Community Bulletin

Local Boy Scouts earn Eagle rank

Boy Scout Troop 62, sponsored by St. Margaret Mary, is pleased to announce that Parker Bailey and John Guglielmi III recently earned the rank of Eagle on July 11. Boy Scout Troop 62 has been sponsored by St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church since 1958 and has a proud history of values-based youth development organizations. The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The Boy Scouts of America believes – and, through over a century of experience, knows – that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible and productive society.

Polasek Museum receives grant

The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens has been awarded a General Program Support (GPS) grant from the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs. This grant will support conservation work, programming, and educational outreach at the Polasek Museum from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. The museum will receive a total of $81,886 to support the museum’s mission of preserving the works of Czech sculptor Albin Polasek, celebrating representational art, and exhibiting regional and international artists. The museum also hosts the annual Winter Park Paint Out, a weeklong plein air art festival that highlights 25 artists from around the country.