Stroke Survivors Find Comfort in Art
The Bcenter, a Winter Park non-profit for stroke survivors and caregivers, and the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens hosted an art therapy session.
1. Dr. Juli Dixon, Alex Dixon and Valerie Greene.
2. Myrna Santos shows off her completed art piece.
3. Bcenter’s Hive of Hope participants.
Orlando Magic Gives Back
4. Head Coach Jacque Vaughn hands out backpacks to students at Nap Ford Community School as part of the Blessings in a Backpack program. Photo taken by Gary Bassing.
Honoring Bessie Coleman
5. Government officials attended the official street designation at Orlando Executive Airport honoring Bessie Coleman, the first licensed African American pilot.
Grant for Guide Dogs
6. Carlos Liranzo, Kristine Tanyer, Dr. James Podschun, Pam Gibbs and Pipkin the guide dog with a $1,000 check from ABB OPTICAL GROUP for Southeastern Guide Dogs, a local charity that pairs guide dogs with visually impaired individuals.
Kickball Champions
7. Orlando Jobs won first place at the East Orlando Chamber of Commerce Annual Kickball Challenge.
Sing Your Heart Out
Florida District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council recently hosted auditions for opera singers between the ages for 20 and 30 in 43 districts nationwide.
8. The Encouragement Award winners were Ana Collado, Richard Coleman and Allison Lonstein.
9. Anthony Ciaramitaro, Sarah Payne and Christine Suits won the auditions and competed at the regional competition in Atlanta.
Lydia Gardner Citizen of the Year
10. David McGuffin (center) of The Mayflower Retirement Community with Tom Kelley (left) and Patrick Chapin (right) of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce.
Double Take
Dan Marino, former Miami Dolphins Quarterback, recently unveiled his wax figure, which will be displayed at Madame Tussauds Orlando.
1. Dan Marino meets Dan Marino.
2. Petra Van Meer of Madame Tussauds, adds the finishing touches.
UTI Hosts Monster Jam Open House
High School students were able to tour Universal Technical Institute – Orlando’s automotive and brand-new training facilities as well as participate in a S.T.E.M. presentation.
3. UTI students got the chance to meet Monster Jam truck driver Adam Anderson
Lake Buena Vista Rotary Club
4. Keishan Moore, development coordinator, presented the new program “Lung Force” as part of the American Lung Association to club members such as David Brinkerhoff (photographed).
5. Members of the Rotary Club presented toys and gifts at the club’s annual Christmas Party for the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
Habitat For Humanity Builder’s Blitz
Eight families received keys to their new homes in the Butler’s Preserve community, which were built by Habitat for Humanity in just five days.
6. Single mother and Army veteran, Julie Fleming, and her two children receive the key to their new house.
7. Steve Cary, Suresh Gupta, Gail Bonstetter and Vishaal Gupta of Park Square Homes stand with Margaret Lewis and Theodus Patterson in front of their new home.
Ribbon Cuttings
The West Orange Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated ribbon cuttings with two of its member businesses.
8. Relax in Comfort
9. Cookies by Design
