Fort Pierce martial arts students win competitions The City of Fort Pierce Martial Arts Program has been doing great things lately! Under the leadership of Sensei Michael House, the City's martial arts students participated in two tournaments in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first tournament took place on November 10, 2022, and March 4, 2023. The [...]
VSOA: A new intern program and exhibit VSOA's Alice Laputka demonstrates during a workshop. Visionary School of Arts (VSOA), founded in 2009, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that teaches students aged five and older fine art, marketing, business, leadership and community involvement. Over the years, one of the things that has set VSOA apart from [...]
GFNF4Kids Children's Advocacy Center to host groundbreaking event Guardians for New Futures | Children's Advocacy Center (GFNF4Kids | CAC), a leading nonprofit fighting child abuse in the 19th Circuit, is excited to announce it is hosting a Champions for Children Healing Garden Groundbreaking. The BBQ event will kick-off the construction of the state of the [...]
A Musical Evening at Majestic Theater Music Angels Education Fund presents "A Musical Evening at Majestic Theater" on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 7:00 pm. The evening will begin with a short film presented by Living our Mission entitled 10 Scientifically-Proven Benefits of Music Education for Children. A concert will take place following the film, featuring [...]
Fort Pierce Youth Council Hosts EMPOWER YOUTH Community Event The Fort Pierce Youth Council (YOCO) hosts EMPOWER YOUTH for their peers between the ages of 13 and 19 and parents/guardians. The event will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Percy Peek Gymnasium, located at 2902 Avenue D in Fort Pierce. This event [...]
High school grads seeking tuition-free associate degrees must pledge IRSC Promise by March 10 Students graduating from Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie County public or public charter high schools and eligible in-district homeschools who wish to earn their Associate degrees tuition-free from Indian River State College (IRSC) must make their formal commitment to [...]
500-plus chili lovers attend HSELC event Kara Briner More than 500 people packed the campus of the Hobe Sound Early Learning Center (HSELC) on Jan. 14 to enjoy some of the finest chili and salsa on the Treasure Coast. The sixth annual Hobe Sound Early Learning Center (HSELC) Chili Cookoff was a spicy [...]
AT&T Full STEAM Ahead grant awarded to Bessey Creek Elementary School Kate Cotner, EFMC President; Stacy Schmit, Principal, Bessey Creek Elementary School; Kendra Remian, Science Lab Teacher, Bessey Creek Elementary School and Ian Cotner, Regional Director of External & Legislative Affairs at AT&T and EFMC Board Member. Photo provided by Education Foundation of Martin [...]
Children's Services Council announces Community Impact Award winners Children's Services Council's latest Community Impact Award Winner is truly someone who goes above and beyond every day. Jeannette Smet is the Director of Youth and Family Services at the soon to be ARC of the Treasure Coast. Since taking over the operations of our funded [...]
Sunshine Kitchen hosts student culinary cook-off Oct. 25 The public is invited to a Culinary Cook-Off as the Sunshine Kitchen hosts a student cooking challenge on Tuesday, Oct. 25, starting at 10 a.m. for a chance to win a $1,500 scholarship. Presented by the Treasure Coast Education and Research Development Authority, this student cooking [...]