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GULF COAST NONPROFITS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR EVENT SPONSORSHIP

FROM COX Local nonprofits planning fundraising and awareness events in the Gulf Coast market are encouraged to apply for an event sponsorship from Cox Communications. Cox is currently accepting applications for events occurring July 1-Dec. 31, 2023. If your nonprofit is planning an event that will take place during these dates, and looking for support, apply for cash and/or in-kind sponsorships at Cox's Charitable Giving Site. The deadline for applications is Friday, June 2, 2023. Organizations will be notified mid-June if their requests are approved.

In 2022, Cox gave more than $1.6 million in cash and in-kind services to nonprofits in the Gulf Coast Market, which includes portions of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties. These sponsorships are specifically held for nonprofit fundraising events, not general donations, and the organization must be a registered 501(c)3. More information is available at ccigiving.com.

THE ESCAMBIA-SANTA ROSA BAR FOUNDATION ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR 2023 The Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, is currently accepting grant applications for 2023. Grants are awarded to organizations that successfully demonstrate how a proposed program aligns with one or more of the tenets of the mission of the Foundation, which are to foster greater accessibility to the judicial system, improvements to the overall quality of the administration of justice, law-related education and increased public awareness of the judicial system and improved management and operation of the court system.

Grants awards are typically in the $500$1,500 range. For more information on the Foundation and to download an application form, visit esrba.com/bar-foundation/about-esrbf/.

ANIMAL ALLIES FLORIDA BINGO Animal

Allies Florida hosts bingo twice monthly at Scenic Hills Country Club, 8891 Burning Tree Road. The cost is 10 rounds of bingo for $10, with cash prizes for winners. Food and drinks are also available for purchase. A full bar and restaurant offer special adult beverages just for bingo nights. You must be 18 to play. For more information, visit facebook. com/animalalliesflorida.

KITTEN AND CAT ADOPTIONS Animal Allies Florida will offer kitten and cat adoptions 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, May 20, at Pet Supermarket, 6857 N. 9th Ave. If you can't adopt, talk to us about opportunities to donate, foster or volunteer. All cats have up-to-date shots, and the adoption fee includes spay or neuter with microchip.

Health Care Foundation. Cash, check and most major credit cards are accepted. For more information, call Baptist Hospital Volunteer Services at (850) 434-4936.

CARING & SHARING MINISTRY FOOD

DRIVE The Gloria Green Caring & Sharing Ministry is attached to the Historic St. Joseph Catholic Church, 140 W. Government St. The ministry feeds the homeless at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. The ministry's food pantry opens at 10 a.m. and has clothing. Food donations needed are poptop canned goods, Beanie Weenies, Vienna sausage, potted meat, cans of tuna and chicken and soups. Clothing donations needed include tennis shoes for men and women and sweatshirts and new underwear for men in sizes small, medium and large. Call DeeDee Green at (850) 723-3390 for details.

GREAT GULFCOAST ARTS FESTIVAL 2023

POSTER DESIGN CONTEST The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is accepting submissions to its 2023 poster design competition through June 30.

The winning artist receives a $1,500 cash award. The winning design will be featured on posters, T-shirts and other GGAF promotional items for the festival. Posters have become a regional collector's item.

This year's event is Nov. 3, 4 and 5 in Seville Square and Bartram Park in historic downtown Pensacola.

Competing artists can find the complete list of rules and requirements, plus a gallery of past posters, at ggaf.org/poster.

309 ZINE FEUD 309 Punk Project announced a Zine Feud. Requirements include a minimum page count of 16, minimum print run of 15 and no reprints. Deadline is June 1. Send or deliver at least one copy of your zine before 5 p.m. June 1 to Alabama Contemporary Art Center, 301 Conti St., Mobile, AL 36602, or 309 Punk Project, 309 N. Sixth Ave. Pensacola, FL 32501.

Submitted zines will be included in the 2023 Zine Challenge and 309 archives. For more information, visit 309punkproject.org.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATIONS Graduations are Thursday, May 25, at Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. The schedule is as follows: 9 a.m. Tate High School, 12:16 p.m. Northview High School, 2:30 p.m. Pine Forest High School and 5:30 p.m. West Florida High School.

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY The Veterans Memorial Park Foundation of Pensacola invites active-duty military personnel, veterans, families and all community members to attend the Memorial Day Ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 28, at Veterans Memorial Park, 200 S. 10th Ave. This year's guest speaker is Dan Shugart, a popular and well-known sports director at WEAR-TV3. For more information, visit veteransmemorialparkpensacola.org.

SPANISH NAVY TRAINING SHIP JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO The City of Pensacola and the "Elcano Society" host the return of the Spanish Navy training tall ship, Juan Sebastian de Elcano. The ship will dock at the Port of Pensacola Commendencia Street Slip from May 29June 3. This visit will coincide with Fiesta Pensacola festivities to include free public ship tours. For an updated schedule of events, visit pensacolanavyleague.org.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT VISITING THE NATIONAL NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM

The National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) is thrilled to welcome back everyone to the museum. Reminder: Locals and visitors alike should know that the public access waiver onto NAS Pensacola has now been re-established.

U.S. Navy requirements for NASP base access:

All general public visitors to NNAM will be required to enter and exit NASP through the West Gate only on Blue Angel Parkway.

All guests 18 and older must provide a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or a passport to gain access. A REAL-ID license has a gold circle with a star in the top right corner of the license.

All children younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult chaperone.

All vehicles entering the base may be subject to inspection.

NNAM is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, however, NASP west gate access remains open to the general public only until 3 p.m. daily. The museum is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

While on the base, the public will be able to visit the Pensacola Lighthouse, Fort Barrancas, Blue Angels' practices and the NNAM. Access to Barrancas National Cemetery is always available through the Visitor Control Center to individuals with family interred at the cemetery.

Foreign nationals are allowed on base with certain restrictions. Guests with boat trailers will not be allowed to enter.

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BAPTIST HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER SERVICES $5 JEWELRY SALE Baptist Hospital Volunteer Services will host a $5 Jewelry & Accessories Sale 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, May 22, and Tuesday, May 23, in the Medical Meeting Room at the Baptist Hospital towers, 1717 N. E St. Items such as necklaces, bracelets, scarves, hats, collegiate merchandise, rings, wallets and more will be for sale for only $5. This fundraiser benefits the volunteer services fund of the Baptist

GULF COAST MIL CONNECT A networking event for active duty, veterans, and military spouses to connect with resources is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Gary's Brewery and Biergarten, 208 Newman Ave. Visit gulfcoastmilconnect. org for details.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATIONS Graduations are Saturday, May 27, at Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. The schedule is as follows: 11 a.m. Pace High School, 2:30 p.m. Navarre High School and 6 p.m. Gulf Breeze High School.

Access will be dependent on available parking at the NNAM and Pensacola Lighthouse. Once parking is full, public access will be halted until more parking becomes available. Temporary traffic control points will be located on the base to prevent public access to other areas of the installation.

The following restrictions apply to all visitors:

•No weapons (firearms/knives) allowed (including concealed weapon permit holders).

•No backpacks/coolers allowed (diaper bags or medically required bags are acceptable and subject to search).

•No alcoholic beverages are allowed.

•No drones are allowed (countermeasures will be taken).