Dade Battlefield Historic State Park just received a generous donation of $500 from Paradise Oaks RV Resort! The donation is a part of “Paradise Cares,” a registered 501c3 nonprofit philanthropic effort that supports organizations throughout the local community. It is funded by events put on by the Paradise Oaks community. Located at 4628 County Road 475 in Bushnell, Paradise Oaks raised and distributed $67,500 in donations in 2023/2024. Pictured in the Dade Battlefield Visitor Center with Park Manager Bill Gruber are Paradise Cares volunteer Tammy France, left, and Paradise Oaks RV Resort Manager Tami Moore. #dadebattlefield #FLStateParks #ParadiseOaksRVResort #thankyouforyoursupport (fb)

𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 Members of Dade Battlefield Society and the Springstead High School Air Force JROTC held a ceremony at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park on Memorial Day. The program was led by Dade Battlefield Society Board Member Ethan Parks and included the National Anthem, brief speeches by Parks and former DBS Board Member Steve Creamer and placing flags inside the breastworks boundaries to represent those who died during Dade’s Battle on December 28, 1835. The ceremony concluded with a salute of the flags as Taps was played. The first picture features (front row, left to right) Cadet Second Lieutenant McCarthy, Ethan Parks; (back row, left to right) Cadet Staff Sergeant Erby, Cadet Second Lieutenant Mathes. #dadebattlefield #FLStateParks #MemorialDay #SpringsteadsAFJROTC #AFJROTC #ulimatesacrifice #floridawar #secondseminolewar #FLhistory #dadesbattle (fb)