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The Warrior Brotherhood Veterans Motorcycle Club donated $2,000 to the Teens-In-Flight program.
“The Warrior Brotherhood MC is a long-time supporter of our program," said Col Jack Howell, the program's administrator. "They donated $2,000 last year, as well, and it’s donations like these that help give our kids the opportunity to learn to fly.”
Teens-In-Flight is a nonprofit formed to support the families of our military.
Happy 50th wedding anniversary!
Lillian and Anthony Cotaggio recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their two sons, four grandchildren and great-grandchild.
The couple, who are high school sweethearts, have lived in Palm Coast for almost 30 years and have both been very active in the community, Lillian at the Players Club and BB&T Bank and Tony at D & H Alarm and Security Inc. They are both currently retired.
Musicians with a heart play for a cause
A benefit performance of The Black Sheep Ceili Band will be held 7-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, at McK’s Tavern, 218 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach. There is no cover for this performance, and all tips and funds raised will be donated to the Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless – for homeless school children in Volusia and Flagler schools.
In Flagler County, Homeless Education Coordinator Dr. Pamela Jackson-Smith reported a total of 517 homeless students enrolled in Flagler schools last school year, and 293 students have been identified to date this school year.
“Support from the community is of great benefit to these students and families in transition,” Jackson-Smith said. “Emergency, transitional and permanent housing solutions are needed for our homeless families in Flagler County.”
According to Pam Woods, homeless liaison for Volusia County schools, Volusia County served 2,195 homeless children during the prior school year and 1,509 to date this school year.
“These children struggle to be successful in school and community support is important to their success,” Woods said.
The Black Sheep Ceili Band is comprised of members from two central Florida traditional Irish bands – Banished Misfortune and Just Twistin’ Hay. Since their debut, the band has raised more than $4,800 for various causes.
Art auction to benefit Flagler Education Foundation
Ocean Books & Art launches its newest art show, “Holidays in Flagler,” with a silent auction to benefit the Flagler County Education Foundation. The opening of the month-long show is 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at 200 S. Oceanshore Blvd., Flagler Beach.
Silent auction bid-winners will be announced at 8:30 p.m.
The Foundation’s well-known STUFF Bus project will be at the opening. Anyone wanting to make donations of new crayons, pens/pencils, notebooks, tennis shoes, underwear, socks and toiletry items may bring them to the bus parked outside the gallery during the event.
Palm Coast hosts trip to ICE! at Gaylord Palms
The Palm Coast Parks & Recreation Department is offering a Discover Trip for adults Wednesday, Dec. 4, to ICE! at the Gaylord Palms Resort, in Kissimmee. The display features more than 2 million pounds of hand-carved ice sculptures and slides.
The bus trip will leave the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, at 9 a.m. and return at 3 p.m. Lunch is at the participant’s own expense.
Register online, at palmcoastgov.com, or call 986-2323.
Local hero serves in 20th class of AmeriCorps NCCC
Alyson Bonner, daughter of Ray and Debbie Bonner, was inducted Nov. 13 into a 10-month term of service in the National Civilian Community Corps, an AmeriCorps program. She began work on her first of four long-term service projects the next day.
As a Corps member, Bonner will be responsible for completing a series of six- to eight-week team projects.
Twenty-eight teams composed of more than 300 Sacramento-based Corps members and team leaders are serving on their first projects. Twenty-one of the 28 teams deployed from Sacramento Nov. 14 to projects throughout California. Projects include helping with improvements at three state parks, restoring wilderness at Death Valley National Park and assisting at food banks and volunteer management in Los Angeles. The seven remaining teams are working on projects throughout the Pacific Region in Idaho, Oregon, and Utah.
Before joining NCCC, Bonner graduated from Flagler Palm Coast High School in 2008 and Flagler College in 2012, where she studied elementary education.
