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Photo courtesy of Palm Coast Arts Foundation
An art piece by FPC November Student Artist of the Month, Kent Tran. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Schlaffer
Locals raise money and package food to aid Dominica. Photo courtesy of Kathleen Panno
Kristin Matthews from YPN, Jaclyn Centofanti from Flagler YPG, Dr. Pam Jackson-Smith from Families in Transition, Meagan Copeland from Flagler YPG and Heather Dalrymple from YPN. Photo courtesy of Jaclyn Centafanti
Flagler Technical Institute Patient Care Assistant students Dereatha Sanders, Namiah Simpson and Kiyona Smith make a delivery to the Salvation Army food bank. Photo courtesy of Kathryn Weed
The new recycled paper trays adopted by the Flagler County School District will prevent more than 1.3 million Styrofoam trays from entering the Flagler County landfill each year. Photo courtesy Ellen Asher
Julie Allen, Smokey Bear and Firefighter Jeffrey Fountain present to Pre-K, Kindergarten and first grade classes at Rymfire Elementary School. Photo courtesy of Melanie Tahan
Destiny Cole (former RES student, senior at FPC), Teresa Williams (Flagler County Health Department), McGruff the Crime Dog and Lauren Lilly (Senior at FPC) at Rymfire Elementary School. Photo courtesy of Melanie Tahan
Future Business Leaders of America students at Flagler Palm Coast High School present Pastor Travis Pauley of Salty Church of Flagler a check for $561.50 to support Hurricane Irma victims. Photo courtesy of Jodee Soltes
Hammock Wine team at Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K. Photo courtesy of Stephen Gallagher
Imagine School at Town Center first-graders in Rachael Spires' class celebrate the 50th day of school with themed attire for the 1950s. Photo courtesy of LaToya Taite
Editor's note: “Cirque Salutes Veterans” has been postponed until early 2018, according to a release from the Palm Coast Arts Foundation.
On Veterans Day, the Palm Coast Arts Foundation will present “Cirque Salutes Veterans,” which will feature performances on Cyr wheel, chair stacking, hand balancing and more. After the show on Saturday, Nov. 11, children will get to meet the performers and participate in an interactive workshop to learn some of the skills.
The event will take place at the Palm Coast Arts Pavilion, 1500 Central Ave. The Flagler Palm Coast High School and Matanzas High School ROTC and color guard will kick off the event at 1:30 p.m. The show will begin at 2 p.m. Free admission for veterans with ID. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children under 12 or PCAF members. A Family Four Pack is $40. Visit palmcoastartsfoundation.com/events or call 225-4394.
Flagler Palm Coast High School instructor Chelsea Schlaffer chose 12th-grader Kent Tran as November’s Artist of the Month.
Q+A with Tran, from Schlaffer:
Inspiration for artwork: “I get inspiration from Japanese artist like Yoji Shinkawa and Shirow Miwa, but right now, I'm focusing on portraits, so looking at various photography portraits has inspired me the most currently.”
What do these pieces mean to you: “They represent what I want to show the world, which I have a hard time doing with normal conversations and the like.”
Schlaffer said she’s excited to see what else Tran creates this year.
“He is super passionate about what he creates and came into my class with his own personal style, which is very unique and exciting,” she said. ”I love watching him experiment with new ideas and techniques.”
The Palm Coast Elks Lodge #2709 will have a Veterans Day Weekend Friday to Sunday, Nov. 10-12, to raise money to support charities for veterans.
On Nov. 10, the lodge will open at 11 a.m. for tours and questions, as well as the regular lunch and dinner services that are open to the public. Lunch is 11-2 p.m., and dinner is 5:30-8:30 p.m. Parties of three or more should call ahead for reservations: 446-2709 x103.
On, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m., the lodge will break ground and dedicate a Veterans Memorial site, which will honor all those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will be a classic car “Cruise-In” that will be free and open to the public. To reserve a vendor table, visit www.elks2709.com/BPOE/cruise-rsvp/.
On Nov. 12, the annual Veterans Motorcycle Fun Run will start at 10:30 a.m., with registration at 8:30 a.m. There is a $20 donation per bike and $10 donation for each additional rider, which includes lunch at the lodge. Call 793-4743.
A local organization, The Supporters of Dominica, partnered with Rise Against Hunger to utilize 200 people at Matanzas High School to package 57,000 meals to be sent in a cargo container with medical supplies and other equipment to Dominica after Hurricane Maria left destruction.
The Dominica Disaster Relief Mission fundraiser was started a month ago to raise money to ship supplies to the commonwealth of Dominica. They raised $18,750 and are leaving Nov. 1 to go to Dominica and unload the container.
For more, visit facebook.com/ActDominica.
The Flagler Young Professionals Group and the Flagler County Association of Realtor's Young Professionals Network teamed up for a joint social in August. The social raised $530, which was donated to Families in Transition.
The Patient Care Assistant and Medical Assisting students at Flagler Technical Institute hosted a Food Drive during October to benefit the Salvation Army. Over 300 pounds of food were collected between eight donation locations.
Program facilitator for Health Sciences at FTI, Kathryn Weed, said that when Lisa Cancel from the Salvation Army came to talk with the students in September, they learned that the Salvation Army collects food for the homeless and needy in the community and that they could support the organization with food drive locations.
The Flagler County School District will be switching to lunch trays made of recycled paper due to efforts from students, teachers and a pollution awareness program at the University of Florida.
The initiative, called the Bio-d-GREAT-able Project, will begin 10:30 a.m. Nov. 1 with a ribbon-cutting celebration at the Old Kings Elementary cafeteria, 301 Old Kings Road South, Flagler Beach.
The transition to paper trays will prevent more than 1.3 million Styrofoam trays from entering the Flagler County landfill each year, according to a press release.
“Ellen Asher, a second-grade teacher at Old Kings Elementary, and Courtney VandeBunte, from Flagler Palm Coast High School, were looking for an environmentally related project that would involve students from both second and 10th grade,” Maia McGuire, a Florida Sea Grant agent with the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension, said in the release.
Smokey Bear visited Rymfire Elementary on Wednesday, Oct. 25, and Friday, Oct. 27, to teach kids about fire safety since October is Fire Prevention Month. Smokey Bear was assisted by Julie Allen, Bunnell Mitigation Specialist Florida Forest Service through the Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
A second special guest visited Rymfire on Oct. 27 in honor of Red Ribbon Week. SWAT students and McGruff the Dog presented the theme: Your Future is Key, so Stay Drug Free.
The Red Ribbon Campaign® is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people during Red Ribbon Week®, Oct. 23-31 each year.
The Future Business Leaders of America students at Flagler Palm Coast High School recently presented Pastor Travis Pauley of The Salty Church of Flagler a check for $561.50, which the students raised to help the relief efforts for those in Flagler County who suffered damages from Hurricane Irma.
To raise the money, the students partnered with Chick-fil-A of Palm Coast to sell sandwiches, which Chick-fil-A gives to the club at a discounted price for the fundraiser.
FBLA Advisor Jodee Soltes said that through the project, FBLA students learned about social responsibility and the importance of businesses giving back to the community.
Team Hammock Wine raised $2,000 over the last two weeks through community events to raise awareness for breast cancer. A team participated in the American Cancer Society's annual 5K Non-Competitive Walk on Oct. 28.
The first-graders in Rachael Spires’ class at Imagine School At Town Center learned about life as a child in the ‘50s, enjoyed root beer and soda floats and created records that allowed the students to count to 50 by twos, fives and 10s on Oct. 27.
