{"id":1034,"date":"2010-11-20T13:32:50","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T18:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/74.117.146.64\/~brevardf\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2010-11-20T13:32:50","modified_gmt":"2010-11-20T18:32:50","slug":"over-400-walk-for-love-at-the-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fpocf.org\/over-400-walk-for-love-at-the-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 400 Walk for Love at the Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Over 400 Walk for Love at the Avenue \u2013 Event raises awareness about child adoptions in Brevard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Geo A. Ropert, APR<\/p>\n<p>MELBOURNE, FL\u00a0\u2013 The reading of a proclamation from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brevardcounty.us\/commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brevard County Board of County Commissioners<\/a>\u00a0naming November 20 as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptflorida.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cNational Adoption Day in Brevard\u201d<\/a>\u00a0kicked off Brevard Family Partnership\u2019s fifth annual \u201cWalk for Love\u201d to raise awareness of Brevard County children who are available for adoption.<\/p>\n<p>With a picture perfect, cool fall morning as a backdrop, over 400 participants came to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.viera.shoptheavenue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avenue Viera<\/a>\u00a0for a three-mile walk that started and ended in the Avenue\u2019s courtyard, with the midway point at the county\u2019s Government Center complex. BFP\u2019s chief operating officer, Jim Carlson, lead the walk out of the Avenue, joined by adoptive families and the family and friends who support them, along with community leaders, community service providers, BFP staff and some \u201cfour-legged friends,\u201d as several attending brought their dogs along.<\/p>\n<p>The event included displays by local community service providers; children\u2019s activities, including a bounce house, clowns and face-painters; entertainment by the Merritt Island All Stars and the Magic All Stars dance and gymnastics troupes; and music by DF John Leach.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.krispykreme.com\/Stores\/Locator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Krispy Kreme of Melbourne<\/a>\u00a0provided donuts for breakfast, lunch was hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.panerabread.com\/cafes\/find.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panera Bread at the Avenue<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.culligancentralflorida.com\/dealer_locator.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Culligan Water<\/a>\u00a0made sure there was plenty of water to keep the thirsty walkers cool and refreshed throughout the course.<\/p>\n<p>The event capped off a week of celebrating child adoptions in Brevard.\u00a0 Earlier in the week, 13 children, from ages one to fifteen became members of \u201cforever families\u201d during a Celebration of Adoption ceremony held by dependency court judge\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flcourts18.org\/bio_crawford_bre.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Crawford<\/a>\u00a0at the Brevard County courthouse, in Viera.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2005, Brevard Family Partnership has helped place over 400 children in \u201cforever homes\u201d with loving families; from July 2009 though June 2010, BFP placed 76 children with \u201cforever families.\u201d\u00a0 According to the Administration for Children and Families, each year throughout the U.S. more than 129,000 children are available for adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Brevard Family Partnership would like to thank the many sponsors who helped to make the 5th annual Walk for Love a great success\u2026 30 Minute Massage by Heather; The Avenue Viera; Brevard Zoo; Carrabba\u2019s Restaurant; Chili\u2019s Restaurant; Coca Cola of Brevard; Culligan Water; Horizon\u2019s Hair Salon; Jewels by Parklane; Kay\u2019s BBQ Restaurant; Krispy Kreme Donuts; Mary Kay Representative Rose Savoy; Miche Bags; Nails and More Salon; Panera Bread Viera; PB Automotive; Premiere Designs High Fashion Jewelry \u2013 Freda Rigby; Snip Its Salon; and Soprano\u2019s Pizza.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Contact Ropert at:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Geo.Ropert@BrevardFP.org\">Geo.Ropert@BrevardFP.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 400 Walk for Love at the Avenue \u2013 Event  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-articles","wpautop"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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