July 4th Celebration!

It is almost July 4th Weekend! Nothing better than the 4th falling on a Monday.The City of Edgewater in conjunction with Edgewater Fire Rescue Association and Edgewater Professional Firefighters are sponsoring a full day of Holiday events.

It all starts will a 5K walk/run, co-sponsored by the Southeast Volusia YMCA, starting at City Hall and running along South Riverside Drive. call 409-9622 to sign up. The entry fee is $20 prior to July 3rd and $25 on the day of the event.

There will be music provided by Mister D.J., food and various vendors at Menard-May Park and George R. Kennedy Park beginning at 5:00 PM.

Fireworks by Zambelli Fireworks will be held at dusk.

Around Town~Weekend Events

It is hot out there! Here are a few things coming up:

The Art & Wine Walk is Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Flagler Ave.

New Smyrna Speedway features the Brighthouse Challenge starting at 7pm on Saturday.

The first Lester C. Weimer Memorial "Birdies for Babies" golf tournament to benefit the March of Dimes will be held at 8 a.m., Saturday, June 25, at Turnbull Bay Golf Course. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Registration fee is $55 and includes golf, cart, range balls, prizes, contest, goodie bag and luau lunch. Golfer's guest luau lunch tickets are $10. There will be hole in one prizes of a car and $10,000 cash and silent auction. Proceeds from the event go to the NSB Board of Realtors ‘March for Babies’ Team. More info call (386) 423-7538 or (386) 427-8727.

Next week:

Monday, June 27 from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Kids ages 5 – 11 are invited to choose from the art treasure chest at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, and paint, paint, paint! Wear old clothes, and BRING AN OLD SHOE to personalize with paint. Works will be displayed in the Children's Library. For more info or to register call Children's Desk at (386) 424-2910 Ext.111.

Have a great weekend!

Bat with the Daytona Cubs

 The Daytona Cubs have kicked off a raffle for a chance to join the team during Batting Practice! Chances are $5 each and you can purchase tickets at Fan Services through Aug 1^st.

The money raised through the raffle will benefit one of the Cubs Game Day employees, Chad Russell.  Chad started with the Cubs last season and worked at the gates passing out programs to the fans.  He has Cerebral Palsy and was confined to a wheelchair and had to use sign language to communicate.  But by no means did that curb his enthusiasm. Chad’s helpers and Mom always shared stories about how much he looked forward to working the games and earning the extra spending money.

Early in this season, Chad went from working a Saturday game to being admitted in the hospital with severe medical issues.  Chad was admitted to ICU and is still there. He has made many small improvements but is now being transferred to Shands in Gainesville for further treatment. The Daytona Cubs want to help this member of their family as much of Chad's treatment is not covered by insurance.  

So grab a chance to bat with the Cubs and help someone at the same time! 

Beat the Heat with a Barbershop Concert

Get out of the heat and hear some great music! 

 

The Surfside Chorus will present a free concert of barbershop music at 6:00pm on Tuesday June 28, 2011 at the Volusia Mall. The mall is located at 1700 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach.

 

 

For further information, call 386-788-7258

Stable Haven Horse Rescue

Stable Haven Horse Rescue is a non-profit organization located in Samsula. If you are in the market for a horse at a reasonable price this is the place to start. They adopt out their rescues once they are rehabilitated  and ready to go. If you are not looking for a horse but want to support a wonderful organization that is providing a real service, this is the ticket. There are many ways to help.  You can donate an item on the wish list, give them some cash or donate your time.
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You can follow them on Facebook and take a look at their website. Here is their latest newsletter

Stable Haven relies totally on donations and volunteers to care for their horses.