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parkinsonsexpo
NeuroChallenge
@Neuro_Challenge
SPONSORSHIP
& EXHIBITOR
OPPORTUNITIES
Expo@neurochallenge.org
SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021
941-926-6413 • NEUROCHALLENGE.ORG/EXPO
WELCOME
TESTIMONIALS
“ The
Neuro Challenge Dear Parkinson’s Community Partner,
Program was
excellent, Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s is
helpful and very pleased to invite you to support the Fourth
informative Annual PARKINSON’S EXPO on June, 12, 2021
regarding new at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in
treatments and Palmetto, FL. The Parkinson’s Expo is the largest
new medications. I annually held Parkinson’s educational event in the
greatly appreciate country.
the effort everyone The Expo is a day-long event designed to educate,
puts forth to engage and empower the Parkinson’s community. The Expo will comprehensively address
make this such the needs of people with PD and their caregivers by offering high-quality, important
an overwhelming information presented by nationally renowned experts in the field. The Expo will
success. Thank you! also feature interactive demonstrations and a myriad of resources to help people with
”
Parkinson’s and their caregivers live well with the disease today.
The 2021 Expo is expected to attract more than 1,500 attendees. There is no charge to
“
attend the Expo, thanks to the generous support of our partners and sponsors — like you.
Always come away We hope you will consider partnering with Neuro Challenge to support the Parkinson’s
having learned community at the Parkinson’s Expo. If you wish to reserve your space, return the
something new. commitment form included in this packet. The opportunities in this packet are available
”
on a first come, first serve basis.
“
Please visit our website (neurochallenge.org) for more information and do not hesitate
to contact us with any questions.
It is comforting Ronald Beck Robyn Faucy-Washington
to hear from the Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s
one speaker that Board Chairman Chief Executive Officer
I have had all of
the symptoms of
Parkinson's which
were mentioned, ABOUT NCF
and not from a life
threatening disease. Neuro Challenge Foundation for
With the help of Parkinson's (NCF) is a non-profit
medication and organization that originated in
exercise, a fairly Sarasota in 2008. We provide more than 45 monthly educational, therapeutic and
normal life can still support programs to people with Parkinson's and their caregivers in Sarasota, Manatee,
be attained. Thanks Charlotte, Pinellas, Marion and Highlands counties and beyond.
for your great
organization and In addition, we offer individualized care advising, community resource referrals,
programs!!! semi-annual Distinguished Speakers Series events, an annual Parkinson’s Symposium,
”
and the Neuro Challenge Network. NCF serves more than 2,500 people annually and
provides all programs and services at no charge.
2020 EXPO HIGHLIGHTS
100+
The 3rd Annual Parkinson’s Expo, presented by Neuro Challenge
Foundation was the largest Parkinson’s disease educational event in ATTENDEE
Florida and the largest in the country with over COMMENTS
1,400 NUMBER OF
VOLUNTEERS “
Thank you to all the
ATTENDEES! HELPED TO MAKE
THE EXPO A SUCCESS!
lovely people who
created this expo for
Parkinson's patients
and their caregivers. For
ATTENDEES CAME FROM me it was educational,
encouraging and
21 STATES AND CANADA empowering. Thank you.
”
Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
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Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and Wisconsin. Attendees also came from the following 24
counties in Florida: Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Monroe,
Orange, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Highlands, Hardee, Desoto, Miami-Dade, Broward, Lake,
Seminole, Palm Beach, Bradford, Sumter, and Marion. Very well organized and
it ran very smoothly! So
bullhorn 11,243
glad we attended and
90%
gathered information
on so many services out
Number of people reached on Facebook during day-of coverage there to help us. Thank
of the event with 8,125 engagments (likes, shares or comments). OF you!
”
ATTENDEES
FREE 9 “
FEEL STRONGER
AND MORE
Great program for
EMPOWERED
information and
Thanks to our sponsors the RENOWNED AFTER ATTEND-
fantastic staff and
event was provided at no
SPEAKERS ING THE EXPO
charge to the Parkinson’s exhibitors who really
community. from all over the country
care about making life
heart
presented on topics to help
Educate, Engage and Empower
the Parkinson’s community. better for those who
have PD.
MEDIA ”
LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
of Rock Steady Boxing, Dancing Through Parkinson's, Yoga for PD,
and Pedaling for Parkinson’s.
news
The event received media
coverage from several
outlets.
“
So pleased
for your organization
and how hard you have
worked for Parkinson’s
76%
OF
90%
OF
92%
OF
and all of us! Amazing
what you have done
in 10 years and what’s
ATTENDEES ahead! So lucky to have
ATTENDEES ATTENDEES were people with discovered you!!!
”
Learned of new medication Discovered new information
Parkinson’s Disease or
and treatment options. and resources.
caregiver.
THANK YOU
TO OUR 2020 SPONSORS
EXCLUSIVE PRESENTING SPONSOR INTERACTIVE DEMO
B-Mo Fit
HealthFit
The Sarasota Ballet
Title Boxing
YogaReach
COMMUNITY RESOURCE
DIAMOND SPONSORS PARTNERS
Achieving Wellness Group
®
Compassion & Choices
Dysphagia Management Systems,
LLC
PLATINUM SPONSORS Grand Living at Lakewood Ranch
ITN Suncoast
JFCS of the Suncoast
Lighthouse Vision Loss
Education Center
Manatee County Veterans Services
Neuro Challenge Crafters Guild
Rare Patient Voice, LLC
Sarasota Memorial Health Care
GOLD SPONSORS System
Senior Connection Center
Senior Helpers of Venice
Tidewell Hospice Inc.
Transitions Rehabilitation
Health & Aquatics
SILVER SPONSORS USF Parkinson's Disease and
BradBryan! Multimedia Inc. • CCAV Event Production Movement Disorders Center
GE Healthcare Home Instead Senior Care • Law Office of Nancy L. Cavey
Parkinson’s Foundation • Rough & Ready Media • UCB SPECIAL THANKS
Voyager Therapeutics • Your CBD Store All Volunteers
Braden River High School Key Club
Erika Kelly
WATER SPONSOR
LECOM Medical Students
Manatee High School Key Club
Sarasota High School Key Club
OBJECTIVES
The primary objective of the Parkinson’s Expo is to Educate, Engage and Empower the
Parkinson’s community. That will be achieved by providing information or presentations PROGRAM
on the following: OVERVIEW
 The non-motor aspects of Parkinson’s disease Speakers and their
 Medication and treatment options specific topics will
 The importance of movement therapies be announced in
March 2021
 Preparing for the challenges of advanced Parkinson’s disease
 Assistive device and technology demonstrations
 Actionable approaches to Parkinson’s disease
 Caregiver Support
The Parkinson’s Expo will also connect participants with valuable community resources
and provide an opportunity for participants to socially engage with others in the DATES &
Parkinson’s community. DEADLINES
Any sponsorship proceeds in excess of the Parkinson’s Expo expenses will be used to fund APRIL 20, 2020
year-round, ongoing support for people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers in the host Sponsorship
community and surrounding areas. opportunities
available
by invitation to
PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS current partners
The Parkinson’s Expo will be promoted throughout Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, Desoto,
MAY 18, 2020
Lee, Collier, Highlands, Hardee, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk, and Orange Counties in the
Sponsorship
following manners:
opportunities open
 D
istribution of flyers to physician offices, hospitals, and community partners. to public
Print advertising with a circulation of over 129,000 in the following Observer Media
Â
MARCH 31,
Group publications: Longboat, Sarasota/Siesta Key, East County, West Orange, Winter
2021
Park/Maitland and Windermere Observers and the Business Observer in Manatee,
Deadline to be
Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk and Orange Counties. included in Expo
See Observer Network Reach document included in packet. advertising
ÂDigital advertising in all Observer Media Group properties. See Observer Network Deadline to be
Reach document included in the packet. included in flyer
ÂInclusion in each community’s newspaper’s calendar of events.
Promotion through Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
 MARCH 31, 2021
Email announcements by Neuro Challenge Foundation and partner organizations to
 All sponsorships to
be paid in full
reach over 10,000 people.
Save the date mailer to at least 5,000 people with Parkinson’s, caregivers, neurologists,
Â
community partners and other healthcare professionals. APRIL 30, 2021
Program ads and
Registration mailer to at least 5,000 people with Parkinson’s, caregivers, neurologists,
 descriptions due
community partners and other healthcare professionals.
ÂPromotion at more than 45 monthly NCF programs in Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte,
Pinellas, Marion and Highlands Counties.
SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
Space is limited at the following levels
Exclusive Presenting $50,000
 choice of 10x10 exhibitor space in the
First  Branded promotional item included in participant
exhibition hall with main stage with over 1,500 bag (must be approved by NCF)
people in attendance  Company flyer included in participant bag
 45-minute
presentation from main stage on your (maximum size 8.5 x 11 and must be approved by NCF)
company’s product and or services  Company logo on transition slides
 prominent logo placement in all forms of
Most  Company logo on stage signage
recognition  Company logo in email announcements
 Company
S O L D
logo on event flyers distributed to
physician offices, hospitals, partners
Â
Â
Â
Full page, back cover ad in the Expo 2021 program
Company logo included on Expo webpage
First right of refusal for sponsorship level, not
 Company
logo in four half-page ads in the following
amount, for 2022 Expo
Observer Media Group publications: Longboat,
Sarasota, East County, Siesta Key, West Orange, Â Company logo on event signage
Winter Park/Maitland and Windermere Observers  Recognition in the sponsorship packet for
and the Business Observer in Sarasota, Manatee, Expo 2022
Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk, Â Use of phrase “(your company name) Supporter of
and Orange Counties. See Observer Network Reach the Parkinson's Expo 2021” on corporate materials
document included in the packet on page 12. until June 30, 2021 (subject to approval by NCF)
(See Dates and Deadlines on page 5). Â Social Media advertising on Facebook and Twitter
Diamond $20,000 — Limited to 3
 5-minute opportunity to address crowd from main  Branded promotional item included in participant
stage (placement decided by NCF) bag (must be approved by NCF)
 riority of 10x10 exhibitor space in the exhibition
P Â Company flyer included in participant bag
hall with main stage with over 1,500 people in (maximum size 8.5 x 11 and must be approved by NCF)
attendance  Company logo on transition slides
 rominent logo placement in all forms of
P Â Company logo on stage signage
recognition  Company logo in email announcements
 ompany logo on event flyers distributed to
C Â Full page ad, inside front or inside back cover, in the
physician offices, hospitals, partners Expo 2021 program
 ompany logo in four half-page ads in the following
C Â Company logo included on Expo webpage
Observer Media Group publications: Longboat, Â First right of refusal for sponsorship level, not
Sarasota, East County, Siesta Key, West Orange, amount, for 2022 Expo
Winter Park/Maitland and Windermere Observers
 Company logo on event signage
and the Business Observer in Sarasota, Manatee,
 Recognition in the sponsorship packet for Expo 2022
Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk,
 Use of phrase “(your company name) Supporter of
and Orange Counties. See Observer Network Reach
the Parkinson's Expo 2021” on corporate materials
document included in the packet on page 12.
until June 30, 2021 (subject to approval by NCF)
(See Dates and Deadlines on page 5).
 Social Media advertising on Facebook and Twitter
Platinum $10,000 — Limited to 5
 10x10 exhibitor space in the exhibition hall with  Company flyer included in participant bag
main stage with over 1,500 people in attendance (maximum size 8.5 x 11 and must be approved by NCF)
 ompany logo on event flyers distributed to
C Â Company logo on transition slides
physician offices, hospitals, partners  Company logo on stage signage
 Company logo in email announcements
 ompany logo in four half-page ads in the following
C
Observer Media Group publications: Longboat, Â Full page ad in the Expo 2021 program
Sarasota, East County, Siesta Key, West Orange, Â Company logo included on Expo webpage
Winter Park/Maitland and Windermere Observers  First right of refusal for sponsorship level, not
and the Business Observer in Sarasota, Manatee, amount, for 2022 Expo
Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk,
 Company logo on event signage
and Orange Counties. See Observer Network Reach
document included in the packet on page 12. Â Recognition in the sponsorship packet for Expo 2022
(See Dates and Deadlines on page 5) Â Use of phrase “(your company name) Supporter of
the Parkinson's Expo 2021” on corporate materials
 Branded
promotional item included in participant
until June 30, 2021 (subject to approval by NCF)
bag (must be approved by NCF)
 Social Media advertising on Facebook and Twitter
Gold $7,500 — Limited to 8
 8-foot
table in Lobby outside Center Hall. This area  Company listing in email announcements
is not located in exhibition hall with main stage. Â Half page ad in the Expo 2021 program
Company listing on event flyers to physician offices,
  Company listing included on Expo webpage
hospitals, partners
 First right of refusal for sponsorship level, not
 ompany listing in four half-page ads in the following
C
amount, for 2022 Expo
Observer Media Group publications: Longboat,
Sarasota, East County, Siesta Key, West Orange, Â Company logo on event signage
Winter Park/Maitland and Windermere Observers  Recognition in the sponsorship packet for Expo 2022
and the Business Observer in Sarasota, Manatee, Â Use of phrase “(your company name) Supporter ofthe
Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk, Parkinson's Expo 2021” on corporate materials until
and Orange Counties. See Observer Network Reach
June 30, 2021 (subject to approval by NCF)
document included in the packet on page 12.
(See Dates and Deadlines on page 5) Â Social Media advertising via Facebook and Twitter
Silver $5,000 — Limited to 9
 8-foot
table in exhibitor area. This area is not located  Company listing on event signage
in exhibition hall with main stage. Â Recognition in the sponsorship packet for Expo 2022
 Company listing on event flyers to physician offices,
 Use of phrase “(your company name) Supporter of
hospitals, partners the Parkinson's Expo 2021” on corporate materials until
 Company listing in email announcements
June 30, 2021 (subject to approval by NCF)
 Company listing included on Expo webpage
 Social Media advertising via Facebook and Twitter
 First right of refusal for sponsorship level, not
amount, for 2022 Expo
SPONSORSHIP MAP
MAIN STAGE
CENTER HALL SPONORS:
Exclusive Presenting
Diamond
Platinum
LOBBY SPONSORS: Gold
MAIN HALL
MAIN
SPONSORS:
ENTRANCE
Silver
EXHIBITOR AREA:
Community Resource
Partner
OTHER SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
The following opportunities are exclusive and do not include
an exhibitor table unless noted in description.
Coffee Sponsor $3,500
Everyone loves coffee!
NCF will provide coffee. You will receive a branded coffee station, quarter page ad in the program. You can provide a
promotional flyer for the attendee bags. (Does NOT include exhibitor table.)
Water Sponsor $3,500
Everyone needs water!
NCF will provide water. You will receive a branded water station, quarter page ad in the program. You can provide a
promotional flyer for the attendee bags. (Does NOT include exhibitor table.)
Community Resource Partner — $500 local non-profit; $1,500 local for-profit
(CRP is for local non-profit and local for-profit organizations that provide valuable resources
for the Parkinson’s community; limited to 18)
Six foot table in Community Resource Partner Area. Sponsor will be listed in the Expo program.
Non-profit organizations will receive a 15% discount on sponsorship opportunities.
Tax exempt certificate is required.
This discount is not applicable to the Community Resource Partner option.
All sponsorship inquiries must be approved by Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s. NCF has the right to refuse any potential sponsors.
CHECK OUT OUR LIVE EXPO COVERAGE
To view photos and videos from the 2020 Parkinson's Expo visit
Facebook.com/NeuroChallenge
#ParkinsonsExpoINQUIRIES & FOR
SPONSORSHIP
INFORMATION
INQUIRIES
PLEASE
CONTACT
Kristen Lessig-
CANCELLATION POLICY Schenerlein at
Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing via email to expo@neurochallenge.org.
Neuro Challenge Foundation will retain the following percentages of cancelled expo@
neurochallenge.org
sponsorship commitments:
or call
 Before January 1, 2021: 20%
 Between January 1 and January 31, 2021: 50% 941-926-6413
 On or after March 1, 2021: 100%
COMPANIES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE ARE
 Medical supply or equipment  Home healthcare and hospice ÂPhysician practices/groups
 Pharmaceutical Assisted living, skilled nursing and
 Parkinson research and advocacy
Â
rehab facilities organizations
Laboratory equipment or
Â
Non-profit organizations that serve
Â
instruments  Hospitals
the Parkinson’s community
 Medical software  Insurance providers
THE PARKINSON’S EXPO
SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021
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Exclusive Diamond
Presenting Limited to 3
Platinum Gold Silver
$50,000 $10,000 $7,500 $5,000
$20,000
First choice of exhibitor space (10x10) in
the exhibition hall with main stage
45 minute presentation from main stage
on your company’s product and or services
Priority choice of exhibitor space (10x10) in
exhibition hall with main stage
5 minute opportunity to address crowd
from main stage
Company logo on event flyer to physician
offices, hospitals, partners
Company listing on event flyer to
physician offices, hospitals, partners
Company logo in Observer Media Group
advertising
Company listing in Observer Media Group
advertising
8 ft table in exhibition hall with main stage
8 ft table in Lobby (Not in Main Exhibition
Hall)
8 ft table in exhibition area (Not in Main
Exhibition Hall)
Branded promotional item included in
participant bag (must be approved by NCF)
Company flyer included in participant bag
(must be approved by NCF)
Company logo displayed on stage signage
Company logo in email announcements
Company listing in email announcements
Ad in the PE 2021 program (Ad size varies
by sponsor level. See sponsorship details
by level)
Company listing in the PE 2021 program
Company listing included on PE webpage
Company logo on PE webpage
Company logo on event signage
Company listing on event signage
First right of refusal for sponsorship level,
not amount, for 2022 PE
Recognition in the sponsorship packet for
PE 2021
Use of phrase “(your company name)
Supporter of the PE 2021” on corporate
materials until June 30, 2021 (subject to
approval by NCF)PRINT
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WHO IS FLAGLER’S
MOST POWERFUL
STUDENT?
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‘Kill list’
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targets
Flagler
Jonathan Simmons
Rick Staly: ‘There’s no Palm Coast resident Jane Villa-Lobos spends a lot of time and energy making her yard a model neighbor and representative of Palm Coast’s beauty.
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ORMOND BEACH
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municipalities of Flagler Beach is a matter of philosophy that
While ISIS has been in the news a code enforcement officer in Palm and Bunnell, or unincorporated some residents love and others
ORMOND BEACH
a great deal of late, it has always Flagler County. Its code enforce- can’t stand. Palm Coast, unlike
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ment section has 13 employees to its neighbors, is a community
But the terrorist organization
recently released a “Kill List” Supervisor Barbara Grossman said. “We’ve WITH YOU
Bunnell’s one, the county’s two, whose formation owes much to
and Flagler Beach’s one employee the efforts of a single company
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residences among a total of 100 had people show us guns, we’ve had animals county or other municipalities, land and sculpted a community
scattered around the country. Palm Coast’s code enforcementNotice withsomething
a particular look, bound
The direction from ISIS leaders let loose on us. One individual tried to pull an relies heavily on its officers mak- together by a set of codes that
to their followers: Hunt down ing rounds, looking for violations:different? No, we didn’t
dictate house-paint color; fence
and kill these 100, all of whom are officer out of his vehicle. And then there are Each officer drives every street inchange our
height, hair.and
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current and former U.S. military the city at least twice per month,rethought
what types of inch
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personnel. people out there that say, ‘Thank you.’” your Observer to make
Working closely with the FBI, STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 3
the Flagler County Sheriff’s it more informative and
Hammock
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Rev. Willie Branch said recently,
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speaking about the old gov-
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when he talks about the main-
tenance required on the historic
building at 156 New Britain Ave.
Plantation Bay
that was constructed in 1895.
The veterans are finding them- Flagler County finally gets its second county judge. Meet Andrea Totten.SIP
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selves in a financial bind. They AT CHARI-TEA
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owns the building, but their lease
Little Blog Dress serves
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requires them to pay 100% of the as hostess for the group.
maintenance. PAGE 9
Inside the turtle hospital
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major work,” said Branch, who is
post commander. Currently there WATER METER
are electrical issues and deterio- DISASTER?
hep A
rating wood.
Being an Ormond Beach His- Whitney Lab, Sea Turtle Hospital plan for expansion.
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Coach Sue O’Malley said having five pairs of sisters on the track team at Father PAGE 10
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Florida has
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as it did last year
— a public health
emergency.
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INSIDE
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Daytona West
for boat storage on
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STATE OF ED
Flagler Schools’
achievements PAGE 9
MATANZAS
SOCCER YOU. YOUR
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SALUTING VETERANS
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Hammock Dunes completes $7 million expansion, renovation
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from a peak of 800 in
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2008 but has stabilized
A community celebration that keeps growing. PAGES 4-5 at 650, Thorpe says.
BRIAN MCMILLAN
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After a three-year $7.2 million
Postal Customer
renovation and expansion project,
Hammock Dunes Club is seeing
results: The new onsite restau-
rant has produced a 45% increase
in diners, and the new fitness
center has seen more than 100%
Local
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since 2013. SEE HAMMOCK PAGE 2
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law — life before settling
for now into the American
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legislation to prevent sex
offenders from going free
while they’re appealing
their convictions pending
Home
their appeals.
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JONATHAN SIMMONS
The top house sells for
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$1.05 million and is on Red-
sweet
bourne Lane.
Mark Fugler is supposed to
spend 15 years in prison. He was
charged with exposing himself to Photo by Jacque Estes
PAGE 9
Local
a young girl and showing her por- Plantation Bay resident and author, Richard Stutchfield, holds the passport he took on “The Journey.”
West Orange
nographic videos. He was tried,
home
convicted, sentenced. And then,
just a month later, a judge let him
out — on bail, while he filed an
appeal.
The decision generated outrage
PORT ORANGE 4,300
and opposition from the vic-
PORT ORANGE
tim’s family and from commu-
nity members, including Volusia Photo by Carol Kaelson
County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, Vanna White, Pat Sajak, Jimmy Buffett and “Home Sweet Home” winner Michael Corbett at Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach.
who wrote to the circuit’s Chief
Observer
Judge Raul Zambrano to ask him
to overturn Senior Judge Michael
Hutcheson’s decision to allow
‘Wheel of Fortune’ fan moved from Ohio around Corbett’s birthday.
“The idea of winning a home
“The idea of
bail for Fugler, an Ormond Beach
resident and former Embry-Rid-
to Margaritaville after winning a house. in Florida was just crazy, but OK,
I’ll enter the sweepstake and see
winning a home
what happens,” Corbett recalled. in Florida was
SEE LEGISLATION PAGE 4 JARLEENE ALMENAS On the third ring, Corbett After all, his wife Vickie had
NEWS EDITOR finally heard the representative been wanting to leave the Dayton, just crazy, but
out, and he found out he was the Ohio, winters for a year. In 2017,
Three phone calls brought Michael potential winner of a new home in she packed up all her belongings OK, I’ll enter
INSIDE Corbett to Daytona Beach. Latitude Margaritaville. and was ready to retire COURTS
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in his begin with,” Corbett said. past.
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Event center restrictions He received another one a couple avid “Wheel of Fortune” watcher, house,” CorbettFREE
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happens.”
Windermere,
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Volusia sheriff, FBI dismantle meth distribution ring
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Over 20 pounds of meth ing over 200 pounds of crys- operating out of cities including
tal meth in Volusia over the DeLand, Edgewater and Crescent
and pills were recovered
school
past year, according to a Nov. 11 City.
over the past year. press release. The dismantling Search warrants led to the
is a result of a VBI and the FBI recovery of about 20 pounds of
JARLEENE ALMENAS investigation called “Operation crystal meth,327 pressed fentanyl
getting NEWS EDITOR
A methamphetamine and pill dis-
Extended Stay,” which began in
December 2018.
The ringleader of the organi-
pills, 64 Dilaudids, other assorted
pills, marijuana, five guns (one
of which was stolen) and about
better?
tribution led from a Georgia pris- zation was identified as 42-year-
Horizon West
$41,000 in cash.
on cell has been dismantled by the old Jeffery White, who is current- “Our job here isn’t done, but
Postal Customer
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, ly incarcerated in Georgia. White thanks to months of hard work by
Volusia Bureau of Investigation, is serving a 20-year sentence for everyone involved in this opera-
Two Port Orange the Federal Bureau of Investiga- aggravated assault. He ran the tion, today there’s a little less
tion and the Florida Attorney Courtesy of VCSO organization by using a contra- crystal meth and fentanyl out on
schools improved General’s Office. Some of the crystal meth band cell phone, VCSO report- the street and a few more drug
Local
The organization is believed recovered during "Opera- ed. Other upper and mid-level dealers behind bars,” Sheriff Mike
from a B to an A to be responsible for distribut- tion Extended Day." organization members where Chitwood said.
from 2016 to 2017.
WEST ORANGE 13,131
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COMING SOON
Cumberland Farms is
planning two convenience
store/gas stations in Port
Orange. Find out what
Port Orange residents were among a group that released
else in the works.
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YOUR VOTER Photo by Nichole Osinski
Pasco
INFORMATION Veterinarian Dr. Craig Pelton, of Port Orange, kneels behind Whitney the sea turtle as the crowd cheers her on.
Volusia’s supervisor of
elections speaks out.
PAGE 5
Riverwalk Park enters next phase
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Tom Leek,
Spruce Creek Fly-In has
the top sale of the week.
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YOUTH CIVIC
LEADERSHIP on the state
of the state
Here’s why Rep.
Tom Leek voted
for the state
education bill
Port Orange students — despite local
participate in new
leadership class.
opposition.
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Longboat Key’s weekly newspaperis a sought-after since 1978
area to live for opted and will be going to
N retirees and pre-retirees alike, his new home this week,”
East County
1/2 MILE said trainer Cindy Skarda.
YOUR TOWN
SEE DEL WEBB PAGE 4A
BEAN COUNTER
THE BUCK STOPS HERE
Do you feed or pet this
young buck in Heritage
KEEPING UP WITH
YOU. YOUR South? These YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORS.
Harbour APRIL FOOLS 7A
actions could cost big
VOLUME 37, NO. 36
bucks — and end up FREE • THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015
Longboat
harming the deer.
YOUR TOWN Boat storage
AMANDA SEBASTIANO
brings stormy
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SALUTE STAFF WRITER
FOR SERVICE HERITAGE HARBOUR — Bambi
loves snacking on popcorn and waters to the
posing for selfies with Heritage
Harbour South residents.
But the residents’ relationship
Village
with the 1-year-old white-tailed
deer they’ve nicknamed after the
Christian Lewis, storied deer could come at a cost
A petition urges the town
to address a section
Key
6, walked away from — both for the yearling and for
Lakewood Ranch Com- residents who feed and pet him.
munity Activities’ annual By next year, the buck will reach
of Bayside Drive that’s
EGGstravaganza Easter maturity and will want to mate, used to store vessels.
event March 28, with a according to Justin Matthews, of
trophy-sized container of Matthews Wildlife Rescue, who Courtesy rendering
deliciousness. A restaurant
hopes torendering concept encoun-
end the friendly for Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant released to the Longboat Observer shows KURT SCHULTHEIS
GulfshoreTheoffirst-grader
Longboat Key at Gul- a modern
ters restaurant
between similar to Tom
residents andLeanoard’s
the and Mark Caragiulo’s Shore restaurant on St. Armands SENIOR EDITOR
resident
lettBob Jensen re-
Elementary School Circle.buck
The firm hired
before heto sketchmaturity.
reaches the restaurant used a Shore concept for the rendering.
centlywon
got aa jar
hero’s honor:
of 588 Jelly Bucks can become aggressive Just when you thought the Long-
Marine Corp.after
Beans veterans
winning the when they’re ready to mate, espe- beach Village had enough prob-
Moore’s Restaurant
Sarasota
Capt. East
Tom County
Smith and Cpl.
Observer’s cially when they feel threatened. lems with peacocks, another issue
Ted Smith
“Guess(noHowrelation)
Many” Matthews saw a resident “play is making waves.
honored Jensen, a former
contest. fighting” with the deer last week Village resident Joe Mazza pre-
gets first course approval
Marine who servedwinning
Christian’s in and watched while the buck stood sented a petition of 111 signatures
Courtesy photo
Guamguess? Six hundred.
and China protect- last week deer
Heritage Harbour South’s newest resident is a young buck — a 1-year-old white-tailed to Town Manager
residents Dave
call Bambi.
ing railroads from the SEE DEER PAGE 3A Residents could face fines for feeding, petting or playing with the deer. Bullock, urging the town to look at
Japanese, in a ceremony. a sliver of town-owned property
The ceremony was along Sarasota Bay off of Bayside
offered through a Tide- Drive to the right of the Linley
Well Hospice of Sarasota Moore’s Stone Crab KURT SCHULTHEIS discussion Monday night, the Street boat ramp that’s been used
program in which veterans Longboat Key Town Commission to store and launch small boats,
SARASOTA
SENIOR EDITOR
volunteer by honoring Restaurant came granted two requests by Moore’s canoes and kayaks for years.
those who served. one step closer to If Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant co-owner Alan Moore on first Mazza and 110 other residents
burned to the ground tomorrow reading to change the compre- believe the vessels, some of which
Observer
rebuilding at or was blown apart by a hurricane, hensive plan and the restaurant’s are tied or locked up, are unsight-
COMING SOON a future house would replace the zoning designation from residen- ly and create a parking problem.
TO A NEST
Monday night’s 47-year-old restaurant. tial to commercial. “We’re looking for some relief out
NEAR YOU... commission meeting. Commissioners don’t want The changes need to be there,” Mazza told commissioners
SARASOTA/SIESTA KEY 23,425
that to happen.
A Longboat Key couple After an hour-and-a-half-long SEE MOORE’S PAGE 2A SEE STORAGE PAGE 7A
is expecting.
That’s right, swans
KEY CRIME SOLVER
Sully and Susie have
nested and are expect- County is uber happy
ing a special delivery of
cygnets at the end of about new program.
April. Their cygnets will
YOU.
hit the waters after two YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. PAGE 4A
days in the pond across
the street from CVS.
VOLUME 11, NO. 19
To learn more about Longboat Key’s detective FREE • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015
the swan-care efforts,
sergeant has worked
CITY AND COUNTY:
visit: GracieSwan.org.
to solve 15 cases since
he took over the Key’s
detective beat.
ARTS+CULTURE
Why can’t we be friends?
KURT SCHULTHEIS
SENIOR EDITOR
SIESTA KEY Longboat Key Detective Sgt. Bob
Bourque doesn’t keep pictures of
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his family on his desk, and there
Observer
isn’t any memorabilia adorning
the walls of his 12-foot-by-12-
Sarasota county and city commissioners embarked on a $400,000 trip to Camp Beefsquash
foot office. Formerly the Pelican Press
last week to try to bury the hatchet and smoke the proverbial peace pipe.
Cluttering Bourque’s desk,
floor and filing cabinets are hun-
dreds of manila folders, stuffed
with paperwork on both active
ALEXLost and donated works
MAHADEVAN and closed crime cases on Long-
of art
DIGITAL get a second life
EDITOR boat Key.
in “MASHterpiece.”
The Hatfields and the McCoys.
Since Bourque, a police officer County is uber happy
on the Key since December 2009,
BLACK
Full-time TIE and snow- became detective sergeant in May
residents
DASH BOUTIQUE about new program.
birds. Sarasotarock
Attendees County
out and the 2014, unsolved cases have been
city at
of the
Sarasota?
Firefly Gala, YOU. solved
YOUR NEIGHBORS.
at a rapid pace. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. COMING TO PAGE 4A
Although cityForty
benefiting and county
Carrotscom- “It’s all about solving puzzles,”
missioners have been embroiled
Family Center. Bourque said. “We have more THE CIRCLE 2A
VOLUME 45, NO. 36
in a years-long battle over myr- time to deal with crimes that larg- FREE • WEDNESDAY,We try to keep APRIL 1, 2015
up Schultheis
Kurt with
iad INSIDE
municipal issues, a recent Longboat Key Detective Sergeant Bob Bourque has no trouble finding any one of the hundreds of manila folder
friendship retreat ordered by a SEE BOURQUE PAGE 3A case files he keeps in his office. the Kardashians as
CITY AND COUNTY:
12th Judicial Circuit Court judge they open a new store.
appears to be soothing relations.
Although the week-long trip
bridged relations between the
two government bodies, a covert
operation from an old nemesis
FDOT project
Why can’t we be friends?
raised the possibility of new Sun-
shine suits.
Judge Saul Goodman ordered a
stay in pending litigation between
the two government bodies over
will cause
the former police station site in
downtown Sarasota, and forced Siesta bridge
the two sides to attend Camp
Sarasota county and city commissioners embarked on a $400,000 trip to Camp Beefsquash
Beefsquash. The city and county
closures
Siesta Key
will each tap their respective gen-
last week to try to bury the hatchet and smoke the proverbial peace pipe.
eral funds to split the $400,000
price tag for the retreat.
The city’s refusal to convey the Alex Mahadevan
A $12 million resident-
ALEX MAHADEVAN Sarasota County Commissioner Paul Caragiulo soothes relations between city and county commissioners only overpass could
SEE EDITOR
DIGITAL BEEFSQUASH PAGE 4A with a rendition of the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” during a friendship retreat at Camp Beefsquash.
eventually reduce traffic
The Hatfields and the McCoys. on Stickney Point Road.
Full-time residents and snow-
DASH BOUTIQUE
Festival promoters scout
birds. Sarasota County and the
YOUR TOWN
city of Sarasota? COMING
JESSICA SALMONDTO
Although city and county com- STAFF WRITER
missioners have been embroiled THE CIRCLE 2A
in a years-long battle over myr-
iad municipal issues, a recent
friendship retreat ordered by a
12th Judicial Circuit Court judge
Phillippi Creek for concert The intersection
ment of
of Beach
We try to keep
for Kardashians
Transportation,
they
as
the Florida Depart-
open a new store.
Road
up with
and Midnight Pass has been a
target the
based
appears to be soothing relations. on the number of accidents and
Although the week-long trip traffic back-up at the signal. At
a public meeting in March, FDOT
bridged relations between the As questions representatives showed residents
two government bodies, a covert
surround the fate of
operation from an old nemesis
raised the possibility of new Sun-
shine suits.
one noisy business FDOT project
two possible options: removing
the free-flow right turn lanes or
installing a three-way round-
Judge Saul Goodman ordered a along Phillippi Creek, will cause
about.
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stay in pending litigation between However, based on comments
the two government bodies over plans for a music from several public meetings and
the former police station site in
downtown
IT’S READ Sarasota, and forced
festival in the area Siesta bridge
more than 300 letters of disap-
proval, FDOT is considering a
new alternative: an overpass
the two sides to attend Camp are beginning
EVERYWHERE
Beefsquash. The city and county
to crystalize. closures
connected to the Stickney Point
bridge to be used only by Siesta
Charlotte
will each tap their respective gen-
The Observer really is Key residents.
eral funds to split the $400,000
read everywhere… even At a public meeting April 1,
price tag for the retreat.
inside our office! Luis A $12
FDOT million resident-
representatives revealed
The city’s refusal to convey the
Trujillo, graphic designer PAGE 3A
Sarasota County Commissioner Paul Caragiulo soothes relations between city and county commissioners
Alex Mahadevan
plans for an express overpass
only overpass could
for the Observer Media that would be added to the bridge.
SEE BEEFSQUASH PAGE 4A with a rendition of the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” during a friendship retreat at Camp Beefsquash.
Group, shows his sup- eventually
Renderings of thereduce
potentialtraffic
two-
port inside the Observer lane overpass show it extending
headquarters on the
onthe
over Stickney Point
Intracoastal Road.
Waterway
Festival promoters scout
editorial floor.
SEE OVERPASS PAGE 3A
YOUR TOWN JESSICA SALMOND
STAFF WRITER
Phillippi Creek for concert The intersection of Beach Road
and Midnight Pass has been a
target for the Florida Depart-
ment of Transportation, based
on the number of accidents and
traffic back-up at the signal. At
a public meeting in March, FDOT
As questions
TOTAL WEEKLY READERSHIP 320,221
representatives showed residents
surround the fate of two possible options: removing
the free-flow right turn lanes or
one noisy business installing a three-way round-
about.
along Phillippi Creek, However, based on comments
plans for a music from several public meetings and
more than 300 letters of disap-
festival in the area proval, FDOT is considering a
IT’S READ new alternative: an overpass
EVERYWHERE
are beginning connected to the Stickney Point
to crystalize. bridge to be used only by Siesta
The Observer really is Key residents.
read everywhere… even At a public meeting April 1,
inside our office! Luis FDOT representatives revealed
Trujillo, graphic designer PAGE 3A plans for an express overpass
for the Observer Media that would be added to the bridge.
Group, shows his sup- Renderings of the potential two-
port inside the Observer lane overpass show it extending
headquarters on the over the Intracoastal Waterway
editorial floor.
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Promotional item to be included in the participant bag mailed to the first 500 households registered.
Specifications to be provided upon sponsorship confirmation. Item must be approved Neuro Challenge.
Examples are: pen, small notebook, change purse, sunglasses
Prominent Logo on sponsor slides during the event
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