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Summer Speed Weeks at the Speedway nowRace helps set up Daytona Beach areaas a top national July 4th destination

What makes a perfect NormanRockwell, glorious Fourth of July?

Try a gorgeous sandy beach,picnics and barbecues, hot dogsand lemonade, watermelon andwater slides, parades andpopsicles.

Of course, truly spectacularfireworks, a stirring rendition of theStar Spangled Banner and someold-fashioned summer pastimesand you’ve got the all-American,red-white-and-blue holiday.

Top it off with one of the biggestall-American sporting events of thesummer, the Coke Zero 400(formerly the Firecracker 400) andit turns into one of the biggestFourth of July bashes in thecountry.

For a couple of decades, the racehas been split from the actualholiday. It’s now technically just aJuly race run close to the glorious4th. But most people still think of itas the Fourth of July race — with alittle leeway as to the timing. Thisyear the timing puts it on July 5with the Nationwide SubwayFirecracker 250 on July 4.

And it’s run at night, when it’s a lotcooler and there is less danger offans or drivers overheating.

The combination puts DaytonaBeach in a different category than

the other popular Florida resortsalong the coast. Fort Lauderdalemay be bigger, Miami may havemore glitz, but none of them hasthe oomph of NASCAR’s summerspectacular.

The PubClub.com websiteincludes Daytona Beach in alisting of the top Fourth of Julydestinations in the country. Sure, it’snot at the top of the list, but it’s inthere with Washington, D.C., NewYork City, Chicago, Boston, Seattleand a single listing lumpingtogether Los Angeles’ beaches, thehistorically significant town ofWilliamsburg,Virginia and the onlyother Florida listing, St. Petersburg.

Area tourism professionals agreethe combination of beach, raceand all the associated holidayevents available in the area givesDaytona Beach an edge in theFourth of July destinations.

Bob Davis, president and CEO ofthe Hotel & Lodging Association ofVolusia County, points out thecrowd size has been affected bythe timing of the holiday.

During years when the actualFourth falls in the middle of theweek, the holiday is divided intotwo crowd surges, with neither onegetting the full effect. But in theyears when it falls on the weekend,even if it turns into a long weekendby falling on Friday or Monday, it

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Hometown News f i le art photoThe American Flag flies brightly over the thousands of fans that cameout to be apart of the Budweiser Duels at Daytona International Speed-way, last year. For more information on upcoming events, visitwww.daytonainternationalspeedway.com.


becomes a huge weekend-longholiday party with the holiday andrace crowds lumped into onegreat festive group.

Mr. Davis predicted this year,“It’llbe a great holiday weekend forlocal businesses, a wonderfulgenerator for economic growth.Any event of that magnitude willbe great for business.”

He pointed out Daytona Beachhas always been a summer resortfor families. In fact, the Daytona500 was scheduled in Februarypartly as a way to generate somebusiness in a time of year that wasonce completely dead.

While both Speed Weeks and BikeWeek draw much larger crowdsoverall, Davis said the Fourth ofJuly package of holiday and raceputs Daytona Beach ahead ofmany other summer holidaydestinations.

Evelyn Fine, president of FineResearch & Marketing, who workswith the Convention and VisitorsBureau, along with a long list ofother area agencies, private andpublic, said,“Daytona Beach hasalways been a summer resort.Typically during the summer weget families from the Deep South

and from South Florida.”

She said it seems the July event ismuch nicer even if the Februaryand March events draw biggercrowds. More of the tourists whocome stay longer and are lookingfor a family centered good time,according to Ms. Fine.

Andrew Booth, a spokesman forthe Daytona InternationalSpeedway, said they never givestatistics on the crowds for theirevents, but they are confidentthey’ll have another good crowdthis year (estimated at more than100,000, based on previous years).

Not only does the Speedwayprovide an exciting race, theypromise a ton of entertainmentbefore and after — featuring thebiggest fireworks in theSoutheast after the race. That willmake two nights of fireworks, withseveral area cities and a few otherentities putting on their owndisplay Friday.

Mr. Booth added that theSpeedway has a tradition ofhonoring four CongressionalMedal of Honor winners during thepre-race celebrations.

“It’s a patriotic weekend — it’s alittle bit different from the 500,” hesays.

So, it’s hard to beat the festivitiesin the Daytona Beach area for areal, bang up Fourth of July.

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Randy Barber/staff photographerFans get ready for a tour at the Daytona 500 Experience at DaytonaInternational Speedway.

Construction won’tdeter race weekend

The local news — and somenational news reports — havebeen full of items detailing all theconstruction going on as part ofthe changes at and aroundDaytona InternationalSpeedway.

After reading the barrage ofnews stories about the vast $400million Daytona Rising project,fans planning to enjoy July’sCoke Zero 400 race at theSpeedway may be wondering ifgetting there is going to be amajor hassle. All thatconstruction has to cause a lot ofdisruption and major trafficproblems — doesn’t it?

Of course, the Speedway alsois well known for planning itsevents with awe-inspiringefficiency (mostly.) And they geta lot of cooperation from the citywhen it comes to making surethat nothing prevents the crowdsfrom getting to the track — theydefinitely want fans to feelconfident they’ll be able to enjoythe race once they’ve paid thecost of the ticket. Both theSpeedway and the localauthorities know it’s good for theirrespective economies to smooththe way into and out of the eventas much as possible.

So, surely they’ve been workingtogether to make plans to dealwith construction going on andthe roadwork that goes with it.

Turns out, there won’t be any(extra) traffic problems due toroadwork anywhere on themajor channels to and from theSpeedway — and there aren’tany special plans in effect.

Andrew Booth, a DISspokesman, explained that theSpeedway has an agreementwith the Florida Department of

Transportation that any roadconstruction projects would notinterfere with traffic during anyevent at the track.

That means all DOT projects aresuspended or generally shutdown and cleared out of theway for theevent.

Jessica Keane, publicinformation specialist for theFDOT in DeLand, confirmed theDOT does suspend work on allprojects in the area during anyevent at the Speedway, butadded that is the policy for allpublic events throughout thestate and the Speedway isn’tgetting any special treatment.“Ifthere’s any request, we usuallyabide by it,” she said.

The only major projectunderway right now is thewidening of I-4 from four to sixlanes from State Road 44 to theInterstate 95, she said, and“construction will not be goingon during the event.” That alsoincludes the time before andafter the actual race, the peaktraffic times for crowds enteringand leaving the track.

“The contractors are aware,”she said adding they do theirbest to minimize the effect on theflow of traffic during those times.Ms. Keane also pointed out thedepartment sends out roadrangers to assist travelers withproblems on the major roadsinto and out of the track area.

So fans can count on onlydealing with the normal issues ofrace day traffic — and dealingwith the traffic patternsestablished to keep trafficflowing, even if that includes, as italways does, traffic beingfunneled away from some of themore direct routes to major somelocal destinations or I-95connections in the interest ofmaintaining traffic flow.


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Speedway ScheduleTHURSDAY, JULY 3

1 p.m. - Sprint FANZONE opens, Guided Garage Tour sign-up begins inSprint FANZONE (limited number of spots available)

1–8 p.m. Inspection activity inside Sprint FANZONE

1:30–3 p.m. Guided Garage Tours for fans 18 years and older in SprintFANZONE (limited number of tours available)

2 p.m. Grandstand gates open

2:30–3:50 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series practice

4–5:20 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice

5:30–6:25 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series final practice

6:35–8 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice

FRIDAY, JULY 410 a.m. start of race Midway open outside Turn 4

1 p.m. Sprint FANZONE open, Guided Garage Tour sign-up begins inSprint FANZONE (limited number of spots available)

1 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Inspection activity inside Sprint FANZONE

1:30-4:30 p.m. Guided Garage Tours for fans 18 years and older inSprint FANZONE (limited number of tours available)

2 p.m. Grandstand gates open

3:10 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying

5–5:45 p.m. Driver Appearance: NASCAR Nationwide Series driverautograph session inside the Sprint FANZONE

5:10 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying

7 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series driver introductions. SubwayFirecracker 250 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Nationwide Series race(100 laps, 250 miles)

SATURDAY, JULY 510 a.m. start of race Midway open outside Turn 4

1 p.m. Grandstand gates and Sprint FANZONE open

Driver Appearance: Daytona 500 Champion & No. 88 National Guarddriver Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the Sprint FANZONE Main Stage

1:30 p.m. Guided Garage Tour sign-up begins in Sprint FANZONE for allages (limited number of spots available)

3 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage opens

3–6 p.m. Guided Garage Tours in Sprint FANZONE for all ages (limitednumber of tours available)

3–7:30 p.m. Inspection activity inside Sprint FANZONE

7 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver introductions

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Speedway welcomes the hardcore race fansEach summer when the NASCAR

faithful descend upon VolusiaCounty most of us locals makeplans to lay low until the swarmhas left.

We are fully aware of theeconomic benefits auto racingbrings to the area, but do our bestto avoid the visitors in the funnyhats and T-shirts with the bignumbers front and back.

In the weeks before and after theJuly race, we are accustomed tododging the cars and trucks withthe out of state plates with thenumbered flags flying from theroofs. The race fans are to betolerated as we might our summerinsects. Just who are these peoplewe may ask? What drives them tomake the journey from all acrossAmerica to fill DaytonaInternational Speedway with morethan 100,000 souls?

To be sure it is a different crowdthan we see at the Daytona 500.That race happens in Februaryand is an excuse for many tocome to avoid the harsh winterweather endured by people wholive north of us. Whenever I haveattended the 500, I have found thepeople seated around me had noknowledge of the intricacies ofstock car racing. Not diehard fansof Gordon, Johnson or Earnhardt.Not even fans of Fords orChevrolets. At the winter race youfind fans who have come here justbecause it is the place to be — theworld’s largest sporting event inthe cold month of February. Forthem it is an opportunity to getwarm and visit a winter beach.Racing is an afterthought.

Not so for the July 400 mile race.The ones who show up for that oneare the hardcore race fans whocan’t wait to get the annualschedule to pick out the racesthey will attend. As soon as theschedule is published, they beginmaking reservations at places likeDarlington and Bristol. Many keepthe same seats year in and yearout. For them, coming to Daytona

in July is not a tourism thing. It issomething you gut out. Somethingyou must be a part of. Watchingon television just won’t do. Theunbearable summer heat andhumidity mixed with the smell ofburned rubber and racing fuelmust be experienced first hand.

Just how these men and womenhave become so obsessed withstock car racing is not much of amystery. Sure there is a love forspeed and maybe even afondness for a certain driver, but

the heart of a true race fan beatsfor the love of the automobile. TheAmerican obsession for themotorcar is now over 100 years oldand for many of us it has been alifelong constant. At the July raceyou will meet folks who proudlywear Ford and Chevy hats andyes, even a few who pull forToyota. For a lot of us brand loyaltywas instilled when we were kids.

When I was a wee lad Iremember how proud my Pop waswhen he brought home his new1949 Plymouth. In the mid ’50s, hisChrysler New Yorker was the talk ofthe neighborhood. I grew upracing Mopar products andpulling for the Chrysler machinesin NASCAR. Many stock car racingfans had the same beginnings.They drive great distances in newFords or Chevrolets to watch their

favorite drivers push the samemarques to the winner’s circle.They cheer for the Hendricks teamthat has so many wins with theChevy’s and boo when the RoushFords go to the front.

For that select core of race fans itis an addiction. This year when yousee them flying their flags or whenthey get in your way because theydon’t know our streets as well aswe do — forgive them. They can’thelp themselves.

Dan Smith is on the board ofdirectors for the Ormond BeachHistorical Society and The MotorRacing Heritage Association and isthe author of two books,“TheWorld’s Greatest Beach” and “ISwear the Snook Drowned.” Emailquestions and comments [email protected] or call (386) 441-7793.

Hometown News f i le art photoNASCAR fan, Anthony Wright, was dressed to impress as he went all out during the Budweiser Duels at Day-tona International Speedway, last year. For more information on upcoming events, visit daytonainternational-speedway.com.

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It’s not just athletes that work in sports world

Mention a career in sports andmost of the time the image thatsprings to mind is a glamorous,high profile athlete.

An event at DaytonaInternational Speedway attractedmore than 150 to a Sports CareerSummit that focused on every jobin sports but playing, racing oroccupying the spotlight in anyform.

Jobs that involve promoting,organizing or managing were inthe spotlight for a change.

That was more than fine to thosewho came to hear DIS PresidentJoie Chitwood; Phil Rawlins, ownerand president of the Orlando CitySoccer Club; and Dan Edwards,vice president of communications

of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Three men who have top jobs intheir sports organizations, all talkedabout their careers, theopportunities in their sports — andwhat it takes to land a job in thehighly competitive field.

Mr. Chitwood urged hisaudience to be “ruthless andshameless,” but added job seekershad to manage to be both with acertain “style.”

He used his own experiences asexamples for anyone aiming toget ahead in the world of behindthe scenes sports, such as arrivingat work before anyone, includinghis boss.

Mr. Rawlins said he probablywasn’t an obvious choice toadvise job seekers as he hadn’thad a job in 20 years, havinglaunched his own career as an

entrepreneur in his 20s.

Instead he spent the bulk of histime explaining why soccer wasthe up and coming most popular

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and 35, and pointing out the sportwas ready to take off in the U.S.,expanding career opportunities“exponentially.”

They might not be coaches(another category not included inthe summit’s discussions), but theymanaged to rev up their listenersas much as many a pro coachwith a team.

At the lunch break, RogerCarbonneau, a 33–year-old fromSt. Petersburg who already has ajob but wanted to get a feel for“what’s out there,” said,“So far it’sexceeded what I was hoping toget out of it.”

Richard Gonzalez of PortOrange, a senior majoring insports management at theUniversity of Florida, said,“Hearing(Mr.) Chitwood speak was veryinformative, it was great to hear

him. Actually, I got really excited —and now I’m really going to followup on my own public speakingskills.”

Mr. Chitwood had said publicspeaking was the first thing he’dadvise anyone looking for a job inthe field to work on — and saidhe’d sent many of his staff toToastmasters just for that reason.

Kimberly Lubelan, who’d drivenup from Indiatlantic said she’dalready been in sports marketingin Colorado, but had moved toFlorida to be closer to her family,and was hoping to restart hercareer here. She said the summitprogram,“really got me fired up.”

She planned to follow up byworking on making theconnections you need to get a jobin the field, inspired by themorning’s speeches.

Several of the summitparticipants said they’d beeninspired by Mr. Chitwood’s adviceto “be shameless” in promoting

themselves as they launched theircareers in the field, but weren’tconfident they could do it with thestyle he advised.

Austin Hodnett of Port Orange, afreshman at Daytona StateCollege and graduate of AtlanticHigh School, said he’d come toexplore future options and wasreally intrigued by the soccerleague statistics. He added,“Imight be able to be shameless(when it comes to a job search) it’sjust a matter of getting myself outthere.”

Mikayla Ragovin of South Floridagraduated from Full Sail Universityand said she’d been a NASCAR fansince 2000.

Since she’s already in the marketfor a job, she’d come to the eventmainly for the networkingopportunity, and had come with agroup of other Full Sail graduates.She said she’d been impressed bythe information she’d gotten in theprograms.“I think it was awesome.”

The $79 fee for the program,which also included tickets for theCoke Zero 400, was well worth itmost of the attendees agreed.

The summit was introduced asthe “first annual” and, if thereception for this event was anyindication, a second annualsummit would be welcomed.

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Arts & Leisure

RiverGrille on the Tomoka: Food with a view

An hour before I was to sit downto a meal at the RiverGrille on theTomoka, storms roared throughOrmond Beach.

I thought my hopes of sitting onthe deck and enjoying the view ofthe Tomoka River were washed outand had expectations of beingone of the few diners on aWednesday night.

Turning into the restaurant’s fullparking lot off U.S. 1 in OrmondBeach brought one realization —this was a special restaurant thatattracted diners even on night likethis. I was right about one thing, Iwould not be dining on the deck,not because of the rain, butbecause it was full of dinershappily enjoying their mealsprotected by the roll down plasticshades.

My husband and I were taken toa cozy booth and immediatelywelcomed by our server MollyReiter, who described the threespecials for the evening. RiverGrilleoffers three specials for lunch andthree different specials for dinnerevery evening, though the fishspecial might be available at bothmeals.

As I was trying to find the mealson the menu Molly told me theywere not on the menu.

“They are here,” she said,tapping her head.

As Molly got our drinks, I took theopportunity to ask ManagerStephanie Bingham what shewould recommend on the menu.Her hand went immediately to theappetizer section and the BakedAsiago and Crab Dip and almost

before she finished saying it washer “favorite,” she pointed out theVeggie Tangles, hand-cut onions,peppers, zucchini, summer squash& carrots hand breaded, lightlyfried and Cajun dipping sauce.

Her description of each of her“favorites” on the menu quicklybrought me to the realizationmaking a decision wasn’t going tobe easy so we ordered the first twospecials Molly mentioned, the

Cajun snapper topped withspinach pesto and the Surf n’ Turfwith sirloin steak and Parmesanencrusted shrimp. We, like ourfellow diners, are proud and full

Photo by Jacque EstesManager Stephanie Bingham, left, and server Molly Reiter show off the view and a favorite appetizer, Asia-go and crab dip, at RiverGrille on the Tomoka.

By Jacque EstesFor Coastal Treasures

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members of the clean plate club.

Starting with a plate of fiestacolored chips and the crab dip,we sat back and enjoyed theambiance of the restaurant thatopened in February 2004.

“I have been here since dayone,” Ms. Bingham said.“I startedas a server when we opened.”

She is not the only long-timeemployee. Ms. Reiter has beenwith the company for four yearsand Chef Stephen Carnelli hasbeen cooking up his Floridacuisine with a little Cajun influencein the kitchen for six years.

RiverGrille on the Tomoka is therestaurant of choice for locals andvisitors for everything from acasual lunch to baby showers,wedding receptions andgraduation parties. A separatedining room and the open deckby the tiki bar is used for largerparties of up to 80 people.

Special events are announcedat rivergrille.net, along with avideo tour of the restaurant and

the menu items.

Typically reservations areaccepted for large parties. Otherdiners can call 30 minutes beforethey expect to arrive to be placedon a list to shorten any wait at therestaurant.

Happy Hour is 4 to 7 p.m.Monday through Friday and noonto 5 on Saturday and Sunday.

The website also includes amessage from Ray Barshay, one ofthe owners, on what the restaurantmeans to him.

“I fell in love with this piece ofland over a decade ago andwanted to create a place thatwould be a true diningdestination, a haven for people toexperience the river and areahistory. With delicious fresh food,pleasant casual service andterrific views of the river, theRiverGrille has become everyone’splace to relax and spend qualitytime with family and friends.”

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Tucked away in a nondescriptmall is one of the most intriguing,eccentric and specializedmuseums anywhere and it’s a realtreasure trove for dedicatedNASCAR fans.

The Living Legends of AutoRacing Museum isn’t exactly in thecenter of the racing action or anyaction — it takes a bit of finding ifyou’re from out of town, but it’sworth the trek.

Run entirely by volunteers, someof whom qualify as actual livinglegends themselves, the museumis crammed with memorabilia, oldnewspapers, artifacts, such asoriginal old batteries, engines andspark plugs, menus from race-themed restaurants, die castmodels of race cars and replicasof cars that set records on the oldtracks.

The walls are plastered in framedcopies of yellowed newspaperscovering historic races andcrashes. DVDs show videos offamous events, such as the AlisonBrothers-Cale Yarborough fight atthe end of the 1979 Daytona 500running on a loop.

Gary Smith, director of themuseum and one of the dozen orso board members and officerswho lovingly maintain and cherishthe eclectic collection of racinghistory, is often on the premises. He

likes nothing better than a chanceto introduce newcomers to theriches inside.

For much of the year, themuseum is a quiet, backwater fortrue connoisseurs who seek it outor for those who just wander inwithout a clue about the earlydays of stock car racing.

The museum focused on the erawhen racing was more of a familybusiness — before thecorporations and high-dollarsponsors took over.

The photographs andnewspapers are black and whiteor old-style high contrast colors.The cars seem quaint by today’sstandards and the interviews tendto be folksy and fresh rather thansophisticated sound bites.

During special events, such asthe week of the Coke Zero 400 (or,as it was known in the era of mostof the museum’s memorabilia, theFirecracker 400), Mr. Smith says theplace is crammed “standing-roomonly” with fans who come tobrowse and to meet some theretired Living Legends.

Mr. Smith said the museum,which usually displays just three orfour actual cars, will have about adozen on display during the Julyevent, a changing number ofcelebrities will be available at atable inside the museum to signautographs and visit with fans.

Many of the names are familiar

only to true, die-hard aficionados,but they are the people whofought to keep the origins of thesport alive.

The museum is full of itemsdonated by fans and collectors aswell as people with professionalconnections to racing. And there’sa lot more than meets the eye inone quick trip to the museum.

There’ve been so manydonations from all kinds of people

who want to help preserve thehistory of the early days of racingthat there are whole storagerooms full of the archival material.

“We change it constantly,” Mr.Smith said of the museum’scontents.

So, the engine of the originalHudson Hornet which Daytonanative Marshall Teague drove to

Unique area museumshines the spotlight on auto racing then

Randy Barber/staff photographerGary Smith, director of the Living Legends of Auto Racing Museum inSouth Daytona, holds one of his favorite photos of ‘61 Pontiac Catali-na built by Ray Fox on display at the museum.


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victory at seven early NASCARraces is there now in all its glory.But it might not be there the nexttime.

The poster that touts a showdownbetween Dale Earnhardt Sr. and hisson might not be up, but anotherof significance might have takenits place.

Among the cars scheduled to beon display the this year’s July 4weekend is a replica of theChevrolet, built by Living Legendsof Auto Racing President Ray Fox,that Junior Johnson drove to winthe 1960 Daytona 500 and the Fox-prepared 1961 Pontiac that DavidPearson drove to win manysuperspeedway races.

Mr. Smith said they couldn’tguarantee the appearance of anyof the legends yet, but luminariessuch as Bobby and Donnie Allison

have been known to show up tovisit with fans.

The museum includes about 400dues-paying members, many ofwhom were around in the earlyera of the sport.

It was founded in 1993 by adedicated group of formermechanics, drivers, car ownersand just plain long-time fans. Theemphasis is on the pioneeringdays of stock car racing, with a lotof focus on the Daytona Beachraces. But there are a lot of itemsfrom races all over the country aswell.

The museum includesmemorabilia from the ’50s, ’60sand ’70s, but cuts off as the sportentered the big money, corporatephase.

Its first home was in Holly Hill, butit moved years ago to theSunshine Park Mall at 2400 S.Ridgewood Ave. in South Daytona.Of course, they’d like a bigger,more central location one day, Mr.

Smith allows. But for theimmediate future they plan tomake the most of the one they’vegot — and hordes of determinedfans are likely to make their waydown to discover the little gem of

racing history.

For more information, or just toexplore the site, visitlivinglegendsofautoracing.com orcall (386) 763-4483.

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Randy Barber/staff photographerGary Smith, director of the Living Legends of Auto Racing Museum inSouth Daytona, stands next to one of the race cars on display at themuseum.

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United Way provides VolusiaCounty volunteer opportunities foractive adults. For moreinformation, call (386) 366-9080 orvisit liveunitedinvolusiaflagler.org.

Volusia Council on Aging:Volunteers are needed to assistdining site manager in the kitchenfor the Meals on Wheels programand assist in the dining room forthe congregate dining program.Duties include packing Meals onWheels lunches; dining room andkitchen set up and clean up, foodservice and general assistance tosenior diners. Assistance isneeded on Wednesdays in HollyHill and in Daytona Beach, andPort Orange.

Boys & Girls Clubs: Volunteersare needed to be mentors, sportscoaches and tutors at the Boys &Girls Clubs of Volusia and FlaglerCounties.ˆIn East Volusia County,

there are Boys & Girls Clubs in HollyHill, Daytona Beach, New SmyrnaBeach and Edgewater.Background checks required forall volunteers ($30) at thevolunteer’s expense.

Financial Educators Needed: AFDIC Money Smart Train the Trainersession is coming up soon forvolunteers who are interested inbecoming Financial Educatorsand Facilitators, who would teachthe FDIC Money Smart Class in thecommunity. The classes taught inthe community focus on moneyskills that will enhance theirfinancial knowledge, create apositive banking relationship andfoster financial stability. Trainingclasses are at the United Way.

American Red Cross of Mid-Florida Region: Volunteers areneeded in two areas; DisasterAction Team which is responsiblefor responding to single family firesand/or apartment fires. Volunteersinterested in becoming a DATvolunteer will be trainedaccordingly. Disaster ServicesVolunteer is responsible for disasterplanning, preparedness,community disaster education,mitigation, and response that willprovide people with qualityservices delivered in a uniform,consistent, and responsivemanner.

Community Partnership forChildren - Foster Teen Program:Volunteer mentors are needed for

teenage youth in foster careprogram which is a component ofthe Independent Living Program,developed to assist teenagers infoster care with continuation oftheir education and general life-skills training. Through the mentorprogram, the young adults agingout of foster care are teamed witha supportive community volunteerto help them transition intoadulthood and independency. Arequired Mentor Orientation isschedule for early July in DaytonaBeach; along with drug screening,a background check, and FBIfingerprinting.

SHINE (Serving HealthInsurance Needs of Elders): SHINEis seeking Volunteer Counselors toexplain options to help clientsmake informed decisions abouttheir health care; provideenrollment and prescriptionassistance counseling; addresscommunity groups aboutMedicare, long-term care andprescription drugs. There is a three-day training program, a VolunteerOrientation, mentoring sessions,and a Level II background check.Locations of counseling sites are atcommunity centers throughoutVolusia County, or over phone orby email. A training session iscoming up soon.

ReadingPals: United Way’s EarlyLearning Literacy InitiativeVolunteers: Volunteers are neededto serve as reading mentors to PreK and VPK students in Volusia andFlagler Counties. Volunteerscommit to one or more 30-minutesessions, twice a week, for a fullschool year in order to provide thestudent with a total of 25 contacthours. Volunteers deliver astructured curriculum provided bythe program. Backgroundscreening and training required(no cost to volunteer). Last year’ssites were located in DeLand,Deltona, Port Orange, OrmondBeach, and Pierson in VolusiaCounties and Bunnell and PalmCoast in Flagler Counties.Locations for the 2014 -15 sites are

TBA. Training stars in August andthe minimum Age 17.

Southeast Volusia Habitat forHumanity: Volunteers are neededin various positions for SE VolusiaHabitat in the Home Store, in NewSmyrna Beach, and constructionsites. Energetic, customer friendlyvolunteers who work well as ateam and have some knowledgeof construction materials who canlift a minimum weight of 40 poundsare needed in both areas.

Halifax Health Hospice ofVolusia/Flagler: Volunteers whohave a caring heart and wouldlove providing companionship toterminally ill patients and respitefor their caregivers are needed.Training will be provided to helpyou learn what to do and say, justbring your desire to make adifference.Volunteers are neededfor mornings, afternoons, andevenings; Monday throughSunday. Halifax Health Hospice ofVolusia/Flagler requires allvolunteers to complete anorientation 21 hours long over sixsessions.

Thrift Store Volunteers:Volunteers are needed for theFamily Renew Community inOrmond Beach. People wouldwork in the store puttingmerchandise away, taggingclothing, fix electronics if possibleand serving as cashiers. Peopleare also needed, who can liftheavy objects, for picking updonations and unloading them.

Second Harvest Food BankAssistants: Volunteers are neededfor some light duty jobs as well asregular duty (some lifting 25pounds). A typical volunteer dayconsists of pulling food orders andhelping load vehicles. Assemblingboxes if donated product isavailable. Second Harvest FoodBank’s location is in DaytonaBeach with scheduled operatingdays on Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday.


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JULY 1•Sara Fox Gallery, 10th annual

Politics, Freedoms & the Underdogpatriotic exhibit, 110 N. Halifax Ave.,Daytona Beach, July 1-10, (386)258-5333

JULY 3•Daytona State College Patriotic

Concert, News-Journal Center,Davidson Theater, 221 N. BeachStreet, Daytona Beach, July 3, 7:30p.m., (386) 226-1927,DaytonaState.edu/TheArts

•Independence Day At ThePonce Inlet Lighthouse, 4931 S.Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet, noon-2 p.m., Thursday, July 3 - Saturday,July 5

JULY 4•4th Of July Celebration,

Brannon Center, 105 S. RiversideDrive, fishing tournament begins at8:30 a.m., food trucks, and livemusic 3 p.m. and fireworks, 9:15p.m. (386) 424-2175

•Ormond Beach CelebratesIndependence Day, Entertainmentwill stretch from City Hall Plazaacross the Granada Bridge toFortunato Park and south acrossGranada Boulevard intoRockefeller Gardens. (386) 676-3241 or visit the City’s website atormondbeach.org.

•Firecracker 5K, city of PortOrange City Center, 5:30 p.m.,run4acause.org/pofirecracker5K

•Port Orange 4th of JulySpectacular, City Center, 5:30-9p.m., (386) 506-5851

•Edgewater Fourth of July:

live entertainment, food andvarious vendors at Menard-MayPark and George R. Kennedy Park,beginning at 5 p.m. (386) 424-2445

JULY 5•Container Gardening, Full

Moon Natives, 1737 Fern ParkDrive, Port Orange, 10 a.m., (386)212-9923, fullmoonnatives.com

•First Saturday Art Stroll/GalleryWalk Douglas and Canal Streets ,New Smyrna Beach, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.(386) 428-1600

•Christmas In July Event, NewSmyrna Beach waterfront: 9 a.m.-7p.m., (386) 428-1600

JULY 6•Marc Monteson Quartet, New

Smyrna Beach Golf Club, 1000Wayne Ave., New Smyrna Beach

11a.m.-1p.m. (386) 423-9760

JULY 12•Classic Car Show, Canal Street,

New Smyrna Beach, 4-8 p.m.,(386) 547-7319

JULY 13•Florida East Coast Bromeliad

Society meeting, Colony in theWoods Clubhouse, 400 ClydeMorris Blvd., Port Orange, 1:30p.m., (386) 761-4804

JULY 15•Island Adventure Tour, Marine

Discovery Center, 520 BarracudaBlvd., New Smyrna Beach, 1-4 p.m.,(386) 428-4828

•Daytona Beach RegionalChamber of CommerceAmbassador’s Meeting, OvationsCatering, Ocean Center, 101 NAtlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, 4:45-5:15 p.m., (386) 852-1659

•Business After Hours, OvationsCatering, Ocean Center, 101 N.Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach, 5:30-7:30 p.m., (386) 523-3675,daytonachamber.com

JULY 18•Eggs & Issues Presented by

Bright House Networks, LPGA

International, 1000 Champions Dr.,Daytona Beach, 7:45– 9 a.m., (386)523-3675, daytonachamber.com

•Tropical Nights, downtownDeLand, 6-9 p.m., (386) 738-0649,mainstreetdeland.org

JULY 19•Cruising Downtown DeLand

Classic Car show, 3-7 p.m. (386)738-0649, mainstreetdeland.org

•Oyster Recycling Project,Marine Discovery Center, 520Barracuda Blvd., New SmyrnaBeach, 9 a.m.-1p.m., (386) 428-4828

•“Sleeping Beauty ,” DaytonaPlayhouse, 100 Jessamine Blvd.,Daytona Beach, July 19-27, (386)255-2431, DaytonaPlayhouse.org

JULY 20•Children’s Church Music Camp,

July 20-24, Coronado CommunityUnited Methodist Church, 201 S.

Peninsula Ave., New SmyrnaBeach, (386) 428-6252

JULY 24•Tech DeLand, downtown

DeLand, 6-9 p.m., techdeland.com

JULY 25•The Culture & Entertainment

Board of Daytona Beach Shoresfree monthly concert, ShoresPavilion, 3048 S. Atlantic Ave from6:30 to 8:30 p.m., (386) 763-5373 or(386) 763-5364

JULY 26Wine Walk, 1-7 p.m., Flagler

Avenue, New Smyrna Beach.

JULY 30Firefighters Hook & Ladder Night,

6-10 p.m., New Smyrna BeachProfessional FirefightersAssociation, Local 2271, FlaglerAvenue.


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