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BE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL EVENT!
News | For Immediate Release
January 7, 2023
For more information, contact:
Rasheeda Denning, Community EXPO 2024 Coordinator
Communityexpo2@gmail.com | (386) 837-6270
Event to feature homeschooling & community workshops, youth entrepreneurship, food trucks, children’s activities, and more!
DELAND (Jan. 7, 2023) – Black Homeschoolers of Central Florida, Inc. brings to DeLand a family and cultural affair filled with resources and information with this annual event! Black Homeschoolers of Central Florida, Inc. will celebrate Black History Month by hosting Community EXPO 2024, a place for homeschooling families and community members to network, attend education workshops, and connect with organizations, college representatives, and community resources. The EXPO will feature an array of vendors, including an African American Military History Exhibit, Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club display of bikes, Heroes Everywhere cars, Rebel Legion Ra Kura Base Star Wars characters, as well as youth-run business initiatives and children’s activities. This event will also include a Silent Auction.
The Community EXPO event is donation based- give what you can. Your donation helps support BHCFL programs! This event is open to the public and will take place 12 noon.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24th at The Sanborn Center, located at 815 S. Alabama Ave. DeLand, FL 32724.
Black Historical Places in DeLand, Florida
Painter's Pond Mural Walk
The mural is in celebration of the People of Color who lived and worked in ‘Red City’ & ‘Little Africa’ and helped to make DeLand the vibrant place it is today.”
American Legion Orange Baker Post 187
This historic landmark and Black Military History Museum has been in the Spring Hill community since 1946, started by Tuskegee Airmen. Come and visit the post museum and learn more about this wonderful history.
African American Museum of the Arts
This wonderful museum contains a revolving display of art, and over 150 African-related artifacts.
325 S Clara Ave, DeLand, FL
The Burgess Pavilion at DeLand Memorial Hospital-Originally constructed in 1926, the Burgess Pavilion was the first hospital to serve West Volusia’s black citizens.
240 N. Stone Street DeLand, FL
Further Out- Visit Bethune Cookman University(Daytona Beach), Jackie Robinson BallPark(Daytona Beach), Fort Mose(St. Augustine), Zora Festival(Eatonville), Bronze Kingdom(Orlando), Three Masks(Orlando)