By Catherine Card, Public Information Officer
City of Destin Launches 2022 National Community Survey for Destin Residents
The City of Destin, in partnership with POLCO/National Research Center, launched a community survey today for Destin residents. The survey will be active until October 28th. Residents will be selected at random and must be 18 years old to participate. All responses are confidential and no identifying information will be shared. Those selected will receive invitation postcards through the mail with a link to take the survey online or can choose to participate with a paper survey.
The city will also conduct an open survey that will be open to all residents October 14th. Links to the survey will be available on the city’s website www.cityofdestin.com as well as the city’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/cityofdestin, at that time.
The results of the surveys will be available by the end of November which will be shared with the public.
Destin Garden Club to Dedicate Blue Star Marker at the Destin Library
The Destin Garden Club will dedicate a Blue Star Marker on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. at the Destin Library, located at 150 Sibert Avenue. Mayor Gary Jarvis, Representative Patt Maney, as well as dignitaries with the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs will be a part of the dedication. The Blue Star Marker program was implemented by the National Garden Clubs, Inc. in 1944 by planting 8,000 dogwoods as a living memorial to veterans of World War II. The National Garden Club revised this plan in 1945 to place Blue Star Markers along the highway system in the United Stated (to include Hawaii and Alaska). The name commemorates the Blue Star in the center of the red and white service flags used during World War I. At present, there are about 160 Blue Star Markers in Florida. The Destin Garden Club is pleased to have this Blue Star Marker placed at the Destin Library to honor and recognize the importance of our U.S. military and veterans, their sacrifice, and the debt and gratitude we owe them.
City of Destin Open House
The City of Destin cordially invites you to attend its open house on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Destin Community Center. The theme this year is “Leave No Trace.” A fish fry will be held for everyone served buffet-style beginning at 11:45 a.m. Council, staff and city partners will be on hand to meet and talk with the public and showcase the work they do.
Saneka’s Legacy to Present October 11
The Friends Guild of the Destin Library will sponsor a presentation by Kali Hiemier of the Saneka Legacy Corporation on Tuesday, October 11th, at 1:30 PM at the Destin Library (Calhoun Room). SLC is an environmental education nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate the community on how to experience, enjoy, and protect Florida’s ecosystems. SLC facilitates sea oat restoration projects, community clean ups, and environmental summer camps for youth. Kali, founder and Director of SLC, will address highlights on how to remove pesticides from plants you get at big box stores so that they are safe for pollinators. Seeds and pots will also be available for purchase for planting native plants.
For more information, call 386-539-4229 or email kalichiemier@gmail.com. Or visit www.sanekaslegacycorp.org.
Tai Chi Easy Classes at the Destin Library
On Mondays at 9 a.m., the Destin Library will be hosting Tai Chi Easy classes outside on the lawn. Marge Gross, a Certified Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader (TCEPL), will lead you through basic Qi Gong exercises and Tai Chi forms in a fun, relaxed, no judgement atmosphere. Tai Chi Easy takes any form or style of Tai Chi and modifies it with one goal: to keep the learners inspired and participating. This program is designed to improve the quality of life for people of all ages and is straightforward and highly adaptable, resulting in empowerment in self-care and self-management skills. The class will be moved indoors during inclement weather if there are no conflicting library programs.
Contact the Destin Library at 850-837-8572 or library@cityofdestin.com.
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