickets at http://www.eccac2012golf.charityhappenings.org.
fort walton beach farmers market
fort walton beach farmers market
Thursdays and Saturdays
7am till 130 pm
Fort Walton Fairgrounds
U.S. Dept of Agriculture farmers market selling fresh local fruits and veggies..honey,live plants and fresh breads,pastries and monster cinnimon rolls
Guitars for Vets
Guitars for Vets provides six free private lessons and a new acoustic guitar to military veterans at VA medical and community-based Vet centers. All veterans are referred to us by the VA medical team in order to integrate the Guitars for Vets program into their treatment regimen. The private lessons are taught by volunteer instructors and are then followed by group sessions that provide a forum for the veterans to talk and play music with like-minded individuals, many of whom have had the same experiences, emotions and traumas. The music sessions provide a communal atmosphere. This has proven to be a catalyst that helps the Vets continue on their road to recovery and well being.
Upon graduation, each Vet in the program is presented a guitar, gig bag, strap, tuner, method book and a certificate of completion. The testimonials throughout the website capture what it has meant to some of the Vets participating in our program.
More info at http://guitars4vets.org/
South Walton Fire District Seeking Volunteers
South Walton Fire District Seeking Volunteers
(Santa Rosa Beach) – It feels like 2011 went by in the blink of an eye and it is resolution time again! What is your New Year's resolution?
As you prepare for the New Year, why not consider adding community service to your list? Sharing your time as a volunteer helps you make new friends, expands your social network and improves your skills.
The South Walton Fire District is actively pursuing dedicated individuals who wish to be a part of our mission and vision. As with our career recruitment, the South Walton Fire District accepts applicants that are committed to the wellbeing of our community as part of our volunteer staff.
Our volunteers share a sense of pride in the service they provide to our community. Some volunteers work a few hours a week, while others serve a few days a week. Special skills are nice, but not required to be a volunteer -- just a willing heart and a warm smile!
If you would like more information about volunteering at South Walton Fire District, call Marc Anderson, Assistant Chief at 850-267-1298 or by email: manderson@swfd.org. Please visit our website for further informationregarding this program: http://www.swfd.org/volunteer.php
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