Register for virtual art classes with the Ormond Memorial Art Museum

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The Ormond Memorial Art Museum is continuing to host virtual art classes, and has scheduled dates for some of its most popular.

The museum's virtual free family art night will take place on Friday, Aug. 7. It will be led by Linda King, and young artists will have an opportunity to craft a paper sculpture, according to the museum newsletter. You will need a straw, sheets of paper, markers or crayons, scissors and glue or tape (hot glue gun will work best, the museum noted). The video will be uploaded at ormondartmuseum.org

OMAM's Art of Healing free virtual workshop on Aug. 13 features a "Bluebird of Happiness" project, using bamboo from the museum gardens, papier-mache, wire and beads. It will be led by Kristin Heron. You will also need a glue gun, paintbrush, scissors and masking tape.

The museum will also hold a beginning Crystal Bowl Chakra Meditation Class via Zoom on Aug. 20, from 5-5:45 p.m. That class costs $35 and includes the live Zoom broadcast and a handcrafted cleansing kit with sage, a candle and bath salts. Register via the museum's website and pick up your kit before the class.

Sponsor a wreath for annual veterans remembrance event

The Capt. James Ormond Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be hosting its annual Wreaths Across America event at the Hillside Cemetery at 10 a.m., Dec. 19.

The event aims to remember and honor veterans by laying remembrance wreaths on their graves. The DAR chapter is asking for help through the donation of wreaths or volunteering. One wreath sponsorship costs $15. So far, according to the event's webpage, 101 wreaths have been sponsored, with 145 to go. Visit wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/159364

Calling senior softball players

A 50 and older Men's Senior Softball League is now forming. Games are played on Tuesday and Thursday evening at the New Smyrna Beach Sports Complex. It's both recreational and competitive. Call Tom Coriale for more information at 308-3654 or visit nsbseniorsoftball.com

SMA cancels annual fundraiser

SMA Healthcare Foundation's annual dinner celebration and auction scheduled for Aug. 26 at the Daytona 500 Club has been canceled due to COVID-19, a press release announced on July 28.

This event has been a primary fundraiser for the Foundation for over 20 years, the press release states. Revenues from this year's event were going to support the Foundation's Women Assisting Recovering Mothers program, located at the Vince Carter Sanctuary in Bunnell.

“We are seeing a continued commitment from event sponsors to support SMA and the Foundation despite the cancellation, but the event generates a large portion of its revenue through a successful live auction, individual ticket sales, and prize ticket sales, and the WARM program has significant needs related to the facility and programming,” said Jennifer Secor, executive director at the SMA Healthcare Foundation, in the press release.

SMA has set a goal to expand services to help more women. The WARM program is a longterm residential treatment facility for women exhibiting symptoms of drug and alcohol dependence, as well as women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. Women with children under six years old are able to have them in the residence. The press release states that in fiscal year 2019-2020,

99 women successfully completed the program
94 women successfully participated in the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences Program
30 women either regained or were able to retain custody of their children
100% of the babies who were born at WARM were born drug free
WARM’s total number of healthy babies since 1999 is now at 294

To learn more, or lend support, contact Jennifer Secor at 254-1139 or [email protected]