Community Bulletin and Business Briefs

Community Bulletin

The David Maus Volkswagen North (Lee Road) service department recently collected 770 non-perishable food items. About half of the collected items were split into 14 laundry baskets along with a roasting pan and $20 gift certificate to purchase a turkey. The 14 baskets were donated to the Orlando Union Rescue Mission. The remaining cans were donated to Second Harvest Food Bank.

United Arts of Central Florida is excited to announce the Fiscal Year 2011 Organizational Project Grants, awarding $227,640 to 35 arts and cultural organizations. Awards in Maitland: $10,000 to the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida and $6,660 to the Performing Arts of Maitland. Awards in Winter Park: $10,000 to Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, $8,400 to The Center for Contemporary Dance, $10,000 to The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, $4,820 to The Messiah Choral Society, $6,460 to The Winter Park Historical Association and $8,400 to The Winter Park Playhouse.

Trinity Preparatory School’s debate team is the only school in Florida selected as a “Top 32” team in a highly competitive international debate competition. By advancing to this next round of the 10th annual Bickel & Brewer/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF), the students remain eligible to win the $10,000 grand prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to the finals competition in New York City in April 2011. Visit www.bickelbrewer.com/ippf

A group of students at Park Maitland School recently rolled up their sleeves and planted their own “grow boxes” full of vegetables to learn about healthy eating. This unique, hands-on experience is just one activity that fifth and sixth grade students get to do as part of the Healthy 100 Kids program through Florida Hospital. Visit www.healthy100.org

As part of a successful team effort, Maitland Soccer Club has received more than $1,350 in both funds and equipment from Maitland Tire and Uniroyal Tire. Partnering with its tire dealers, Uniroyal has donated nearly $13 million in funds and equipment, including over 1 million soccer balls, since 2000.

Bank of America recently unveiled $450,000 in funding — and $3.15 million to date — in Orlando through its Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, which is designed to stimulate and sustain the local economy in Orlando and in communities across the country. Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando received $200,000 and Peter Schreyer, of Winter Park, will direct his $5,000 grant to Crealde School of Art, where he is a professor.

Ongoing holiday donation drives:

During December, Whole Foods Market, 1989 Aloma Ave., will be accepting food donations for HOPE and their Sonshine Food Pantry near Customer Service.

Seniors First’s Holiday Shoebox Drive collects gifts for senior citizens. To donate, or for more information, call Michelle Lowe at 407-615-8962 or e-mail [email protected]

Donate a toy to a needy child by visiting the Angel Tree located in Fashion Square Mall’s Center Court through Sunday, Dec. 12. Or visit The EcoGuys, who are collecting for Toys for Tots and Second Harvest Food Bank, on the first floor entrance near Dillard’s.

Give the gift of a smile by picking up a DOVE card or dropping off a new unwrapped gift for a child ages 0-17 at Starling Chevrolet, City Arts Downtown, Demetree Chiropractic, Christian HELP or any Qdoba location by Tuesday, Dec. 14. Call 407-834-4022 or visit Christianhelp.org

There were about 100 people in attendance from the Winter Park/Maitland community throughout the evening at the grand opening of My French Neighbor located at 4833 New Broad St. in Baldwin Park on Nov. 12. All guests enjoyed a 10 percent discount on the entire store filled with French imported products including tableware, linen, French country furniture, home decor, and fine grocery items.

Business Briefs

Musgrave Building & Restorations, an award-winning construction company versatile in both residential and commercial projects, has completed a state-of-the-art, full-service recording studio in the Winter Park Village, Music Lab.

Junior Achievement of Central Florida recently announced that Craig Polejes, president of Florida Bank of Commerce, will serve as president of the organization.

Bright House Networks announced that Digital Cable TV customers can record shows from literally anywhere with access to their Digital Video Recorder (DVR) on their wireless mobile handheld device.

University of Phoenix Central Florida Campus named Aaron Knowles, DBA, as campus director.

Tessa B. Hahn with Hahn & Hahn Team, Inc. has been appointed by the City of Winter Park Mayor, Ken Bradley, to the MetroPlan Orlando Citizen’s Advisory Committee.

Cursor Florida Realty Corp. was awarded the contract to sell, lease, and manage an industrial property located at 1120 Coletta Drive in Orlando.

M. D. Anderson–Orlando was selected as a recipient for the $20,000 in Livestrong grants following a national online voting campaign involving more than 170 hospitals and cancer centers.

NAI Realvest recently negotiated a new eight-year lease agreement for an 11,400 square foot freestanding industrial building on 7.191+ acres located at 11176 Boggy Creek Road.

Attorney Amanda R. Caruso with Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., has recently been appointed as Chair of the City of Orlando Code Enforcement Board.

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is pleased to announce that Carma Bandstra, Colleen Montgomery and Vince Montgomery have joined the company’s Oviedo office.

The Residential/Multi-Family Division of Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc. is under way on $336,000 of work at the new 22,317-square-foot Child Development Center at the U.S. Air Force’s Hurlburt Field in Pensacola.

Orlando-based RERC Strategic Advisors provided multi-disciplinary real estate development consulting services for the City of Minneapolis’ Wellness and Life Sciences Corridor in one of the nation’s largest urban medical centers.

Charles D. Wilder, Founder of the Estate Planning and Legacy Law Center, PLC, has just been appointed as a Civil Law Notary for the state of Florida.