On Saturday, May 20, from 12 pm to 4 pm, the Kiwanis Club of South Lake is hosting a concert on the 2nd dock just north of the boat ramp on Lake Minneola. Relax and enjoy music while floating on Lake Minneola.

The event will be held to raise money to benefit the Officer Conrad Buckley Police Academy Scholarship Fund. A scholarship is awarded each year to an applicant to attend the police academy.  

The Kiwanis Club of South Lake will be collecting cash during the event. If you are unable to donate during the event, you can give online by going to the Kiwanis Club of South Lake website.

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Officer Conrad Buckley came to Clermont from Massachusetts where he was employed by the Northeastern University Police Department. He joined the CPD force with over 12 years of experience. He was sworn in as a Clermont Police Officer in January 2018. 

Officer Buckley was on vacation leave at the end of March 2020, traveling to the Boston area to attend to a family emergency. Upon returning to Florida the first week of April 2020, he self-quarantined per CDC guidelines and City of Clermont Human Resources recommendations. During the time of self-quarantine, he developed symptoms consistent with COVID-19.
 
Officer Buckley passed in the spring of 2020 from COVID. The scholarship was named in his memory.

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