Florida Power & Light volunteers support Salvation Army during Power to Care Week
Florida Power & Light Company volunteers recently spent the day giving back to The Salvation Army’s after-school program and community center in Pensacola as part of FPL’s 15th annual Power to Care Week.
About 20 volunteers worked to replace old sports equipment, including basketball nets, basketballs and footballs, and paint various rooms inside the office and community center. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Power to Care is part of FPL’s commitment to help make the communities it serves even better places to live, work and raise a family.
This year, FPL’s Power to Care Week consisted of more than 20 projects led by hundreds of employees and their families in more than 10 counties across Florida.
Visit fpl.com for details.
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O’Riley’s Irish Pub hosts Boys & Girls Club charity fundraiser
O’Riley’s is hosting its March Madnezz charity fundraiser to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of The Emerald Coast from 4 to 7 p.m. March 25 at O’Riley’s Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St.
The fundraiser will feature several opportunities for attendees to donate. A live and silent auction will each be held, featuring prizes donated by both local and national businesses. Some prizes will be featured in posts on social media and on orileyspub.com. Additional prizes will be given out during activities at the event.
A form for cash donations and prizes for the auction is available on the official event page on orileyspub.com. Donors can also contact the bar directly at jay@orileys.com. Tickets can be purchased for $25 on the March Madnezz Eventbrite Page. Attendees can also purchase tickets at the door. Free appetizers and drinks will be available while supplies last. For ages 21 and older.
The Boys and Girls Club of The Emerald Coast provides a variety of afterschool and summer programs aimed to promote the success of youths in our community.
Visit orileyspub.com or emeraldcoastbgc.org for details.
Gulf Coast Kid’s House partners with UWF for upcoming community events
Gulf Coast Kid’s House has partnered with students from the University of West Florida to bring education and awareness of the prevention of child abuse and raise funds to support the mission through upcoming community events.
The Pensacola Ice Flyers will be hosting a Friends and Family Day with GCKH on March 26. There will be a fun game of Chuck-A-Puck that will be run by students from UWF. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to GCKH. The game begins at 4:05 p.m.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. In April, GCKH and UWF have partnered with the Blue Wahoos for an Abuse Awareness Night. Students from UWF will be working a 50/50 raffle and beer and snack stands. A portion of the night’s proceeds will be donated to GCKH. A member of the UWF faculty, Eddie Parent, throw out the first pitch to raise awareness for the cause. The game will take place on April 20 and begins at 6:05 p.m.
GCKH is educating the Escambia County community through their free, online training called Know Child Abuse. UWF students have a class goal of having at least 150 people take the training and raising a minimum $1,000 for GCKH through community events. To take the training, visit knowchildabuse.org, choose organization, and choose “UWF Communications Class Spring 2023.”
Call 850-595-5780 or visit gulfcoastkidshouse.org for details.
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Next Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup Set for Saturday
The next Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup will take place March 25 in the northern portion of East Hill, along with some surrounding neighborhoods.
This event allows City of Pensacola Sanitation customers in the cleanup area to leave eligible items at the curb for pickup. City of Pensacola Sanitation Services will pick up the items free of charge. Sanitation customers in the cleanup area must place items curbside by 7 a.m. on the day of the cleanup. Note that items left curbside outside of the cleanup area will not be collected.
The cleanup includes bulk items only. Yard waste or garbage will not be collected. Keep tires and paint cans separate from all other debris. Do not place piles under low-hanging lines or near poles, fences or mailboxes. Through the cleanup program, all city neighborhoods have a cleanup once a year during the months of January through October.
Visit cityofpensacola.com for details.
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