Main Street CRA Avon Park Newsletter

Main Street Matters

May 2014

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 Donna Vinson at (863) 453-6000 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.

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Upcoming Events

Avon Park Relay for Life

May 2 - 3, 2014

6 p.m. - 7 a.m.

The American Cancer Society invites you to become part of the celebration at the 2014 Relay for Life. The event will take place at Avon Park High School on May 2nd and 3rd. You can make a donation to remember those lost to cancer, support those fighting cancer, and rejoice with those who have fought the disease and won. Your donation for each bag will place a luminaria along the pathway to memorialize or honor someone you love. The luminaria remains lit throughout the evening. For more information, please go toAvonParkRelayForLife. The Luminaria Order Form is available at luminaria order form.

Chamber of Commerce

Annual Banquet

May 15th - 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Hotel Jacaranda

The Annual Chamber Banquet will be held on May 15th at the Hotel Jacaranda from 6 pm to 9 pm. For more information, contact the Chamber at 863-453-3350.

The Avon Park Veteran's Engraved Brick Project

May 26th

4 p.m.

Plan to attend the Placing of the Veteran Engraved Bricks ceremony on Memorial Day, May 26th at 4 p.m. The Avon Park Breakfast Rotary and the Main Street CRA are sponsoring a project that will allow you to purchase a brick in memory of, or in honor of, a loved one who served in the armed forces. The bricks will be placed under the flagpole on the mall at a cost of $55.00, and around the Veteran's Memorial on the mall, at a cost of $65.00. Each brick may be inscribed with up to three lines, and sixteen characters per line. For a copy of the application, please click on Engraved Brick Project application.

Memorial Day - May 26th

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