Lake Wales Arts Council Celebrates Community Creativity with Opening Reception for ''Thrown Together:
LAKE WALES, Fla. — The Lake Wales Arts Council invites the community to attend the opening reception for Thrown Together: Celebrating America in Form on Thursday, July 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Lake Wales Arts Council Gallery, located at 1099 Highway 60 East, Lake Wales, Florida 33853. Made possible through a Freedom 250 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Thrown Together is a unique community ceramics exhibition inspired by the national motto E Pluribus Unum—“Out of many, one.”
Local nonprofits receive more than $180,000 in grants through GiveWell Community Foundation’s Empower Grant Cycle
LAKELAND, FL (June 11, 2026) – GiveWell Community Foundation (GWCF) is pleased to announce that 32 nonprofit organizations received grants through GWCF’s 2026 Empower Hardee, Highlands & Polk grant cycle. A total of $182,309 was awarded to help these nonprofits become more efficient and sustainable by funding capacity-building investments such as technology upgrades and training for board members and staff. Funding for this type of improvement can be difficult to obtain, making the Empower grants even more
Wawa Summer Fun Days Back in 2026 with 8 Days of Complimentary Admission
Lake Wales, FL - Wawa and Bok Tower Gardens are teaming up again to offer Wawa Summer Fun Days featuring complimentary admission on the last Thursday and Friday of May through August.The 2025 Wawa Summer Fun Days will be May 28-29, June 25-26, July 30-31, and August 27-28.Pre-registration is requested for this complimentary offer. Visitors can register at https://boktowergardens.org/wawa-summer-fun-days-2026/ The extremely popular seek & find game "Where's Wally" will be back again adding another level
