Amskills Marjorie's Hope backpacks and haircuts
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Okay. So we can get on here. All right. Okay, so this was um Am Skills. Um, Pam and Paula. My son had surgery, so Pam and Paula went on my behalf.
Awesome.
Yeah.
Was this the graduation of the um utilities utilities campus? I was I was education. Great.
Alright, the next one. This is Marjorie's Hope. So this was amazing. She um She started off really in her house and then grew it into this big beautiful store. So basically kids can shop Teachers can shop and it's a great organization for anyone in need. And
this is at Wendellcrine.
Yep, at Wendellcrine. Next to the museum. It's so beautiful. It looks just like a little boutique. So pretty. So okay. Was
this leadership to Pasco's project?
Yes, it was. They did a great job.
I had racks to donate to them then she's like, No, we got all we need. Oh,
it's so pretty. Okay, go ahead, next slide. Uh I went to the legislative update for Gus Vilarakis. So I was really glad I did go because uh they had some of the citizens had some questions about the county so I was able to jump in and answer that for them. Next slide. This was um we had a back to school bash at Moon Lake. And we gave out uh 250 backpacks. Can you go back slide, please? 250
back backpacks. We did haircuts, uh school physicals, we gave out lunch boxes, food for the kids, uh free clothes, and I want to thank I just so I don't forget all of our community partners. I think we have slides if you could keep moving. Mm-hmm. Um So here so we had the um the property appraiser and Shaquim, they donated shoes. We had BRW contracting, they
did lunch boxes. Metropolitan Ministries did backpacks. uh firefighters charities handed out brand new clothes. Grace's food pantry supplied 150 snack bags. Pastor Jen from Shady Hills Mission Church was there with her crew. Bene's Career Academy, they had 10 people cutting hair, and we had 60 haircuts. Florida Wellness and Hamilton Health and Wellness providing school physicals, and the
big rock star of the day was from Parks, Jessica LaCance. She stayed the entire time until from start to finish, and her and I were sweeping up hair, and I was helping her through all the garbage so we made sure that the park was the same or better than when we left it. So um it was a great event and um I had people there, the vendors who said they're all in for next year as well. So That's what I have.
Commissioner.
Okay. Um got some great news. The Shady Hills Elementary School, we're trying to get a turn lane up there. We work with uh Ripa and Barbara Willheight helped coordinate it with our team bringing everything together. That turn lane is in, looks great, got great compliments uh through everybody out there, so they're thrilled with that. Uh this past week I was up at Heritage Pines with the Congressman Bellaracas and we're talking about Conley Land Road getting that done. And also um they did talk talk concerns about some uh utility water supplies, so we need to go work