Causes: Upcoming fundraisers in Ocala/Marion
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Ladies High Tea: This event, to benefit Interfaith Emergency Services, will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 17 at Sholom Park. To attend you must be a hostess or the guest of a hostess. For information contact: Sonya at 644-9202 or Karla at 644-9209 or visit www.IESmarion.org
EARS Endangered Animal Rescue Sanctuary: The group s next car show will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 17 at the sanctuary, 2250 NE 70th St., Ocala. The event is free to spectators, with a $10 fee to enter show cars, trucks and motorcycles. Food, 50/50, vendors. Call 266-2859
Causes: Upcoming fundraisers in Ocala/Marion for April 5, 2021
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Rib sale to benefit Ocala Police Department officer battling cancer: Each slab of ribs is $25, and tickets have to be pre-purchased. Pickup is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 10 at 100 Proof Saloon, 1735 N. Pine Ave., Ocala.
To get tickets, go to FastTrack Staffing at 1028 E. Silver Springs Blvd. between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets available through April 7. Tickets also available from OPD Detective Sean Young, 812-2673, and Dan Clark, 812-118 or d.clark@fasttrackse.com.
Officer Jason Douglas was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in late February. Douglas has spent time in the hospital, and his wife has been unable to work. All proceeds will go toward the officer and his family, assisting with home and medical bills.
Masks for 2-year-old? Reaction to CDC’s guidance for child care centers
Jennifer Waugh, The Morning Show anchor, I-Team reporter
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance for child care programs during the pandemic urges mask-wearing for everyone age 2 and up, as well as air ventilation and other strategies for providers.
Parents know it can be a struggle to get toddlers to cover their faces and child care workers said requiring it adds stress on everyone involved.
“We don’t really see the point in requiring 2 and up to 6(-year-olds) to wear a mask,” said Jennifer Freeman, owner of The Discovery Tree Academy.
Causes: Upcoming fundraisers in Ocala/Marion County for March 8, 2021
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Causes is the Star-Banner s weekly listing of fundraisers. To list an event, send information to calendar@starbanner.com and write Causes in the message line.
Model Train Show: The Silver Springs Lions Club will hold this show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 13 at First Christian Church, 1908 E. Fort King St., Ocala. Admission is $5, with children 12 and younger free if accompanied by a paying adult. Bring a canned good for $1 off. Proceeds benefit Lions Club projects. For information, call 694-6381.
Strawberry Festival: The Timberline Farm Strawberry Festival, which will help support the St. Theresa s soup kitchen, will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 13 and noon to 6 p.m. March 14 at the farm, 3200 SE 115th St. Belleview. Details at 454-4113 or www.timberlinefarm.net.
Alachua County has enough funds through the federal Head Start program to provide early childhood education services for 561 children and families. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program is only at 58% capacity.
The free program works with children age 3 to 5 who are low-income, homeless, in foster care, diagnosed with a disability or whose parents are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or Supplemental Security Income. Through early childhood programming, Head Start helps reduce educational disparities by preparing children and their families to be successful in kindergarten.
“This is one of the most important ways that we can reduce educational disparities,” Dorothy Thomas, a founding member of Head Start location the CHILD Center said, “making sure that all children have access to the same type of high-quality resources when they’re young, so they’ll be prepared for kindergarten.”