Community Bulletin and Business Briefs

Community Bulletin

During November and December, Whole Foods Market Winter Park, 1989 Aloma Ave., will be accepting food donations for HOPE and their Sonshine Food Pantry. Drop off non-perishable food donations at the designated location near Customer Service.

One-day-a-week watering began Sunday, Nov. 7. For more information, contact the Orange County Utilities Water Division at 407-254-9850 (select option 1, then option 2).

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced it is providing $3.15 million in flexible funding and leadership training to local Florida nonprofits in seven markets through its Neighborhood Excellence Initiative. Orlando recipients include Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando, Shepherd's Hope of Orlando and Peter Schreyer of Winter Park, who will direct his grant to Crealde School of Art.

The Give the Gift of a Smile Christmas Toy Drive is from 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29 until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Christian HELP Foundation, 450 Seminola Blvd. Visit Christianhelp.org for more information.

Jewish Academy of Orlando's Lynne Shefsky, head of school, and Renee Libow, president of the board, attended the 2010 PEJE Assembly (Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education) for Advancing the Jewish Day School Field: "Harnessing Our Power" that was held in Baltimore in late October.

Adopt a Senior Pet Month kicked off at Orange County Animal Services, 2769 Conroy Rd., last week and is offering free adoption of senior pets ages 6 and older for citizens ages 55 and older. Call 407-254-9140 or visit www.ocnetpets.com for more information.

Poetry Ensemble of Orlando is having a poetry contest. Entries must be 32 lines or fewer, postmarked between Wednesday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Mar. 5. For more information on how to enter, e-mail [email protected].

Florida Hospital congratulates Dr. Gideon Lewis, foot and ankle surgeon, as the 2010 recipient of the University of Central Florida College of Medicine Rising Star Award. Dr. Lewis, a Winter Park resident, graduated from UCF with his bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology in 2000.

Seniors First recently began its annual Holiday Shoebox Drive to collect gifts for senior citizens. To donate, or for more information, call Michelle Lowe at 407-615-8962 or e-mail [email protected]

Central Florida community organizations Reynolds' Right Hands and Women Playing for T.I.M.E. received honors as Holler-Classic Heroes in October for their contributions to health and safety of local residents.

Guests who check in at any Chipotle location using Facebook Places on their smartphone on Saturdays, Nov. 13 and 20 or Sundays, Nov. 14 and 21, will receive a buy-one-get-one entrée.

Megan Cooney, of Winter Park, has earned a bachelor of science degree in English at Springfield College, Mass., for studies completed in August.

As part of Rollins College's 125th anniversary celebration on Nov. 4, every baby born at Winter Park Memorial Hospital's Dr. P. Phillip's Baby Place received an official Rollins College "onesie," a commemorative 125th Rollins anniversary certificate and 125 diapers. Maitland resident and mom Trina Hammer celebrated the Rollins College surprise with her new baby, Catharyn.

Business Briefs

Tri-City/4Evolution, Joint Venture completed $23 million of electrical work at the new $480 million Amway Center.

NAI Realvest recently negotiated two lease renewal agreements at 6112 Hanging Moss Road in the Hanging Moss CommerCenter off State Road 436.

Rollins MBA is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2011 edition of its book, "The Best 300 Business Schools".

Next Horizon Networking and Technology in Sanford grew 29 percent in 2010 and expects to grow another 35 percent in 2011.

Cursor Florida Realty Corp. was awarded the leasing contract for the former Wal-Mart section of the Jacksonville Regional Shopping Center.

The Central Florida office of SIKON Construction, Maitland, announced the company completed the new $7.5 million Publix at Frenchman's Crossing shopping center.

Insight Credit Union's Fourth Annual Cruise for a Cause motorcycle poker run, held Saturday, Oct. 23, raised $7,000 to benefit New Hope for Kids.

The Orlando Regional Realtor Association has inducted Mike McGraw, McGraw Real Estate Services, as 2010–2011 chairman of the board of the 9,300-member organization.

Masterpiece Design Group completed its fourth major design project for Fortune 500 giant Standard Pacific Homes at Chandler Estates in Apopka.

Scott Whitmer, president and CEO of Winter Park-based Florida Barter, received the prestigious 2010 Barter Hall of Fame Award.

FBC Bancorp recently hired Rosemary Maisenholder as area relationship manager for the organization's Winter Park branch.

Winter Park dentist E. Donald Thomas was installed as president of the 1,800-member Florida Academy of General Dentistry on Monday, Nov. 1.

Mattamy Homes opened a third phase with 11 luxury town homes at its community, City Homes at Baldwin Park.

Architectural Electronics announced that its president, Peter Shipp was elected to the Board of Directors of the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association.