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Hernando County club news beginning July 6

Brooksville

Brooksville Book Discussion Group: 6 p.m. July 18, Lykes Memorial Library, 239 Howell Ave. The book to be discussed is My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey , by Jill Bolte Taylor. In 1996, at age 37, Taylor suffered a stroke. The book chronicles the Harvard-trained brain scientist's journey from debilitating stroke to full recovery. New members are welcome. No registration is required, but copies of the book are limited at the library. (352) 754-4043.

Brooksville Elks Lodge 2582: 14494 Cortez Blvd. Weekly events: bingo, 4:30-10 p.m. Thursdays; food available. Pizza and wings, in the lounge, 6 p.m. Thursdays. Dinner dance, 5 p.m. Fridays; dinner choice is half a baked chicken, country fried steak, fried Alaska pollock, fried shrimp and a weekly special; the cost is $10 plus tax; music provided by Take Two. For members and their guests. (352) 596-2582.

Brooksville Writers' Group: 7 p.m. today, at Don Kafrissen's home. Call for directions, (352) 796-4379.

Conservative Christian Teens for America: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Community Bible Church, 5041 Griffin Road. Learn about the Christian heritage of the nation, the founding principles of the U.S. government and how to impact the world as a teen. (813) 732-1507.

Florida Native Plant Society, Hernando Chapter: Florida Native Plant Garden Party, 7 p.m. Monday, American Legion Post 99, 208 E Fort Dade Ave. The party will allow members to share experiences using native plants and offer suggestions for which plants work best in certain places. There will be slideshows of plants and their placements. Some of the plants discussed will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be served. Miki, (352) 799-4839, or Brooke, (352) 583-5085. E-mail to hcfnps@gmail.com. Web: hcfnps.org.

Historic Hernando Preservation Society/Hernando Past: 5:30 p.m. today, council chambers, Brooksville City Hall, 201 Howell Ave. Following the regular business meeting will be speakers Dave and Amy Miesch, who built their home on top of the Seminole town of Chocachatti, which is on Hope Hill Road in Brooksville. Jan Knowles, (352) 279-5182 or janknowles@earthlink.net. Meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month; the public is welcome.

Kiwanis Club of Brooksville: Dinner meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Country Kitchen Restaurant, 20133 Cortez Blvd. Visitors welcome. Shirl Hammatt, (352) 799-6573.

Steadfast Charity Trust – June Newsletter « www.EnglishPassport.org

In the last two to three years the Steadfast Trust has made real progress in the achievements of its charitable objectives. As a result of this, grant requests have increased year on year.

A particular strength has been in the funding of cultural events which celebrate the heritage of the English people and bring the community together. Without the Steadfast Trust’s support such events would simply not be able to take place.

The Trustees, while continuing to support cultural events also feel there is a need to increase the work we do in ensuring that our children are taught about their history. To this end the Trust has three storytellers who will be visiting schools in the coming weeks / months.

Also book grants are to be increased so that our children have the necessary resources to be able to learn about their past. On top of this we receive many other requests and would like to start a number of other projects that would make a real difference ‘for urum peode’.

But to do all this we need your support. This charity for our community relies on the generosity of the public, we get no state funding and are unlikely to receive any, although attempts have been made. What we need is regular 2 pound per month donations, setup via direct debits. It’s easy to do and you then become a Friend of the Steadfast Trust, proudly helping your community.

While we have the finances to continue to help the causes we do, the charity would be unable to expand without additional support so please do something to help your community today, become a Friend of the Steadfast Trust.

The Great Englisc Folcmoot, additional grant awarded

Back in February the Steadfast Trust reported how the charity had provided its largest grant to date, 3200 pound for the Great Englisc Folcmoot 2011 festival weekend, and was the prime financier of the event.

Since then preparations have been underway to make sure that this becomes an enjoyable weekend positively promoting the heritage and culture of the English people with traditional events in a family friendly atmosphere.

This money has been put to excellent use with equipment provided for activities such as Football, Tug O War, Archery, Shire Horse as well as the more costly requirements of Gazebos, Marquees and Trestle Tables.

In addition entertainment has been hired with a P.A and Disco, Comedy Duo, Falconry and an Anglo-Saxon Storyteller alongside Face-Painting and Field Activities.

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