Main Street Avon Park News

Main Street CRA Avon Park Newsletter

Main Street Matters

May 2013

In This Issue

Ongoing Main Street Events

Main Street Avon Park News

Main Street Goes Social

Avon Park's Main Street District is social....on social media that is. Fan, friend and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Ongoing Main Street Events

Main Street CRA Board Meeting - First Thursday of the month at 12 noon in City Hall

Recycle - Every Wednesday. Regular garbage pickup - Thursday or Friday (instead of Monday or Tuesday).

Historical Society - Every 3rd Monday at Noon. Meeting at the Depot Museum. The Museum is open Wed, Thurs, and Fri from 10 am to 3 pm. Call (863) 453-3525 for more information.

TAG Studio - The Artists Group (T.A.G.) Studio, located in the Hotel Jacaranda, is open Tuesday - Friday from 10 am - 3 pm, and on Sunday from 11 am - 2 pm for viewing. They also have classes in painting, clay, and jewelry. Classes run from November - April. For more information, please call (863) 784-7346.

Avon Park Breakfast Rotary Club - Every Friday at 6:45 AM

Meeting at the Rotary Building on South Verona Street. Please call Julie Diaz-Nichols at (863) 370-7608 for more information.

Avon Park Noon Rotary Club - Every Wednesday at Noon

Meeting at the Rotary Building on South Verona Street. Please call Forrest Hilton at (863) 452-2906 for more information.

Avon Park Library Free Film Series -

Children's movie every Saturday at 11 am with free popcorn and juice for children.

Matinee every Saturday at 2 pm showing popular new releases and some old favorites.

Story time for children ages 5 and under every Wednesday at 10 am.

Call (863) 452-3803.

Welcome to the Avon Park CRA - Main Street District May e-Newsletter designed to keep you up-to-date on happenings in the Main Street District.

Memorial Day is

May 27th

For more information about the

Avon Park CRA,

visit www.AvonParkCRA com.

Main Street CRA

Upcoming Events

Your CRA Dollars at Work

Before

After

Work has been

completed on 915 West Main Street, where new siding and new windows have been added.

The Main Street CRA supports redevelopment activites in the district.
Please email mfowler@avonpark.cc for more information.

May 18th & 19th

Relay for Life

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will take place on the community center mall on May 18 and May 19. The public is welcome. Come join in on the fun, food, and games and celebrate a world with more birthdays! Contact Patti Brock at (863) 873-9025 or Lauren Gibson at (863) 452-1121 or avonparkrelayforlife@yahoo.com for more information. Visit us online at www.relayforlife.org/avonparkfl

Chamber of Commerce

Names New Executive Director

Tori Trinder has been named the new Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce in Avon Park. Tori has served as interim director since January, and will now take on the position full-time. Tori is a graduate of Avon Park High School and Florida Institute of Technology, so she knows many of the people and businesses in the city. Please visit Tori at the Chamber and wish her well in her new position.

MEMORIAL DAY

May 27th

Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.

To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the "National Moment of Remembrance" resolution was passed on December 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, all Americans "voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to 'Taps."

Coming Soon....

Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet

Thank you for reading the Main Street Avon Park CRA E-newsletter. Stay tuned for more information, and visit us online at www.AvonParkCRA.com.