Category: Kind to Your Wallet

Reagan Jam

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The 16th Annual Reagan Jam Session is scheduled for today from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The event is free and will be held at Madison Street Park. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from Penello’s Italian Food Truck.

The event will feature:
Old Country Band
2nd Time Around
Across the Street Band
Under the Influence
Traveling Angels Gospel
Bama Jam
Dry Creek Bluegrass Band
Jeff Peacock and friends

With Soloists:
Emma Reagan
Cierra Culbreth
Eric Aselon
Dickey Merritt
Beth Kidd
Janet Moneyham
Wells Draughn
Sonny Thompson
Wendell White

For more information call Royce Reagan at 850-526-6609.

Christmas at Mayhaw

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Tomorrow, December 18th, Christmas at Mayhaw will take place at Clay Mary Park in Blountstown. Starting at 1 PM, the event will feature fun family activities such as pictures with Santa, face painting, ornament decorating, and a viewing of The Polar Bear Express. There will also be baked goods, candy bags, chili and hot dogs, popcorn, and hot chocolate. For more information, call (912) 409-6306. 

Lynn Haven House Light Show

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David Price’s annual house light show is up and running! Located at 1306 Vermont Avenue in Lynn Haven, the light show is synced to the 104.9 FM radio station. The show will run nightly from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. until early January.

This year’s theme is Disney, with Price reporting that he has added about 18,000 more lights, 12 new control panels, five spotlights, and increased one of the mega-trees by ten feet! The show is about 20mins long with a message that “Everybody can have a better life, you just have to put your heart into it. It’s okay to have friends help you along the way. It’s looking forward to a better future within yourself. set goals and achieve these goals,” as Price said.

For the second year in a row, Price is partnering with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office to collect unwrapped toys for Project 25. They’re also collecting non-perishable food items to benefit Angels Pantry. 100% of everything collected goes back into Bay County and it can be brought when you come to visit the show. 

National Free Shipping Day

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Today is National Free Shipping Day! This is a national shopping holiday that was conceived in 2008 by internet entrepreneur Luke Knowles. More and more retailers partner with Free Shipping Day to capture sales from shoppers eager to finish their holiday lists in mid to late December. Free Shipping Day is designed to make sure you get your online gifts in time for the holidays without having to pay exorbitant shipping fees. 

Green Monday

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Today is Green Monday, an annual event that was coined by eBay in 2007. Green Monday is one of the biggest online sales days in December due to the upcoming holiday deadlines – it is the last Monday with at least 10 days left before Christmas. Considering standard shipping takes 8-10 business days, this is a crucial date for online shopping. Many big stores such as Walmart and Target utilize this event by offering special deals.

Vintage Campers Club Christmas Campout

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The 12th Annual Vintage Campers Club Christmas Campout is tomorrow! Held at Three Rivers State Park, there will be decorated vintage campers and light displays from 5-8 PM – right after the Sneads Christmas Parade. There will also be an opportunity to meet Santa Claus from 5:30-7:30 PM. Admission is $3 per vehicle.

Bennett Christmas Light Show

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A local family is hosting a Christmas light show set to music. Directions: head towards Marianna from Altha on Highway 71 and turn down Sam Duncan Road. Tune into the 103.7 radio station after you pass Altha Co-op Road to hear the sounds of the show. The light show is 13minutes long and runs all week. You can turn down SAM DUNCAN road and watch a 13-minute show. Sunday-Thursday the show runs from 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Friday-Saturday the show will run for an extra hour, ending at 10:30 pm.

 

Cyber Monday in Tomorrow!

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  • The use of the term ‘Cyber Monday’ was first used on November 28, 2005, and has evolved into an annual, international online event.
  • In 2020, Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day in U.S. history with a total of $10.7 billion in online spending.
  • In a survey done across the 16 countries that practice Cyber Monday, men accounted for 56% of the Cyber Monday shoppers. 

Black Friday or Buy Nothing

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The widely popular holiday Black Friday is just two days away. 

However, Black Friday is not the only event occurring on November 26th – it is also Buy Nothing Day in the United States. Black Friday can be a great opportunity to save money on holiday gifts or expensive investments like new computers but can also encourage needless spending and competitive shopping that can lead to physical harm. Buy Nothing Day is a movement started by artist Ted Dave in 1992, and is an international day of protest against consumerism and the harm it causes to individuals, communities, and the environment. 

 

Family Volunteer Day

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Today is Family Volunteer Day, an annual event held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving or two days after the third Thursday in November. Family volunteering is a specific subtype of volunteering; families work together to support their communities/neighborhoods which further strengthens the community and the families involved.

Family Volunteer Day was created in 1990 by Points of Light; it is sponsored by Disney’s Friends for Change and managed by generationOn. The event is designed to help inspire community involvement and the opportunity to help raise kind, compassionate children. Family volunteering allows families to come together and give back, creating a holistic community that thrives on collaborative compassion and empathy.