Promoting Early Reading: Osceola Reads Introduces Little Library at Osceola YMCA

The Osceola County branch of the YMCA has joined forces with Osceola Reads to open an Osceola Reads Little Library.

The Osceola Reads Little Library initiative allows children to take a book, leave a book, expand their athome library, or help support one of their fellow little readers. Now children at the Osceola “Y” location will be the first to be part of this initiative from Osceola Reads.

“At the Osceola County YMCA, one of our three focus areas is Youth Development, and we believe that early literacy is a critical need in our community,” said John Lewis, Executive Director of Osceola County YMCA. “The Osceola YMCA has several summer programs that will serve over 100 kids weekly, ranging from preschool to school-aged children. Through this partnership, every child will have the opportunity to read daily with the goal of promoting early literacy and curbing the summer learning loss.”

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Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington to host drive-thru summertime food distribution

With some families and individuals in our community still experiencing food insecurity, non-profit organizations and local governments are continuing to come together to organize food distribution events to assist those who are in need.

On Saturday, June 25th, from 10am – 12pm, Osceola County Board 0f County Commissioner for District 3 Brandon Arrington will host a free, drive-thru Summertime food distribution, supported by 2nd Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and State Representative for District 46 Kristen Arrington.

The event will begin at 10 am at St. Rose of Lima Church, located at 3880 Pleasant Hill Road, Kissimmee. One meal pack will be given to each vehicle, and the food distribution will be first come, first served while supplies last.

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Experience the jaw-dropping excitement of Gator Week 2023 at Wild Florida May29-June 3

Get ready gator enthusiasts, Gator Week at Wild Florida returns May 29 – June 3!

During this week, guests can receive free Gator Park admission when they make a small donation towards the Wild Florida Scholarship Fund to help Osceola County high school students pay for college.

Daily Schedule Throughout Gator Week

Exotic Animal Show – During Wild Florida’s regularly scheduled Exotic Animal Show performances, they’ll focus our segments on different types of crocodilians. For instance, Wild Florida will bring out a Nile, caiman, albino and regular American alligator. In addition to an educational seminar, they’ll also have alligator calling contests and Q&A trivia.

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AAA offering free “Tow to Go” backup plan for impaired drivers in Florida for Memorial Day weekend

AAA is once again activating its Tow to Go program in Florida, offering free confidential rides for would-be impaired drivers and their vehicles over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. This is the 25th year The Auto Club Group has provided the Tow to Go program.

When called upon, The Auto Club Group dispatches a tow truck to transport the driver and vehicle to a safe location within a 10-mile radius for free. Since its inception, Tow to Go has removed more than 25,000 impaired drivers from the road.

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NHTSA proposes mandatory utomatic emergency braking systems for US vehicles

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has put forward a rule proposal that would mandate the installation of automatic emergency braking systems on “nearly all” cars and light trucks in the United States. The proposed rule is expected to dramatically reduce crashes associated with pedestrians and rear-end crashes.

NHTSA projects that this proposed rule, if finalized, would save at least 360 lives a year and reduce injuries by at least 24,000 annually. In addition, these AEB systems would result in significant reductions in property damage caused by rear-end crashes. Many crashes would be avoided altogether, while others would be less destructive.