The Ducks are coming to Cocoa...
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We are quacking with delight to announce the 21st Annual Great Brevard Duck Race will be held at a new location, Lee Wenner Park in downtown Cocoa Village, and the new date is Saturday, March 30th. This specquackular race will begin at 3:30 p.m. after the Central Florida Car Show (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
The Great Brevard Duck Race is the major fundraising event for Crosswinds Youth Services. Duck season begins February 18th. 12,000 ducks will be available for adoption for a $5 donation at various bank locations throughout Brevard County or you can adopt online now at www.greatbrevardduckrace.com. Every duck adopted provides hope to children and young people in crisis and enters you for a chance to win fabulous prizes including the Grand Prize, a 2019 Honda Fit, free 2 year lease, courtesy of Space Coast Honda; a four-night Disney Cruise Line vacation for 2 guests departing from Port Canaveral aboard the Disney Dream, courtesy of Disney Cruise Line; and many more great prizes. For a complete list of prizes, please go to www.greatbrevardduckrace.com. Adopting Ducks changes lives.
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A Special Thank you to our Top Major Sponsors
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Thank you to Our Splash Sponsors
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Thank You for Making a Difference Spotlights!
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Variety - The Children's Charity of Florida
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Thank you to Variety – The Children’s Charity of Florida for their $2,400.00 sponsorship to the Great Brevard Duck Race. The generous donation will be used for arts and crafts by the children and youth at Crosswinds Youth Services. Art is a vital tool for children and youth to help express their emotions as well as discover and explore their creativity and talents.
Pictured above are: Variety Executive Director Richard Goldstein, Variety Board Chair Susan Baxter, Crosswinds Board Member Jim Handley, Crosswinds President and CEO Jan Lokay, Variety Board Member Bryn Yemm, and Variety Board Member Robert Winters.
Variety - The Children's Charity of Florida is a not-for-profit organization that exists for one reason - to help children in need. For more information, please visit their website at www.varietyflorida.org
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Launch Federal Credit Union Donation
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Pictured from left to right: Lynn Cowart with Crosswinds, Althea Watkins with Launch Federal Credit Union, Victor Maldonado with Launch Federal Credit Union, Misty Campbell with Crosswinds, and Kelly Haskins with Launch Federal Credit Union
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A huge thank you to our long-time friends at Launch Federal Credit Union. Your wonderful donation of 12 computers, monitors and keyboards is greatly appreciated. Through your help, the doors of opportunity will open for the youth who will be utilizing the computers to study for the GED. We will also be using the donation for our supporting staff and services.
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Crosswinds Youth Services Staff Recognitions
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Congratulations to Staff Members
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At the Annual Staff Awards Luncheon several staff members were honored for their many years of service with Crosswinds, including Youth Care Worker
Donna James
and Counselor
Lawrence McCalla
(10 years), and Youth Care Worker
Annie Burch
(5 years). Ms. Burch also received the Tortoise Award for 2018 for quality and perseverance.
Sierra Hucks
, Case Manager, received Crosswinds' Dale Carnegie Award.
Rafe Leming
was recognized as the Youth Care Worker of the Year.
Carolyn Goodin
was recognized as Counselor of the Year. Program Assistant
Ann Fosburr
received the Employee of the Year Award.
The entire
staff of the Robert E. Lehton Children's Shelter
was recognized with the Program of the Year Award.
The President's Award for Excellence was presented to
Karen Locke
, Chief Operating Officer.
To read the entire article in the February 4, 2019 edition, please visit Brevard Business News at www.brevardbusinessnews.com.
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We Would Like to Reconnect with You!
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Crosswinds is nearing its 45
th
birthday and in recognition of this milestone, we are looking to reconnect with Crosswinds’ past youth and parents. We would like to include you in the celebration and spotlight the many success stories that often go unheard. Also, we would like to invite you to events and keep you up to date on Crosswinds’ news.
You can reconnect with us by sending an email
(by clicking here).
Please include your success story, special milestones or accomplishments in your life and provide the following information:
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Your Name
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Your Connection to Crosswinds (Youth or Parent)
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Address
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Phone Number
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E-mail Address
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Volunteer for the 21st Annual Great Brevard Duck Race
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Join our flock for the 21st Annual Great Brevard Duck Race. This year we will be racing 12,000 ducks at our new location at Lee Wenner Park in downtown Cocoa Village.
Volunteers needed for:
Duck Tagging Party:
Come help us tag 12,000 rubber ducks and have fun! Saturday, March 16th at 9 am, at Crosswinds Youth Services, 1407 Dixon Blvd. in Cocoa.
Data Entry:
Volunteers are needed to enter the duck adoption papers into a duck data base. February & March, at Crosswinds. Hours are flexible.
Start a Duck Race Team:
Go to www.greatbrevardduckrace.com and register your team or donate to a team on the website. Remember adopting ducks changes lives!
Set-up and Breakdown:
We will need lots of help on race day, March 30th. If you would like to help please come at 11 a.m., at Lee Wenner Park in Cocoa.
For more information or to sign up for volunteering please contact Misty Campbell at mistycampbell@crosswindsyouthservices.org or call (321) 452-0800 ext. 205.
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AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets you enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features on Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on
AmazonSmile
, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to Crosswinds.
We would very much appreciate it if you designate Crosswinds Youth Services, Inc. as your organization of choice.
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