Community Bulletin

School supply drive

Winter Park Day Nursery, an accredited, not-for-profit preschool, is launching a "Back to School" Drive seeking educational supplies that will help give every one of its students a great 2013-2014 school year. The school is requesting donations of items including everything from arts and crafts supplies like construction paper, crayons, glue sticks, poster board and washable finger paints to sensory activities such as bubbles, stickers and Play-Doh.

As a nonprofit organization, the school relies on the generous support of community donors and volunteers to continue nurturing and educating children. One item the school will not need is new tricycles, according to Executive Director Ali DeMaria. That’s because a recent, generous $1,500 grant from the Track Shack Foundation made it possible for the day nursery to purchase brand new tricycles for the children’s outdoor recreation and fitness.

Representing seniors

U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster was presented with the “Summer 2013 Champion of Seniors Award" by The Grange, a national, nonpartisan grassroots organization that advocates on behalf of America's rural seniors, for Webster’s outstanding leadership on behalf of seniors. Webster has received the award for their unwavering efforts to protect the health benefits and security of Florida’s seniors and citizens with disabilities.

Dial 2-1-1

Heart of Florida United Way’s (HFUW) 2-1-1 helpline was recently selected as the after-hours provider for the National Epilepsy Foundation. HFUW’s 2-1-1 is a free, 24-hour information, referral and crisis helpline that links people in need to health and human service programs. Operators will assist callers from across the country in need of assistance with a medical issue related to epilepsy.