Pana Pride is looking to raise funds for its demolition work.  They are holding a raffle, for which tickets are rapidly selling.  The organization is also preparing for the annual father-daughter dance.  It comes on the heels of their first ever mother-son dance, which took place in December.  

Melissa Miller is the president of Pana Pride, the organization which works with the city to organize and fund demolitions of buildings no longer fit for use.  She says $900 in local restaurant gift cards are up for grabs in the raffle. 

The father-daughter dance is scheduled for Saturday, March 7 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Eagles Club.  As with before, there will be music, photo booths, and crafts at the event. 

Pana Pride has also revamped their website, www.panapride.org.  It now has a more modern layout with a blue-and-orange color set to match the local schools.

Staff and volunteers have finished taking down the holiday lights displays at Kitchell Park.  Miller says the lights tour was a success, though the weather did hamper their efforts.

Miller also took some time to commend the winners of Pana Pride’s “Volunteers of the Year” honors.  They are part of the beautification committee and holiday lights team.

More information on Pana Pride is available at their website, www.panapride.org.

Melissa Miller appeared as a guest on the WTIM Pana Morning Show.