Volusia County Moms - Daytona Beach, Florida area parents

Port Orange Offers Youth Baseball and Softball

The Port Orange Parks and Recreation Department is offering youth baseball and softball. The season will run from March through May. Sign-up for the 2010 season is scheduled for the month of February and will be held at the Port Orange Gym at 4655 City Center Circle. You can sign up Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The last day to register is February 26, 2010.

For softball, girls must be 7-17 years old, and for boys and girls baseball, they need to be to be ages 5-15. For additional information and fees, contact the Port Orange Parks and Recreation Department at 386-506-5851. Play ball!

Misty Forest Home Education Center Offers Homeschool Classes

 

If you are looking to enrich your child's learning experience, check out the Misty Forest Home Education Center, located in Orlando. They offer a variety of classes each week, focusing on such things as health and nutrition, yoga, pottery, sign language, music, rock band, drama, art, and more!

January Activities at Lyonia Environmental Center

The Lyonia Environmental Center has announced their planned activities for January. Here's the list so you can start planning!

Residents can learn how to incorporate “green living” into their new year with a
series of programs at the Lyonia Environmental Center (LEC) in January.
Educational programs will include:
“Greening your new year’s resolution” from 11 a.m. - noon Saturday, Jan. 2; and
from 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7. Learn easy tips on how to “green”
your lifestyle. Participation is free with paid admission to the LEC.

“Plan your landscape for the year” from 10 a.m. - noon Saturday, Jan. 9; and
from 1 - 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. Learn how to incorporate native plants and
butterfly gardening into your existing landscape. Participation is free with
paid admission to the LEC.

“Recycling: Get green and organized all at once!” from 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 14; and from 11 a.m. - noon Saturday, Jan 30. Staff will explain
the do’s and don’ts of household recycling and show participants how they can
get started composting. Participation is free with paid admission to the LEC.

“Florida Arbor Day at the LEC” from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. Test your
tree-identification skills with certified arborist Ray Jarrett on this hour-long
hike through Lyonia Preserve. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes and
bring water and bug spray. Participation is free with paid admission to the LEC.

“Creative consumers” from 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21. Learn multiple
uses for common household organizational items. Learn where you can purchase
green organizational products and how to use them in innovative ways.
Participation is free with paid admission to the LEC.

“Weekly scrub stroll” from 10 - 11 a.m. every Tuesday through Friday. Attendees
take a one-hour hike through Lyonia Preserve to learn about scrub habitat and
other ecosystems. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes and hats and bring
water and bug spray. The fee is $3. Space is limited.

Advance registration for all programs is requested and may be made by calling
(386) 789-7207.

Admission to the LEC is $5 for teenagers and adults, $4 for seniors, $2 for
children ages 3 - 12, and free for children 2 and under. Annual memberships are
available for $15 for students and senior citizens, $25 for individuals, and $45
for families.

The LEC is part of the Deltona Regional Library complex at 2150 Eustace Ave. It
is open from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; from 9 a.m. -
7:30 p.m. Thursdays; from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and from 1 - 5
p.m. Sundays.

For updates on what’s happening at the LEC, visit www.lyoniapreserve.com or call
(386) 789-7207

(Manatee exhibit at the Lyonia Environmental Center in Deltona, Florida)