Felix’s partners with national agency to feed homeless vets at Pensacola Veterans Village
Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar demonstrated its support for veterans by partnering with Summit Holdings Inc. to feed homeless veterans transitioning to housing. Volunteers recently delivered food to veterans at the 30-unit Pensacola Veterans Village.
The Veterans Village offers furnished transitional studio apartments to male or female veterans who are homeless or in danger of being homeless. Amenities at the Veterans Village include training, education and employment, substance recovery counseling, relapse prevention and mental health counseling.
Pensacola Volunteers of America works with veterans to assist in obtaining VA benefits or Supplemental Security Information and provides transportation to and from the VA clinic or other medical facilities as needed.
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The Pensacola Beach Felix’s opened last November and celebrated its one-year anniversary on Nov. 29. The restaurant is famous for its oysters and Cajun cuisine. A premier venue location with a sky deck that overlooks the Santa Rosa Sound, Felix’s hosted Summit Holdings for a team-building event that parlayed into a joint effort to feed homeless veterans.
Visit felixs.com or voa.org for details.
Escambia County Animal Welfare to participate in National Adoption Weekend
The Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare and Best Friends Animal Society are teaming up for a holiday adoption extravaganza Dec. 9 through 11. Best Friends Animal Society is a leading animal welfare organization working to save the lives of cats and dogs in America’s shelters.
The collaborative weekend-long event encourages people to open up their homes to adoptable animals by choosing to adopt, not buy, their next pet. During the event, the Department of Animal Welfare will waive adoption fees for anyone looking to take home a cat or dog.
Best Friends has partnered with over 600 shelters and rescues for the holiday campaign. The three previous adoption weekends resulted in over 25,000 pets finding loving families. Anyone considering adding a new pet to their family can make a difference by choosing to adopt instead buying their pet.
Across the country, shelters are struggling with higher intake, while live outcomes, such as adoptions, fosters and rescues are not keeping pace. This has led to a population imbalance, with more animals in shelters staying for longer periods, and causing increased strain on shelter staff.
Visit MyEscambia.com/animal-welfare for details.
Santa Rosa Animal Services hosts Christmas adoption event
Santa Rosa County Animal Services invites the community to attend an "All I want for Christmas" adoption event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter, 4451 Pine Forest Road in Milton. The event will wrap up the week-long, BISSELL Empty the Shelter event. Stop by to meet fun-loving animals, visit food vendors and participate in children's activities. Adoption fees will be $5.
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Overcrowded animal shelters are a nationwide problem, in Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter's care alone, there are over 200 animals. The purpose of the event is to encourage families to adopt from the local shelter. Even if now is not the best time for a family to adopt, this event is the perfect opportunity to learn other ways to help the shelter.
Visit santarosa.fl.gov/387/Animal-Services for details.
Escambia County receives $13,200 award for landscaping workshops and plant giveaways
Escambia County has announced a $13,200 award from the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program's Community Grant Program in support of coastal landscaping workshops and plant giveaways.
The county will host the workshops and giveaways in partnership with UF/IFAS Escambia Extension and the Florida Master Gardeners to improve resident awareness and access to native landscaping resources. In addition to public workshops, the project will also work to engage local nurseries to carry native coastal species for retail purchase.
Staff and project partners will begin nursery outreach in the coming months, with workshops and plant giveaways planned for the early spring. Native landscaping is required for properties seeking coverage under the Perdido Key Habitat Conservation Plan. The approved plant list is designed to maintain and improve habitat conditions for coastal wildlife, including the critically endangered Perdido Key Beach Mouse.
Call 850-595-3460 or email smbolduc@myescambia.com for details.
Myrtle Grove Neighborhood Cleanup set for Friday
A neighborhood cleanup for residents in Myrtle Grove - Northeast will take place on Dec. 9. This is a chance for residents to dispose of items such as old furniture, appliances and household waste free of charge. Yard debris is eligible for removal during this cleanup.
Only residents in the designated cleanup area can participate. Have all items for pickup at the curb by 7 a.m. on the day of the cleanup. Items left at the curb outside of the cleanup area will not be collected. Residents who live in the targeted area will have received a postcard in the mail with more information.
Call 850-595-3499 or email mprogers@myescambia.com for details.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Felix’s feeds homeless veterans at Pensacola Veterans Village
