We are still very busy working to raise money for the Community Center. We have raised almost 1/3 of the total needed to do the repairs and additions to the Pavilion. Those include adding additional stalls to each restroom, adding a prep area for catering, adding additional storage for new tables and chairs, installing a pull down door on the north side near the restrooms, painting and repairs. Our expected cost is $150,000.00 for all this. Look for our THERMOMETER near the highway and track our progress. Once this project is completed, we will start a campaign to raise money for the main building restoration.

The next event we will be a part of is the Crawfish Festival put on by the POC Chamber each year. We will be selling raffle tickets for our Redfish Bench (drawing to be held May 6), our neon sign donated by the Chamber, and a large basket of goodies to host your own crawfish party. The winners for these two items will be announced at the Festival at 4:30.  If you have never been, now is the time. It’s an amazing event on April 29, at Kingfisher Park.

On May 6, we will be hosting our first annual Derby Day celebration. It will start with a fun run through the Sanctuary in the morning. At noon, we will start our festivities at the Community Center. There will be food available, fun and games for all ages, a silent auction, races, hat decorating contests, and live streaming of the Church Hill Down’s day of racing ending with the Kentucky Derby. Come join in in the fun! We will be announcing the winner of our Redfish Bench at this event . We will be telling you more about this event in next month’s Dolphin Talk. Mark your calendars.