2013 TEARS Foundation Rock & Walk

The 2013 TEARS Foundation Rock & Walk is this Saturday, November 9th at Reed Canal Park. It is from 10:00 am- 1:00 pm. 

What is the Rock & Walk? The heart of the walk is to let bereaved families know they are not alone, raise funds to support these families and build community awareness about pregnancy and infant loss. Individuals form teams and collect pledges to walk on the path and to “rock” in rocking chairs.

Inspire HOPE: Families who have lost a child are invited to walk the first lap at the event allowing them to honor their child. As the community joins, families are reminded that while we walk together, we can find hope.
HONOR a child: “Rock” in rocking chairs which are placed at the event and symbolize why we are there - supporting families who have lost a baby. “Walk” in honor of a child around a path lined with hand crafted memorial butterflies, each with a name of a child loved and honored.
CELEBRATE a life: Come out to a fun, family event to enjoy great food, beautiful music, and experience an uplifting butterfly release.

To find out more or to Register Click Here

If you would like more information about having your business sponsor this event, please contact one of the Florida Chairpersons: Natalie Eisenhut (386)846-3515, or Cathy Hartman (386)490-2234.

Veteran's Day

Veteran's Day is Monday, November 11th.

Veterans of Foreign Post 4250, American Legion Post 17 and AmVets Post 2 will celebrate Veterans Day together. There will be a ceremony at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach. The public is invited. All three posts will be serving refreshments following the ceremony. They are located at:

VFW Post 4250 is at 2350 Sunset Drive, New Smyrna Beach
 American Legion Post 17 is at 619 Canal St., New Smyrna Beach
AmVets Post 2 is at 2111 S. Ridgewood Ave., Edgewater

All National Parks have free admission for all from November 9-11th. 

There are several local restaurant's with specials for Veteran's Day. Information is below or click the link.

Applebees -Port Orange

Chili's-Port Orange

Golden Corral - Port Orange

Hooter's - Daytona Beach

Longhorn, Olive Garden, Red Lobster - Daytona Beach

Outback Steakhouse - NSB

Bob Evans - Free Hotcakes

TGI Fridays - Free Lunch

Krispy Kreme - free donut and coffee

Great Klips - free haircut

Keep an eye on my Facebook page as I come across other specials or freebies I will post there.

Thank you for your service!!

Vision Fitness 24

I am so excited there is a new gym opening in town! Brand new and open 24 hours! The 24 hour thing is huge for me. I loved my old gym on the beach but they closed too early and had such limited weekend hours it just did not work. and nothing else was convenient location wise. Vision Fitness is under construction in the old Walmart location on SR 44. I have been in there a couple of times and it is coming along well. It is going to be fabulous and should open sometime this month! I have met with the local owners Deneen and Fred and they are super nice.

If you would like to join (I already did) or get some more information they are set up in the parking lot while construction is going on every day. Check their Facebook Page for updates, their website is under construction and should be up soon. You can also call them at (386) 506-9415. 

In the interest of fitness (and because I can) I have an awesome contest this week. In conjunction with Vision Fitness, I have a Jumpstart Package to give away! This includes a 12 month membership to the gym and three personal training sessions. It is super easy to enter, just go to my Facebook Page and follow the directions.

Support your local business!    

23rd Annual Flamingo Follies

The 23rd Annual Flaming Follies is this weekend, November 9th and 10th on Flagler Avenue. This is one of my very favorite Flagler Avenue events! It starts the holiday season off with some great shopping, food and fun. The weather is usually perfect for a stroll down Flagler and the artists, crafts and other vendors ALL come out for this event!

Volusia County Fair

The Volusia County Fair is almost here! It starts November 7th and runs through November 17th. This year Diamond Rio will play the fair on November 16th. There will be plenty of entertainment, rides, exhibits, animals and food! The Fair Food is the best! Turkey legs, fried dough, hot dogs, cotton candy....it is all good!

There are several ways to get information on the fair, their website is here. Their Facebook Page is here. You can get updates via text by Text volusiafair to 72727 - while you are at the fair you can Text funfair to 72727 and get updates on what is going on while you are there. You can find them on twitter here.

Check back later this week, I may have another set of tickets to give away!