Day of Service,
Kindness and
Community
In collaboration with Duke Energy
and the Boys & Girls Club of Central
Florida, volunteers at the Taft Boys
& Girls Club held a day of service to
commemorate the service legacy of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in
January.
1. Dozens of volunteers helped the club
clean and reorganize the playroom
and storage facilities to better serve
the location’s growing needs.
2. Orange County Mayor Jerry
Demings read the book Be a King by
Carole Boston Weatherford.
Community Grant
Awarded
3. At a special awards ceremony on
Jan. 22, the Orlando Magic Youth
Foundation awarded Orlando
Repertory Theatre a grant in the
amount of $50,000 to go toward
the Engaged Learning Through the
Arts program.
New Restaurant
Opening
4. On Feb. 6, City World Eatery & Pour
House, a premier sports restaurant
and bar, opened at Disney Springs
West Side next to the NBA
Experience.
5. William Furiosi, a science teacher
at Oviedo High School, was named
Seminole County Public Schools’
2021 Teacher of the Year on Feb.
7 for his efforts in helping to revive
experimental science and AP biology
at the school.
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Victory Cup Initiative
On Feb. 20, the Victory Cup Initiative
recognized 11 local nonprofits in its
2020 Storytelling Showcase.
6. Center for Independent Living board
member, Christopher Pruitt, shared the
impact that CIL is making in the lives of
those with disabilities in just 2 1/2 minutes
to a room of over 500 community leaders.
CIL placed third, earning $10,000 to help
support its mission.
A New Health
Partnership
7. Shepherd’s Hope recently received a
$600,000 grant from the West Orange
Health Alliance to continue providing
free healthcare access for uninsured and
underinsured individuals as well as to
adapt the West Orange Dental Alliance
Pilot Program into the operations of
Shepherd’s Hope.