A reason to Celebrate

OHVA members:

I can't wait to share a reason to celebrate: 

Gail Oakes has just shared with me a terrific idea, an opportunity for OHVA members to share in hosting "Ebony's" the resident monkey on Monkey Island, 18th birthday celebration.
 The celebration is set for Sat, Sept 19th from 2 to 4pm.  She will be offering monkey brownies and punch at the resort and a contest to bring in photos of Monkey Island and Ebony, winners will be announced at our Sat Market Day Nov. 7th.
Perfect time for us to pull together as an association and make this special for all of Old Homosassa.  We all use Monkey Island as a landmark.  Guests can  come make a day of it have lunch, shop and explore all day, we have a lot to offer.

This will be a great time for us to use our new A frame signs to give birthday greetings to Ebony on her 18th.  Also let us put our minds together and come up with specials we can offer in our businesses.  I have Monkey merchandise I will feature, someone might want to offer banana floats or monkey bread etc.  I know you will come up with great ways to make this a fun day to host for OHVA.
Gail will put out a press release that we are hosting this celebration along with the Resort.  We have enough time to really show our OHVA ingenuity.
Please let me know your thoughts and creative ideas to add further to the celebration!!!
Thanks
Judy

Our group is dedicated to welcoming everyone to enjoy our hospitality here in Old Homosassa, Florida. We are a unique Florida Fishing village about 2 hours west of Orlando in the heart of the Nature Coast. We offer many fine restaurants, serving a variety of fresh seafood, gumbo, cuban sandwiches and all in between.
We surprise our first time visitors with our fine offerings of local artists from hand thrown pottery, metal works, nautical decor and more. Fishing is big here ranging from Cobia, Trout, Redfish and more. Old Homosassa is home to many of the most experienced fishing guides in all of Florida. You can buy fresh seafood direct from the fleets of shrimpers, fishermen & crabbers. Just want to tour the river? We just happen to offer narrated tours, or you may wish to take a ride on an airboat, on a manatee tour & swim, dinner and a cruise or a scallop tour.
Fall in love with Old Homosassa while you're here.
Specialty events offered here in Old Homosassa range with the biggest yearly Homosassa Seafood Festival, attracts over 60,000 people of the second weekend in Nov. River Raft Race in Sept for family fun, Cobia Tournament in June, Fireworks Festival or our Christmas Boat parade are all enjoyed by all. We have a Bed & Breakfast by the water, great resort accomadations and cabin rentals. You may wish to rough it in our RV campgrounds.
Just a short drive up Fish Bowl Drive you'll find the Homosassa Wildlife State Park, rated the best or near the best in Florida for many years. Offerings to help with your visit to our area are scooter rentals, bicycles and soon golf carts.
We have the Welcome mat out for you.