🌱 Meet the nationally honored HR leader who calls Ormond Beach home.

What's up Ormond Beach! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the nationally honored HR leader who calls Ormond Beach home.

Also on today's calendar: Cub Scouts Pack 400 Bake Sale Fundraiser and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The Top Women Chief Human Resource Officers of 2026 (thewomenweadmire.com) — One of the nation’s top-recognized chief human resources officers, Halifax Health executive Kim Fulcher, lives right here in Ormond Beach with her family. A new 2026 list highlights her three decades of HR leadership in Volusia County’s major hospital system, alongside other influential women shaping workplace culture across healthcare, education, finance, and technology.
   

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📸 Around Ormond Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ormond Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Cub Scouts Pack 400 Bake Sale Fundraiser
  Bridges Methodist Church, 205 N Pine St, Bunnell
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Earth Day Tree Giveaway
  City of Ormond Beach Calendar , 601 Division Avenue , Ormond Beach
  9:00 am
• An Evening with Chieli Minucci & Special EFX
  City of Ormond Beach Calendar , 399 North US1 , Ormond Beach
  7:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Historic Landmark Preservation Board - Cancelled
  City of Ormond Beach Calendar , 22 S. Beach Street , Ormond Beach
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Leads Group III
  Copperline Coffee , 5521 S Williamson Blvd, #420 , Port Orange
  8:30 am
• Once Upon a Storytime
  City of Ormond Beach Calendar , 25 Riverside Dr. , Ormond Beach
  10:00 am
• Pre-Bid 2026-22 Andy Romano Beachfront Park Shade Structures Replacement Project
  City of Ormond Beach Calendar Ormond Beach, FL 32174
  11:00 am
• Leads Group II
  McKenna's Place , 3781 S Nova Rd , Port Orange
  12:00 pm
• City Commission Workshop - Code Enforcement (NID)
  City of Ormond Beach Calendar , 22 South Beach Street , Ormond Beach
  5:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Free Estate Planning Workshop
  30 S Beach St , Ormond Beach
  10:45 am

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📣 Ormond Beach Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• FPLI Party with Live Entertainment and BBQ Dinner
  Pictona at Holly Hill , 1060 Ridgewood Ave , Holly Hill
  7:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Monday Karaoke at Grind Gastropub
  Grind Gastropub & Kona Tiki Bar , 49 W Granada Blvd , Ormond Beach
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Leads Group III
  Copperline Coffee , 5521 S Williamson Blvd, #420 , Port Orange
  8:30 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey everyone.
  Our black lab went missing this morning around 5am. If anyone has heard anything or sees him please let us know. We are worried sick. We live in… (Nextdoor Hunter's Ridge)
• Relay Rd who’s missing a pig
  Please come pick up it’s cruising around Trying to keep it out of my pasture as I’m not sure my horse will be gentle she is a little protective of… (Nextdoor Rima Ridge-Ormond Beach)

• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Restaurant Assistant Manager in Ormond Beach. Apply here.
• Foundation Building Materials posted a job opening for Stocker in Daytona Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ormond Beach here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Holly Hill

• Volusia County Schools is considering relocating alternative program from Ormond to Holly Hill (observerlocalnews.com)
• Daytona Beach airport gate crasher indicted in federal court (news-journalonline.com)
• Should you be concerned about your 401K with the current Iran War? (news-journalonline.com)

Daytona Beach

• NATA Forum at Embry-Riddle To Delve into AI Applications (ainonline.com)
• Daytona Beach city manager's job in limbo amid financial concerns (wdbo.com)
• Charges dropped against suspect seen being punched in the head by Daytona Beach police officer (clickorlando.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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