Community Bulletin

StoryCorps seeks Pulse stories

StoryCorps, the national project to instruct and inspire people to record each others’ stories in sound, is coming to Orlando in March to preserve the stories of those affected by the Pulse Nightclub shooting. 90.7 WMFE will collect stories about how Pulse has impacted our community and host a town hall-style event. It’s all part of their Dare to Listen initiative. There are three parts to the Taking Your Pulse project:

♦ StoryCorps Collection. StoryCorps producers with partners from the Family Equality Council will be in Orlando March 9-11 to record stories of those directly involved with the Pulse Nightclub tragedy: survivors, friends and family of lost loved ones, community organizations who have been vital in the aftermath, LGBTQ+ and Latino allies. There are limited recording slots available. Anyone who was directly involved with the tragedy and would like to be considered for an interview should email [email protected].

♦ 90.7 WMFE Collection. StoryCorps will focus on those directly involved in the Pulse tragedy, but we know that everyone living in Orlando has a story to tell about how the event changed them. So, in conjunction with StoryCorps’ project, WMFE will be collecting stories from the broader Central Florida community via the StoryCorps mobile app from March 6-11. We will have recording locations at library branches across Orange County as well as WMFE’s studio for one-on-one interviews between family members, friends and colleagues. Appointments can be made at www.wmfe.org/story.

♦ A Community Conversation. WMFE’s Matthew Peddie will speak with survivors, first responders, city officials and LGBT/Latinx community leaders in a town hall-style meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Orlando Health’s Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC), the hospital that treated most of the Pulse survivors. Panelists include Orlando Police Chief John Mina, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Christopher Cuevas, Executive Director of QLatinx. It’s free, but RSVP is required. Visit www.wmfe.org/story.

Center for Health & Wellbeing coming to Winter Park

The most effective way to heal someone is to stop them from being sick or injured in the first place. Knowing this, the Winter Park Health Foundation and Florida Hospital have come together in the creation of a one-stop facility for wellness, fitness and medicine. The new Center for Health & Wellbeing will emphasize taking care of not just the body, but the mind and spirit, too. The intentionally integrated facility will inspire healthy living, reverse chronic diseases and increase longevity. The center will help people of all ages and fitness levels live longer and live better when it opens in late 2018. At nearly 80,000 square feet, the Center for Health and Wellbeing has been intentionally designed to support wellness, fitness and medicine. For more information on the Center for Health & Wellbeing, visit wphf.org/chwb

Mennello and Orlando Museums offer discounts

The Mennello Museum of American Art is collaborating with The Orlando Museum of Art and offering a discount to visitors from both museums. Show your ticket/receipt from The Mennello Museum or Orlando Museum of Art any time through April 23 and receive a 20 percent discount off general admission to either institution. This applies to adult, senior and student admission tickets. Members from both museums can also receive the discount by showing their membership cards. This excludes the Antiques Vintage & Garden Show weekend, Feb. 17-19. For more information, call 407-246-4278.