Florida Students Improve a Full Grade Level in 30 Hours 

This October the Community Learning Center began its statewide tutoring program. The program utilizes the Applied Scholastics curriculum based on the Study Technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard, which helps children improve in the areas of reading and math.

On October 7th, 350,000 children from 12,500 schools visited the Clearwater Marine Aquarium on a field trip – a virtual field trip. These children traveled to Florida and met Winter the Dolphin without leaving their classrooms, through a live webcast presented by Scholastic Books, publisher of the inspirational children’s book Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again.

After taking a brief summer hiatus, the Farmer’s Market returned to Cleveland Street in Downtown Clearwater on October 21st. The mild autumn and winter weather in Florida is not only favorable to browsing in the outdoor market, but adds to its appeal.

On Saturday, October 17th, for the third year in a row, children from Clearwater’s North Greenwood community enjoyed a DJ, dance contest, snacks, arts and crafts and balloons at the North Greenwood Recreation and Aquatics Center in celebration of Red Ribbon Week. The event, sponsored by the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, exemplified the message that living a drug-free life is more fun.

In this challenging time, a local organization has found a way to help women in need.  Women In Networking (WIN) will hold the 4th annual Women’s Symposium on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 5pm - 9pm at HCA Patient Account Services, 31975 US Hwy 19 N in Palm Harbor.