July 16, 2025
Lady Lake to Host Free Back-to-School Event With Supplies, Screenings and Ice Cream
By Kyle Coppola
Lady Lake to Host Free Back-to-School Event With Supplies, Screenings and Ice Cream
Families in Lady Lake will have a chance to prepare for the upcoming school year with a free community event aimed at helping students start strong.
The Town of Lady Lake is hosting its annual Back 2 School “Scoop” on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon at 237 W. Guava St. The event is open to the public and offers a range of back-to-school resources, along with free ice cream sundaes for participating children.
Students can receive free haircuts from local barbers and stylists, eye screenings courtesy of Kids Sight, and health information from the Florida Department of Health. Backpacks filled with school supplies will also be available to children who visit each vendor station.
Several community organizations will be on site to share information and offer program sign-ups, including Lady Lake Baseball and Soccer, Iron Dragon Karate and the Lady Lake Library, which will be issuing free library cards to children.
“This is a great opportunity for families to access helpful services and start the school year with everything their children need,” said Amy Alicea, the town’s events coordinator.
The town is still accepting sponsors for the event. Businesses or organizations interested in participating can contact Alicea at events@ladylake.org.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
