The City of Port Orange will hold the annual Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27, 2019 at 10 am located at Veterans Park in City Center. The VFW Post 3282 will host the ceremony, which will feature a display of colors, speeches and a 21-gun salute. The closest parking lot is located at 4655 City Center Circle, Port Orange, FL, 32129.

The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County (DOH-Volusia) is hosting no-cost breastfeeding classes for new and expectant mothers. Classes cover the basics of breastfeeding and are scheduled at DOH-Volusia locations from:

• 6 to 8 p.m., Tues., June 4, at 775 Harley Strickland Blvd., Orange City.
• 10 to 11 a.m., Tues., June 11, at 1845 Holsonback Dr., Daytona Beach.
• 6 to 8 p.m., Wed., June 12, at 717 W. Canal Street, New Smyrna Beach.
• 6 to 8 p.m., Thurs., June 20, at 1845 Holsonback Dr., Daytona Beach.

Each class is a one-time session. Reservations are suggested but not required.

Lactation consultants from the department’s Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program offer resources and assistance to breastfeeding mothers. WIC also offers breastfeeding peer counseling programs. Trained peer counselors are chosen from the same socio/economic/ethnic groups as WIC clients and have successfully breastfed their own babies.  Breastfeeding peer counselors provide mother-to-mother basic breastfeeding education and support to pregnant and breastfeeding moms.

For information or to register for a breastfeeding class, please call 866-WIC FOOD (942-3663).