The annual Will McLean Festival is a celebration honoring the work of Florida's Troubadour, who wrote songs, stories, and poems about his native state. THE GOALS ARE: -TO PROMOTE, IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND ELSEWHERE, THE WORKS OF WILL MCLEAN AND THE WORKS OF OTHER FLORIDA ARTISTS. -TO PROVIE FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE, AND TRAINING -TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE WORKS OF FLORIDA'S ARTISTS PROVIDE FACILITIES, PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS -TO PROMOTE INVOLVEMENT BY NONPROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES ALIKE, IN THE ARTISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL FIELDS -TO PROVIDE LOANS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO STUDENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PROMULGATION OF ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS IN SPECIFIED AREAS