FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts
August 14, 2017
Drivers will encounter traffic variations on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
Escambia County
· U.S. 29 Routine Maintenance near Muscogee Road- Intermittent southbound outside lane restrictions from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 12 as crews trim trees.
· Interstate 10 (I-10)/U.S. 29 Interchange Improvements Phase I- Drivers will encounter the following traffic impacts on I-10 near the U.S. 29 interchange (Exits 10A and 10B) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 through Thursday, Aug. 17.
· Alternating lane closures on I-10 and on U.S. 29.
· Intermittent closure of the U.S. 29 south to I-10 eastbound ramp and the U.S. 29 north to I-10 eastbound ramp. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.
· Intermittent closure of the I-10 westbound to U.S. 29 south ramp (Exit 10A). Traffic will be detoured to Exit 10B.
· Alternating lane closures on I-10 westbound to U.S. 29 north ramp (Exit 10B).
· The widened I-10 eastbound bridge and roadway will be opened to accommodate three travel lanes Sunday night, Aug. 13. The left-side merge from U.S. 29 south on to I-10 eastbound will be removed. Drivers traveling from U.S. 29 north to I-10 eastbound will have a standard right-side merge onto I-10 eastbound. Drivers can expect minor delays as crews transition traffic.
· I-10 Widening from Davis Highway to the Escambia Bay Bridge- Alternating lane closures between Davis Highway (Exit 13) and Scenic Highway (Exit 17) from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 through Thursday, Aug. 13 as crews widen the roadway. In addition, the outside lane of Scenic Highway north and southbound on the Scenic Highway overpass will be closed during this time as crews install new railing.
· I-10 Routine Maintenance from east of U.S. 29 to Davis Highway- Intermittent and alternating east and westbound lane restrictions from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14 through Friday, Aug. 18 as crews repair overhead lighting and signs.
· State Road (S.R.) 30 (U.S. 98) Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement- Alternating east and westbound lane closures on U.S. 98 between 17th Avenue and the bridge from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14 through Saturday, Aug. 19. Tuesday, Aug. 15 lane closures will be from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Crews will be clearing and grubbing in the state owned right-of-way, and removing existing curb and traffic separators.
· S.R. 291 (Davis Highway) Underground Utility Work from Creighton Road to Brent Lane- The northbound lane will be closed between Creighton Road and Brent lane from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 to 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 as crews perform testing and repair work on manholes.
· U.S. 29 Widening from I-10 to Nine Mile Road- Nightly traffic pattern changes continue on Nine Mile Road and U.S. 29 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
· Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 overpass: Eastbound traffic will be shifted to the westbound, inside travel lane as crews prepares the area for construction of the support column for the new center bridge deck. Traffic control officers will be on site to direct drivers through the work zone.
· U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Alternating lane closures continue as crews perform drainage operations.
· S.R. 742 (Creighton Road) Construction Improvement Project from east of Davis Highway to Scenic Highway– Intermittent and alternating lane closures between Davis Highway and Scenic Highway from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. continue as crews perform sidewalk repairs and Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades.
· Nine Mile Road (S.R. 10/U.S. 90A) Widening from Pine Forest Road to U.S. 29- Alternating lane closures continue on Untreiner Avenue as crews perform jack and bore operations.
Santa Rosa County
· U.S. 98 (Navarre Parkway) Underground Utility Work at Calle De Cantabria- The westbound, right turn lane to Calle De Cantabria from U.S. 98 in Navarre will be closed from 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 as crews replace an existing vault beneath the roadway.
· U.S. 98 (Navarre Parkway) Utility Operations at Brand Court- The westbound, right turn lane to Wal-Mart from U.S. 98 in Navarre will be closed from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 as crews locate utilities.
· I-10 Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard (Exit 22)- Alternating I-10 lane closures from the Escambia Bay Bridge to east of S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard/Exit 22) as crews widen the roadway. In addition, alternating lane restrictions on Avalon Boulevard, near the I-10 interchange, as crews reconstruct the Avalon Boulevard overpass. Lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 through Thursday, Aug. 17.
· S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFB Boundary to Hickory Hammock Road – Traffic between County Road 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) and the Eglin AFB boundary is restricted to loads under 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place through the completion of the project.
Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through the construction zone, and to pay attention for workers and equipment entering and exiting the work area. All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.
Wahoos Claim Five Home Run Win Over Mobile
August 14, 2017
The inspiration for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos clubbing five homers in an, 11-2, victory Sunday was a bobblehead of second baseman Josh VanMeter on top of the team’s clubhouse exit.
Pensacola manager Pat Kelly finally received the bobblehead that he said he had ordered in Spring Training four months ago and placed it there before the game against the Mobile BayBears.
Kelly knew VanMeter was the one person on the team with a bobblehead but said the do-everything player wouldn’t come clean about it at first during a team meeting.
“It showed up today,” Kelly said, smiling wide.
Kelly insisted that’s what snapped his team’s four game losing streak. Mobile won the first three games of the series, twice with ninth inning comebacks. But the Blue Wahoos took out their frustrations with a franchise-tying five home run game in front of 4,001 at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Blue Wahoos third baseman Nick Senzel crushed two, right fielder Aristides Aquino knocked two and shortstop Blake Trahan even smacked one. Pensacola has nine homers in the past two games.
Senzel, the Cincinnati Reds top prospect, clobbered two homers in a game for the second time in three days against the Mobile BayBears and drove in Pensacola’s first three runs Sunday.
Aquino, the Reds sixth best prospect, also crushed two homers for three RBIs and has three in two straight games. He has both a team-leading 15 home runs and 49 RBIs on the year.
Trahan, ranked as the 28th best prospect for the Reds, also popped one out, his second of the year, to left field in the sixth inning. His last homer came against Mobile on May 22.
Pensacola moved from the ninth most homers in the Southern League to seventh with 74.
Kelly was at a loss to explain the outburst of power from his team Saturday and Sunday.
“On my report last night, I started it from Coors Field South,” Kelly said, referring to the Colorado Rockies stadium where homers happen all the time in the thin mountain air. “I have no idea but we haven’t hit homers all year. But we do have guys who have power.”
Senzel drilled a line drive over the left field fence in the first inning to put the Blue Wahoos ahead, 1-0. The No. 2 overall pick in 2016 by the Cincinnati Reds then singled with two on and one out in the third inning to drive in Pensacola center fielder Jonathan Reynoso, giving the Blue Wahoos a 2-1 lead.
Senzel then scorched his second homer of the game just left of dead center 400-feet away and did a fist pump as it cleared the wall, putting Pensacola on top, 3-1.
The 22-year-old now has four homers in three games against Mobile and five in his last 40 at-bats. Ranked the No. 11 prospect in the minor leagues, he has slammed nine homers in 47 games with Pensacola with 13 total including the four he clobbered with the High-A Daytona Tortugas in the first half of the season.
He’s blistering Southern League pitching in August, going 20-48 for a .417 batting average and .451 on-base percentage. The University of Tennessee product has five homers, 13 RBIs, and three doubles this month. In the second half in Double-A, he is hitting .352 with 31 RBIs overall.
Aquino’s solo blast traveled out of sight to left field in the seventh inning and gave the Blue Wahoos a 7-1 lead. Aquino then whipped a line drive over the left field wall in the eighth inning with second baseman Alberti Chavez on base increasing its lead to 11-2.
“Power is a big part of his game,” said Kelly of Aquino, who led the Reds’ farm system with 23 homers last year. “It’s nice to see him breaking out.”
Trahan said this game may spark a win streak for the Blue Wahoos, which had lost eight of its last nine games.
“It’s good to see our offense come together,” said Trahan, the best fielding shortstop in the Southern League. “Hopefully, this game starts us getting hot.”
Mobile scored when first baseman Zach Houchins hit a sizzling grounder past Senzel in the third inning to drive in left fielder Brennon Lund to tie the game, 1-1. In the eighth inning, right fielder Zach Gibbons hit a solo homer to trail Pensacola, 7-2.
Pensacola pitcher Austin Ross made his second start after returning from the disabled list. He pitched three innings, gave up one run on five hits and struck out one. His ERA this season with the Blue Wahoos is a miniscule 1.56.
Pensacola, the first half champion, is 9-10 this season against Mobile, which is in first place in the second half. The final regular season game is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Monday.
The BayBears lead the Southern Division with a 26-23 record, while the Blue Wahoos are in fourth place at 22-27.
Photo courtesy Barrett McClean Photography/Pensacola Blue Wahoos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
More Showers And Thunderstorms Monday
August 14, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Stolen Vehicle Found Torched On Dirt Road Near Bratt
August 13, 2017
A vehicle reported stolen in Alabama was found torched a short time later on a Florida dirt road Saturday night.
The Nissan Armada was found abandoned and completely destroyed by fire about 10:15 p.m in a remote area on Camp Road about a mile south of Bratt Road and the Escambia County Road Department North Camp. Most of the fire had extinguished itself as the first fire engine from the McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue arrived on scene.
The vehicle was reported stolen Saturday night in Flomaton. According to Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis, the stolen vehicle was in no way related to a double murder in his city earlier in the day.
The vehicle fire was under investigation by the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office.
Pictured top: A stolen vehicle was already burned to this point before firefighters put water on the fire. Pictured below: Firefighters work to extinguish a vehicle fire Saturday night on Camp Road near Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
More Hot And Humid Weather With A Chance Of Rain
August 13, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Escambia County Meetings This Week
August 13, 2017
Here is a schedule of Escambia County meeting during the next week:
Monday, Aug. 14
Marine Advisory Committee, Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place, 5:30 p.m. (Agenda)
Tuesday, Aug. 15
Environmental Enforcement Special Magistrate, Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, 1:30 p.m. (Agenda)
Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission, 418 West Garden St., 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 16
Escambia Soil and Water Conservation District Board, 151 Highway 97, Molino, 8 a.m.
Board of Adjustment, Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place, 8:30 a.m. (Agenda)
Development Review Committee, Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place,1 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 17
Community Redevelopment Agency, Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, 9 a.m.
Board of County Commissioners Agenda Review Session, Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, 9:05 a.m.
Board of Electrical Examiners, Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place, 3 p.m. (Agenda)
Board of County Commissioners Public Forum, Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, 4:30 p.m.
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting, Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, 5:30 p.m.
New Traffic Pattern Begins Tonight On I-10 At Highway 29
August 13, 2017
Drivers will encounter a new traffic pattern on I-10 eastbound near the Highway 29 exit beginning Sunday night. The wider bridge and travel lanes will open, removing the eastbound left merge lane onto I-10 from U.S. 29 south. Motorists will encounter intermittent lane closures between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. as crews perform operations to transition traffic to the new configuration.
“The construction team worked diligently to complete this part of the project and eliminate the left-side merge,” said Senior Project Engineer Erica Jernigan. “The measure will benefit the many commuters who travel the route daily.”
In the new configuration, three I-10 eastbound travel lanes will merge with the current three lanes just east of the I-10/U.S. 29 interchange. Drivers traveling from U.S. 29 north to I-10 eastbound will have a standard right-side merge onto I-10 eastbound.
All construction activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather.
Graphic source: FDOT
PSC Student Tiffany Daniels Missing For Four Years
August 13, 2017
Saturday marked four years since 25-year old Tiffany Daniels went missing, last seen leaving Pensacola State College where she worked as a theater technician.
Her 1999 Toyota 4Runner was found August 20, 2013, in a parking lot of Park West, near Ft. Pickens, on Pensacola beach. Her bicycle and phone were in the vehicle. Extensive searches were conducted in the area near where her vehicle was found.
“It’s like she literally vanished,” her mother Cindy Daniels said at the time.
Daniels is 5-feet 7-inches tall with blond hair and blue eyes. She has tattoos of plants growing from seeds on the top of both feet. Anyone who may have information on Daniels’ location, or her activities before, during and after her disappearance are asked to contact the Pensacola Police Department at (850)435-1900 or their local law enforcement agency.
Pictured above and below. Search and rescue volunteers prepare to search Pensacola Beach near Fort Pickens for Tiffany Daniels in August 2013. File photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Florida Gov’t Weekly Roundup: Getting Ready To Really Heat Up
August 13, 2017
Florida is creeping through the middle of a sweltering summer in a non-election year.
Yet things may soon get hotter in the halls of government.
Kids are heading back to school. College football will soon dominate Saturday afternoons. And state lawmakers will start holding committee meetings, as bill filing got underway this week for the 2018 session. Among the early bills filed: proposals to expand gun rights and ban texting while driving.
This week was more about anticipation for the political crowd. But Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, answered one of the lingering questions Friday, when he opened a campaign account to run for governor.
That could be a sign of a heated legislative season ahead, as Latvala, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and possibly House Speaker Richard Corcoran look to move into the governor’s mansion.
TAKING AIM AT OPIOID CRISIS
Latvala has toured the state in recent weeks, at least in part to gather information in advance of the 2018 session.
He included a roundtable appearance Tuesday in Palm Beach County with lawmakers, local leaders and public-safety officials to address Florida’s raging opioid crisis.
Palm Beach County is one of the epicenters of the epidemic.
During this spring’s legislative session, state lawmakers passed bills to address what are known as “sober homes” — a major issue in Palm Beach County — and to crack down on people who traffic in fentanyl, a deadly painkiller sometimes mixed with heroin.
From January through May of this year, the county had 311 opioid overdoses, compared to 258 over the same period in 2016, according to numbers from Latvala’s office. The county totaled 592 opioid-related deaths in 2016.
Palm Beach County Vice Mayor Melissa McKinlay said the county had spent more than $200,000 on Narcan, an opiate antidote used in emergency situations.
“The epidemic is impacting the manufacturing industry and business communities,” McKinlay said. “People cannot pass drug tests because of this. The bigger picture is that addiction is a disease. We want to break the stigma of addicts because nobody wakes up one day and chooses to become an addict.”
The timing of the roundtable couldn’t have been better.
President Donald Trump, a part-time Florida man with a home in Palm Beach, announced two days later he’s ready to officially declare the opioid crisis a “national emergency,” with ramped-up government efforts.
“We’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis,” Trump told reporters at his golf course in Bedminster, N.J. “It is a serious problem, the likes of which we’ve never had.”
GOODSON, FORMER LAWMAKERS MAKE PSC SHORTLIST
If restaurateur and former legislator Jimmy Patronis could do it …
A nominating council this week settled on a short list of 14 candidates who will be interviewed for three open seats on the state Public Service Commission, and the list is littered with familiar names in the Capitol.
Among the candidates for the utility-regulatory commission who will be interviewed next week are state Rep. Tom Goodson of Rockledge, former Rep. Rich Glorioso of Plant City, former Rep. Ken Littlefield of Wesley Chapel, former Sen. Greg Evers of Baker, and former Rep. Ritch Workman of Melbourne.
All are Republicans.
Also slated to be interviewed for the $131,036-a-year positions on the Public Service Commission are two current commissioners, Ronald Brise and Art Graham, whose terms expire at the end of the year.
Gov. Rick Scott will eventually get to make the appointments based on the nominating council’s recommendations.
The third seat has been vacant since the governor appointed Patronis, a former state House member whose family owns the landmark Capt. Anderson’s Restaurant in Panama City, to serve as state chief financial officer in June.
The nominating council is chaired by state Rep. Mike La Rosa, R-St. Cloud, and its members include Sen. Bobby Powell, D-West Palm Beach, Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, Rep. Mike Miller, R-Orlando, and House Minority Leader Janet Cruz, D-Tampa.
Not everyone with ties to the Capitol got invited to the interview round.
Without comment from the council, former state Comptroller Bob Milligan failed to receive a single vote to move on to the next round, and former Rep. Dave Murzin, R-Pensacola, received only a single vote.
At least four votes were needed to advance.
SCOTT’S QUIET BUSINESS TRIP
With little fanfare or public notice, Scott embarked this week on a two-day business fishing trip to Tennessee.
Scott held “business development” meetings with Tractor Supply Co. in Brentwood on Wednesday before heading to Nashville, where he had similar sit-downs with electronics company Griffin Technology, tire company Bridgestone Americas, and building materials manufacturer Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
Similar to a July 21 trip to Las Vegas for meetings with Allegiant Air, online shoe retailer Zappos and the company GigaCrete, the governor’s office did not make a prior announcement of the Tennessee trip.
As with Nevada, Tennessee has a Republican governor.
That contrasts with past business-development trips to Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, California and Kentucky, states that all had Democratic governors at the time of the trips.
Before some of those higher-profile trips, the economic-development agency Enterprise Florida ran radio ads in the targeted state touting the benefits of Florida.
STORY OF THE WEEK: A Leon County grand jury cleared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum after an investigation into whether software purchased with tax dollars was used for political purposes. The 11-page grand jury report, dated Monday, ends a months-long probe involving Gillum’s actions as Tallahassee mayor. Still, the city government continues to be embroiled in a broader, unrelated FBI investigation that threatens to damage Gillum’s gubernatorial bid.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Let me be very clear: Quotas have no place within the Florida Highway Patrol. Getting in the black and tan to patrol the roadways is expected. Helping to educate and assist motorists is expected. Protecting lives is expected. Quotas are not part of our mission operationally or legally.” — Terry Rhodes, executive director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in response to a report that Maj. Mark Welch of Troop H in Tallahassee had sent an email to troopers requesting “two citations each hour.”
by Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida
Leadership Training Offered For PTAs, PTSAs, Boosters and Non-profits
August 13, 2017
The Escambia County Council of PTA/PTSAs (ECCPTA) is hosting their Annual Leadership Training Event and Vendor Fair on Aug. 19, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Pensacola State College Library and Arena, 1000 College Boulevard.
“While the event is geared toward PTAs operating their individual units, we are also encouraging all of our schools’ Booster Clubs to attend as well, so that they can learn how to maintain compliance with ECSD’s Outside Support Organization procedures,” said ECCPTA President Michelle Salzman.
ECCPTA is also inviting local, non-profit, community based organizations to attend, so that they may also participate in training sessions covering leadership topics ranging from: creating a budget, taking minutes at meetings, filing 990 taxes, using simple Roberts Rules of Order, fund raising, creating meaningful programs, advocating for a cause, and many more!
The event will launch at 7:30 a.m. with a light breakfast and a welcome from the FLA State PTA President, as well as Escambia County’s School District Superintendent, Malcolm Thomas. Training will begin immediately following their greetings with over a dozen classes offered with three different class periods and time for break-out sessions, as well as time to network and brainstorm in between.
“We are excited to include boosters clubs and other non-profits this year, and to do this, we are also working with Pensacola State College for the first time. The morning’s kick off and training sessions will take place in the PSC Library, Building 20,” added Salzman. “After classes end, we will head over to Building 3 for lunch and a vendor fair with about 70 vendors from non-profit organizations as well as fund raising companies.”
The vendors will introduce attendees to many great and free program ideas, as well as the latest and greatest fund raising opportunities.
Salzman explained some other fun details about the day including a free breakfast and lunch for every per-registered attendee and a free tote bag with freebies from the event’s sponsors, as well as a training binder that has information from every class.
“We know that each person will not be able to attend every training session, so we are asking all facilitators to provide printable materials for a training notebook that everyone can take back to their schools or organization to have as a reference,” added Salzman. “During the vendor fair, we will give away thousands of dollars in prizes from our sponsors!”
The specific class schedule and list of vendors will be updated as the training date gets closer. State PTA representatives will be teaching several of the classes to be offered. Register today to receive email updates with specific information, as well as a Web Based Interface (Phone Application) with all event information. Daycare will be available free of charge with preregistration, for children who are potty trained.
For more information, contact: Michelle Salzman, president, at president@escambiapta.org