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If you’re interested in playing a bigger part in education in your community, in helping others negotiate their rights and choices, in staying up to date on regional issues and concerns, and in supporting Family Empowerment for all families, please consider becoming a LIFE Link.

 

LIFE Links are Regional Representatives across six state areas:

 
  • Southeast - Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties
  • Southwest - Monroe through Manatee counties, bordered by Glades and Highlands on the east
  • North Central- Martin through Volusia counties, bordered by Osceola and Orange on the west)
  • Central West Coast-Hillsborough through Citrus, bordered by Polk and Lake counties on the west
  • Northeast - Flagler through Nasau, bordered by Columbia, Alachua and Marion on the west
  • Panhandle- Escambia down to Levi county.

Current LIFE Links are:

North Central:
(Homeschool support)

Denny Zahrt
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Denny is an active participant in the Central Florida homeschool community. Along with her husband, Frank, she strives to cultivate a life time love of learning among their three children. She has been a homeschool support group leader since 2001 with Homeschool Cooperative Educating in Central Florida (HCECF). Her commitment to this group has seen its continued growth and improvement making HCECF widely recognized as one of the core groups in the local area.

Denny also cultivates and maintains positive networking contacts and arrangements with other groups and community leaders. She created a list that allows all homeschool groups a free place to advertise their group, so that individuals can best find the group that meets their needs. Working closely with other leaders has allowed Denny the privilege of being part of the management team of several Florida groups, often serving as a back up moderator for other group leaders in times of need. As part of her further service to the homeschool community, she has been instrumental in organizing and/or hosting several events per year which are available to the entire homeschool community - these include homeschool faires, engineering workshops, drum building campouts, meet-ups, h.e.a.r.t.s. volunteer projects and zoo classes.

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Radonda is relatively new to the homeschool scene, but long on child advocacy and community service experience. She is a Child Welfare Specialist, who does trainings on diversity/ anti-oppression, peaceful parenting and other topics. She currently sits on the Statewide Child Abuse Death Review Committee, and does periodic volunteer work with Amnesty International She enjoys learning and experiencing the learning process with her daughter, and she enjoys sharing her love of homeschooling with others.


If you live in the North Central Florida area and are looking for support or resources, please email Denny or Radonda and they'll be glad to help!


Southeast:


(Homeschool support)
Millie Godreau
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Millie Godreau is a long time supporter of LIFE Inc., and a frequent contributor to our newsletter, LIFE Lines. She is active in the South Florida area with a variety of home and alternative learning activities and programs.


If you live in the Southeast area and have any questions or concerns, write to Millie and she'll be glad to help you out!


Central West Coast:

(Homeschool, public, private school support)
Terri Willingham:
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Terri Willingham is a long time home and alternative learning advocate who has been homeschooling her three children with her husband Steve for more than 11 years. All three of her children take classes through the Florida Virtual School, in addition to continuing hands on interest led learning at home and in the community. She directs Learning is For Everyone, Inc., and supports the mission of learning for everyone via a LIFE of Tampa chapter, monthly Home Learning Network meetings at a Tampa Barnes & Noble, an occasional column in the St. Petersburg Times called "Live and Learn," through community service and by being active in Camp Fire USA.

 


If you live in the Central West Coast area and have any questions or concerns, write to Terri and she'll be glad to help!


We need at least two Representatives for each area with interest in home, public and/or private education. Reps will have their own email list (LIFE Links) on which to connect to share ideas, questions, issues and insights.  LIFE Inc. will provide full support to Reps, including providing materials and resources, keeping  Reps informed about the latest legislative issues and other relevant information, and helping with regional concerns. Quarterly LIFE Link Updates will be featured in our newsletter.

Our LIFE Link application is on the next page...