- December 4, 2025
Diane Wasney and Mary Ellen Cline volunteer for Chicks with Cans. Photo courtesy of Maureen Walsh
Elaine Becker and Kathy Robl gesture toward the donations for Chicks with Cans. Photo courtesy of Maureen Walsh
Maureen Walsh and Linda Mahran stand in front of the donations collected this weekend for Chicks with Cans. Photo courtesy of Maureen Walsh
Grand Haven Woman's Club members Susan Warner, Cindy Kimmel, Paula Geppner, Ruthann Cirina and Kim Lhota with the donated items for the New Beginning Programs classroom. Photo courtesy of Kim Lhota
Pack 281 Arrow of Light Cub Scouts spent Oct. 14 cleaning up the pack's adopted trail along the waterfront area of the Intracoastal by European Village. Photo courtesy of Amy Lynne Bowes
Pack 281 Bear Cub Scouts attended the Civil War Encampment and Reenactment at the Florida Agricultural Museum on Oct. 15. Photo courtesy of Amy Lynne Bowes
A children’s book written by Palm Coast resident Meg Maguire recently won the 2017 Book of the Year Award from Creative Child Magazine. Photo courtesy Meg Maguire
Flagler Youth Orchestra with Director Cheryl Tristram. Photo courtesy of Ann DeLucia
Flagler County Art League winners: Carmine Giglio, third place; Ann DeLucia, best of show; and Ron Lace, first place. Photo courtesy of Ann DeLucia
Chicks with Cans, an annual fundraising effort to give back to the community put on by Women United Flagler, collected over $2,500 worth of donations, as well as food, during the weekend of Oct. 13 and 14.
Volunteers in pink shirts will be in front of Publix locations around Palm Coast to collect more donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 27 and 28.
For more information, visit unitedwayvfc.org/wif.
A children’s book written by Palm Coast resident Meg Maguire recently won the 2017 Book of the Year Award from Creative Child Magazine. “Perfectly Maggie” is a parent-child interactive bedtime story that can help youth develop self-esteem.
Maguire will launch “Perfectly Maggie” at the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas on Oct. 17-19. Pre-orders have already been received, and the book will be available for shipping to retailers by the end of October.
When Maguire found out she won the award, she said she was “astounded, delighted and grateful, simultaneously.”
“The 75 judges were educators, parents and early childhood specialists,” she said. “It meant the nightly routine that enriched my own children could help many parents promote kindness while empowering their little ones with healthy self-esteem.”
Locals mingled with artists at Flagler County Art League’s “Saturday Evening with the Artists” on Oct. 14 while the Flagler Youth Orchestra Quartet played music for entertainment.
Third place went to Carmine Giglio, second was awarded to Ev Niewoehner, first was Ron Lace’s art and Best of Show was earned by Ann DeLucia.
The Grand Haven Woman’s Club hosted a classroom shower for the New Beginnings Program, which is a family literacy program that helps people in need of an adult high school diploma or GED. Club members donated items like a rocking horse, toy trucks, paint, building blocks and more to be used in several classrooms at Bunnell Elementary.
Pack 281 Arrow of Light Cub Scouts spent Oct. 14 cleaning up the pack's adopted trail along the waterfront area of the Intracoastal by European Village.
Pack 281 Bear Cub Scouts attended the Civil War Encampment and Reenactment at the Florida Agricultural Museum on Oct. 15.
