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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay gives free helmets to prevent injuries
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – The month of May is National Trauma Awareness Month, and Ascension Sacred Heart Bay is giving away a free tool that can help prevent serious head injuries. Over the next few weekends, the hospital will be handing out free bicycle helmets at the Panama City Farmers Market. Roughly 250 helmets will be distributed to people of all ages. In 2024, the Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Trauma Center treated 70 patients involved in bicycle accidents. Fun and learning await at Walton County's Summer Splash event Those involved in those accidents accounted for 5% of total trauma deaths last year. Medical experts say that wearing a helmet can truly be a matter of life and death in certain situations. 'Patients wearing helmets tend to not have these massive head injuries that we see,' Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Trauma Program Director Molly Frost said. 'It can mean them having major deficits and lifelong trauma that they have to live with, or walking out of here same day, discharged, going home to their families. So it can really mean a big difference.' So far this year, the hospital has already treated 14 patients involved in bicycle accidents. You can grab your free helmet at the Panama City Farmers Market on Saturday, May 17th, or Saturday, May 31st, anytime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bay County charity hosts duck races to support community needs
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – A Bay County charity is inviting the public to join them for an evening full of unique entertainment at Laketown Wharf in Panama City Beach on Tuesday, May 13th. Beach Care Services is once again hosting their annual Duck Races, and everyone is invited to come out and watch some healthy competition take flight. All the proceeds benefit Beach Care Services, which helps residents in the Bay County community who are struggling to pay certain expenses like rent, electric bills, or medical bills. This is one of the organization's signature events, and this year, 12 teams will be competing, including Panama City Beach Fire and Police teams, and WMBB. Fun and learning await at Walton County's Summer Splash event Event organizers continue to bring back the Duck Races as it serves as both a fun family outing and a way to give back to those in need. 'We just want to see our local residents thrive, and that's how we're able to give back. You know, we're a fully donation-based charity,' said Duck Races Chair Lindsey Pickenpaugh. 'These events mean the world to us because that's how we give back to our community. Luckily, we have such great community support.' There will be raffles, free food from 15 different local restaurants, and auctions along with the races. The gates open at 5:30 p.m. at the Laketown Wharf lower pool, and tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for kids. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fun and learning await at Walton County's Summer Splash event
FREEPORT, Fla. (WMBB) – An opportunity to enjoy a day full of some fun in the sun is coming to the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center in Freeport on Saturday, May 17th. The center is yet again hosting their 'Summer Splash' where all attendees can grab food and drinks, enter raffles, beat the heat with water-themed bounce houses, and you can take aim at center staff who will be in dunk tanks. You can also visit some of the resident's of the center as the reptile room will be open along with their birds of prey exhibit. Staff say this is the best way for residents and visitors to check out the center and see all the important work they do in the Walton County area. Free kindergarten readiness events by Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida 'We want to give people the opportunity to come out and visit the center, see what we're really doing. We try to host an event every month if we can,' said E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center Assistant Director Ashlyn Stanford. 'This is a really good one for kicking off the summer as school is coming to a close, giving people the opportunity to come out and see it and then eventually make it out for the summer days as well. It's just kind of a sneak peek of what they can expect for the summer.' The 'Summer Splash' event will start at 9 a.m. and last until about 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for those 13 and up, $7 for anyone between the ages of four and 12, and free for all members. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
