Construction and Roofing Companies
Generously Donate New Roof
to Crosswinds' Children's Shelter
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Robert E. Lehton Children's Shelter
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Crosswinds is very excited and extremely grateful to share the good news about the enormous gift from W&J Construction Corporation and G&G Roofing Inc. The two community partners have generously donated a beautiful new roof for Crosswinds' Robert E. Lehton Children's Shelter. The nearly 20 year old roof was leaking badly and was in need of being replaced.
The tremendous donation was made possible thanks to Mr. Erik Costin, Vice President and Operations Manager of W&J Construction Corporation and Mr. Ray Smith, Owner of G&G Roofing, Inc.
W&J Construction and G&G Roofing provided the majority of shingles for the new roof and G&G Roofing provided all the labor for removal and installation of the new roof. Also, several other businesses donated materials, including ABC Supplies who provided the underlayment and stick materials, trim metal, flashings and fasteners and Certain Teed who donated a portion of the shingles.
The Robert E. Lehton Children's Shelter was built in late 2001 and since this time, thousands of children in crisis have received emergency residential care, counseling and other supportive services.
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Congratulations 2020 Graduates
You Did It!
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L to R: Alex, TLP youth; Linda Morrisson, volunteer member of St. John's Open Table leadership team; Peter Phillips, Crosswinds' TLP Coordinator
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L to R: Keshawn, TLP youth; Linda Morrisson, volunteer member of St. John's Open Table leadership team; Peter Phillips, Crosswinds' TLP Coordinator
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A very special congratulations to Alex and Keshawn, who are graduating seniors in our Transitional Living Program.
Alex is a graduate of Melbourne High School. While in high school, Alex worked part-time as a team member at a Culver's restaurant and was an active participant in the Mel-High band. He plays the piano, guitar, and a number of other musical instruments. Alex desires to enroll in college in the hopes of one day becoming a music teacher.
Keshawn is a graduate of Cocoa High School and also dual enrolled at Eastern Florida State College, on track to obtain his AA degree in 2021, and has been working part-time at McDonald's for over a year. Keshawn hopes to continue his education and ultimately obtaining a degree in music engineering.
We are all so proud of you and best wishes in your future endeavors!
The Transitional Living Program (TLP) provides help to homeless young people ages 16-21 years of age, which includes a welcoming and safe place to stay, individual and group counseling, and skills to become self-sufficient adults. For more information, please call Peter Phillips, Crosswinds' TLP Coordinator at (321) 452-0800 ext. 185 or he can be emailed at
peterphillips@crosswindsyouthservices.org.
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Crosswinds began in the 1970s with a group of concerned community leaders who came together to discuss how Brevard County could respond to the increasing number of runaway and homeless youth in the community. Throughout the years, thousands of young people and families have received services through programs designed to strengthen families and offer young people the support, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed. “We are thrilled to reach this milestone and we are thankful for the collaborative impact and partnerships made in our community. Thank you everyone for your tremendous support for many, many years,” said Jan Lokay, President and CEO of Crosswinds Youth Services.
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22nd Annual Great Brevard Duck Race
Goes Virtual
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For the first time ever the Great Brevard Duck Race went virtual on March 28th! Even through a history making pandemic with social distancing and quartering, our community adopted nearly 10,000 ducks and raised over $120,000! Although, we did not quite make our goal of 12,000 ducks - we are truly amazed and grateful, especially during this unprecedented time!
A special thank you to the dynamic virtual team who helped to make it happen: Giles Malone and the team at Space Coast Daily, for promoting and carrying the virtual race live, Alex Blankenship, Public Affairs Coordinator at WFTV 9 Family Connection, for creating the remarkable virtual duck race graphics, Rudy Williams, Data Analyst at Crosswinds for programming the random selection software, and Shirley Kennedy, an amazing volunteer for monitoring the selection of the winners!
Also, we are extremely grateful and thankful to all of our many loyal duck teams that helped to get thousands of ducks adopted throughout the community. The top adopter teams will receive a Quacktauclar one-of-a-kind duck trophy and an incentive prize!
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Top Duck Bank is Ms. Laurie Cappelli and her amazing team at Community Credit Union for the 4
th
year! Their incredible team got 1,280 ducks adopted! Also, congratulations to Ms. Jackie Barnes, for being top duck adopter at CCU!
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Top Community Team is The Quack Collectors. Ms. Lisa Cullen and her quacktacular team at the Brevard County Tax Collector’s Office got 714 ducks adopted!
Top Duck Team at Crosswinds is Mr. Pierre Bandoo, who enthusiastically got 224 ducks adopted!
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Special recognition to these amazing teams that placed 2
nd
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A Very Special Thank You
to Our Committed Duck Sponsors
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This year’s duck race was supported and underwritten by many caring and giving community partners!
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Congratulations to the Lucky Duck Winners
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L to R: Scott DeMasso, Owner of Space Coast Honda with the Grand Prize winner Anne Sweeney
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Anne Sweeney is the Grand Prize winner of the FREE 2-year lease of the beautiful 2020 Honda Civic! Ms. Sweeney is a longtime supporter and friend of Crosswinds. We so appreciate Mr. Scott DeMasso, owner of Space Coast Honda for his incredible generosity.
The other lucky duck winners are listed below. Thank you for adopting ducks and changing lives! A very special thank you to all of our incredible prize sponsors that donate these incredible prizes every year!
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Critical Services Still Being Provided
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Crosswinds Youth Services, Inc.
321-452-0800
www.crosswindsyouthservices.org
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR CROSSWINDS YOUTH SERVICES, INC., A FLORIDA BASED NONPROFIT CORPORATION (REGISTRATION NUMBER: CH70) MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-800-HELP-FLA (1-800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE, OR VISITING THEIR WEBSITE www.800helpfla.com. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
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