EMS Station Update 10/19:
From Wendell - Last night's Suwannee County Commission meeting was finally successful. With a 5 - 0 vote, we succeeded in getting the Fire/Rescue facility in Wellborn. The motion stipulated it is to be built on the property donated by the Wellborn Community Association, adjacent to the Jiffy Store, contingent on the property being of the needed size for the facility (which it is), and receipt of the state funds which should be received by January 2012 (which they will be). Congratulations to all of our WCA members, Wellborn church members, and our Wellborn community as a whole for supporting these efforts.
Mission Statement:
The Wellborn Community Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to provide for the mutual welfare of the residents of Wellborn and its surrounding areas, to enhance community life by being attuned to the needs of the less fortunate members of the community, and to care for their social, economic and physical needs as means permit. Funds raised also support a community association building where functions are held to enhance the social spirit of the community. Our building is available for business meetings, group meetings, children's parties, holiday, birthday or retirement parties, or family reunions. Kitchen facilities are included. Contact Wendell Snowden at 386-963-1157 or Jack Allred at 386-963-4322.
Our main function and fundraiser each year is the Wellborn Blueberry Festival, held the first Friday and Saturday in June on the community center grounds in downtown Wellborn. Arts & crafts and food vendors, the country store, parade, blueberry bake-off, raffles and door prizes, kids' games and crafts are all featured for two days of fun. Featured items are fresh blueberries and blueberry bushes, blueberry pies, cobbler, ice cream, jelly, syrup, fudge, and (of course) our famous blueberry pancake breakfast.
A highlight of the 2011 Blueberry Festival Parade was the participation of the Navy Band-Southeast. We were honored and proud to feature them in our parade. See the Blueberry Festival page on this website for more information on how YOU can participate in this year's festival. If you would like to be a Blueberry Festival sponsor, the Blueberry Festival page has information for you! See a video of the 2011 Festival on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5kdXHlQ5BU