Message From The President:
Greetings,
It is with a bit of joy as well as sorrow that I am writing this message today because it will be my last message to all of you.
It has been both an honor and a pleasure to serve as both Vice President and President of The Friends of Weeki Wachee. In addition, as my term ends, I would like to thank the members and the Board of Directors for there support and guidance. It has been a pleasure working with all of you.
Read more...Earth Day 2013 Invasive Plant Removal Effort
On behalf of the Friends of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, the Park staff, and the FWC/Brooksville Ridge Volunteer Program, thank you once again for volunteering at our park to...
Read moreJanuary 2013: Invasive Plant Removal at the Park.
You might think that the great invasion of January 26, 2013 was Gasparilla in Tampa, but not so! A team of volunteers invaded Weeki Wachee Springs State Park and cleared...
Read moreMonster Transmissions Presents a Check
On November 15, 2012, the day of our annual meeting, Nancy Holly presented the Board of Directors with a check in the amount of $2,342.76 representing the proceeds from the...
Read moreHalloween 2012
Halloween 2012 was another one for the record books. Whether you were there on October 19, 20 or October 26 and 27, 2012 the Park was filled with the lights...
Read moreMermaids-N-Motor Cars 2012 Event
On October 13, 2012, The Friends of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park teamed up with Monster Transmission and created Mermaids-N-Motor Cars.
Read moreBlue Star Memorial
Many cities and special places are holding memorial for our country’s military men and women who have proudly served or are currently serving our county this month. On September 21,...
Read moreYep they are hard at work!
Our Board members now have a great place to work. The Friends provided The Park with a hand crafted, football shaped, highly polished polyurethane table and accompanying executive chairs for the…
Pandemonium 2012 on June 16th
The Parrot Head Pandemonium event came to the Park with fun, laughter and great music that filled the evening skies. Guests were singing along to their favorite song, toe-tapping and…
Walmart helps keep river clean and donates money to "Friends"
To keep the river clean is no small job and The Friends of Weeki Wachee honored Billy Healis and Eric Orner for organizing “river cleanups” in July, August and September…
Board of Directors
Back Row: (L to R) Toby Brewer, Julie Komenda, Roger Davidson, Kent Weissinger, David Welch, John Druzbick, Anne McClung, Chuck Morton. Seated: Laura Knickelbein and Rose Rocco. Missing from the picture: Barbara…
New Playground
Our Newest Park Feature!!! The final touches are completed and our newest park feature, the children's playground equipment, is ready for its first young customers. Our hope is that every child will enjoy…
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