January 2017
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St. Andrew Family Carnival<br />
<strong>January</strong> 26th, 5 to 9 pm, <strong>January</strong><br />
27th 5 to 11pm, <strong>January</strong> 28th<br />
11am to 11pm, <strong>January</strong> 29th,<br />
noon to 9pm<br />
Saint Andrew will have its annual<br />
family carnival at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 9990 NW 29th<br />
Street, Coral Springs. The event will have rides for the entire<br />
family, games, food, wine and beer garden, and a variety of<br />
vendors. For information, visit carnival@saccs.org.<br />
Drive-in Movie<br />
<strong>January</strong> 28th, 7pm<br />
Bring the family out to Equestrian Center at<br />
Temple Park, 8350 Ranch Road, for a free night<br />
at the movies. Free. Call 954-757-4105 for<br />
movie title or information.<br />
Bird Walks in the Parks<br />
First Saturday and Sunday of the month<br />
Bird Walks will be at Tall Cypress Natural Area, 3700 Turtle Run<br />
Blvd., Coral Springs, at 8am. This event is for all ages. The<br />
walks are free, registration is required. Call 954-357-5100.<br />
ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
Daley<br />
remains as<br />
Vice Mayor<br />
The City<br />
Commission<br />
reappointed<br />
Dan Daley as<br />
Vice Mayor last<br />
month. Daley<br />
has served as<br />
a Coral Springs Commissioner since<br />
November 2012. Daley is currently<br />
a Commission liaison to the Charter<br />
School Advisory Board, Customer-<br />
Involved Government Committee,<br />
Economic Development Advisory<br />
Committee, Martin Luther King, Jr.<br />
Committee, and the Neighborhood<br />
and Environmental Committee.<br />
For more information, or to schedule<br />
an appointment with Daly, call<br />
954-344-5911.<br />
Scholarship Opportunities<br />
The City of Parkland is offering two<br />
scholarships for graduating Parkland<br />
seniors. Application deadline is<br />
<strong>January</strong> 27.<br />
Education Advisory Board<br />
Scholarship: Open to Parkland<br />
residents with a minimum cumulative<br />
grade point average of 2.5 who<br />
are eligible for high school graduation<br />
in the current school year. This<br />
scholarship recognizes students with<br />
a demonstrated commitment to community<br />
service beyond the required 40<br />
service hours.<br />
Engineering Scholarship: This<br />
opportunity is offered in partnership<br />
with Unger Engineering Services and<br />
Winningham and Fradley Inc., and is<br />
open to Parkland<br />
residents who are<br />
eligible for high<br />
school graduation in<br />
the current school<br />
year and intent on<br />
pursuing a degree<br />
in civil engineering,<br />
surveying,<br />
or a related field.<br />
For information<br />
and to apply, visit<br />
cityofparkland.org/<br />
scholarships<br />
Volunteer<br />
Parkland<br />
Earn volunteer hours by helping<br />
others, or helping the City of Parkland.<br />
Gardening, Parks and Recreation<br />
events, the Parkland Library, and<br />
community events and projects are<br />
among the volunteer opportunities<br />
available. For information and to apply<br />
online, visit www.cityofparkland.org/<br />
volunteer or call 954-757-4145.<br />
Successful Food Drive<br />
The City of Parkland hosted its annual<br />
holiday food drive and collected 621<br />
pounds of non-perishable food, much<br />
of which was donated by Parkland<br />
residents, and provided it to Feeding<br />
South Florida. City volunteers pitched<br />
in to prepare about 8,000 meals in a<br />
Debra and Jennifer Quercioli are two of 19 volunteers<br />
helping at the food drive.<br />
three-hour shift. Volunteers met early<br />
at Parkland City Hall then traveled<br />
by bus to Feeding South Florida in<br />
Pembroke Park. There they received<br />
orientation and training on how to<br />
inspect donated items for sorting.<br />
While 621 pounds of food was<br />
donated by Parkland, the volunteers<br />
assisted in sorting more than 10,400<br />
pounds of food. P<br />
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