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image located by Masao Okazaki, 20 October 2024
Source: provided by city
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The city of Apopka launched a flag contest on August 8, 2024, and after 5 weeks more than 150 designs were submitted. Of these designs, 71 were submitted to a panel of judges, which included a local artist, a design school teacher, a marketing specialist, a contest administrator, and 3 members of NAVA. The panel selected 10 designs, which were voted upon for 2 weeks by more than 1000 members of the public.
The winning flag was designed by Faith Lee, an Apopka native and an art and music teacher of Apopka Christian Academy. The colors of the flag are green for life prosperity and growth; yellow for the sun, prosperity, and optimism; and blue for tranquility, harmony, the sky, and water. The white at the bottom of the flag symbolizes the peaceful community. The lines on the flag move organically to represent the plants and wildlife of Apopka. The blue lines represent Rock and Wekiva Springs, and the yellow lines represent the sun, upon which greenhouses depend, and Apopka being part of the Sunshine State. The philodendron leaf forms an “A” for “Apopka” and presents a plant that is often grown in greenhouses. The flag, Apopka’s first official flag, was adopted on October 16, 2024.
Linked to are a pdf file of a presentation about the flag (and the source for the attached image) and a staff report for the resolution.
https://apopkafl.portal.civicclerk.com/
https://apopkafl.portal.civicclerk.com/
Masao Okazaki, 20 October 2024
image located by Paul Bassinson, 24 June 2019
Source:
https://apopka.net/
Paul Bassinson, 24 June 2019
image located by Valentin Poposki, 27 March 2010
Source: provided by city
The flag of the City of Apopka, Florida, is a green saltire on a white background, and city logo in the middle. Information and image of the flag thanks to Bea Franqui from the City Administration.
About the city:
"Apopka is a city located in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,969 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2006, the city grew to 53,563. Apopka is an Indian word for 'Potato eating
place'." - from Wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apopka,_Florida.
Official city website: www.apopka.net
Valentin Poposki, 24 October 2009