Special Events
2020 and beyond…
Run for the Donuts, in support of early childhood education
was a great success! Next year’s event date is March 12, 2021. Please check our Facebook Page for photos and next year’s sign-up, or to inquire about sponsorships. Thanks to our 2020 sponsors: Louden Bonded Pools, CareNow Walk-in Clinics, Keiser University, Orange Theory Fitness, Renaissance Charter and Tradition Family Chiropractic
Family Fun Fair
Event Date: NEW DATE:
Saturday, September 19, 2020 10 AM -1 PM
Location: Havert Fenn Center & surrounding area, Fort Pierce
We invite you to join us at the 14th Annual Family Fun Fair, a free family event, featuring an interactive drum circle, princess visits, puppet show and semi-pro soccer team obstacle course, the PACE Girls Sing-Along, Storybook Stations, stage performances, Mini-Safety Village, face painting and free books, on Saturday, September 19, 2020. This event will celebrate young children and families, with over 1,500 expected to attend.
For booth and sponsor information, please see the link on the website home page or email sanderss01@elcslc.org
Just past: Early Childhood Educators’ Conference
SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL!
Event Date: February 1, 2020
Location: Fort Pierce Central
earlier this year, ELC and St. Lucie Schools partnered to present an early childhood educators conference on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Our partners include: Children’s Services Council, the Office of Early Learning, ALPI, and St. Lucie Schools. This year’s conference, Shake, Rattle & Roll, focused on Learning through Movement with keynote speaker Tony Chaidez, from Lakeshore Learning. See our Facebook event page for photos from this educational event.
PAST EVENTS:
KIDMania!
Thanks to those who joined us for KIDMania: In the Land of Literacy, held Oct. 20, 2019, from 1-4 PM at Minsky Gym & the adjacent multi-purpose fields!This event celebrated families and raised awareness of the need to support youth and education in the community through the Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County and our fellow agencies. Our partners included the City of Port St. Lucie, Children’s Services Council, the Office of Early Learning, St. Lucie Schools and many other children’s agencies on the Treasure Coast. See our Facebook Page for photos of this fantastic event!
Early Childhood Business Symposium
Thanks to the business community who joined us for our Chamber Early Childhood Business Symposium, Panel and Breakfast, held October 16, 2019.The Chamber and the business community partner each year with ELC to host this early childhood education symposium, featuring a keynote speaker and panel of education specialists, to support youth and education in the community through the Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County and our fellow agencies. Our partners include the St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Chamber Foundation, Children’s Services Council, the Office of Early Learning, PNC’s Grow Up Great Program, and St. Lucie Schools. See our Facebook Page for photos of our 2019 event.
