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A Note From Your Publishers: Coronavirus & Events Update

Updated March 20, 2020

By Amanda Paxton, Publisher/Editor MacKid Stuart & Christen Reiner, Publisher/Editor MacKid Lakewood-Littleton March 20, 2020

As most of of you know, the country has been advised to practice Social Distancing to prevent and contain the spread of the COVID19 (Coronavirus). As officials take steps to try to keep the virus from spreading, many local events have been canceled. We expect there will be more cancellations to come.

As most of of you know, the country has been advised to practice Social Distancing to prevent and contain the spread of the COVID19 (Coronavirus). As officials take steps to try to keep the virus from spreading, most, if not all, local events have been canceled. 

What does this mean for Macaroni Kid Port Saint Lucie?

First and foremost, we are still here, and will be here for you and your family from start to finish throughout the ups and downs of what is turning out to be a bit of a scary time for most families. We want to make your life easier!  Macaroni Kid has always been about helping you answer the question, "mom/dad, what are we doing today?" We are still going to try to help you answer that question. 

That said, a few things will change just a bit:

PLEASE remember to confirm ALL EVENTS before heading out for your family fun.

Most events are being canceled, following advice from the CDC and WHO. Although we are doing our best to keep up with cancellations, we have a TON of events on our calendar and it can be challenging to keep up with changes that are literally happening minute-to-minute. If you see an event on our calendar that has been canceled, please let me know.

We have found a few virtual classes and tours and have posted those to the calendar. We will continue to post them as we find them. If you know of any, please let me know. 

This, too, shall pass, and when it does, we'll be looking toward summer camps. Our summer camp guide is in the works, in fact, some are already posted in the Summer Camp Guide section of our Business Directory. The camp guide article should be up within a few days and we expect to publish the Summer Camp Guide Special Edition in the next newsletter. 

If you have any ideas or thoughts to share, please don't hesitate to contact me at amandap@macaronikid.com. We are a community, after all, and together we will make it through the other side . . . Hopefully, with the love of our children and spouses still in our hearts and sense of humor still in tact!

COVID-19 Public Website and Call Center

Please visit the Department’s dedicated COVID-19 webpage for information and guidance regarding COVID-19 in Florida.

For any other questions related to COVID-19 in Florida, please contact the Department’s dedicated COVID-19 Call Center by calling 1-(866) 779-6121. The Call Center is available 24 hours a day. Inquiries may also be emailed to COVID-19@flhealth.gov.



Wishing you health, safety, and happiness, now and always! And, please take care of yourselves and your family.

Peace, Love, & Macaroni

Amanda & Damon (MacDad)
Your Macaroni Kid Publishers/Editors


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A special thank you to Christen Reiner, Editor and Publisher of Macaroni Kid Lakewood-Littleton for writing the original article and allowing me to customize it for our local edition.