October 9 | 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Outside the Counseling and Wellness Center, Bayfront Campus

The New College community is hosting a benefit luncheon for Maya McKibbin, the 12-year-old daughter of Adam McKibbin, a maintenace mechanic with the college's Physical Plant department. Maya is undergoing lengthy treatment for a rare form of bone cancer. At the luncheon, hot dogs (beef and vegan) water, chips and a cookie will be available for a $5 donation. For those unable to attend, the Center and Physical Plant also are accepting donations. 

One Book One Community
"Patrick Smith's Florida Is A Land Remembered"

October 18 | 7 p.m.
Sudakoff Center, 5845 General Dougher Place

One Book One Community is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a program honoring the first book in the series, "A Land Remembered" by Patrick D. Smith, which was read and discussed in 2003. Rick Smith, the author's son, will share his father's real-life, extraordinary experiences with Florida pioneers, the Seminoles, migrant workers, 'river rats' of Mississippi, the social injustices of the South, and the challenges of the present in a multimedia presentation. The 2014 One Book will be announced at the shows.