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Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors to host fundraiser for late Ormond Beach police officer's family

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, May 3.

By Observer Staff
| 3:00 p.m. May 2, 2024

Michael Bakaysa was promoted posthumously to the rank of corporal. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Ormond Beach Observer
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The Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors will hold a home show and trade show fundraiser, benefitting the family of late Ormond Beach Police Cpl. Michael Bakaysa.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at the DBAAR parking lot at 1716 Ridgewood Ave. in Holly Hill. According to a flyer, the free event will feature an ice cream truck, O'Quinn's Hot Dogs, and raffles.

Attendees may also purchase an OBPD patch created in memory of Bakaysa. All proceeds raised will go toward Bakaysa's family.

Bakaysa died on Dec. 1, after a medical incident following a training session two weeks earlier. He was 54 and had worked for the police department for over 27 years.