Navy Marine-Corps. Relief Society scores $50,000 from golf fundraiser and Pen Air
The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society recently received $50,000 thanks to the 23rd annual Charity Golf Tournament at Scenic Hills Country Club and the Friends of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization facilitated by Pen Air Credit Union.
To date, the community has helped raise more than $600,000 to further the mission of NMCRS at Naval Air Station Pensacola. For 23 years, Pen Air has hosted an annual charity golf tournament to raise funds on behalf of the society who is unable to solicit their own funding. The Pensacola society is highly ranked in the nation for receiving the most financial support by its community.
The funds given will be used to support the emergency financial needs of local military and help fund programs like the Visiting Nurse Program in addition to quick assistance loans, Budget for Baby workshops, emergency travel loans, education assistance, health education and post-combat support, disaster relief and financial assistance and counseling.
The Navy-Marine Corps. Relief Society serves to provide financial, educational, and other need-based assistance to active-duty and retired sailors, Marines and their eligible family members and survivors.
Visit nmcrs.org for details.
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Satori, YMCA provides swimming lessons to teens in foster care
Teens living in two Lakeview Center foster care group homes now have an opportunity to take swimming and sailing lessons thanks to a partnership with the YMCA of Northwest Florida and the Pensacola Yacht Club Satori Foundation.
A grant from the Satori Foundation is funding swim lessons at the Y for teens at Lakeview Center’s Arcadia Place and Cabot Heights, which serve teens in the foster care system who have experienced abuse or neglect and are struggling with mental health issues.
Learning to swim is the first step for the teens to earn the opportunity for a weeklong sailing camp with Satori. Beyond that, the Y is incentivizing the teens’ participation by offering lifeguard training and the pathway to a job on the Y’s aquatics team.
At Arcadia Place and Cabot Heights, specialized caregivers work to support the teens’ recovery, health and well-being, preparing them for living in a family setting or in an independent environment. Some teens stay in the homes longer than two years before aging out of the foster care system.
The partners hope this program will build on the teens’ self-esteem and impart important safety information for living in a region with many water-based activities. In addition to lessons, swimsuits also will be provided to teens who can’t afford them.
Visit ymcanwfl.org, eLakeviewCenter.org or satorifoundation.com for details.
Volunteer Santa Rosa Day set for June 24
Volunteer Santa Rosa Day is an opportunity to learn about the volunteer organizations that support Santa Rosa County. This year's event will take place from 1-6 p.m. June 24 at the Santa Rosa County Fairgrounds, 8604 Bobby Brown Road in Milton.
Various organizations including the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Community Emergency Response Team, American Red Cross and the United Way will showcase what they can do and be available for demonstrations. Barbecue and freshly cooked pork rinds will be among the food options available, as well as activities for kids, and there will be a live helicopter landing at 2 p.m.
The ARES team will operate a full 24 hours for Field Day from 1 p.m. June 24 to 25 for its annual operating event. Field Day is ham radio’s open house. Every June, more than 40,000 ham radio operators throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to the community and the nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach and technical skills all in a single event.
Call 850-889-3767 or email srcares@santarosa.fl.gov for details.
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Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter hosts Community Cat Day
Santa Rosa County Animal Services is hosting a Community Cat Day for Santa Rosa County residents on June 20 at Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter, 4451 Pine Forest Road in Milton. Up to 20 stray/feral cats will be accepted for free spay and neutering through community cats program funding.
Participants must be Santa Rosa County residents and are required to show proof of residency. Participants can bring up to three community cats. Cats must be at least three months of age, outdoor, unowned and free-roaming to be eligible for the program. In addition to neutering/spaying, cats will receive a rabies vaccination and ear tip. A tipped ear indicates that a community cat has been altered.
Cats must be dropped off at the shelter at 8 a.m. and picked up by 8 a.m. the following day. They must be secured in a humane trap that they can stand comfortably in and only one cat per trap. Traps are available to rent from SRCAS, renters will be charged $65 to take a trap and will be refunded once the trap is returned.
Visit santarosa.fl.gov/animals for details.
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