The Gene Witt Elementary student loved animals and volunteered for the animal rescue organization. The fundraiser is in memory of Lexi, a 10-year-old Parrish girl who was killed in January while on a trip with her father. today at the restaurants, 6115 Exchange Way, Lakewood Ranch, and 4031 Clark Road, Sarasota. The charity will receive 10 percent of all sales from 7:30 a.m. The Broken Egg will host a birthday party in honor of Lexi Brown to benefit Lexi's Paw Pals, a new program at Nate's Honor Animal Rescue.
Make checks payable to AGAMI and mail to: 2014 Calendar, Artists Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach FL 34217.įor more information, call Judy Strom at 761-1132 or 932-6153. A maximum of four entries per person will be accepted. Email artwork in a large-size jpg attachment to fee is $10 per entry for guild members and $15 for other and must be received by April 15. Monetary awards will be given to the first-, second- and third-place winners, and recognition will be given in the calendar.Įntries are being accepted until April 12. The Artists Guild of Anna Maria Island is seeking artwork that best represents Anna Maria Island to include in its 2014 calendar.įourteen images will be selected during "The Best of Anna Maria Island" juried competition for inclusion in the calendar. She will represent the Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County at the Florida State Youth of the Year conference in April. :I am so proud of myself and feel like I have already accomplished so much." "I don't think I would be as focused on my future or school if it wasn't for the staff and programs at the club," she said. "I have learned from the many positive role models, which have been staff and the older teens as well as taking lessons from those people who have left the club and began to follow the wrong crowd."Įdonya said skills learned through the Boys & Girls Club have given her the confidence to serve in leadership roles in other groups. "My first day was a little overwhelming, but being at the club gave me the opportunity to meet new people I probably would not have met before, including my best friend for over four years," Edonya said in a prepared statement.
The award, which is the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive, recognizes her sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community.Įdonya, 15, a freshman at Bayshore High School, has been a member of the De Soto Boys & Girls Club for four years. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County selected Edonya Timmons as its Youth of the Year. Teachers or organizations wishing to schedule a 30-minute guided tour with a crew member should call (787) 672-2152 or email Group tours require a minimum of 15 people at $5 a person.įor more information, visit County Boys & Girls Clubs selects Youth of the Year
PINTA SHIP PALMETTO FREE
Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $6 for ages 5 to 16 and free for age 4 and younger.
While in port, visitors can board the ships and take self-guided tours. The ships tour together as a sailing museum to teach people about the caravel. The sailing ships had broad bows, high narrow poop over the stern, and usually three masts. Historians consider the caravel the space shuttle of the 15th century Columbus and others used the Portuguese ships to explore the world. Archaeology magazine called the ship "the most historically correct Columbus replica ever built." The Pinta was recently built in Brazil to accompany the Nina she is a larger version of the caravel. The Nina was built by hand and without the use of power tools. The ships will be docked and open for tours through April 14 at Regatta Pointe Marina, 1005 Riverside Drive, Palmetto. On Friday, the Pinta and Nina replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships will sail into Palmetto.
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