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Hospital Auxiliary postpones sale
The Gulf Breeze Hospital Auxiliary has postponed its sterling silver sale scheduled for Friday, May 6 in the lobby of the Gulf Breeze Hospital. Talk of the Town wil announce updated information on the sale which will feature a wide variety of sterling at very reasonable prices. For more information, call the auxiliary office at 934-2106 or Anne Seager at 932-8247. 2004 Silver Spoon Awards hosted by Families Count
Families Count will host the first annual Silver Spoon Awards on April 29 at New World Landing from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. The Silver Spoon Awards recognizes and honors volunteers who give of themselves throughout the Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Ten finalists will be awarded for volunteerism in the following categories: Families (homeless), Children, Crisis Prevention, Safety/Health, Religion, Education, Military, Civic/Arts, Animals and Animal Related Services, and Elderly Services. Four top finalists will be recognized for Most Hours Volunteered, Most Years Served, Best K-9 Award, and 2004 Silver Spoon Volunteer of the Year Award. Quint Studer, President and CEO of the Studer Group, will be the keynote speaker for this year’s event with Sara Baumgartner as Master of Ceremonies.
Lunch reservations and corporate sponsorships are available at Families Count at Cordova Square, 4400 Bayou Blvd, Suite #46, Pensacola, FL, 850.478.0422 or on the website at www.familiescount.net. Families Count is a charitable organization that is committed to helping children grow physically and emotionally by providing families quality services that prevent, diagnose and treat child abuse and neglect. April is National Child A b u s e Aw a r e n e s s Month. Blue ribbons signify this noble cause. 3,000-pound Nile Hippo debuts at Zoo For the first time in its 20-year history, Nile hippos are now on exhibit at the Zoo at Gulf Breeze.
Cleopatra made her grand entrance at the zoo on Thursday, April 14. Her mate, Kiboko, will join her next week. Cleopatra, named appropriately after the Queen of the Nile, and Kiboko, whose name stands for hippo in Swahili, came to the Zoo at GB from Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay. "They’re coming to a really good place," said Busch Gardens Veterinarian Genny D u m o n -ceaux. "They will have a good time here." They are a breeding pair and have one calf, which is at Busch Gardens.
The zoo is hoping there will be more babies to c o m e . "There is a possibility she’s pregnant," said Doug Kemper, Executive Director of the Zoo at GB. "She’s showing some of the signs." The 18 year-old-hippo weighs in at a whopping 3,100 pounds, although male Nile hippos can weigh up to 8,000 pounds. Hippo-potamuses are the second largest land mammal. As a treat to visitors, beginning Saturday, April 23, the train will have a five-minute whistle-stop at the hippo exhibit, where train riders can get off the train and onto an observation deck to see the hippos up-close. The new Nile Hippo exhibit is part of the first phase of the zoo’s new African Adventure Exhibit, which will include an African Village, the "African Queen" boat ride around Gorilla and Chimpanzee Islands, a new Leopard exhibit, and other new attractions. For more information, call The Zoo at Gulf Breeze at 932-2229. Covenant Hospice garage sale collects $395K The 11th Annual Garage Sale was a huge success...raising $395,000 for patients and families. The proceeds from the sale will help us to care for bereaved families and children, provide Chaplin services and to care for patients who could not otherwise afford hospice care. Quint Studer Lisa Newell/Gulf Breeze News Debbie and Baker Clark read their community newspaper while aboard the Carnival Cruse Ship "Sensation." The Clarks, along with their daughters Elizabeth, 15 and Maggie, 13, boarded the ship in New Orleans and stopped for an excursion in Cozumel, Mexico. |
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