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Events
TurtleTrek
and the TurtleTrax Community Festival
The Mental Health Association, Inc. (a
United Way agency) is heading to the home stretch in planning their major
fundraiser for this season. The signature event for TurtleTrax 2008:
Opening Doors… Changing Lives includes the Turtle Trek, beginning and
ending at Riverside Park in Vero Beach. Hundreds of walkers, comprised of
individuals, businesses, philantropists and children are registered to
take the walk on Saturday, February 23rd to bring awareness to
the MHA in a way to “pull people out of their shell”, walk for a good
cause, and reach towards sunnier skies and more productive lives.
Each
pre-registered walker will arrive at Riverside Park at 8:00 a.m. to
receive their t-shirt and begin stretching in preparation for the 2.5 mile
walk. A kick-off ceremony will begin at 8:15 a.m. with remarks from local
and state dignitaries and a Remote Radio Broadcast courtesy of 93.7 The
Breeze. Following an official ribbon cutting and the singing of the
National Anthem by the Brown Sisters, the group will begin their walk
along a flat, shady route all on the Barrier Island. Fifty volunteers will
help direct the walkers along the route showcasing a myriad of signs
promoting positive mental health messages. Seacoast Bank will be the
official Pit Stop offering snacks, water and entertainment by the Charter
High School Jazz Band. At the conclusion, the walkers will be greeted by
the St. Edwards School Cheerleaders, snacks, water and a few surprises
related to walking. Turtle Trek registrations are still available.
Walkers are asked to raise $250 a person to participate. Call Katie at
772-569-9788 for more information.
The TurtleTrax©
Community Festival & Art Exhibit will be held at the conclusion of Turtle
Trek by the Grand Pavilion Gazebos at Riverside Park from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. The TurtleTrax©
Community Festival will bring the community together in a creative,
non-threatening way to reduce the stigma and increase awareness of mental
health issues through entertainment, children’s activities, artist
displays and informational booths.
Hope, Courage, Balance,
Play, Renewal and Grace are the themes chosen for the artistic portion of
the Festival’s Art Exhibit featuring three foot turtles, eight foot doors
and hand painted cobblestone paths decorated to the spirited and uplifting
themes. Festival visitors will meander through a professionally landscaped
pathway while viewing the elaborately decorated art created by local and
regional artists, many of whom will also have a booth at the Festival. The
embellished doors and turtles from the Art Exhibit will be auctioned on
the evening of April 5th following the Judy Collins Concert at
Riverside Theatre (Tickets are currently on sale by calling 231-6990). The
cobblestones will be sold at the Festival.
The venue of
entertainment includes: 9:30 a.m.-“ Live Music by the MHA’s Our House
Network; 10 a.m.-The Brown Sisters; 10:35 a.m.-Indian River Charter High
School Visual & Performing Arts Musicians; 11:10 a.m.-The Vero Beach
Chorale Society; 11:45 a.m.-Riverside Children’s Theatre Star Troupe;
12:20 p.m.-The City of Vero Beach Recreation Department Entertainers;
12:55 p.m.-Gifford Youth Activity Center Dancers and GYAC Drum Line; 1:30
p.m.-Vero Beach Theatre Guild on the Go. All performances and time
schedules are subject to change. The entertainment will be introduced
courtesy of Treasure & Space Coast Radio stations.
The Festival offers free admission and plenty of food and
drinks for sale. Grand Benefactor of TurtleTrax©
2008 is Babrara Becker Hurley and Presenting Sponsors are John’s Island
Real Estate Company and The Hill Group. Sponsors of the Community
Festival are Kathie and Michael Pierce and Charles Schwab & Company is the
Festival Entertainment sponsor. T-Shirt Sponsor is The Ueltschi Family.
Media Sponsors are Press Journal, The Breeze 93.7, Vero Life and The
Talking Phone Book. Call Tammy at 772-234-0408 for information on the
Festival.
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